Radio Free Skaro #1061 – Beloved In The Local Film Community

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Our deepest of dives into the wilds of missing episodes continues as our feature interview this week is with John Franklin of Film is Fabulous!, who chats all about the organization’s mission, the complicated saga of tracking down not just Doctor Who but other film artifacts from collectors across the UK, and of course a deep dive into the technical nitty-gritty of film restoration, as is the remit of this here podcast. Plus a greeting from Chairman of the Board Tom Baker on the 45th anniversary of the Fourth Doctor’s swan song in “Logopolis”, Gallifrey One’s hotelmaggedon looms in May, Matt Brittin takes on the job of BBC director general, and more!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Preserving Doctor Who Episodes by Film is Fabulous
• Gallifrey One hotel accommodations open May 8
• Doctor Who: The Collection – Peter Davison, Season 3 coming to NA on July 7
• 45 Years Ago…
• Ex-Google boss Matt Brittin officially confirmed as new BBC director general
• New episode of The Whoniverse Show with Camille Coduri
• Big Finish The Eleventh Doctor Adventures: The First Question released
• Doctor Who Annual 2027 due Aug 20

Interview:

• John Franklin, Film Is Fabulous!

Radio Free Skaro #1060 – Mad About Nothing

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It’s been a week since missing episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan revealed themselves to the public to great excitement and joy and indeed a Film of Fabulous! screening of said episodes on April 4 sold out near-instantly upon its announcement. We also have news of an ex-Google chief possibly taking the helm at the BBC, The War Between still being MIA from Disney+, the usual Big Finish over-examining, and our feature interview with The Long Game and Pull to Open author Paul Hayes, here to discuss the production of 1956 CBC production Flight Into Danger, starring one James Doohan and produced by future (at the time) Doctor Who producer Sydney Newman! CanCon, baby!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Film is Fabulous statement about the Doctor Who recovery
• Film is Fabulous short restoration clips
• Film is Fabulous Daleks’ Master Plan screening Apr 4, sold out
• Gallifrey One 2027 tickets on sale
• BBC Close To Hiring Ex-Google Chief Matt Brittin As Next Director General
• The War Between the Land and the Sea not on the Disney+ April schedule
• Paul Cornell’s Saucer Country comic optioned for TV series
• Big Finish: David Tennant returns as the Tenth Doctor, new 12-part series coming 2027
• Big Finish: The First Doctor Adventures: Beware the City of Illusions out now
• Big Finish: UNIT – Brave New World: Knightfall out now
• Blake’s 7 Series C available to preorder, release date TBD

Interview:

• Paul Hayes
• Flight Into Danger
• Doctor Who: Star Flight by Paul Hayes

Film is Fabulous! Says They Don’t Have Any More Missing Doctor Who Episodes

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Looking forward to listening to this episode this evening #DoctorWho #radiofreeskaro #Podcast #filmisfabulous

Radio Free Skaro #1059 – The Ghasting of the Flabbers

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It is indeed an amazing week in the world of Doctor Who as two (!) episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, specifically episodes 1 and 3, have been resurrected into the daylight through the good work of Film Is Fabulous! Revel with the Three Who Rule as they mull over how this came to be, what it means future Who media releases, the relative calm of this announcement as compared to 2013’s ominrumour, and more! Plus we have an interview with Tim Burrows of the Missing Episodes Podcast to give you more of those granular details of technical cut film reels that all Archival Sickos crave! Also the usual Big Finish, EagleMoss figurine, and other news tidbits. Listen, or Bret Vyon will arrest you!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Daleks’ Master Plan Episodes 1 and 3 returned via Film is Fabulous; on iPlayer Apr 4
• RE-DISCOVERED EPISODES: The Dalek’s Master Plan
• The Daleks’ Master Plan Missing Episode Recovery BBC Breakfast
• Film is Fabulous!
• Film is Fabulous Peter Purves Interview
• Film is Fabulous Sue Malden interview
• Simon Guerrier: Doctor Who’s lost episodes are worth getting excited about
• Eaglemoss Vogan, Jacondan, and Kronos figures available for pre-order
• The Whoniverse Show: Murray Gold Takes on the Ultimate Doctor Who Music Quiz
• Big Finish Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Violet Hour available now
• Big Finish Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Aegis due May 2026
• Big Finish Time War – Daleks vs Cybermen due Mar 2027

Interview:

• Tim Burrows
• Gav Rymill

Doctor Who Missing Episodes: Two Lost Episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan Found!

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Interviews with people who saw the missing episodes this week, including national treasure Peter Purves.

Very interesting info about 'cutting copies', where a simple print of the negative is struck for BBC Enterprises to check before ordering proper prints for sending overseas.

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#DoctorWho #FilmIsFabulous #Daleks

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A nice quick news bulletin from Radio Free Skaro on the Doctor Who missing episodes find #DoctorWho #missingepisodes #daleks #williamhartnell #filmisfabulous #radiofreeskaro

Radio Free Skaro #1058/A – News Bulletin! Two Missing Doctor Who Episodes Returned!

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BREAKING NEWS! Two previously missing episodes of Doctor Who have been returned to the BBC Archives! Episodes One and Three of The Daleks’ Master Plan were found in a film collection obtained by Film is Fabulous, and will be streamed on BBC iPlayer at Easter. 

Full coverage of the recovery will be on the next episode of Radio Free Skaro!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Two missing Doctor Who episodes found and return to the BBC Archives