• Radio Free Skaro #310 – Lesbian Spank Inferno

    It's a time of endings on this week's episode of Radio Free Skaro. Not only did the past week see the end of Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in their roles as the Ponds, at least as far as filming goes, it also saw the end of the Upper Boat ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #309 – Silver Spoonerisms

    It might sound like an overstatement, but writer/script editor Dennis Spooner was one of the most important figures in the history of Doctor Who. He essentially created what is now referred to the "pseudo-historical", introduced comedy into Doctor Who as a more prominent feature, and basically created the many mannerisms ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #308 – Next Stop: Aberdeen

    As a result of one of the lightest news weeks in recent memory in the worlds of Doctor Who, the Three Who Rule were allowed to devote their full attention to a commentary on Elisabeth Sladen's (first) finale in the classic series, namely 1976's "The Hand of Fear". Quarries, nuclear ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #307 – Here’s To The Future

    One of the more maligned contributors to the world of Doctor Who over the years has been musician Keff McCulloch. Responsible for the final variation of the Doctor Who theme for the classic series, "Deaf Keff" (as some have dubbed him) also provided incidental music for half of the stories ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #306 – XYP-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

    With only slightly more news than the most unnewsiest Radio Free Skaro ever, the Three Who Rule pretty much get right to this week's commentary, blathering all over the (somewhat) unfairly maligned Nightmare of Eden. In a story that tackles some pretty dark and adult subjects like drug abuse, and ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #305 – Richard Clark’s New New York’s Rockin’ Eve

    On the same weekend that The Doctor's Wife, along with The Girl Who Waited and A Good Man Goes To War, was nominated for a Hugo Award, it was fitting that we discuss the assorted works of that episode's director, Richard Clark, in the Miniscope. The Three Who Rule also ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #304 – Flay Otters

    The Three Who Rule enjoy another slow news week with excess meanderings, needlessly extending the length of this week's instalment... however a slow news week coupled with a Classic Series commentary is a good thing. The lads turn their gaze to talking over the *cough* David Agnew *cough* masterpiece City ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #303 – The Writer’s Tales

    After a couple of quiet weeks on the news front, we were treated to a bumper crop of topics worthy of discussion on this episode of Radio Free Skaro. Not only were we introduced to the next companion in the form of Jenna-Louise Coleman, but the official Doctor Who Convention ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #302 – Eat Your Soup

    The Three Who Rule are slightly in tatters this week with Warren away in the Deep South and Chris fighting a cold that would easily fell the entire population of a space ark that left Earth in the 57th Segment of Time, Monoids included! Fortunately, all is quiet on the ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #301 – Some More Of Benton’s Greatest Mistakes

    A slow news week happily coincides with an otherwise jam-packed episode of Radio Free Skaro; this week the lads bring not one but two features to you dear listener! We've got an interview with "Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock" producer Simon Harris as well as the first foray back into ...

On March-6-2011 2 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #244 – Click here to listen

A week later than intended, the Three Who Rule dive into a commentary this episode with a re-watch of the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special “A Christmas Carol”. Does it still hold up? Is it Christmassy enough? Too Christmassy? Has the shark won any more fans over? So many questions. Also, news of the week is hashed about, with particular attention paid to some forthcoming DVD releases. Also, boots are mentioning in passing, along with Beth Willis.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Steve Hughes…Directs For Series 6!
- Series Six…Begins At Easter?
- Doctor Who…On Comic Relief!
- Torchwood: Miracle Day…Casting News!
- International…iPlayer!
- Worlds In Time…Details!
- The Final Curtain…First Look!
- Ace…DVD Box Set!
- Planet Of Giants…On DVD!
- The Nightmare Of Eden…On DVD!
- The Reign Of Terror…On DVD!
- Vengeance On Varos…Revisited On DVD!
- Nicholas Courtney…Charity Appeal!

Commentary:

A Christmas…Carol!

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On February-27-2011 2 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #243 – Click here to listen

The world of Doctor Who lost one of its icons this past week, and all fans are mourning the passing of our beloved Brigadier, Nicholas Courtney. The highs from Gallifrey came crashing down as the news of Courtney’s death hit earlier in the week, and it was only fitting that a Courtney tribute episode be recorded. We welcomed Doctor Who script editor, New Adventures author and Doctor Who Magazine editor, Big Finish producer and life-long Doctor Who fan Gary Russell on the show to reminisce about his experiences with the wonderful Mr. Courtney. Please join us as we remember Sir Alastair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, the man who portrayed him as well as cover the news of the week.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Gareth Roberts…Writes For Series 6!
- James Corden…Returns!
- David Walliams…Cast!
- Doctor Who…MMO!
- Planet Of The Spiders…DVD Extras!
- Frontios…DVD Extras!
- Doctor Who Radio Plays…Box Set!
- Doctor Who…Ranked By IGN!
- Vincent And The Doctor…Nominated For A Nebula!
- A Christmas Carol…Nominated For A Saturn!
- Revelation of the Daleks…Action Figures!
- Doctor Who…Charity Book!
- Nick Courtney…Dies.

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On February-6-2011 0 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #236 – Click here to listen

As the countdown to Gallifrey One continues (less than two weeks away!), the Three Who Rule tumble in to the collected works of director Colin Teague in this week’s instalment of the Miniscope. Despite Teague’s opprobrious epithet, the Three were pleasantly surprised at his directorial skill which constantly shone over some of the written inspiration he had to work with. Also dealt with was the news of the week, featuring all three hosts blanking on the duties of a recently added Gallifrey One guest (it’s prosthetics – duh).
Show Notes:

- Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One!
- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Gallifrey…One!
- David Walliams…In Doctor Who!
- June 2011…North American DVD Releases!
- The Daemons…Coming To DVD!
- Seeds Of Death…Revisitations DVD Extras!
- A Christmas Carol…Soundtrack Track Listing!
- Doctor Who…Insider!
- SFX Awards…Best TV Show!
- SFX Awards…2011 Sci-Fi Phenomenon!
- SFX Awards…Best Actor!
- SFX Awards…Best Actress!
- SFX Awards…Best Collectible!

Miniscope Links (Colin Teague):

- The Sound…Of Drums!!
- Last Of The…Time Lords!
- The Fires…Of Pompeii!

On January-30-2011 8 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #235 – Click here to listen

A very busy week in the world of Doctor Who — including big DVD news and disappointing results at a certain fictitious awards show — is capped off in this latest installment of Radio Free Skaro by not only our look at director Keith Boak in the miniscope but also a visit with Simon & Thomas Guerrier. The Guerriers are responsible for some recent and upcoming bonus material on Classic Doctor Who DVD releases and we talk with the brothers about some of them, especially their award-nominated Race Against Time coming out very soon on the DVD of The Mutants. Join us, won’t you?
Show Notes:

- Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One!
- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Gallifrey…One!
- Tachyon TV…Returns!
- Jeremy Webb…Directs Series 6!
- Nick Hurran…Directs Series 6!
- Adam Smith…Returns For Series 6!
- Series 6…Comes To Australia!
- Ambassadors of Death DVD…Delayed!
- The Sun Makers…Flies Solo!
- Terror of the Autons…On Region 1 DVD!
- Planet of the Spiders…On Region 1 DVD!
- Carnival Of Monsters…Revisitations DVD Details!
- Carnival Of Monsters…Even More DVD Details!
- Resurrection of the Daleks…Revisitations DVD Details!
- Resurrection of the Daleks…Even More DVD Details!
- Fourth Doctor…Costume T-Shirt!
- Fifth Doctor…Costume T-Shirt!
- Doctor Who…Character Building!
- Doctor Who…Plush Toys!
- Kid-Controlled…Dalek!
- A Christmas Carol Soundtrack…Delayed!
- Fictitious National Television Awards…Results!
- National Television Awards…Cutaway!
- Lis Sladen…Autobiography!
- Terry Nation…Biography!
- iOS…iPlayer App!
- Doctor Who News Page…Moves!

Interview Links:
- Simon Guerrier
- Thomas Guerrier

Miniscope Links (Keith Boak):

- Rose!
- Aliens…Of London!
- World War…Three!

On January-2-2011 3 Comments
Radio Free Skaro #231 – Click here to listen

The first Radio Free Skaro episode of 2011 features the return of the popular Miniscope segments (well, some of you liked them in the past, anyhow) wherein the Three Who Rule discuss the works of a particular writer, director, or some other behind the scenes person in their careers on Doctor Who. Dick Mills, the initial subject for this episode, was bumped to next week (more on that later), so Series 3 director Charles Palmer became a last minute subject. How did his efforts rate with your intrepid hosts? Listen on!
Show Notes:

- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- Radio Free Skaro…on YouTube!
- Gallifrey…One!
- A Christmas Carol…Appreciated!
- A Christmas Carol…BBC America Ratings!
- A Christmas Carol…Australian Ratings!
- Torchwood: The New World…Synopsis!
- National Television Awards…Nominations!

Miniscope Links (Charles Palmer):

- Smith…And Jones!
- The Shakespeare…Code!
- Human…Nature!
- The Family…Of Blood!

On December-26-2010 12 Comments
Radio Free Skaro #230 – Click here to listen
2010 was a great year for Doctor Who, and it was capped off by what all three hosts of Radio Free Skaro (and many, many others on the internet) consider to be the finest Doctor Who Christmas Special to date. A Christmas Carol had it all – strong story, superb writing, great performances, and was never in danger of jumping the very rickshaw pulling shark that featured several times in the episode. The Three Who Rule discuss all of this and more with great gusto, and give a few hints of their podcast plans for the year to come…
Show Notes:

- A Christmas Carol…on BBC One!
- A Christmas Carol…on BBC America!
- A Christmas Carol…on SPACE!
- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- Radio Free Skaro…on YouTube!
- A Christmas Carol…Overnight Ratings!
- A Christmas Carol…Soundtrack!
- The Eleventh Hour…Pwns iPlayer!
- Torchwood…Here To Stay?!
- Shadows of the Vashta Nerada…Released!

On December-25-2010 1 Comment

The 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol, has now gone out in the UK and US and as mentioned previously in Radio Free Skaro the episode included the usual trailer for the upcoming series. For those who’ve not yet seen the episode but are keen to have a look at what’s in store this Spring, feast your eyes on this:

On December-24-2010 0 Comments

Join Charlie McDonnell of Trock band Chameleon Circuit fame as he visits the set of A Christmas Carol along with the Doctor Who Confidential crew for a four-part series that aired on the BBC Red Button service.

Part one:

Part two:

Part three:

Part four:

On December-19-2010 7 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #229 – Click here to listen

The stream of commentaries that the Three Who Rule have been unleashing upon the world for the past several months finally concludes with their real-time review of the Series 5 finale The Big Bang. And what an episode to go out on, all three were as admiring of the story as they were when it first went out in June and nothing has changed in the mean time. Also of note, this is Warren’s last episode from China, a nation whose internet connection is almost as dodgy as its human rights record. Next week: new Doctor Who in the form of A Christmas Carol. And we can’t wait, either.
Show Notes:

- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- A Christmas Carol…BFI Screening!
- Bill Pullman…Joins Torchwood!
- Mekhi Phifer…Joins Torchwood!
- Doctor Who…on Thinking Allowed!
- The Pandorica Opens…Action Figures!
- Resurrection of the Daleks…Action Figures!
- Mara Tales…coming to Region 1 DVD!
- K-9…Comes To UK DVD!

Commentary:

The Big…Bang!

On December-12-2010 0 Comments

The BBC has aired the a standalone trailer for the upcoming Christmas episode, A Christmas Carol. Don’t wait, watch it! Now!

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