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Season 15 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Tom Baker on Blu-ray #1

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It’s time for us to revisit Season 15 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and K-9, voiced by John Leeson. This is Tom Baker’s fourth season as the Fourth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’. Throughout this week, I’m sharing my updated reviews on the six stories featured in Season 15, based on ‘The Collection’ Blu-ray box set that was released in March 2024. The first story of the season happens to be the four-part story called ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ by Terrance Dicks, starring Tom Baker and Louise Jameson, and directed by Paddy Russell. Continue reading

Week 51 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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It’s New Year’s Eve today! You’ve waited for this, and here we are! 😀 Today, I’m sharing my brand-new ‘Doctor Who’ review on the Big Finish audio adaptation of ‘Goth Opera’ by Lizbeth Myles, based on the original 1994 novel by Paul Cornell, which was released this year. I’m so happy I’ve been able to check out and do my review on the Big Finish audio adaptation of ‘Goth Opera’ for the 2024-25 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season. It’s exciting to talk about the audio version of ‘Goth Opera’, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. Continue reading

Book Review – ‘Damaged Goods’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve now read and reviewed the ‘Doctor Who’ book, ‘Damaged Goods’, by Russell T. Davies. And what timing, since one of the Target novelizations of the new series ‘Doctor Who’ episodes called ‘Rose’ by Russell T. Davies is out already. And yes, I’ll get round to reading that Target book someday. Continue reading

Week 5 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

‘The Nyssa Challenge’ has returned! For the next several days this Christmas season, I’m adding my reviews on the latest Nyssa stories in ‘Doctor Who’ that were released since December 2016. These include the latest Big Finish audio dramas and the latest Short Trip audios. I hope you’ll enjoy these. Continue reading

Season 17-styled stories of ‘Doctor Who’

 

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Do you like the Douglas Adams era of ‘Doctor Who’?

Well, here are some reviews by me on some ‘Doctor Who’ stories in the style of Douglas Adams from Season 17. These stories are by two distinguished ‘Doctor Who’ writers – Jonathan Morris and Gareth Roberts. Both have contributed to the Douglas Adams era of the series via books and audio! Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve posted my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on ‘Horror of Fang Rock’ starring Tom Baker as the Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela. This story features the first appearance of the Rutans in ‘Doctor Who’ and is the first story of Graham Williams’ era as producer! Continue reading

Week 55 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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This week on ‘The Nyssa Challenge’, it’s time for an unusual reunion! Nyssa after ‘Terminus’ reunites with the Fourth Doctor before he met her in ‘The Keeper of Traken’, as they visit Oxford in 1278 in ‘Asylum’! 🙂

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Week 51 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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Here we are on my favourite Fifth Doctor novel with Nyssa and Tegan in it! Today on this week of ‘The Nyssa Challenge’, vampires from ‘State of Decay’ make a return and Nyssa becomes a vampire in ‘Goth Opera’! 🙂 Continue reading

Book Review – ‘Blood Harvest’ (Doctor Who)

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In preparation for ‘Goth Opera’ tomorrow on ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ this coming week, I’ve added my review on ‘Blood Harvest’ to my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog. This book is a sequel/prequel to ‘Goth Opera’ featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Benny! Continue reading

Week 46 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’

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“Happy Birthday Sarah!”

How fitting it is to have ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ on Sarah Sutton’s birthday today! This week, it’s time for the Doctor and Tegan to rescue Nyssa from Nephthys and the robot mummies in this sequel to ‘Pyramids of Mars’ called ‘The Sands of Time’! 🙂 Continue reading