 A bumper crop of fantastic interviews highlights this week’s episode of Radio Free Skaro! Steven, our man in…er…Chicago managed to talk to Mark Sheppard about his lifelong passion for Doctor Who and his desire to return to the show, Benjamin Cook talks about his experiences writing The Writer’s Tale with Russell T Davies, Nick Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery discuss Tom Baker’s long awaited return to the role of The Doctor (in audio form), as well as say all that they can about the upcoming project to animate the missing episodes of The Reign of Terror, and Robert Shearman mentions Volume 2 of Running Through Corridors in between mouthfuls of pizza and beer. We hope you enjoy these interviews as much as we enjoy bringing them to you! |
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- Radio Free Skaro…On Google+! Interview: - Mark…Sheppard! |
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| Chicago TARDIS, the Midwest’s premier Doctor Who convention, announced today that Alex Kingston, River Song herself, will be a guest at the upcoming 2011 edition of the convention which takes place from November 25-27 at the Westin Lombard Yorkton Center in Lombard, IL. Kingston joins previously announced guests Peter Davison, Ben Aaronovitch, Nick Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery, Benjamin Cook, Beth Chalmers, Arnold T. Blumberg, and Toby Hadoke.
Radio Free Skaro has in past provided extensive coverage of Gallifrey One, the world’s preeminent Doctor Who convention which takes place in Los Angeles every February, and we’re pleased to say that we will be doing the same for Chicago TARDIS this year. One of our number, Steven, will be in attendance at the convention, talking to the guests and attendees and gathering interviews and such for Radio Free Skaro podcasts. It will be a grand time, and we hope that as many of you who listen to our podcasts can make it down to Chicago on Thanksgiving weekend. Check out the Chicago TARDIS website for more details about the convention! |
 So fill up your glasses with the Three Who Rule as they try to convince you that The Gunfighters is cool! With their friends Ed and Toby, good times will be soon when there’s blood upon the sawdust at “The Last Chance” Saloon! Along with news and discussion (Is Doctor Who doomed?), when there’s blood on the sawdust at “The Last Chance” Saloon! |
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- Skaro Shop…North America! Guests: |
 Gally news, casting details, and not-LEGO Doctor Who figures….all of which prefigured the cogent analysis and detailed examination of the (Doctor Who) career of one Peter Grimwade, one of the few polymaths to both write and direct for Doctor Who. With highlights such as Earthshock and lowlights like Time-Flight, Grimwade’s output was grist for the mill of the Three Who Rule. |
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- Radio Free Skaro in 3-D…at Gallifrey One! Miniscope Links (Peter Grimwade): As Director: - Full…Circle! As Writer: |
 For the first time since its formation, the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance is proud to present a special episode originating from North America, chronicling the 2010 edition of the Chicago TARDIS convention that took place from November 26-28, 2010. Hosted by our own Steven Schapansky, it features other podcasters Ken Deep of Doctor Who: Podshock and Phillip Serna from Adventures in Time Space and Music, as well as interviews with Nick Briggs, Rob Shearman, Toby Hadoke, and Simon Guerrier. Have a listen! |
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Check out the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance site to find a glorious smattering of Doctor Who podcasts (including Radio Free Skaro) that will no doubt educate and entertain you. |
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?
 The Doctor Who world lost one of its indisputable titans on October 9, 2009, when Barry Letts passed away at the age of 84. Letts was a director, writer, executive producer, and, most notably, producer of Doctor Who from 1970-1974. He was also one of the greatest ambassadors that the programme has ever known. In this episode, actor/comedian and noted fan and unofficial historian of Doctor Who, Toby Hadoke, was kind enough to join us to help us celebrate the legacy of the great Barry Letts. |
| Show Notes:
- Purchase the soon to be published book “Who & Me”, written by Barry Letts, by following this link |
Radio Free Skaro Interviews Toby Hadoke – Click here to listen
Later on the Saturday at Gallifrey, Toby Hadoke, hours before going on stage for the North American debut of his hit one-man show Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, sat down with Warren to have a chat about the play and his love of the show in general. (Again, here’s the audio, with the video version to come later) :
