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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’

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I’ve found out that the two-part ‘Doctor Who’ story we’re revisiting today – ‘The Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’ by Chris Chibnall – takes place in the year 2020. Keep in mind that the two-part story was shown on BBC TV in May 2010. I’d like to assume that the story takes place in early 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic ever happened. Or it could be that the story takes place in an alternative universe where Covid-19 never happened. 😀 Anyway, let’s check out this two-part story starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond and Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, as they visit South Wales in 2020 and we have the return of the Silurians with a redesigned look compared to the classic TV series versions of them. The main Silurians featured in this story include Neve McIntosh as Alaya and Restac, Richard Hope as Malohkeh and Stephen Moore as Eldane. ‘The Hungry Earrth’/’Cold Blood’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Warriors of the Deep’

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Here we are on Peter Davison’s third and final season as the Fifth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ – Season 21. The season ends with a peculiar entry, but we’ll get to that eventually. We begin Season 21 with ‘Warriors of the Deep’, a four-part story by Johnny Byrne, featuring the return of the Silurians and the Sea Devils. This story also introduces the Myrka. Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor is joined by Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough. Does this story start the season off on a good note? 😐 ‘Warriors of the Deep’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’

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It’s time for the second story of Season 7 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 Today, we’re looking at ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’, a seven-part adventure, starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw and Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. In this story, we begin the ‘Beneath the Surface’ saga where the Third Doctor encounters the Silurians in some caves in England. ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’ can be checked out on DVD as well as on Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’

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This is the first contribution to Series 7 of ‘Doctor Who’ by Chris Chibnall. ‘Dinosaurs on a Spaceship’ features the first appearance of Mark Williams as Brian, Rory’s dad who joins his son, the Doctor and Amy on an adventure to this titular spaceship with dinosaurs. David Bradley also guest stars in the story. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Wedding of River Song’

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This is the season finale of Series 6 in ‘Doctor Who’. It’s a story that should’ve been a two-parter with everything crammed in at the end. It features the return of River Song as well as the Silence. Can the Doctor stop time collapsing with the world now seemingly jumbled up with many time zones? Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘A Good Man Goes to War’

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We’ve come now to the end of the first half of Series 6. There was a break in-between Part 1 and Part 2 of Series 6. ‘A Good Man Goes to War’ is the mid-season finale and it features the true identity of River Song. Dare I say it, I wasn’t particularly happy with how River Song was revealed in the episode. 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 Hungry Earth’/’Cold Blood’

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It’s time for another two-part story in the Matt Smith era of ‘Doctor Who’. This one is by Chris Chibnall and it features the Doctor, Amy and Rory meeting the Silurians. This marks the first ‘Doctor Who’ story to feature the return of the Silurians in the new series. They look different to their classic series counterparts. Continue reading →

‘Beneath the Surface’ – ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews

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Check out my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ stories featuring the Silurians, the Sea Devils and the Myrka. These stories come from the classic series and the new series in the 1970s, the 1980s and the 2010s. There’s also a review by me on one of the ‘Doctor Who’ Silurian stories produced by Big Finish. Continue reading →

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters’

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Today, I’ve added my review on the novelization/audiobook called ‘Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters’ by Malcolm Hulke. This is the novelization on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Doctor Who and the Silurians’, featuring the Third Doctor, Liz Shaw and U.N.I.T. The audiobook is read by Caroline John, who played Liz Shaw in the TV series. Continue reading →