Tag: Cold War

Radio Free Skaro #750 – Soon Be Middle Aged

Both America and Canada celebrated their birthdays this week, and Radio Free Skaro was there on July 1st via Twitter to highlight the Doctor Who accomplishments of some notable Canucks working in the Doctor Who trenches over the show’s 50-year history. In other news,… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #750 – Soon Be Middle Aged”

Radio Free Skaro #685 – Time and the Gatiss

Erstwhile gentleman, writer, actor and lifelong Doctor Who fan Mark Gatiss is the star attraction in not only this week’s Miniscope but the next, such was his prodigious output in the Steven Moffat era. This week we look at “Cold War”, “The Crimson Horror”,… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #685 – Time and the Gatiss”

Radio Free Skaro #377 – Emergency Luke

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js On thisss week’sss Radio Free Ssskaro, the Ice Warriors return! Well, one of them does in the Cold War era episode called…er…”Cold War”, of which there is a commentary presented. Luke from TMDWP joins us, replacing Seattle-bound Warren, to give us not only… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #377 – Emergency Luke”

Radio Free Skaro #365 – Fondant Surprise

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js Northern England in the Victorian era, monsters, lizards, Sontarans, lame GPS jokes and latched-on kidlet drama all made “The Crimson Horror” a roller coaster ride of emotion for the Three Who Rule. But was it a ride full of thrills and chills or… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #365 – Fondant Surprise”

Radio Free Skaro #363 – Ghost Lite

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js Awoooooo! Scary stuff! That’s what this week’s instalment of Doctor Who was, as “Hide”, a tautly written and directed thriller, enthralled many a fan and viewer. But what did the Three Who Rule think? They were widely split with their opinions of writer… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #363 – Ghost Lite”

Radio Free Skaro #362 – Ice Hot

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js After a wait of almost 40 years, the Ice Warriors have returned to Doctor Who, with at least (and let’s be honest, at most) one heavily armoured, lumbering green menace back to make the lives of an 80’s crew of Soviet submariners a… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #362 – Ice Hot”

Radio Free Skaro #359 – Whether You Like It Or Not

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js The upcoming book “JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner” is quite possibly the most controversial account of the behind-the-scenes world of Doctor Who ever published, delving into the, at times, seedy side of the life of the long time producer… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #359 – Whether You Like It Or Not”

Radio Free Skaro #353 – A Sound of Ice and Fire

<![CDATA[http://widgets.getglue.com/checkin.js Still more Gallifrey! Your august crew scoured the LAX Marriott for Who personages of note, and by golly we found them, in the personages of director Douglas Mackinnon, ex-companion and documentarian Mark Strickson, BBC Radiophonic Workshop guru Dick Mills, writer and all around… Continue Reading “Radio Free Skaro #353 – A Sound of Ice and Fire”