Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

In a week replete with San Diego Comic Con, a semi-invigorated BBC Shop, and a SDCC-adjacent UNIT Black Archive pop-up, you would think there would be more Doctor Who news to cogitate about this week, but you would in fact be wrong! However a new multi-media extravaganza featuring the Fugitive Doctor (hooray!) named "Circuit Breaker" (meh?) has been announced, to follow up the thundering success o...

For a fallow Time of Who there sure is a bunch a news to cover including Ncuti "Doctor Who" Gatwa talking about why he left the show (whether we believe him or not is a matter of debate), the BBC maintining its interest in Doctor Who, Mark Gatiss on the dangers of nostalgia, an Emmy nomination for (of all things) "There's Always a Twist", the triumphant return of the BBC Shop, Blake's 7, Big Finis...

Doctor Who is leaving HBO Max in the USA! What does that mean for the Three Who Rule? Nothing, because they live in Canada, but they discuss the news anyway. Also, the UNIT Black Archive experience is coming to SDCC, three new Doctor Who Season 2 novelizations are out now, Big Finish excitement, another adorable Fourth Doctor Build-a-Bear, and the crown jewel of this episode, the thrilling conclus...

The Loch Ness Monster is back! At least in fancy new VFX form in the just announced Season 13 Blu-Ray Collection which will have all manner of goodies which we will pore over in intimate detail both in this episode and when these discs grace North American shores later in the year! But that's just the icing on the cake as we also have beloved Doctor Jodie Whittaker and equally beloved companion Ma...

It's a real grab bag of news this week with Peter Davison critiquing the current series of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi being cool as hell at Glastonbury, and a truly mammoth editorial by Chris about the Blu-ray for The War Games in Colour and the cost thereof given that it is only one disc. Somehow we get an hour out of this, and we also have an extensive interview with long-time friends and Televis...

We're sharing a preview of a new audiobook, Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, which celebrates the wit and wisdom of the legendary science fiction author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Twenty-five years after his death, Adams's books continue to be read by new generations and his creations along with his ultimate answer to life, the univers...

If you enjoy baseless speculation about the future of Doctor Who, The War Between the Land and the Sea, RTD's career prospects, and most importantly, musings about Edmonton AM radio frequencies past and present, then this episode of Radio Free Skaro is for you (you sicko)! Plus we cover a new official Doctor Who quiz book from Beth Axford and "The Moon Cruise" by Esmie-Jikiemi-Pearson, some Steven...

There's new stirrings in the world of Doctor Who production, one being an official BBC search for new producers of an new animated Doctor Who series for Time Tots on CBeebies, and a much more tenuous rumour about discontent between Russell T Davies, a potential streaming suitor, and a push for a grittier, aged-up series. Join the Three Who Rule who cogitate on the possibilities of Doctor Who's fut...

Doctor Who Season 2, and the Ncuti Gatwa era, are over, Billie Piper is The Doctor (maybe?) and the Three Who Rule are left to pick up the pieces and look at the Doctor Who Unleashed – 20 Years in Wales retrospective, Amanda-Rae Prescott's critique of the Fifteenth Doctor era for Den of Geek, more Dugga Doo shenanigans, a look at friend of the show Rachel Talalay's use of the "oner" in the TV show...

It's the end, but the moment is prepared for as Steven, Warren, and Chris give their varied takes on "The Reality War", the final episode of Season 2 and the last bit of Doctor Who on our screens until we're graced with The War Between the Land and the Sea, presumably later this year(?)  A marathon session covering a controversial-ish regeneration, RTD's storytelling habits, speculation on the Dis...

It's "Wish World", the penultimate episode Season 2 of Doctor Who, but the moment has been prepared for! What did Steven, Warren, and Chris think of this lead-up to next week's finale "The Reality War" and all the many campy bits therein? Will the Doctor regain his identity and crack the code of a 1950s inflected dystopia? Will Ruby work out the mystery of a forgotten world? Will Belinda get anyth...

It's finally time for us to face up to the fact that the Eurovision in Space episode is here. So what did the Three Who Rule think of the glitz, glitter, and glamour of The Interstellar Song Contest? You may be surprised at the results! Join us as we muse over surprising cameos, the return of an iconic villain, and our descent into cynicism as we speculate on RTD's current approach, the remaining...

The Three Who Rule weigh in on an episode full of of firsts as The Doctor and Belinda head to 2019 Nigeria in "The Story and The Engine," a mix of mythology, storytelling, and a big ol' spider! What did they think of this psychological thriller set in a barbershop that also wanders through a web of dimensions? Plus what were Millie Gibson and RTD on about on The One Show and Morning Live, respecti...

Doctor Who delves into the fetid swamps of online discourse this week as Ruby Sunday returns to Doctor Who and the UK experiences seesawing public sentiment in "Lucky Day!" Did the Three Who Rule enjoy it, or more to the point, how much did they not like it? Listen and learn! Plus the aforementioned Millie Gibson is set to grace Gallifrey One, Ncuti Gatwa is announcing UK scores at Eurovision, wha...

Russell T Davies returns to cosmic horror, a medium in which he excels, in "The Well", an episode full of invisible enemies, reigns of terror, and a need to listen! What did the Three Who Rule think of this scary excursion 400,000 years into the future? And more to the point, did you know Steven helped get HD footage into The War Games In Colour? Plus new Big Finish including Jodie Whittaker and M...

It's "Lux" time at Radio Free Skaro Towers and the Three Who Rule have thoughts about both the two-dimensional (mostly) villain of the title and more including RTD and Murray Gold song crimes, whether or not this whole Pantheon thing is panning out, how ring-a-ding good The Doctor and Belinda are together, *that* fan scene and more! Plus news of books, DWM, and more Gallifrey One news!  Links: Sup...

It's new Doctor Who time! Steven, Warren, and special guest Heather Berberet of the Free the Squee fame have thoughts to share about The Robot Revolution, the first episode of Season 2 and the debut of new companion Belinda Chandra as played by Varada Sethu! Robots! Roommates! Rebels! Plus Doctor Who Unleashed talk, Graham Norton appearing in the show as himself, RTD being cryptic about the future...

With One! Week! To! Go! before the new series of Doctor Who graces our internet-connected devices and (in the UK) tele-appliances, there's a surfeit of news to talk about including interviews with Russell T Davies, Varada Sethu, the same and Ncuti Gatwa on The One Show, as well as observations of the show's 20th anniversary, the usual Canadian content digressions and silliness, and an exciting int...

It's an exciting week of Doctor Who news on this here Radio Free Skaro estate, with a new (if you don't speak German) trailer for Season 2, a concerning comment from Bad Wolf's Jane Tranter about the future of Doctor Who, more moaning from Steven and Warren about the Interstellar Song Contest, Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on a media tour of the U.S., various printed matter previewing the new seaso...

We here at Radio Free Skaro Towers pride ourselves on our ability to shoehorn Canadian content into our discussion of a British institution, but prepare yourself for a megaton-level of maple syrup as we welcome fellow Canuck Graeme Burk with a look back at the 20th anniversary of modern Doctor Who and all the surrounding hoopla, broadcast machinery and piracy that surrounded it! Buckle up – it's t...

It's a week of podcast adjacent activity as the fine folk at the Merseyside Doctor Who Group shouted out this very podcast on the occasion of our breaching the transom of 1000 episodes, David Tennant hosts one Russell T Davies on his podcast and most importantly, fine gentlemen Neil Perryman and John Williams announce an oncoming storm known as World of Telly! Plus, we have news and base speculati...

It's another exciting week of almost there but not quite new Doctor Who and as such the BBC released a new trailer for Season 2 mere moments before we released last week's episode, as befits the tenor of our times. We also go into detail on a since-expunged German Disney+ Season 2 trailer with new footage, actor Freddie Fox, reflections on criminal behaviour when Rose leaked 20 years ago, and most...

It's official, Doctor Who is returning April 12 on BBC One, iPlayer, and Disney+, and will include Doctor Who alum Alan Cumming as an animated ne'er-do-well along with "Eurovision in Space" according to Who scribe Juno Dawson and much more, including children creating comic book creatures, much Big Finish news including friends of the show Riley Silverman and Paul Booth writing Short Trips. and ou...

It's the week after Gallifrey One which means two things: post-Gally malaise AND a giant pile of news, including a release date of April 12 for Season 2 on iPlayer (and also theoretically Disney Plus), speculation on the future of Doctor Who as per usual, a boatload of Big Finish, new books, a new RTD-penned series called "Tip-Toe" coming next year to Channel 4, and endless Youtube cogitation most...

It's a bittersweet podcast today as we wrap up what has been a fantastic weekend at Gallifrey One, our home away from home. But it's even more sad as it's been announced that Gallifrey One will end its unprecedented run of conventions in 2028. It will take a while for the Three Who Rule to process this (probably more than the three years the convention has left), but fun is still had with Doctor W...