Radio Free Skaro #712 – Stay On Target


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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!
Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still available
– Terrance Dicks died
– Robert Shearman writes about Terrance Dicks
– Season 26 announced for Blu-Ray release
– Season 26 Blu-Ray trailer, by Pete McTighe
– Season 26 Blu-Ray clean artwork
– BFI Curse of Fenric screening
– Season 23 Blu-Ray UK release pushed back 2 weeks
– Series 11 nominated for 4 Welsh BAFTAs
– NYCC exclusive Tzim Sha Funko Pop
– Quiz of Rassilon, with RFS contribution

Commentary:

– The Ghost Monument
– Shannon Dohar

Radio Free Skaro #704 – Eat My Salad, Halloween


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The news may be thing on the ground here at Radio Free Skaro headquarters, with Christopher Eccleston convention news, amusing fanvids, and other such fripp and indeed frapp, but we’re very happy to debut our Series 11 Commentaries with our first guest, Bustle movie editor and Head Over Feels co-founder Sage Young, who joins us for the commentary of “The Woman Who Fell To Earth!”
Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still available
– Eccleston to talk about I Love The Bones Of You
– Christopher Eccleston New York Comic Con panel Thursday October 3, 11am
– Harry Sullivan from The Ministry
– Gallifrey Stands fan edit
– Vengeance on Varos novelization audiobook
– Vworp Con action dollies panel

Commentary:

– The Woman Who Fell To Earth
– Sage Young

Radio Free Skaro #703 – Hail Jex, Hail The Unalive


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It’s nearing the end of the summer for us in the northern hemisphere, and thus our summer podcast time filling comes to an end with the second half of our Miniscope on modern series writer Toby Whithouse! But first, listen to Steven become cynical about streaming services, become more excited as the first Gallifrey One guest announcement looms, and enjoy the surfeit of Doctor Who audio releases soon to be playing in your ears (after you listen to us, hopefully).
Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon!
– Gallifrey One 2020 Late Summer Update
– All About Doctor Who in Bath, October 5
– Doctor Who Magazine 542
– Closer look at B&M Exclusive action figures
– Complete David Tennant on North American Blu-Ray
– BBC Audio recent releases
– BBC Audio upcoming releases
– Louise Jameson reads Image of the Fendahl
– Dragonfire as read by Bonnie Langford
– Big Finish Sixth Doctor and Peri box set
– Big Finish Twelfth Doctor Chronicles due February 2020
– Big Finish New Countermeasures Dalek/Movellan two-parter due spring 2020
– Big Finish New Countermeasures Part One, “The Movellan Manoeuvre”
– Big Finish New Countermeasures Part Two, “The Dalek Gambit”
– Big Finish competition to write for Bernice Summerfield

Miniscope:

– Toby Whithouse
– A Town Called Mercy
– Under the Lake
– Before the Flood
– The Lie of the Land