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With just a couple weeks left until the new season of Doctor Who, we're cramming in Doctor Who and the Silurians! Pertwee's second story is part-mystery, part-medical drama, and loaded with sci-fi fun! While we wonder if the story needed to be seven parts, we do think they did a pretty decent job with the pacing. Plus we get some marvelous goofy faces from the 3rd Doctor as well as a hint as some of the darker, more serious moments to come from this Doctor.

Our latest episode features outstanding writer/actor Tim Treloar, star of stage and screen and of course, Big Finish Audio as the Third Doctor!   We talk to Tim about his extensive career, that one time he frustrated Patrick Stewart, and the most unusual way he was cast as the new voice of the Third Doctor at Big Finish.

Then Tim presents his Pick of the Month, the Godfather of prestige TV, The Sopranos.  How has this show held up over 26 years?  What is its rewatchability factor?  And what about that ending?!

We hope you enjoy this show and we'll see you again in May!

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On the brand new Trap One Podcast Conrad (@HairoftheHound) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) report from the fantastic Musuem of Classic Sci-Fi in Allendale.

Museum website

Sci-Fi Monsters Live event in Hexham

It’s an exciting week of Doctor Who news on this here Radio Free Skaro estate, with a new (if you don’t speak German) trailer for Season 2, a concerning comment from Bad Wolf’s Jane Tranter about the future of Doctor Who, more moaning from Steven and Warren about the Interstellar Song Contest, Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu on a media tour of the U.S., various printed matter previewing the new season, 4K blu-rays of the 60s Dalek films, more moaning about the Youth of Today and their laptop viewing, and more! Feel the excitement build as we close in on two weeks before new Doctor Who!

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Doctor Who Season 2 Official Trailer – Disney+
• Disney+ new key art and press release
• Doctor Who Season 2 Blu-Ray available for preorder, no release date yet
• Charlie Condou joins Doctor Who for “The Interstellar Song Contest”
• Ncuti Gatwa and Verada Sethu on Good Morning America
• Ncuti Gatwa on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
• Jane Tranter on BBC’s The Media Show
• Doctor Who Magazine 615 released, previews first 3 episodes of season 2
• Doctor Who Magazine Special 69 – 20 Years of the Ninth Doctor
• Season 2 Preview in SFX Magazine
• Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Issue
• The Robot Revolution Target novelization by Una McCormack due July
• Lux Target novelization by James Goss due July
• The Well Target novelization by Gareth L Powell due July
• Peter Cushing Dalek films due in 4K on June 24 from Severin Films
• BBC Studios’ FAST channels debut on LG TVs in EMEA
• Adventures in Time & Space exhibit runs from May 3 – Nov 2 at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
• Recovered, a Film is Fabulous festival, is happening in Leicester on May 11
• Big Finish Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Snare due August 2025
• Big Finish Smith & Sullivan debuting July 2025
• The New Who Generation: A 20-Year Adventure of Fandom

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Review - The Claws of Axos

This time, Phil and Paul look at The Claws of Axos, starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor and Katy Manning as Jo Grant. Written for television by Bob Baker and Dave Martin and adapted by Terrance Dicks for the Target novelisation, bumbling government ministers with delusions of grandeur, CIA agents with pleasantly ugly faces and a shrill musical score is the order of the day. So listen as our reviewing pair compare the television and book versions.

They also take the opportunity to celebrate 20 years of Doctor Who returning to our screens.

We also apologise for some sound problems during this recording, it was one hell of a night!

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Waffle On about The Third Man

Hello and welcome to this months edition of Waffle On in which Meds and Kell chat away about this brilliant 1949 film The Third Man. Directed by the legendary Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and scene stealing legend Orson Welles this film has become a must study in any film class. 

For anyone wishing to join in on our forum chat you can by going to Facebook and searching for Waffle On Podcast and so we will have a Discord account once Meds figures it out. 

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My Wizard's Staff, Judge Dredd, Dredd, Civil War, Beast, Invincible, Common Side Effects, Daredevil: Born Again, More Wrenching, Audio Tweak, Varied Content, Wrong Hat for This Weather, Dressing Like a Wizard

Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish) and the 2025 Jodie Whittaker Netflix series Toxic Town, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:20 — Welcome!
• 01:55 – News:
• 02:00 — Doctor Who: Cut down War Games extended.
• 03:34 — Severance: Third season for split brains.
• 05:11 — Starship Troopers: Film reboot on the way.
• 07:12 — Buffy: New slayer casting call.
• 08:09 — Roleplaying: Texas makes it illegal?
• 10:31 — Star Wars: Crowd funded film on the failure of Galactic Starcruiser.
• 12:10 — Star Trek: DS9 mugs for sale.
• 14:42 – Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish).
• 30:07 – Toxic Town (2025 Netflix series).
• 42:15 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 52:22 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 53:07 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Severance (TV series).
• Wikipedia: Starship Troopers.
• Wikipedia: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• Rascal News: A Texas conformity bill could impact tabletop roleplaying games in schools statewide.
• Star Wars.
• Gizmodo: Halcyon Daze Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Kickstarter documentary.
• YouTube: Jenny Nicholson – The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel.
• Star Trek.
• Trekcore: DS9 style mug.
• Big Finish: Cobwebs.
• Wikipedia: Toxic Town.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Hello dear listener! Dave's taken a leave of absence (we'll do the planned FATHER TIME episode next month), and tonight Rob is talking to the self-professed 'Pip & Jane Baker of co-hosts', Mike Solko, on a missing story from Season 23 of Doctor Who, PARADISE 5.

Before then, all the usual news and short topics you’ve come to expect – including surprise showrunner talk from RTD, and new trailers for Season 2 of the show. In Short Topics, Mike covers the changes coming to Gallifrey One (the world's largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who fan convention), in the years ahead. 

Later on, after the Paradise 5 section, we have a ton of listener feedback and what we’ve been watching this past month. Something for everyone! Fill your boots!

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For more of Mike on our podcast feed, check out:

August 21, 2022: Primary Sources – December 1995

August 26, 2018: 40 Companions in 40 Minutes (Almost)

May 28, 2017: Season 27, Big Finish Style

March 5, 2017: The DW Show Presents: Gallifrey One

Ben spills the beans on this year's Gallifrey convention. Has Ben turned 180° on his thoughts on Steven Moffat? Listen, and you be the judge. This episode was recorded right after the con closed, but due to real life getting in the way, the podcast took a bit of time to get produced. Better late than never, we hope? We recorded this podcast on 19 February 2025. Opening and closing music is from "Santa Monica" by Everclear.

Revisit

We’re joined by Tony Jordan of the DWAS to look forward to next weekend’s “Capitol Cutaway” convention on 6th April. Along the way, Mark hits his 150th podcast and the Rev overtakes Doc in far more important stakes.

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(00:09:35) The Polish Social and Cultural Center (POSK for short) in London’s Hammersmith district was founded by the Polish community in the UK.

(00:18:57) “Swallows and Amazons” is a 1974 British film adaption of the 1930 novel of the same name by Arthur Ransome.

(00:19:57) This is a clip from “Val De Ree”, an episode of the “Victoria Wood Presents” BBC TV series from 1989. Here Victoria and her best friend Jackie go camping on the Yorkshire Dales.

(00:20:18) “Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won’t drown” is a telegram sent to the children in “Swallows and Amazons” from their Royal Navy father. There is deliberately no comma between “if” and “not”.

(00:30:45) Alternatively known as The Roman Baths, the open-air (filtered sea water) swimming pools at Lytham St Anne’s were opened in the early 1900s and closed down in the mid-1980s.

(00:36:23) Simon Groom was a presenter of BBC TV children’s programme “Blue Peter” from 1978 to 1986. Groom became known among the programme’s production team for his dry humour and ability to ad lib innuendo in his broadcasting (which would pass over the heads of the programme’s main audience of children). One such statement was at the end of a piece on a replacement door knocker at Durham Cathedral, declaring “what a beautiful pair of knockers”. Another remark followed a piece about hedge maintenance, in which he closed with the remark, “As long as you have a decent length to start with, well then you can manage a good lay”, much to the irritation of producer Biddy Baxter.

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  Vampires live their lives by rules - but who polices them? Welcome to the Office of the Night, where vampires Catrin and Magnus keep an uneasy peace between the living and the undead. 2.1 The Last Post by Rochana Patel and David Smith Oleanna wakes up to find she's posted a photo of a breakfast she didn't have. Worse, she's locked out of all her social media accounts. And then a vampire appears at her door and tells her she's going to die today. Cleaning up after victims is an unglamorous job that the Office of the Night has long outsourced - this used to just be bills and faked suicide letters, but the group has gone rogue and is now arranging the deaths of people who aren’t even dead yet. 2.2 Sunlight and Bleach by Aaron Lamont He's been investigating a corrupt deal between the government and vampires. Can such a thing even exist? Are vampires even real? What is going on? One man sets out to expose the Office of the Night. It's time to shine a little light on this grubby deal. The problem is that vampires don't like the sunlight. 2.3 Dracula Bachelor by Ash Darby Sometimes killing is easy. Never underestimate human vanity and stupidity. People will always sign up for a reality TV show. Especially one that offers the winner immortality. Of course, there's always a catch. If this show is so successful, why has no-one ever seen it? Note: This production features scenes of vampiric feeding and blood consumption.    

This week the Doctor re-discovers her TARDIS in Doctor Who: The Ghost Monument.

 

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Join James and Drew as they catch up in the Campervan for the first time in what feels like ages. A twisty-turny geekout is the order of the day and conversation veers from Drews’s garage clean-out to some thoughtful and intelligent feedback from our wonderful listeners! So sit back and enjoy half an hour of hour of two friends catching up – otherwise known as Episode 392 of the Doctor Who Podcast.

ProgNeg Bonus Release: "Terminal Take" #15

• It's Prognosis Negative Featuring Caleb and Eric. This episode is a bonus release of Eric's appearance on The Novice Elitists Film Podcast covering the second in their series of covering all the films by Stanley Kubrick, this time looking at Killer's Kiss (1955).

 

• ProgNeg will return with future episodes of The Reboot Era, but until then we will be releasing several of Eric's recent collaboration with The Novice Elitists Film Podcast.
• Follow us as we eventually release our thoughts on all the films by Stanley Kubrick!

 

• This discussion was filmed in front of a live bar-side audience on Jan 28th, 2022.

WARNING:

• This discussion contains miscellaneous SPOILERS pertaining to the film(s) discussed and possibly Doctor Who! If you are 100% spoilerphobic to films not yet seen, do not complain to us. This episode is mostly negative (though often that is a misnomer) and contains EXPLICIT terms, concepts, and as always expect strokes of innuendo throughout.

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Welcome to Don’t Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show’s title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.

Tonight, 'Nu Who', 'Modern Doctor Who' whatever you personally like to call it, has turned 20 today and Rob’s on Facebook, on the official Doctor Who page... to read the comments.

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It’s Episode 12 of The Echo Chamber!

In this edition, James and Michele talk about The Fires of Vulcan by Steve Lyons, released in September 2000 – the twelfth story in Big Finish’s Main Range.

Listening instructions are very straightforward –

1. Buy The Fires of Vulcan from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!)
2. Listen to it!
3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show!

Joe and Toni are joined by Christine Cherry and Steve Conway to discuss the Adam Impulse and the Wild Wild Web in the Doctor Who episode Gridlock.

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We invite a couple of regular attendees of our live events to give us their feedback on the weekend that was Matthew Waterhouse Live in Melbourne last weekend.

Matthew regailed us with stories from his time on Doctor Who with Tom Baker and Peter Davision.

Other special surprises on the day were Innes Lloyd performing part of their improv show.

But the big surprise was an appearance on new series writer and Executive Producer, Pete McTighe.

You never know what you're going to get at a Sirens of Audio event!

For those in Australia, grab your tickets to our forthcoming events with Matthew Waterhouse and other recently announced guests from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sirensofaudio.com/p/live-events.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Revisit

This week, it's an episode 251 extravaganza as David and Matt sit down to review The Sixth Doctor's best story (apparently) 'Revelation Of The Daleks'.

Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer, arranged by Alexander Erben.

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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
• 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

Guest:

• Graeme Burk

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Random Who - The Girl In The Fireplace

This time, Phil and Scott travel back 20 years ago, to watch The Girl In The Fireplace, their next selection in their Random Who strand. Starring David Tennant, this story sees the Doctor go into full on romantic mode, which Scott was not looking forward to one bit!

And in the news, the list of episode titles for Season 2 were released, which the lads go through in no great detail.

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Good morning, you utterly fabulous little scamps, and welcome to another delicious dollop of Stace & Barry In The Morning!

This episode, Barry is in Paradise (with Prosecco) whilst Stacey has Heart Eyes for Josh Ruben's latest movie morsel. Stacey takes us on a journey to Flying Battery Zone (thanks for the lift, Tails!) as Barry welcomes us to paradise (without Prosecco this time, sorry!)

All this, plus a trip to Stacey's Book Corner, where she strongly recommends Maybe I Don't Belong Here by David Harewood. Grab your favourite hot beverage and warm up with geekdoms hottest morning double!

Welcome to Don't Read the Comments, a podcast where we ignore the show's title and actually read online comments relating to something going on in the world of Doctor Who.

Tonight, we've had the episode titles for Season 2 of Doctor Who drop and Rob's on Facebook, on the official Doctor Who page.

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Join Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, after knocking back a few gin and tonics at Dave’s place and watching two Peter Davison stories, The King's Demons and The Awakening. 

How long has it been since any of them watched these? What do they think of them in 2025? 

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On the brand new Trap One Podcast Dan (@dhollingsworth.bksy.social), Frazer (@felixfrazer.bsky.social) and Mark (@quarkmcmanus.bsky.social) are on the run with the Fugitive Doctor in her first box set of stories: Most Wanted.

This episode includes an interview with Fugitive Doctor script editor and writer, Rob Valentine! 

Contains spoilers.

You can order this box set from Big Finish here.

 

  This title was released in February 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 April 2025, and on general sale after this date. Yvonne Hartman and Tommy have gone undercover at a couples' retreat. Will anyone buy their May to December romance? Torchwood came looking for a mysterious energy signal and instead found themselves caught in a web of troubled lovers becoming ever closer. Perhaps what Yvonne and Tommy really need is time apart from each other?

This week, the start of a brief return for the new series re-watch with Doctor Who:The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the start of the Jodie Whitaker and Chris Chibnel era.

 

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On February's Wanderers - Crossing the Void podcast, we review and discuss:

• The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Somebody Feed Phil
• Marvel: The End Omnibus
• Persona 5 Strikers

...and much (much) more!

Hosts:

• Trevor  @whoviantrev.bsky.social    Trevsplace
• Charlie  @insanityinchaos    The Comic Conspiracy
• David http://www.davidsafar.com/    @gwythinn    MaroonedWhovian    DraconianProgeny
• Connor  The Deadly Emerald

Join us the first week of April for our review of Call Me Master: Inner Demons from Big Finish!

 

We take a look at Third Doctor story “Mind of Evil”. Along the way, we also look at neighbourhood hangmen, Christmas drinks and Mike Yates’s eating habits.

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(00:02:01) “The World of Tim Burton” is a major exhibition of his design aesthetic. While most well-known for his cinematic work, this show displays the full extent of his production as an illustrator, painter, photographer and author, as well as exploring key collaborations with designers. As a multi-disciplinary artist, his creations extend beyond the limits of mediums and formats. Drawn from Tim Burton’s personal archive and representing the artist’s creative output from childhood to the present day, this collection of drawings, paintings, photographs, sketchbooks, moving-image works, sculptural installations, set and costume design focuses on the recurrent visual themes and motifs found in the distinctive characters and worlds found in Burton’s art and films. This is the final stop in a decade-long world tour for this exhibition and will be its only ever showing in the UK.

(00:04:02) “ABBA Voyage” is a virtual concert residency by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The concerts feature virtual avatars (dubbed “ABBAtars”), depicting the group as they appeared in 1979, and use vocals re-recorded by the group in a Swedish studio specifically for this show, accompanied by a 10 piece live instrumental band on stage. The concerts are held in ABBA Arena, a purpose-built venue in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

(00:20:38) “Big Boys” is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rooke, first broadcast on Channel 4. It stars Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as first-year university students who live together, set from 2013, told from the point of view of Llewellyn’s character Jack—a semi-fictionalised version of Rooke, who narrates the series—as he recovers from his father’s death and explores his sexuality for the first time.

(01:03:39) “Mind Your Language” is a British sitcom that premiered on ITV in 1977. It was produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stuart Allen. Three series were made by London Weekend Television between 1977 and 1979, and it was briefly revived in 1985 (or 1986 in most ITV regions) with six of the original cast members. The series shows people of different countries with different social background, religions, and languages existing in the same classroom, learning English as a foreign language.

(01:11:20) “Porridge” is a British sitcom, starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977. The programme ran for three series and two Christmas specials. A feature film of the same name based on the series was released in 1979. The sitcom focuses on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (played by Barker) and Lennie Godber (played by Beckinsale), who are serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. The show’s title is a 1950s British slang term for a prison sentence, derived from the traditional breakfast that used to be served in British prisons.

(01:12:34) Albert Pierrepoint (30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.

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Podcast Delays, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nomadland, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Room on the Broom, Wolf Man, Companion, M3GAN, Creep Box, Timestalker, Invincible, Legion, Daredevil: Born Again, Mythic Quest, Andor, Doctor Who, The X-Files, Motorcycle Wrenching, Physical Media Conversion, Skype, CRRRRS on YouTube

The DWP Echo Chamber returns with Series Three! Welcome to another set of episodes, released weekly over the next five weeks.

In Episode 11, James and Michele talk about The Apocalypse Element by Steven Cole, released in August 2000 – the eleventh story in Big Finish’s Main Range.

Listening instructions are very straightforward –

1. Buy The Apocalypse Element from Big Finish Productions for just a few pounds (if you don’t own it already of course!)
2. Listen to it!
3. Join us in the Echo Chamber, listen to what we thought and join in the discussion!

Enjoy the show.

Revisit

Friends, it's time once again to get into some classic Doctor Who! And we have a special treat this time, our good friend Lena Barkin (self-confessed 2nd Doctor and Jamie aficionado)! Together we review the only 8-part story in the show's history: The Invasion! Complete with a mega-maniacal tech oligarch (yeah, feels familiar, right?!), the Cyberman, and the introduction of UNIT, this story has so much good stuff packed inside that you'll be impressed we only kept it to an 80 minute discussion!

It’s a week of podcast adjacent activity as the fine folk at the Merseyside Doctor Who Group shouted out this very podcast on the occasion of our breaching the transom of 1000 episodes, David Tennant hosts one Russell T Davies on his podcast and most importantly, fine gentlemen Neil Perryman and John Williams announce an oncoming storm known as World of Telly! Plus, we have news and base speculation about both the new Character Options 3rd Doctor and sonic and possible future iterations, crochet fan works, behind the scenes camera excitement from Terror of the Suburbs, and a chinwag with Steven Swaby from Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder, the new exhibit at San Diego Comic-Con Museum! 

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Merseyside Doctor Who Group
• David Tennant Does a Podcast With…Russell T Davies
• Neil Perryman and John Williams’ new podcast World of Telly coming soon
• The Doctor Who Production Diary: The Troughton Years available for pre-order
• Evolution of the Toy Dalek: Collecting Through The Ages released
• AmiguWHOmi: Crochet Adventures in Time and Space Paperback due Aug 21
• Crocheted Doctor Who
• Doctor Who: The Monster Makers Paperback due Sep 2
• Simon Guerrier’s photos from Terror of the Suburbs shoot
• Doctor Who The Third Doctor and Sonic Screwdriver from Character Options
• Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill no longer appearing at Calgary Expo, on the 2026 guest list
• Big Finish Doctor Who – The Sixth Doctor Adventures: The Cosmos and Mrs Clarke due May
• Big Finish Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: Past Forward due June
• Simon Fisher-Becker died

Interview:

• Steven Swaby
• Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder

Has it really taken us this long to review the first two releases from Big Finish? Oh yes it has!

Would Big Finish have acquired the Doctor Who license from the BBC without these recordings? Oh no they wouldn't!

Oh No It Isn't by Paul Cornell and adapted by Jacqueline Raynor, and Beyond the Sun, written and adapted by Matt Jones, were released way back in 1998... and the rest is history!

Gary Russell joins us to talk about those very early days and specifically, the production of these original Big Finish classics.

To get your copy of Michael Herbert's biography of Malcolm Hulke, visit https://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-herbert/things-are-not-always-what-they-seem/paperback/product-w4rng67.html?srsltid=AfmBOopKKabeyH7977oZyBpfEmG4nMkteJjJGTiLR8weT5Cv7FqyFl1o&page=1&pageSize=4

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Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor Adventures: Most Wanted (Big Finish boxset) and the 2014 film Paddington, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:04 — Welcome!
• 02:41 – News:
• 02:53 — Doctor Who: The streaming times.
• 05:04 — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds goes fourth.
• 07:08 — Gene Hackman: DEAD!
• 08:27 — Roberto Orci: DEAD!
• 09:42 — Simon Fisher-Becker: DEAD!
• 11:00 — Michelle Trachtenberg: DEAD!
• 11:46 — Superman: Auction for Christopher Reeve costume.
• 13:15 – Paddington (2014 film).
• 28:45 – Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor Adventures: Most Wanted (Big Finish).
• 44:20 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 48:49 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 49:33 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Star Trek.
• Wikipedia: Gene Hackman.
• Wikipedia: Roberto Orci.
• Wikipedia: Simon Fisher-Becker.
• Wikipedia: Michelle Trachtenberg.
• Wikipedia: Superman.
• Propstore Auction: Evil Superman’s (Christopher Reeve) Costume.
• Wikipedia: Paddington (film).
• Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

Well dear listener, it had to happen. After appearing with us separately on various podcasts, a long-time and genuine friend of the podcast - Too Hot for TV's Dylan Rees - joins BOTH of us to discuss the BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY on tonight's episode of ALTERNATE GALAXIES.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy aired between 5 January and 9 February 1981 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide.

The series stars Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, David Dixon as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Sandra Dickinson as Trillian and Stephen Moore as the voice of Marvin. The voice of the guide is by Peter Jones. 

Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Moore and Wing-Davey reprised their roles from the original radio series in 1978/80, as did supporting actors Richard Vernon and David Tate. In addition, the series features a number of notable cameo roles, including Adams himself on several occasions.

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For more of Dylan with us, check out:

Aug 29, 2021 - Dylan discusses Doctor Who coffee table books with Rob

Dec 26, 2021 - Rob discusses DWM December 1988 with Dylan

Jul 31, 2022 - Rob discusses Dennis Spooner with Dylan

Nov 5, 2023 - Dylan discusses The Star Beast & The Light at the End with Rob

Oct 20, 2024 - Dylan discusses the 20th Anniversary Radio Times Magazine and Lords of the Storm with Dave

Join us for a detour from our usual Doctor Who highway as we steer the Campervan into new territory and talk about movies! Fear not though – Doctor Who is still at the heart of our conversation, and James, Brent and Michele make a point (or couldn’t avoid) enjoy drawing parallels between the films and Doctor Who stories!

But first, we can’t resist talking about the airdate for Series 2 and well as the new trailer and casting announcements!

So sit back and enjoy a less Time-Lord orientated edition of the DWP!

Do let us know if you enjoy this slightly different episode – get in touch and let us by emailing feedback@thedoctorwhopodcast.com, Tweeting us @thedrwhopodcast or find us on Facebook.

Enjoy!

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode the multi-talented Tom Newsom joins Si to talk about his work on colourising The War Games. 

You can watch the story on the iPlayer here.

You can pre-order The War Games in Colour here.

  This title was released in March 2025. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 April 2025, and on general sale after this date. A King lies dying in his castle. His eldest son Prince Sylvan is an artist with no desire to inherit a kingdom, while Prince Dega toils in his laboratory, dedicated to saving their dying people from extinction. They will all burn unless he succeeds. When the TARDIS arrives, its crew believe they can help. But this planet is Mondas. And this is the Genesis of the Cybermen... Please note: the collector's edition double CD is strictly limited to 2,000 copies    

This week our final bit of Who’s at the Playhouse coverage is an interview with actor Derek Martin.

 

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Erika and Steven have somewhat opposite feelings about this story, at least in terms of emotional baggage.

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Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

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TDP 1346: UFOCAST Interview with James Swallow about Shadow Play    

It’s another exciting week of almost there but not quite new Doctor Who and as such the BBC released a new trailer for Season 2 mere moments before we released last week’s episode, as befits the tenor of our times. We also go into detail on a since-expunged German Disney+ Season 2 trailer with new footage, actor Freddie Fox, reflections on criminal behaviour when Rose leaked 20 years ago, and most importantly, new Doctors Who in Little People form the good folk at Fisher Price. Only slightly less important, our Miniscope about pioneering Doctor Who producer and director Mervyn Pinfield! Come with us and enter the Sense-Sphere!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• Season 2 trailer launched, guest stars announced
• Steven Guesses Dcotor Who Season 2 Trailer Clips
• Actor Freddie Fox joins Season 2 cast of Doctor Who
• Doctor Who season 2 – Everything you need to know
• 20th Anniversary of “Rose” Leak
• Terror of the Suburbs – Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 7
• Looking For Dursley nominated for RTS West of England Awards 2025
• Doctor Who: Cybermen – The Ultimate Guide Paperback from DWM due 22 May
• Fisher Price Little People Collector Doctor Who Special Edition Set
• Opening shot of Give Us a Break

Miniscope:

• Mervyn Pinfield
• The Sensorites
• Planet of Giants
• The Space Museum

In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast....

Welcome the Third Doctor - Spearhead From Space

Phil & Scott continue their series of looking at how good how each Doctor's inaugral stories were at introducing them to the waiting world, with Spearhead From Space, starring Jon Pertwee. Ushering in a new era of colour, action and flamboyant clothes, did this story from Robert Holmes succeed in introducing a new and different kind of Doctor. Along the way, Phil tells a horror story of childhood underpants.

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We talk about the January 2025 Big Finish releases, with a focus on Jo Martin's The Fugitive Doctor and a chat with script editor of the series, Rob Valentine.

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