• Radio Free Skaro #367 – Everybody Hurts

    Well, the most recent series of Doctor Who has wrapped up, and what a way to do it - a fangasmagoria from Steven Moffat containing notable nods to the past and tantalizing hints of what's to come. "The Name of the Doctor" gave fans what they wanted (and more) in ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #366 – The Emperor’s New Clothes

    Neil Gaiman's sophomore effort is one of the most divisive in the history of new Doctor Who, with some fans adoring his take on the Cybermen and others viewing precocious children and speedy metal men with disdain. But what did the Three Who Rule think? What are Chris's views on ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #365 – Fondant Surprise

    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 merely a routine trundle through well-worn paths ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #364 – Smoke on the Horizon

    For decades, fans of Doctor Who have been wondering and dreaming of what amazing thrills and sights exist within The Doctor's TARDIS. The 50th Anniversary of the programme seems to be an appropriate time to finally peel back the curtain on The Doctor's magical time-space machine, and Stephen Thompson's script, ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #363 – Ghost Lite

    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 Neil Cross's first effort, "The Rings of ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #362 – Ice Hot

    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 soggy, terrifying hell. Mark Gatiss, a Who ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #361 – The Borings of Akhaten

    After a rollicking opening to Series 7B last week, we were treated to a new episode in "The Rings of Akhaten" that received almost no love from any of the Three Who Rule. In fact, only one person had something nice to say about it, and you'll never guess who! ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #360 – Quadracyclephenia

    New Doctor Who! And given such an auspicious occasion, it was no surprise that the Three Who Rule yammered on at length about "The Bells of Saint John," and then further prognosticated on the news that David Tennant and Billie Piper will in fact return for the 50th anniversary special. ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #359 – Whether You Like It Or Not

    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 of Doctor Who. It also covers, with ...
  • Radio Free Skaro #358 – A Breath of Fresh Air Lock

    A wide variety of news leads off the latest episode of Radio Free Skaro, as the Three Who Rule pontificate about the fate of Caroline Skinner, the discovery of early Doctor Who scripts and even a little about the upcoming Series 7B... but wait, there's more! This week saw the ...

Radio Free Skaro #358 – A Breath of Fresh Air Lock

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A wide variety of news leads off the latest episode of Radio Free Skaro, as the Three Who Rule pontificate about the fate of Caroline Skinner, the discovery of early Doctor Who scripts and even a little about the upcoming Series 7B… but wait, there’s more! This week saw the release of the Special Edition of The Aztecs, which includes the recently-found third episode of Galaxy 4, and what more fitting way to celebrate its release on home video than for the RFS lads to talk all over it in the form of a commentary. Talk of Lego, the upcoming Calgary Expo, the realization we’re on the cusp of the longest unbroken streak of Doctor Who episodes since 2010 – and of course the other news of the week – round out this week’s podcast. Enjoy!
Show Notes:

- Mark Sheppard…At Calgary Expo!
- Calgary Expo…Preliminary Schedule!
- Caro Skinner…No Longer Exec Producer!
- Jenna-Louise Coleman…In Series 8!
- Spearhead From Space…On BBC America!
- Series 7B…Tidbits!
- 1960s Doctor Who Scripts…Found!
- Inferno SE and Mind of Evil…DVD Details!
- Robots of Death…BFI Screening Guests!
- Peter Davison…BFI Screening Info!
- Doctor Who…Pointless!

Commentary:

- Air…Lock!

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Radio Free Skaro #356 – Strax to the Max

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After the craziness of last week’s Calgary Expo announcement (which crashed the servers at Radio Free Skaro headquarters, aka a rusty shack in Surrey, BC), and two weeks after the wild times of Gallifrey One, the Three Who Rule were finally able to sit back, relax, and take in an episode of Doctor Who. And then talk over it. The episode of choice is “The Snowmen”, the 2012 Christmas special that caused much merriment amongst most of the masses. Minus Warren, Chris and Steven find time before hand to discuss the news of the week, including the passing of designer Ray Cusick, responsible for one of the most iconic science fiction designs of all time. He also designed the Daleks.
Show Notes:

- Calgary…Expo!
- The Bells…Of St John!
- Series 7B…Teaser!
- The Ice Warriors…Animated For DVD!
- Peter Cushing Dalek Movies…Coming Soon On Blu-Ray!
- An Adventure In Space And Time…Wraps Filming!
- Tomb of the Cybermen…Audiobook!
- Raymond Cusick…Dies.

Commentary:

- The…Snowmen!

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Radio Free Skaro #337 – Splink

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The Three Who Rule were joined this week by the incomparable John Williams, Tachyon TV alumnus and author of an upcoming tome about Who legend Malcolm Hulke. Mr. Williams was on hand not to plug his scribbling but to add his mellifluous verbiage to commentary of “The Angels Take Manhattan,” the final adventure of Mr. and Mrs. Pond. Add a pinch of praise for sarcastic Sontarans, a dash of derision for evil Snowmen, and a completely arbitrary show title like “Splink,” and…well, just take a listen.
Show Notes:

- The Snowmen…Trailer!
- The Snowmen…Minisode!
- Gallifrey…One!
- Fictitious…Writers’ Guild Awards!
- Barry Newbery…Book!
- Project…Motormouth!
- Tachyon….TV!

Commentary:

- The Angels…Take Manhattan!

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Radio Free Skaro #336 – The Power of Squee

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The Three Who Rule were reduced to Two this week, but Steven and Warren were joined by the inestimable Simon Harries of Tachyon TV fame for a commentary on “The Power of Three,” the penultimate story of this half-season. Simon’s dry wit counterbalanced Steven’s idiot savantism (emphasis on the “idiot”) and Warren’s outright stupidity to produce a most delicious bit of commentary that we’re sure you’ll enjoy! But that’s not all! Though it nearly is, as the news was sparse this week, with only intrigues and tales of lost (and then found) Neil Gaiman scripts to report to you, our dear, dear listeners.
Show Notes:

- More Guests for…Chicago TARDIS!
- The Return of…The Cybermen!
- Doctor Who script found in a cab…oops!
- The Reign of Terror…DVD Extras!
- The Legacy Box…DVD Extras!
- Behind…The Sofa!

Commentary:

- The Power…of Three!

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Radio Free Skaro #335 – Browder Chowder

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It was a bit of a light week in the world of Doctor Who as the production team secluded themselves in a Cardiff conference room to read through Neil Gaiman’s eagerly anticipated second Doctor Who script, so the Three Who Rule devote some of their attention to the nerdplosion that was Disney buying up Lucasfilm. When Neil Perryman of The Adventures With the Wife in Space drops in for the commentary of “A Town Called Mercy”, the off topic meanderings continue with praise and scorn heaped upon Farscape, Babylon 5, and some other series not named Doctor Who. Worry not, though, dear listener. There’s still plenty of Who talk to validate the name of this podcast, from the astounding news that Gallifrey One is sold out for 2013 to fine performance of one Ben Browder. Enjoy!
Show Notes:

- LucasFilm…Bought By Disney!
- Gallifrey…One!
- City of Death…Audio Release!
- The Ood Cast…Live!
- Adventures With The Wife…In Space!

Commentary:

- A Town…Called Mercy!

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Radio Free Skaro #334 – Nefertiti Graffiti

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Dinosaurs! On a Spaceship! Matt Smith’s enthusiasm aside, does the fluffy lizardfest hold up to the laser-like scrutiny of Steven, Warren, and Luke from The Minute Doctor Who Podcast in this, the second of the “Pond Farewell Tour” commentaries? Were Mitchell and Webb any good as surly robots? Does the Doctor’s team of historical oddities (and Rory’s dad) make for high adventure and rollicking space-based shenanigans? Are any of these questions even close to addressed in the commentary? Tune in to find out, as well as hear tiny morsels of what could charitably called “news!”
Show Notes:

- Series 7B…filming update!
- Children in Need…featuring Doctor Who!
- Episode 10…has a title!
- BBC Books…reissues coming in 2013!
- IDW Publishing present…50th Anniversary Comic Books!

- Luke from…TMDWP!

Commentary:

- Dinosaurs…on a Spaceship!

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Radio Free Skaro #333 – Avid Femmy Robomen

On October-21-2012 3 Comments

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With the New! Doctor! Who! countdown clock having more than two months on it, a mandate was declared by the Three Who Rule that now is the time for Season 7A commentaries. NOW. Over the coming weeks their trademark brand of pedantism, whimsy and love for classic rock will undoubtedly distract from the adventures of the Doctor, Amy and Rory playing out before them onscreen, starting this week with Asylum of the Daleks. But wait! Chip, the Two-minute Time Lord, joins our august trio for this episode, allegedly to voice his opinions on Asylum but mostly the keep Steven, Warren and Chris in line. Does he succeed? Tune in to find out!
Show Notes:

- Season 7B…Writers and Directors!
- 2013…DVD Release Info!
- Shada…North American DVD Release Date!
- AudioGo and Big Finish…50th Anniversary Audio Books!

- Two-minute…Time Lord!

Commentary:

- Asylum…of the Daleks!

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Radio Free Skaro #325 – Turn Me On, Deadman

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We’re officially into the home stretch toward the return of Doctor Who. After leaving the launch date until late in the game, as the BBC likes to do, it was formalized this past week that Asylum of the Daleks will grace our screens on September 1 (unless you live in Australia). Jubilation and excitement abound, despite the short run of Series 7A, and The Three Who Rule look forward to sinking their teeth into Moffat’s first proper Dalek story… next week. In the mean time, we still have the rest of our Invasion of Time commentary to deliver, as well as the rest of the past week’s news, which for a change is sorta Arthur Darvill-centric. Sit tight as we deliver a Rory-ing good time!
Show Notes:

- Asylum of the Daleks…September 1 on BBC One!
- Asylum of the Daleks…September 1 on SPACE!
- Asylum of the Daleks…September 1 on BBC America!
- Asylum of the Daleks…September 8 on ABC1!
- Series 7A…New Trailer!
- Asylum of the Daleks…”Predator of the Daleks” Trailer!
- Pond…Life!
- Arthur Darvill…At Gallifrey One!
- Doctor Who Magazine #451…Multiple Covers!
- Doctor Who…Fiftieth Anniversary Artwork!
- Rory Williams/Pond Action Figure…Finally!
- Hugo Awards…Next Weekend!

Commentary:

- The Invasion…Of Time!

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Radio Free Skaro #324 – Tinfoil Terrors

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With less than two weeks to go until new Doctor Who (maybe, possibly, nothing confirmed…) this week’s news unsurprisingly revolved around both actual Series 7 news, like the screening of Asylum of the Daleks at the British Film Institute, and the spoilery spoler-free reviews of said screening by some of the UK’s leading printed fishwrap merchants. Ticket sales for the upcoming NY screening of Asylum didn’t go off quite so smoothly, leading the charges of heresy, treason, and bad sportsmanship on the part of BBC America. But this was all mere preamble to the main event, a scintillating commentary of parts 1 to 4 of the Invasion of Time, the seminal adventure on Gallifrey involving foil villains, arbitrary romance, and Rodan, the slinkiest air traffic controller Time Lady ever. Enjoy!
Show Notes:

- Asylum of the Daleks…BFI Screening!
- Different…Opening Titles!
- Series 7…Titles for Episodes 4 & 5!
- Series 7…Synopses!
- Asylum of the Daleks…New York Screening!
- Series 7…New Promo Images!
- Doctor Who Magazine…Sarah Jane Special #3!
- Claws of Axos Revisitations…DVD Extras!
- Doctor Who…Card Game!

Commentary:

- The Invasion…Of Time!

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Radio Free Skaro #322 – The Horse Eaters of Traken

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A bumper length episode of Radio Free Skaro awaits you this week! The lengthy news list contains a discussion on the new trailer for Series 7 that came out this past week, as well as speculation on what big name actor will be announced as a guest star! (Of course, by the time you all hear this, this information will be already out there, and we’ll look like right idiots. Again.) After we cover some DVD news, we move on to our commentary for Tom Baker’s penultimate story The Keeper of Traken, possibly Doctor Who’s most valid stab at stagey Shakespeare productions that happen to take place on different planets. But on the bright side – less than a month until new Doctor Who!
Show Notes:

- Big name guest actor…to be announced!
- New Series 7…Trailer!
- Doctor Who, Series 7, premiering on BBC America…on September 1 at 9PM?
- New Series 7…iconic promo image!
- Production on the Christmas special…about to begin!
- Jack Lothian…to write for Series 7!
- Christopher Eccleston…not done with Doctor Who?
- The BBC America specials…airing on SPACE!
- Terror of the Zygons DVD extras…cleared by the BBFC!
- More Terror of the Zygons DVD extras…cleared by the BBFC!
- Even more Terror of the Zygons DVD extras…cleared by the BBFC!
- The Claws of Axos Special Edition DVD coming to North America…November 13!
- Doctor Who Series 7a DVD/BD…coming November 12!
- The Ambassadors of Death DVD coming to North America…October 9 (not October 2)!
- Who Girls 2013…Calendar!
- “Whovian” is…a word!
- Big Finish extends Doctor Who license to…December 15!

Commentary:

- The Keeper of…Traken!

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