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Tim’s Reactions to Season 20 of classic ‘Doctor Who’ (ALL in ONE COMPILATION)

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To commemorate my first meeting with Sarah Sutton (Nyssa of Traken in ‘Doctor Who’) at the ‘Fifth Element’ convention in February 2010, here’s a brand-new video containing my reactions to Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, originally shared from March to June 2025. This was when I was updating my reviews on the stories of Season 20 of the classic TV series during that year, based on ‘The Collection’ Blu-ray box set that was released in 2023. Continue reading

Quick Film Review – ‘The Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It’

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

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Say, have you ever wondered what a ‘Fawlty Towers’ and ‘Dad’s Army’ combo would be like? Me neither. But my best friend from school, Stephen, shared a YouTube video with me of a Sherlock Holmes spoof film made in 1977, starring John Cleese and Arthur Lowe. Continue reading

Tim’s ‘Enlightenment’ Videos

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In updating my review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘Enlightenment’, I’ve shared three new reaction videos via YouTube to add to my extended and updated thoughts on the story. This includes reactions to certain characters and moments featured in the ‘Enlightenment’ TV adventure itself, which I’ve enjoyed doing. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Four To Doomsday’

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It’s time for us to take a look at the second story of Season 19 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and the second TV story of the Peter Davison/Fifth Doctor era. It’s time for ‘Four To Doomsday’, a four-part story by Terence Dudley. In the story, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric visit the Urbankan spaceship where they meet Stratford Johns as Monarch. ‘Four To Doomsday’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray or Britbox. Continue reading

‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ Reviews

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It’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’, so why not? 😀 To commemorate the day that I first met Sarah Sutton at the ‘Fifth Element’ event back in February 2010, I’ve decided to review ‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ by Gary Downie, which was originally published back in 1985. This has been a treat of a ‘Doctor Who’ book to review. 🙂 Continue reading

Day 12 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 12 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

Happy Birthday, Sarah Sutton!

What happens when Nyssa and Adric confront the Urbankans in ‘Four to Doomsday’? 🙂 Continue reading

Day 11 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 11 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

Let’s see Tegan’s reaction to the new Enlightenment and Persuasion in ‘Four to Doomsday’. 🙂

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Day 10 – ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022

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It’s Day 10 of ‘Bradley’s Basement’s Advent Calendar 2022.

It’s time for the Fifth Doctor to meet Monarch in ‘Four to Doomsday’. 🙂 Continue reading

Seasons 10, 12, 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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At the time of this blog post, I’m currently checking out the Season 24 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy. I’m looking forward to sharing updated reviews on ‘Time and the Rani’, ‘Paradise Towers’, ‘Delta and the Bannermen’ and ‘Dragonfire’ sometime soon on my blog. Stay tuned for news! Continue reading

Revisiting Seasons 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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