Radio Free Skaro #699 – The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’s Edge


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Let’s get down to brass tacks here: the current Doctor Who Time Team are going to be action dollies according to teasings from the Character Options folks. All other news pales in comparison, but we do have updates on new Big Finish Productions, “The Power of the Daleks” photos going for a whole lot of cash at an auction, and an (unofficial) 13th Doctor LEGO TARDIS console room. But the true highlight is of course your questions and comments to us about that show we all like in the form of…Fluid Links!
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Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
BritBox coming to the UK in 2019
Character Options action figures of the current Time Team
LEGO Thirteenth Doctor TARDIS Console
Doctor Who Magazine 541 released
Two more Fourth Doctor Big Finish series due 2022 & 2023
Big Finish follows up The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
More Big Finish Short Trips due 2020
Intrusion Countermeasures Group novels
Power of the Daleks photos sell for almost £7000
This episode sponsored by BBC Audio

Radio Free Skaro #698 – Chromophonic Workshop


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Who would have thought we’d see the day Christopher Eccleston would grace the hallowed ground of Edmonton, Alberta, the sacred land of two-thirds of Radio Free Skaro? And yet here we are, as Mr. Eccleston will be a guest of Edmonton Expo (not affiliated with RFS) in September! Alas, North America isn’t so lucky when it comes to DVD and Blu-rayss, as we’ll have to wait until Christmas for the Colin Baker Blu-Ray set, but you can get Big Finish’s 20th anniversary extravaganza The Legacy of Time right now! And speaking of things you can do right now, why not listen to our interview with visual effects wizard, compositor and animator Rob Ritchie, veteran of Doctor Who animated reconstructions and special editions! Do so! At once!
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Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Christopher Eccleston announced for Edmonton Expo
Colin Baker Season 2 North American Blu-ray release coming December 3
Complete David Tennant Blu-Ray due in North America September 17
“The Macra Terror” North American release pushed back to November 19
Matthew Sweet interviews Eric Saward about new Doctor Who novelizations
Big Finish “The Legacy of Time” now available
Big Finish “Donna Noble: Kidnapped” announced for May 2020
This episode sponsored by BBC Audio

Interview:

Rob Ritchie

Radio Free Skaro #697 – Let Slip The Dogs Of Bor


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Recorded live from Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport after his flight home was canceled! Steven staves off travel exhaustion to bring you happenings regarding Jon Pertwee, The Macra Terror animation, San Diego Comic-Con Doctor Who merchandise (but not any actual Doctor Who Series 12 panels…), and more, before Chris and Warren swoop in to save him, like The Garm did for a weakened Nyssa, in the Season 20 story “Terminus”, the Classic Series Commentary for which is your reward. Stock up on hydromel and join us!
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Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale
Matthew Sweet talks to Sean Pertwee about Jon Pertwee
Richard Bignell talks to Charles Norton about Macra Terror animation
Terry Nation Army YouTube series
BF Torchwood Serenity released early to coincide with 10th anniversary of Ianto’s death
BF Gallifrey Time War 3 due February 2020
DW Edge of Time VR game will have a demo at SDCC, BBCA SDCC booth details
SDCC exclusive Titan Thirteenth Doctor issue 9
New K-9 series in development
Whooverville XI coming to the QUAD in Derby on August 31

Classic Series Commentary:

Terminus

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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