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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 4 Summary

 

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Season 4 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series is rather unusual in how it starts and how it ends. It begins with the last two stories of William Hartnell’s era as the First Doctor. The rest of the season is dedicated to Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor. He does well in taking over from the original actor. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Highlanders’

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We’re now on the last of the pure historical ‘Doctor Who’ adventures from the 1960s. It’s time for ‘The Highlanders’, a four-part adventure where Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Anneke Wills as Polly and Michael Craze as Ben find themselves in 18th century Scotland. They meet a band of Highlanders and one of them happens to be Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, who becomes the Second Doctor’s new companion in the story. 🙂 ‘The Highlanders’ can be enjoyed on audio CD or as a download from Audible. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Scotland Tales

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In celebration of the repeat of ‘Chieftain’s Caves’ on my blog, here are some links to my reviews on ‘Doctor Who’ stories set in Scotland. These Scotland tales include ‘The Highlanders’ with the Second Doctor, ‘Terror of the Zygons’ with the Fourth Doctor’ and ‘Tooth and Claw’ with the Tenth Doctor. Continue reading

Historical Adventures with ‘Doctor Who’

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Today, I’ve posted three new ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. These are three historical adventures from the 1960s, currently available as audio soundtracks since the original TV episodes are missing from the BBC archives. Continue reading