Radio Free Skaro #597 – Look What You Made Us Do


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It’s a veritable gumbo of info this week, with on outgoing showrunner praising an incoming Doctor, Big Finish and Black Archive books news, tales of Peter Capaldi and lifetime achievement awards for Russell T Davies…and a brand new Fluid Links! Your questions, our answers, and practically nothing is resolved! Will this episode thus extend into infinity? Listen….and fiiiiind oooooouutttt!!
Links:

– Jodie Whittaker’s intro has been recorded
– Jared Garfield is Ben Jackson
– Listen script charity auction
– RTD gets lifetime achievement award
– In Conversation with RTD, James Goss and Christel Dee
– Alex Kingston announced for Edmonton Expo
– The Daleks soundtrack due September 15
– Toby Hadoke’s Who’s Round with Graeme Harper, part 1
– Toby Hadoke’s Who’s Round with Graeme Harper, part 2
– Big Finish Tales from New Earth
– YANA and Sharaz Jek figurines
– Upcoming Black Archive book release schedule
– Tales of Terror teaser short story

Radio Free Skaro #596 – The Lionhearted


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Warren has returned from Worldcon, and has tales of Finland, Stockholm and international nerdery to share with Steven, Chris and all you good people before we move to the main event, an interview with author and superfan Steven Hill about Red White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America. Years in the making, this weighty tome is a comprehensive look at Doctor Who on North American screens, and leaves no televisual stone unturned. Tune in, why don’t you?
Links:

– Worldcon 75
– Matt Smith sings the Doctor Who theme to Jodie Whittaker
– Anniversary of erasing Doctor Who tapes
– Survival soundtrack, September 15
– The Happiness Patrol remixes, September 18
– Dominic Glynn on Start The Music!
– Victor Pemberton died

Interview:

– Red, White and Who with Steven Hill

Radio Free Skaro #595 – The Origins of Mr. Who


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With Warren away at Worldcon this week (where while Doctor Who did not win a Hugo for “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, Steven did for his work on Uncanny Magazine!), it’s left to Steven and Chris to talk about the first interviews with Jodie Whittaker since her unveiling as the new Doctor, and other sundry items that tend to fill a news list in the middle of August. But the main feature this week is an interview with friend and author Graeme Burk about his upcoming book “Sydney Newman: Head of Drama”!
Links:

– Jodie Whittaker on Radio 6
– Jodie Whittaker video about becoming The Doctor
– Doctor Who loses the Hugo
– Toronto Doctor Who event adds Richard Willis
– Mr Men Jack and Rose preview
– The Missy Chronicles, due in February
– Earl Cameron turns 100

Interview:

– Head of Drama, with Graeme Burk

Radio Free Skaro #594 – Is That Finger Loaded?


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It’s the dog days of August, and with no new Doctor Who on the horizon for several months, what better way to spend a couple hours of that time with the Three Who Rule as they watch and commentate on “The Android Invasion”, the 1975…er…classic from the Tom Baker era. And while Warren is away in Scandanavia in advance of Worldcon in Helsink next weekend, Chris and Steven update you all with news of a radio appearance by Jodie Whittaker, a bevy of Big Finish news, and several pieces of merchandise you won’t be able to live without! Now let’s all have a ginger beer!
Links:

– Jodie Whittaker on Radio 6
– Christmas was almost cancelled
– Series 10 deleted scenes
– Animated Shada from BBC Worldwide
– Blink, 10 years on
– Upcoming Big Finish releases
– Tenth Doctor and Web of Fear audios
– Doctor Who Audio Annual
– Doctor Who Mr Men figurines
– 2018 Doctor Who calendar
– Yeti figurine
– Christel Dee interview part 4

Commentary:

– The Android Invasion

Radio Free Skaro #593 – School Ties and Martian Lies


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The Quiet Times have returned, with the Series 10 finale and San Diego Comic-Con receding in the distance and a long wait to December 25 ahead of us. But that doesn’t stop the dogged determination of the Three Who Rule, who won’t let a little thing like a lack of new material stop them from chattering on about one Mr. Who! And as a bonus we have an interview with Class and Doctor Who director Wayne Yip and a roll of the randomizer to determine which classic commentary will happen next week! Dare you listen? You dare indeed!
Links:

– Unproduced Series 4 Script from Mark Gatiss
– Nicholas Hoult was meant to be in Who
– Peter Davison left twitter
– Christel Dee interview part 2
– Christel Dee interview part 3
– Twice Upon A Time North American home video release
– Series 10 Part 2 North American home video artwork

Interview:

– Wayne Yip

Radio Free Skaro #592 – I Was Fond Of Her Too, Jamie


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Comic-Con! Yes, SDCC has come and gone once again, and with it we now have a trailer for “Twice Upon a Time,” the swan-song for one P-Cap and the glorious retconning of one D-Brad as the First Doctor, along with words and thoughts from gentleman scribe Kyle Anderson, who gives us an almost-live look from the ground as he left the BBC panel, as well as filling us in the Classic Who panel he moderated featuring Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sophie Aldred! Plus a simply staggering pile of news about dollies, the continued stir over a female Doctor, and so..much..swag. And sadly, we also have to report the passing of both Deborah Watling and Trevor Baxter, who will be sorely missed.
Links:

– Twice Upon A Time trailer
– Comic-Con Doctor Who Panel
– SDCC IMDB interview with Capaldi, Moffat and Kevin Smith
– SDCC Empire interview with Capaldi, Moffat and Gatiss
– SDCC Entertainment Weekly interview with Capaldi, Moffat, Mackie, Gomez and Gatiss
– SDCC Classic Doctor Who panel, moderated by Kyle Anderson
– SDCC SyFy interview with Davison, Aldred and C Baker
– Wheel in Space telesnap recon preview
– Deborah Watling died
– Trevor Baxter died
– Big Finish tribute to Trevor Baxter
– 13th Doctor Announcement Stats
– The BBC Responds to Whittaker Casting Complaints
– Capaldi’s Salary Revealed
– Whittaker to get parity salary
– Tom Spilsbury’s interview Hartnell challenge
– The Simpsons jokes about a female Doctor
– Series 10 DVD/BD Box Set release date?
– Character Options renews license, 13th Doctor stuff available Autumn 2018
– Penguin Random House extends book license
– Doctor Who RPG Humble Bundle
– Christel Dee Interview (Part 1)
– Big Finish to do Doctor’s Daughter audio
– River Song features in Titan’s The Lost Dimension

Radio Free Skaro #591 – The Future is Female


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The Whoniverse was on the edge of its seat today, for the announcement of…the second instalment of Fluid Links! But of course we actually mean the historic announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to take on the the role and the flag-bearer for Chris Chibnall’s new era of Doctor Who, due late next year. What do the Three Who Rule think of the announcement? Listen and find out! And also Fluid Links, we may have mentioned those earlier.
Links:

– Jodie Whittaker IS THE DOCTOR!
– Jodie Whittaker on Wikipedia
– First Jodie Whittaker interview
– Chibnall said he always wanted the next Doctor to be a woman
– The Doctor Falls final BBC One viewing figures
– Retro TV adds more Classic Who
– North American Series 10 Part 2 home video release
– Brian Minchin joins Hartswood Films
– Tom Spilsbury steps down as Doctor Who Magazine editor
– Doctor Who marketing job opening

Radio Free Skaro #590 – Blue Man Group


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Series 10 may be over, but your questions have just begun! Fluid Links returns (and re-returns next week) for us to answer, dodge and blatantly lie our way through your thoughtful enquiries about the ast series of Doctor Who…and the Xmas special still to come!
Links:

– World Enough and Time final BBC One viewing figures
– The Doctor Falls BBC America ratings
– The Doctor Falls Appreciation Index
– San Diego Comic-Con Doctor Who panel details
– SDCC Classic Doctor Who Panel, hosted by Kyle Anderson!
– Toronto Doctor Who hosts Eric Saward
– Red, White and Who preorder begins; available August 21

Radio Free Skaro #589 – Without Hope, Without Witness, Without Reward


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Lo, the (almost) end has come, and the Three Who Rule have thoughts, feels and comments about “The Doctor Falls,” the penultimate episode for both director Rachel Talalay and showrunner/writer Steven Moffat. What did the three scoundrels think of this stew of Masters and Mondasians? More to the point, what’s going on with the First Doctor and the upcoming Xmas special? So many questions! Next week, the return of Fluid Links, but only pertaining to Series 10, so no questions about Nimons and Axons!
Links:

– The Doctor Falls review
– Christmas Special press release
– Christmas Special promo pic
– Doctor Who Fan Show interviews Moffat & Talalay
– Moffat homage to RTD as mentioned in the Fan Show
– Matt Lucas says goodbye
– Michelle Gomez says goodbye
– The Doctor Falls BBC One overnight viewing figures
– The Eaters of Light final BBC One viewing figures
– World Enough and Time Appreciation Index
– The Thirteenth Doctor’s actor should be known soon
– Gallifrey One guest announcement
– Peter Capaldi and Doctor Who at San Diego Comic-Con
– LI Who guests
– Voord and Tetrap figurines
– Planet 14 Information

Radio Free Skaro #588 – Doctor Who and The Genesis of the Cybermen


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Live from Gloucestershire, it’s Radio Free Skaro! With Steven visiting the United Kingdom, it seemed only right to watch and review this week’s Doctor Who (the show, not the character) in the nation where it was created. And so noted Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell and esteemed podcaster Dave Probert join Steven in talking about “World Enough and Time”, a dazzling writing effort from Steven Moffat, directed with chilling precision by Rachel Talalay, and acted to perfection by the main cast. Listen in to talk about the episode, about how the promotion of the series may have muted its impact, and a live stats report to the delight of all!
Links:

– Doctor Who S10E11 “World Enough and Time”
– “World Enough and Time” overnight viewing figures
– “Empress of Mars” final viewing vigures
– “The Eaters of Light” AI
– Bath Festival “Creating Doctor Who” panel on October 2
– Big Finish Cybermen sale
– Dr. Tenth Christmas book coming October 17
– Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and Sue Vertue creating new “Dracula” adaptation