June 2011 North America Doctor Who DVDs
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| June 14 sees the next two North American releases of Classic Doctor Who stories, and this time around we get the Peter Davison story Frontios along with Sylvester McCoy’s first outing in Time and the Rani.
Frontios tells the story of a human colony in the far future, and as yet no release date is known for other parts of the world. Time and the Rani introduces the world to Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor as he takes on the dastardly Rani in a DVD released last year in the UK. SRP will be $24.98 each, and in the mean time check out more details at TVShowsOnDVD.com or click on the cover art for larger versions. |
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Radio Free Skaro at Gallifrey 22
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It’s getting to be that time of year again when hundreds of Doctor Who fans and celebrities converge upon sunny California at Gallifrey One, the largest Doctor Who fan convention in North America. This year’s edition, Gallifrey One’s Catch 22: Islands of Mystery, takes place from February 18-20, 2011, at the LAX Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, and Radio Free Skaro will be there!
As in past years, The Three Who Rule will provide extensive coverage of the convention by publishing daily podcasts from Thursday, February 17 through until Monday, February 21. These podcasts will feature interviews with many of the guests at the convention, as well as the main RFS event of the weekend: Radio Free Skaro in 3-D, live on stage, on Friday, February 18 at 2pm, featuring guests Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman, Joss Agnew, James Moran, and Phil Ford. We might even have a surprise or two in the works…
The best way to keep up to date with our coverage is to subscribe to our iTunes feed here. Keep an eye on these feeds, though, too:
– Twitter: Radio Free Skaro (@RadioFreeSkaro), as well as the three hosts – Steven (@Legopolis), Warren (@freyburg), and Chris (@dubbayoo)
– YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/radiofreeskaro
– Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiofreeskaro
– Tumblr: http://radiofreeskaro.tumblr.com/
If you’re going to Gallifrey this year, then perhaps we will see you there! And if not, we’ve got it covered for you! In the meantime, check out our coverage of Gallifrey 21 from 2010:
– Radio Free Skaro #183 – The Elephant in the Room (podcasters round table)
– Radio Free Skaro #184 – Feasts of Stevens (interviews with Steve Roberts, Steve Manfred)
– Radio Free Skaro #185 – Bo! Sco! Fo! Do! No! Kro! Blo! Co! Sho! Ro! (interviews with Nick Briggs, Phil Ford, Rob Shearman)
– Radio Free Skaro #186 – The Yalta Conference (Doctor Who podcast panel, interview with Tony Lee and Matthew Dow Smith)
– Radio Free Skaro #187 – Loads of Pace and Energy! (interview with Graeme Harper)]]>
Radio Free Skaro #235 – The More, The Guerriers
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May 2011 North America Doctor Who DVDs
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| May 10 will see two Pertwee stories hit DVD in North America, two titles which as yet don’t even have UK release dates!
Doctor Who Magazine 430 announced these titles would be out this year though no corresponding Region 2 release dates accompanied the article, which isn’t in the least unexpected due to releases being in flux. (We’ve already seen that the 2011 release of The Ambassadors of Death, another Pertwee story, won’t be happening due to technical issues with the colour restoration.) It is, however, rather cool to see firm release dates set for Region 1 before any other part of the world! Terror of the Autons introduces The Master to the world of Doctor Who, along with Jo Grant and Captain Yates, and sees the return of the Nestenes and Autons first introduced the year before. The UK version of Terror will be coupled with a rerelease of Spearhead From Space, something not mirrored in North America. The box set notion for releases seems to have all but fallen out of vogue on this side of the pond, alas. Planet of the Spiders sees Jon Pertwee handing over the TARDIS to Tom Baker, but not before some of the most classic Doctor Who chase action ever seen; Spiders will be a 2-disc release, also including an omnibus version of the story and a commentary with, in part, friend of the show Phil Ford. SRP will be $24.98 and $34.98 respectively. Click the cover art for larger versions, and check out more details at TVShowsOnDVD.com. |
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National Television Awards – Doctor Who Cutaway
< Gally news, casting details, and not-LEGO Doctor Who figures….all of which prefigured the cogent analysis and detailed examination of the (Doctor Who) career of one Peter Grimwade, one of the few polymaths to both write and direct for Doctor Who. With highlights such as Earthshock and lowlights like Time-Flight, Grimwade’s output was grist for the mill of the Three Who Rule. |
| Show Notes:
– Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One! Miniscope Links (Peter Grimwade): As Director: – Full…Circle! As Writer: |
Radio Free Skaro #234 – Grimwade's Syndrome
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| Gally news, casting details, and not-LEGO Doctor Who figures….all of which prefigured the cogent analysis and detailed examination of the (Doctor Who) career of one Peter Grimwade, one of the few polymaths to both write and direct for Doctor Who. With highlights such as Earthshock and lowlights like Time-Flight, Grimwade’s output was grist for the mill of the Three Who Rule. |
| Show Notes:
– Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One! Miniscope Links (Peter Grimwade): As Director: – Full…Circle! As Writer: |
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The New Skaro Shop
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The Skaro Shop is back!
The wait has been long but the Skaro Shop has made its return, hosted by our new partner, Spreadshirt. Your old shirt favourites are back along with some new designs including the UK-only football jersey and our homage to the recent Craig Ferguson Doctor Who song about intellect and romance triumphing over brute force and cynicism.
Head on over to the all-new Skaro Shop to have a look at all the great Radio Free Skaro swag available! And most importantly, thanks for your support of Radio Free Skaro!]]>
Radio Free Skaro #233 – Wayward Saward
< DVDs and Series 6 news were the order of the day as the 2011 DVD release schedule was unveiled this past week in Doctor Who Magazine, and boy howdy are there some puzzling combinations of stories into box sets. The upcoming series of Doctor Who gets a bit of a different look with a newly-announced writer and a shuffling in the order of episodes, and there’s even a bit of a natter about Doctor Who Magazine’s list of who to follow on Twitter (hint: we’re on that list, nudge nudge). A look at controversial writer/script editor Eric Saward rounds out the show with some great discussion of his influence and reach, along with the selection of next week’s miniscope subject… and just who will that be? |
| Show Notes:
– Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One! Miniscope Links (Eric Saward): – The…Visitation! |
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Doctor Who Magazine – Who To Follow On Twitter
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Doctor Who Magazine #430 published a list of the Top Doctor Who twitterers to follow, and Radio Free Skaro made the list! We join the esteemed company of others such as TV critic Charlie Brooker, TV/radio presenter Jonathan Ross, late night TV host Craig Ferguson, nerdist Chris Hardwick and the crew from fellow podcast Podshock.
Many humble thanks to everyone who suggested Radio Free Skaro, it’s our privilege and pleasure to have earned your eyes and ears with what we do – and a big thanks to Benjamin Cook for compiling the list!
Doctor Who Magazine #430 hits newsstands in the UK on 13 January.
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| Photo courtesy Tim Drury |
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