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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘Mawdryn Undead’

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It’s Spring Bank Holiday Monday in May in the UK today, and it’s time for the first story of ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’ in Season 20 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series – ‘Mawdryn Undead’. This a four-part story by Peter Grimwade, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. As well as the return of Valentine Dyall as the Black Guardian, this story also features the return of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier. This story also introduces us to new companion Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough. And there’s David Collings, who guest stars as the titular Mawdryn. ‘Mawdryn Undead’ can be checked out on DVD and Britbox. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Armageddon Factor’

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We’ve come to the end of ‘The Key to Time’ season…

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!

Oh yeah, it’s Bank Holiday Monday in May in the UK today. Fitting it should be on the 1st of May too. 🙂 Continue reading →

‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ Reviews

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It’s the 60th anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’, so why not? 😀 To commemorate the day that I first met Sarah Sutton at the ‘Fifth Element’ event back in February 2010, I’ve decided to review ‘The Doctor Who Cookbook’ by Gary Downie, which was originally published back in 1985. This has been a treat of a ‘Doctor Who’ book to review. 🙂 Continue reading →

Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ with Colin Baker on Blu-ray #2

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It’s time to continue checking out Season 22 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Colin Baker, as we look into the second TV story of the season called ‘Vengeance on Varos’. This is the first ‘Doctor Who’ story by writer Philip Martin and it introduces the character of Sil, played by Nabil Shaban. This ‘Doctor Who’ story has divided opinion on whether it’s nice or whether it’s nasty. 😀 Continue reading →

Week 53 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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It’s time to come to an end with this latest mini ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review season from 2019 to 2020 on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. I hope you’ve enjoyed my latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews on certain ‘Doctor Who’ stories featuring Nyssa. Today, I’ve updated my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on ‘Terminus’! 🙂 Continue reading →

Quick DVD Box Set Review – ‘Blake’s 7’ (Series 3)

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I’ve thankfully finished seeing all of Series 3 of ‘Blake’s 7’. I have taken my time with these seasons, but I’m glad I managed to watch all 13 episodes of Series 3 and I’m looking forward to watching Series 4 next. Series 3 of ‘Blake’s 7’ has been an intriguing and unusual season for me to sit through. Continue reading →

DVD Reviews – ‘The Miss Marple Collection’ with Joan Hickson

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Well, Sarah Sutton said I should do more Agatha Christie stuff on my blog in the Aprils Fools sketch we did earlier this year and what good timing to post this after my ‘Doctor Who’ post on ‘The Unicorn and the Wasp’. Today, I’ve added my reviews on the 12 stories featured in the BBC ‘Miss Marple’ TV series, starring Joan Hickson as the title sleuth. I’ve enjoyed watching these adaptations. Continue reading →

Week 52 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

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— BRAND NEW NOVELIZATION/AUDIOBOOK REVIEW AVAILABLE TODAY!!! —

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

We’ve come to the end of this latest mini-season of ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews by me on ‘Bradley’s Basement’. I hope you’ve enjoyed the latest ‘Nyssa Challenge’ review mini-season this time round. Today, I’ve updated my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on the story, ‘Mawdryn Undead’ from ‘The Black Guardian Trilogy’. Continue reading →

‘Doctor Who Magazine’ Review – Issue #110 with Sarah Sutton

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This is a collector’s item worth having! I’m very pleased that I purchased it from Amazon.co.uk! 🙂

As you may (or may not) know from my ‘Nyssa Challenge’ reviews, I’m a huge fan of Sarah Sutton as Nyssa of Traken in ‘Doctor Who’. Over the years, I’ve been collecting memorabilia of Sarah as Nyssa. These include photographs, rare autographs and some items related to Sarah.

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CD Reviews – ‘The BBC Radio Episodes’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve now added my reviews on the ‘Doctor Who’ stories from ‘The BBC Radio Episodes’ CD box set on my ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog. This includes six stories from the CD box set. Continue reading →