Tag: Film is Fabulous
Posted on June 14, 2026
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It’s (not) the end, but the moment has been prepared for! Well, not as such but a press release from the BBC confirms what we long suspected: there will not be a Christmas special nor were plans for one ever seriously pursued. Sad news… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1072 – This Song May Be Over”
Category: EpisodesTags: AMC+, Andy Pryor, Bad Wolf Studios, BBC, BBC Studios, Big Finish, Christmas Special, doctor who, Film is Fabulous, Gene Shalit, John Leeson, Kyle Anderson, Merchandise, Michael Keating, Nicola Bryant, Obituary, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, The Ultimate Evil, Toby Hadoke, Tom Baker, Tom Spilsbury, Vinay Patel
Posted on May 24, 2026
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The fallow times continue as the Three Who Rule murmur about the shifting media landscape that led to the Mando and Baby Yoda Movie not getting quite the cultural cachet of blockbusters of yesteryear and what, if anything, this portends for Doctor Who. (Still… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1069 – Thunderballs, I Calls ‘Em”
Category: EpisodesTags: Big Finish, Commentary, Disney, Film is Fabulous, Merchandise, Michael Keating, Ncuti Gatwa, Obituary, SNL UK, Spearhead from Space, The Daleks' Master Plan, The War Between the Land and the Sea
Posted on May 10, 2026
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If you’re looking for a deep dive into the glorious 4K (in the UK at least) return of Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) you’ve come to the right place! We have an epic interview with film restoration expert Paul Vanezis all about the painstaking… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1067 – Beryllium Atomic Clock”
Category: EpisodesTags: Big Finish, Candy Jar Books, Chicago TARDIS, Circuit Breaker, Film is Fabulous, Interview, Jess Jurkovic, Jo Martin, Jodie Whittaker, Merchandise, Paul Vanezis, The Daleks' Master Plan, The TV Movie, The Whoniverse Show, Tristram Cary
Posted on April 26, 2026
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More exciting coverage of missing episodes….but this time not Doctor Who! Yes, a cutting copy of a 1968 episode of Morecambe & Wise has been discovered. But while a missing episode has been born anew, the past must fall as the Ianto shrine is… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1065 – Maximum Power”
Category: EpisodesTags: Big Finish, Blake's 7, CTV, Cush Jumbo, doctor who magazine, Fictitious Awards, Film is Fabulous, Graeme Roberston, Hugo Awards, Ianto Shrine, Jess Jurkovic, Jonathan Helm, Merchandise, Morecambe and Wise, Nathan Wyburn, Peter Capaldi, The Black Archive, The Celestial Toymaker, torchwood, YouTube
Posted on April 12, 2026
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In the wake of not only the glorious return of both missing episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan to the Doctor Who archive but also four brave astronauts (one of them Canadian!) to the Earth, we’re back to our usual cogitating about the BFI… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1063 – Brought To You By The Letters G and I”
Category: EpisodesTags: BBC Radiophonic Workshop, BBC Studios, BFI, Big Finish, Commentary, doctor who magazine, Fictitious Awards, Film is Fabulous, Merchandise, Sue Malden, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Mysterious Planet, The Quiz of Rassilon, The TV Movie
Posted on March 29, 2026
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Our deepest of dives into the wilds of missing episodes continues as our feature interview this week is with John Franklin of Film is Fabulous!, who chats all about the organization’s mission, the complicated saga of tracking down not just Doctor Who but other… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1061 – Beloved In The Local Film Community”
Category: EpisodesTags: Big Finiah, Blu-ray, Camille Coduri, doctor who, Film is Fabulous, Gallifey One, Interview, John Franklin, Matt Brittin, Merchandise, Season 21, The Whoniverse Show, Tom Baker
Posted on March 22, 2026
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It’s been a week since missing episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan revealed themselves to the public to great excitement and joy and indeed a Film of Fabulous! screening of said episodes on April 4 sold out near-instantly upon its announcement. We also have… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1060 – Mad About Nothing”
Category: EpisodesTags: BBC, Big Finish, Blake's 7, Disney, Film is Fabulous, Flight Into Danger, Gallifrey One, Matt Brittin, Merchandise, Paul Cornell, The War Between the Land and the Sea
Posted on March 15, 2026
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It is indeed an amazing week in the world of Doctor Who as two (!) episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, specifically episodes 1 and 3, have been resurrected into the daylight through the good work of Film Is Fabulous! Revel with the Three… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1059 – The Ghasting of the Flabbers”
Category: EpisodesTags: BBC, Big Finish, Film is Fabulous, Gav Rymill, Merchandise, Murray Gold, Peter Purves, Simon Guerrier, Sue Malden, The Daleks' Master Plan, The Whoniverse Show, Tim Burrows
Posted on March 13, 2026
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BREAKING NEWS! Two previously missing episodes of Doctor Who have been returned to the BBC Archives! Episodes One and Three of The Daleks’ Master Plan were found in a film collection obtained by Film is Fabulous, and will be streamed on BBC iPlayer at… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1058/A – News Bulletin! Two Missing Doctor Who Episodes Returned!”
Posted on December 23, 2025
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(Our review of The War Between The Land and The Sea episode 5 is from 4:28 – 1:00:35) It’s the final episode of The War Between The Land and the Sea and with it our final review of this clash between Dirt and Wet… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1047 – Turf and Surf, The Third”
Category: EpisodesTags: 80, Alex Kingston, Amanda Brotchie, Big Finish, Blu-ray, CBeebies, doctor who, Film is Fabulous, Gil Gerard, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hoopla, Lorne Balfe, Matt Smith, Obituary, Rachel Talalay, The Ice Warriors, The Star Beast, The War Between the Land and the Sea, The Whoniverse Show
Radio Free Skaro #1069 – Thunderballs, I Calls ‘Em
Posted on May 24, 2026 by Chris
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The fallow times continue as the Three Who Rule murmur about the shifting media landscape that led to the Mando and Baby Yoda Movie not getting quite the cultural cachet of blockbusters of yesteryear and what, if anything, this portends for Doctor Who. (Still… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #1069 – Thunderballs, I Calls ‘Em”
Category: EpisodesTags: Big Finish, Commentary, Disney, Film is Fabulous, Merchandise, Michael Keating, Ncuti Gatwa, Obituary, SNL UK, Spearhead from Space, The Daleks' Master Plan, The War Between the Land and the Sea