Radio Free Skaro #874 – The End of the Time of The Power of The Doctor
There is only one week left in the era of the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who! This week saw the (embargoed) premiere in the UK, a broadcast time (at last), and some promotional material, care of Doctor Who Magazine. Kyle Anderson from Nerdist drops by to give his thoughts and opinions on the lead-up to the Whittaker/Chibnall finale, plus the era as a whole. Next week: new Doctor Who!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- The Power of the Doctor press screening held Oct 11
- The Power of the Doctor BBC One broadcast will be at 7:30pm
- TVNZ will simulcast The Power of the Doctor
- Doctor Who Magazine 583 released
- The Power of the Doctor UK Steelbook/Blu-Ray/DVD release Nov 7
- Big Finish Rose Tyler – The Dimension Cannon: Other Worlds available
- Big Finish The Worlds of Doctor Who — Master! Nemesis Express available
- Doctor Who: Special 2023 from Titan Comics due Aug 15, 2023
Radio Free Skaro #873 – Is That All There Is
All hail Jodie Whittaker, for she is the headlining guest of Gallifrey One 2023 and that is wondrous for all and sundry. We also, shockingly enough, have a new (but underwhelming) trailer for “The Power of the Doctor”, confirmed to grace our airwaves October 23! Plus a traipse through The Timelash, the Radio Times appealing to hoarders everywhere to give up missing episodes, and for all you sports fans out there, the RFS hat trick of Steven finally getting COVID! All curse the Swarm!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Jodie Whittaker to headline Gallifrey One 2023
- The Power of the Doctor trailer, October 23 broadcast confirmed
- Ace has her iconic bomber jacket in The Power of the Doctor
- Doctor Who Magazine 583
- RTD will be around for at least two series
- Radio Times missing episodes treasure hunt
- Season 8 Blu-Ray to get UK reissue in standard packaging Nov 14
- Doctor Who Am I UK Blu-Ray release Nov 28
- Demon Quest 10 LP limited release signed by Tom Baker
- Big Finish UNIT – Brave New World: Visitants due December 2022
- Big Finish The Doctor Chronicles: The Eleventh Doctor: Geronimo! released
- Titan Comics Doctor Who #1 from Nov 2020 released for free
- Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection Volume 2 due Dec 1
- GoFundMe for Lynne & Michael Thomas
Radio Free Skaro #872 – Don’t You Think She Looks Tired?
It’s Part the Second of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director James Hawes, with our hot takes about shows from more than a decade ago, namely “The Christmas Invasion”, “New Earth”, and “School Reunion”! What are our thoughts? You’ll have to drum your fingers waiting as we cogitate about Big Finish releases, the ever-present Timelash, Tennant, Tate and lockdowns and the ever-present blight of prequels in today’s streaming media environment!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Tennant & Tate’s return was spawned from the lockdown tweetalongs
- Big Finish Doctor Who — The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Hidden Depths due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who — Seventh Doctor Adventures: Sullivan and Cross — AWOL coming Nov 2022
- Big Finish UNIT — Nemesis: Objective: Earth due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Star Cops – The High Frontier: 1 due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound: Doctor of War — Destiny now available
- Big Finish Doctor Who — Unbound: 1-8 Collected available now
- 1968 BBC training film
- 1974 Making Match of the Day
Miniscope:
Radio Free Skaro #871 – One Louder
A monumental episode as there are now more Radio Free Skaro episodes in the wild than there are Doctor Who episodes! And to celebrate this, Chip from Two-minute Time Lord joins us to give us a temperature check on the current state of Doctor Who. Also, we present the first half of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director James Hawes, who helmed “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances”!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- BBC officially unveils Centenary special title and artwork, but no broadcast date
- The Power of the Doctor promo photos, part the first
- The Power of the Doctor promo photos, part the second
- RTD posted a group shot of him, Gatwa, Collinson and Andy Pryor
- Big Finish Torchwood: A Postcard from Mr Colchester freebie released
- Big Finish Torchwood: Death in Venice released
- The Art of Phil Bevan due in October from Telos Publishing
- The Doctor Who (Unofficial) Quiz Book due Oct 13
- Cyberman: The Quest for Pedler revised limited edition hardback available from Fantom Publishing
- Coventry University naming its new arts and humanities building after Delia Derbyshire
Miniscope:
Radio Free Skaro #870 – Doctor Who Title Generator
After months of waiting, drumming our fingers, and alternating between hype and apathy, or hype-athy if you will, we finally have a title for Jodie Whittaker’s final story as the Thirteenth Doctor, and that title is…The Power of the Doctor. Not much to go on, but that won’t stop the Three Who Rule from mightily cogitating based on those five words, as well as talking about the new Flux soundtrack, Daleks in comic strip form, more Big Finish stuff, and as always, The Timelash!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Doctor Who Magazine 582 reveals “The Power of the Doctor” as the centenary special title
- Doctor Who: Flux soundtrack release info
- Doctor Who Chronicles Issue 6: 1973 due Oct 6
- Daleks: Ultimate Comic Strip Collection due Oct 1
- Time Meddler BFI screening Oct 29, in support of Season 2 Blu-Ray
- Doctor Who Am I new trailer
- Big Finish Torchwood: SUV due Oct 2022
- Big Finish UNIT – Nemesis: Objective: Earth due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who – Tenth Doctor, Classic Companions released
Radio Free Skaro #869 – A Belly Full of Wine
It is a sad day worldwide as noted Doctor Who fan Queen Elizabeth II has passed onto her final rest, and at any rate we have very little Who news to discuss but we do have Big Finish updates, a Cubicle7 Doctor Who RPG Humble Bundle, Steven and Erika are Hugo winners again but most importantly The Timelash delves into Doctor Who history and plumbs the depths of trivial nonsense for you, dear listener!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Elizabeth II was a Doctor Who fan
- Tom Kingsley reportedly directing Doctor Who
- Season 13 specials Steelbook etc releases due, no date set
- Doctor Who Am I UK DVD release November 7
- Dr Who and the Daleks vinyl & Blu-Ray set due October 31
- Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD vinyl & Blu-Ray set due October 31
- Gary Russell talks of “recasting” The Abominable Snowmen for the animated release
- Cubicle7 Humble Bundle in support of Children in Need
- Black Archive #21 – 30 bundle now available
- Big Finish Doctor Who — The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Sullivan and Cross — AWOL due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: What Lies Inside? due Nov 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Forty 2 now available
- 2022 Hugo Awards
Radio Free Skaro #868 – I Think It’s Going To Be a Long, Long Time
The Fallow Times of No Doctor Who and Even Less Information continues, but our friends across the pond at least had events with real live Doctor Who people to meet at FCC Birmingham and Whooverville 13, Abominable Snowmen BFI excitement, and most importantly, our thoughts on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and even more importantly still a pristine copy of William Shatner in his 1978 performance of Elton John’s “Rocket Man” in pristine 3/4-inch U-matic quality! All of which is mere lead in to The Timelash, hashing out key (and not so key) dates in Doctor Who history so you don’t have to!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- The Timelash
- Abominable Snowmen Blu-Ray trailer
- Black Archives #60 – The Sun Makers now available
- Big Finish The Third Doctor Adventures: Kaleidoscope due Oct 2022
- Titan Comics Doctor Who: Origins 4, last of the Fugitive Doctor series, now available
- First-generation copy of William Shatner’s “Rocket Man” found
Radio Free Skaro #866 – Still in the Nursery
What mysteries are in store for us with David Tennant’s already intriguing return in the year of 2023? A recent appearance by Ol’ Ten himself at a Boston convention hints at a lot while saying nothing, and a new trailer for the Doctor Who Season 2 – The Collection highlights the return of Vicki (aka Maureen O’Brien!) Plus there’s the usual tat and Big Finish missives and the start of our two-part Classic Series Commentary for “The Trial of a Time Lord”, Part the Thirteenth! Masters and Valeyards and the Matrix, oh my!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Tennant said many more people are involved in his filming
- Season 2 announced for next Blu-Ray collection
- Season 2 Blu-Ray trailer
- Season 2 Blu-Ray Amazon Canada preorder
- Season 2 Blu-Ray Amazon US preorder
- Doctor Who 10th most-watched Box Set on iPlayer, Apr-Jun 2022
- Doctor Who Magazine 581 released
- Andrew Skilleter 2023 Doctor Who art calendar available for preorder
- Doctor Who coming to Magic: The Gathering
- The Celestial Toymaker coming to vinyl
- BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcasting some Tennant Big Finish audios
- Big Finish Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Geronimo! due October 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who — The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Into the Stars released
- Doctor Who nominated for 2022 Saturn Award
Commentary:
Radio Free Skaro #865 – Legacy Panel
It’s the sixteenth(!) anniversary of Radio Free Skaro and what better way to celebrate than with a trivia contest with questions ranging from gimme to nigh-impossible about Doctor Who featuring not only the Three Who Rule but also Erika Ensign and Kat Griffiths of Verity! Cheer, boo, cogitate alongside and stifle a swear or two as we’re all subjected to a barrage of factoids from Jacqueline Rayner’s “Doctor Who – The Official Quiz Book”, a fine tome written by a Who expert and not an intern at the Trivial Pursuit ofice! Plus the usual news and nonsense but mostly…trivia!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Ncuti Gatwa begins filming in November
- Christmas specials to return?
- Andy Pryor talked of the drive to cast more disabled actors
- Gallifrey One discussion panel/TARDIS Talks submissions close Aug 15
- Character Options 8th & 10th Doctors and Daleks
- Doctor Who Am I bought by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
- Series 13 to air in France on NRJ 12 in France
- Big Finish Torchwood Soho: The Unbegotten coming October 2022
- Big Finish Torchwood: SUV due Oct 2022, The Lincolnshire Poacher Nov 2022, The Empire Man Dec 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins: He Who Fights Monsters coming Dec 2022
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Purity Undreamed available now
Trivia:
SUPPORT THE PODCAST
WHERE TO LISTEN
WHERE TO FIND US
Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro 
Radio Free Skaro #867 – Panic! At the Disco
Posted on August 28, 2022 by Chris
Leave a Comment
Download MP3
Yes, the moment you’ve all waited for is happening, the official airdate for the as yet unnamed Doctor Who Centenary Special is….sometime in October. No, what we’re ACTUALLY excited about is the return of the Timelash, where we hash over decades-old minutiae to paper over the fact we have next to nothing for news to report. But we do have the conclusion of our gripping two-part commentary for “The Trial of a Time Lord”, Part Fourteen! Megabyte that modem with some carrot juice!
Links:
Commentary: