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Doctor Who: Pureblood and Flashback Review

June 16, 2017February 22, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

DW Pureblood and FB

Having finally picked up my copy of “Emperor of the Daleks”, the latest collection of Doctor Who Magazine comics, it’s time to start the third part of the trinity of Doctor Who media I enjoy. All these stories were released in 92 / 93, where Doctor Who had been off TV for some time and Virgin books’ “New Adventures” line was popular with a good chunk of remaining fans, meaning two things: loads of continuity references due to a lack of new fans, and the appearance of Bernice “Benny” Summerfield from the books as a companion. Let’s take a look at the first two stories in the collection then…

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Blake’s 7 – Audio Series 1 Episodes 4 – 6 Review

June 14, 2017January 12, 2019David HoganLeave a comment

B7 AS1 P2

The first full cast Audio Drama series from Big Finish comes to a rather epic conclusion as Travis makes an appearance… alongside the President of the Earth Federation himself! These are three top quality stories, showing this Audio Series to be a fine example for the medium and for Blake’s 7 stories. Let’s take a closer look!

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Blake’s 7 – Audio Series 1 Episodes 1 – 3 Review

June 12, 2017March 30, 2018David HoganLeave a comment

B7 AD S1 P1

What’s that? You thought Blake’s 7 was finished on this blog? Nope! As a big fan of the Big Finish audio releases for Doctor Who, I had to give their Blake’s 7 range a go, especially as the whole of the first series was relatively cheap! Let’s take a look at the first half of the first Full Cast Audio Drama series, shall we!

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Doctor Who: Empress of Mars Review

June 11, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Empress of Mars

The Ice Warriors return to televised Doctor Who for the first time in a few years, and bring with them a new member class of their race: The Ice Queen. A new bit of continuity to an old race, and an ending that directly connects to 70s Who… a good mix there then! But what about the story itself? Well, Victorian era British troops against Ice Warriors… it was good! Let’s take a closer look…

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Doctor Who: Extremis / The Pyramid at the End of the World / The Lie of the Land Review

June 9, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Extremis PATEOTW Lie of the Land

Doctor Who does its first three-parter since, arguably in some people’s minds, the end of Series 3, and in doing so completely breaks my header template… Oh well! The modern three-part stories are roughly the same length as the classic six part stories you got mostly in the 70s, but this is looser than those. Really it feels like a two part story with Extremis serving as a prologue. Either way it was an entertaining story with some good, and new, villains, though the ending felt a tad rushed and cliché. Let’s take a deeper look!

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Doctor Who: Oxygen Review

May 31, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Oxygen

Series 10 marches into a space station set story… with (sort of ) zombies! An odd mix and a not-so-subtle political message make this a good, though flawed, story.

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Doctor Who: Knock Knock Review

May 30, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Knock Knock

Bill is back to her normal life, but she soon finds out that, somehow, once you’ve befriended the Doctor, even your normal life becomes dangerous and alien. Knock Knock was a really great, self-contained story, let’s take a closer look!

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Doctor Who: Thin Ice Review

May 30, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Thin Ice

The 12^th Doctor and Bill arrive in the past, ticking another time travel checklist box. Speaking of ticking boxes, it’s time for Bill to make the big discovery about the Doctor, and his… seeing people die problem…

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Doctor Who: Smile Review

April 23, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

Smile

The Twelfth Doctor and Bill go on their first journey in the TARDIS and arrive in a future colony… and the proceed to have a friendly chat… for 40 minutes. Then it ends. More details, you say? Okay!

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Doctor Who: The Pilot Review

April 16, 2017June 23, 2021David HoganLeave a comment

The Pilot

The 10^th Series since the revival (36^th overall!) begins with “The Pilot”, which is a reference that this is the first outing for new companion Bill Potts and therefore like the first episode ever but also haphazardly written into the episode’s narrative so it makes sense as the opener to a 36^th season as well… Let’s take a look!

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