• Radio Free Skaro #311 – Lenny Bruce Is Not Afraid

    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 ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #310 – Lesbian Spank Inferno

    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 ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #309 – Silver Spoonerisms

    It might sound like an overstatement, but writer/script editor Dennis Spooner was one of the most important figures in the history of Doctor Who. He essentially created what is now referred to the "pseudo-historical", introduced comedy into Doctor Who as a more prominent feature, and basically created the many mannerisms ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #308 – Next Stop: Aberdeen

    As a result of one of the lightest news weeks in recent memory in the worlds of Doctor Who, the Three Who Rule were allowed to devote their full attention to a commentary on Elisabeth Sladen's (first) finale in the classic series, namely 1976's "The Hand of Fear". Quarries, nuclear ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #307 – Here’s To The Future

    One of the more maligned contributors to the world of Doctor Who over the years has been musician Keff McCulloch. Responsible for the final variation of the Doctor Who theme for the classic series, "Deaf Keff" (as some have dubbed him) also provided incidental music for half of the stories ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #306 – XYP-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

    With only slightly more news than the most unnewsiest Radio Free Skaro ever, the Three Who Rule pretty much get right to this week's commentary, blathering all over the (somewhat) unfairly maligned Nightmare of Eden. In a story that tackles some pretty dark and adult subjects like drug abuse, and ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #305 – Richard Clark’s New New York’s Rockin’ Eve

    On the same weekend that The Doctor's Wife, along with The Girl Who Waited and A Good Man Goes To War, was nominated for a Hugo Award, it was fitting that we discuss the assorted works of that episode's director, Richard Clark, in the Miniscope. The Three Who Rule also ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #304 – Flay Otters

    The Three Who Rule enjoy another slow news week with excess meanderings, needlessly extending the length of this week's instalment... however a slow news week coupled with a Classic Series commentary is a good thing. The lads turn their gaze to talking over the *cough* David Agnew *cough* masterpiece City ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #303 – The Writer’s Tales

    After a couple of quiet weeks on the news front, we were treated to a bumper crop of topics worthy of discussion on this episode of Radio Free Skaro. Not only were we introduced to the next companion in the form of Jenna-Louise Coleman, but the official Doctor Who Convention ...

  • Radio Free Skaro #302 – Eat Your Soup

    The Three Who Rule are slightly in tatters this week with Warren away in the Deep South and Chris fighting a cold that would easily fell the entire population of a space ark that left Earth in the 57th Segment of Time, Monoids included! Fortunately, all is quiet on the ...

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 6 Comments

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!

On May-27-2010 0 Comments

September 7th sees the North American release of, well, a couple not-so-great Doctor Who titles. Thankfully Planet of Fire is amongst the bunch to give the month a little bit of cred. Coupled with The King’s Demons in the UK, the North American release sees separation again as with the Peladon stories released recently. The first story produced for Season 17, The Creature From The Pit is the last of the month’s releases.

Below are the covers for each DVD, click on the thumbnail for a larger version.

Check out the full story at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

Edit: Warner has issued corrected cover art for The King’s Demons, removing the spelling error in Peter Davison’s name. Planet of Fire has now also been confirmed as a 2-disc release however updated cover art is not yet available. See the update at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

Edit #2: Warner has now issued corrected cover art for Planet of Fire, similarly fixing the spelling error in Peter Davison’s name, and now reflecting the fact it’s a 2-disc release. See the update at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

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 March-21-2010 2 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #190 – Click here to listen

Rampant speculation was the order of the day for the Three Who Rule, as a spate of trailers got the thinkin’ (and other) juices flowing. New footage! A Dalek! A Cyberman! Several…other things! And 13 days to go before a new Doctor, a new companion, and a new season debut in the UK. All this and a smattering of news, some pedanting, and ribald statements.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Gallifrey 22…First Guests Announced!
- Series Five…New Trailer!
- The Eleventh Hour…Red Button Loop!
- Series Five Title Sequence…Still Secret!
- An Old Enemy…Returns!
- Series Six…Confirmed!
- K-9…UK Premiere!
- Tom Baker Says…He’s Doing Big Finish!
- Big Finish Says…No He Isn’t, Officially!
- BBC…Shownar!

On January-24-2010 15 Comments

Radio Free Skaro #178 – Click here to listen

rfs178In a move that could be precipitated only by Slownewsweekor, the Three Who Rule relied upon Torchwood discussion to fuel the latest Radio Free Skaro episode. The news of Torchwood maybe coming to America hit like a ton of bricks and startled much of the Doctor Who world, causing panic and looting; there may or may not have been talk of small children getting crushed underfoot as a result.
Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Gallifrey One…Schedule!
- Torchwood…USA!
- Fictitious…National Television Awards!
- Doctor Who…Video Games!
- The Space Museum…DVD Extras!
- The Chase…DVD Extras!
- The Time Monster…DVD Extras!
- The Creature From The Pit…DVD Extras!
- The Horns of Nimon…DVD Extras!
- BBC…Shownar!

On October-9-2009 1 Comment

Radio Free Skaro #162 – Click here to listen

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A new logo, new location pics, and confirmation that the BBC is indeed going along with the madness of referring to Matt Smith’s junior outing as the Doctor as “Series 1.” The Three Who Rule also engaged in a spirited discussion about the possibility of an international iPlayer, as well as devoted the ever-popular Miniscope to the work of David Maloney, one of Doctor Who’s finest visualists and a gentleman director to spare. Allons-y!

Note: this episode was recorded before the passing of Barry Letts on October 9.

Show Notes:

- Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
- Radio Free Skaro…on SPACE!
- Be a fan of Radio Free Skaro on…Facebook!
- Peter Davison…cancels!
- Colin Baker…writes a book!
- 2010 Doctor Who…Cruise!
- Doctor Who…new logo!
- Andrew Gunn…confirmed!
- Richard Curtis…spills the beans!
- BBC approved…location pics!
- Confirmed – it’s…Series 1!
- BBC…iPlayer!
- Hornet’s Nest…The Dead Shoes!

Miniscope Links (David Maloney):
- The Mind…Robber!
- The…Krotons!
- The…War Games!
- Planet of…the Daleks!
- Genesis of the…Daleks!
- Planet of…Evil!
- The Deadly…Assassin!
- The Talons of…Weng-Chiang!
- BBC…Shownar!

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