Radio Free Skaro #1000 – Mystery Science Theatre 1000
It’s Gallifrey One, it’s the start of a mammoth weekend for Doctor Who fans, and it is a milestone for the Three Who Rule – their ONE THOUSANDTH episode! And what better way to pass the one thousand barrier than a full length interview with Doctor Who writer and former show runner Steven Moffat, and current Doctor Who executive producer Julie Gardner!
Thanks to Shaun Lyon, Graham Kibble-White, Jack Kibble-White, Ken Deep, and special thanks to Paul McGann for narrating our opening video!
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Radio Free Skaro #999 – 10-0-11-0-0 by 02 from Galactic Zero Centre
It’s that time of year again, our pre-Gallifrey One rundown of the greatest convention on Earth as we go through the schedule with a fine tooth comb, examine which panels and other events we and others are excited about, and as a special bonus this year you’ll get to hear Steven go completely off the rails about UK television stalwart Z-Cars!
Next stop: Gallifrey One, and Episode 1000 with Steven Moffat and Julie Gardner LIVE on stage on Friday!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Gallifrey One Preview
- Gallifrey One schedule
- Gallifrey One convention map
- Gally changes due to escalator issue
- Catherine Tate announced as guest at Calgary Expo April 24-27
- The War Games in Colour got 0.43M viewers
- ‘Doctor Who’ Producer Jane Tranter to Chair 50th Edinburgh TV Festival
- The Tenth Planet coming to vinyl for Record Store Day on April 12
- Ace Jacket: A Doctor Who Celebration for Fans and Cosplayers coming July 2025
- Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia due Oct 29, 2026
- BF Doctor Who – The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive due July 2025
- BF Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May 2025
Radio Free Skaro #997 – Kill The Moonbase
The Swarm is vicious and malignant this week, consuming Steven’s vocal chords in a perilous fashion, so it’s up to Warren and Chris to help with news descriptions about the Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey One live show, episode 1000 featuring Doctor Who showrunner and writer/producer Steven Moffat and executive producer Julie Gardner for an hour of wit and wisdom. Plus, the aforementioned Gallifrey One schedule is out in the wild, news from Russell Tovey on The War Between The Land and The Sea, a new trailer for the Season 7 Blu-Ray Collection, tat, exhibitions and Episode Three of our exciting and smooth-voiced Classic Series Commentary for “The Moonbase”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Radio Free Skaro: Mystery Science Theatre 1000 announcement
- Gallifrey One programming
- Russell Tovey talks The War Between the Land and the Sea and more with Variety
- Season 7 Collection trailer
- Doctor Who Magazine 613 due Jan 30
- The Daleks in Colour Music by Tristram Cary and Mark Ayres coming February 21 on vinyl
- The Science of Doctor Who exhibition heads to the US starting March 15
- Me and Him and Who – JNT day at the Burgess Institute in Manchester on February 1
- Toby Hadoke’s obituary for Barbara Clegg
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Radio Free Skaro #996 – I’m A Tiger When My Dander’s Up
The Swarm (but not the COVID kind) has befallen a husky-voiced Steven this week and yet in spite of that (or because of it?) he made an appearance on Edmonton radio, one 880 CHED, and explained to local norms both the exciting world of Doctor Who and the mysterious practice of Radio Free Skaro-ing, which you can listen to on this very episode! Plus we have even more Gallifrey One news, an interesting and free TARDIS diary for UK folk, and Episode Two of our exciting and very focused Classic Series Commentary on “The Moonbase”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Steven on 880 CHED radio
- New Gally guests announced
- Gallifrey One update, main program schedule coming in a week or so
- Debut of Telefantasy Time Jump with Paul Cornell and Liz Myles
- Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill appearing at Calgary Expo (April 24-27)
- Lovarzi free slim TARDIS pocket diary (UK Only)
- Big Finish Day 2025 will be on June 21 at the Derby QUAD
- Christopher Benjamin died
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Radio Free Skaro #995 – Simply to Amuse
This week Radio Free Skaro gets POLITICAL (not really) as we interview three-time mayor of Calgary and current Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi as he relates his massive love for one Doctor Who! Join us as we wax nostalgic about KSPS, his fondness for a certain scarf-wearing Doctor, and his take on amongst other things the latest Doctor Who Xmas special! Plus a Gallifrey One update, stats and media analysis, praise of Tubi, classic Canadian TV chatter, and more!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Gallifrey One Update, including 2026 and 2027 date changes
- RFS Gallifrey One Live Show Announcement
- Doctor Who finished 6th for Christmas Week with 5.911M viewers
- Classic Doctor Who removed from BritBox UK and ITVX Premium
- First weekly Dalek 1:2 scale kit is out now
- The Chimes of Midnight hardcover adaptation by Robert Shearman due Oct 9
- Jubliee hardcover adaptation by Robert Shearman due Oct 9
- Things Are Not Always What They Seem: The Writings and Politics of Malcolm Hulke by Michael Herbert due later in 2025 from Telos Publishing
- Barbara Clegg died Jan 7
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Radio Free Skaro #994 – Insufficient Opinions
It’s a glorious day as Tom Baker becomes a Member of theOrder of the British Empire and the Three Who Rule are here to celebrate this momentous occasion along with news of further Gallifrey One guests, Phil Collinson trolling us all with War Chief intrigues, Toby Hadoke’s annual In Memoriam, Big Finish news as usual and Episode One of our Classic Series Commentary of “The Moonbase”!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- Tom Baker awarded MBE for Services to Television
- More New Guests at Gallifrey One 2025
- Doctor Who Magazine 612
- Spearhead From Space screening at the BFI on February 1
- The Savages screening at the BFI on February 28
- Phil Collinson fuels the War Chief/Master link
- Toby Hadoke’s 2024 In Memoriam
- Toby Hadoke’s Arnold Yarrow obituary
- Jess Jurkovic: Record, Reuse, Recycle – 60s Doctor Who Incidental Music
- Big Finish The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show released
- Big Finish The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show behind the scenes
- Big Finish Paul Spragg Memorial Doctor Who – Short Trips: War Stories released
Classic Series Commentary
Radio Free Skaro #993 – The Hotel at the End of the Universe
It’s the annual tradition of our Radio Free Skaro livestream with Steven, Warren, and special guest Kyle Anderson as they look at “Joy to the World,” the latest traditional Xmas special written by Steven Moffat, along with a tsunami of other Doctor Who content including the Doctor Who Proms, behind the scenes fun like Unleashed and The War Games in Colour! Also, Thrill to fulsome praise of The Space Pirates, and less enthusiastic about The Savages, which has nothing to do with any of the above!
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- Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
- “Joy to the World” Review
- Doctor Who Season 2 Teaser
- Doctor Who Season 2: First Look
- Everything We Know About Doctor Who Season 2
- Doctor Who Unleashed: Joy to the World
- Doctor Who overnight viewing figures on BBC One – 4.11m, 6th for the day
- “The War Games” in Colour review
- The War Games in Colour available for pre-order in the UK
- Doctor Who at the BBC Proms review
- Toby Hadoke’s Absent Friends goes out December 29 at 4:45pm
Radio Free Skaro – 2024 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 24
This holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 24.
Radio Free Skaro – 2024 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 23
This holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 23.
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Radio Free Skaro #998 – The Taking of Soul Patch One
Posted on February 2, 2025 by Chris
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It’s an exciting week for Doctor Who news with more Gallifrey One updates, a list of Doctor Who Season 2 writers released to an eager public, a frankly insane amount of Doctor Who props coming up for auction, Big Finish releases all over the dang place, and the concluding episode of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Moonbase”!
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