In a surprising turn of events, this week’s episode was chock full of news…an unwelcome development with a “The Next Doctor” commentary bearing down on the Three Who Rule like a Cyber-King hell-bent on justifying its own lack of continuity. Being the brave souls they are, your gallant hosts soldiered on and brought not only the most current of current events in all of Who-dom, but also a sterling commentary on David Morrissey’s debut as the Next Doctor. Oh yes, and David Tennant made some sort of appearance as well.
In our ongoing Wednesday special series featuring interviews and such from Gallifrey ’09 in February (just to see how long we can milk it), we bring you an interview with Doctor Who Restoration Team impresario Steve Roberts, wherein he discusses past and future projects regarding the classic Who DVD series.
The second Doctor Who gap year special, Russell T. Davies’ and Phil Ford’s “Return of the Bandrils” has been confirmed to have a Christmas 2009 transmission date. Gareth Roberts, writer of The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp and co-writer of Planet of the Dead, has said in the new DWM we’ll have a heck of a wait after the first gap year special airs at Easter.
So far only Den of Geek has picked up the story and run with it, so maybe that’s a sign it’s all a bald-faced lie and we can go about our normal business.
Link to Den of Geek story
On the upside, Roberts notes his New Adventures novel The Highest Science influenced Planet of the Dead. I look forward to that.
Though the news was paltry (other than some serious SPOILERS for one of the upcoming specials near the 3/4 mark of the show), the Three Who Rule were able to bring their customary wit and verve to this week’s proceedings, and even managed to create Rubbishor, a new crusader destined to unseat the cruel and debased rule of Pedantor. Watch this space for more exciting details on this clash of entirely fictional titans! Or…just listen to the podcast.
Hot on the heels of the details of the May Doctor Who DVD releases in North America (click here for that story) comes word that two more releases will be coming our way on July 7 – the The Rescue/The Romans mini-boxed set (released last week in the UK), as well as 1985’s Attack of the Cybermen(which will hit the shelves in the UK in March). Click here to read the juicy details.
At Gallifrey ’09, three of the most preeminent Doctor Who podcasts around – Podshock, Tachyon TV, and Radio Free Skaro – converged for a tell all panel entitled “So You Want To Podcast Doctor Who?”, ready to dispense vital information to a room full of eager fans wanting to venture into the cutthroat world of podcasting.
With three panelists per podcast, the panel was chock full of on-air talent; it looked like the Yalta Conference of podcasting. Of course, occuring at 11:00 AM on a Saturday morning, the energy in the room was far from palpable. And the party only really began once Damon from Tachyon TV started dispensing beer to all who wanted one (some of the panelists had, at that point, barely stopped drinking since the previous afternoon). But the panel’s main goal was achieved – there actually more people in the audience than on the panel.
…and doesn’t that headline just sound rude? Apparently, while we at Radio Free Skaro were busy trying to score an interview with Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker when we were all there for Gallifrey ’09, Baker was busy, unknowingly, chatting up Pamela Anderson on a street corner near a chocolate shop. Could Anderson now be in line for a part in an upcoming Big Finish audio? We here at RFS are texting a message to the Big Finish big wigs as you read this…
Hot off the presses : the details for the upcoming Doctor Who – E-Space Trilogy boxed set, to be released on May 5 in North America, have been released. Warren and I await with bated breath, while Chris in London laughs at us from afar, having been able to buy this thing for the past while now. Here’s the link.
And so the post-Gallifrey exhaustion set in, and our stalwart heroes were left with nothing more than depression and a paltry smattering of news. And yet they soldiered on, digressing and discussing as before. Only..many weeks to go before Gallifrey 2010.
For those in Canada who have yet to see the Doctor Who 2008 Christmas Special “The Next Doctor”, SPACE will be airing the special (and not the CBC) on Saturday, March 14 (possibly at 9:00 PM ET). This news comes to us from Benjamin Elliott, proprietor of the superb This Week In Doctor Who Yahoo group (and also seen on Outpost Gallifrey), who has helped us out several times in the past.
Of course, if you listen to our shows, we’ve long since talked about/hashed/re-hashed/spoiled the hell out of TND already…
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Radio Free Skaro #128 – In the Shadow of the Cyber-King
Posted on March 8, 2009 by freyburg
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In a surprising turn of events, this week’s episode was chock full of news…an unwelcome development with a “The Next Doctor” commentary bearing down on the Three Who Rule like a Cyber-King hell-bent on justifying its own lack of continuity. Being the brave souls they are, your gallant hosts soldiered on and brought not only the most current of current events in all of Who-dom, but also a sterling commentary on David Morrissey’s debut as the Next Doctor. Oh yes, and David Tennant made some sort of appearance as well.
Direct download: rfs128.mp3
(Many) Show Notes:
– Second gap year special…Christmas?
– Tennant finale…Mars?
– Gap year actors…cast!
– New companion…question mark?
– TARDIS set…new?
– Tennant tapes, part the…third!
– SJA S3…writers!
– Ronnie Corbett…little!
– The Hand(s) of…Fear?
– SJA…ficticious award!
– Anna Friel…zombie!
– Julie Gardner…in LA!
– The Deadly…Assassin!
– Planet of the…Dead!
– Delta and the…Bannermen!
– Cybermen box set…date!
– Laurence Payne…obit!
– The Next…Doctor!
Radio Free Skaro interviews Steve Roberts
Posted on March 4, 2009 by Steven
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In our ongoing Wednesday special series featuring interviews and such from Gallifrey ’09 in February (just to see how long we can milk it), we bring you an interview with Doctor Who Restoration Team impresario Steve Roberts, wherein he discusses past and future projects regarding the classic Who DVD series.
direct download: rfssteveroberts.mp3
Links:
– Doctor Who Restoration Team
– RT Wikipedia entry
Return of the Bandrils to air at Christmas 2009
Posted on March 4, 2009 by Chris
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The second Doctor Who gap year special, Russell T. Davies’ and Phil Ford’s “Return of the Bandrils” has been confirmed to have a Christmas 2009 transmission date. Gareth Roberts, writer of The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp and co-writer of Planet of the Dead, has said in the new DWM we’ll have a heck of a wait after the first gap year special airs at Easter.
So far only Den of Geek has picked up the story and run with it, so maybe that’s a sign it’s all a bald-faced lie and we can go about our normal business.
Link to Den of Geek story
On the upside, Roberts notes his New Adventures novel The Highest Science influenced Planet of the Dead. I look forward to that.
Radio Free Skaro #127 – The Rise of Rubbishor
Posted on March 1, 2009 by freyburg
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Though the news was paltry (other than some serious SPOILERS for one of the upcoming specials near the 3/4 mark of the show), the Three Who Rule were able to bring their customary wit and verve to this week’s proceedings, and even managed to create Rubbishor, a new crusader destined to unseat the cruel and debased rule of Pedantor. Watch this space for more exciting details on this clash of entirely fictional titans! Or…just listen to the podcast.
Direct download: rfs127.mp3
Show Notes:
– Colour Recovery Project…spat! (scroll down to the section marked “CR”)
– Tennant acting nomination…actual!
– Tennant Cybermen interview…DVD!
– Fendahl DVD…April!
– July North American DVD…excellent!
– New K9 logo…in colour!
– Dean Gaffney…Fake!
– Soap…Sergeant Benson!
More Doctor Who DVDs Announced for North America in July
Posted on February 26, 2009 by Steven
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Hot on the heels of the details of the May Doctor Who DVD releases in North America (click here for that story) comes word that two more releases will be coming our way on July 7 – the The Rescue/The Romans mini-boxed set (released last week in the UK), as well as 1985’s Attack of the Cybermen(which will hit the shelves in the UK in March). Click here to read the juicy details.
Radio Free Skaro – Gallifrey ’09 Podcast Panel
Posted on February 25, 2009 by Steven
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At Gallifrey ’09, three of the most preeminent Doctor Who podcasts around – Podshock, Tachyon TV, and Radio Free Skaro – converged for a tell all panel entitled “So You Want To Podcast Doctor Who?”, ready to dispense vital information to a room full of eager fans wanting to venture into the cutthroat world of podcasting.
With three panelists per podcast, the panel was chock full of on-air talent; it looked like the Yalta Conference of podcasting. Of course, occuring at 11:00 AM on a Saturday morning, the energy in the room was far from palpable. And the party only really began once Damon from Tachyon TV started dispensing beer to all who wanted one (some of the panelists had, at that point, barely stopped drinking since the previous afternoon). But the panel’s main goal was achieved – there actually more people in the audience than on the panel.
Have a listen to the audio from the event here:
Direct download: rfspodcastpanel.mp3
Pamela Anderson’s Big Finish Audition
Posted on February 25, 2009 by Steven
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…and doesn’t that headline just sound rude? Apparently, while we at Radio Free Skaro were busy trying to score an interview with Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker when we were all there for Gallifrey ’09, Baker was busy, unknowingly, chatting up Pamela Anderson on a street corner near a chocolate shop. Could Anderson now be in line for a part in an upcoming Big Finish audio? We here at RFS are texting a message to the Big Finish big wigs as you read this…
Click here to read the full story.
Doctor Who – E-Space Trilogy Boxed Set Details!
Posted on February 23, 2009 by Steven
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Hot off the presses : the details for the upcoming Doctor Who – E-Space Trilogy boxed set, to be released on May 5 in North America, have been released. Warren and I await with bated breath, while Chris in London laughs at us from afar, having been able to buy this thing for the past while now. Here’s the link.
Radio Free Skaro #126 – The End of Our Tether
Posted on February 22, 2009 by freyburg
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And so the post-Gallifrey exhaustion set in, and our stalwart heroes were left with nothing more than depression and a paltry smattering of news. And yet they soldiered on, digressing and discussing as before. Only..many weeks to go before Gallifrey 2010.
Direct download: rfs126.mp3
“The Next Doctor” on SPACE on March 14
Posted on February 21, 2009 by Steven
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For those in Canada who have yet to see the Doctor Who 2008 Christmas Special “The Next Doctor”, SPACE will be airing the special (and not the CBC) on Saturday, March 14 (possibly at 9:00 PM ET). This news comes to us from Benjamin Elliott, proprietor of the superb This Week In Doctor Who Yahoo group (and also seen on Outpost Gallifrey), who has helped us out several times in the past.
Of course, if you listen to our shows, we’ve long since talked about/hashed/re-hashed/spoiled the hell out of TND already…
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