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CD Review – ‘Vampire Weekend’ (Doctor Who)

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This year, it’s the 62nd anniversary of ‘Doctor Who’! 🙂 To celebrate the occasion and in the build-up to the 62nd anniversary on the 23rd of November, I’ve decided to check out the latest Big Finish audios of ‘Doctor Who’ featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz as well as the Ninth Doctor and Rose. I’ve been meaning to check out these Big Finish audio adventures for quite some time, but I’ve been busy with updating my ‘Doctor Who’ reviews on the stories in Seasons 20 and 25 of the classic TV series, based on their ‘Collection’ Blu-ray box sets. Thankfully, I can find some time to check out and listen to some of the latest Big Finish audio stories to review on my blog. Continue reading

Week 51 – ‘The Nyssa Challenge’ UPDATED

— BRAND NEW REVIEWS AVAILABLE TODAY!!! —

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It’s New Year’s Eve today! You’ve waited for this, and here we are! 😀 Today, I’m sharing my brand-new ‘Doctor Who’ review on the Big Finish audio adaptation of ‘Goth Opera’ by Lizbeth Myles, based on the original 1994 novel by Paul Cornell, which was released this year. I’m so happy I’ve been able to check out and do my review on the Big Finish audio adaptation of ‘Goth Opera’ for the 2024-25 ‘Nyssa Challenge’ mini-review season. It’s exciting to talk about the audio version of ‘Goth Opera’, starring Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Janet Fielding as Tegan. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘State of Decay’

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It’s time for the second story of ‘The E-Space Trilogy’ and the fourth story of Season 18 of the classic ‘Doctor Who’ TV series! 🙂 This is ‘State of Decay’, a four-part story by Terrance Dicks, starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Lalla Ward as Romana, K-9, voiced by John Leeson, and Matthew Waterhouse as Adric. This is a story full of blood-curdling proportions, as it features the villainous Three Who Rule, who turn out to be vampires. ‘State of Decay’ can be checked out on DVD, Blu-ray and Britbox. Continue reading

Season 18 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Audiobook

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Having recently checked out the Target novelization/audiobook of ‘Meglos’, I’d like to share my reviews on the Target novelizations/audiobooks featured in Season 18 of ‘Doctor Who’. I’m pleased all the audiobook versions of the Season 18 Target novelizations have been made. Hopefully the same will be done for Season 19 with the remaining novelization of ‘Kinda’ to be made as an audiobook. Continue reading

Book Review – ‘All Flesh is Grass’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome everyone to the ninth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

It’s time to return to BBC Books territory as we look at their second contribution to the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series! Let’s venture into ‘All Flesh is Grass’ by Una McCormack, featuring the Tenth, the Ninth and the Eighth Doctors. The Eighth and Ninth Doctors try to stop the Tenth Doctor causing chaos in the Dark Times and they’re joined by Daleks, vampires, the Kotturuh and Brian the Ood. Continue reading

Book Review – ‘The Knight, the Fool and the Dead’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome everyone to the fourth instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

We now venture into BBC Books territory as we look into their first contribution to the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series! It’s time for ‘The Knight, the Fool and the Dead’ by Steve Cole, featuring the Tenth Doctor. This story takes place after ‘The Waters of Mars’ where the Tenth Doctor goes to the Dark Times and meets Brian the Ood and ‘the bringers of death’ called the Kotturuh. Continue reading

Comic Review – ‘Monstrous Beauty’ (TLV) (Doctor Who)

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And welcome everyone to the third instalment of the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ review season of ‘Doctor Who’!

Let’s take a look at ‘Doctor Who Magazine’s contribution to the ‘Time Lord Victorious’ series as we venture into the comic adventure called ‘Monstrous Beauty’. This features the Ninth Doctor and Rose where they end up in the Dark Times and are caught in a war between early Gallifreyans and the Great Vampires. 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

Seasons 10, 12, 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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At the time of this blog post, I’m currently checking out the Season 24 Blu-ray box set of ‘Doctor Who’ with Sylvester McCoy. I’m looking forward to sharing updated reviews on ‘Time and the Rani’, ‘Paradise Towers’, ‘Delta and the Bannermen’ and ‘Dragonfire’ sometime soon on my blog. Stay tuned for news! Continue reading

Revisiting Seasons 18 and 19 of ‘Doctor Who’ on Blu-ray with Tom Baker and Peter Davison

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