Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Radio Free Skaro #691 – The Reminder Room

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Chris

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.

Links:

– 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

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Steven

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– 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

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Chris

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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!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– 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)

Radio Free Skaro #683 – Greyscale Separation Overlay

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Steven

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There’s extraordinarily little in the way of news this week, other than the fact that your Time Team (and a big ‘ol crew) are currently shooting Series 12 and saying nothing about it. But if you said to yourself “hoo boy would I like to hear people talking about insect movement, possibly by Roslyn de Winter,” are you in for a treat! Yes, the Three Who Rule are doing a Classic Series Commentary for the 1965 story “The Web Planet” in all it’s ambitious flawed glory, right here on this podchannel! Settle into a cocoon of mucus and nutrients and enjoy!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Doctor Who Series 12 filming in Tenerife
– “Rosa” and “Demons of the Punjab” are Finalists for Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form Hugo Award

Commentary:

– The Web Planet (Episodes 1-3)

Radio Free Skaro #682 – Ganymede User Systems

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Chris

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Exciting times here for the Three Who Rule as it’s time for the first Miniscope of 2019! The subject is writer Jamie Mathieson, scribe of four stories from the Peter Capaldi era (“Mummy on the Orient Express”, “Flatline”, “The Girl Who Died” (co-written with Steven Moffat), and “Oxygen”). And in the news, reports of a new production designer for Series 12, a host of new and upcoming Doctor Who related media releases, and an important sale from the fine vendors who were to appear at the now canceled ReGeneration Who!