Episodes

  • Radio Free Skaro #1029 - Mission to Magnus

    Radio Free Skaro #1029 - Mission to Magnus
    Aug 24 2025
    This week, we have a bonus Sarah Murphy of Is It Camp!? fame to cogitate on the week’s news, including the BBC content chief claiming “The TARDIS is going nowhere – with or without Disney”, The War Between the Land and the Sea is coming out in 2026(!), an exciting new web game involving everyone’s favourite vacuum Scoot, some fictitious awards, and Part the Third of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone, covering “The Halloween Apocalypse”, “War of the Sontarans”, and “Village of the Angels”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on PatreonBBC Content Chief On ‘Doctor Who’ Future: “The Tardis Is Going Nowhere — With Or Without Disney”The War Between the Land and the Sea to air in 2026Polish Polish with ScootSome Season 12 episodes of Doctor Who disappearing from iPlayer in 2 months?Big Finish The Death and Life of River Song: The Dissolution of Time releasedBig Finish The War Doctor Rises: Cybergene due Dec 2025Doctor Who: One Night Only (A Fela Kuti Story) is available now2025 Hugo Award winners include Steven & Erika with Uncanny, Lower Decks beats Doctor WhoDoctor Who won the TCA award for Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming, second year runningCatherine Tate no longer appearing at Edmonton Expo Guest: Sarah MurphyIs It Camp?! Podcast Miniscope: Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 3The Halloween ApocalypseWar of the SontaransVillage of the AngelsThe Confused AdiposeRadio Free Skaro #892Directing Doctor WhoClara and the TARDIS
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1028 - State of the Who-nion

    Radio Free Skaro #1028 - State of the Who-nion
    Aug 17 2025

    Never let it be said we won’t overdeliver content in this barren time of Non-Who as we have a feature interivew with former editor of Doctor Who Magazine and current TV Choice writer Tom Spilsbury as he and Steven pore over the current state of Doctor Who, the larger state of streaming, the business case for library content, and more! Plus we have news of The Whoniverse Show from BBC Studios, a new book about action dollies called Go Figure, a surfeit of Big Finish things both neato and keen, and more!

    Links:

    • Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
    • Radio Free Skaro turns 19!
    • The Whoniverse Show: New digital series launches on the Doctor Who YouTube channel
    • ‘The Art of Time Travel’ coming November 20
    • B&M 2025 The Fifteenth Doctor’s Tardis
    • B&M 2025 History of the Daleks Set #21 Eve of The Daleks
    • Doctor Who Magazine 620 released
    • Go Figure from Roundel Books due September
    • The Time Team Unearthed from Roundel Books due October
    • Big Finish Dark Gallifrey: Master! – Part Two released
    • Big Finish The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Bad Terms released
    • Big Finish festive audio dramas due later in 2025
    • Big Finish Audio Novellas range debuts Jan 2026
    • Flux convention in March 2026 in Birmingham has 3 Doctors – Eccleston, Whittaker, Gatwa
    • Long Island Doctor Who happening Aug 22-24

    Interview:

    • Tom Spilsbury
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1027 - No Stone Unturned

    Radio Free Skaro #1027 - No Stone Unturned
    Aug 10 2025
    It’s another exciting week of Doctor Who news in a time of No New Who, including one Cristopher Eccleston gracing not only Chicago TARDIS but also Big Finish with the release of “Snare”, the first Ninth Doctor and Rose adventure along with several other audio excursions, a 15th Doctor comic book compilation from the good folk at Panini, Dominic Glynn’s soundtrack for “Indoctornated”, and the second part of our exciting Jamie Magnus Stone Miniscope, featuring “Ascension of the Cybermen” and “The Timeless Children”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on PatreonChristopher Eccleston announced as guest for Chicago TARDISDoctor Who also removed from Stan in AustraliaDoctor Who: The Monster Makers due Aug 19Doctor Who: Projections In Time – Resurrection Of The Daleks + Special Guests Sep 14 at Riverside Studios, already sold outBlake’s 7 Collection Season B trailerBig Finish Doctor Who: Snare, first 9th Doctor and Rose story, releasedBig Finish: Behind the scenes at The Ninth Doctor AdventuresBig Finish: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate due Oct 2025Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – The War Master: His Greatest Trick due Oct 2025“Indoctornated” soundtrack from Dominic Glynn due Aug 18Doctor Who: What Still Remains by Adam Christopher is out now from BBC BooksGraeme Burk’s Kickstarter for The Comics Code is now live Miniscope: Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 2Acension of the CybermenThe Timeless ChildrenThe Confused AdiposeRadio Free Skaro #892Directing Doctor WhoClara and the TARDIS
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1026 - The Stone Tape

    Radio Free Skaro #1026 - The Stone Tape
    Aug 3 2025

    Doctor Who has been erased from both HBO Max in the United States and now Prime in Canada, leading the Three Who Rule to speculate on the future of streaming with tangents into Star Trek, the likelihood of Billie Piper actually being the Doctor, spurious yet tantalizing missing episodes hints and nonsense, and Ncuti Gatwa on various chat shows not giving anything away about his time on Doctor Who! But the main event for this episode is of course the first of our four-part Miniscope on Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone, featuring Spyfall, Part One and Praxeus!

    Links:

    • Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
    • Doctor Who (2005-2022) no longer available on Prime Video in Canada
    • Nicola Methven’s Mirror article about missing episodes
    • Christopher Eccleston & Billie Piper panel from Florida Supercon
    • Ncuti Gatwa on Lorraine
    • Ncuti Gatwa on The One Show
    • Big Finish – Torchwood: Child Free with Indira Varma released
    • Big Finish – Doctor Who: Wicked! due Oct 2025

    Miniscope:

    • Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 1
    • Spyfall, Part 1
    • Praxeus
    • The Confused Adipose
    • Radio Free Skaro #892
    • Directing Doctor Who
    • Clara and the TARDIS
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    2 hrs
  • Radio Free Skaro #1025 - Malaise Forever

    Radio Free Skaro #1025 - Malaise Forever
    Jul 27 2025

    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 of Time Lord Victorious and Doom’s Day. Are the Three Who Rule excited at this chance to read, listen and click in 2026? We’ll see! Plus tales of Big Finish, BFI screenings, a new Terrance Dicks biography, and an intervention as Steven’s latest descent into madness focused on spiral staircases!

    Links:

    • Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
    • New mixed-media adventure ‘Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker’ coming to the Whoniverse in 2026
    • Doctor Who Black Archive site
    • BBC Shop now live
    • Terror of the Zygons and Worlds Within – The Life of Ian Marter BFI screening on September 20
    • Terrance Dicks biography by Simon Guerrier coming in 2026
    • New Target novelizations announced for March 2026
    • Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Smith and Sullivan, Reunited available now
    • RTD on David Walliams & Matt Lucas’s podcast, Making a Scene
    • Coming Soon: The Comics Code podcast by Graeme Burk
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    59 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1024 - Day of the Moon

    Radio Free Skaro #1024 - Day of the Moon
    Jul 20 2025
    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 Finish, Paul Cornell’s new comic business venture, and more! Why, it’s as if we aren’t about to enter a Second Wilderness Years! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on PatreonNcuti Gatwa left Doctor Who “because I’m getting old and my body was tired”A Chat With BBC Commercial’s CEO on ‘Bluey,’ a News Paywall, YouTube and ‘Doctor Who’BBC License Fee Income Hits Record HighMark Gatiss on the dangers of nostalgiaStrangers in Space podcast episode 179Doctor Who nominated for Emmy for Best Choreography for “There’s Always a Twist”Doctor Who Magazine 619 releasedBBC Shop relaunching on July 22Doctor Who Figurine Collection returningTwo Doctor Who audio original adventures, Firefall and Counterstrike, launch October 2Mission to Magnus audio release due Nov 6Blake’s 7 Series 2 Collection announcedBig Finish: Doctor Who – The Audio Novels: The Mirror Matter available nowBig Finish: Doctor Who – The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive available nowBig Finish: Bernice Summerfield: The Dalek Eternity series starts in September 2025Paul Cornell launches new comics publishing company Cosmic LighthouseEVOLUTION Doctor Who Art~A New Dimension by Andrew Skilleter, available for preorder
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1023 - Dimensions in Geldof

    Radio Free Skaro #1023 - Dimensions in Geldof
    Jul 13 2025

    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 conclusion of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Visitation”!

    Links:

    • Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
    • Disney+ and ITVX content sharing
    • UNIT’s Black Archive pop-up experience coming to San Diego Comic Con 2025
    • Doctor Who: Tom Baker Complete Series Two (Blu-ray) released January 26, 2026 in North America
    • Doctor Who (2005-2022) leaving HBO Max on July 31
    • Doctor Who: The Adventures After being released October 23 from BBC Books
    • Target Collection – Doctor Who: The Robot Revolution by Una McCormack out now
    • Target Collection – Doctor Who: Lux by James Goss out now
    • Target Collection – Doctor Who: The Well by Gareth L Powell out now
    • Read a deleted scene from ‘The Robot Revolution’ from the new Target novel
    • Read an exclusive extract from new short story by Carole Ann Ford
    • Big Finish Dark Gallifrey released
    • Big Finish UNIT – Brave New World: Fractures due Mar 2026
    • Build-A-Bear Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Version 2

    Commentary:

    • The Visitation Part Four
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Radio Free Skaro #1022 - Armadisco

    Radio Free Skaro #1022 - Armadisco
    Jul 6 2025

    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 Mandip Gill arrive in our ears in the form of Big Finish’s Vampire Weekend, as well as in our futures with the Return of the Doctor, which features a Disco Armadillo! Plus comics, nonsense, and part the third of our Classic Series Commentary for “The Visitation”!

    Links:

    • Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
    • Amazing15 Design
    • Season 13 announced as the next instalment in the Classic Blu-ray range
    • Doctor Who Blu-Ray Special Features wiki
    • Doctor Who Collection PDF inserts available c/o Brandon Wood
    • Coming Soon: New adventures for the Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda from Titan Comics
    • Big Finish Doctor Who: Vampire Weekend, the first Jodie Whittaker story, released
    • Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill Big Finish interview
    • Big Finish Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Return of the Doctor, coming in September

    Commentary:

    • The Visitation Part Three
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    1 hr and 2 mins