Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro
1,180 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 301 ratingsRadio Free Skaro is possibly the most popular, most prolific and charmingly irreverent (but never irrelevant) Doctor Who podcast around. Since August 2006, hosts Warren (in Vancouver, BC) and Steven (in Edmonton, AB) have provided listeners with their brand of amusing Doctor Who praise and punishment. A year later, Chris (also in Edmonton, AB) was added to the team, and The Three Who Rule were born.
Recommended by Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Free Skaro provides an entertaining and diverting listen for the diehard or casual Doctor Who fan. New episodes usually appear on Sundays, following a loose magazine format of the three hosts discussing the news and events of the past week in the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, and the Sarah Jane Adventures. They have also recorded special commentary podcasts for classic series and new series episodes of Doctor Who along with interviews of some of the brightest of the Doctor Who luminaries. Radio Free Skaro is also the official podcast of Gallifrey One, the world’s largest and longest-running annual Doctor Who convention.
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Episodes
Radio Free Skaro #956 - Lesser Mithril
April 14, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBWe’re less than a month away from new Doctior Who on Disney+ and the BBC and to help us navigate this stormy sea of streaming madness is professor, media expert, and all-around lovely fellow Derek Kompare as we look into the BBC’s inevitable admission that Varada Sethu is joining the cast of the show, a fascinating Beatles-centric (or lack thereof) interview in Empire Magazine with Ncuti Gatwa and one Russell T. Davies, archive film musings, Chicago TARDIS news, and a very important televisu...
Radio Free Skaro #955 - The Roblox of Death
April 07, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBChris is a wandering vagabond this week, trolling both the Internet and ourselves with images of the real Magna Carta, but the real highlight of this week is the appearance of one Kyle Anderson of Nerdist fame for his thoughts on Doctor Who trailers, the current media landscape, and more! Plus we have news of one Dr. Who in Roblox form, the release of the Companions of Doctor Who on April 10, and River Song is back in Big Finish’s “Death and Life of River Song: Last Words”! Plus Past Chris r...
Radio Free Skaro #954 - Heaven On Their Minds
March 31, 2024 18:30 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBAnother new Doctor Who trailer! New episode titles unveiled! Golda Rosheuvel is in Episode 1! All this and more in a timey-wimey episode of the podcast, which contains much Mrrahh Business, more cast announcements, a light dusting of contempt for AI, a Steven Moffat conversation on Youtube, and Episode One of our Classic Series Commentary for “Terror of the Autons”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who – Golda Rosheuvel jumps aboard the TARDIS as episode titles are re...
Radio Free Skaro #953 - Sweet Childs of Mine
March 24, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIn an exciting adventure in time and mostly space, Chris joins Warren in Vancouver for a very special episode of Radio Free Skaro where we look at a new Disney+ Doctor Who trailer featuring dinosaurs, Ruby Sunday stepping on a butterfly, glimpses of upcoming mysteries, and clearly a whole lot of Disney+ money. Plus confirmation Steven Moffat is back for at least one Season 1 episode, Russell T Davies using a Canadian emoji to not only tease the audience but also confound us, Big Finish celeb...
Radio Free Skaro #952 - Let's Do The Time Zone Again
March 17, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAfter a long and punishing era of North America tapping its toes and drumming its fingers waiting for the adventures of Doctor Who on their televisual devices, Disney+ has upended the universe with a global release on its streaming service with the result that North Americans will see the show Friday afternoon and the UK will suffer the INDIGNITY of having their beloved Gallifreyan arrive at midnight, a crime as monumental as the United States seceding from the Commonwealth. We also have Ste...
Radio Free Skaro #951 - Magna Karma
March 10, 2024 19:00 - 49 minutes - 35 MBIt’s time for a mea culpa about Magna Carta by the Three Who Rule (much less than before) before we move on to the news of the moment, including Rachel Talalay highlighting female Doctor Who directors and appearing in Edmonton to celebrate her film work, Mark Ayres going to bat for the Celestial Toymaker’s experimental animations, the BBC with an AI-generated foot in its mouth after it decided simple humans can’t possibly promote their Doctor Who material, Warren has news of scribbling for a...
Radio Free Skaro #950 - The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
March 03, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBOn this most important Magna Carta Day (yes, we know it’s actually June 15), the Three Who Rule are digging deep on morsels of news including the BFI screening of the Celestial Toymaker along with some Hot Takes on the current state of AI, the Sea Devils spinoff supposedly starting shooting on March 4, new casting, “The Daleks in Colour” available for digital purchase, an entirely made up new villain called the RUSAN, an upcoming convention for The Tripods which sold out within hours, and Pa...
Radio Free Skaro #949 - Official Pretend
February 25, 2024 19:00 - 49 minutes - 35.1 MBIt’s the week after Gallifrey One but your dedicated town criers The Three Who Rule are here to give you the latest facts from the worlds of Doctor Who including a BFI showing of The Celestial Toymaker on March 2, a surfeit of scripts from the BBC, even more Blu-rays from the BBC Shop (sorta), and even more Big Finish news, most of it announced at the aforementioned Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles! But all this is burying the lede as the BBC Archive’s Youtube channel rewards us with ...
Radio Free Skaro #948 - Cosmic Joyride
February 19, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThat’s a wrap from Gallifrey One this year, but what a weekend it was! Disney+ chose Gallifrey One as the time and the place to launch their promo campaign for Doctor Who, including a special message to the convention and a new promotional poster. Gallifrey One Program Director Shaun Lyon tells us what went into that. Also, Simon Guerrier talks about BBC Television that eventually inspired Doctor Who, and Peter Harness joins us to preview his new series Constellation, premiering February 21 ...
Radio Free Skaro #947 - I Am The Master
February 18, 2024 16:00 - 52 minutes - 37.6 MBQuite a treat for all of us on this episode as we are joined by none other than Sir Derek Jacobi, legend of stage and screen, portrayer of The Master in Doctor Who in 2007, and also the most charming and affable of fellows! The Three Who Rule, along with Erika from Verity! and Jason Snell from The Incomparable, also ruminate on how their Friday and Saturday went at Gallifrey One, including a full rundown of the live show to kick off the convention! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patre...
Radio Free Skaro #946 - More Than Sixty Years in the TARDIS
February 17, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBRadio Free Skaro returns to the stage at Gallifrey One with their kick-off show MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS IN THE TARDIS! Join the Three Who Rule, along with a bonus Two-Minute Time Lord segment from Chip Sudderth, as they talk to Doctor Who composer Segun Akinola, Doctor Who and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy documentarian Kevin Jon Davies, and actors Annette Badland, Shaun Dingwall, and Jaye Griffiths! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One
Radio Free Skaro #945 - Miracle on Ice
February 11, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThe moment has arrived! Once again the Three Who Rule, along with Two-Minute Time Lord Chip Sudderth, dive into our annual preview of the Gallifrey One schedule along with tips for newcomers, fanning over various aspects of ancient and modern televisual craft, and highlighting various panels we’re on including our live show, “Radio Free Skaro: More than 60 Years in the TARDIS” at 11 a.m. Friday February 16th on the main stage! It’s our favorite weekend of the year and our honour to guide yo...
Radio Free Skaro #944 - The Fugitive (Dolly)
February 04, 2024 19:00 - 46 minutes - 33.3 MBIt’s the calm before the (Gallifrey One) storm….except when it comes to action dollies! Warren has received his Fugitive Doctor dolly and if you watch the Youtube version, you’ll see her in all her gun-toting, Pre-Hartnell-ing glory, as well as enjoy our banter about American vs. UK The Thick of It(s), Gallifrey One Kaffeelatsches, Doctor Who Magazine’s stunning 600th issue cover, and s surfeit of Big Finish news! The mind reels! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One ...
Radio Free Skaro #943 - Klaatu Varada Sethu
January 28, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBHot on the heels of last week’s news of Varada Sethu joining the TARDIS crew, Sethu was seen in public filming new scenes for Doctor Who. But no announcement was made by the BBC! Curious… the Three Who Rule discuss. Also, much attention (and many dollars) is paid to new Fugitive Doctor Action Dolly news, debates over which is the on true Doctor action dolly to buy, and more. But the main event is discussing the work of Doctor Who director Michael Ferguson in Part Two of our Miniscope! Link...
Radio Free Skaro #942 - The Inferno Club
January 21, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBBreaking news!(?) Reports over the weekend have stated that Millie Gibson has left Doctor Who, with the new companion being Varada Sethu. The Three Who Rule discuss and debate the news! Also, the Gallifrey One schedule is out, the Doctor Who world celebrates Tom Baker’s 90th birthday, what we know of Season 1 of Doctor Who, and more! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One schedule of events published Tom Baker turns 90 The Mirror: Millie Gibson To Not Feature in Se...
Radio Free Skaro #941 - The Way Back
January 14, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBThe time of Gallifrey One looms (no, not THOSE looms) with a month to go until everyone’s favorite Doctor Who convention in Los Angeles, and we’ll be there with our live show, “Radio Free Skaro: More Than Sixty Years In The TARDIS” on Feb. 16th at 10:30 a.m. in the Pacific Zone of Time! Gallifrey One also put out an update with new guests and more, and the UK will soon be blessed with the next Collection Blu-Ray covering Season 15! Plus stats (feh), annuals, and more to the point, an intervi...
Radio Free Skaro #940 - 2024: The Year We Make Content
January 07, 2024 19:00 - 53 minutes - 38 MBIt’s 2024! But there are no new episodes of Doctor Who yet this, at least until May 2024. When in May? The Three Who Rule have thoughts and opinions on this scheduling conundrum, as well as updates on the upcoming Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles, semi-confirmation of the upcoming Sea Devil spinoff The War Between The Land and the Sea, some stats of little to no consequence, and more! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Gallifrey One 2024 Early January Update Doctor Who ...
Radio Free Skaro #939 - The Anticipation of Failure
December 31, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBIt’s the return of the Radio Free Skaro holiday party! With all Three Who Rule in the same place for the first time in years, along with Three Who Rule-adjacent Erika and Kat, what better way to ring in 2024 than with a new edition of Trivia, Mr. Fibuli! We are again using the Official Doctor Who Quiz Book by Jacqueline Rayner. How will host Steven torture Warren, Chris, Erika, and Kat with deep dive Doctor Who questions this time? Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
Radio Free Skaro #938 - Good Night, and Good Luck
December 26, 2023 19:54 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBIt’s Christmas, and for the first time since 2017, the Three Who Rule get to blather on Boxing Day about a Doctor Who Christmas episode, this one being “The Church on Ruby Road”! Yes, let’s hear their thoughts on Ncuti Gatwa’s new Doctor, Ruby Sunday, the mysterious Mrs. Flood, the somewhat odious goblins and their infant-craving King, and…a musical number. Plus a trailer for what we’ll see in May 2024 when the Ncuti Gatwa era both begins and continues, Steven pointing out the inaccuracies o...
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 24
December 24, 2023 16:00 - 12 minutes - 9.79 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 24.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 23
December 23, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 23.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 22
December 22, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.5 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 22.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 21
December 21, 2023 16:00 - 4 minutes - 4.65 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 21.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 20
December 20, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.55 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 20.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 19
December 19, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 19.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 18
December 18, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.59 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 18.
Radio Free Skaro #937 - Eat The Baby
December 17, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 39.1 MBAttention all I, Claudius cosplayers, stand ready! Sir Derek Jacobi is headlining Gallifrey One in February, so get all your Brother Cadfael questions prepared ahead of time! Also, there’s a surfeit of Ncuti Gatwa content for you to enjoy as we hurtle toward The Church on Ruby Road! The aforementioned episode also has a Target book, of which we have more exciting news on several fronts, and for all you transaction enthusiasts, a…series of auctions including one with Jon Pertwee? Listen and l...
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 17
December 17, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 17.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 16
December 16, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 16.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 15
December 15, 2023 16:00 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 15.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 14
December 14, 2023 16:00 - 4 minutes - 4.92 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 14.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 13
December 13, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 13.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 12
December 12, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.56 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 12.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 11
December 11, 2023 16:00 - 8 minutes - 7.05 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 11.
Radio Free Skaro #936 - Ncuti's Got The Shoes
December 10, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBWe’ve come to the end…and the beginning. And a bi-ginning as David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa team up to defeat the dreaded Toymaker in the form of Neil Patrick Harris in fine form and multiple accents. Puppets! UNIT! Melanie Bush! Giggling! Listen to the Three Who Rule prognosticate for a frankly shocking amount of time about the final Tennant special, the upcoming Christmas special “The Church on Ruby Road” with one Ncuti Gatwa, and more! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Gi...
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 10
December 10, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 10.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 9
December 09, 2023 16:00 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 9.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 8
December 08, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 8.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 7
December 07, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 7.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 6
December 06, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.55 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 6.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 5
December 05, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 5.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 4
December 04, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 4.
Radio Free Skaro #935 - The Slow Path
December 03, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBIt’s Wild! It’s Blue! It’s a Yonder! Yes, the second of three Doctor Who specials starring the Fourteenth Doctor has now graced our streaming televisual boxes and the Three Who Rule have thoughts and opinions on this spooky two-hander set on the edge of creation! Plus a last reunion with Bernard Cribbins, more Doctor Who: Unleashed and Youtube behind the scenes insights, Sylvia Noble’s tuna madras recipe, a Gallifrey One update, and the usual flood of news, tidbits and more! Links: Suppor...
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 3
December 03, 2023 16:00 - 6 minutes - 5.65 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 3.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 2
December 02, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 2.
Radio Free Skaro – 2023 Fluid Links Advent Calendar, Day 1
December 01, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 6.35 MBThis holiday season, Radio Free Skaro is presenting a Fluid Links Advent Calendar! Every day from December 1 until December 24, we’ll discuss one topic from our list provided by you, the listeners. Today: Day 1.
Radio Free Skaro #934 - The Number of The Meep
November 26, 2023 19:15 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBDoctor Who is back, and so are Russell T Davies, The Doctor (the Fourteenth version, more or less), Donna, her family, new addition Rose Temple-Noble, and a suspiciously cute furbag sprung from the comic book pages known as The Star Beast! What did the Three Who Rule think of the inaugural episode of the RTD2 era, the differences between 10-Tennant and 14-Tennant, the resolution of the MetaCrisis, and everything else? Take a listen, and then dive deep into the Daleks In Colour, the Fifteenth...
Radio Free Skaro #933 - Plunger Cutaway
November 19, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBThere’s only a week or less (depending on when you listen) for new Doctor Who but wait! There already IS new Who in the form of a Children In Need segment starring Doctor Who the Fourteenth, a Skaro marketing middle manager, a Mark III travel machine, and a new and somewhat controversial Davros! Plus we have a flood of celebratory radio and television programmes about Our Favorite Show on its 60th anniversary, Vworp Vworp and comic book news, Amazon Prime and Tubi showing Who 2.0 and Classic...
Radio Free Skaro Livestream Reviews on YouTube Begin November 26
November 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 minute - 1.76 MBDoctor Who is returning to BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and to Disney+ for the rest of the world, and you can listen in on Radio Free Skaro's live episode recordings of our reviews! We'll be reviewing the three David Tennant specials live on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/radiofreeskaro). Here's our recording schedule: “THE STAR BEAST” review: Sunday, November 26 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm UK “WILD BLUE YONDER” review: Sunday, December 3 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm UK “THE GIGGLE” review: Saturday...
Radio Free Skaro #932 - The Dark Crystal
November 12, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBAnother week, another absolute deluge of Doctor Who news has buried the Three Who Rule in minutiae. Amongst the highlights are The Star Beast news, Steven Moffat absolutely dominating a Best Of poll in DWM, the name of the Christmas Special being nonchalantly announced by Disney , Ncuti Gatwa looking dapper as usual in British GQ, and so…much…more! Also, we correct the record of onscreen Metebelis crystals, dispel rumours of a new spinoff starring Paul McGann, and kibosh an erroneous story a...