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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Deadly Assassin’

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The third story of Season 14 in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series and Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor is travelling solo this time. It’s time for ‘The Deadly Assassin’, a four-part story by Robert Holmes where the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and faces the Master again. This story is notable for reshaping the Time Lords as we know them today. Peter Pratt plays the Master and there’s Bernard Horsfall as Chancellor Goth. ‘The Deadly Assassin’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Demon Quest: A Shard of Ice’

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Here we are on the third story of ‘Demon Quest’ in ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘A Shard of Ice’. This audio adventure stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and special guest star Samuel West as Albert Tiermann. There’s also Carole Boyd as Frau Herz, Jan Francis as the Ice Queen, Tom Lawrence as Hans and Susan Jameson who briefly appears as Mrs. Wibbsey at the story’s end. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Hand of Fear’

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Here we are on the second story of Season 14 in the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, and it’s here we say goodbye to Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. It’s time for ‘The Hand of Fear’, a four-part adventure by Bob Baker and Dave Martin. As well as Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Lis Sladen as Sarah Jane, the story also introduces us to Eldrad, played by Judith Paris and Stephen Thorne. ‘The Hand of Fear’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Demon Quest: The Demon of Paris’

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It’s time for us to check out the second story of the ‘Demon Quest’ set of audio stories in ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘The Demon of Paris’. This audio adventure stars Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey. There’s also Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Flinty Williams as La Charlotte, Rupert Holliday Evans as an artist, Mark Meadows as Toulouse-Lautrec, and Rowena Cooper as La Concierge. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Masque of Mandragora’

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It’s time for the first ‘Doctor Who’ adventure in Season 14 of the classic TV series. Today, we are taking a look at ‘The Masque of Mandragora’, a four-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. This story also features Gareth Armstrong and Tim Piggot-Smith. ‘The Masque of Mandragora’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox, Continue reading →

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Demon Quest: The Relics of Time’

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Welcome back to ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’, as we start a new set of audio episodes featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor called ‘Demon Quest’. The first episode is called ‘The Relics of Time’. As well as Tom Baker, there’s Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey. There’s also Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Kate Sachs as the female warrior, Rupert Holliday Evans as the male warrior and Nigel Anthony as Emperor Claudius/the Wizard. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – Season 13 Summary

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Season 13 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series is where the Tom Baker/Philip Hinchcliffe era comes into full swing. This is where the gothic horror era of ‘Doctor Who’ is prominent, thanks to the efforts of script editor Robert Holmes. This is quite evident when one watches the entire Season 13. Continue reading →

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Hornets’ Nest: Hive of Horror’

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Easter Monday (Today’s story takes place at Christmas instead of Easter, didn’t you know? 😀 ) is a day for us to close off the ‘Hornets’ Nest’ BBC audio series in ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’. We take a look at the fifth and final episode of the series called ‘Hive of Horror’ by Paul Magrs, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. There’s also Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey and Rula Lenska as the Queen of the Swarm. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Seeds of Doom’

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As it’s Easter Monday today, we’re now on the season finale to Season 13 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is ‘The Seeds of Doom’, a six-part adventure starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. It introduces the Krynoids and it also features John Challis, who would go on to be in ‘Only Fools and Horses’. 😀 ‘The Seeds of Doom’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ Review – ‘Hornets’ Nest: A Sting In The Tale’

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I hope you’ve enjoyed Easter Sunday so far. Here’s my review on the fourth episode of the ‘Hornets’ Nest’ BBC audio series in ‘The Nest Cottage Chronicles’ of ‘Doctor Who’ called ‘A Sting In The Tale’ by Paul Magrs, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates. There’s also Clare Corbett as the Nun, Susie Riddell as the Sister, Rula Lenska as the Swarm and Susan Jameson as Mrs. Wibbsey. Continue reading →