• 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 August-21-2011 4 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #268 – Click here to listen!

It was quite a week in the many worlds of Doctor Who, headlined by a phenomenal Torchwood episode, the press screening for the return of Doctor Who in Let’s Kill Hitler, and a monumental Hugo Award win for the editors and publishers of one of our favourite books, Chicks Dig Time Lords. And on top of all that, it is precisely six months until Gallifrey One’s Network 23, so we have a feature chat with Gallifrey One Program Director Shaun Lyon. Full speed ahead!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…North America!
- Skaro Shop…UK!
- Radio Free Skaro…on GetGlue!
- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- Torchwood: Miracle Day…Episode 7!
- Doctor Who and Chicks Dig Time Lords…Win Hugo Awards!
- Doctor Who Returns To BBC One…August 27!
- Let’s Kill Hitler…Press Screening Q&A!
- Let’s Kill Hitler…Prequel!
- Episode 12…Titled!
- Night Terrors…Synopsis!
- The Middle Men…Overnight Ratings!
- The Categories of Life…Appreciated!
- Escape to LA…Final Ratings!
- The Mazes of Time…On Android!
- City of Death…Action Figure Set!
- Fourth Doctor…Bobblehead!
- Elisabeth Sladen Autobiography…Due November 7!
- BBC Selling…The Radio Times!
- Doctor Who Magazine Subscribers…Dropping!
- Edward Russell’s…Walk For Lis!
- Shaun Lyon and…Gallifrey One!

Check-in on GetGlue!

On December-12-2010 3 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #228 – Click here to listen

The Pandorica Opens was the focus of most of this episode of Radio Free Skaro, thanks to a light news week. Good thing, too, as Pandorica was another triumph from Series 5, featuring many power mad conspirators – Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen – gathering together to fight their greatest enemy, The Doctor. Such a visual feast put the Three Who Rule in danger of becoming transfixed on what they were watching, but they managed to mostly steer clear of the silence for the time being. Ah, yes. The Silence. More on that next week…
Show Notes:

- Radio Free Skaro…on Tumblr!
- A Christmas Carol…Region 1 Release!
- Mara Tales…DVD Release Date!
- Revisitations 2…DVD Release Date!
- Doctor Who Prom…On Aussie TV!
- Guess Who’s Back… For Torchwood!
- New Audio Dramas…For Torchwood!

Commentary:

The Pandorica…Opens!

On July-23-2010 0 Comments

spacebadgeOn the eve of the finale of Series 5 of Doctor Who on SPACE, the Radio Free Skaro team offer their review of Episode 12, the stupendously awesome The Pandorica Opens, on the latest SPACE Podcast.

Read more at the SPACE website! And don’t miss the big event on Saturday, July 24: The Big Bang, followed by the InnerSPACE Live Special, on SPACE starting at 9pm ET.

On July-4-2010 3 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #205 – Click here to listen


With Series Five done and packed away, and with everyone staring down the barrel of a six month wait for new Who, the Three Who Rule decided to embark upon a summer of commentary episodes on classic, randomly selected stories from Doctor Who’s past. Commentarygeddon began with Meglos, the (unfairly) maligned Tom Baker cactusfest. Dodecahedrons, vocoders and Jacqueline Hill, not to mention a young (and fake) Annie Lennox await!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- The Big Bang…Appreciation Index!
- The Pandorica Opens…Final Viewing Figures!
- Doctor Who…Production Changes!
- Matt Smith…At Glastonbury!

Commentary:
- Meglos!

On June-27-2010 13 Comments

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!

On June-20-2010 33 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #203 – Click here to listen

Well, what about that, then? The Pandorica Opens exploded onto TV and computer screens the world over in dazzling and impressive fashion, seemingly including visual references to every monster in the entire history of Doctor Who, presenting us a trio of equally impossible cliffhangers, and throwing in at least three kitchen sinks into the bargain. And yet, it still made for staggeringly compelling viewing, and only whets our appetite for The Big Bang, the final episode of Matt Smith’s and Steven Moffat’s sterling first series of Doctor Who. The only question now…how can The Big Bang possibly top this?
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Episode Twelve…The Pandorica Opens!
- The Pandorica Opens…Ratings!
- The Lodger…Appreciation Index!
- Vincent and the Doctor…Final Viewing Figures!
- The Big Bang…Transmission Time!
- Eccleston…Speaks About His Departure!
- City of the Daleks…Download Numbers!
- Adventure Games…Episode Two Synopsis!
- Adventure Games…Episode Two Details!
- Series 5 DVDs…Exclude Next Time Trailers!

On June-13-2010 0 Comments

Hot off the heels of the superb Next Time trailer that aired at the end of “The Lodger”, the BBC have released another trailer for the upcoming Episode 12, “The Pandorica Opens”. See it below…:

On May-23-2010 5 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #199 – Click here to listen

It shaped up to be a good week for the Three Who Rule on account of the return of some of their favourite classic series monsters, the Silurians (aka Eocenes, aka Homo Reptilia). “The Hungry Earth”, the episode in which they made their first successful appearance in 40 years (see what we did there?), also had a distinctly classic feel to it, making one almost feel like we were watching Jon Pertwee’s Doctor and UNIT battling with cave monsters in the 1970s (aka the 1980s). Onwards!
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Episode Eight…The Hungry Earth
- The Hungry Earth…Ratings!
- Amy’s Choice…Appreciation Index!
- The Vampires of Venice…Final Viewing Figures!
- Cold Blood…7PM Start Time!
- Vincent and the Doctor…June 5!
- Vincent and the Doctor…Synopsis!
- Karen Gillan…Back for Series Six!
- Series 5…Finale Titles!
- Episode 10…Advance Screening!
- Episode 12…Advance Screening!
- Doctor Who…Live!
- TV Choice…Fictitious Nominations!
- BBC…Shownar!

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