• 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 #366 – The Emperor’s New Clothes

On May-12-2013 4 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #366 – Click here to listen!

rfs366Neil 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 the Proper Use of the Pimp Hand? Was Steven his usual cheery self, and did Warren find time to admonish his fellow nerds for overexcitement? Mix in stats, leaked Series 7 DVDs, fake Target book covers, and more, and you’ve got yourself a veritable jambalaya of Doctor Who conversation for slightly less than an hour!
Show Notes:

- Nightmare…In Silver!
- Nightmare In Silver…BBC Overnights!
- The Crimson Horror…BBC Overnights!
- The Crimson Horror…Appreciated!
- Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS…Final BBC Ratings!
- The Name of the Doctor…Prequel!
- The Name of the Doctor…Second Teaser!
- The Name of the Doctor…BBC America Teaser!
- Series 7 Part Two…Blu-Ray Released Early!
- New Series…Target Mockups!
- Tip…Of The Tongue!
- BFI Fourth Doctor Screening…Q&A Panel Video!
- The New TARDIS Console…Close Up!
- BAFTAs…Celebrate Doctor Who!
- Westercon…66!

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Radio Free Skaro #357 – Wiped Clean By The Wrath of Pamela Nash

On March-10-2013 2 Comments

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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 #355 – All The News That’s Fit To Miss

On February-24-2013 0 Comments

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It’s only a week after Gallifrey One, but there’s no rest for the wicked as we bring you a very special announcement regarding Radio Free Skaro and the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, taking place – surprise, surprise – in Calgary, Alberta from April 26-28! Event coordinator Shane Turgeon from Calgary Expo drops by with all the details including some exciting Doctor Who-related announcements. But wait, there’s more! As you may have noticed, the Three Who Rule let the news pass by the wayside during Gallifrey One, but there were so many interesting developments to discuss that a bumper list of news new and old is presented here for you to bring some sense of completion to your lives (but mostly to those of the Three Who Rule). Hooray!

Note: this episode was recorded before we heard the sad news of the passing of Dalek designer Ray Cusick. We will feature a short memorial to Cusick in our next episode.
Show Notes:

- Calgary…Expo!
- Gallifrey…One!
- Episode 12 title…confirmed!
- The Ice Warriors…are back!
- Jenna-Louise Coleman…Talks About Her Future!
- Doctor Who…in 3D!
- Steven Moffat…Talks 50th Anniversary Stuff!
- Doctor Who Christmas Special…2013!
- Nick Hurran…returns!
- 1963 TARDIS set…recreated!
- Reece Leatham…is Patrick Troughton!
- Jamie Glover…is William Russell!
- Jemma Powell…is Jacqueline Hill!
- William Russell…is Harry!
- Sarah Winter…is Delia Derbyshire!
- Lesley Manville…is Heather Hartnell!
- David Annen…is Peter Brachacki!
- Nick Briggs…is Peter Hawkins!
- The Second Doctor Revisited…on BBC America!
- The Tenth Planet, Part Four…animated!
- The Visitation…Special Edition!
- The Visitation Special Edition…coming May 14!
- K-9 on North American DVD…coming May 7!
- Doctor Who Confidential…voted best BBC Three show!
- The Mind of Evil…at the BFI!
- The Robots of Death…at the BFI!
- Murray Gold wins…a fictitious award!
- Richard Briers…dies.

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Radio Free Skaro #348 – The Rain of Errors

On February-3-2013 2 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #348 – Click here to listen!

Because of a complicated situation involving Mandrels, Bandrils, the Borad and the Swarm, the Three Who Rule kept it (somewhat) brief this week, focusing on conserving their energies for the onslaught of Gallifrey coverage coming your way in a mere week and change. News included the casting of “An Adventure in Space and Time,” the increasingly intruiging dramatization of the early days of Doctor Who, DVD news, analysis of the upcoming insanely detailed (and expensive) David Tennant figure, and a tribute to Bernard Horsfall, a veteran Classic Who actor who left us all too soon this week.

But since this is Radio Free Skaro, there was also pointless debate about the Mask of Omega, the overall quality of the Three Doctors, the Two Doctors and other classic stories, and speculation about just what the BBC is holding back (if anything) regarding their celebratory plans for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Enjoy this short(er) but sweet(er) episode, which will lighten the weight of your portable listening device! Don’t question that last statement, it is SCIENCE.
Show Notes:

- Gallifrey…One!
- The Reign…Of Terror!
- An Adventure in Space and Time…Casting!
- An Adventure in Space and Time…More Casting!
- An Adventure in Space and Time…Yet More Casting!
- Steven Moffat…Talks 50th Anniversary Stuff!
- Tomb of the Cybermen…BFI Screening Guests!
- Ice Warriors DVD…Delayed!
- Mind of Evil…Colour Almost Restored!
- Big Chief…Tenth Doctor Figure!
- Bernard Horsfall…Dies.

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Radio Free Skaro #330 – Then They Take Berlin

On September-30-2012 10 Comments

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The Angels Take Manhattan….and, to various degrees, the hearts of Warren, Steven, and Chip the Two Minute Time Lord, who sat in Chris’s stead to review the mid-season finale and the departure of Matt Smith’s near and dear companions, the Ponds. Weeping Statues of Liberty, questions of style vs. substance and what comes next for the series all reared their silent, menacing stone visages before coming to the really terrifying stuff…stats. Add a rant about thigh-less maxi-busts, high praise for Chicks Unravel Time, Chicago TARDIS, and Gel Guard action dolls and you’ve got yourselves three nerds talking about Doctor Who for an hour and change! And now another long wait until new Doctor Who stories grace our screens again…
Show Notes:

The Angels…Take Manhattan!
The Last Days…of the Ponds!
Doctor Who…in the U.S.!
The Angels Take Manhattan…overnight ratings!
The Power of Three…appreciation index!
A Town Called Mercy…final ratings!
Chicks Unravel Time…coming soon!
Doctor Who DVD…Ultimate Gift Box Set!
The Three Doctors…action figure playset!
First Doctor…Maxi-Bust!
Chicago TARDIS…guests announced!
Chip…from Two-Minute Time Lord!

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Radio Free Skaro #326 – Because We Need The Eggs

On September-2-2012 17 Comments

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New Doctor Who! Yes, Asylum of the Daleks marked the return of the good Doctor and his erstwhile companions for the first time since last Christmas, and in high style with quite literally EVERY DALEK EVER making an appearance. What did the Three Who Rule think of Asylum? You’ll just have to tune in and find out, but suffice it to say their opinions were less than uniform. All this and Pond Life, an entirely too long rant about the BBC America specials, the universally beloved viewing figure recitation, and much more on this episode of RADIO! FREE! SKARO!
Show Notes:

- Asylum of the…Daleks!
- Asylum of the Daleks…overnight viewing figures!
- Doctor Who…Pond Life!
- Next Week…Dinosaurs on a Spaceship!
- Mitchell and Webb…in Doctor Who!
- Doctor Who comes early…to ABC iView!
- Doctor Who comes to New Zealand…September 13!
- Doctor Who Series 7a…movie poster artwork!
- Doctor Who Series 7a…coming to DVD/Blu-Ray!

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Radio Free Skaro #319 – Where In Time Is Comic-Con San Diego?

On July-15-2012 0 Comments

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San Diego Comic-Con has become a huge event for the team behind Doctor Who, and this year is no different, with the cast and crew descending upon San Diego to promote the upcoming Series 7, believed to be premiering on BBC America (and most likely BBC One and SPACE) on Saturday, August 25! Stephen Prescott from the Mad Man With A Box podcast drops by to give us his report from the trenches at SDCC. Later, our old friend Josh Zimon (of The Memory Cheats fame) joins the Three Who Rule for the first part of our commentary on The Seeds of Doom. All this and more on another jam packed edition of Radio Free Skaro!
Show Notes:

- Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con…recap!
- Asylum of the Daleks…premiering August 25?
- Mark Gatiss writes…two episode for Series 7!
- Episode 2…title!
- Clip synopsis from Episode 3…A Town Called Mercy!
- Sonic Screwdriver remote control…coming August 31!
- The Ambassadors of Death …coming to Region 2 October 1!
- The Ambassadors of Death …coming to Region 1 October 2!
- The Claws of Axos Special Edition DVD…coming October 22!
- The Claws of Axos…Making Of documentary!
- A Mad Man With A Box…Podcast!

Commentary:

- The Seeds of…Doom! Parts 1-2!

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Radio Free Skaro #317 – Enter The WOTAN (36 Chambers)

On July-1-2012 3 Comments

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A bumper crop of news highlights this week’s episode of RFS as the ramp-up to the new series of Doctor Who continues. San Diego Comic-Con talk, BFI premieres, and several new toys that will be filling the toy boxes and bookcases of child and middle-aged nerd alike. And to top it off, we present our commentary of The War Machines, the 1966 serial that introduced us to the character of “Doctor Who” and a rather far fetched notion of computers connecting to each other across the world into some sort of an international network. There’s nothing quite so dated as our vision of the future, is there?
Show Notes:

- Doctor Who panel…at SDCC on July 15!
- Matt Smith…at SDCC on July 14!
- Asylum of the Daleks…at the BFI!
- Steven Moffat…at the Edinburgh TV Festival!
- David Warner…in Doctor Who!
- Paul Scoones is writing…a book on Doctor Who comics!
- Castrovalva…toy playset!
- Dalek…retro action figure!
- Victory of the Daleks action figures…Comic-Con Exclusive!
- Christopher H. Bidmead…clarification!

Commentary:

- The…War Machines!

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Radio Free Skaro #311 – Lenny Bruce Is Not Afraid

On May-20-2012 1 Comment

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The RFS team is scattered hither and yon this week with Steven in Madison, Wisconsin, and Warren scooping up cross-border deals in Seattle, but they still manage to crank out another episode of Radio Free Skaro for your listening delight. This week, Steven and Chris postulate on the news that was, including a discussion on the wonderful Tales of Television Centre documentary that aired on BBC Four this past week, but all of the Three Who Rule are there to commentate over the final three episodes of Inferno, the 1970 Jon Pertwee classic. It’s the end of the world as we know it…
Show Notes:

- Script to Screen…2012!
- The Doctor Who Experience…Returns In July!
- The Eternity Clock…Begins Ticking Soon!
- Moffat…Gets A BAFTA!
- August 2012…Region 1 Classic Doctor Who DVD Releases!
- Tales…Of Television Centre!
- Radio Free Skaro…Popular!

Commentary:

- Inferno…Parts 5-7!

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Radio Free Skaro #310 – Lesbian Spank Inferno

On May-13-2012 2 Comments

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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 studio being the home of Doctor Who. To cap it all off, the Three Who Rule talk all over the first four episodes of Inferno, the last story to (prominently) feature the frankly awesome Liz Shaw. But it’s also a time for new beginnings as the announcement of the Series 7 premiere is discussed. Every week that passes is one week closer to NEW! DOCTOR! WHO!
Show Notes:

- Series 7…Premiere Screening!
- Upper Boat Studio…sets sail!
- It’s a wrap for…Arthur Darvill!
- It’s a wrap for…Karen Gillan!

Commentary:

- Inferno…Parts 1-4!

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