Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Happy Magna Carta Day, everyone! One of them, anyway. Now that that's out of the way, there's heated debate on The Billie Piper Matter in both The Sun and The Telegraph, and the Three Who Rule add their shopworn takes to this interminable discussion that will be an absolute delight until Xmas 2026. Plus we have a set report from 2004, the iPlayer possibly re-re-re-inventing cable and hosting rival broadcasters, the Ianto Shrine nearing its end and the feelings around that, and most importantly, Part the Second of our "The Mysterious Planet" Classic Series Commentary!
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Happy March 4
The Sun: 2026 Doctor Who Christmas Special will not feature Billie Piper as the Doctor
Why No One Wants to be the Next Doctor Who
Season 3 scripts were being prepared before cancellation
The Whoniverse Show: Russell T Davies' Ultimate Guide to Being the Perfect Companion
BBC Says iPlayer Could Host Rival Broadcasters As Corporation Sets Out Charter Renewal Funding Vision
Set report from 2004 first Doctor Who location shoot
Doctor Who Magazine 627 released
Ianto shrine in Cardiff to be taken down at the end of April
Gareth David-Lloyd talks about the Ianto shrine removal
Change.org petition to save the Ianto shrine
Big Finish The Fourth Doctor Adventures: The Ministry of Death released
Big Finish The Death and Life of River Song: War Widow due Sep 2026
Retro TV drops Doctor Who
Commentary:
The Mysterious Planet Part Two

As world events trend ever downwards, you can always count on the Three Who Rule to not only give you the latest exciting news from the world of Doctor Who, such as Murray Gold reporting there are numerous versions of the upcoming Xmas Special written, a BBC executive saying quite sensibly that Doctor Who will come back when it's good and ready and more, but also our usual basting in the warm glow of the past as we go back to the halcyon days of 1986 with a Classic Series Commentary on the greatest model shot in the history of television (and some story stuff I guess) with Part One of "The Mysterious Planet"!
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Murray Gold says multiple versions of 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special have been written
Murray Gold on The Whoniverse Show
BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt on Doctor Who
Doctor Who – Season 2 coming to Blu-ray on June 2
You Are Not Alone: A Gay History of Doctor Who due May 25 from Ten Acre Books
Big Finish Doctor Who – The Companion Chronicles: The Legacy of Time released
Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – UNIT Eras: Hostile Universe due April 2026
Numerous guests announced for Long Island Who
Jonathan Helm (Who FX/Making Blake's 7) Substack on Shada
Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant died
Commentary:
The Mysterious Planet Part One

It's a banner day for Wilderness Years junior campers as the 35mm prints of the TV Movie have been lovingly scanned and become a 4K release on Blu-Ray, at least in the UK (for now). Plus there's a new documentary on The War Between on Youtube for North Americans pining to see…well, anything about them there Homo Aquas, a new Rachel Talalay video revealing "The Star Beast" directorial trickery, and most excitingly, an interview with journalist Paul Kirkley about the current state of the UK industry. Hint…it ain't great! Set your VCR to channel 3 to find out more!
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Doctor Who: The Movie has been newly restored for 4K and Blu-ray
Doctor Who: The Movie 4K trailer
The War Between the Land and The Sea – Deep Dive
The War Between not airing in March 2026 on Disney+
How I Filmed This – Rachel Talalay: The Star Beast: The Cardboard Box Problem
Big Finish: From the Worlds of Doctor Who – Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks due Apr-Jun 2026
Big Finish: Doctor Who – Time War Uncharted: Branches due May 2026
Big Finish: Star Cops – Conflict: Shadow of the Moonlight released
World of Telly – Season 2 Trailer
Interview:
Paul Kirkley
We're seeing the future of British TV – and it's American
Deadline: British TV Dramatists Lament "Austerity" Era As They Navigate Funding Crisis With No Easy Solutions
The New Statesman: Netflix is not going to destroy traditional broadcasting – because not everyone wants to watch US TV

The Three Who Rule are reunited as Steven reports back from his sojourn into the depths of Los Angeles and Gallifrey One and Chris and Warren regale him with tales of The Android Invasion and Warriors of the Deep viewings in Vancouver! Burying the lede here though, it's a banner day for Whovians as that most holy of 1970s brands, Fisher-Price has finally released Little People in the form of Doctors 9-15, excluding 14. Plus we have a surfeit of Big Finish covers to wildly speculate about, BBC executive Zai Bennett adds to the pile of vague confirmations about the future of Doctor Who, and more! 
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Doctor Who Little People
Season 13 Blu-Ray hit #6 on the US sales charts
BBC's Zai Bennett's comments on the future of Doctor Who
BBC licence fee will increase to deliver "financial stability it needs"
Propstore Doctor Who Online Auction 2026
Jodie Whittaker will participate in Red Nose Day March 20
'The Empty Child' and more adventures come to the Doctor Who Shop
'The Rescue' comes to vinyl for Record Store Day 2026
Doctor Who Magazine 626
Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who: Chronicles Issue 11: 1984 released February 12
Big Finish renews Doctor Who license through 2035
Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Cloud Eight released
Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: The Collected Sixth Doctor 1 released
Big Finish: Doctor Who – Short Trips: Impeccable and Other Stories released
Big Finish: The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Expulsion due Apr 2026
Big Finish: The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Pandemonium due Apr 2026
Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Helter Skelter due April 2026
Big Finish: Rutans vs Sontarans begins April 2026
Big Finish: The War Doctor Rises: Fear of the Light due May 2026

It's Gallifrey One time! While the Canadian contingent in Los Angeles this year was low (including both Warren and Chris, who like many Canadians chose not to frequent the environs of our troubled neighbours), Steven represented both the Embassy of Radio Free Skaro, and the nation of Canada (the latter unofficially). Erika from Verity! and Chip from 2MTL join Steven in recapping this weekend's convention, including talks of panels, and going inside with the many main stage interviews that Steven performed.
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Gallifrey One