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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Series 2 Summary

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For David Tennant’s first season as the Tenth Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’, Series 2 features a couple of returning elements from the classic TV series. Most notably, it features the return of the Cybermen. Whilst Series 1 featured the return of the Daleks, it was Series 2’s turn to bring back the Cybermen. 🙂 Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Christmas Invasion’

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Today, we begin the David Tennant/Tenth Doctor era of ‘Doctor Who’, as we check out the first Christmas Special in the new TV series. It’s time for ‘The Christmas Invasion’ by Russell T. Davies, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose. This Christmas Special also features Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, Rose’s mum, and Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith, Rose’s former boyfriend. There’s also the return of Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones from ‘Aliens of London’/’World War Three’. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure introduces us to the Robot Santas as well as the blood-obsessed Sycorax. Will the new Tenth Doctor recover from his recent regeneration to save the planet Earth from the Sycorax? ‘The Christmas Invasion’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Christmas Invasion’

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We begin a new era of new series ‘Doctor Who’ today as we start the David Tennant era. The first episode of that era is ‘The Christmas Invasion’, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. It’s Christmas Day, the Doctor’s regenerated and the Sycorax are about to invade Earth. Continue reading

Novelization/Audiobook Review – ‘Doctor Who – The Christmas Invasion’

 

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Today, I’ve added my review on the novelization/audiobook of ‘Doctor Who – The Christmas Invasion’ by Jenny T. Colgan. This is the second of a brand-new range of Target novelizations in ‘Doctor Who’ and is on the first Christmas Special of the new series, ‘The Christmas Invasion’, featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. The audiobook is read by Camile Coduri, who played Jackie Tyler in the TV series. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who – The 10 Christmas Specials’ on Blu-ray #1

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My parents gave me a Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ featuring the first 10 Christmas Specials from the new series. This was exciting, as we’ve had a new Blu-ray player recently and it seems like my family and I are getting into Blu-ray more. It was trial and error first, but we managed to get through. Continue reading

New ‘Doctor Who’ DVD Reviews with David Tennant

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ DVD reviews starring David Tennant as the Doctor. They include ‘The Christmas Invasion’; ‘New Earth’ and ‘Tooth and Claw’, which are the first three adventures from Series 2 featuring David Tennant’s Doctor with Billie Piper as Rose. Continue reading