Chris is a wandering vagabond this week, trolling both the Internet and ourselves with images of the real Magna Carta, but the real highlight of this week is the appearance of one Kyle Anderson of Nerdist fame for his thoughts on Doctor Who trailers, the current media landscape, and more! Plus we have news of one Dr. Who in Roblox form, the release of the Companions of Doctor Who on April 10, and River Song is back in Big Finish’s “Death and Life of River Song: Last Words”! Plus Past Chris returns in Episode Two of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon  BBC launches new Wonder Chase experience on Roblox The Companions of Doctor Who Available April 10  Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words coming August 2024  Doctor Who’s WEIRD History of Regeneration  Commentary:  Terror of the Autons Episode 2 

Radio Free Skaro #955 - The Roblox of Death

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.

TV & Film

After Shows

It’s Regency drama, gossip, and scandalous dances on this week’s Doctor Who adventure, “Rogue!” The Bridgerton fans are losing their minds at this episode, including one Ruby Sunday, but what did the Three Who Rule think of this theatrical and romantic undertaking? Plus we pay tribute to William Russell, Doctor Who’s original Man of Action and Knight of Jaffa, and we encourage you to listen to our own interview with Mr. Russell from 2012. Plus Big Finish celebrates 25 years, Tales of the TARDIS mystery, and this very podcast gets called out for both its numerous crimes and its place as one of the best Doctor Who podcasts! Will wonders never cease? Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Review: Doctor Who S1E06 “Rogue” Returning to the Regency William Russell, Doctor Who legend, dies aged 99 Carole Ann Ford’s tribute to William Russell RFS 298 with William Russell interview A new Tales of the TARDIS episode airing on BBC Four on June 20 Radio Times: Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson star in Tales of the TARDIS Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Sirens of Time – Redux due November 2024 Big Finish: Dark Gallifrey: The War Master starts in July Big FInish: Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: Deathworld due in July Next Time: S1E07 “The Legend of Ruby Sunday” June 15, 630pm on BBC One Radio Times lists RFS and The Memory Cheats as one of the best DW podcasts 

Radio Free Skaro #964 - Fowl and Fallibility

Doctor Who shows its range again with “Dot and Bubble,” an adventure that goes from the superficiality of social media all the way to some very real-world issues in what’s ostensibly a Doctor-lite episode but is in fact very heavy. Does it seem like we’re dancing around the content of the story? Well, we are! Tune in and listen to our takes, then find out about a new visual guide chronicling the adventures of Character Options dollies, a sneak peek at the first 15th Doctor comic, the further exploits of the Terry Nation Army, more Big Finish excitement including Christopher Eccelston’s final audio adventure (for now), and more! Don’t slide us! Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Review: Doctor Who S1E05 “Dot and Bubble” Indiegogo for Go Figure! A Visual Guide to Character Options Doctor Who Action Dollies Terry Nation Army: Every Mistake in “Planet of Decision” Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction moves to New Zealand Big Finish: Doctor Who – Star-Crossed, the last Ninth Doctor box set (for now), is now available Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Trials of a Time Lord due August 2024 Titan Comics Official Trailer: The Fifteenth Doctor Comic Book Next Time: “Rogue” – June 8, 6:45pm, BBC One 

Radio Free Skaro #963 - White Mirror

A very divisive episode of one Radio Free Skaro as the Three Who Rules review “73 Yards,” a parable of Welsh magic, loopy time conundrums and craven Prime Ministers (well, one at least). What did they think of this Millie Gibson acting tour-de-force and what in the dickens is the mysterious lady saying? Listen and find out! Plus DWM 604, virtual production, a rabbit hole discussion of 4K Blu-Rays and much, much more! Also, why not metric? Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Review: Doctor Who S1E04 “73 Yards” Doctor Who Magazine 604 DWM Print the Legend bookazine due June 6 Bringing Virtual Production to Doctor Who 2-part finale of Season 1 to be screened in cinemas across the UK Doctor Who wraps production on Season 2 Pertwee’s Take-Away shirts now on TV Cream’s Redbubble store Big Finish: Doctor Who: Time War – Uncharted 1: Reflections due October 2024 Next Time: Dot and Bubble 650pm June 1 on BBC One 

Radio Free Skaro #962 - I Saw Her Standing There

Steven Moffat returns to the world of Doctor Who with Boom, a tension-filled episode with land mines, Anglican Marines, many a trope from his previous era, and more! The Three Who Rule are well-known Moffat-ites to be sure, but did this measure up to their thoughts and prayers? Plus the media blitz continues with Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Time Magazine (of all things) and a halfhearted stab at the increasingly irrelevant…stats! Ahhh-aahhhhh! Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Ncuti Gatwa on how to pronounce his name: “n-SHOO-tee” Review: Doctor Who S01E03 “Boom” Pertwee’s Burgers Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat on returning with Boom and putting the Doctor “on a knife’s edge” Doctor Who #4 on Disney+ on opening weekend (paywall) BBC One overnights for Space Babies 2.6M, The Devil’s Chord 2.4M, Boom 2.04M Ncuti Gatwa on the cover of Time Magazine The BIG Interview: Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat Hollywood Reporter Interview with Steven Moffat Hollywood Reporter Interview with Russell T Davies How ‘Doctor Who’ Exec Producers Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner Helped Transform South Wales Into a Buzzing Hive of Production Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words due August 2024 Big Finish: The War Doctor Rises: Morbius the Mighty due August 2024 Brandon Schatz and Danica LeBlanc nominated for an Eisner Award Next Time: “73 Yards”, 650pm Saturday May 18 on BBC One 

Radio Free Skaro #961 - Kiss Kiss Boom Boom

Doctor Who returns! Two new episodes dropped this weekend as we enter both the wacky madcap hijinks of “Space Babies” and the outright lunacy of “The Devil’s Chord”! What did the Three Who Rule think of CG baby mouths, Jinkx Monsoon vamping all over the place, Beatles instrument accuracy and more? Listen to our multi-hour discourse but know this: the twist at the end is that song isn’t very good. Plus the media onslaught continues with Ncuti Gatwa on Canadian radio, RTD dropping secret controversies in Men’s Journal, Big Finish fun and golden sonic screwdriver tat, and more! Next week, we see how it all goes…Boom! Links:  Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Review: Doctor Who S1E01 “Space Babies” Review: Doctor Who S1E02 “The Devil’s Chord” Doctor Who Unleashed is available for purchase on iTunes in North America Men’s Journal: Russell T Davies Interview: Giving “New Energy” to a “Classic Show” Russell T Davies confirms more diverse writers for Season 2 Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson & Russell T Davies Talks New Series with Kyle Anderson Ncuti Gatwa on CBC Q Radio Special Doctor Who BBC One ident aired May 6 Doctor Who: The Fourteenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver (Exclusive Gold Metallised Edition) coming July 5 The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Hartnell Years now available Doctor Who – Death in the Stars by Bonnie Langford with Jacqualine Rayner due Aug 22 Big Finish annual Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip opportunity now open until the end of June Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Dominant Species due September 2024 New Titan Comics DW Humble Bundle Long Island Who: August 23-25, 2024 Gallifrey One: February 14-16, 2025 “Boom” airs Saturday, May 18 at 6:50pm on BBC One 

Radio Free Skaro #955 - The Roblox of Death

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