Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Radio Free Skaro #634 – Captain Maitland and the Time Team

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Chris

There’s a new bunch on the block in the form of Doctor Who Magazine’s new Time Team, so we talked to DWM writer Benjamin Cook about how he put together this new crop of young Who fans to helm the magazine’s longstanding feature. Also, we bring you the first half of our commentary of the 1964 classic(?) “The Sensorites”! Plus: Big Finish news, Doctor Who cinema screenings in Canada, and the oncoming Gallifrey One hotel panic…

Links:

– Gallifrey One hotel block
– Doctor Who Magazine 525 out
– Canadian Genesis of the Daleks screening on June 14
– RTD & Moffat talk Target books with Tom Spilsbury
– An Unearthly Child script sold for £6200
– River Song and four Masters in Big Finish
– Hour of the Cybermen synopsis and artwork
– Energy of the Daleks on vinyl
– Devil’s End Free Comic Book Day issue, cover A
– Devil’s End Free Comic Book Day issue, cover B

Interview:

– Benjamin Cook
– Doctor Who Magazine

Commentary:

– The Sensorites, Episodes 1-3

Radio Free Skaro #633 – The Erato Adventures of Hercules

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Chris

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The weather is warm, the flowers are blooming and the Doctor Who news is…sparse. Almost non-existent in fact, other than delicious morsels like the Series 9 soundtrack arriving in our eardrums, an official announcement on that US “Genesis of the Daleks” cinema screening on June 11, and of course what you’ve all been waiting for, the second part of our Christopher Barry miniscope, featuring his work on “The Mutants”, “Robot”, “The Brain of Morbius” and perennial favorite (to Chris, at any rate) “The Creature from the Pit”!

Links:

– 1988 UK response to Doctor Who season 24
– Series 9 soundtrack available, “The Shepherd’s Boy” sample track
– Genesis of the Daleks cinema screenings press release

Miniscope:

– Christopher Barry
– The Mutants
– Robot
– The Brain of Morbius
– The Creature from the Pit

Radio Free Skaro #632 – Barry From Coquitlam

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Chris

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One of the most prolific directors in Doctor Who history finally gets his time in the Miniscope as the Three Who Rule look at the first half of the career of Christopher Barry, breaking down his work on “The Daleks”, “The Rescue”, “The Romans”, the missing stories “The Savages” and “The Power of the Daleks” (as best as possible), and concluding with 1971’s “The Daemons”. Also, while Warren is in New York, news on Gallifrey One, BBC Wales, and upcoming cinema screenings of “Genesis of the Daleks”…

Links:

– Gallifrey One 2019 – Sold Out!
– BBC Wales new broadcast centre
– Genesis of the Daleks cinema screening?
– Black Archive – Marco Polo
– Infinity wins Game Developer Conference award
– BBC sound effects site

Miniscope:

– Christopher Barry
– The Daleks
– The Rescue
– The Romans
– The Savages
– The Power of the Daleks
– The Daemons

Radio Free Skaro #631 – Bandril on the Run

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Chris

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In what can only be described as the universe screwing with us, and because the world of Doctor Who seems to be in lockdown, we have precisely one and a half items of news today, the content of which we shall not divulge in order to create a questionable air of tension before the main event…Fluid Links! Yes, enjoy the Three Who Rule’s shaky insights as we field questions from you, the listeners!

Links:

– Forbidden Planet Target book signing
– Moffat, RTD and Michael Grade

Radio Free Skaro #630 – Throw Away Your Gun

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Chris

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Gallifrey One News! As in the fact that tickets for the 30th edition of the greatest convention on Earth go on sale on April 14th. Also, said convention was featured in the latest Doctor Who Magazine! Plus we have tales of Rachel Talalay declining to work on Series 11, BBC rumourmongering, comic, Target novel shenanigans via RTD and The Moff and a commentary for “The Happiness Patrol” brought you to thanks to the generosity of #WhoAgainstGuns!

Links:

– #WhoAgainstGuns wraps up
– Gallifrey One ticket purchase link active
– Doctor Who Magazine 524
– Talalay not directing for Series 11
– Series 11 to have some Classic Who elements
– Hour of the Cybermen, from Big Finish
– Titan Comics Road to the Thirteenth Doctor
– BBC Worldwide becomes BBC Studios
– “Based on the Popular BBC Television Serial” third edition available
– Russell T Davies tweaks the novelization for Rose
– Steven Moffat makes Peter Cushing canon in Day of the Doctor

Commentary:

– The Happiness Patrol

Radio Free Skaro #629 – Red Hulke

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Chris

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Welcome to April! Which means we’re now only about six months until Jodie Whittaker’s debut as the new Doctor Who! Until then, we’ve got #Whoagainstguns final tallies, some sneaky hints from Philip Morris about “The Web of Fear” Part 3, Hugo nominations for Verity! and Doctor Who “Twice Upon a Time”, and a deep dive into Malcolm Hulke’s left wing leanings with “Doctor Who and the Communist” author Michael Herbert in part three of our Malcolm Hulke Miniscope! Ypa, comrades!

Links:

– Gallifrey One 2019 tickets go on sale April 14, 12:00pm PDT
– #WhoAgainstGuns campaign ends
– #WhoAgainstGuns broke $20,000 with the help of Rachel Talalay
– Phillip Morris says Web of Fear 3 may soon be found
– Twice Upon A Time, Verity! nominated for Hugo Awards
– Series 9 Soundtrack, including limited Stuart Manning art
– Christopher Eccleston makes his first convention appearance at London Film & Comic-Con 2018

Miniscope:

– Malcolm Hulke
– Michael Herbert

Radio Free Skaro #628 – Hulke Smash!

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Chris

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A cranky Chris (Eccleston), a snippet of Steven (Moffat) and a serendipitous Series 11 opening sequence concept are all in the news this week, but let’s be honest, you’re here for the trenchant insights of one Kyle Anderson of Doctor Who: The Writer’s Room podcast and Nerdist fame (and, we suppose, the Three Who Rule’s meagre offerings) as we delve into the second of our three-part Malcolm Hulke Miniscope with a look at “Colony in Space”, “The Sea Devils”, “Frontier in Space”, and “Invasion of the Dinosaurs”!

Links:

– #WhoAgainstGuns
– Eccleston speaks out about his time on Doctor Who
– Snippet of Moffat’s first Day of the Doctor draft
– eBook release of A Second Target for Tommy
– Stuart Manning’s Series 11 opening sequence
– Doctor Who Infinity game trailer
– Doctor Who Infinity interview with Susan Cummings

Miniscope:

– Malcolm Hulke
– Kyle Anderson

Radio Free Skaro #627 – The Incredible Hulke

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Chris

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It’s another pre-October week of hints and dribbles of Doctor Who news, including loose-lipped thespian Alan Cumming revealing he has a role in Series 11, audio and Target news, Tom Baker Blu-Ray excitement, and more. All mere preamble to the first part of our Malcolm Hulke Miniscope, featuring Nerdist scribbler and noted cineaste Kyle Anderson to help us look at “The Faceless Ones”, “The War Games”, “Doctor Who and the Silurians” and “The Ambassadors…of Death”!

Links:

– #WhoAgainstGuns
– Alan Cumming in Series 11
– Doctor Who audio recordings archived
– Final covers for new Target books
– Tom Baker Season 1 Blu-Ray
– Series 3 Steelbook
– Lady Christina returns in Big Finish
– More WhoTalk Commentaries
– Delia Derbyshire portrait at Coventry University
– Ken Dodd died

Miniscope:

– Malcolm Hulke
– Kyle Anderson

Radio Free Skaro #626 – Pyramid of Goop

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Chris

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A jam packed, bumper edition of Radio Free Skaro this week! Not only do we provide you with an update on the #WhoAgainstGuns initiative with Joy Piedmont and Graeme Burk, but we also bring you a full length commentary for the 1987 special effects-laden spectacular that is “Time and the Rani”, with special guest Jonathan Helm of WHO FX! There’s also a bevy of Doctor Who merchandise to tell you about, including the just announced Season 12 Blu-ray set!

Links:

– #WhoAgainstGuns
– Rachel Talalay writes about the Women’s Gallifrey One panel
– Season 12 Blu-Ray due June 11 in the UK
– Season 12 Blu-Ray due June 26 in North America
– New 6th Doctor Big Finish companion
– Rose Target book audio CD
– Chriswtmas Invasion Target book audio CD
– Day of the Doctor Target book audio CD
– Record Store Day City of Death vinyl release
– Record Store Day Tomb of the Cybermen vinyl release
– One Doctor, Two Hearts book
– Tommy’s Top Ten charity book
– Topps 2018 Doctor Who signature trading cards
– Special Weapons Dalek by Robert Harrop Designs
– The Radiophonic Workshop play The Royal Albert Hall
– Matt Smith on Desert Island Discs

Commentary:

– Time and the Rani
– @who_fx / Jonathan Helm

Radio Free Skaro #625 – Gangsters on the Moon

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Steven

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#WhoAgainstGuns is a cause launched by our friends at Reality Bomb and spearheaded by a larger network of friends and podcasters, and the Three Who Rule are happy to lend their support, as you can hear in this podcast. Further to that, we present our final two interviews from Gallifrey One 2018 – one with Doctor Who scribe Peter Harness, and another with Philip Martin all about his iconic 1970s BBC series “Gangsters”!