Radio Free Skaro #696 – At Least He Tried


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Braving dodgy hotel wifi, swarms of non-Doctor Who nerds, and Fourth of July fireworks displays, The Three Who Rule have a different look this week with Erika Ensign of Verity! and Bill Evenson of Frankenstein Minute joining Steven for a brief recap of CONvergence in Minneapolis! But rest assured, Warren and Chris are back in time for the second half of our Miniscope on workmanlike 1980s Doctor Who director Ron Jones!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Reminder: Jon Pertwee Radio 4 programme
David Tennant Specials Blu-Ray Steelbook
Cushing Dalek films on Britbox
New Doctor Who Funko Pops due October
Children In Need cover album featuring David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker
Tenth Doctor and Donna Big Finish Story “Death and the Queen” coming to vinyl
Black Archive book wins Sir Jules Vogel award
DW shortlisted for Best Family Drama at TV Choice awards
Noel Clarke to receive honour at British Urban Film Festival
Katy Manning announced for An Unearthly Convention
Glyn Houston (1925-2019)
Erika Ensign on Verity!
Bill Evenson on Frankenstein Minute

Miniscope:

Ron Jones
Frontios
Vengeance on Varos
Mindwarp

Radio Free Skaro #695 – ‘Atta Boy


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There is a cavalcade of Doctor Who news this week, most of it treats for your ears as Big Finish has gone MAD WITH POWER in celebrating their 20th anniversary with live streams, vinyl, new series and most importantly action dollies from some of its more notable adventures. But that’s just a teaser as we have the first part of our analysis of journeyman 1980s director Ron Jones in…the Miniscope!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Series 12 to cover issues about plastic waste, more talk of a holiday episode before the series
Doctor Who Magazine 540 released, with a Jon Pertwee focus
Radio 4 Extra Jon Pertwee celebration goes out July 6
First look at Big Finish-inspired action dollies
Big Finish celebrates 20 years with 20 hours of live streaming
Big Finish Wave of Destruction on vinyl a Sainsbury’s exclusive
Big Finish Torchwood Latter Days due September 2019
Big Finish Torchwood Soho due June 2020
Big Finish announces The Robots series
The Man from Venus audio, written/directed by Steve Broster
First 10 North American Doctor Who DVD reprints available to order
Video comparing the original and redone special effects from the DVD/BD ranges
Myth Makers 143 featuring Eric Roberts now available
Doctor Who Edge of Time interview with Maze Theory
An Unearthly Convention tickets go on sale July 1, first guests announced
DWAS announces The Capitol Five in April 2020, first guests announced

Miniscope:

Ron Jones
Black Orchid
Time-Flight
Arc of Infinity

Radio Free Skaro #694 – All You Need Is Love


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A veritable avalanche of Doctor Who news hit us right in the probic vent this week with new Season 23 Blu-Ray news, annuals, books of fiction, audio plays, Fluxx (whatever that is) and so much more! In fact you could say all this news is doing double duty as we delay the inevitable, AKA the second part of the Gareth Roberts miniscope!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Happy 37th birthday, Jodie Whittaker
Season 23 Blu-Ray debuts Sep 23 in the UK
Season 23 Blu-Ray trailer, written by Pete McTighe
Season 23 Blu-Ray clean artwork
50th anniversary of The War Games finishing transmission
The End of Time cinema screening details
Doctor Who Annual 2020 due September 19
Star Tales collection announced for release December 5
Star Tales clean artwork
SDCC-exclusive Pting Funko Pop
Fluxx 13th Doctor expansion due August 7
Big Finish day was June 22
Big Finish Fourth Doctor series 9 to feature Adric, one story by Andrew Smith
WhoTalk commentaries for The Daleks and The Curse of Peladon
An Unearthly Convention, Nov 23-34 on Long Island
Mandip Gill won the Eastern Eye People’s Choice award
Vinay Patel won the Eastern Eye Best Scriptwriter award for Demons of the Punjab
William Simons died

Miniscope:

Gareth Roberts
The Lodger
Closing Time
The Caretaker

Radio Free Skaro #693 – Love’s Labour’s Won


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As we creep ever closer to the Time of New Doctor Who (aka Series 12), there is rumour and mumblesuch about actors and directors involved in Series 12. Also, scrappy upstart Pluto TV is showing some Classic Who in North America, VR things are happening, new(ish) dollies ad Big Finish and our latest Miniscope, featuring writer Gareth Roberts. We concentrated on Roberts writing contributions for both parts of the Miniscope, but we would be remiss to ignore the controversy surrounding Roberts’ views on trans people. As such, if you feel you shouldn’t listen, we completely understand.
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Series 12 director and actors revealed?
PlutoTV begins broadcasting Classic Doctor Who
Edge of Time VR shown at E3
New Character Options range announced for B&M
Thirteenth Doctor enamel pin
Big Finish The Time War 3 features The Valeyard
Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who Companion – The Twelfth Doctor Part One
Doctor Who won a Rockie award
Doctor Who put forward for 9 Emmy categories
Long Island Doctor Who event this fall

Miniscope:

Gareth Roberts
The Shakespeare Code
The Unicorn and the Wasp
Planet of the Dead

Radio Free Skaro #692 – Welcome to Coquitlam


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Good news, everyone! “Time-Flight” is being animat….no wait, we mean “The Faceless Ones! Yes, one of the few airport-focused Doctor Who stories is getting the pen-and-ink treatment, and not only that, a number of Classic Who DVDs are being released on demand through the North American BBC Shop! And for those of you who enjoy single-POV non-VR versions of VR content (and also acronyms), the playthrough of “The Runaway” is out in the wild! But all this newfangled technology aside, let’s do a deep dive into fake monsters and post-Susan adventures with a commentary for…”The Rescue”!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
The Faceless Ones to be animated for 2020 release
10 Classic Doctor Who DVDs to be produced on demand
The Runaway VR Playthrough
“The Jon Pertwee Files” to go out on Radio 4 Extra July 6
Christopher Eccleston set to appear at New York Comic-Con
Paul Darrow died

Classic Series Commentary:

The Rescue

Radio Free Skaro #691 – The Reminder Room


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Dinosaurs! Yes, the CSO sock puppets are back in part two of our Classic Series Commentary of the 1974 story “Invasion of the Dinosaurs”, so join us for Malcolm Hulke’s cutting social commentary, UNIT shooting at things that aren’t there, time being scooped, and more! Plus news from Big Finish, Target-adjacent shenanigans, and the return to theatres of…”The End of Time”?! You do you, Doctor Who.
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Doctor Who Magazine 539 released
More “lost” Classic Who stories produced by Big Finish
Peter Howell-era Jodie Whittaker opening titles
Dominic Glynn-era Jodie Whittaker opening titles
Target Trawl book due in July
The End of Time 10th Anniversary cinema screening
Steven Thorne died
Royce Mills died

Classic Series Commentary:

Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 4-6

Radio Free Skaro #690 – Kklak Attack


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Well, it looks like the “all new monsters or bust” rule is out the window for Doctor Who Series 12, as fan favourites(?) the Judoon are returning to do battle, help out, or merely observe the Doctor and her friends! Plus more VR shenanigans as “The Edge of Time” premieres at MCM London Comic Con, and dialling back the Timescoop to more analog charms, we have the first half of our “Invasion of the Dinosaurs” Classic Series Commentary! KKLAK!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
The Judoon return for Series 12
The Judoon and Jodie Whittaker on location in Gloucestershire
Doctor Who Series 11 coming to Crave in Canada on June 14
Doctor Who: The Edge of Time VR game to launch in September
The Edge of Time premiering at MCM London Comic Con
Doctor Who: The Edge of Time teaser
Radio Times celebrates Jon Pertwee with rare photos
Dudley Simpson tribute from Jess Jurkovic

Classic Series Commentary:

Invasion of the Dinosaurs, Parts 1-3

Radio Free Skaro #689 – The Marks of Mandragora


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If you missed the Tribeca Film Festival, and chances are you did, never fear because “Doctor Who: The Runaway” is now ready for your VR-addled eyeballs, at least if you live in the UK. If you’re into more traditional media, we have “The Evil of the Daleks” vinyl news and a storybook devoted to the ends, beginnings, almost-weres and never-was of the beloved Target novelisations. Our Miniscope this week features gentleman author and TV veteran Louis Marks, as we look at his work on “Planet of Giants”, “Day of the Daleks”, “Planet of Evil”, and “The Masque of Mandragora”! Make yourself a salami sandwich and enjoy!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
The Runaway launched May 16
The Runaway will be on demo at UK public libraries
Evil of the Daleks due on vinyl July 12
The Target Storybook due October 24
Support Red Nose Day USA, enter to win breakfast with Jodie Whittaker on the Doctor Who set
Red Nose Day USA Whittaker contest promo video
Who memorabilia at auction May 30
Eric Saward will be doing a signing for his Resurrection of the Daleks novelization at Forbidden Planet London

Miniscope:

Louis Marks
Planet of the Giants
Day of the Daleks
Planet of Evil
The Masque of Mandragora

Radio Free Skaro #688 – Muppet Sandbaggers


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There is next to nothing going on in the world of Doctor Who right now, at least not anything the production team wants public, but what we do have is a surfeit of your questions and comments for another edition of Fluid Links! Listen to the Three Who Rule ponder, cogitate and meander from the point based on your inquiries!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Doctor Who will return… at Christmas?
Preview of the Titan Thirteenth Doctor trade paperback

Radio Free Skaro #687 – Physical Graffiti


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Have you ever wanted to move into a tower with all the modern conveniences, including roving colour-coordinated gangs, a failed hero, homicidal old ladies and trundling robots? Why not live vicariously through the Three Who Rule’s Classic Series commentary for “Paradise Towers”, which has all that and more? Plus we have news of a “Planet of the Daleks” screening at the BFI, musical insights from Segun Akinola, upcoming Big Finish releases, and a perk for our Patreon subscribers!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
BFI screening of Planet of the Daleks
Doctor Who Magazine 538
Big Finish The Creeping Death on vinyl
Big Finish The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 2

Commentary:

Paradise Towers