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Quick TV Series Review – ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Hmm. I must admit, I wasn’t one of those people who was ecstatically excited about this ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series involving U.N.I.T. and the Sea Devils – although they’re now referred to as ‘Homo Aqua’ in the series. Personally, I think ‘Sea Devils’ is a catchier name. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The End of Time’

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And here we are on the final ‘Doctor Who’ TV adventure starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. This is a two-part story called ‘The End of Time’ by Russell T. Davies, with ‘Part One’ originally shown on Christmas Day in 2009 and ‘Part Two’ originally shown on New Year’s Day in 2010. In this two-parter, David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor reunites with Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, as they team up to tackle the return of John Simm as the evil Master. This special adventure also features special guest star Timothy Dalton as Rassilon, the Lord President of the Time Lords of Gallifrey. There’s also Catherine Tate as Donna Noble and Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble. There are special guest stars like June Whitfield as Minnie Hooper, David Harewood as Joshua Naismith, Tracy Ifeacher as Abigail Naismith, Sinéad Keenan as Addams and Lawry Lewin as Rossiter. There are also special guest cameos of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, Jessica Hynes as Verity Newman, Thomas Knight as Luke Smith and Russell Tovey as Midshipman Alonso Frame in the story. ‘The End of Time’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Voyage of the Damned’

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It’s time to check out the 2007 ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. This is ‘Voyage of the Damned’ by Russell T. Davies, where the Doctor visits the starship Titanic. He meets Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth, a waitress serving aboard the Titanic who might become the next ‘Doctor Who’ companion. This Christmas Special features a plethora of special guest stars like Geoffrey Palmer as Captain Hardaker, Russell Tovey as Midshipman Alonso Frame, Andrew Havill as the Chief Stewart, Gray O’Brien as Rickston Slade, Debbie Chazen as Foon Van Hoff, Clive Rowe as Morvin Van Hoff, Clive Swift as Mr. Copper, Jimmy Vee as Bannakaffalatta and there’s the debut of Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott. The Heavenly Host robots also appear in this Christmas Special. 😀 ‘Voyage of the Damned’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Blu-ray Reviews – ‘Sherlock’

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Before we begin, I just want to give you a heads-up as to what you’re about to expect concerning these reviews I’m sharing today. These reviews are based on my personal experiences of a crime TV series I’ve watched on Blu-ray lately. They do not reflect other people’s opinions about ‘Sherlock’. 😐 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 – ‘Voyage of the Damned’

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It’s Christmas time again ( 😀 ) and today it’s time to share my ‘Doctor Who’ review on the 2007 Christmas Special called ‘Voyage of the Damned’. This stars David Tennant as the Doctor with Kylie Minogue as Astrid Peth. There are also several fantastic guest stars as well as a bunch of Heavenly Host robots in this. Continue reading

Series 4 of ‘Doctor Who’ with David Tennant

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All of my DVD reviews on Series 4 of new ‘Doctor Who’ are on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes the 2007 Christmas Special called ‘Voyage of the Damned’ and the thirteen episodes of Series 4. The series stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who – The 10 Christmas Specials’ on Blu-ray #5

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The Christmas tree has been taken down in the house where I live. How sad is that? Anyway, I’m continuing to watch the rest of the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Specials in the Blu-ray box set this week. There will be delay in me adding my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story called ‘A Christmas Carol’ after this blog post. I hope I’ll add my review on the episode within two days’ time. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who – The 10 Christmas Specials’ on Blu-ray #3

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I’m currently enjoying re-watching the first 10 Christmas Specials of ‘Doctor Who’ from the new series on Blu-ray. I’m three episodes in and only have eleven left to watch. I like how you can use the pop-up menu during the episode to change to different episodes and to add subtitles if you want to. Continue reading

The Fifth Doctor, Heavenly Hosts, Adipose, Pyroviles and the Ood with David Tennant

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Today, I’ve added my latest DVD reviews on five stories from Series 4 of the new series of ‘Doctor Who’, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor! Continue reading