Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Radio Free Skaro #211 – Click here to listen

The Three Who Rule celebrated the fourth anniversary of Radio Free Skaro by enduring one of the slowest news weeks in recent memory as next to nothing happened in the last seven days in the world of Doctor Who. Fortunately (?), the gang had the latter half of The Keys of Marinus to help them through it all. And if that wasn’t enough to sate them, well, there’s always finding out what story they’ll be commenting on next week. Go, Randomizer!

Show Notes: - Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff! - Steve Thompson…Writing For Series 6? - Tom MacRae…Writing for Series 6? - The Eleventh Hour…In-Vision Commentary! Commentary: - The Keys…Of Marinus!

November 9 has now been confirmed as the North American release date for the Series 5 box set on DVD and Blu-Ray, and DVD box art has now been made available (previously only Blu-Ray art was available). Along with the “Meanwhile, in the TARDIS…” content mentioned previously, the feature list confirms story commentaries. While the past few series have featured both DVD- and internet-based commentary releases, the powers that be chose to not release internet-based commentaries for Series 5, so including them on the DVDs will make a lot of fans clamouring for such content very happy.

See more at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

Today the LA Times is reporting the DVD/Blu-Ray release of Series 5 of Doctor Who will hit store shelves November 9th. Given the source, this should represent the North American release date and may or may not coincide with the UK release date. As yet neither BBC Worldwide nor Warner (which distributes Who DVDs/Blu-Rays in North America) has confirmed the release date but that is expected to happen soon.

The cool bit of news is there will be a bonus called “Meanwhile, in the TARDIS…” comprised of two specially-filmed segments to bridge some story gaps. What a delightfully interesting concept to say the least!

Edit: Reports are now coming in the UK release date will be November 8.

Radio Free Skaro #204 – Click here to listen

Something almost completely impossible happened this week in that not only did the Series 5 finale, The Big Bang, provide a fantastic and satisfying end to one of the best series of Doctor Who in recent memory, but the Three Who Rule actually agreed on how much they enjoyed a series finale. From Steven Moffat’s mastery of what could have been a convoluted story to Matt Smith’s best performance as The Doctor (again, for the 13th straight week), The Big Bang had it all, and it only makes the six-month wait until the 2010 Christmas special seem that much longer. And what will Radio Free Skaro do to pass the time until then? Listen and find out…

Show Notes: - Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff! - Episode Thirteen…The Big Bang! - The Big Bang…Ratings! - The Pandorica Opens…Appreciation Index! - The Lodger…Final Viewing Figures! - Christmas Special 2010…Readthrough! - Sarah Jane Adventures…Series 4 Titles! - Doctor Who Adventure Games…Episode 2 Released! - Doctor Who Adventure Games…New Monsters! - Doctor Who…Not at San Diego Comic-Con! - Running Through Corridors…Volume 1! - Children of Earth…Saturn Award! - Pennant Roberts…Obituary!

As fans who have bought the first volume of Doctor Who Series 5 releases will have noticed, there are no “Next Time” trailers included at the end of the episodes. This decision will carry over to future volumes as well as the box set release in the fall. Nothing formal has been announced by 2Entertain or the BBC however those who have lodged complaints have been informed of this fact. This decision affects both DVD and Blu-Ray releases and will be welcomed by some while being derided by others to be sure. Customers who are disappointed in this decision can contact 2Entertain to express their feelings.

Reprinted below are emails forwarded to Radio Free Skaro containing replies to costumer complaints and queries. Contact information for 2Entertain is contained within the emails.

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Radio Free Skaro #202 – Click here to listen

The news of a fourth series of Torchwood becoming a reality dropped like a bomb in the Doctor Who fandom world, as many had written off the idea once FOX stepped away from the table. With Warren unavailable, Steven and Chris are joined by Chip from the Two-minute Time Lord podcast to talk about Torchwood, cover the latest episode of Doctor Who (Gareth Roberts’ “The Lodger”), as well as the news of the week. Will this be another Planet of the Dead, or will Gareth Roberts redeem himself in the eyes of the RFS gang, particularly the relentlessly unforgiving Chris? What does our esteemed guest think of the latest Who?

Show Notes: - Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff! - Two-minute Time Lord - Episode Eleven…The Lodger! - The Lodger…Ratings! - Vincent and the Doctor…Appreciation Index! - Cold Blood…Final Viewing Figures! - Ratings Victory…For SPACE! - The Pandorica Opens…Broadcast Time Announced! - The Big Bang…June 26! - The Big Bang…Synopsis! - Torchwood Series 4…A Reality! - Tom Baker…Does More Audiobooks! - The Eleven Doctors…Action Figures! - BBC…Shownar!

SPACE has announced that Doctor Who won the Canadian TV ratings race with its broadcast of Amy’s Choice this past Saturday. Congratulations SPACE!

The full release follows or can be found at spacecast.com.

DOCTOR WHO’s Epic Win in Ratings
Pix Princss | 6/8/2010 12:09:22 PM

You were watching Doctor Who last weekend weren’t you? Because this past Saturday, more viewers prescribed to DOCTOR WHO than any other program in its time slot on Canadian television. Nearly 400,000 viewers clocked in at 9 p.m. ET for SPACE’s signature series, beating out competing Canadian conventional and specialty networks. W00t!

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Radio Free Skaro #201 – Click here to listen

An unconventional artist anchored an unusual episode as “Vincent and the Doctor”, written by Richard Curtis, graced our screens this week. Reaction on the internet made it seem like everyone either loved or hated the episode, but the Three Who Rule were…well, you’ll just have to listen to the episode to find out. However, Vincent and the Doctor was but one episode released this week thanks to City of the Daleks hitting computer screens…

Show Notes: - Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff! - Episode Ten…Vincent and the Doctor! - Vincent and the Doctor…Ratings! - Cold Blood…Appreciation Index! - The Hungry Earth…Final Viewing Figures! - The Pandorica Opens…June 19! - The Pandorica Opens…Synopsis! - Doctor Who: The Adventure Games…Episode 1 Released! - Doctor Who Adventure Games…Episode 2 Title! - BBC America…Fictitious Award Nomination! - BBC…Shownar!

BBC One has aired a trailer for Vincent and the Doctor, Episode 10 of Series 5. This one is shorter than the BBC Wales trailer and somewhat different. Enjoy!

BBC Wales has aired a trailer for Vincent and the Doctor, Episode 10 of Series 5. It’s rather cute, done somewhat in the style of a typical Richard Curtis romantic comedy movie trailer. Enjoy!