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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 #548 - Absinthe and a Dead Bird Sep 25, 2016

Show notes

The Three Who Rule are at conterminous space coordinates this week, and despite the ever-present danger of the Blinovich Limitation Effect (not to mention cooties, con crud, and wayward glitter), they were able to record this episode "live" at Edmonton Expo! Besides controversy embroiling Class's premiere next month in the UK and Canada and next year (!) in the USA, they were also able to tackle some of your Fluid Links, all while surrounded by cosplayers, fans, furries, and the ever present smell of onions.

Links:

– Class premieres October 22 on BBC Three; Peter Capaldi appears in Episode 1 – Class premieres October 22 on Space – Class premieres Spring 2017 on BBC America – 2016 Doctor Who Christmas special enters production – Writing Doctor Who with Steven Moffat from BBC Writers Room – BFI Power of the Daleks screening details – Silva Screen re-release of 1983 Radiophonic Workshop album – "Anoraks" Kickstarter – Andrew Smith Just Giving page – Radio Free Skaro at Edmonton Expo!

Radio Free Skaro #547 - Seville Unrest Sep 18, 2016

Show notes

Class fever is building, as evidenced by a fan-made trailer and bits and pieces of official ephemera dribbling out of the BBC about the upcoming Doctor Who spinoff. We've also got news of a slap-fight between Steven Moffat and John Barrowman, a hipster vinyl Big Finish release, and Steven's appearance on Edmonton college station CJSR, where he helped break down the different shooting styles of classic and current Who! Plus, we have the conclusion of our commentary for that cannibalistic soap opera known as..."The Two Doctors!" Links:

– Fan-made…Class Trailer! – Class…Does Social Media! – Barrowman and Moffat…Have A Tiff! – Chimes of Midnight…On Vinyl! – Wallace Shawn…At Edmonton Expo! – All That Matters…With Steven As Guest!

Commentary: – The Two Doctors…Episode 3!

Radio Free Skaro #546 - Hipsters of the Quawncing Grig Sep 11, 2016

Show notes

This week, we begin the first of a two-part commentary for "The Two Doctors", a Robert Holmes romp with Two, Six, hipster cannibals, tall Sontarans, and Elton John as a disco scientist. Enticing! But before the main event, the Three Who Rule reflect on the 50th anniversaries of both Star Trek and The Prisoner, two shows that along side Doctor Who were seminal viewing experiences for their younger selves. Dive into the past with us, won't you?

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Radio Free Skaro #545 - The Mark of the Ayres Sep 04, 2016

Show notes

A chance meeting with a newly married couple blessed by one Mr. Peter Capaldi, dribs and drabs of Class news, and….a Miniscope! Musical scientist Mark Ayres is the subject of keen-eyed observations from the Three Who Rule, only one of which (Steven) have any real musical expertise but the bulk of the Miniscope is an interview with said Mr. Ayres, a scholar and gentleman tunesmith of the highest renown. Open your ears and enjoy!

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Radio Free Skaro #544 - The Dog Days of August Aug 28, 2016

Show notes

New York Comic Con happens in October, with a strong presence from both Doctor Who and Class. But what if you a) are impatient and b) live not on the eastern seaboard of the United States but the East Midlands in the UK? Well, if you can wait until September 3 you can attend Whooverville 8 in Derby, and we have convention organizer and all-around gentleman Steve Hatcher on this week to tell us a little more about this fan-centric celebration of all things Doctor Who. Plus news (such as it is), and the Doctor Who Magazine Series 9 readers poll results! Enjoy!

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Radio Free Skaro #543 - Two One Contact (Is The Answer) Aug 21, 2016

Show notes

Rumours, mumblesuch and nonsense dominated the news week, from Power of the Daleks teases that weren't to the chance (slim to in actual fact…none) that Doctor Who would shoot soon in Warren's own homestead of Vancouver. All poppycock! But you can count on the veracity and verisimilitude of the Three Who Rule as they tackle another exciting set of…Fluid Links!

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Radio Free Skaro #542 - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago Aug 14, 2016

Show notes

10 years! That's a whole lot of talking by three jaunty Canadians about a British television program of little repute by the name of Professor Whom. But after a smattering of news, the Three Who Rule move quickly on to an extended series of interviews with the fine people with whom we've shared our podcasting adventures with, including: Ken Deep of Podshock fame, Deborah Stanish, Katrina Griffiths and Erika Ensign of Verity!, Chip Sudderth of the Two Minute Time Lord, and Simon Harries, John Williams and Neil Perryman of Tachyon TV! Phew! Here's to ten more years of meandering drivel from Canadian interlopers who have no right to talk of Britain's televisual crown jewel!

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Radio Free Skaro #541 - The Tholian Web Aug 07, 2016

Show notes

It's a bowl of mixed treats in the news list, from Peter Capaldi's third anniversary to Class showrunner Patrick Ness being offered a chance to write for proper Doctor Who. Mysterious! Also Doctor Who Legacy, the TV Movie on Blu-Ray (sorta kinda), and a report from Warren who is attending Anglicon in Seattle. All this and the conclusion of our commentary for "The Web of Fear"! You will bow to the will of the Great Intelligence…or be destroyed! And make sure to tune in next week for our tenth anniversary special, where we reflect on anything other than ourselves! O Canada!

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Radio Free Skaro #540 - The Velvet Web Jul 31, 2016

Show notes

The Doctor Who news this week consists of action dollies, laments for the (on hiatus) Bookshelf Doctors, and not much else. But the Three Who Rule used their powers of bloviation to ponder, surmise, and otherwise cogitate for longer than was strictly necessary before getting to this week's highlight, Part the First of our commentary for the 1968 story "The Web of Fear". As an extra bonus, the commentary for the (still missing) Episode 3 features archive audio from missing episodes hunter Phil Morris!

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Radio Free Skaro #539 - Quark's Bar Jul 24, 2016

Show notes

With San Diego Comic-Con in full swing as of this recording, there's…well, news of a sort at any rate. David Tennant will appear in Family Guy as the Tenth Doctor (yay?), various doodads and cards are available at SDCC (getting warmer) and non-Who silliness like a new Star Trek TV series trailer (yay!) along with Dirk Gently (yaaaaa…I dunno.) But why concentrate on the present when you can dive decades into the past with director Morris Barry in…the Miniscope!

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