Radio Free Skaro #159 – Throw Down The Quantlet
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With the Doctor Who Magazine release of the ming-mongiest list of favorite Doctor Who episodes in the past 11 years (when a nuWho-less but also ming-mongy list sparked debate amongst the faithful), the Three Who Rule were like starving, nerdy dogs drawn to raw meat. Weighing in on their own picks and what they felt was wrong-headed and frankly evil placement of some of their favorite episodes, they also made time to speculate on the scheduling of Dreamland, the Waters of Mars and to roundly chastise Richard Curtis for not getting his Doctor Who air dates right. And oh yes, a Miniscope featuring Pennant Roberts also made an appearance, flood-lit and underbudgeted. Hoo…ray. |
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January North American DVD Releases
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January 2010 sees two more classic Doctor Who stories being released on DVD in Region 1. While there have some been some real winners of late (The War Games and The Deadly Assassin sure come to mind), this first offering of the new year brings us a couple also-rans, including the story recently voted worst ever by Doctor Who fans in Doctor Who Magazine 413.
The Keys of Marinus is William Hartnell’s fifth serial and was not long ago looked at by our very own Steven in the Chronic Hysteresis and introduced Doctor Who fans to that loveable ruffian, Edmund Warwick. The Twin Dilemma is the debut story for the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, and is now officially the worst Doctor Who story ever produced and introduced us to the concept of green shoes with orange spats.
Both titles are available from the usual sources on January 5, 2010.]]>
Who’s on top?
Doctor Who Magazine 413 has published a reader poll ranking Doctor Who episodes. The last time this was done was in 1998, well before the series made its triumphant return to our screens. Back then, the Tom Baker classic Genesis of the Daleks took the top spot… but what has 11 years done to public opinion?
Over a decade later, and over 4 new series of the revamped show, Classic Who still reigns as king (though dominates the low end, too) with Peter Davison’s swan song Caves of Androzani taking top prize. After all, who can blame the fans for voting it the best ever? Robert Holmes. Graeme Harper. Sharaz Jek. Stotzie. Morgus. The Magma Beast. Peri’s cleavage overshadowing the regeneration sequence. What’s not to love about it?
The Top 10 and Bottom 10 are as follow:
001. The Caves of Androzani
002. Blink
003. Genesis of the Daleks
004. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
005. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
006. Human Nature / The Family of Blood
007. Pyramids of Mars
008. City of Death
009. The Robots of Death
010. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
191. The Dominators
192. Fear Her
193. Paradise Towers
194. The Underwater Menace
195. The Space Pirates
196. Time-Flight
197. Underworld
198. Time and the Rani
199. Timelash
200. The Twin Dilemma
Who's on top?
<![CDATA[Doctor Who Magazine 413 has published a reader poll ranking Doctor Who episodes. The last time this was done was in 1998, well before the series made its triumphant return to our screens. Back then, the Tom Baker classic Genesis of the Daleks took the top spot… but what has 11 years done to public opinion?
Over a decade later, and over 4 new series of the revamped show, Classic Who still reigns as king (though dominates the low end, too) with Peter Davison’s swan song Caves of Androzani taking top prize. After all, who can blame the fans for voting it the best ever? Robert Holmes. Graeme Harper. Sharaz Jek. Stotzie. Morgus. The Magma Beast. Peri’s cleavage overshadowing the regeneration sequence. What’s not to love about it?
The Top 10 and Bottom 10 are as follow:
001. The Caves of Androzani
002. Blink
003. Genesis of the Daleks
004. The Talons of Weng-Chiang
005. The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
006. Human Nature / The Family of Blood
007. Pyramids of Mars
008. City of Death
009. The Robots of Death
010. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
191. The Dominators
192. Fear Her
193. Paradise Towers
194. The Underwater Menace
195. The Space Pirates
196. Time-Flight
197. Underworld
198. Time and the Rani
199. Timelash
200. The Twin Dilemma]]>
Radio Free Skaro Has a New Home!
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As you can probably tell, radiofreeskaro.com has undergone a bit of an upgrade. We think the site looks bolder and more colourful, with a few more bells and whistles to amuse and delight you. Key among the changes is a jukebox where you can listen to all your favourite RFS episodes at the click of a button.
Also, there are some new links that will take you to SPACE Channel’s Doctor Who page, as well as the main site for Gallifrey 21, the Doctor Who convention to end all conventions (until Gallifrey 22 in 2011).
Take a look around, and we hope you enjoy the new digs.]]>
Radio Free Skaro has a new home!
Specifically at radiofreeskaro.com, our new home for jaunty nonsense involving the good Doctor. Head on over, crack open a malted beverage of some kind, and don’t let Pedantor out, he hates the neighbourhood kids and is known to bite.
SPACE Blog: Spoilers! The Delicate Art of Not Knowing (Or Not)
In an age of always-on interconnectivity, it’s very difficult to be surprised. It’s even more difficult when a part of you wants to ruin the surprise. Such is the double-edged nature of the spoiler.
Radio Free Skaro Presents Podcest: The Whooverville Podcast Panel
The Whooverville Doctor Who convention that took place in September at Derby featured a notable podcasting panel featuring representatives from no less than eight (8) different Doctor Who podcasts. Eager to elbow their way into a party to which they were never invited, Radio Free Skaro is proud to present this panel to you for your listening enjoyment. Very big thanks to Adam Purcell of Staggering Stories for providing the audio. Oh, and happy 100th episode, Tin Dog! |
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Appearing at the Whooverville Podcast Panel were: – Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade Podcast |
Radio Free Skaro #157 – Byrne, Baby, Byrne
The classic series commentary makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Radio Free Skaro fold as we merge the Miniscope with the old time-filling standby. With Johnny Byrne as our subject we plod through the week’s weak news with discussion of lowlights such as Warriors of the Deep and our commentary of the first half of Arc of Infinity. There should have been another way, indeed! (NOTE: This is the fixed version of this episode.) |
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Radio Free Skaro #158 – Amsterdamned
Posted on September 14, 2009 by Steven
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With news sorely lacking, the Three Who Rule were momentarily relieved to hide in the welcome shelter of a commentary, in this case the third and fourth instalments of “Arc of Infinity”, a maudlin yarn notable more for IKEA furniture infesting Gallifrey than for an interesting story. But their welcome was short lived, as Cracklor once again besieged Warren and his computer more or less opted for suicide….much like Omega, as his Rice Krispie wounds boiled into nothingness. Poignancy ahead, dear listeners. Sheer poignancy.
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– Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
– Radio Free Skaro…on SPACE!
– Be a fan of Radio Free Skaro on…Facebook!
– Richard Curtis…Doctor Who writer!
– National Television Awards…nominations!
– David Tennant in Of Mice…and Men!
– Dalek Movie…Soundtracks!
Miniscope Links (Johnny Byrne):
– The Keeper…of Traken!
– Arc…of Infinity!
– Warriors…of the Deep!
– BBC…Shownar!