Radio Free Skaro is possibly the most popular, most prolific and charmingly irreverent (but never irrelevant) Doctor Who podcast around. Since August 2006, host...
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 season, 4K blu-rays of the 60s Dalek films, more moaning about the Youth of Today and their laptop viewing, and more! Feel the excitement build as we close in on two weeks before new Doctor Who! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who Season 2 Official Trailer – Disney+ Disney+ new key art and press release Doctor Who Season 2 Blu-Ray available for preorder, no release date yet Charlie Condou joins Doctor Who for “The Interstellar Song Contest” Ncuti Gatwa and Verada Sethu on Good Morning America Ncuti Gatwa on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jane Tranter on BBC’s The Media Show Doctor Who Magazine 615 released, previews first 3 episodes of season 2 Doctor Who Magazine Special 69 – 20 Years of the Ninth Doctor Season 2 Preview in SFX Magazine Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Issue The Robot Revolution Target novelization by Una McCormack due July Lux Target novelization by James Goss due July The Well Target novelization by Gareth L Powell due July Peter Cushing Dalek films due in 4K on June 24 from Severin Films BBC Studios’ FAST channels debut on LG TVs in EMEA Adventures in Time & Space exhibit runs from May 3 – Nov 2 at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery Recovered, a Film is Fabulous festival, is happening in Leicester on May 11 Big Finish Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Snare due August 2025 Big Finish Smith & Sullivan debuting July 2025 The New Who Generation: A 20-Year Adventure of Fandom
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Radio Free Skaro #1007 - The One and Only Billy Shears
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 the trip of a lifetime! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who Season 2 episode titles revealed Season 2 episode titles video Kadiff Kirwan joins new season of Doctor Who The War Games in Colour coming to UK Blu-ray on April 21 Doctor Who: The Savages Blu-ray coming to North America May 20 The Prisoner Ultimate Edition 1/12 Scale Figures Kickstarter Launching Soon Tom Baker’s 2000 “This Is Your Life” episode airing on BBC 4 on March 26 Radio Times celebrates 20 years of nuWho with 6 variant covers Eccleston’s first interview about Doctor Who (April 2004) “New TV Series in Detail” from BBC Cult Modern Doctor Who at 20 YouTube playlist Planet of the Doctor Guest: Graeme Burk
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Radio Free Skaro #1006 - Hidden in Plain Sight
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 speculation about both the new Character Options 3rd Doctor and sonic and possible future iterations, crochet fan works, behind the scenes camera excitement from Terror of the Suburbs, and a chinwag with Steven Swaby from Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder, the new exhibit at San Diego Comic-Con Museum! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Merseyside Doctor Who Group David Tennant Does a Podcast With…Russell T Davies Neil Perryman and John Williams’ new podcast World of Telly coming soon The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Troughton Years available for pre-order Evolution of the Toy Dalek: Collecting Through The Ages released AmiguWHOmi: Crochet Adventures in Time and Space Paperback due Aug 21 Crocheted Doctor Who Doctor Who: The Monster Makers Paperback due Sep 2 Simon Guerrier’s photos from Terror of the Suburbs shoot Doctor Who The Third Doctor and Sonic Screwdriver from Character Options Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill no longer appearing at Calgary Expo, on the 2026 guest list Big Finish Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May Big Finish Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward due June Simon Fisher-Becker died Interview: Steven Swaby Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder
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Radio Free Skaro #1005 - Release the Alpha Probe
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 importantly, new Doctors Who in Little People form the good folk at Fisher Price. Only slightly less important, our Miniscope about pioneering Doctor Who producer and director Mervyn Pinfield! Come with us and enter the Sense-Sphere! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Season 2 trailer launched, guest stars announced Steven Guesses Dcotor Who Season 2 Trailer Clips Actor Freddie Fox joins Season 2 cast of Doctor Who Doctor Who season 2 – Everything you need to know 20th Anniversary of “Rose” Leak Terror of the Suburbs – Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 7 Looking For Dursley nominated for RTS West of England Awards 2025 Doctor Who: Cybermen – The Ultimate Guide Paperback from DWM due 22 May Fisher Price Little People Collector Doctor Who Special Edition Set Opening shot of Give Us a Break Miniscope: Mervyn Pinfield The Sensorites Planet of Giants The Space Museum
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Radio Free Skaro #1004 - Recoloury 7
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 our feature interview with Peter Cocker and Toby Hadoke about the Season 7 Collection Blu-Ray! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who season 2 arrives on BBC and Disney+ on April 12 with Alan Cumming to guest star Disney Season 2 press release Doctor Who “was a top 5 series on Disney+ globally every week it aired” said Disney The Mirror states Juno Dawson’s will be “Eurovision in Space”, go out May 17 before the Eurovision final Peter Purves spoke of his time on Doctor Who at the BFI event for The Savages animation Doctor Who Propstore auction raises £245,243 for BBC Children in Need Blake’s 7 The Collection Season 2 available for preorder (UK) Doctor Who Magazine #614 Creating Monsters: The Story behind the new Doctor Who comic strip, “Dance ‘Til You Drop” Former Doctor Who VFX provider The Mill shuts down as parent company Technicolor collapses Big Finish – Call Me Master: Inner Demons released Doctor Who’s Sacha Dhawan wants Michelle Gomez team-up for Big Finish Big Finish – Doctor Who: The Ruins of Kaerula due June Big Finish Doctor Who Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex due April featuring new writers Film is Fabulous takes hold of giant film collection from a private collector Target Book Club – Celebrating Doctor Who Books with a day of talks and guests – happening July 19 Doctor Who: The Art of Time Travel Hardcover due Nov 20 Michael Herbert’s “Things are not always what they seem” The Writing and Politics of Malcolm Hulke available Interview: Toby Hadoke Peter Crocker
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.