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Blu-ray Review – ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ (Doctor Who)

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It’s Bank Holiday Monday in August in the UK (England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be precise) in 2024 today. Here’s my updated review on the ‘Doctor Who’ story ‘The Celestial Toymaker’. This updated review is based on the latest in a line of mostly missing black-and-white ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories from the 1960s that have been animated on DVD and Blu-ray for today. The story stars William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. This story also features Michael Gough in the titular role of the Toymaker. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 3 Summary

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Season 3 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series is a transitionary season for William Hartnell as the First Doctor. What he used to know about ‘Doctor Who’ in the previous seasons with Ian, Barbara and Susan is mostly absent, especially when Verity Lambert has left the producer role of the TV series. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Celestial Toymaker’

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In this ‘Doctor Who’ adventure, William Hartnell as the First Doctor ends up playing games with Michael Gough (who would go on to play Alfred in the four original ‘Batman’ films from 1989 to 1997) as the Celestial Toymaker. Plus, the Doctor is invisible for most of this adventure. 😐 Peter Purves as Steven and Jackie Lane as Dodo also end up having to play games with the Toymaker. You can listen to ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ soundtrack on audio CD or Audible, and you can watch the fourth surviving episode of this four-part story in the ‘Lost In Time’ DVD collection. Continue reading →

‘The Ark’ and ‘The Celestial Toymaker’ with William Hartnell

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Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley.

Today I’ve posted two new reviews on two ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. They also feature Peter Purves as Steven Taylor and Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet. These two TV stories come from Season 3. Continue reading →