• Radio Free Skaro #292 – Amok Time

    At long last, Radio Free Skaro's time-filling series of Series 6 commentaries comes to an end with the Three Who Rule talking over "The Wedding of River Song". They manage to keep vaguely on topic, perhaps a tough task given their general ennui towards the Series 6 finale which contained ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #291 – That Which Survives

    A simple commentary about "Closing Time," which gave the Three Who Rule ample time to discuss the great chemistry between Matt Smith and guest star James Corden, instead devolved into a simply rancid discussion on babies and their propensity to poop on this episode of Radio Free Skaro. Our ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #290 – Whom Gods Destroy

    Ah, that's the January we remember. The Christmas Special aired weeks ago, it's a long time until new Doctor Who (even longer than usual) and there's really not too much going on in the Who world. But there's always Gallifrey! A bit of Gally news and banter helps, well, fill ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #289 – Errand Of Mercy

    Gallifrey One, the massive and amazing annual fan-run Doctor Who convention, is rapidly approaching and we take some time to talk to Program Director Shaun Lyon about the recently-released convention schedule and to formally announce details of our live show - Radio Free Skaro And The World Of Tomorrow! As ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #288 – Friday’s Child

    Despite January usually being a lean time for news of things Who, this week was chock full of factoids and quasi-related marginalia for the Three Who Rule to ponder and prognosticate upon. Of course all seriousness went out the window with a commentary on "Night Terrors," which such weighty matters ...

On June-12-2011 3 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #258 – Click here to listen

With the end of Series 6.1 comes a time for reflection… and what better way to genuflect than with two of the members of Tachyon TV, Neil Perryman and John Williams? Fresh off “A Good Man Goes to War,” the houses of Tachyon and Skaro offered their (somewhat surprisingly) sunny and pleasant feelings towards the last batch of Who stories we’ll see until the fall, as well as digressing about Neil’s ongoing Adventures With the Wife in Space blog (read by none other than Doctor Who production team head Steven Moffat, amongst others) and other matters of import. A small note; the Tachyon TV segment was recorded before fan controversy erupted for the umpteenth time over next year’s schedule of shows, so that issue was (thankfully) never raised amongst the good feelings and bonhomie.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Radio Free Skaro…on GetGlue!
- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- Tachyon…TV!
- A Good Man Goes To War…Ratings!
- A Good Man Goes To War…Appreciated!
- The Almost People…Ratings!
- Doctor Who…Returns For 14 Episodes!
- John…Fay!
- Torchwood: Miracle Day…Character Profiles!
- The Crash…Of The Elysium!
- The Talons of Weng-Chiang SE…coming to North America!
- Flesh…Goo!
- Bernard Cribbins…OBE!
- Roy Skelton…Died.

Check-in on GetGlue!

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 December-5-2010 7 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #227 – Click here to listen

For the first time in many months, the Three Who Rule were delighted to welcome Tachyon TV’s Neil Perryman back into the fold to not only discuss the week that was in Doctor Who, but to be present for Neil’s first commentary since watching The Stolen Earth 27 times in one weekend to prepare the last ever Tachyon TV commentary podcast. The episode in question is Gareth Roberts’ The Lodger, episode 11 of Series 5. As usual with Neil, the boundaries of decency for Radio Free Skaro were pushed ever further, as was the level of integrity and humour. A good time was had by all!
Show Notes:

- A Christmas Carol…at 6pm!
- Piers Wenger…talks Series 6!
- Peter Hoar…to direct Series 6?
- Marshall Lancaster…cast!
- New production staff for…Torchwood!
- Sarah Jane Adventures…viewing figures!
- Doctor Who coming to…Playstation Network!
- A new book called…Special Sound!
- Craig Ferguson…lost cold open!
- Sil and Peri…action figures!
- New Doctor Who: The Adventure Games…coming Christmas Day!
- Mazes of Time…preview!
- This Week in Doctor Who…returning!

Commentary:

The…Lodger!

On May-31-2010 9 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #200 – Click here to listen

With Warren in the Galapagos Islands unleashing his fiendish experiments to make the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a reality, Radio Free Skaro celebrates its 200th episode, keeping things low key and just having a couple old friends over for drinks. Neil Perryman and Simon Harries from Tachyon TV join in the fun with a look at not only the current episode of Doctor Who, Cold Blood, but the gang also gabs about Series 5 as it stands thus far. A bonus treat of some kind words provided by some of our listeners rounds out this milestone episode. Onward to the next 200!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Tachyon TV
- Episode Nine…Cold Blood
- Cold Blood…Ratings!
- The Hungry Earth…Appreciation Index!
- Amy’s Choice…Final Viewing Figures!
- The Lodger…June 12!
- The Lodger…Synopsis!
- Vincent and the Doctor…Schedule Change!
- Doctor Who Series 1-4…On SPACE!
- Return of…The Welshies!
- Seires 5…Action Figures!
- Revenge of the Cybermen…DVD Details!
- Silver Nemesis…DVD Details!
- Time and the Rani…DVD Details!
- September 2010…North America DVD Releases!
- BBC One…Simulcast In HD!
- BBC…Shownar!

On April-4-2010 4 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #192 – Click here to listen

The Three Who Rule were joined by Neil from Hartlepool (and Tachyon TV, tangentially) to celebrate the return of Doctor Who to our screens and to fete the debut of Karen Gillan, Matt Smith, and showrunner Steven Moffat in their respective roles of awesome, awesomer and awesomest. There was much discussion of “The Eleventh Hour,” which other than an atrocious new theme tune (and lack of a McCoy era sex wink) was deemed near perfect. All that and news, tomfoolery and a very strange extra feature on the upcoming Planet of Fire DVD round out this episode of RFS. Geronimo.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Episode One…The Eleventh Hour!
- The Eleventh Hour…overnight viewing figures!
- Series Five…Coming Soon Trailer!
- The Beast Below…on April 10!
- Victory of the Daleks…synopsis!
- Episode 7 title…revealed!
- Radio Times…Doctor Who Episode Guide!
- Neil Gaiman writing…Series 6, Episode 3!
- Tom Baker…In Confidence!
- Doctor Who Magazine…Guinness World Record Holders!
- Kamelion Box Set…Extras!
- BBC Trust says…no more iTunes apps!
- Behind the Sofa…Doctor Who blog!
- Tachyon TV…on BBC Tees!
- BBC…Shownar!

On February-28-2010 3 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #186 – Click here to listen

On this special Gallifrey edition of Radio Free Skaro, we delve deep into the dark underbelly of Doctor Who, first in a discussion with writer Tony Lee and artist Matthew Dow Smith about the new Tenth and Eleventh Doctor comics coming soon from IDW Publishing, and second, (and far more sinister) the 2010 Podcast Summit, where the evil practitioners of the dark art held forth on their methods and madness. The terror!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Gallifrey…One!
- TARDIS…Tavern!
- Hoo…on Who!
- Bridging…the Rift!
- DWO…Whocast!
- Two-Minute…Time Lord!
- Sci-Fi…Party Line!
- Podshock!
- Tachyon…TV!
- IDW…Publishing!
- It’s…Tony Lee!
- It’s…Matthew Dow Smith!
- BBC…Shownar!

On February-25-2010 6 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #183 – Click here to listen

Day One of Gallifrey for Radio Free Skaro was a wild, crazy time, consisting mostly of a vast podcast summit between several renowned Doctor Who podcasters, as well as ourselves. Some of this podcest made its way up to The Lobby at the LAX Marriott, where eight podcasters, including a rare appearance from all four members of Tachyon TV, succeeded in firmly planting their feet in their mouths. Be warned…
On February-10-2010 0 Comments

The countdown is on to Gallifrey 21, the world’s foremost Doctor Who convention, which gets underway on February 26 in Los Angeles, California. The Three Who Rule will be there for the second straight year, having enjoyed themselves immensely when they attended Gallifrey 20 in February 2009. If you, dear readers and listeners, are headed there this year, too, you will have the time of your lives. If you can’t make it to LA, then Radio Free Skaro has you covered, as there will be daily RFS podcasts from Gallifrey from Wednesday, February 24 to Sunday, February 28.

Each episode will be packed with interviews with actors, writers, and directors from Doctor Who, as well as the typical japery and nonsense that usually accompanies Radio Free Skaro podcasts. So keep checking the feeds and iTunes starting on February 24 as Radio Free Skaro brings the Gallifrey experience to you!

Until then, why not dip back into last year’s coverage and enjoy interviews we did with Rob Shearman, Toby Hadoke, and many others?

- Radio Free Skaro #122 – Live From Gallifrey
- Phil Collinson Interview
- Radio Free Skaro #123 – Shearman After Dark
- Toby Hadoke Interview
- Radio Free Skaro #124 – Two Scoops of Hooray
- Radio Free Skaro #125 – Toclafantastic
- David J. Howe Interview
- Gallifrey Podcast Panel
- Steve Roberts Interview
- Simon Guerrier Interview
- So You Want To Podcast Doctor Who?

On January-17-2010 6 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #177 – Click here to listen

rfs177The retrospectives continue on Radio Free Skaro with The Three Who Rule again joined by TachyonTV’s Neil Perryman… though this week the world got flipped, turned upside down as the unthinkable happened: An episode dedicated to praising the work of Russell T Davies! Curmudgeor was not best pleased at the prospect and had to be subdued, but in the end the lads had a bit of a love-in for our favourite (read: only) NuWho show runner. Come share the warm fuzzies!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Steven on…The Minute Doctor Who Podcast!
- Gallifrey One…Panel Schedule!
- Doctor Who…Scripts!
- The End of Time…In New Zealand!
- Toby Haynes…Directs!
- The Masque of Mandragora…Restored!
- Mary Tamm Introduces…Tomorrow’s Times!
- The Specials Box Set…Oopsies!
- BBC…Shownar!

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