Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Radio Free Skaro #639 – Born Slippy

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Chris

The Quest is the Quest, if by quest you mean watching the 1978 classic series story “Underworld” and getting through it without great suffering. We kid – two thirds of the Three Who Rule are devout fans of this Tom Baker gem. Will the final third turn his frown upside down? Also, the classic series continues to delight on Twitch, the modern series is on BBC iPlayer, and the TV broadcast home of Doctor Who in Canada is regenerating…

Links:

– All of NuWho on iPlayer
– BBC to close Maida Vale studio by 2022
– SPACE rebrands as CTV Sci-Fi

Commentary:

– Underworld

Radio Free Skaro #638 – London 1965

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Chris

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The topic of Doctor Who missing episodes has been dormant relatively recently, but a tangent in an interview with producer/director Paul Vanezis, who has aided in the recovery of other previously missing Doctor Who episodes, may raise the profile once again. (Listen to the interview with Steven starting at 30:36; JR Southall joins Steven later to discuss what Paul said). Elsewhere, Doctor Who on Twitch has been an unprecedented success, launching new memes and generating fresh enthusiasm amongst a whole new generation of Doctor Who fans!

Links:

– Doctor Who on twitch a hit!
– London 1965 memes
– Season 12 blu-ray revamped visual effects
– Doctor Who Magazine 526 released
– Big Finish returns to Class
– Big Finish Infamy of the Zaross due on vinyl June 16
– Doctor Who series 10 and Class coming to UK Netflix in June
– TARDIS Type 40 Instruction Manual
– Doctor Who jobs

Interview:

– Paul Vanezis
– JR Southall

Radio Free Skaro #637 – Strong Work

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Chris

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Director James Strong faces the eagle eye of the Miniscope this week, with a look at classics like “The Impossible Planet” and “The Satan Pit”, not-so classics (but not his fault!) like “Daleks in Manhattan” and “Evolution of the Daleks”, and romps big and small like “Voyage of the Damned”, “Partners in Crime”, and “Planet of the Dead”. Plus news of “Genesis of the Daleks” cinema screenings (well, one) at the BFI, Twitch streaming Classic Who, Bell Media cancelling Innerspace like a bunch of jerks, and more!

Links:

– UK Genesis of the Daleks cinema screening with guest Philip Hinchcliffe – SOLD OUT!
– 500+ Doctor Who episodes to stream on twitch
– Radiophonic Workshop Albert Hall performance live streamed
– Hiotchhiker’s on vinyl, for the first time
– Innerspace canceled

Miniscope:

– James Strong
– The Impossible Planet
– The Satan Pit
– Daleks in Manhattan
– Evolution of the Daleks
– Voyage of the Damned
– Partners in Crime
– Planet of the Dead

Radio Free Skaro #636 – Intelligent Listening For Beginners

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Chris

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Dollies! Yes, to the delight of Warren and probably no-one else, Character Options is set to release new plastic Who friends, most of which are variants of current models but also the first action dolly for Bill! Also, BBC Television Centre lives on in Google Street View form, and in exciting interview news, we have a chinwag with Andrew Smith, whose latest work for Big Finish is Hour of the Cybermen (1980s!), the First Doctor Volume 2 (1960s!) and Star Cops: Mother Earth (more 1980s!) Cue up your compu-cassettes and enjoy!

Links:

– UK Season 12 Blu-Ray delayed
– The Enduring Magic of the Radiophonic Workshop
– Google Street View scan of BBC TV Centre
– Cushing TARDIS on the auction block
– Character Third Doctor and TARDIS
– Character Eleventh Doctor set
– Character 1970s set
– Character Twelfth Doctor set
– Fairford Festival
– Graham Strong died

Interview:

– Andrew Smith
– Big Finish Hour of the Cybermen
– Big Finish First Doctor, Volume 2
– Big Finish Star Cops Mother Earth, Part 1

Radio Free Skaro #635 – The Sense-Snore-Ites

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Chris

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Progress, in rumour form at any rate, as a tentative and maybe kinda sorta true list of directors for Series 11 makes its way onto the internet, along with scuttlebutt of a BBC, Channel 4 and ITV streaming service in the works. Not to leave Canada out fo the mix, “Genesis of the Daleks” tickets finally go on sale so those of us will finally be able to view 1970s PAL video on the big screen, as it was truly meant to be seen. And speaking of viewing things in a right and proper manner, we have the second half of our gripping and not at all ponderous commentary on “The Sensorites”! Grab your stimulant of choice and enjoy!

Links:

– Gallifrey One hotel block
– Series 11 Director list… but maybe not final?
– UK Broadcasters devising joint streaming service
– Genesis of the Daleks Canadian screening tickets now on sale
– Thirteenth Doctor books
– Knock Knock script up for auction
– Doctor Who Infinity teases “The Orphans of the Polyoptera”
– Babelcolour First Doctor colourization teaser
– Sylvester McCoy and Robert Picardo at the Edinburgh Fringe

Commentary:

– The Sensorites, Episodes 4-6

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

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Chris

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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!