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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Brain of Morbius’

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It’s Easter Sunday today and it’s time for ‘The Brain of Morbius’, a four-part ‘Doctor Who’ story in the classic TV series, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. It’s the only ‘Doctor Who’ story to be written by ‘Robin Bland’ (a pseudonym for prolific ‘Doctor Who’ author Terrance Dicks 😀 ). This also features Philip Madoc as Dr. Solon. ‘The Brain of Morbius’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Android Invasion’

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I hope everyone is enjoying the Easter holidays so far. In the meantime, let’s check out the fourth story in Season 13 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. It’s time to check out ‘The Android Invasion’, a four-part story by Terry Nation that introduces the Kraals. Ian Marter also returns as Harry Sullivan as well as John Levene as RSM Benton. ‘The Android Invasion’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Pyramids of Mars’

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On Good Friday today, we come now to one of the most highly rated and popular ‘Doctor Who’ adventures in the Tom Baker/Philip Hinchcliffe era of the classic TV series. It’s time for ‘Pyramids of Mars’, a four-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane. In this story, the Doctor and Sarah Jane tackle Sutekh and his army of robot mummies. ‘Pyramids of Mars’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Planet of Evil’

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It’s time to check out the first ‘Doctor Who’ adventure featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith without Harry Sullivan in Season 13 of the classic TV series. ‘Planet of Evil’ is a four-part adventure where the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane visit the planet Zeta Minor. Did I find this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure impressive to watch or not? ‘Planet of Evil’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Terror of the Zygons’

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Welcome to Season 13 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series with Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. For the first story of Season 13, we’re introduced to the Zygons, a new alien race for the Doctor and his friends to tackle. This four-part adventure also features Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith as well as the last regular appearance of Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. There’s also the return of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as RSM Benton in this adventure. ‘Terror of the Zygons’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’

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It’s the fifth and final story of Season 12 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. We end Tom Baker’s first season of ‘Doctor Who’ by taking a look at ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’, a four-part adventure. As well as Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, there’s also Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. This story has the Cybermen visiting the planet Voga, which is the planet of gold. ‘Revenge of the Cybermen’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Genesis of the Daleks’

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This is one of my favourite ‘Doctor Who’ stories from the Tom Baker era and it was the first Fourth Doctor TV story I checked out on DVD in 2006. It’s a well-loved classic. This is ‘Genesis of the Daleks’, a six-part story starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. As well as the Daleks, this story also introduces us to their creator Davros, played by Michael Wisher. ‘Genesis of the Daleks’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Sontaran Experiment’

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It’s time for the Doctor to tackle another Sontaran in the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. In ‘The Time Warrior’, the Third Doctor fought Linx. Here in ‘The Sontaran Experiment’, the Fourth Doctor fights Styre. ‘The Sontaran Experiment’ is a two-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. You can check out this story on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Ark In Space’

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Here’s the second story of Season 12 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 It’s time for ‘The Ark In Space’, a four-part story starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith and Ian Marter as Harry Sullivan. This story also introduces the Wirrn, a monster that would later appear in other mediums such as audio stories by Big Finish and BBV. ‘The Ark In Space’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

Before ‘Time Lord Victorious’

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Next week, the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’ will begin! Before that happens, please feel free to check out my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ stories featured in the ‘Road to the Dark Times’ Blu-ray, which I had a chance to check out over Christmas from December 2020 to January 2021. Continue reading →