Radio Free Skaro – 2019 Advent Calendar, Day 1


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This holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 1.

A New Companion for the Sixth Doctor – and a Boyfriend for Peri in “Blood on Santa’s Claw”

A new traveller joins the TARDIS team, as companion Peri finds herself a boyfriend in the forthcoming Sixth Doctor special, Blood on Santa’s Claw and Other Stories.

 

This four-part box set will be released in time for Christmas, and is now available for pre-order as a collector’s edition CD or on download from £12.99.

 

Blood on Santa’s Claw introduces a new companion for Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor, a famous pop star whom Peri meets after travelling back in time to attend a studio recording of Top of the Pops.

 

Joe Carnaby is the lead singer of the 1980s’ hottest new synth band, Arcadia Rising. He is played by actor Luke Allen-Gale who said, of becoming Peri’s boyfriend: “They are very much enamoured with each other in that young love kind of way. It’s exciting and new and adventurous and there’s lots of laughter. Joe wants to have a good time and enjoy himself.”

 

Actor Nicola Bryant added: “I am very excited that Peri is finally going to get the lovely boyfriend that she deserves.  It’s nice that she has someone she feels responsible for. I also like the fact she takes on more of the Doctor’s role in these stories and teaches Joe how to be a companion.

 

“The fact that it is music that brings them together makes it all the more wonderful. Peri’s not had much luck with husbands in the past (Davey Silverman in The Piscon Paradox and Ycarnos in Widow’s Assassin), so it’s very much third time lucky for her. Fingers crossed!”

 

Nev Fountain, one of the four authors of these festive fables, explained how the brief for the new companion came about: “I was simply asked to make it Christmassy!  Oh yes, and I was told that Peri’s boyfriend was now travelling with them. Is this the first time there’s been implied hanky-panky in the TARDIS during the time of a ‘classic’ Doctor?

 

“The idea of introducing him by just throwing him into a box set of short stories was an interesting one and I think it worked. We meet the Doctor, Peri and new TARDIS traveller Joe Carnaby as they journey through the 59th century, an annoyingly silly time in Earth’s history. I look forward to writing for the Doctor, Peri and Joe in their next series of adventures!”

 

Producer and director, John Ainsworth added: “I was delighted when I was told that this year’s Christmas release would be featuring the Sixth Doctor, and therefore fell to me to produce. It’s hard to come up with a new spin on the Christmas theme and tell exciting Doctor Who stories at the same time, but I think our four stories in this anthology tick all the boxes – tinsel, carols, Dickens, reindeer, and even Santa himself. But this is still Doctor Who, and there’s plenty to keep the Doctor, Peri and her new beau on their toes. The stories actually get quite dark in places, and Peri in particular has to live through some quite traumatic events.”

 

As previously revealed, the four stories in this compendium of Christmas crackers are as follows:

 

Blood on Santa’s Claw by Alan Terigo

 

The Doctor and Peri land on the planet Naxios, where they discover the body of Father Christmas. Who killed him? The strange individuals dressed in Shakespearian costume or the talking animals wearing waistcoats digging in the tunnels?

 

The Baby Awakes by Susan Dennom

 

The Doctor and Peri visit the Ishtar institute, where the term ‘Designer Babies’ takes on a new and sinister meaning. Will our heroes survive Christmas day?

 

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Andrew Lias

 

A Christmas party that’s been going on for three years. Strange silver robots who guard the Christmas decorations with lethal force. What is the secret behind the festivities on Tate Galactic?

 

Brightly Shone The Moon That Night by Nev Fountain

 

The TARDIS crew encounters a shameful secret of the Time Lords. History has been rewritten, and this time it’s all the Doctor’s fault.

 

You can now pre-order Doctor Who: Blood on Santa’s Claw as a collector’s edition CD or download at the Big Finish website from £12.99. It’s all your Christmases come at once!

 

Big Finish have been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant and John Hurt.

 

Nicola Bryant once actually appeared on screen during a 1980s episode of Top of the Pops hosted by DJ Gary Davies. At the time, she was taking a break from recording the Doctor Who story Vengeance on Varos in an adjoining studio.

 

DOCTOR WHO: BLOOD ON SANTA’S CLAW AND OTHER STORIES

Duration: 120 minutes approx.

Released: December 2019, exclusively from the Big Finish website.

 

Director: John Ainsworth

Producer: John Ainsworth

Senior Producer: David Richardson

Written by: Alan Terigo, Susan Dennom, Andrew Lias and Nev Fountain

Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery

 

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RRP: £14.99 (collector’s edition CD) £12.99 (download) from www.bigfinish.com

Sales enquiries – Tel: 01628 824 102 / Email: sales@bigfinish.com

Press enquiries – Tel: 020 3755 0589 / Email: press@bigfinish.com

 

ABOUT BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS

Big Finish Productions is an audio production company and publisher best known for its range of Doctor Who plays (with its many spin-offs). The company also produces a wide range of audio drama and audiobooks featuring the characters from Blake’s 7Space: 1999, Dark ShadowsTorchwoodTerrahawksThe AvengersThe PrisonerSurvivors and The Omega Factor, as well as classics such as HG Wells, Shakespeare, Sherlock HolmesThe Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray. Big Finish also produces original creations such as GracelessCharlotte Pollard and The Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, plus the Big Finish Originals range featuring seven great new series including ATA GirlCiceroJeremiah Bourne in TimeShilling & Sixpence Investigate, Blind Terror and Transference.

 

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Flip Jackson and Constance Clarke return to Doctor Who

Sixth Doctor Colin Baker’s popular companion duo, Mrs Constance Clarke and Phillipa ‘Flip’ Jackson, are set to return in a trilogy of exciting four-part adventures in 2020.

Story titles and details are still under wraps, but we can exclusively reveal that this ‘odd couple’  companion team are back in the studios after quite a break.

“Their backgrounds are so different,” explained executive producer Nicholas Briggs, “but they just hit it off. Constance is a very prim and proper and from World War Two. Flip is a proper Cockney from the early 2000s.”

Miranda Raison (Spooks, Dirk Gently, Nightflyers) who plays wartime heroine Mrs Constance Clarke recalled: “It must be over two years since we’ve been in a Big Finish studio, because the last time I was here I was eight months pregnant, and now my daughter is over two years old!”

Lisa Greenwood (The Hour, Call The Midwife, Top Boy), who plays streetwise Flip, says, “It’s great to be back! I love playing Flip and it’s lovely to be working with Miranda and Colin again.”

Flip’s journey with the Doctor started way back in 2011 with The Crimes of Thomas Brewster. Back then, she wasn’t a companion, but producers David Richardson and Nicholas Briggs spotted her potential and immediately asked writer Jonathan Morris and Lisa herself if they’d like her to become a regular. This led to The Curse of Davros in 2012 and since then she’s never looked back, battling Doctor Who foes old and new.

In 2015, Flip was joined by Constance Clarke. “Miranda joined us in Colin Baker’s finale box set The Last Adventure,” explained Nicholas. “But her real origins were revealed in a different story, Criss-Cross, later that year. She’s an extraordinary character played by a brilliant actor — who’s also a remarkably lovely person.”

Nicholas also confirmed what fun it is working with Lisa. “She calls me Dalek-face!” he laughed. “Lisa and I have become great chums, having spent a lot of time together at big Doctor Who conventions.”

More details of the return of these great characters will be revealed next year.

Big Finish have been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant and John Hurt.

Colin Baker reprises his role as the Sixth Doctor, or “ol’ Sixie” as he refers to the character he’s played for many Big Finish productions!

Miranda Raison, playing a war time WREN travelling with the Doctor, is a highly-regarded British actor from stage and screen, including a notable run in BBC1’s Spooks.

Sales enquiries – Tel: 01628 824 102 / Email: sales@bigfinish.com

Press enquiries – Tel: 020 3755 0589 / Email: press@bigfinish.com

ABOUT BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS

Big Finish Productions is an audio production company and publisher best known for its range of Doctor Who plays (with its many spin-offs). The company also produces a wide range of audio drama and audiobooks featuring the characters from Blake’s 7Space: 1999, Dark ShadowsTorchwoodTimeslip, TerrahawksThe AvengersThe PrisonerSurvivors and The Omega Factor, as well as classics such as HG Wells, Shakespeare, Sherlock HolmesThe Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray. Big Finish also produces original creations such as GracelessCharlotte Pollard and The Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, plus the Big Finish Originals range featuring seven great new series including ATA GirlCiceroJeremiah Bourne in TimeShilling & Sixpence Investigate, Blind Terror and Transference.

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Class Series Three & Four Coming Soon From Big Finish

Big Finish is going back to Coal Hill Academy for six new full cast audio adventures, based on the television series created by Patrick Ness, in arrangement with BBC Studios.  

Class is back in session! Due for release in April 2020, the Doctor Who spin-off series returns for two new volumes, each available for pre-order now as a limited edition box set for £19.99, or on download at £14.99 at www.bigfinish.com.

Alongside the series regulars, Greg Austin (Charlie Smith), Fady Elsayed (Ram Singh) and Sophie Hopkins (April MacLean), two new faces are joining the cast.

Dervla Kirwan, familiar to many as the star of TV series Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart, takes over from Katherine Kelly in the role of witty alien exile, Miss Quill. And Joanna McGibbon steps into the shoes of Vivian Oparah as student prodigy, Tanya Adeola.

The six new stories included in the forthcoming Class box sets are as follows:

Volume Three

The Soers’ Ditch by Carl Rowens

Catfish by Kate Thorman

Sweet Nothings by Michael Dennis

Volume Four 

Mock by Alfie Shaw

The Creeper by Lizzie Hopley

The Queen of Rhodia by Blair Mowat

Producer and director of Class, Scott Handcock, said: “When we first announced we were reviving Class on audio, I think the response took everyone by surprise, and it became clear to everyone there was an appetite for more adventures with these characters. And now we have even more! As before, they’re set within the television series, tackling urban legends, intergalactic romances, mock exams and an abandoned Shoreditch house on Halloween!

“Greg, Sophie, Fady and Jordan return as Charlie, April, Ram and Matteusz respectively, with a couple of new cast members lending their vocals to familiar characters. Although we were unable to secure the talents of Vivian Oparah and Katherine Kelly, I’m thrilled to welcome Joanna McGibbon as Tanya Adeola and Dervla Kirwan as Miss Quill into the Class family. They’re both such brilliant actors and really capture the unique attitudes of their characters.”

Class Volumes Three and Four are available for pre-order now at £19.99 each as a limited edition CD box set (only 1,000 will be pressed of each volume) or £16.99 each on download from the Big Finish website. Both volumes will remain at this price until general release when they will be available for £24.99 on CD or £19.99 on download.

Class: The Audio Adventures can also be purchased as a bundle together at the price of £38 as a limited edition CD and £28 on download. All CD purchases from the Big Finish website unlock a download exclusive from the Big Finish website and app.

To mark this announcement, and the appearance of the Class cast at the Chicago TARDIS convention this weekend, Class Volumes One and Two have been reduced in price and are now each £14.99 (usually £19.99) on download, or £28 if bought together. This offer will be available until 23:59 (UK time) on 03 December 2019 at www.bigfinish.com 

Coal Hill School (later Academy) was introduced in the first television episode of Doctor WhoAn Unearthly Child, in 1963, and has had numerous appearances ever since including the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor.

Class, a Doctor Who spin-off series created by young adult author Patrick Ness, consisted of eight episodes that were produced for BBC Three in 2016. But Coal Hill Academy still has more secrets hidden in its walls…

Class returned as an audio drama in 2018, with six audio adventures made in arrangement with BBC Studios. Both volumes sold out of their original limited edition box set run on CD – only 1,000 were pressed. They are still available to purchase on download.

Dervla Kirwan joins the cast as Miss Quill, a part previously portrayed by Katherine Kelly. Dervla Kirwan also appeared in the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Next Doctor, playing the ruthless Miss Hartigan.

Big Finish has been producing Doctor Who audios since 1999, starring Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, David Tennant and John Hurt.

CLASS: VOLUMES 3 & 4

Duration: 195 minutes each approx.

Released: April 2020, exclusively from the Big Finish website.

Director: Scott Handcock

Producer: Scott Handcock

Senior Producer: David Richardson

Written by: Carl Rowens, Kate Thorman, Michael Dennis, Alfie Shaw, Lizzie Hopley, Blair Mowat

Created by: Patrick Ness

Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery

PRICING

Pre-release price: £19.99 (each, strictly limited edition CD) £16.99 (each, download) from www.bigfinish.com

RRP: £24.99 (each, strictly limited edition CD), £19.99 (each, download)

Sales enquiries – Tel: 01628 824 102 / Email: sales@bigfinish.com

Press enquiries – Tel: 020 3755 0589 / Email: press@bigfinish.com

ABOUT BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS

Big Finish Productions is an audio production company and publisher best known for its range of Doctor Who plays (with its many spin-offs). The company also produces a wide range of audio drama and audiobooks featuring the characters from Blake’s 7Space: 1999, Dark ShadowsTorchwoodTerrahawksThe AvengersThe PrisonerSurvivors and The Omega Factor, as well as classics such as HG Wells, Shakespeare, Sherlock HolmesThe Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray. Big Finish also produces original creations such as GracelessCharlotte Pollard and The Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, plus the Big Finish Originals range featuring seven great new series including ATA GirlCiceroJeremiah Bourne in TimeShilling & Sixpence Investigate, Blind Terror and Transference.

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Twitter: @BigFinish

Facebook: TheBigFinish

Instagram: @BigFinishProd

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Big Finish’s The Prisoner Series 3 is Released

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume Three of Big Finish’s audio reimagining of the ITV classic series, starring Mark Elstob as Number Six, is now available to buy as a collector’s edition box set or download.

Glowing reviews are already coming in for Big Finish’s The Prisoner Volume Three, released today. This third (and quite possibly final) series of four hour-long episodes stars Mark Elstob (Number Six), Lucy Briggs-Owen (Kate Butterworth), Jim Barclay (Control), Genevieve Gaunt (Number 43), Alicia Ambrose-Bayly (Number 999) and Lorelei King (Number Two).

I’ve been fighting for so long. That’s all I’ve become. The fight itself. The fight for freedom. And if that fight is over. Who am I? What’s left of me? 

The Prisoner Volume Three is now available as a collector’s edition box set or via download from £19.99 at www.bigfinish.com

With an ending very different from the original TV series, the box set has already been well-received. Nicholas Briggs said: “It’s been absolutely lovely and such a relief that people like what we’ve done. I knew I was entering controversial territory so there was a big danger that our version would be seen as terrible, sacrilege, or at the very least an irritating irrelevance. So many people have been really generous and encouraging.”

Here are some extracts from the pre-release reviews. The first is written by Rick Davy of The Unmutual, a news website dedicated to The Prisoner:

“In terms of audio drama, there are few greater visionary talents in the medium than writer, director, and executive producer Nicholas Briggs, and he has delivered his strongest set of episodes yet. Big Finish’s Series 3 of The Prisoner is the zenith of its output, a triumph of nerve-tingling tension and storytelling with some truly frightening and foretelling moments which rank at the very top of the franchise’s peak.”

The second is written by Debs McDougall from Six of One, The Prisoner Appreciation Society:

“The writing is nothing short of a masterpiece and the voice actors are all amazing, none more so than Mark Elstob as Number Six.  Some of the episodes were recorded out of order just like in the original TV series, the voice actors doing a marvellous job of working out where they were in the plot! The ending is not what I expected and is cleverly written to leave a door open, once again, just as in the original series and maybe as controversial? Nick Briggs has very cleverly kept the essence of The Prisoner alive.  A must for all Prisoner appreciators.”

The Prisoner Volume Three contains four new stories:

Free For All

Time for an election in the Village. The regime seems to want Six to stand as a candidate to be Number Two. But when Two’s manifesto seems to be based on the notion of freedom, what platform will Six decide to stand upon? And can there ever be freedom in the Village?

The Girl Who Was Death

Six finds himself free again, back in London. But how did he get here? An explosion rocks the city and Six must work out who he can trust. Will it be Control, Danvers, Number 43, Kate, Number Two or Potter?

The Seltzman Connection

Potter and ZM-73 think that if they go back to the beginning of it all, they’ll be able to solve the mystery of the Village. But can Professor Jacob Seltzman really provide all the answers?

No One Will Know

From London, to Kandersfeld to the Village… will an end to it all ever be possible?

The Prisoner Volume Three is available now as a collector’s edition box set at £24.99 or on download from the Big Finish website at £19.99.

Based on the classic ITV series originally created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner is the story of a man known only as Number Six. He has committed no crime but is being held against his will in ‘The Village’ – a location from which there is no escape.

Number Six can trust no one and is under constant supervision by his ever-changing adversary Number Two – the leader of the Village. Number Six attempts to trace the real identity of his captors, and the mystery of the ever-elusive Number One, but is forever thwarted. A mysterious large white orb known as ‘Rover’ helps to maintain order, and will engulf any who attempt to escape.

THE PRISONER VOLUME THREE

Duration: 300 minutes approx.

Released: 26 November 2019, exclusively from the Big Finish website.

Director: Nicholas Briggs

Producer: Emma Haigh

Written by: Nicholas Briggs

Music: Jamie Robertson

Sound Design: Iain Meadows

Executive Producers: Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery

PRICING

RRP: £24.99 (collector’s edition CD box set) / Digital £19.99 (download) from www.bigfinish.com

Sales enquiries – Tel: 01628 824 102 / Email: sales@bigfinish.com

Press enquiries – Tel: 020 3755 0589 / Email: press@bigfinish.com

ABOUT BIG FINISH PRODUCTIONS

Big Finish Productions is an audio production company and publisher best known for its range of Doctor Who plays (with its many spin-offs). The company also produces a wide range of audio drama and audiobooks featuring the characters from Blake’s 7Space: 1999, Dark Shadows2000AD (Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog), TerrahawksThe AvengersThe PrisonerSurvivors and The Omega Factor, as well as classics such as HG Wells, Shakespeare, Sherlock HolmesThe Phantom of the Opera and Dorian Gray. Big Finish also produces original creations such as GracelessCharlotte Pollard and The Adventures of Bernice Summerfield, plus the Big Finish Originals range featuring seven great new series including ATA GirlCiceroJeremiah Bourne in TimeShilling & Sixpence Investigate, Blind Terror and Transference.

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Twitter: @BigFinish

Facebook: TheBigFinish

Instagram: @BigFinishProd

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Radio Free Skaro #716 – We Watched That Space


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Happy Doctor Who day!
Series 12 trailer
Radio Times trailer breakdown
Nerdist trailer breakdown
S12 wrapped filming
Chibnall mentioned series 13 is in the works, with him at the helm
Sir Lenny Henry and Stephen Fry confirmed for series 12
Robert Glennister and Goran Visnjic confirmed for series 12
Whovian complaint form
First 8 selections in the World Cup of Terrance Dicks
Final 2 selections in the World Cup of Terrance Dicks
DWAS charity appeal in the name of Terrance Dicks
Celestial Toyroom reaches issue 500
Edge of Time soundtrack available on all major streaming services
Delia Derbyshire Day, and a video about the founding women of electronic music
Big Finish Diary of River Song series 7 due January 2020
Big Finish ATA Girls series 2 due for International Women’s Day 2020
Big Finish Legacy of Time fan art competition

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Resolution
Danica LeBlanc

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Happy 56th birthday, Doctor Who! And what better way to celebrate than with a new Series 12 trailer featuring Cybermen, a giant scorpion, guest stars like Lenny Henry and Stephen Fry, and most importantly, the Doctor in a tux! Of course there’s always other tat and such to celebrate, such as goodies from Big Finish, the World Cup of Terrance Dicks, and Big Finish releases, and we have our final Series 11 commentary for “Resolution” with Danica LeBlanc!

Goran Višnjić and Robert Glenister To Appear In Series 12 of Doctor Who

With the countdown well and truly underway for the return of Doctor Who, television and film stars Goran Višnjić and Robert Glenister are set to appear in an episode of series 12 as the show makes an explosive return in early 2020.

After previously starring in Doctor Who over three decades ago, Robert Glenister is no stranger to the TARDIS and as he takes on a new character, it’s safe to say emotions will be charged as he meets the Doctor and her friends…

Making his Doctor Who debut, Goran Višnjić has plenty of experience around doctors after playing Luka Kovač on the television series ER, but how will he fare when he comes face to face with the Time Lord?

Robert Glenister said “I first appeared in Doctor Who in The Caves of Androzani at the tender age of 24 in 1984. Thirty five years later I got to be in it again at the not so tender age of nearly 60. How time flies!”

Speaking ahead of his debut Doctor Who appearance, Goran Višnjić said “I’ve always been a huge fan of Doctor Who, so when the offer to play one of my favorite people in history came, it made me so happy to be part of the show and it turned into this awesome, dream job!”

Matt Strevens, Executive Producer said: “One of the great joys of Doctor Who are the legendary actors who want to come and join in the Doctor’s adventures.  We were thrilled to welcome Goran and Robert, whose worked we’ve loved and admired for years. They create two iconic characters who are going to delight and entertain.”

Doctor Who will return in early 2020.

Jodie Whittaker will reprise her role as the Thirteenth Doctor alongside Tosin Cole (Ryan) Mandip Gill (Yaz) and Bradley Walsh (Graham) who are all returning for their second series.

Chris Chibnall returns as Showrunner with Matt Strevens as Executive Producer.

Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE to Appear in the Twelfth Series of Doctor Who

With the TARDIS hurtling full throttle on its way back to BBC One, it is only right that two TV legends will be making their Doctor Who debut.

TV icons Stephen Fry and Sir Lenny Henry CBE will both appear in the series opener when the TARDIS lands once more, with Jodie Whittaker reprising her role as the Thirteenth Doctor. Armed with a wealth of acting, comedy and writing credentials both are more than equipped to come face to face with the Time Lord and her friends, but will they be friend or foe remains to be seen…

Speaking ahead of his Doctor Who appearance Stephen Fry said “Short of being picked for a British space exploration programme and I readily concede that I’m past the age where I’d be considered (if I was ever the right age for such a posting) – then being in an episode of Doctor Who will certainly do as a very sweet second-place excitement.”

Sir Lenny Henry CBE added “It was absolutely brilliant to be welcomed into the fantastical world of Doctor Who. The nearest I have been to the TARDIS was when I played the Caribbean Doctor in the Lenny Henry Show , so as a life-long (hiding behind the sofa type) Doctor Who fan this is a very special moment for me.”

Chris Chibnall, Showrunner said “Doctor Who is coming back with a bang – with two great British icons in major roles. One of the great joys of Doctor Who is getting to work with actors from your wish list. Stephen and Lenny are two of my absolute favourite actors – and to be able to bring them into Doctor Who, in our one of our biggest ever stories to kick off the new series, is an absolute thrill.”

Doctor Who will return in early 2020.

Jodie Whittaker will reprise her role as the Thirteenth Doctor alongside Tosin Cole (Ryan) Mandip Gill (Yaz) and Bradley Walsh (Graham) who are all returning for their second series.

Chris Chibnall returns as Showrunner with Matt Strevens as Executive Producer.

Radio Free Skaro #715 – State of Temporal Grace


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Friends, the Doctor Who dark time is nearly over. Not only do we now have the names of the writers and directors behind Series 12 of Doctor Who, but come November 23, we should have a firm picture of what will consist of the series, as well as when it will begin airing! How about that? We cover all of the Series 12 in this episode of the podcast, plus a bevy of other coverage of The Edge of Time VR game, and more, and cap it off with our Series 11 commentary for “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”, with guests Heather Berberet!
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Series 12 writers and directors announced
Gally mid-November update
Whittaker, Cole and Gill before BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need Doctor Who segment
The World Cup of Terrance Dicks
Kklak! The Doctor Who art of Chris Achilleos
Doctor Who Magazine 545 released
Doctor Who Ground Zero paperback
Resurrection of the Daleks paperback due June 2020
Revelation of the Daleks paperback due June 2020
Electronic Sound Magazine celebrates Delia Derbyshire
7″ Yellow Vinyl Doctor Who Theme
Big Finish Dark Universe due January 2020
Big Finish Sixth Doctor anthology due for Christmas
Edge of Time coming to arcades November 23
Edge of Time theme tune
Edge of Time Soundtrack
Edge of Time music Making Of featurette
Edge of Time playthrough
Capaldi features in TV Guide’s Favourite TV Moments of the Decade
The Memory Cheats Series 3 winds down
RFS contribution to The Quiz of Rassilon
Steven’s interview schedule at Chicago TARDIS
An Unearthly Convention
Ian Cullen died

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The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
Heather Berberet

Radio Free Skaro #714 – Watch This Space


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Watch this space! Keep watching, as the BBC Doctor Who Twitter presence consistently teases us with a trailer or announcement or something or other, apparently coming on the show’s 56th anniversary of November 23, 2019. Now watch some more! Or just listen to the other news on hand, including Britbox launching in the UK, a BFI screening of the feature-length documentary about John Nathan Turner in the Series 26 Blu-Ray set, Sonic Screwdriver tat, and the resumption of the Doctor Who Series 11 Commentaries with “It Takes You Away” with Nicole Hill!
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#WhoForSchools initiative
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BritBox launches in the UK, Doctor Who absent until Boxing Day
Season 26 Blu-Ray Due March 24 in the US
Feature length JNT documentary from Season 26 Blu-Ray set to have BFI screening
Big Finish First Doctor Adventures Volume 4
Sonic Screwdriver collection
An Unearthly Convention
Chicago TARDIS

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It Takes You Away
Nicole Hill