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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘The Edge of Destruction’

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The TARDIS takes a side-step in this two-part adventure. ‘The Edge of Destruction’ is the third ‘Doctor Who’ story of the classic TV series, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara and Carole Ann Ford as Susan, and it all takes place inside the TARDIS. You can watch the two-part story either on DVD or Britbox. Continue reading

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

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We continue the 60th anniversary celebrations of ‘Doctor Who’ by taking a look at the second story in the classic TV series called ‘The Daleks’, starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, William Russell as Ian, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara and Carole Ann Ford as Susan. Without the Daleks, ‘Doctor Who’ would never be what it is today. You can watch ‘The Daleks’ either on DVD or Britbox. Continue reading

‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Marathon – ‘An Unearthly Child’

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It’s 2023 and it’s the 60th anniversary year of ‘Doctor Who’! To commemorate the occasion, I’m revisiting the ‘Doctor Who’ TV stories that are available on DVD, CD (or via Audible), Blu-ray, Britbox and BBC iPlayer throughout the 365 days of 2023. They’ll be stories from the First Doctor era leading up to the latest stories, including the 60th anniversary specials under the neo-Russell T. Davies era. There will also be summaries on each season and reflections on each Doctor in the TV series. Continue reading

TV Review – ‘The Power of the Doctor’ (Doctor Who)

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At the time of this review, I’m currently halfway writing my 60th anniversary special of ‘Doctor Who’ for 2023. Hopefully from watching ‘The Power of the Doctor’, I’ve gained inspiration in writing the rest of my 60th anniversary special. I hope to share details on it as well as its title soon on my blog. 🙂 Continue reading

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Convention Memories – ‘Dimensions 2013’

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It’s time to share some more ‘convention memories’ today as I talk about the last ‘Doctor Who’ convention I attended in 2013 – the 50th anniversary year of the TV show. In October 2013, I attended ‘Dimensions 2013’, held at the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle, run by 10th Planet Events. 🙂 Continue reading

Quick DVD Review – ‘The Doctors: The William Hartnell Years’

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As I’m currently not going to conventions because of the coronavirus pandemic and with the UK being in lockdown – please keep safe – I’m grateful to my parents that I had four ‘Myth Makers’ DVD compilations of ‘Doctor Who’ interviews for my birthday back in May. They’re a close thing to be at a convention. They may have been done in the 1980s and the 1990s, but they’re enjoyable to watch. Continue reading

CD Review – ‘Domain of the Voord’ (Doctor Who)

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I’ve heard and reviewed ‘Domain of the Voord’! It stars William Russell and Carole Ann Ford and is a ‘Doctor Who’ audio adventure featuring the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan against the Voord. This four-part story is by Andrew Smith. He has written plenty of Big Finish audios as well as ‘Full Circle’. Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Volume III’ (Doctor Who)

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Today, I’ve added my reviews on the ‘Short Trips: Volume III’ CD collection of ‘Doctor Who’ stories by Big Finish. I originally posted my reviews on the eight stories of this collection on Amazon.co.uk back in 2014. They weren’t very good. Now I’ve updated and extended my reviews for my blog in 2020! 🙂 Continue reading

CD Reviews – ‘Short Trips: Volume I’ (Doctor Who) UPDATED

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I’ve updated and extended my reviews on the ‘Short Trips: Volume I’ CD collection of ‘Doctor Who’ stories by Big Finish. This is part of the 2019 mini review season for ‘The Nyssa Challenge’. I decided to update my eight reviews on the eight stories in the collection since my original reviews weren’t that great. Continue reading