Radio Free Skaro #493 – Another Brick In The Wall

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Radio Free Skaro #493 – Click here to listen!

rfs493One week to go until Doctor Who Series 9 premieres, and what better way to rev up the hype engines than a rather cryptic prologue featuring P-Cap, Karn and Ohila, last seen in “The Night of the Doctor”? In fact, all manner of activity is rolling to the boil in the Who-o-sphere, including a new Game Maker app coming soon from the BBC, Time Squad dollies to adorn your desk or crying chamber, and other fun bric-a-brac. And speaking of bricks, our feature interview this week is with Pete Hickman, BBC Worldwide Producer of Digital Entertainment and Games and driving force behind the Doctor Who portion of LEGO Dimensions! Build high for happiness!
Show notes:

The Magician’s Apprentice…Prologue!
The Magician’s Apprentice…Prologue on BBC America!
The Magician’s Apprentice…BBC One Broadcast Time!
Series 9…Cardiff Premiere!
Series 9…New York City Premiere!
The Witch’s Familiar…Synopsis!
Series 9…Simulcast on ABC iView!
Series 9…Premiere in New Zealand!
Series 9 Part One…DVD/BluRay Artwork!
Peter Capaldi…Directing Veep!
Doctor Who Game Maker…Debuts September 15!
Second Twelfth Doctor…5″ Action Dolly!
Time Squad…Next Wave!
Big Chief Studios…Ninth Doctor!
Gwen and Rhys…Return In Big Finish Torchwood!
Big Finish Torchwood…Second Series!
BBC iPlayer…To Open To Third Party Content!
Jenna Coleman…Edmonton Expo Panel!
Chicago TARDIS…Guest Update!

Interview:
LEGO…Dimensions!

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Radio Free Skaro #492 – The Log Driver’s Waltz

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rfs492With only two weeks to go before we get new Doctor Who, the news is coming fast, including a new trailer for Episode 1 “The Magician’s Apprentice”, a (very short and mysterious) video from Series 9 finale director Rachel Talalay, the upcoming DVD release of “The Underwater Menace” (!) and so much more! As if that wasn’t enough to stew your petunias, we also have author and Reality Bomb impresario Graeme Burk co-hosting this week and telling us about “The Doctors are In,” the new book he and Robert Smith? have penned! Hurrah!
Show notes:

River Song…Returns At Christmas!
Magician’s Apprentice…Trailer!
Magician’s Apprentice…Synopsis!
Rachel Talalay…Talks Who!
Doctor Who Festival…New Guests!
Underwater Menace…Finally On DVD!
Dark Water/Death In Heaven…3D BluRay Details!
Big Finish…Torchwood Trailer!
New Books…From Miwk Publishing!
Out of Time…The Deaths and Resurrections of Doctor Who!

Interview:
Graeme…Burk!
The Doctors…Are In!

Radio Free Skaro #492 – The Log Driver's Waltz

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Radio Free Skaro #492 – Click here to listen!

rfs492With only two weeks to go before we get new Doctor Who, the news is coming fast, including a new trailer for Episode 1 “The Magician’s Apprentice”, a (very short and mysterious) video from Series 9 finale director Rachel Talalay, the upcoming DVD release of “The Underwater Menace” (!) and so much more! As if that wasn’t enough to stew your petunias, we also have author and Reality Bomb impresario Graeme Burk co-hosting this week and telling us about “The Doctors are In,” the new book he and Robert Smith? have penned! Hurrah!
Show notes:

River Song…Returns At Christmas!
Magician’s Apprentice…Trailer!
Magician’s Apprentice…Synopsis!
Rachel Talalay…Talks Who!
Doctor Who Festival…New Guests!
Underwater Menace…Finally On DVD!
Dark Water/Death In Heaven…3D BluRay Details!
Big Finish…Torchwood Trailer!
New Books…From Miwk Publishing!
Out of Time…The Deaths and Resurrections of Doctor Who!

Interview:
Graeme…Burk!
The Doctors…Are In!

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Radio Free Skaro #491 – And Introducing Maisie Williams As The Doctor

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rfs491Back from the Hugo Awards and reunited once more, the Three Who Rule have a grab bag of newsiness this week, including the sad cancellation of the New York Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular “for reasons”, Peter Davison’s upcoming autobiography, and more! But the main feature of this week’s episode is the return of Fluid Links, where we answer listener questions and, at least once or twice, engage in actual debate! Stirring stuff!
Show notes:

NYC Doctor Who Symphonic spectacular canceled
BAFTA Cymru Series 9 screening and Q&A on September 10
Doctor Who Series 8 received 5 BAFTA Cymru nominations
Steven Moffat defends the BBC at Edinburgh TV Festival
Waris Hussein on what has changed about making Doctor Who
Doctor Who Missing Episodes Q&A with Sue Malden
New wave of 3.75″ action figures
Peter Davison writing his autobiography “The Fifth(ish) Doctor)”
Series 9 (Part 1) and Christmas Special DVDs listed on Amazon
Bernice Summerfield to feature in a Twelfth Doctor novel
Jenna Coleman coming to Edmonton Expo
2015 Hugo Awards Ceremony (and pre- and post-shows) available online

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Radio Free Skaro Patreon Special #2: Dr. Who and the Daleks Commentary

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rfspatreon2Peter Cushing is known to many as the face of Hammer Horror or Grand Moff Tarkin from Star Wars. But to a generation of British kids caught in the frenzied madness known as Dalekmania in the mid-1960s, he was also Dr. Who, kindly professor and non-canonical Time Lord battling the Daleks in two separate (non-canonical) adventures! The first of which we bring to you (non-canonically) in the form of an entertaining commentary, with much gratitude, loyal Patreon contributors! To Skaro, in glorious colour!
Show notes:

Original 1965 Trailer for “Dr. Who and the Daleks”

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Radio Free Skaro #490 – Smoke on the Water

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rfs490Another Hugos has come and gone, and with it two-thirds of the Radio Free Skaro crew can cross “host pre and post show at the Hugos and ad-lib for almost a half hour during same” off their bucket list. Though the Hugos were…dogged with controversy, in the eye of the storm all was calm and in fact Steven and Warren (along with Verity’s own Erika Ensign) were pleased to attend their first Worldcon, an international celebration of science fiction and fantasy that pre-dates (and was interrupted by) World War II! And as if that wasn’t enough, the Two and Verity Who Rule bring you all the latest Doctor Who news, of which there is a smattering! Enjoy!
Show notes:

The Hugo Awards
The 2015 Hugo Awards Ceremony, plus pre- and post-shows
Breakdown of 2015 Hugos voting and nominations
Steven and Warren visit KSPS-TV in Spokane
Series 9 preview in SFX Magazine
Episode 9 by Mark Gatiss will be found footage style
New gallery images for Series 9
Doctor Who – Mission: Dalek launched
Doctor Who miniatures tabletop game in development
Dark Water/Death in Heaven 3D Blu-ray cover art released
Doctor Who Legacy v3.0 released

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Radio Free Skaro #489 – Revolution 9

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Radio Free Skaro #489 – Click here to listen!

rfs489A new trailer for Series 9 of Doctor Who was released this week, simultaneously stoking and dampening the fires of Steven and Warren’s clinically insane theories regarding the upcoming Capaldis of Pompeii story/rumour/nonsense. But more lunacy awaits, with Tom Baker intoning that he is joining the Star Wars universe (!?), Hacette putting out a mammoth collection of Doctor Who books chronicling the history of the show from start to finish, and the Doctor Who Fan Show interviewing Titans Comics impresario Andrew James (link in the show notes). We also have an interview with Hugos person-in-charge David D’Antonio, who talks to Steven about the upcoming Worldcon in Spokane and the Hugo Awards taking place at said con. Tune into the pre and post Hugos live show next Saturday on UStream to see Steven and Warren debase themselves like grovelling insects on the newfangled invention of video!
Show notes:

Series 9…New Trailer!
The Magician’s Apprentice…Gets The Usual BBC America Time Slot!
Gatiss…And Shearsmith!
Waris Hussein…On Set!
The Doctor Who Fan Show…Interviews Andrew James!
Tom Baker…In The Star Wars Universe?
Series 8 Finale…3D Blu-Ray Release Date?
Series 1-4…Blu-Rays!
Doctor Who Partwork Collection…On The Left Side Of The Atlantic!

Interview:
David…D’Antonio!

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Radio Free Skaro #488 – A Conspiracy of Comics

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rfs488Can three idiots blab on like maniacs about nothing for the better part of an hour? Emphatically yes! If you’ve ever wanted to hear rampant, baseless speculation about a certain possible episode coming in Series 9 that is most likely untrue and frankly insane, well then, friend, this is your podcast! Aslo if you’d like to hear writer Paul Cornell, artist Neil Edwards and Titan Comics editor Andrew James talk about the upcoming Doctor Who Comics Day on August 15, as well as the mini-series “Four Doctors”, this is also your day! Everything’s coming up you!
Show notes:

No Full Doctor Who Series…In 2016?
RTD and Tennant…In Cardiff!
Series 9…New Promo Picture!
Series 9…Casting News!
Jago and Litefoot…Get A New Cohort!
The Doctor Puppet…On The Doctor Who Fan Show!
Long Island…Who!

Interview:
Doctor Who…Comics Day!
Paul…Cornell!
Neil…Edwards!
Andrew…James!

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Radio Free Skaro #487 – Dinosaurs in a Lighthouse

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rfs487Despite a somewhat sparse news list this week, the Three Who Rule managed to engage in ill-informed badinage for longer than was strictly necessary, covering exciting topics like a new and even more evil form of stats, and the differences between versions of Netflix. Thrilling! But lest you think that’s all they had in store, keep listening…as the Miniscope returns to examine the collected works of pioneering classic Who director Paddy Russell, who helmed four stories from 1966-1977!
Show notes:

Series 8 Finale…In 3D And In The US Cinema!
Series 8 Finale…At Canadian Cinemas!
Auckland Peter Capaldi Event…Details!
Maisie Williams’ Character…Mentioned By Moffat!
Doctor Who Series 8…On US Netflix!
Doctor Who Series 8…On Hulu!
UK Ratings…To Include Online Viewing!
The Doctor’s Finest…Details!
Music From…The Dreamboys!
Sci Fi Names…For Pluto Features!
Long Island Who…Guest Update!
Sasquan…2015 Worldcon!

Miniscope:
Paddy…Russell!
The…Massacre!
Invasion…Of The Dinosaurs!
Pyramids…Of Mars!
Horror…Of Fang Rock!

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Radio Free Skaro #486 – The Devil in Red Velvet

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Radio Free Skaro #486 – Click here to listen!

rfs486Conventions and clips dominate the news, with events in Germany, Australia and of course goings on concerning the upcoming Long Island Who, but also a look back at the New Adventures era through the fine folk at Myth Makers and a very…old-fashioned look through newsreel footage at the wedding of Jon Pertwee. The Man Himself is also the subject of a recently unearthed (and Youtubed) documentary, not to mention the focus of much praise from current TARDIS resident Peter Capaldi, who praises Three in an interview with Christel Dee on the Doctor Who Fan Show. All mere prelude to the return of Fluid Links, where we answer your questions about the program, no matter how silly or sublime!
Show notes:

Peter Capaldi…On The Doctor Who Fan Show!
Magician’s Apprentice…Cinema Screening!
Australian Doctor Who Festival…New Guests!
Germany Gets Series 9…In December!
The Doctor’s…Finest!
Berlin…Doctor Who Apple Store Event!
Myth Makers…New Adventures Documentary!
Chasing Shadows…And Missing Episodes!
Jon Pertwee…Documentary!
Long Island Who…New Guests Announced!
Jon Pertwee…Newsreel Wedding Footage!

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