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Radio Free Skaro #1059 – The Ghasting of the Flabbers

http://traffic.libsyn.com/freyburg/rfs1059.mp3

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!

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#BBC #BigFinish #FilmIsFabulous #GavRymill #Merchandise #MurrayGold #PeterPurves #SimonGuerrier #SueMalden #TheDaleksMasterPlan #TheWhoniverseShow #TimBurrows

The Doctor Who Companion Mar 15

Doctor Who, Missing No Longer: Which Episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan Have Been Found?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2026/03/15/doctor-who-missing-no-longer-which-episodes-of-the-daleks-master-plan-have-been-found/

The Doctor Who Companion Mar 13

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

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thedoctorwhocompanion.com/2026/03/13/doctor-who-missing-episodes-two-lost-episodes-of-the-daleks-master-plan-found/

ShadowPlay Mar 13

Lost #DoctorWho episodes found in 'eclectic' collection

Isaac Ashe and Simon Ward, March 12, 2026

Excerpt: "A cardboard box found in a collector's 'ramshackle' collection of vintage films contained two episodes of Doctor Who that have not been viewed since airing in the 1960s.

"The episodes feature the first incarnation of the Doctor, played by #WilliamHartnell, tackling a #Dalek plan to take over Earth, the solar system and the galaxy in a storyline only ever shown in the UK.

"#PeterPurves, who played the Doctor's assistant Steven Taylor, was invited to the Phoenix Cinema in Leicester on Wednesday under false pretenses to view the two episodes, and he said: 'My flabber has never been so gasted.'

"Restored versions of the episodes will be released on BBC iPlayer this Easter."

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/nFWOb

#LostEpisodes #Who #DrWho #DayOfArmageddon

Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro Oct 5

Radio Free Skaro #1035 – Six Suns on Pluto

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Wild speculation abounds as rumours of the BBC and Bad Wolf “it’s not you, it’s me” -ing each other surface given the somewhat mid (as the kids say) reception to the latest iteration of Doctor Who, The Three Who Rule have theories a-plenty as to the show’s next steps, anchored by nothing but their half-formed notions of media literacy (and some inside knowledge). Besides that, we have more exciting Big Finish previews, a Verity! mention on UK game show “The Chase” and the first part of our Class Series Commentary for seminal 1970s serial “The Sun Makers!”

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The Sun Makers

#BadWolf #BBC #BigFinish #Commentary #PeterPurves #TheChase #TheMissingEpisodesPodcast #ThePeterPurvesPodcast #TheSunMakers #TheWhoniverseShow #TiaKofi #TitanComics #VerityPodcast

Doctor Roo Feb 10, 2025

Happy Birthday to Peter Purves.

Although he's best remembered by my generation as a Blue Peter presenter, before that Purves played the 1st Doctor's companion Steven Taylor. As William Hartnell's health declined toward the end of his run on Doctor Who, Purves essentially became the leading man, helping to keep the series on the air. His reward? The BBC sacked him, of course.

Here he is in *that* sweater from 'The Celestial Toymaker.'

#DoctorWho #PeterPurves #RetroSciFi #Telefantasy

Doctor Roo Feb 3, 2025

3rd February, 1966

Publicity photograph of Jackie Lane, William Hartnell and Peter Purves on the jungle set of 'The Ark,' at Ealing Film Studio.

#DoctorWho #WilliamHartnell #Telefantasy #RetroSciFi #PeterPurves

ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ Jul 17, 2024

Missing #Daleks recovered:
https://www.bbc.com/videos/ce77x719w7ro
#DoctorWho #1973 #BluePeter #PeterPurves

BBC Archive 1973: Blue Peter solves Daleks mystery

The show's emergency appeal for information regarding two missing Daleks has resulted in their safe return, and thus we have all been spared from certain doom - for the time being.

BBC

deltaandthebannermen Dec 14, 2023

An updated review of The Celestial Toymaker which seems rather apt at the moment. I first wrote this 10 years ago and little of my opinion has changed - and I'm excited for the animated release.

https://open.substack.com/pub/doctordelta/p/the-celestial-toymaker?r=2r6ehs&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

#DoctorWho #Toymaker #DoctorWho60 #CelestialToymaker #WilliamHartnell #MichaelGough #PeterPurves #JackieLane #CarmenSilvera #CampbellSinger #PeterStephens