Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

There is next to nothing going on in the world of Doctor Who right now, at least not anything the production team wants public, but what we do have is a surfeit of your questions and comments for another edition of Fluid Links! Listen to the Three Who Rule ponder, cogitate and meander from the point based on your inquiries! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale – Doctor Who will return… at Christmas? – Preview of the Titan Thirteenth Doctor trade paperback

Have you ever wanted to move into a tower with all the modern conveniences, including roving colour-coordinated gangs, a failed hero, homicidal old ladies and trundling robots? Why not live vicariously through the Three Who Rule’s Classic Series commentary for “Paradise Towers”, which has all that and more? Plus we have news of a “Planet of the Daleks” screening at the BFI, musical insights from Segun Akinola, upcoming Big Finish releases, and a perk for our Patreon subscribers! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets still on sale – BFI screening of Planet of the Daleks – Doctor Who Magazine 538 – Big Finish The Creeping Death on vinyl – Big Finish The Lives of Captain Jack Volume 2 Commentary: – Paradise Towers

It’s time for Part 2 of our look at the latter works of writer Mark Gatiss in the Miniscope, featuring “Robot of Sherwood”, “Sleep No More”, and “Empress of Mars”! While these three stories aren’t at the level of “An Adventure in Space in Time” (or “Cold War” or “The Crimson Horror” for that matter), the Three Who Rule do their best to find the good amongst the bad, and.. they do? Tune in to find out! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Gallifrey One 2020 tickets now on sale, hotel sold out – Review of The Runaway from Tribeca Film Festival – Doctor Who The Animation Collection, due June 4 in North America – Black Archive #30, Dalek Invasion of Earth, and #31, Warriors’ Gate – New To Who Podcast Hinchcliffe & Holmes retrospective with Chris and many others Miniscope: – Mark Gatiss – Robot of Sherwood – Sleep No More – Empress of Mars – First Mark Gatiss Miniscope, on Radio Free Skaro #323

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 Min

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)

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)

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 Or

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

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

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

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 Inte

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

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  

It’s Gallifrey One time! The 30th iteration of Gallifrey One is upon us, and once again it is the distinct pleasure of the Three Who Rule to open the convention with their live, this time called “VidFIRE and Fury”! Hear Colin Baker discuss his newfound love for the Thirteenth Doctor! Listen as Yasmin Bannerman talks about spending 6 hours in a makeup chair to look like a tree! And pull your chair closer to hear the Doctor Who Restoration Team give the latest on the Classic Series Blu-ray sets, as well as the status of missing Doctor Who episodes! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One 2019 schedule via Sched – Radio Free Skaro will open Gally with “VidFIRE and Fury”, with guests Colin Baker, Jamie Childs, Yasmin Bannerman, Steve Roberts, Mark Ayres, Paul Vanezis, and Richard Molesworth – Radio Free Skaro Gally meetup, Friday at Noon, Program C – New & returning Gally attendee guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, whether it’s the Lunar New Year or, if you’re the Three Who Rule, the upcoming Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles! As is custom, we go through the schedule, describe the panels that excite and entice us, offer some advice to newcomers and generally nerd the heck out about a magical weekend with friends old and new!

The most wonderful time of the year for the Three Who Rule is upon us as the 30th edition of Gallifrey One is right around the corner. Before we look ahead to this year’s event next week with our annual Gallifrey One preview show, join us as we take a look back at the previous ten years of the convention and our experiences with it, and how the greatest Doctor Who convention on Earth has helped make this podcast what it is today. Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One 2019 schedule via Sched – Radio Free Skaro will open Gally with “VidFIRE and Fury”, with guests Colin Baker, Pearl Mackie, Steve Roberts, Mark Ayres, Paul Vanezis and Richard Molesworth – Radio Free Skaro Gally meetup, Friday at Noon, Program C – Tony Curran announced for Gally – Doctor Who 4th most popular programme on iPlayer – Infinite Quest/Dreamland Blu-Ray – Jodie Whittaker will be on Episode 3 of David Tennant’s podcast, due February 11 – Cliv

With Gallifrey One Month almost upon us, there’s only one more chance for STATS! to make Warren’s life a living hell, and the other Two Who Rule jumped at the chance like the animals they are, but also found the kindness to share with you, dear listener, news of Big Finish, Series 12 filming in South Africa, and one David Tennant starting his own podcast of chinwagging with his actor friends. Plus we have the last of our Chicago TARDIS interviews, with none other than Catrin Stewart! Links:   – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Gallifrey One schedule now online via Sched – Radio Free Skaro will open Gally with “VidFIRE and Fury”, with guests Colin Baker, Pearl Mackie, Steve Roberts, Mark Ayres, Paul Vanezis and Richard Molesworth – Radio Free Skaro Gally meetup, Friday at Noon, Program C – Walter Koenig and Ben Wheatley announced for Gally – Series 11 stats highs and lows – Series 12 filming in South Africa – Delta and the Bannermen wrap party vid

The last (sniff) stats update for the season, Gallifrey One news, Dalek novelizations, and Dalek vinyl releases are all in the mix in this week’s news, but the meat of the matter is an interview with director Wayne Yip, who ushered New Year’s special “Resolution” onto our screens! Join Mr. Yip as he discusses stunt driving pod cars, remote control Daleks, the logistics of directing, and more! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Resolution final BBC One viewing figures, AI 80 – Catherine Tate and John Barrowman announced for Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One guest & Babylon 5 update – Resurrection of the Daleks to be novelized – Revelation of the Daleks to be novelized – Daleks’ Master Plan on vinyl – Big Finish releases more info about the upcoming Missy set – BritBox breaks 500,000 subscribers – Tom Baker says… You Really Got Me Interview: – Wayne Yip

Have you ever wanted to see block transfer computation on the big screen? Your time has come as “Logopolis” hits theatres this March in the US and the BFI in February in advance of the release of the Doctor Who Season 18 box set! And as if that isn’t enough deep dive craziness, Big Finish is going to fill your summer with stories of the War Master and the Eighth Doctor politely nodding at each other and perhaps battling for the fate of the universe. Plus tales of tat, accolades and awards, and an interview from Chicago TARDIS with Vincent Van Gogh himself, actor Tony Curran! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Resolution almost final BBC One viewing figures – Doctor Who topped the Rotten Tomatoes Best Reviewed Sci Fi/Fantasy 2018 category – Jodie Whittaker and Doctor Who nominated for National Television Awards – Series 11 Soundtrack came out January 11 – Catherine Tate and John Barrowman announced for Gallifrey One – Gallifrey One exclusiv

Don’t think for one minute that a lack of Doctor Who is going to stop us from examining the viewing figures for “Resolution” in staggering (some would say pointless) detail, along with the surprising return of Doctor Who to Twitch, new Gallifrey One guests (including RFS favourites like directors Wayne Yip and Rachel Talalay), and most importantly an interview with the Man of A Thousand Voices (and of course the Daleks), Nicholas Briggs! Listen or be exterminated! Links: – Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! – Radio Free Skaro Fluid Links Advent Calendar on YouTube – Steven on Perfect Night In – Warren on Who and Company – Resolution BBC One overnight viewing figures – BBC America Resolution ratings – Classic Doctor Who back on Twitch – New, high quality off-air audio recordings found from Classic episodes – Early January Gallifrey One guest update – CONsole Room Interview: – Nicholas Briggs – Chicago TARDIS