Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Are you tired of old men ranting about the current state of both Doctor Who and Star Trek? Well, brace yourself for more as Screen Rant of all places has a well-thought out piece about the future of both franchises and we may have cogitated more than is strictly necessary about the topic! Plus we look into a new set of action dollies from Character Options, Big Finish reveals, Tubi bringing back on-demand Doctor Who (in the US) and we're Making It Political as we interview writer Lizbeth Myles about her new book, Where We Stand, Where We Fall – The Politics of Doctor Who!
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ScreenRant: The Two Biggest Sci-Fi Franchises On TV Face The Same Existential Crisis
The War Between not on the May schedule for Disney+
The Daleks' Master Plan screening in Manchester on May 23
The Crusade episode 1 debuted on the Classic Doctor Who YouTube channel (US only)
Doctor Who back on Tubi (US only)
Character Options Announces First Doctor Who Collect & Build Range In 17 Years
Big Finish: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Pandemonium released
Big Finish: The Twelfth Doctor Adventures: Run Fast, Be Kind details announced
Big Finish: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Thirteen O'Clock due Jun 2026
Big Finish: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: New Pathways coming Nov 2026
Timelash: Confessions of a Visual Effects Assistant
Ncuti Gatwa to receive honourary doctorate from the University of Glasgow
Interview:
Where We Stand, Where We Fall – The Politics of Doctor Who
Lizbeth Myles

In the wake of not only the glorious return of both missing episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan to the Doctor Who archive but also four brave astronauts (one of them Canadian!) to the Earth, we're back to our usual cogitating about the BFI screening of the TV Movie on its 30th anniversary, Big Finish covers and a lovely trailer by the Brothers Kibble-White, the Radiophonic Workshop getting a well deserved award, AND the return in the form of Part the Third of our Classic Series Commentary on "The Mysterious Planet"!
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Film is Fabulous panels from the Riverside event
Sue Malden interview about finding the Daleks' Master Plan episodes
Sold out BFI screening for the Doctor Who TV movie happening May 17
The Quiz of Rassilon TV Movie special, May 17 at the BFI bar
Doctor Who Magazine Special 73 – 30 Years of the Eighth Doctor
BBC Studios Launches First-Ever Airline Streaming Service
Doctor Who: The Official Doctionary due Oct 22
Big Finish: Doctor Who – Helter Skelter out now
Trailer for Doctor Who – Helter Skelter
Big Finish: Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks – Part One out now
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop will receive the Music Producers Guild Pioneer Award Apr 16
Commentary:
The Mysterious Planet Part Three

The time has come and the two previously missing but now gloriously present episodes of The Daleks' Master Plan, namely The Nightmare Begins (Episode 1) and Devil's Planet (Episode 3), are here to be viewed and reviewed! They appeared not only on the BBC iPlayer but also in full on the US (but not Canadian, feh) Classic Doctor Who Youtube channel, and we have viewed said episodes and have thoughts. But that's not all we also have an interview with Toby Hadoke, who hosted a screening at Riverside Studios and reflects with Steven on the screening, the episodes, and the overall wonder that is their return! 
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The Daleks' Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins – iPlayer
The Daleks' Master Plan: Devil's Planet – iPlayer
The Daleks' Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins – YouTube
The Daleks' Master Plan: Devil's Planet – YouTube
Doctor Who Magazine 628 released
BBC Three to run Twenty Years of Tennant marathon Apr 16
HBO says not aware of a potential Doctor Who partnership with the BBC
Big Finish: Doctor Who: Time War – Uncharted: Branches due May 2026
Big Finish: Doctor Who – Rutans vs Sontarans: Betrayal at the House of Sontar out now
Big Finish: Torchwood: Curtain released
Paul Hayes' Flight Into Danger documentary and article
World of Telly – Gangsters
Laurie Webb died at 101
Interview:
Toby Hadoke
Riverside Studios Event

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!


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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!

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!



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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