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Radio Free Skaro #714 – Watch This Space

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Chris

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!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– #WhoForSchools initiative
– Watch This Space
– 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

Commentary:

– It Takes You Away
– Nicole Hill

Radio Free Skaro #713 – I Know So Little About Telebiogenesis

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Steven

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Animated Doctor Who reconstructions, off-the-cuff HBO Max reveals of future Doctor Who series, Jodie Whittaker being a Coldplay superfan and most importantly MORE STAR COPS are all in the news mix this week, and our feature interview is with Gavin Rymill and Jon Green, the Youtube documentarians behind the Dalek 6388 deep dive known as “Terry Nation Army”. Take a listen and find out how they plumb the depths of BBC administrivia to bring you a comprehensive look at how Doctor Who’s most iconic villains go from script to screen to shopping mall openings!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– #WhoForSchools initiative
– Doctor Who teases “Watch This Space”
– HBO Max apparently confirms at least two further seasons of Doctor Who
– “Fury From The Deep” to be animated in 2020
– “Fury From The Deep” teaser video
– Sophie Aldred Doctor Who novel “At Childhood’s End” coming February 2020
– Members of Coldplay surprise Jodie Whittaker as she records for Children in Need
– Big Finish Star Cops: Mars 1 due December 2019, with Mars 2 due June 2020
– Big Finish Blake’s 7 Restoration Part 2 featuring the final work of Paul Darrow as Avon is out in November

Interview:

– Dalek 6388
– Terry Nation Army on YouTube

Radio Free Skaro #712 – Stay On Target

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Chris

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The #WhoForSchools initiative has officially launched, and we have the list of commentators on hand for you! Special guests include Sophie Aldred, Andrew Cartmel, Vinay Patel, Peter Harness, and a veritable buffet of Doctor Who podcasters commenting on Series 26 and having fun for a good cause! We also have a release date for “The Edge of Time” VR game, alternate covers for the Thirteenth/Tenth Doctors crossover event from titan Comics, and an interview with Simon Guerrier about the newly released Doctor Who: The Target Storybook!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– #WhoForSchools initiative
– #WhoForSchools commentary participant list
– Series 11 supercut
– Edge of Time release date
– First look at Titan Comics Doctors 10 and 13 crossover
– Upcoming Keith Barnfather releases featuring Sil
– Target Storybook excerpt

Interview:

– Simon Guerrier
– Target Storybook, released Oct 24

Radio Free Skaro #711 – The Sorting Hat’s Grandpa

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Chris

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It’s a celebration of anniversaries this week as Doctor Who Magazine, the esteemed publication that has been by the Three Who Rule and many, many others for decades, celebrated its 40th anniversary this past week. And the tenth anniversary season of Classic Doctor Who finally saw its Blu-ray release here in North America, in a slimmer case than in the UK. Oh, the controversy! But the real celebration is welcoming Joy Piedmont from Reality Bomb for the Series 11 commentary of “The Witchfinders”!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– #WhoForSchools initiative
– Season 10 Blu-Ray released in North America
– Doctor Who Magazine 544, 40th Anniversary issue, released
– DWM Doctor Who Companion, Twelfth Doctor Volume 2
– Brief history of the Virgin New Adventures
– Terry Nation Army video about the Mechanoids
– Doctor Who night at the Natural Museum History Lates, October 25

Commentary:

– The Witchfinders
– Joy Piedmont

Radio Free Skaro #710 – The Learning Hall

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Steven

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This week marks the launch of the #WhoforSchools initiative, a charitable effort spanning the Doctor Who podcast community and spearheaded by Reality Bomb’s Graeme Burk and Joy Piedmont, along with Hockey Feels co-host Rachel Donner, to help fund educational access. Your own hosts have appeared on several different commentaries spanning the 14 episodes of season 26, along with with many other Who luminaries. This week also marks milestones like the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who Magazine, as well as the release of a recreation of the lost Hartnell episode “Mission to the Unknown” by University of Central Lancashire students that if you squint hard enough might as well be Classic Who! Plus we have a Series 11 Commentary for “Kerblam!”, with The Time Ladies, AKA Beth Axford and Kezia Newson!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– #WhoForSchools initiative
– “Mission To The Unknown” recreation released on Doctor Who YouTube Channel
– Doctor Who features at London Comic-Con October 25-27
– Doctor Who Magazine celebrates 40th anniversary
– The Unofficial 1987 Doctor Who Annual
– “Max Warp” from Big Finish coming vinyl
– “Iris Wildthyme and the Polythene Terror” coming from Obverse Books
– Arthur Darvill coming to Chicago TARDIS
– Stephen Moore, famous as the voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android, has died

Commentary:

– Kerblam!
– The Time Ladies
– Kezia Newson
– Beth Axford

Radio Free Skaro #709 – Look How They Shine For You

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Chris

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New York Comic-Con has come and gone, and while there was no official Doctor Who TV-related presence there, we here at Skaro HQ still have a Christopher Eccleston panel at NYCC to tell you about, in addition to upcoming DVD and Blu-ray news, comic releases, the Mission to the Unknown remake, and Jodie Whitakker rising up the charts with her cover of “Yellow” for Children in Need. And we top it off with our Series 11 commentary for “Demons of the Punjab”, with guest Claudia Boleyn!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 sold out
– Christopher Eccleston NYCC panel
– NYCC Titan Comics news
– Mission to the Unknown debuts Oct 9 on YouTube
– Updated Trial of a Time Lord Blu-Ray set trailer
– North American DVD re-releases
– Children in Need Got It Covered album due Nov 1
– Jodie Whittaker Yellow cover (UK Only Link)
– Jodie Whittaker Yellow cover (Spotify)
– Jodie Whittaker Yellow cover (Apple Music)
– 1984 Philadelphia Doctor Who convention footage, featuring Ian Marter and Terrance Dicks

Commentary:

– Demons of the Punjab
– Claudia Boleyn

Radio Free Skaro #708 – The Play’s The Pting

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Chris

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Christopher Eccleston Alert! That’s right, the iconic actor who brought Doctor Who back from obscurity will be at Gallifrey One in 2020. Fantastic! The Three Who Rule also briefly review Eccleston’s new book “I Love The Bones Of You”, plus determine whether the new David Tennant Blu-ray collection is worth your money. And join us for our Series 11 Commentary for “The Tsuranga Conundrum”, with Verity!, Lazy Doctor Who and Earp Chirp’s own Erika Ensign!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still available
– Christopher Eccleston announced for Gally
– Complete David Tennant Years Blu-Ray remarks
– Upcoming Big Finish Short Trips due in 2020
– Build-A-Bear Doctor Who collection due 2020

Commentary:

– The Tsuranga Conundrum
– Erika Ensign

Radio Free Skaro #707 – Not All Spiders Sit On The Back

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Chris

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A long-delayed promise of one Mr. Stephen Fry being in or around Doctor Who may come to fruition, as rumours abound he’ll star in the first episode of the upcoming Series 12 (which the BBC currently seems uninterested in promoting…). Otherwise it’s all spinoffs and tat, with Big Finish putting out a multi-Master and Daleks adventure, a Bernice Summerfield colouring book and new, non-Character Options dollies! Mere preamble to this week’s commentary for “Arachnids in the UK” with Den of Geek entertainment journalist and Legitimate Salvage co-host Kayti Burt!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still available
– Edmonton Expo
– Christopher Eccleston cancelled for Edmonton Expo
– Christopher Eccleston Rose City Comic Con panel
– Stephen Fry reportedly in Series 12 premiere
– The Master vs The War Master in Big Finish
– Bernice Summerfield colouring book
– Doctor Who Magazine 543
– Andrew Skilleter 2020 Target Calendar Collection
– Alternate 5.5″ Thirteenth Doctor action figure… with coat!
– Alternate Thirteenth Doctor 5.5″ action figure…coatless!
– Thirteenth Doctor Christmas ornament
– Thirteenth Doctor’s TARDIS Christmas ornament
– Fourth Doctor Christmas ornament
– New Paradigm Daleks Christmas ornaments
– Weeping Angel Christmas tree topper
– Radio Free Skaro’s contribution to The Quiz of Rassilon

Commentary:

– Arachnids in the UK
– Kayti Burt

Radio Free Skaro #706 – Surfer Rosa

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Chris

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Our Series 11 Commentary series rolls along this week with the much lauded, Hugo Award Finalist “Rosa”, and to watch this hard hitting episode, we welcome our guest commentator Ly Cao from Pixel Who! But before that, Steven and Chris discuss the first Gallifrey One guest announcement for 2020, muse about Doctor Who being at New York Comic-Con next month, and wonder what the name of Doctor Who’s Canadian home will be…

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still available
– Gally 2020 first batch of guests
– Macra Terror North American DVD details
– Freema Agyeman returns to Big Finish and Torchwood
– Edmonton Expo Christopher Eccleston panel Sep 21, 11am
– SPACE rebrands as CTV Sci-Fi

Commentary:

– Rosa
– Ly Cao

Radio Free Skaro #705 – Uncle Terrance

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Chris

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The world of Doctor Who was thrown aback this week with news that beloved television writer and novelist Terrance Dicks passed away at the age of 84. Dicks’ contribution to the show and indeed many of our childhoods can’t be overestimated, from his time working with Barry Letts during the 1970s to his prodigious run on the Target novelizations, “The Five Doctors”, the New Adventures…the mind reels. We also continue our Series 11 commentary series with a look at “The Ghost Monument”, featuring Deeper Cuts host and Head Over Feels Tony Stark consulting expert Shannon Dohar!