Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

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

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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The Daleks' Master Plan Episodes 1 and 3 returned via Film is Fabulous; on iPlayer Apr 4
RE-DISCOVERED EPISODES: The Dalek's Master Plan
The Daleks' Master Plan Missing Episode Recovery BBC Breakfast
Film is Fabulous!
Film is Fabulous Peter Purves Interview
Film is Fabulous Sue Malden interview
Simon Guerrier: Doctor Who's lost episodes are worth getting excited about
Eaglemoss Vogan, Jacondan, and Kronos figures available for pre-order
The Whoniverse Show: Murray Gold Takes on the Ultimate Doctor Who Music Quiz
Big Finish Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: The Violet Hour available now
Big Finish Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: Aegis due May 2026
Big Finish Time War – Daleks vs Cybermen due Mar 2027
Interview:
Tim Burrows
Gav Rymill

BREAKING NEWS! Two previously missing episodes of Doctor Who have been returned to the BBC Archives! Episodes One and Three of The Daleks' Master Plan were found in a film collection obtained by Film is Fabulous, and will be streamed on BBC iPlayer at Easter. 

Full coverage of the recovery will be on the next episode of 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