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Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Radio Free Skaro is possibly the most popular, most prolific and charmingly irreverent (but never irrelevant) Doctor Who podcast around. Since August 2006, hosts Warren (in Vancouver, BC) and Steven (in Edmonton, AB) have provided listeners with their brand of amusing Doctor Who praise and punishment. A year later, Chris (also in Edmonton, AB) was added to the team, and The Three Who Rule were born.

Recommended by Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Free Skaro provides an entertaining and diverting listen for the diehard or casual Doctor Who fan. New episodes usually appear on Sundays, following a loose magazine format of the three hosts discussing the news and events of the past week in the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, and the Sarah Jane Adventures. They have also recorded special commentary podcasts for classic series and new series episodes of Doctor Who along with interviews of some of the brightest of the Doctor Who luminaries. Radio Free Skaro is also the official podcast of Gallifrey One, the world’s largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who convention.

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Latest Episodes:

Radio Free Skaro #685 – Time and the Gatiss Apr 21, 2019

Show notes

Erstwhile gentleman, writer, actor and lifelong Doctor Who fan Mark Gatiss is the star attraction in not only this week's Miniscope but the next, such was his prodigious output in the Steven Moffat era. This week we look at "Cold War", "The Crimson Horror", and the Who-adjacent and magnificent "An Adventure In Space And Time"! Plus Gallifrey One ticket news, Season 10 Blu-ray adulation, and more!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale – Gally 2020 90% sold out, Hotel block on sale April 26 – First look at The Runaway – Season 10 Blu-Ray set announced – Season 10 Blu-Ray trailer – Season 10 Blu-Ray set clean artwork – Series 4 Steelbook due in the UK May 27 – RTD wouldn't return to Doctor Who – Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition 52 – Tosin Cole announced for Chicago TARDIS – The Doctor Who Society of Canada presents an escape room at Ottawa Comic-Con

Miniscope:

– Mark Gatiss – Cold War – The Crimson Horror – An Adventure in Space and Time – First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

Radio Free Skaro #684 – Our New Insect Overlords Apr 14, 2019

Show notes

Are you ready to be menaced by some insect movement? Put on your beekeeper outfit (there are no bees in this story) and grab for the Off spray (probably quite dangerous, please don't do that) as we commentate over the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes of the 1965 Doctor Who story "The Web Planet"! Also, we have news of Doctor Who on Pluto TV, a new Series 12 director, BBC Audio releases for te month of April, and some real-world insect science! Zaaaaaaaarbi!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale – Lee Haven Jones directing Series 12 Block 2 – Series 11 costumes added to Madam Tussaud's Blackpool exhibit – Pluto TV to offer free Doctor Who episodes in the US – Spring 2019 Doctor Who BBC Audio Releases – Australian wasp named after Zygons

Commentary:

– The Web Planet (Episodes 4-6)

Radio Free Skaro #683 – Greyscale Separation Overlay Apr 07, 2019

Show notes

There's extraordinarily little in the way of news this week, other than the fact that your Time Team (and a big 'ol crew) are currently shooting Series 12 and saying nothing about it. But if you said to yourself "hoo boy would I like to hear people talking about insect movement, possibly by Roslyn de Winter," are you in for a treat! Yes, the Three Who Rule are doing a Classic Series Commentary for the 1965 story "The Web Planet" in all it's ambitious flawed glory, right here on this podchannel! Settle into a cocoon of mucus and nutrients and enjoy!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Doctor Who Series 12 filming in Tenerife – "Rosa" and "Demons of the Punjab" are Finalists for Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form Hugo Award

Commentary:

– The Web Planet (Episodes 1-3)

Radio Free Skaro #682 – Ganymede User Systems Mar 31, 2019

Show notes

Exciting times here for the Three Who Rule as it's time for the first Miniscope of 2019! The subject is writer Jamie Mathieson, scribe of four stories from the Peter Capaldi era ("Mummy on the Orient Express", "Flatline", "The Girl Who Died" (co-written with Steven Moffat), and "Oxygen"). And in the news, reports of a new production designer for Series 12, a host of new and upcoming Doctor Who related media releases, and an important sale from the fine vendors who were to appear at the now canceled ReGeneration Who!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Dafydd Shurmer, Series 12 Production Designer? – "Rosa" nominated for BAFTA Must See Moment award – Big Finish's Medley of Masters – Unofficial 1972 Doctor Who Annual – Free Comic Book Day 2019 Forbidden Planet exclusive cover by Jessica Martin – Myth Makers Retrospectives charity anthologies – "The White Witch of Devils End" due March 2020 – ReGeneration Who artists and vendors group – Shane Rimmer died

Miniscope:

– Jamie Mathieson – Mummy on the Orient Express – Flatline – The Girl Who Died – Oxygen

Radio Free Skaro #681 – The Tree Won't Harm You Mar 24, 2019

Show notes

With Brexit, the Mueller Report and many other swirls of uncertainty in our current climate, isn't it nice to know that we can take you back to a more peaceful time, when all you had to worry about was predatory trees, crazed mine workers and a couple of renegade Time Lords? That's right, we're doing our first Classic Series Commentary of the year with "The Mark of the Rani!" Plus we have news from the Black Archive, Big Finish, and a chance for you (if you live in the UK) to work on Doctor Who!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – BBC receives student-made "Mission to the Unknown" – Watch a clip of the animated "The Macra Terror" – Future Black Archive book for "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" – Katarina returning to Doctor Who via Big Finish – Big Finish adjusting overseas pricing structure – Doctor Who training opportunity

Commentary:

– The Mark of the Rani

Radio Free Skaro #680 – The Planet That Slept Mar 17, 2019

Show notes

A new set of shiny Blu-ray discs stuffed with Doctor Who content is on its way to store shelves in the form of the Season 18 box set, the third such season set from BBC Studios. So we decided to talk again to Russell Minton, executive producer of the whole range for BBC Studios, about the Season 18 set, and about the future of the range in general. There is also talk of special screenings for "Logopolis" (in the US) and "The Macra Terror" (in the UK) that occurred this past week, and Bradley Walsh posing for selfies with everyone during some public filming for Series 12 in Wales!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – S12 currently filming in Barry – Logopolis grossed $143K in US cinema screenings – BFI Macra Terror screening – Bookwyrm due March 18

Interview:

– Russell Minton – Season 18 Blu-Ray

Radio Free Skaro #679 – A Field In Wales Mar 10, 2019

Show notes

It's a Radio Free Skaro episode to lose sleep over, quite literally this week, as Steven and Chris tackle the news of the week as well as daylight saving time while Warren, absent for various reasons, sits content in his time eddy, away from proceedings. The main event this week, though, is an interview recorded at Gallifrey One this past February with noted director Ben Wheatley, who helmed "Deep Breath" and "Into The Dalek" to usher in the Peter Capaldi era!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Doctor Who VR game at the Tribeca Film Festival – Macra Terror art, BFI screening March 16 – Catherine Tate to appear at Calgary Expo – The Second Doctor to meet The Master in Big Finish – Radiophonic Workshop to perform at Apollo 50 event on July 20 – UK kids to learn about Doctor Who theme – Chicago TARDIS announces three Class actors – Moris Farhi died

Interview:

– Ben Wheatley

Radio Free Skaro #678 – Poster Child Mar 03, 2019

Show notes

It was a sad week in the Doctor Who fandom community as it lost Jennifer Adams Kelley, a titan involved with North American conventions since the 1990s. We pay tribute to her and her legacy with two of her dearest friends and fellow convention organizers, Shaun Lyon and Steve Hill. Graeme Curry, writer of "The Happiness Patrol", also passed away all too soon. But to hopefully cheer us all up, we also present to you an interview from Gallifrey One with Radio Times Doctor Who poster artist and photographer Stuart Manning!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gally 2020 tickets on sale April 13 – The Mirror muses Doctor Who may return to Saturdays – BritBox coming to the UK – BritBox already doomed in the UK? – First Twelfth Doctor Big Finish audio released – Record Store Day release of Galaxy 4 on vinyl – Record Store Day release of Destiny of the Daleks on vinyl – Graeme Curry died – Jennifer Adams Kelley died – Jennifer Adams Kelley obituary – Gallifrey One – Chicago TARDIS – Red White and Who

Interview:

– Stuart Manning

Radio Free Skaro #677 – Enter Chapman Feb 24, 2019

Show notes

The post-Gallifrey One concrud, blues and longing for the next Gallifrey One have begun, but that won't stop the Three Who Rule from discussing the various tidbits of news that wandered over the transom over the last week, as well as an interview with Doctor Who DVD and Blu-Ray maestro Chris Chapman about the upcoming Season 18 Blu-ray set, plus some teasers about what is to come! And as an added bonus, the Randomizer is hauled out to select the first Classic Series Commentary and Miniscope instalments for the upcoming year! And send flowers, sympathy and lozenges to Steven's voicebox!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Gallifrey One – First Series 12 production staff – Stephen Fry in Series 12? – Win breakfast with Whittaker and Gill – Mission to the Unknown being remade – Radiophonic Workshop at Hastings Fat Tuesday – 1968 Radiophonic Workshop album re-released

Interview:

– Chris Chapman

Radio Free Skaro #676 – Pulled In All Directions Feb 17, 2019

Show notes

Another Gallifrey One is in the books! Listen as a weary Three Who Rule recap their weekend, beginning with the Radio Free Skaro live show on the Friday, through to all the panels, interviews, and discussions had by all throughout the weekend. And also enjoy a double-bill interview with Series 11 directors Jamie Childs and Wayne Yip!

Links:

– Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One 2019 schedule via Sched – Virtual reality special of Doctor Who coming soon from the BBC

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