Radio Free Skaro #908 – Maggie Mae
It’s the Eve of Doom’s Day as the BBC ramps up its transmedial multimodal whatsit starring Sooz Kempner for a debut on June 5th! The Three Who Rule cogitate on this monumental and somewhat confusing chronological crisis, along wth much more, including Indira Varma as the mysterious Duchess, Frazer Hines writing an Evil of the Daleks novelization, a contraband 1997 Doctor Who annual, Doctor Who and Top Gear going into the metaverse for some reason, the Revised Return of the Wife in Space, and the ever enjoyable Timelash!
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- The Timelash
- Indira Varma joins Doctor Who as The Duchess
- Doctor Who Magazine 591 released
- Prepare for Doom’s Day
- Four to Doom’s Day vinyl due Aug 25
- Big Finish Doom’s Day details
- Big Finish UNIT – Nemesis: Masters of Time due July 2023
- Big Finish Torchwood Soho: Ascension due Feb 2024
- BBC Studios takes Top Gear and Doctor Who into the metaverse
- Evil of the Daleks to be novelized by Fraser Hines
- Evil of the Daleks audio release due Oct 26
- Jamie Mathieson’s first draft of Flatline released
- ILLUMINART 2 The Doctor Who Art of Andrew Skilleter due Sep 2023
- Unofficial Doctor Who Annual 1997 due May 30
- Revised Adventures with the Wife in Space coming Nov 2023
- 60 Years of Doctor Who celebration at Jodrell Bank July 23
Radio Free Skaro #907 – Let It Be
It is one of the more fallow news weeks in recent memory as we have merely one Big Finish and a few novels to speak of, BUT that doesn’t stop the Three Who Rule from chewing up all of time and space with both the Timelash and and AND the return of Fluid Links! How does WKRP figure into the Tom Baker era? Why do Nimons wear loincloths? These questions and more are yours to hear and yell at in frustration!
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Radio Free Skaro #906 – Dig It
We now have titles for the upcoming Doctor Who David Tennant specials, and a teaser trailer featuring Beep The Meep, Neil Patrick Harris as whoever he might be, and not a whole lot else! Still, it’s something, as is Regency costumes on Ncuti Gatwa and Co., Disney+ losing money due to cricket (so we’ll blame that on the fifth Doctor) , Big Finish, NFTs, analog NFTs in the form of Doctor Who themed Magic: The Gathering cards, and as ever the Timelash, where we decided Alec Baldwin has been hoarding 16mm prints of missing episodes! It’s Wednesday, Lemon!
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- The Timelash
- David Tennant specials episode titles revealed
- New Doctor Who 60th Anniversary specials trailer
- Gatwa, Gibson, and Jonathan Groff pose in new Regency-era outfits
- Disney+ sheds subscribers
- Doctor Who Chronicles #8 – 1963-64 due June 8
- Make Your Own TARDIS Book Nook with Blue Peter
- Big Finish Freebies start with an Eccleston episode
- Big Finish Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity open to submissions
- Doctor Who Magic: The Gathering Cards Are Up For Preorder
- BBC files NFT trademark for Doctor Who logo
Radio Free Skaro #905 – I Me Mine
It’s a race agains the clock as to the excitement of Chris and Steven and the consternation of Warren we recorded this episode right before Game Two of the Edmonton Oilers playoff series with Vegas and tensions were running high (except for Warren who couldn’t care less), but STILL we bring you news of a cryptic 60th anniversary teaser and Eurovision trailer yet to come, a fine Twitter thread from James Moran on the deplorable conditions UK television writers face as they watch the WGA strike in America, Jonathan Groff joins the Doctor Who cast to the delight of musical enthusiasts (not us) and of course we dive into history with The Timelash!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Doctor Who season 14 is so far “unaffected” by writers’ strike
- James Moran thread on the WGA strike
- Doctor Who airs new footage of 60th anniversary in cryptic teaser
- New teaser breakdown
- Jonathan Groff joins Doctor Who cast
- The 1963 Doctor Who diaries of Waris Hussein – part one
- Doom’s Day: Hours 14-11 due Aug 31
- Artwork Revealed for 2023’s Doctor Who Target Novels
- Kklak!: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilleos updated paperback released
Doctor Who Hits Another High Note As Jonathan Groff Joins
Award winning star of stage and screen Jonathan Groff is set to appear in the new series of Doctor Who in a key role.
Jonathan shot to fame when he landed the role of Jessie in musical comedy drama Glee. He has since been internationally celebrated for his work on-screen, from starring as Eric in the box office hit Knock at the Cabin, to playing Holden Ford in the critically acclaimed series ‘Mindhunter’. As well as having a leading role as the new Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections, Jonathan is renowned for his major voice acting roles in the ‘Frozen’ films
Jonathan has also made his mark on Broadway, dazzling audiences with his famous performance as King George III in Hamilton, where he was nominated for not only a Tony Award, but also a Primetime Emmy Award for the live stage recording.
And now he’s on his way to jump aboard the TARDIS in a mysterious and exciting guest role.
On joining Doctor Who, Jonathan Groff said: “I am so thrilled to jump into the extraordinary mind of Russell T Davies and watch the incredible Ncuti Gatwa soar in this iconic role!”
Showrunner, Russell T Davies said: “This is an incredible coup, and a great honour, to get such a huge star striding on to our set. So strap on your space boots, this is going to be a blast!”
Doctor Who returns in November 2023 with three special episodes with David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor to coincide with the 60th anniversary. Ncuti Gatwa’s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will then air over the festive period.
Doctor Who will premiere exclusively on the BBC for the UK and Ireland. Disney+ will be the exclusive home for new seasons of Doctor Who outside of the UK and Ireland.
Radio Free Skaro #904 – Across the Universe
A beloved tunesmith is back in action as Murray Gold returns to Doctor Who, the latest in a string of RTDists to join their blue box pals once more. If horror and panic is more your thing, the LAX Marriott does HOTELMAGEDDON as the first Gallifrey One room block will be available May 12, so gird your loins appropriately! Also there’s a Blue Peter contest, David Tennant’s hair is completely out of control, The Ultimate Adventure has been restored, and The Timlelash gives your the musings of three creaking skeletons who like their stories. Allons and indeed…y
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Murray Gold returns to Doctor Who
- Murray Gold re-introduction video
- Doctor Who Magazine 590 released
- Gallifrey One hotel block opens May 12
- Blue Peter set visit contest
- Blue Peter contest David Tennant video
- Adventures Across Space and Time: A Doctor Who Reader coming in November
- Doctor Who The Ultimate Adventure restored
- Big Finish Doctor Who – Once and Future: The Artist at the End of Time due June 2023
- Big Finish Doctor Who – Far from Home due June 2023
- Big Finish The War Master: Solitary Confinement due June 2023
- Blake’s 7 – Gambit
Radio Free Skaro #903 – Dig A Pony
It’s a week of casting and backsides this week as we see Jinkx Monsoon’s costume and Ncuti Gatwa’s…form-fitting costume dominate fan headlines, along with Fortnite news, Doom’s Day comic book shenanigans, a BBC brand manager job that involves driving a forklift(?), and perhaps the greatest heavy lifting of all…The Timelash!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- 60s costumes revealed for Series 14
- Jinkx Monsoon’s outfit revealed
- Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa to perform Shakespeare at Coronation Concert
- Is Fortnite getting Doctor Who content?
- Job posting: Brand Asset Manager – Doctor Who
- Spearhead From Space screening at the BFI on June 11
- Brian Croucher, Richard Ashton, Mickey Lewis added to LI Who guest list
- Doctor Who The Complete History Digital Editions Issues 81- 90 available
- Doctor Who: Doom’s Day on sale from Titan Comics July 5
Radio Free Skaro #901 – The Jinkx of Monsoon
Chris is absent this week due to a case of the Post-UK Vocal Swarm but in his stead steps in Verity co-host and eminent contrarian Kat Griffiths to discuss Jinkx Monsoon appearing in upcoming Doctor Who, Big Finish releases, random Star Wars musings as a torrent of information emerges from Star Wars Celebration in London, and, of course, the Timelash! Fear not, Chris is also back through the magic of time travel as we continue on with our Classic Series Commentary for Part Two of “Planet of Giants”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Gallifrey One 2024 tickets now on sale
- Jinkx Monsoon joins the new series of Doctor Who
- Ncuti Gatwa tops Radio Times TV 100 list
- Doctor Who: An Unlikely Heist available on Apple Arcade
- Doctor Who: The Teeth of Ice featuring the 8th Doctor, due Aug 3
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Conflicts of Interest due Sep 2023
- Big Finish trailer for Once and Future: Past Lives
- Peter Day died
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Radio Free Skaro #900 – 900 Year Diary
Amazingly, we’ve reached episode 900 of this here internet audio programme and we celebrate with not only the news of the day, including DWM tidbits, Big Finish and more audio fun, and the ever-present Timelash, but with the first of three exciting Classic Series Commentaries about the 1964 William Hartnell classic “Planet of Giants!”
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- The Timelash
- Doctor Who Magazine 589 released
- Directors discuss the new TARDIS set
- Casting news from Doctor Who Magazine
- Doctor Who Am I available
- Radiophonic Workshop videos on BBC Archive YouTube Channel
- Serpent Crest 10 LP set due May 26
- Big Finish Rani Takes on the World: The Revenge of Wormwood due April 2023
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Radio Free Skaro #902 – Two of Us
Posted on April 16, 2023 by Chris
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It’s another fallow week of news in The Land of Who but that won’t stop us going on about Star Trek Picard, Star Wars Celebration and maybe even some BBC show where Steven Moffat won the Terrance Discks Award for Writers, a new batch of novels arrive for the 60th anniversary, Once Upon a Time Lord gains a cover, the Timelash does the thing it does (going through the years and making offhand remarks) and…for real this time, Part Three of our Classic Series Commentary for “Planet of Giants”!
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