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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Spyfall’

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It’s time for us to check out the first story of Series 12 in the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, starring Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. This is a two-part story called ‘Spyfall’ by Chris Chibnall. ‘Part One’ of ‘Spyfall’ was shown on New Year’s Day in January 2020 and ‘Part Two’ was shown on the 5th of January. Our TARDIS heroes investigate a series of attacks on several secret agents on planet Earth. They involve a former agent and an alien threat. The story’s guest cast includes Sacha Dhawan (who played Waris Hussien in ‘An Adventure In Space and Time’ and has been in several Big Finish audios) as O, who turns out to be the evil Master. 😮 There’s Lenny Henry (who previously played the Doctor in a sketch on ‘The Lenny Henry Show’ and has regenerated into David Tennant for Comic Relief this year 😀 ) as Daniel Barton. And there’s Stephen Fry (who I’ve seen in ‘Jeeves & Wooster’ and ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy) as C. There’s Yaz’s family, including Shobna Gulati as Najia, Yaz’s mum; Ravin J. Ganatra as Hakim, Yaz’s dad; and Bhavnisha Parmer as Sonya, Yaz’s sister. ‘Spyfall’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

2 Quick Movie Reviews – ‘Alice In Wonderland’ (2010) & ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ (2016)

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I’ve seen the two Disney live-action films based on Lewis Carroll’s works featuring Alice, including the 2010 film ‘Alice In Wonderland’ and the 2016 film ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’. I’ve enjoyed both films on Disney+, but they’re not great films and they’re loosely based on their source material. Continue reading

Quick Blu-ray Box Set Review – The ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Films with Robert Downey Jr.

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I’m currently checking out the ‘Sherlock’ BBC TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman on Blu-ray. I can’t say I’m enjoying the particular series as much as others have enjoyed it and I’ll be sharing my detailed reviews on each of the episodes in the TV series to explain why that is. Continue reading

Revisiting ‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve had a chance to check out ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films again, set in the world of Middle-Earth. I’m planning to do a ‘LOTR’-styled Advent Calendar for my blog this year with a comedic edge to it. I also hope to make a start on updating my reviews on the ‘LOTR’ radio series once I’ve sorted out my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews for this year. I also hope to see the new ‘LOTR’ TV series on Amazon Prime Video soon. Continue reading

March of the Thirteenth Doctor #17

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We’re now onto Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ and today we have the first two-part TV story of the Thirteenth Doctor era called ‘Spyfall’. This story features Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, Bradley Walsh as Graham, Tosin Cole as Ryan and Mandip Gill as Yaz. It also features the debut of Sacha Dhawan as the Master! Continue reading

Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jodie Whittaker

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In preparation for the ‘March of the Thirteenth Doctor’ review season in March 2021, I’m sharing my Blu-ray reviews on Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ today. Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. Have my thoughts on the season changed since first seeing it in early 2020? Continue reading

DVD Review – ‘Love & Friendship’

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Here I am again with another review on a film adaptation from ‘The World of Jane Austen’! Today, I’ve added my review on ‘Love & Friendship’! This film is based on the novella by Jane Austen called ‘Lady Susan’. It was released in 2016 and was written, produced and directed by filmmaker Whit Stillman. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘Spyfall – Part One’ (Doctor Who)

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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And we’re back! 2020 has gone well so far with a new season of ‘Doctor Who’ back on TV, starring Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill. I’ve been looking forward to seeing Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ at last after a long time. Thankfully, the long wait has been so worthwhile. Continue reading

‘Jeeves & Wooster’ – Series 1 UPDATED

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With Stephen Fry announced as one of the special guest stars in Series 12 of ‘Doctor Who’ coming out in 2020, it’s good timing that I happen to have updated my reviews on Series 1 of ‘Jeeves & Wooster’. This stars Stephen Fry as Jeeves and Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster. I’ve enjoyed revisiting this comedy TV series! Continue reading

‘The Hobbit’/’The Lord of the Rings’ on Blu-ray

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I’ve updated and extended my reviews on ‘The Hobbit’ film trilogy and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy. I’ve been revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films by director Peter Jackson, set in the world of Middle-Earth. This is before I read and review ‘The Hobbit’ book by J. R. R. Tolkien and hopefully before I update my current reviews on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ BBC radio series. Continue reading