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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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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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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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

Radio Free Skaro #686 – Dimensions in Gatiss


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It’s time for Part 2 of our look at the latter works of writer Mark Gatiss in the Miniscope, featuring “Robot of Sherwood”, “Sleep No More”, and “Empress of Mars”! While these three stories aren’t at the level of “An Adventure in Space in Time” (or “Cold War” or “The Crimson Horror” for that matter), the Three Who Rule do their best to find the good amongst the bad, and.. they do? Tune in to find out!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale, hotel sold out
Review of The Runaway from Tribeca Film Festival
Doctor Who The Animation Collection, due June 4 in North America
Black Archive #30, Dalek Invasion of Earth, and #31, Warriors’ Gate
New To Who Podcast Hinchcliffe & Holmes retrospective with Chris and many others

Miniscope:

Mark Gatiss
Robot of Sherwood
Sleep No More
Empress of Mars
First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

Radio Free Skaro #685 – Time and the Gatiss


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Erstwhile gentleman, writer, actor and lifelong Doctor Who fan Mark Gatiss is the star attraction in not only this week’s Miniscope but the next, such was his prodigious output in the Steven Moffat era. This week we look at “Cold War”, “The Crimson Horror”, and the Who-adjacent and magnificent “An Adventure In Space And Time”! Plus Gallifrey One ticket news, Season 10 Blu-ray adulation, and more!
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Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale
Gally 2020 90% sold out, Hotel block on sale April 26
First look at The Runaway
Season 10 Blu-Ray set announced
Season 10 Blu-Ray trailer
Season 10 Blu-Ray set clean artwork
Series 4 Steelbook due in the UK May 27
RTD wouldn’t return to Doctor Who
Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 52
Tosin Cole announced for Chicago TARDIS
The Doctor Who Society of Canada presents an escape room at Ottawa Comic-Con

Miniscope:

Mark Gatiss
Cold War
The Crimson Horror
An Adventure in Space and Time
First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

Radio Free Skaro #684 – Our New Insect Overlords


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Are you ready to be menaced by some insect movement? Put on your beekeeper outfit (there are no bees in this story) and grab for the Off spray (probably quite dangerous, please don’t do that) as we commentate over the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the 1965 Doctor Who story “The Web Planet”! Also, we have news of Doctor Who on Pluto TV, a new Series 12 director, BBC Audio releases for te month of April, and some real-world insect science! Zaaaaaaaarbi!
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Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale
Lee Haven Jones directing Series 12 Block 2
Series 11 costumes added to Madam Tussaud’s Blackpool exhibit
Pluto TV to offer free Doctor Who episodes in the US
Spring 2019 Doctor Who BBC Audio Releases
Australian wasp named after Zygons

Commentary:

The Web Planet (Episodes 4-6)