• 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 #364 – Smoke on the Horizon

On April-28-2013 6 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #364 – Click here to listen!

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, free of crippling 20th century BBC budgets, took us for a ride. But what did the Three Who Rule think? After that, Chris and Steven are joined by Erika and Katrina from Verity! in Calgary, talking about the massive event that is Calgary Expo, which attracted 60,000 fans (and many Doctor Who cosplayers) to southern Alberta this weekend. Enjoy!
Show Notes:

- Journey To The Centre…of the TARDIS!
- Calgary…Expo!
- Hide…final viewing figures!
- Hide…appreciation index!
- Nightmare in Silver…synopsis!
- Doctor Who Create a Soundtrack…Competition!
- Doctor Who Regeneration…DVD Box Set!
- Jon Pertwee DVD…documentary!
- Gallifrey One…Guest Update!
- A Celebration of Doctor Who…at Depaul University!
- Verity…Podcast!

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Gallifrey One 2014 Guest Update

On April-23-2013 0 Comments
Another guest announcement for the upcoming Gallifrey One convention in February 2014!


Bonnie Langford played the bouncy and enthusiastic Melanie (known as Mel) during the latter half of The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986 alongside Colin Baker, then was Sylvester McCoy’s first companion during all of Season 24 in 1987. Bonnie has since reprised the role in Big Finish audios, and will be making her return to Gallifrey One after her first appearance at the convention in 2001.
Annette Badland played Margaret Blaine (aka Blon Fel-Fotch Pasameer-Day Slitheen), initially in “Aliens of London/World War Three”, then reprising her role in an acclaimed performance in “Boom Town” later in Series One. This will be Annette’s first appearance at Gallifrey One.
Also announced were writers Robert Shearman and Tony Lee, without whom Gallifrey One would just not be Gallifrey One! Check out the full list of guests on the Gallifrey One website. Stay tuned to Gallifrey One and Radio Free Skaro for future guest announcements!
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Radio Free Skaro #361 – The Borings of Akhaten

On April-7-2013 9 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #361 – Click here to listen!

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! The episode may have left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but the return of a full stats report, and a return of our new, impromptu game called “Guess the Stats!”, proved to be a splash of minty, mouthwashy goodness! That, and talk of the 50th Anniversary special, Christopher Eccleston, DVD news, and an endless list of Doctor Who t-shirt ideas, makes clear that it’s not where you start, but where you finish. Next week: Ice Warriorssss…
Show Notes:

- The Rings…of Akhaten!
- The Bells of Saint John…overnight viewing figures!
- The Bells of Saint John…appreciation index!
- The Bells of Saint John ratings…on SPACE!
- The Bells of Saint John ratings…on BBC America!
- Series 7B…synopses!
- The Return of…The Zygons!
- Christopher Eccleston…not returning!
- Joanna Page…in Doctor Who!
- What if David Tennant…had stayed for Series 5?
- North American DVD releases…interesting!
- The Moonbase…coming to DVD!
- The Green Death commentary…featuring Katy Manning and Russell T Davies!
- The Roots of Evil…by Philip Reeve!
- The Fourth Doctor “City of Death”…t-shirt!
- WhoNews app…now free!
- The Mind of Evil at the BFI…video!
- 1980s Doctor Who convention interviews…on YouTube!
- Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey 2013 live show…on YouTube!

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Radio Free Skaro and the Ambassadors of Death at Gallifrey One video!

On April-2-2013 1 Comment

It took Warren a while to get this done, but here’s our live show from Gallifrey One 2013, captured in glorious HD color video pixels. Thrill to the visual stylings of Sylvester McCoy, Philip Hinchcliffe, Stephen Thorne, and Dan Starkey. And don’t forget Chip, the Two Minute Time Lord, with another rousing speech for the assembled masses at Gallifrey One in Los Angeles!

Special thanks to Mel Siermaczeski, Nancy Alegria, and Tyson Ferland and Jack Bessey of Knack Design who helped out with extra footage.

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Radio Free Skaro #360 – Quadracyclephenia

On March-31-2013 6 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #360 – Click here to listen!

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. Debate on the proper levels of fanwankiness for the special, speculation on the many hints and tidbits Moffat has seeded throughout his tenure leading up to November 23rd, 2013 and other wishes and dreams for the upcoming season were all grist for the fevered (and possibly insane) minds of the RFS crew. All this and various other tidbits of news, and more importantly, no stats. (Don’t worry, stats will be back in full force next week).
Show Notes:

- The Bells…Of Saint John!
- Tennant and Piper…Return!
- Series 7B…In New Zealand!
- Series 7B…Episode Titles!
- Matt Smith…Hangs Around For 2014!
- Demon’s Run…Two Days Later!
- Gallifrey One…Guest Update!
- Doctor Who Stuff…On Playstation Home!
- The Mill…Closing The TV Division?
- Doctor Who Stamps…Are Popular!
- Series 7B…DVD Extras!
- Terror of the Zygons…DVD Delayed!
- Regenerations…DVD Box Set!?
- Doctor Who…Wins A Peabody Award!
- Hugo Award…2013 Nominees!

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Gallifrey One 2014 Guest Update

On March-25-2013 0 Comments
Today saw the first of many guest announcements for the Gallifrey One convention in February 2014! With Gallifrey One celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, this block of guests features many familiar faces from the early years of the convention, as well as some recent favourites without whom Gally just wouldn’t be Gally!


Writer Paul Cornell makes his long awaited return to Gallifrey One after taking a couple years off. Cornell contributed several novels to the New Adventures range in the 1990s and created the popular end enduring character Bernice Summerfield. He also wrote “Father’s Day” for Series One of the new series and adapted his own acclaimed “Human Nature” novel into two-part story in Series Three.
Hugo Award winning scribe Phil Ford was absent from Gallifrey One last year, due to his continued work on the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens. Not only has Phil been a fixture at Gallifrey One since 2009, he also has an impressive list of writing credits, including Doctor Who (The Waters of Mars), Torchwood, and head writer of the Sarah Jane Adventures. He is also, of course, “Friend of the Show” to us here at Radio Free Skaro.
When Doctor Who returned from its BBC imposed hiatus in 1986, a new version of the theme tune provided by Dominic Glynn was the first thing viewers heard. In addition to providing the theme tune for “The Trial of a Time Lord”, Glynn did incidental music for six of the fourteen episodes, and went on to score three stories in the Sylvester McCoy era. Dominic will be making his first appearance at Gallifrey One.
Several other return appearances were announced, as well, such as Gary Russell, Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon), Steve Roberts (Doctor Who Restoration Team), writers Justin Richards, Stephen Cole, Keith Topping, Peter Anghiledes, Graeme Burk, Robert Smith?, and comic artists Charlie Kirchoff and Matthew Dow Smith.
Check out the full list of guests on the Gallifrey One website. Stay tuned to Gallifrey One and Radio Free Skaro for future guest announcements!
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Radio Free Skaro #359 – Whether You Like It Or Not

On March-24-2013 5 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #359 – Click here to listen!

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 astonishing detail, the trials and tribulations that occurred during the making of the programme in the 1980s when the BBC were increasingly trying to kill it. We present an interview with the book’s author, Richard Marson, who explains the amount of work that went into researching the biography, as well as discuss his own experiences and opinions on the man who was responsible for Doctor Who for an entire decade. But before that, Chris and Steven yammer about the news of the week, and look forward to new Doctor Who in less than a week’s time!
Show Notes:

- Gallifrey…One!
- The Bells of St John…”Prequel”!
- The Bells of St John…BBC One Transmission Time!
- The Bells of St John…Trailer!
- The Bells of St John…Clips!
- Series 7B…Trailers!
- Series 7B…First Four Titles and Synopses!
- Series 7B…Movie-Style Posters!
- Matt Smith…Leaving In 2013?
- Private Eye…Talks Caro Skinner!
- Red Nose Day…Doctor Who Clip!
- Doctor Who Magazine…First Doctor Special!
- Australia Gets The Bells of St John…On March 31!
- Australia Doesn’t Get…Advance iView Episodes!
- Series 7B…North American DVD/BD Release Date!
- Visitation Special Edition DVD…Details!
- Doctor Who…Another Entertainment Weekly Cover!

Interview:

- Richard…Marson!
- JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times…of John Nathan-Turner!

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

On March-17-2013 3 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #358 – Click here to listen!

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 #357 – Wiped Clean By The Wrath of Pamela Nash

On March-10-2013 2 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #357 – Click here to listen!

Just as Doctor Who is missing episodes from its archive, the Three Who Rule are missing Chris this week. But instead of providing you with a telesnap reconstruction of Pedantor, we bring to you instead an interview with Richard Molesworth, author of Wiped!, the second edition of which is hitting bookshelves soon. Steven and Richard discuss all there is to talk about regarding missing episodes, including recent discoveries, mystery in Sierra Leone, and what’s being done to hopefully find more episodes in the future. Warren and Steven also plough through a news list featuring discussion of conventions, Series 7b news, and outrage at the continued absence of a Bill Filer action figure.
Show Notes:

- Gallifrey One…25 Glorious Years!
- Official BBC…Doctor Who Celebration Weekend!
- Series 7b tidbits…from Steven Moffat!
- New Ice Warrior…picture!
- Series 7b…promo pics!
- The Tenth Planet regeneration scene…animated!
- The Mind of Evil…DVD extras!
- The Claws of Axos…action figure set!
- Third Doctor novel…The Spear of Destiny!
- Doctor Who on…Comic Relief!
- Wiped!…Second Edition!

Interview:

- Richard…Molesworth!

Other upcoming conventions:

- Calgary Expo (Calgary, AB, April 26-28)
- Comicpalooza (Houston, TX, May 24-26)
- CONvergence (Bloomington, MN, July 4-7)
- Westercon 66 (Sacramento, CA, July 4-7)
- Long Island Who (Ronkonkoma, NY, November 8-10)
- Chicago TARDIS (Lombard, IL, November 29-December 1)

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Radio Free Skaro #356 – Strax to the Max

On March-3-2013 1 Comment

Radio Free Skaro #356 – Click here to listen!

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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