Radio Free Skaro #1093 – The Battle of Helm’s Deep
As the winds of change buffet the United States, we soldier forth with only Two Who Rule (Chris is still gallivanting in the United Kingdom) and an update on the Doctor Who BBC tender procress, reflections on the seesawing nature of America’s political landscape as related to Doctor Who conventions, a loving tribute to the recently departed John Leeson (RIP), Big Finish phrenology, and as always, the Timelash!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Gallifrey One (February 5-7, 2027)
- Update on the BBC Doctor Who tender process
- John Leeson, voice of K-9, dies at age 83
- Film is Fabulous screening event (Part 1) on November 28
- Film is Fabulous screening event (Part 2) on November 28
- Six Doctor Who items available in Propstore Auction
- Character Options Doctor Who Collect and Build Yeti: The Wirrn out November 16
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fugitive Doctor: Running Wild out now
- Big Finish: Doctor Who: Christmas: Out of the Dark and Other Stories due December 2026
- Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – The Paternoster Gang: The Misplaced World due December 2026
- The Timelash (November 8-14)
Radio Free Skaro #1092 – The Sky’s The Limit
Chris is still On Assignment in the United Kingdom but in his stead we have esteemed author, Doctor Who scholar, and RFS friend Graeme Burk as we pay tribute to the lives and work of Star Trek legends Patrick Stewart and Walter Koenig, discuss Verada Sethu’s appearance on The Whoniverse Show, disparage Doctor Who directors of yesteryear in The Timelash, and do a deep dive into the CBC’s telecine archives as we unravel the mystery of Razzle Dazzle (and also Marco Polo)!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Patrick Stewart, Star Trek actor and acclaimed thespian, dies aged 86
- Walter Koenig, Chekov on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 90
- Varada Sethu on The Whoniverse Show
- Doctor Who – Timelash soundtrack coming November 13
- Doctor Who – The 60th Anniversary Specials coming November 27
- Doctor Who: Chronicles 1972 coming November 5
- Terrance Dicks biography “Written by Terrance Dicks” by Simon Guerrier coming November 30
- Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – The War Master: Deeds Without Name released
- Big Finish: 2026’s Paul Spragg competition winner revealed
- Dalek 63-88 Doctor Who Pub Quiz on November 15 in Somerset
- The Teatime Telly Pin Collection Kickstarter goes live November 3
- The Timelash (November 1-7)
Radio Free Skaro #1091 – There’s No Fighting in The Reality War Room
For one week only, the Three Who Rule are reunited (and it feels sensibly fine) as Warren returns from his adventures as an Associate European only to have Chris soon toodle off for his own Continental Sojourn! But in the meantime we have news of BBC stations going off air, The Satan Pit in theatres, our analysis of Film is Fabulous comments re: missing Doctor Who, an incalculable amount of banter about confusing time zone changes, the Timelash as per usual, and an interview with Richard Marks, the author of The Reality War – 2005-2025: How the Doctor Who Revival Transformed Television!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close
- More dates announced for The Satan Pit cinema release
- BBC Sells (and Sells Out) Authentic TARDIS Roundels from Tennant and Gatwa Eras
- Film is Fabulous webinar videos releasing this coming week
- Big Finish: The Third Doctor Adventures: The Planet Killers released
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Audio Novels: The Missing Hour released
- Big Finish: Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter: Zero Chill due Jun 2027
- Silva Screen released 10th-anniversary digital-only edition of the Class soundtrack bonus disc
- Artist Nathan Wyburn making an art piece with the bits from Ianto’s shrine
- Rachel Talalay, Brian Baker & Clara George to be honoured by Directors Guild of Canada
- The Andrew Skilleter Doctor Who art calendar 2027 due Nov 2026
- Fear Makes Companions of Us All – Critical Essays on Horror in Doctor Who due Nov 12
- Jess Jurkovic – The 1985 Planet of the Daleks US Omnibus
- The Timelash Oct 25 – 31
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Radio Free Skaro #1089 – Werewolves of Zephon
Three big Doctor Who stories share the spotlight this week! Deadline reports that both Jed Mercurio’s Hat Trick Mercurio and STV Studios are two of the interested bidders to make Doctor Who, the first image and details of the new CBeebies Doctor Who show TARDIS Crew were unveiled, and Russell T Davies’ new memoir is out for all to dissect for its details and (lack of) juicy dirt. All this, and our second instalment in our Classic Series Commentary for “The Daleks’ Master Plan”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Deadline reveals some Doctor Who bids: Jed Mercurio, STV Studios, among others
- First look at ‘TARDIS Crew’, brand new CBeebies animated adventure from the Whoniverse
- Russell T Davis’ book “The Queerest of Folk” released
- Billie Piper’s tears, Weinstein tension and a knife by the door: Russell T Davies’ memoir doesn’t hold back
- Gallifrey One: October Update: Discussion Panels & TARDIS Talks
- Big Finish: Doctor Who: Halloween – Doctor, Doctor, Doctor and Other Stories available now
- Big Finish: The Eighth Doctor – A New Pathway, an audio documentary, available with New Pathways
- Record Store Day Black Friday Doctor Who The Day of the Troll Vinyl LP
- Kickstarter: SHARE & ENJOY. A definitively inaccurate Douglas Adams story
- The Timelash Oct 11-17
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Radio Free Skaro #1088 – You Just Hope It Will Generate Content
Doctor Who is dead, long live Doctor Who! Russell T Davies speaks of the end of his time on Doctor Who in an excerpt from his new book, while Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter laments the dismantling of the most recent TARDIS set. All this is happening while BBC Studios may have multiple bids to produce the next era of Doctor Who. All this and more, including the first episode of our Classic Series Commentary of the first quarter of “The Daleks’ Master Plan”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- ‘Goodbye Whoniverse. God, that was fun!’: Russell T Davies on writing the end of Doctor Who
- Jane Tranter mentioned on Instagram the TARDIS set was being torn down
- ‘Doctor Who’: Multiple BBC Studios Labels Likely To Apply For Tender
- Doctor Who: The Satan Pit Extended Movie Cut UK DVD/Blu-Ray announced, no release date yet
- Encore screening of The Daleks’ Master Plan at Riverside Studios on October 31
- The Savages now on iPlayer
- The Black Archive: Frontios by Paul Driscoll due Oct 6 from Obverse Books
- Big Finish: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Greatest Train Robbery released
- Big Finish: Doctor Who: Armageddon Dawn due Nov 2026
- Big Finish: The Fugitive Doctor: Running Wild due Nov 2026
- The Timelash Oct 4-10
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Radio Free Skaro #1087 – Circuit Broken
It’s the end, but the Circuit has been prepared for! Big Finish concludes the Fugitive Doctor’s multi-month, multi-platform saga with audio play Full Circuit and Short Circuits, a couple of audiobooks. Plus “The Satan Pit” hits movie theatres on November 23, the BFI hosts a Blake’s 7 Series 3 event, the usual Timelash nonsense continues apace and the one, the only David J. Howe graces us with an interview about all manner of Telos Publishing goings-on!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- BFI Blake’s 7 Series 3 event
- BBC announces The Satan Pit: Extended Movie Cut in cinemas November 23; tickets on sale Sept 26
- BBC Expected To Announce TV & Radio Network Closures Next Week
- Matt Brittin: BBC cannot guarantee any programme or channel will exist forever
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – Circuit Breaker: Full Circuit now available
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – Circuit Breaker concludes with Short Circuits
- Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: River and Rory due Feb 2027
- The Whoniverse Show with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding
- The Works of Steven Moffat (Screen Storytellers) due Feb 18, 2027
- Great British Bake Off “regeneration” apes Doctor Who
- Ncuti Gatwa nominated for Scottish BAFTA Audience Award
- Flight into Danger – The Story of the Original Airplane! (extended version)
- The Timelash Sep 27 – Oct 3
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Radio Free Skaro #1086 – Tender Mercies
Big news! The moment has been prepared for by a cabal of BBC pencil pushers as the official Doctor Who Invitation To Tender was released to all and sundry! Steven and Warren pick apart the document with a fine tooth comb, highlighting requirements like “essential Britishness” before spring boarding into the usual speculation, and theorizing and equal parts cynicism and copium. Plus Big Finish and DWM news, The Timelash and a Miniscope featuring all three of the Three Who Rule examining the directing work of Peter Hoar!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- BBC publishes Doctor Who invitation to tender
- Doctor Who Magazine #634
- Doctor Who “The Satan Pit” coming to Canada and UK cinemas on November 23
- Written by Terrance Dicks: Book Launch with Simon Guerrier on November 26 in Manchester
- James Cooray Smith article The Last Battle
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Shock and Awe available now
- Big Finish: The War Doctor Rises: Serpent’s Nest available December 2026
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Homecoming available January 2027
- The Timelash
Miniscope - Peter Hoar (Director)
- A Good Man Goes to War
- The Robot Revolution
- Lucky Day
Radio Free Skaro #1085 – Bayeux Tapestry Fanfic
A light week of Doctor Who related banter as we soldier through continued Circuit Breaker fun, speculate wildly about the upcoming Blakes 7 Series 3 Collection that was officially announced this past week, the usual Big Finish cover art overexamination, and a travel back through the years via The Timelash! Forwards to the Past, or something!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Circuit Breaker: Kaleidoscope review
- Blake’s 7 Series 3 Collection announced
- Frontios Black Archive book due Oct 6
- The Reality War – 2005-2025: How the Doctor Who Revival Transformed Television coming Oct 26
- Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fourth Doctor Adventures: A New Occupation released
- Big Finish: Dark Gallifrey: The Decayed Master – Part Three released
- Big Finish: Halloween and Christmas collections due Oct 2026 and Dec 2026, respectively
- Big Finish audio novels The Missing Hour, due Oct 2026, and The Bath Chronicles, due Jan 2027
- The Timelash
Radio Free Skaro #1084 – Banks Holiday
As befits these dog days of Doctor Who, we start this episode delving into both Edmonton infrastructure projects and the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, before summarily slapping ourselves upside the head and reporting on Warren’s progress reading Circuit Breaker: Kaleidoscope (pretty good so far!) and the extraordinarily expensive yet mouth-wateringly lovely new Character Options set featuring Liz Shaw and a Primordial Professor Stahlman Also books, the Timelash and an interview with the Cyberleader himself David Banks about his new book Man and Cyberman! Excellent!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- 2026 Hugo Award winners
- Circuit Breaker: Kaleidoscope
- Character Options Season Seven Set Liz Shaw and Primord available September 14
- The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Making of a Television Serial by Alan Stevens due Sep 2026
- Screen Printed: The Definitive Guide To The Exciting Adventures Based On The Popular BBC Television Serial available now
- Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: War Widow released
- The Timelash
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Radio Free Skaro #1090 – The Imagination Station
Posted on October 18, 2026 by Chris
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Christmas is saved! The official Doctor Who YouTube Channel (don’t forget to subscribe) and Big Finish have come together to present a new audio Christmas story starring Christopher Eccleston and Carole Ann Ford. We have the details. Other audio goodies are discussed as well in lieu of news of tenders and Cbeebies spinoffs, and the episode culminates in the third and final part of our Classic Series Commentary miniseries of “The Daleks’ Master Plan”!
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