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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Stolen Earth’/’Journey’s End’

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It’s time for us to check out the two-part season finale of Series 4 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series, and it’s a big one. 😀 This is ‘The Stolen Earth’/’Journey’s End’ by Russell T. Davies. David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble lead a SUPER MEGA cast, as this two-part adventure features the return of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. There’s also Noel Clarke as Mickey Smith and Camille Coduri as Jackie Tyler, Rose’s mum. There’s Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones, Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble and Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones. There’s Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto Jones from ‘Torchwood’, and there’s Tommy Knight as Luke Smith and Mr. Smith, voiced by Alexander Armstrong from ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’. The Daleks also make their return, and they’re led by Julian Bleach who makes his debut as Davros. There’s also K-9, voiced by John Leeson. ‘The Stolen Earth’/’Journey’s End’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Runaway Bride’

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It’s time to check out the second ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special in the new TV series that was shown on BBC TV in December 2006. This is ‘The Runaway Bride’ by Russell T. Davies, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. In this Christmas Special, the Doctor is joined by Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, who mysteriously appears in the TARDIS and is wearing a wedding dress. 😀 The Doctor must help Donna solve the mystery of why she ended up in the TARDIS and not at her wedding. This leads them to a mysterious and abandoned Torchwood base under the river Thames in London, where they find themselves up against the spider-like Empress of Racnoss, played by Sarah Parish. The special also features Don Gilét as Lance Bennett, Donna’s fiancé; Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Donna’s mum; and the late Howard Attfield as Geoff Noble, Donna’s dad. The Robot Santas from ‘The Christmas Invasion’ are also in this special. ‘The Runaway Bride’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Army of Ghosts’/’Doomsday’

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And here we are on the two-part finale in Series 2 of the new ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – David Tennant’s first season as the Tenth Doctor. This ‘Doctor Who’ story called ‘Army of Ghosts’/’Doomsday’ by Russell T. Davies features the last regular appearance of Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, along with Camille Coduri as Jackie, Rose’s mum; Noel Clarke as Mickey, Rose’s former boyfriend, and Shaun Dingwall as Pete, Rose’s dad. This ‘Doctor Who’ story is a pretty emotional season finale, and it also features the return of two popular ‘Doctor Who’ monsters battling each other, including the Cybermen and the Daleks. There’s also the introduction of the Torchwood Institute, led by Tracy-Ann Oberman as Yvonne Hartman. This ‘Doctor Who’ adventure also features Freema Agyeman, who appears way before she played Martha Jones in Series 3, as Adeola Oshodi, Martha’s cousin. There’s also a brief appearance of Catherine Tate as Donna Noble at the story’s end. 😀 ‘Army of Ghosts’/’Doomsday’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and BBC iPlayer. Continue reading

Before ‘Time Lord Victorious’

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Next week, the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’ will begin! Before that happens, please feel free to check out my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ stories featured in the ‘Road to the Dark Times’ Blu-ray, which I had a chance to check out over Christmas from December 2020 to January 2021. Continue reading

‘Time Lord Victorious – Road to the Dark Times’ (Doctor Who) on Blu-ray

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Over Christmas 2020 and early 2021, I’ve been checking out the ‘Time Lord Victorious – Road to the Dark Times’ collection of ‘Doctor Who’ stories on Blu-ray. This is in preparation for me to check out the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ event that’s happening from 2020-21 with books, audios and comic tales. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Stolen Earth’/’Journey’s End’

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It’s the epic finale to Series 4 of ‘Doctor Who’! This is ‘The Stolen Earth’/’Journey’s End’ where David Tennant’s Doctor, Donna, Rose, Martha, Captain Jack, Sarah Jane, Mickey and Jackie team up to face the Daleks with the return of Davros! This is a two-part ‘Doctor Who’ adventure I got really excited about! Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘The Runaway Bride’

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It’s time for the 2006 Christmas Special of ‘Doctor Who’ as the Tenth Doctor meets Donna Noble for the first time. Catherine Tate makes her debut appearance as Donna in the TV series, although she’s not the companion yet. Donna is about to get married and the Doctor must save her from the Empress of the Racnoss. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ Marathon – ‘Army of Ghosts’/’Doomsday’

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And here we are on the explosive season finale of Series 2 of ‘Doctor Who’! It’s Daleks and Cybermen galore in this one as the Battle of Canary Wharf takes place within the Torchwood Institute. This is also an epic two-parter where David Tennant’s Doctor says goodbye to Billie Piper as Rose Tyler in the series. Continue reading

DVD Reviews – ‘Torchwood’ (Series 2)

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It’s time for some old Amazon reviews to be re-posted on my blog today! And this time, I’m posting my reviews on Series 2 of ‘Torchwood’, a spin TV series from ‘Doctor Who’. This series stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen, Burn Gorman as Owen, Naoko Mori as Toshiko and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto. There’s also Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones in Series 2. Continue reading

Series 3 of ‘Doctor Who’ with David Tennant

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All my DVD reviews on Series 3 of new ‘Doctor Who’ are now on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. This includes reviews on the 2006 Christmas Special, ‘The Runaway Bride’, as well as the thirteen episodes from Series 3. This series stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. Continue reading