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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 8 Summary

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Jon Pertwee’s second season of ‘Doctor Who’ is where we see his era going into full swing. It also establishes the U.N.I.T. family that’s prominent in the Third Doctor era for Seasons 8, 9 and 10. We’re introduced to Katy Manning as Jo Grant and Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates in the series. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Terror of the Autons’

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After swimming through Season 7, it’s time to check out Season 8 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. The first story of Season 8 is ‘Terror of the Autons’, where Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor confronts the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness again. He meets Katy Manning as Jo Grant, his new companion, and he also meets his archenemy, Roger Delgado as the Master. As well as Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and John Levene as Sergeant Benton, U.N.I.T. is joined by Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates. This four-part story can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee on Blu-ray #1

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It’s Spring Bank Holiday Monday in May in the UK today! 🙂

I’ve recently updated my reviews on the five stories featured in the Season 8 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Jon Pertwee. I’m currently looking forward to Season 24 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Sylvester McCoy when it comes out soon. For now, let’s talk about the five stories of Season 8 each in turn for each day of this week. Season 8 of ‘Doctor Who’ stars Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant with Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, Roger Delgado as the Master, Richard Franklin as Captain Mike Yates and John Levene as Sergeant Benton. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons’

      

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Today, I’ve added my review on the novelization/audiobook called ‘Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons’ by Terrance Dicks. This is a novelization on the ‘Doctor Who’ story, ‘Terror of the Autons’, featuring the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, the Brigadier, Mike Yates, Sgt. Benton, U.N.I.T. and the Master. The audiobook is read by Geoffrey Beevers who played the Master in ‘The Keeper of Traken’. Continue reading

‘Mannequin Mania’ – ‘Doctor Who’ DVD reviews

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Today on ‘Bradley’s Basement’, I’ve uploaded my ‘Doctor Who’ DVD review on the two stories from the ‘Mannequin Mania’ DVD box set. Continue reading