Radio Free Skaro #1014 – A Troll on the Web
The Three Who Rule weigh in on an episode full of of firsts as The Doctor and Belinda head to 2019 Nigeria in “The Story and The Engine,” a mix of mythology, storytelling, and a big ol’ spider! What did they think of this psychological thriller set in a barbershop that also wanders through a web of dimensions? Plus what were Millie Gibson and RTD on about on The One Show and Morning Live, respectively? And what’s Eric Roberts’ Master up to? All these questions won’t be answered, but enjoy anyway!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Doctor Who S2E05 “The Story & the Engine” Review
- Doctor Who S2E05 Unleashed
- Doctor Who S2E05 Behind the Scenes
- The Story & the Engine prequel
- Compilation of past Doctor clips and the source stories
- “The Reality War” simulcasts on Disney+, iPlayer, and BBC One at 7pm UK time on May 31
- Millie Gibson on The One Show talking about the finale
- RTD on Morning Live
- The Jon Pertwee Collection Audio CD due July 4
- Big Finish Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2025 competition open, closes mid-June
- Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Dark Gallifrey: Master! begins July 2025
Radio Free Skaro #1013 – Like and Subscribe
Doctor Who delves into the fetid swamps of online discourse this week as Ruby Sunday returns to Doctor Who and the UK experiences seesawing public sentiment in “Lucky Day!” Did the Three Who Rule enjoy it, or more to the point, how much did they not like it? Listen and learn! Plus the aforementioned Millie Gibson is set to grace Gallifrey One, Ncuti Gatwa is announcing UK scores at Eurovision, whatever that means (Chris explains), The Savages and The War Games in Colour are on their way to Blu-ray in North America, books, Big Finish and more! Next Week: The Story and the Engine!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Millie Gibson Makes Her North American Convention Debut at Gallifrey One
- Janet Fielding Added to Guest List for Gallifrey One 2026
- Gallifrey One LAX Marriott block opens May 9
- Doctor Who “Lucky Day” Review
- Doctor Who Unleashed S2E04
- Doctor Who S2E04 Behind the Scenes
- Doctor Who YouTube channel hits 2M subscribers
- Ncuti Gatwa to announce UK scores at Eurovision
- Doctor Who Season 2 finale coming to cinemas across the UK & Ireland
- Doctor Who: Season One Blu-ray coming to North America on June 24
- The Savages available for Canadian preorder (May 20)
- The War Games in colour available for Canadian preorder (June 24)
- Doctor Who – Time and Space for Everyone goes out May 19
- Big Finish The Death and Life of River Song: The Dissolution of Time due August 2025
- Doctor Who Myths and Legends: The Reeltime Pictures Story due Aug 30, released at Whooverville
- Exterminart! The Doctor Who Dalek Art of Andrew Skilleter updated edition available for preorder
- Classic Who on U&Eden in the UK starting May 5
Radio Free Skaro #1012 – Sending Our Love Down The Well
Russell T Davies returns to cosmic horror, a medium in which he excels, in “The Well”, an episode full of invisible enemies, reigns of terror, and a need to listen! What did the Three Who Rule think of this scary excursion 400,000 years into the future? And more to the point, did you know Steven helped get HD footage into The War Games In Colour? Plus new Big Finish including Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill’s first audio adventure, a book about Kangs (who don’t conquer), a big ol’ Quatermass box set, and more! Next week, will it be our Lucky Day?
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Daphne Ashbrook & Yee Jee Tso Celebrate 30 Years of the TV Movie at Gallifrey One
- Doctor Who “The Well” Review
- Doctor Who Unleashed S2E03
- Behind The Scenes S2E03
- Doctor Who Magazine 616
- The War Games in Colour Blu-Ray coming to North America on June 24
- The War Games footage comparison
- Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Vampire Weekend due July 2025
- Big Finish Doctor Who: Time War – Uncharted: Pursuit due June 2025
- Big Finish Doctor Who: The Ruins of Kaerula due June 2025
- “As A Kang Should Be” by Dale Smith released by Obverse Books
- The Quatermass Xperiment Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray coming in June
Radio Free Skaro #1011 – Ring-a-Ding-Dong Dandy
It’s “Lux” time at Radio Free Skaro Towers and the Three Who Rule have thoughts about both the two-dimensional (mostly) villain of the title and more including RTD and Murray Gold song crimes, whether or not this whole Pantheon thing is panning out, how ring-a-ding good The Doctor and Belinda are together, *that* fan scene and more! Plus news of books, DWM, and more Gallifrey One news!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Gallifrey One 2026 Hotel Reservations Open May 9
- Anita Dobson at Gallifrey One 2026
- Doctor Who “Lux” Review
- Doctor Who Unleashed S2E02
- Behind the Scenes: Lux
- Alan Cumming and director Amanda Brotchie on bringing Mr Ring-a-Ding to life in Doctor Who
- Russel T Davies has “no time” for Doctor Who too woke criticisms
- Russell T Davies hints at ideas for Seasons 4 and 5
- The Well on BBC One Apr 26, 7:20pm
- Q&A with Michael van Kesteren who designed Scoot
- Doctor Who Magazine 616 due Apr 24
- Black Archive #76: Logopolis due April 2025
- Doctor Who: Shirley Jackson and the Chaos Box coming June 12
- Doctor Who: One Night Only (A Fela Kuti Story) coming August 21
- Season 7 Blu-Ray available for order in Canada
- Jean Marsh dies, aged 90
Radio Free Skaro #1010 – Killer Queen
It’s new Doctor Who time! Steven, Warren, and special guest Heather Berberet of the Free the Squee fame have thoughts to share about The Robot Revolution, the first episode of Season 2 and the debut of new companion Belinda Chandra as played by Varada Sethu! Robots! Roommates! Rebels! Plus Doctor Who Unleashed talk, Graham Norton appearing in the show as himself, RTD being cryptic about the future of Doctor Who on CBCC Newsround, the debut of World of Telly from the House of Tachyon, and more! Next week, Mr. Ring-a-Ding terrorizes 1952 Miami!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Doctor Who S2E01 “The Robot Revolution”
- Doctor Who Unleashed S2E01
- Behind the Scenes: The Robot Revolution
- Graham Norton to Appear In “The Interstellar Song Contest”
- Ncuti Gatwa presents answers on Jeopardy!
- Russell T Davies on CBBC Newsround
- “73 Yards” and “Dot & Bubble” Named Finalists for the Hugo Awards
- History of Doctor Who on The Front Row on Radio 4 Extra on April 14
- Murray Gold to appear on In Tune on Radio 3 on April 17
- Doctor Who: 20 Secrets From 20 Years on BBC Radio 2 on April 20
- Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Space Security Service: The Voord in London coming June 2025
- Big Finish: Special edition Robert Shearman novelisations due October 2025
- World of Telly Episode 1: Moonbase 3
- Jess Jurkovic: Reuniting Roman Theme (from The War Games)
- The Quatermass Experiment: The Making of TV’s First Sci-Fi Classic by Toby Hadoke coming May 12
- Next Week: Lux, airing April 19 at 715pm on BBC One
Guest:
Radio Free Skaro #1009 – Temu Judd Nelson
With One! Week! To! Go! before the new series of Doctor Who graces our internet-connected devices and (in the UK) tele-appliances, there’s a surfeit of news to talk about including interviews with Russell T Davies, Varada Sethu, the same and Ncuti Gatwa on The One Show, as well as observations of the show’s 20th anniversary, the usual Canadian content digressions and silliness, and an exciting interview with Exterminate-Regenerate: The Story of Doctor Who author John Higgs!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Peter Davison and Paul McGann Headline Gallifrey One 2026; Tickets Now On Sale!
- The Robot Revolution airs on BBC One at 6:50pm on April 12
- Doctor Who Season Two premiere in London on March 31
- RTD, Jane Tranter and Joel Collins at the Season 2 premiere
- RTD “dying to find out” Doctor Who’s fate beyond Season 2
- RTD clarifies comments about finding a replacement show runner
- RTD says episode 6 may not go out on BBC One
- Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on BBC’s The One Show on April 2
- Varada Sethu interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter
- Doctor Who Unleashed returns April 12
- Doctor Who Season 2 Behind The Scenes trailer
- Get to know your brand new TARDIS team with Ncuti and Varada!
- Doctor Who Will Celebrate Its Revival’s Big Anniversary With a New Documentary
- BBC Outlines Transformation Strategy Amid Budget Constraints
- Waris Hussein on BBC Front Row on Radio 4 on April 7
- Doctor Who: 20 Secrets From 20 Years on BBC Radio 2 on April 20
- Big Finish: The War Doctor stories available on BBC Radio 4 Extra during April
- 1965 BBC Radio production of 1984 starring Patrick Troughton
- 1965 BBC Radio production of 1984 (longer)
- DWAS Doctor Who: 20 Years On at the BFI on May 4
- Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill announced for Fan Expo Canada
- Ace (or ‘I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred’) – Official Music Video
- Radio Free Skaro livestreams start April 13
Interview:
Radio Free Skaro #1008 – In Some Form or Another
It’s an exciting week of Doctor Who news on this here Radio Free Skaro estate, with a new (if you don’t speak German) trailer for Season 2, a concerning comment from Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter about the future of Doctor Who, more moaning from Steven and Warren about the Interstellar Song Contest, Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on a media tour of the U.S., various printed matter previewing the new season, 4K blu-rays of the 60s Dalek films, more moaning about the Youth of Today and their laptop viewing, and more! Feel the excitement build as we close in on two weeks before new Doctor Who!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Doctor Who Season 2 Official Trailer – Disney+
- Disney+ new key art and press release
- Doctor Who Season 2 Blu-Ray available for preorder, no release date yet
- Charlie Condou joins Doctor Who for “The Interstellar Song Contest”
- Ncuti Gatwa and Verada Sethu on Good Morning America
- Ncuti Gatwa on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Jane Tranter on BBC’s The Media Show
- Doctor Who Magazine 615 released, previews first 3 episodes of season 2
- Doctor Who Magazine Special 69 – 20 Years of the Ninth Doctor
- Season 2 Preview in SFX Magazine
- Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Issue
- The Robot Revolution Target novelization by Una McCormack due July
- Lux Target novelization by James Goss due July
- The Well Target novelization by Gareth L Powell due July
- Peter Cushing Dalek films due in 4K on June 24 from Severin Films
- BBC Studios’ FAST channels debut on LG TVs in EMEA
- Adventures in Time & Space exhibit runs from May 3 – Nov 2 at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
- Recovered, a Film is Fabulous festival, is happening in Leicester on May 11
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Snare due August 2025
- Big Finish Smith & Sullivan debuting July 2025
- The New Who Generation: A 20-Year Adventure of Fandom
Radio Free Skaro #1007 – The One and Only Billy Shears
We here at Radio Free Skaro Towers pride ourselves on our ability to shoehorn Canadian content into our discussion of a British institution, but prepare yourself for a megaton-level of maple syrup as we welcome fellow Canuck Graeme Burk with a look back at the 20th anniversary of modern Doctor Who and all the surrounding hoopla, broadcast machinery and piracy that surrounded it! Buckle up – it’s the trip of a lifetime!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Doctor Who Season 2 episode titles revealed
- Season 2 episode titles video
- Steven Guesses What Clips Are From What Episodes
- Kadiff Kirwan joins new season of Doctor Who
- The War Games in Colour coming to UK Blu-ray on April 21
- Doctor Who: The Savages Blu-ray coming to North America May 20
- The Prisoner Ultimate Edition 1/12 Scale Figures Kickstarter Launching Soon
- Tom Baker’s 2000 “This Is Your Life” episode airing on BBC 4 on March 26
- Radio Times celebrates 20 years of nuWho with 6 variant covers
- Eccleston’s first interview about Doctor Who (April 2004)
- “New TV Series in Detail” from BBC Cult
- Modern Doctor Who at 20 YouTube playlist
- Planet of the Doctor
- Doctor Who Night – 20 Years of New Who Edition
Guest:
Radio Free Skaro #1006 – Hidden in Plain Sight
It’s a week of podcast adjacent activity as the fine folk at the Merseyside Doctor Who Group shouted out this very podcast on the occasion of our breaching the transom of 1000 episodes, David Tennant hosts one Russell T Davies on his podcast and most importantly, fine gentlemen Neil Perryman and John Williams announce an oncoming storm known as World of Telly! Plus, we have news and base speculation about both the new Character Options 3rd Doctor and sonic and possible future iterations, crochet fan works, behind the scenes camera excitement from Terror of the Suburbs, and a chinwag with Steven Swaby from Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder, the new exhibit at San Diego Comic-Con Museum!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Merseyside Doctor Who Group
- David Tennant Does a Podcast With…Russell T Davies
- Neil Perryman and John Williams’ new podcast World of Telly coming soon
- The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Troughton Years available for pre-order
- Evolution of the Toy Dalek: Collecting Through The Ages released
- AmiguWHOmi: Crochet Adventures in Time and Space Paperback due Aug 21
- Crocheted Doctor Who
- Doctor Who: The Monster Makers Paperback due Sep 2
- Simon Guerrier’s photos from Terror of the Suburbs shoot
- Doctor Who The Third Doctor and Sonic Screwdriver from Character Options
- Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill no longer appearing at Calgary Expo, on the 2026 guest list
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May
- Big Finish Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward due June
- Simon Fisher-Becker died
Interview:
Radio Free Skaro #1005 – Release the Alpha Probe
It’s another exciting week of almost there but not quite new Doctor Who and as such the BBC released a new trailer for Season 2 mere moments before we released last week’s episode, as befits the tenor of our times. We also go into detail on a since-expunged German Disney+ Season 2 trailer with new footage, actor Freddie Fox, reflections on criminal behaviour when Rose leaked 20 years ago, and most importantly, new Doctors Who in Little People form the good folk at Fisher Price. Only slightly less important, our Miniscope about pioneering Doctor Who producer and director Mervyn Pinfield! Come with us and enter the Sense-Sphere!
Links:
- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Season 2 trailer launched, guest stars announced
- Steven Guesses Doctor Who Season 2 Trailer Clips
- Actor Freddie Fox joins Season 2 cast of Doctor Who
- Doctor Who season 2 – Everything you need to know
- 20th Anniversary of “Rose” Leak
- Terror of the Suburbs – Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 7
- Looking For Dursley nominated for RTS West of England Awards 2025
- Doctor Who: Cybermen – The Ultimate Guide Paperback from DWM due 22 May
- Fisher Price Little People Collector Doctor Who Special Edition Set
- Opening shot of Give Us a Break
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