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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Tooth and Claw’

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It’s time for us to check out the third episode in the David Tennant/Tenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘Tooth and Claw’ by Russell T. Davies. In this episode from Series 2 of the new TV series, we go into gothic horror territory, as the David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose visit Scotland in the year 1879. There, they meet Pauline Collins as Queen Victoria, who’s on her way to visit the Torchwood Estate in Scotland. But at Torchwood House, things aren’t what they seem, as a group of warrior Monks, led by Ian Hanmore as Father Angelo, have taken over the place and they unleash a vicious werewolf to get at her Majesty. Will our heroes be able to keep Queen Victoria safe in Torchwood House as well as evade being killed by the werewolf? ‘Tooth and Claw’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Convention Memories – ‘Pandorica 2014’

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It’s that time again for me to share another set of ‘convention memories’ as a ‘Doctor Who’ fan! 🙂 In September 2014, I attended the ‘Pandorica 2014’ convention at the Future Inn in Bristol, run by Fantom Films. I would later attend another ‘Pandorica’ convention in 2015 at the same Future Inn. 🙂 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’

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Here is a fan-pleasing episode of ‘Doctor Who’ in the new series. This is ‘Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS’ by Steve Thompson. I enjoyed this episode and how it explored more of the TARDIS with the Doctor and Clara. Mind you, I didn’t watch this episode on its original transmission via TV as I saw it on DVD instead. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Pandorica Opens’/’The Big Bang’

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It’s the two-part season finale of Series 5 of ‘Doctor Who’ today! In this story by Steven Moffat, Matt Smith as the Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond reunite with Alex Kingston as River Song and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. They witness the opening of the Pandorica as well as the Big Bang itself in this. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The End of Time’

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It’s the final story of the David Tennant era of ‘Doctor Who’ and it’s a two-parter. This story features David Tennant’s Doctor who faces John Simm’s Master. The Doctor is accompanied by Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott and they have to face the menace of the Master and the Time Lords led by Timothy Dalton. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Planet of the Dead’

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It’s the second ‘Doctor Who’ Special featuring the end of David Tennant’s Doctor and this time it’s an Easter Special for 2009. This is ‘Planet of the Dead’ and features David Tennant’s Doctor with Michelle Ryan as Lady Christina. They have an adventure together on a London bus to a desert planet. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Next Doctor’

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We’re coming to the end of the David Tennant era in this ‘Doctor Who’ marathon. It’s time to look at the Specials that were made from 2008 to 2010 before David Tennant left the show. The first one of these Specials is of course ‘The Next Doctor’ with David Morrisey and Cybermen in Victorian London. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Doctor’s Daughter’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ episode I’m sharing my review on today, David Tennant’s Doctor, Catherine Tate’s Donna and Freema Agyeman’s Martha meet Georgia Moffett as Jenny, the Doctor’s daughter. Georgia is in real-life Fifth Doctor Peter Davison’s daughter and she would later go on to marry David Tennant. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Sontaran Strategem’/’The Poison Sky’

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It’s a two-part ‘Doctor Who’ adventure today and we have the Doctor and Donna reunite with Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones; helping U.N.I.T. and facing the return of the potato-head like Sontarans. This two-part story features the first appearance of the Sontarans in new series ‘Doctor Who’ with their “Sonta-Ha!” chant. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Partners In Crime’

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We’re on Series 4 of ‘Doctor Who’, my favourite season of the new series and of the David Tennant era in 2008. We begin the season with ‘Partners In Crime’ where Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble reunites with David Tennant’s Doctor as they confront the menace of Miss Foster and Adipose Industries. Continue reading