Radio Free Skaro #1031 – Before and After Science

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A sad time in the world of Doctor Who as we mark the passing of writing titan Christopher H. Bidmead, and to join us in reflecting on both his work and life is Andrew Smith, writer of “Full Circle”, Big Finish dynamo, and friend of the esteemed Mr. Bidmead. Andrew looks back at getting his first break in TV due to Bidmead, working with him on behind the scenes features, and the man’s general approach to Doctor Who, including an infusion of science and a real sense of continuity where none previously existed. We’ve also got the usual bevy of news including more vague handwaving on the future of Doctor Who, 1970’s Cyberman dolly goodness, a new fancy tier for Britbox, and more! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Second wave of Gallifrey One guest announcements begin with Jason Haigh-Ellery
• Gallifrey One 2026 Art Show Space Reservations now open
• ‘It’s not a question of if Doctor Who returns, but when and how’ – Jane Tranter
• Christopher H Bidmead died Aug 6
• Steven Moffat tribute to Christopher H Bidmead
• The War Between the Land and the Sea available for preorder on Amazon UK, no release date
• Character Options Revenge of the Cybermen set due this month
• Character Options History of the Daleks Set #20
• Just Sarah: More Than Fifty Years of a Doctor Who Companion due later this year, preorder available
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – The First Doctor Unbound: Knights of the Round TARDIS released
• Big FInish: Doctor Who – The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Last Queen of the Nile released
• Big Finish: UNIT – Brave New World: Knightfall due Mar 2026
• BritBox added a Premier tier with 4K and other perks, $150/yr in Canada
• Final Week for Graeme Burk’s The Comics Code Kickstarter

Tribute:

• Christopher Hamilton Bidmead
• Andrew Smith
• Season 18
• Logopolis
• Castrovalva
• Frontios

#20 #ActionDollies #AndrewSmith #BigFinish #BritBox #CandyJarBooks #Castrovalva #CharacterOptions #ChristopherHBidmead #doctorWho #Frontios #GallifreyOne #GraemeBurk #JaneTranter #JasonHaighEllery #Kickstarter #Logopolis #Merchandise #Obituary #RevengeOfTheCybermen #Season18 #StevenMoffat #TheWarBetweenTheLandAndTheSea

Radio Free Skaro #1027 – No Stone Unturned

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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 Patreon
• Christopher Eccleston announced as guest for Chicago TARDIS
• Doctor Who also removed from Stan in Australia
• Doctor Who: The Monster Makers due Aug 19
• Doctor Who: Projections In Time – Resurrection Of The Daleks + Special Guests Sep 14 at Riverside Studios, already sold out
• Blake’s 7 Collection Season B trailer
• Big Finish Doctor Who: Snare, first 9th Doctor and Rose story, released
• Big Finish: Behind the scenes at The Ninth Doctor Adventures
• Big Finish: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate due Oct 2025
• Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – The War Master: His Greatest Trick due Oct 2025
• “Indoctornated” soundtrack from Dominic Glynn due Aug 18
• Doctor Who: What Still Remains by Adam Christopher is out now from BBC Books
• Graeme Burk’s Kickstarter for The Comics Code is now live

Miniscope:

• Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 2
• Acension of the Cybermen
• The Timeless Children
• The Confused Adipose
• Radio Free Skaro #892
• Directing Doctor Who
• Clara and the TARDIS

#892 #AscensionOfTheCybermen #BBCBooks #BigFinish #BilliePiper #BlakeS7 #ChicagoTARDIS #ChristopherEccleston #DoctorWhoAppreciationSociety #doctorWhoMagazine #DominicGlynn #GraemeBurk #Indoctornated #JamieMagnusStone #Kickstarter #Merchandise #Miniscope #RadioFreeSkaro #TheComicsCodePodcast #TheConfusedAdipose #TheTimelessChildren

Radio Free Skaro #1025 – Malaise Forever

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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

#BBC #BBCShop #BigFinish #DavidWalliams #doctorWho #GraemeBurk #IanMarter #JoMartin #MattLucas #Merchandise #RussellTDavies #SimonGuerrier #TenAcreFilms #TerranceDicks #TerrorOfTheZygons

Radio Free Skaro #1007 – The One and Only Billy Shears

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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
• Steven Guesses What Clips Are From What Episodes
• 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
• Doctor Who Night – 20 Years of New Who Edition

Guest:

• Graeme Burk

#BBC #BilliePiper #ChristopherEccleston #doctorWho #GraemeBurk #KadiffKirwan #LuckyDays #Lux #Merchandise #PlanetOfTheDoctor #RadioTimes #Season2 #Series1 #TheInterstellarSongContest #ThePrisoner #TheRealityWar #TheRobotRevolution #TheSavages #TheStoryTheEngine #TheWarGames #TheWell #TomBaker #WishWorld