• Radio Free Skaro #298 – Knights of Jaffa

    Our Gallifrey One coverage concludes for another year as we chat with some gentlemen who played integral roles in launching Doctor Who in the 1960s and 1990s. First up, Ian Chesterton, Sir Ian, Knight of Jaffa himself, the amazing William Russell joins Steven and Ken Deep in reminiscing about what ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #297 – No More Janus Thorns

    Radio Free Skaro dives into history with Gallifrey 2012 guests starting with Louise Jameson, otherwise known as the beautiful savage Leela, Louise was an absolute delight to talk to about her tenure on the program and her many other roles, ranging from Shakespeare to soaps and everything in between. We ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #296 – Cleaning Up the Corn Field

    Day Two of Gally! And what a day of behind the scenes luminaries it was, with Doctor Who director Richard Senior ("Let's Kill Hitler"), writer Simon Guerrier and the inestimable Steve Roberts of the Doctor Who Restoration Team rounding out the behind the scenes chatter. Plus the delightful mendicants from ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #295 – Radio Free Skaro and The World of Tomorrow

    Gallifrey Live Show! For only the second time (and the first in the main ballroom), the Three Who Rule entertained the huddled Earth masses in attendance at the Gallifrey One convention on Los Angeles with ribaldry, shenanigans and interviews with Who luminaries such as Camille Coduri, Simon Fisher-Becker, Dalek operator ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #294 – The Dog Days Are Over

    The annual meet up of Doctor Who podcasters at Gallifrey One forms the backbone of this, the first of Radio Free Skaro's episodes covering the convention. Among our friends joining us is Simon Harries, late of Tachyon TV and attending his first Gally since 2010, and Josh Zimon, long time ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #293 – Occupy Gallifrey

    GALLY! It's the most wonderful time of the year once again, a glorious three-days-to-a-week where thousands of Doctor Who fans descend on the LAX Marriott in Los Angeles and bathe in glorious nerdery (and also sip a snifter of port on occasion.) Our annual tradition is to run through the ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #292 – Amok Time

    At long last, Radio Free Skaro's time-filling series of Series 6 commentaries comes to an end with the Three Who Rule talking over "The Wedding of River Song". They manage to keep vaguely on topic, perhaps a tough task given their general ennui towards the Series 6 finale which contained ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #291 – That Which Survives

    A simple commentary about "Closing Time," which gave the Three Who Rule ample time to discuss the great chemistry between Matt Smith and guest star James Corden, instead devolved into a simply rancid discussion on babies and their propensity to poop on this episode of Radio Free Skaro. Our ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #290 – Whom Gods Destroy

    Ah, that's the January we remember. The Christmas Special aired weeks ago, it's a long time until new Doctor Who (even longer than usual) and there's really not too much going on in the Who world. But there's always Gallifrey! A bit of Gally news and banter helps, well, fill ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #289 – Errand Of Mercy

    Gallifrey One, the massive and amazing annual fan-run Doctor Who convention, is rapidly approaching and we take some time to talk to Program Director Shaun Lyon about the recently-released convention schedule and to formally announce details of our live show - Radio Free Skaro And The World Of Tomorrow! As ...

August 2011 North America Doctor Who DVD Releases

On March-30-2011 0 Comments
It looks like August 9 will see the North American DVD release of the Seventh Doctor story Paradise Towers; this title doesn’t yet have a UK release date. Amongst the features on the disc are a commentary featuring writer Stephen Wyatt, sound designer Dick Mills and (oddly, perhaps, given he didn’t provide the music score on this story), Mark Ayres. Ayres may be there to offer an insight in David Snell’s unused scored for the story which is included on the disc as an extra. Whether you prefer Snell’s score to Keff McCulloch’s last minute replacement work is another matter…

SRP for the DVD will be $24.98. Check out more details at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

UPDATE: A second DVD, The Sun Makers from Season 15, will also see release on August 9. No artwork has been revealed yet, but a small list of extras has been confirmed including a commentary with Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Michael Keating, and the late Pennant Roberts, as well as a feature on long time Doctor Who composer Dudley Simpson. The shelf price for this will also be $24.98. Check TVShowsOnDVD.com for more on this release.

UPDATE 2: Artwork for The Sun Makers is now available. TVShowsOnDVD.com has full details on extras.
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New Doctor Who Series 6 Trailer

On March-30-2011 3 Comments

At long last, here’s the new BBC trailer for Series 6 of Doctor Who!

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Doctor Who Series 6 Premieres April 23 on SPACE

On March-28-2011 2 Comments

SPACE, Canada’s home of Doctor Who, today announced they will be bringing Series 6 to Canadian screens day and date with the BBC and BBC America. Beginning at 8:00 PM EDT on Saturday, April 23, fans in the Great White North can learn the secrets of The Impossible Astronaut in part one of the series-opening two-parter – yes, an hour ahead of BBC America!

Being able to launch the series across parts of the world on the same day is indeed a wonderful thing, and we couldn’t be happier that SPACE is able to bring the new Doctor Who series to Canadians with minimal delay. Kudos to the team for giving Canadian Doctor Who fans what they wanted the most!

Check out SPACE’s announcement about it here!

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Radio Free Skaro #247 – The Who North Strong And Free

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Radio Free Skaro #247 – Click here to listen

The Three Who Rule donned their toques, broke out the stubbies and poured maple syrup all over their first ever, long-past-due episode examining and celebrating Doctor Who in their home and native land, America Jr. Canada. All in a very polite way, of course. With Canuck Who luminaries such as SPACE Channel’s Mark Askwith, Graeme Burk and Mike Doran on hand to lead us through the past, present and future of the Doctor on Canadian TV (and off), it’s fair to say we were as enthused as bunch of drunken curlers crashing a lacrosse tournament.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Gallifrey One…Guests Announced!
- The Impossible Astronaut…Prequel!
- New Trailer coming…March 29!
- Doctor Who: Iconic…Image!
- Matt Smith…Staying!
- Richard Senior…Directing!
- Quebec’s Ztele Airing…Docteur Qui!
- Torchwood: Miracle Day Premieres…July 8!
- Doctor Who Panel at…Wondercon!
- IDW Comics…on iTunes!
- Gareth Roberts novelizes…Shada!
- The Gunfighters and The Awakening…Coming to Region 1!
- Doctor Who DVD…Region 1 Release Dates!
- Earth Story DVD Set Coming Soon in June to…Region 2!
- Genesis of the Daleks…Action Figure Set!
- Destiny of the Daleks…Action Figure Set!
- Sixth Doctor Costume…T-Shirt!
- Seventh Doctor Costume…T-Shirt!
- Nicholas Courtney…Charity Appeal!

Doctor Who in Canada:

Mark…Askwith!
SPACE…Channel!
Graeme…Burk!
Time Unincorporated…Volume 2!
Time Unincorporated…Volume 3!
Mike Doran And…Who Party!

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Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut – Prequel

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Here it is! The first of three prequels from the BBC for Series 6, this one prefacing Episode 1, The Impossible Astronaut. Enjoy!

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Doctor Who Series 6 – First Prequel Teaser

On March-23-2011 0 Comments

The BBC has also released a teaser for the first Series 6 prequel minisode. The prequel itself will go out Friday, March 25 at 4:00pm. Until then, enjoy this sneak peek!

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Doctor Who Series 6 Teaser

On March-23-2011 1 Comment

The BBC has released a very short – only 15 seconds – teaser for the upcoming sixth series of Doctor Who. Have a look!

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Torchwood: Miracle Day Starz Premiere Date

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TVLine.com is reporting that Torchwood: Miracle Day will premiere July 8 on Starz.

Torchwood: Miracle Day, the fourth series of the successful Doctor Who spinoff, tells the story of what it would be like if people on Earth stopped dying. Featuring the return of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness along with regular cast Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Kai Owen (Rhys Williams), along with newcomers Mekhi Phifer and Bill Pullman, the story is written by some heavyweights such as Russell T Davies, Doris Egan and Jane Espenson.

No premiere date has yet been announced for the BBC transmission.

Update: The Starz website now confirms the July 8 premiere date.

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July 2011 North America Doctor Who DVD Releases

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July 5 (as reported by BBC America; July 12 seems the more likely date as announced by Warner) will feature the last as-yet-unreleased-on-DVD Peter Davison story, The Awakening, hitting store shelves. Bonus features include a commentary, a behind-the-scenes documentary, a “Now and Then” piece, and the rest of the usual fare (PDF Radio Times listings and so on) as well as deleted scenes featuring Kamelion who was initially meant to appear in the story.

UPDATE: The William Hartnell serial The Gunfighters has now been added as the second July DVD release from 2 Entertain, streeting on the same date. A few bonus items are included such as a commentary and “Tomorrow’s Times” piece, but the main documentary on this disc is “The End of the Line”, which promises to be a very interesting piece on the John Wiles era. More news on that later…

SRP for The Awakening will be $14.98, and $24.98 for The Gunfighters, and in the mean time check out more details at TVShowsOnDVD.com (The Gunfighters, The Awakening) or click on the cover art for larger a version.
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Gallifrey One: Network 23 – The Countdown Begins

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Gallifrey One: Network 23 LogoThe first details for Gallifrey One’s Network 23, the 2012 edition of the world’s preeminent Doctor Who convention, have been announced on the convention’s official website, www.gallifreyone.com.

Running from February 17-19, 2012, some of the cast of the 1996 Fox Doctor Who TV movie will be present at Gally, including Paul McGann and Yee Jee Tso. Joining them will be Jake McGann, Louise Jameson (Leela), William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Richard Franklin (Mike Yates), and Mary Tamm (Romana I). Also booked for the convention are mainstays Tony Lee, Gary Russell, Jason Haigh-Ellery and friend of the show, Phil Ford.

Radio Free Skaro will again have Gallifrey One covered in 2012 with daily podcasts from the convention, as well as news and updates here on RadioFreeSkaro.com.

In the mean time, preregistration is open at $60, and the convention is dedicated to the memory of Nicholas Courtney.

And for anyone still experiencing the post-Gally blues, may we suggest revisiting our Gallifrey 22 coverage from last month? Check out episodes 238, 239, 240, 241 and 242 for our daily releases, or have another peek at the special intro video from our Gally live recording!

See you at Gally!

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