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  Tip Toe is a 2026 British television  miniseries for  written by  and starring  and . Premise Tip Toe is a miniseries starring two next-door neighbours in Manchester—Leo Struthers, the  owner of the  bar Spit and Polish, and his long-standing neighbour Clive Goss, an electrician. The show explores the effects of  on social media, leading the neighbours to gradually become deadly enemies. As events unfurl involving Clive's son George and online conspiracy theories, the series reaches a deadly conclusion. Cast  as Leo Struthers. Born in Scotland, Leo runs a bar called Spit and Polish on Manchester's . He became  in the 1990s.  as Clive Goss, Leo's next-door neighbour and an electrician. Clive is anxious and worried about the state of the world, his finances, and his family.  as Stephanie Dale  as Diane  as Marie Goss, Clive's wife. Jackson Connor as George Goss, Clive and Marie's 16-year-old son. Joseph Evans as Saul Goss, Clive and Marie's 25-year-old son.  as Zee Malone Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Judy Khumalo  as Mikey Driscoll Shakeel Kimotho as Hanna Ayomide  as Melba  as Curtis Baxter Jolyon Benson as Frederic Hopper Production The series was commissioned by  in February 2025. It is written by  and produced by  for Quay Street Productions with Phil Collinson as a series producer, and  as series director. Davies, Hoar and  are executive producers. Cumming also leads the cast with . The wider cast includes ,  and , amongst others. Filming began in Manchester in September 2025. Episodes 31 May 2026 TBD In a flashforward, a crowd of people gather to see Leo hanged from a streetlamp. Ten days earlier, Leo has just had a one-night stand with a man. The man steals his laptop, and Leo runs outside to chase him, but fails and also locks himself out of his house dressed only in pants and a t-shirt. This forces him to knock on his neighbour Clive's door, where he asks if he can call his best friend, Stephanie, who has a spare key. Clive agrees, but later suggests that Leo give him a key for emergencies, and Leo hires him to help at his bar. One of Leo's employees, Zee, has been sleeping at the bar since her home has become unsafe since coming out as , so Leo and the other employees help her pack and move. Leo and his friend Melba discuss the situation, with Melba frustrated at Leo's denial of the danger their community is in, in the present day. Leo discovers George, Clive's teenage son, on his dating app. 2 "Episode 2" Peter Hoar Russell T Davies 1 June 2026 TBD In a flashforward, George watches silently from his room as Leo is hanged outside. Clive shows increasing discomfort around Leo and his employees, two of whom are transgender. Leo also hires Clive's eldest son, Saul, to work at the bar. Leo and George communicate through the app, with Leo giving George advice and hiding his sexuality from Clive. 3 "Episode 3" Peter Hoar Russell T Davies 7 June 2026 TBD In a flashforward, police arrest Clive for Leo's murder. In the present, Clive has a struggling marriage with Marie and a strained relationship with his sons, especially George. Clive and Leo return home to find George hiding in Leo's flat, with Clive assaulting Leo and accusing him of luring his son over. Leo threatens to call the police, which Stephanie encourages, but Leo ultimately chooses not to out of fear for his safety. George runs away, but Saul finds him and convinces him to return home. Marie is worried George will be charged with burglary, whilst Clive accuses Leo of being a predator. Clive breaks into Leo's house and finds Saul's  account as well as the message exchanges between him and George, which he documents. Leo returns home to find him there. 4 "Episode 4" Peter Hoar Russell T Davies 8 June 2026 TBD In a flashforward, Stephanie and Zee attempt to protect Leo's house from an angry mob. Two days earlier, Leo calls the police on Clive, but tells them it was a mistake after Clive threatens to frame him for paedophilia. Clive and George attempt to have a conversation, which devolves into an argument as Clive accuses Leo of infecting George, and ends up leaving in a rage. Stephanie begs Leo to move, but he believes it will all calm down soon. Saul becomes worried about his dad after realising he has found his account. Zee contacts George and he helps her choose her new name, and the pair go to the Northern Quarter together. Clive goes to Leo's bar and ends up helping them when a man assaults a customer. Leo admits that he has been HIV positive for thirty-two years, but Clive dismisses HIV as fake. In a conversation with Stephanie, Leo expresses concern about Clive. 5 "Episode 5" Peter Hoar Russell T Davies 9 June 2026 TBD Leo and Stephanie argue about the best way to help George, with Stephanie believing Marie would be supportive. Saul sees the photo of George wearing makeup and partying with Zee and her friends, he expresses support but warns George about his friends possible reactions. The Gosses host a football livestream during which George is violently hazed. Zee is unable to delete the photo, and goes to George's house, but he rejects her help. Clive sees Zee, and Leo agrees to help her by talking to Clive. The confrontation soon devolves into violence, with the Gosses' friends exposing both Saul's account and George's photos to their parents. Upon seeing Zee with George, Clive attacks Leo and accuses him of taking advantage of George. George refutes this, stating Leo has HIV. After the video of Clive helping Leo during the fight is exposed, Clive whips the crowd into a frenzy and take Leo outside to hang him. Saul desperately attempts to prevent them, but is unsuccessful. Ultimately, Clive and his accomplices are arrested for murder, George becomes a drug-addict, Saul gets married and lives happily, Zee chooses the name Sarah and becomes a teacher, and the bar is turned into a pizzeria. Two years prior, Stephanie and Leo discuss his divorce, and the effects that coming out has had on their lives. Leo expresses a belief that something big will happen. Broadcast The first episode was broadcast on  on 31 May 2026. Episodes 1 and 2 were released on the streaming on demand service also called  on that day. Episode 2 aired on 1 June, and episodes 3, 4, and 5 aired across consecutive days on 7–9 June. The three episodes were released on streaming on 7 June. In Australia it is available on . In Israel it is available on . In New Zealand it is available on  Reception The series received a positive reception from both the public and reviewers, garnering four stars or above from publications such as , , and the . There was some criticism of its handling of , saying that it downplayed its impact on .

Steven and Erika finish off the Canada Day marathon with Canada chat, follow-up, food talk, and eventually, discussion of this Doctor Who episode.

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Erika and Steven continue the Canada Day celebration with great praise for Lis Sladen, as is right and proper.

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Steven and Erika continue the Canada Day marathon with more Zygons and our pal the Skarasen!

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Erika and Steven are back with the usual Canada Day celebration. Happy Canada Day! Hope you like fleshy protrusions!

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MIDNIGHT:

• It's Prognosis Negative Episode five two, featuring Isaac and Eric. Join us as we take a look at the 2011 Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris! Dive in and discover if we go type O Neg or Pos!

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• This discussion was recorded on May 26th, 2025.

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  This title was released in June 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2026, and on general sale after this date. The Doctor takes the TARDIS into the future where many great scientific leaps are taking place. But every new advance has its risks - and some of these risks are deadlier than others. 15.3 Green and Pleasant Planet by Tim Foley The Doctor and Sarah find themselves exploring an alien world alongside a British space expedition. It's never been visited before... so what's a model village doing on the surface of the planet? Finding the answer may prove deadly. 15.4 The Continuum by John Dorney The Doctor and Sarah land on the space-station Daedalus on the day it makes history. The first journey through hyperspace has just been completed. But it hasn't gone as smoothly as posterity suggests. Something terrible is happening - and the clock is ticking down. 15.5 The Audience by Lizzie Hopley A cultural festival on Gakoria should be light relief for the TARDIS crew. But when one of the cast of a play dies, Sarah has to join the troupe. And the Audience on this world are very demanding. Because on this planet... the play's the thing. **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**

Point Break

Welcome to this months episode in which Meds and Kell talk about underwear, the heatwave and of course the 1991 action film Point Break. 

Released in 1991 the film stars Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey and Lori Petty. Its full of quips, surfing and the ex Presidents. 

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It's a bumper crop of news this week despite a complete lack of Doctor Who…except for Circuit Breaker, which begins by way of an online game where you join UNIT! Plus a fine interview with Steven Moffat on the Whoniverse Show, some fine Big Finish Zaprudering, and some truly insane talk about both a possible (but thankfully never followed up on) Doctor Who-Star Trek crossover and a deep investigation into the Happy Days animated universe! Don a leather jacket and say "Wonzie" with us!

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• Bad Wolf producing The Other Bennet Sister Christmas special in July
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• Doctor Who Magazine #631
• Jo Martin DWM interview excerpt
• Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker begins
• Steven Moffat on The Whoniverse Show
• Steven Moffat improvs a Doctor Who story
• Big Finish: The Worlds of Doctor Who – Gallifrey: War Room: Loyalties available now
• Big Finish: Rutans vs Sontarans: Grave Moon released
• Big Finish: Torchwood: Legacy due Sep/Oct 2026
• David Daker died April 30
• Whocast (German Doctor Who podcast) celebrates 20 years on July 3
• Simon Guerrier delivered a talk about David Whitaker and Terrance Dicks at the York Festival of Ideas

Back in March 2023 we discussed the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting some episodes to revisit for the first time since broadcast.

That concept proved so popular - it's legitimately one of our most downloaded episodes ever - we're doing the same tonight for the Ncuti Gatwa era.

A year after the dust settled on Season 2 of Ncuti's era - and now, as we know, the RTD2 era as a whole - we watch some episodes and talk about two seasons of the show that have divided fandom ever since they first dropped, and probably always will.

What do we make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Gatwa era in general?

Tune in, find out.

After the chat we also have a TON of listener feedback. Folks, it's been... a month.

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On this episode our Downing Street correspondents Si, Tom and Daniel report the shenanigans at Number Ten in the recent Target novelisation of Aliens of London by Joseph Lidster.

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On this episode Si, Tom and Daniel discuss Joseph Lidster's Target novelisation of Aliens of London.

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In our May episode we were discussing the possibility of the 2026 Doctor Who Christmas Special being cancelled. Madness, people said, it can't be cancelled. That's crazy!

1.5 weeks later, on June 10, it was confirmed that the BBC had cancelled the special and Russell T Davies had announced his exit as showrunner and, by association, Bad Wolf as its production company. A lot happened that week, dear listener, as you may remember.

Tonight, what began as the news segment for the June episode takes on a life of its own. Rather than put out a 2-hour-plus episode of the show, with a 40-minute-plus news segment, we've taken that news segment and our short topics and created this episode from it.

Tomorrow, we will drop the Ultimate Ncuti Gatwa Cold Take discussion that was intended as the main topic of the episode, along with a month's worth of listener feedback.

So you're still getting over 2 hours of Doctor Who Show this weekend - just broken up into two pieces over two days. Let us know what you think of this experiment - and the shows! 

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Once we’ve tackled the big news in Doctor Who fandom, we also take a look at the BBC announcement on the future of the show. Finally we review 5th Doctor story “The Awakening”.

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(00:27:49) This clip comes from Mark Lawson’s 2008 interview with Russell T Davies which can be found here.

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(00:54:47) Dennis Locorriere (949 – 2026) was an American musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and primary lead vocalist of the country rock group Dr. Hook (formerly Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show).

(00:56:37) The Rev’s mention of Fuzzy Felt here is a reference to a children’s toy first sold in the 1950s.

(00:57:56) During Hayden’s recent visit to Kent, Mark took him to see Kit Pedler’s grave in the village of Graveney.

(01:04:08) Marky’s selfie of himself with Morbius (Huw) and Condo (our Mark) at Capitol can be seen on our Tumblr page here.

(01:10:26) The cognoscenti of audio fare will surely recognise that the voice of the Otter here comes from Kenneth Williams’s classic 1979 audiobook reading of “The Wind in the Willows”. Thanks to Doc finding these audio cassettes at the back of a drawer during a house move, the full audiobook can be found on this blog at this link enabling you to hear those famous vocal gymnastics which made Kenneth such a fixture of “Jackanory”.

(01:33:29) “Stig of the Dump” is a children’s novel by Clive King which was first published in the UK in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children’s classic and is often read in schools. It has been adapted twice for television, in 1981 (by Thames Television for ITV) and in 2002 (for the BBC).

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Barely two months after we posted part 1 of this chat, we return to the moment when, thanks to the fantastic people behind Film Is Fabulous, the four Something Who panellists sat down to watch Episodes 1 & 3 of The Daleks' Masterplan at various times and in various places over the Easter weekend.

In a companion piece to our Episode 125, when we watched these episodes as photo and soundtrack reconstructions, Gav, Giles and Paul join Richard for a discussion about the experience of now watching the moving pictures. What have we learned that we didn't already know from the soundtracks, clips, photos and camera scripts? What did we enjoy most about the experience of viewing these episodes for the very first time?

This podcast episode covers Devil's, episode 3 and aspects of Day of Armageddon, episode 2. We'll be back soon with our thoughts on other episodes of The Daleks' Masterplan. 

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Gav's excellent YouTube series Terry Nation Army can be found here: https://youtube.com/user/Dalek6388. Also, next time you're in the North West, check out West Kirby Escape Room: The Jurassic Factor westkirbyescaperoom.co.uk

Head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories.

Giles is a published author with many books, primarily related to science and astronomy. check out his work here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Giles-Sparrow/author/B001IXOESC, at all good bookshops, and a few bad ones too.

Richard's other podcast "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" is currently on hiatus, but it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. https://open.spotify.com/show/4c8RB62kyKkfMPixhM7MmG.

The Something Who logo, which features prominently on all our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find by following this link: https://beagarridoart.weebly.com/, where you can buy prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

The opening music is Three Guitars Mood 2 and, yes, that is Richard playing the ukulele and kazoo on possibly the worst ever version of the Doctor Who theme tune at the end.

  review   This title was released in May 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 June 2026, and on general sale after this date. At the edge of the Sontaran-Rutan War, a large medical ship lingers in space. The Doctor and his friends find a group of strange survivors aboard planning something unusual to save their commander. What new powers do the Rutans possess? What secrets does the Lockhart hold? As the conflict creeps closer, the Doctor must work out how to rescue those no longer versed in war... **Please note: the collector’s edition CDs are strictly limited to 1,500 copies**

This week I reach the last of the 60th Anniversary specials, Doctor Who: The Giggle.

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Joe and Toni discuss flippy flips and the return of dad stuff in the Doctor Who episode The Doctor's Daughter.

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  This title was released in May 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2026, and on general sale after this date. The Doctor and Yaz must infiltrate the Aegis Protectorate interplanetary defence expo in search of someone who has been dogging their travels. As the Doctor digs into the company’s main export - the sinister Trojan Program, Yaz faces a battle of her own. Will they finally uncover the truth about the Tourist? **Please note: the collector's edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies**

Well, friends, we do talk about The Age of Steel eventually. However, be prepared for us to spend a great deal of this episode talking about the news of Doctor Who's future. How we feel about it, how we hope it returns, maybe even who we'd like to see showrun it. And we also banter ideas about our own show's future.

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On this episode US Jason, Adam and Andrew follow up on their 2021 episode (https://trapone.podbean.com/e/rtd-wtf/) about the annoucement of Russell T Davies' return to Doctor Who, following his departure from the show and news of it being put out to tender.

If you thought a complete vacuum of Doctor Who news would stop the Three Who Rule from prognostication based on the vapours and some recent UK media podcast analysis about the BBC tendering process, boy howdy you would be wrong! Thrill to our educated guesses as to where we go from here in a fractured media landscape! Puzzle over the tender process! Draw no real conclusions! Plus part the third of our Spearhead from Space Classic Series Commentary!

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• How I Filmed This – Rachel Talalay – Regenerating Doctor 12 to Doctor 13
• First Doctor Who Collect & Build Set to be released June 29
• Big Finish: Dark Gallifrey: The Meddling Monks – Part Three released

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

Who's He? On The TV | The Brokenwood Mysteries

In this very short podcast, Phil takes a look at one of his favourite detective shows, The Brokenwood Mysteries and makes an admission that might shock listeners to this podcast.

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jay Doran, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller celebrate 500 podcast episodes and 19 years of this nonsense with their general thoughts on Sci-Fi and being in fandom, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 01:07 — Welcome!
• 02:30 – News:
• 02:37 — Doctor Who: Christmas is cancelled!.
• 10:15 — Stranger Things: First Shadow stage play to close.
• 11:10 — Doctor Who: River and Rory team up.
• 13:29 — Anthony Head: DEAD!
• 18:21 — Only Murders in the Building: London shoot with some familar guest stars.
• 19:23 — Stargate: Amazon kill potential revival.
• 21:07 – What Sci-Fi and fandom has meant to us.
• 64:43 – Audio Quiz: TV incidental music.
• 68:22 – Emails and listener feedback.
• 83:56 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 84:39 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
• Big Finish: River Song.
• Wikipedia: Anthony Head.
• Wikipedia: Only Murders in the Building.
• Wikipedia: Stargate.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

This February 2022 episode of Doctor Who Literature was pulled from the Spotify archive about 18 months ago. This was very early days for DWLit and the audio quality is tragically poor in spots, but it deserves to be returned to the archives, certainly for the conversation with Stacey Smith? and her surprising story about getting a Doctor to sign her copy of the book... but not the Doctor you were expecting. Apart from audio issues, please enjoy this reclaimed episode.

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Back in the ninth installment of Gin & TARDIS, the boys looked at a random assortment of orphaned Patrick Troughton episodes. That went down so well with listeners that tonight, Dave from the Doctor Who Show, Mark & Rob from 42 to Doomsday, and Richard from Spacefall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, are watching a grab bag of four unrelated William Hartnell episodes from the ‘Lost in Time’ DVD release. The episodes:

The Crusade - Episode 3
Galaxy 4 - Episode 3
The Daleks Master Plan - Episode 10
The Celestial Toymaker - Episode 4

And yes, there’s a musical number at the end 😉

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Good day to you all, and welcome to Stace & Barry In The Morning! Strap in, 'cos we have a right delightful episode for you to tuck into.

This month, Barry has not-so-secretly been training for the secret service in 007 First Light, Stacey has taken a trip to Widow's Bay and isn't sure she can ever leave, and Lego Batman proves a hit with our dynamic duo. All this, plus musical wizardry from Daniel Pemberton and John Williams, Barry shouts out Lost Fantasy from Image Comics, and Stacey is a tad sleep deprived and marginally delirious..!

Grab a bowl of your favourite breakfast cereal and enjoy!

This week we reach the weird one of the 60th specials, Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder was an experiment in releasing an episode with zero promotion.

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  This title was released in May 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2026, and on general sale after this date. Ianto Jones and Tommy Pierce have fought many alien invaders together. They're more than work colleagues, they're friends. But their friendship is about to be put to the test as they prepare to face a Cyberman. A Cyberman in a cellar. In the village of Wetwang. **Please note: the collector's edition CDs are strictly limited to 1,000 copies each and will not be re-pressed.**

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On this episode Pete files a field report with many other Trap One hosts and guests from this years brilliant Utopia convention.

Michael brings a favourite film from the 1980s. Is there only one? It’s Highlander. Below: images of the ‘Lego’ models discussed in the intro. T-shirts can be found here –  Email the show – 

It's (not) the end, but the moment has been prepared for! Well, not as such but a press release from the BBC confirms what we long suspected: there will not be a Christmas special nor were plans for one ever seriously pursued. Sad news to be sure, but we've cobbled together industry and wider fan reaction along with our own lengthy takes tinged with what we'd like to think is both optimism and realism. More importantly, we have former Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury to give us his rather more informed take on the whole situation. Brave Heart, Tegan, after all somewhere the tea is getting cold.

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• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• An update on the future of Doctor Who
• 'Doctor Who' Set To Be Off Air For Years Amid A Creative Regeneration That's Failing To Spark Enthusiasm Among Producers
• Russell T Davies on Instagram: "For the record, there was no script"
• Russell T Davies: Doctor Who hasn't been cancelled
• Bad Wolf Studios post on Instagram
• Steven Moffat on the Doctor Who news
• Andy Pryor also leaving Doctor Who
• Variety: 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special Not Going Forward as Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf Exit Series
• 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special Canceled, As Russell T Davies & Bad Wolf Exit BBC Sci-Fi Series
• Vinay Patel on the stress of making Doctor Who
• BBC tendering process explained
• Doctor Who's Billie Piper Stunt Was Never Going to Pay Off by Kyle Anderson
• Doctor Who premiered on AMC+ in the US only
• Recovered: Doctor Who Special with Film Is Fabulous in Leicester Aug 15
• The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television by Russell T Davies due Oct 8
• Big Finish: Planet Krynoid – Survivors released
• Big Finish: The Sixth Doctor Adventures: Reunion due Aug 2026
• Big Finish: The Second Doctor Adventures: The Haunted Windmill due August 2026
• Nicola Bryant did the narration for The Ultimate Evil
• Lifelong Doctor Who collection fetches £49,000
• Sir Sherlock – The Sickle and the Sea Kickstarter, fully funded in less than a day
• Michael Keating obituary by Toby Hadoke
• Gene Shalit died

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Ross, Dan, and Melvin are back together to talk Big Finish 9th Doctor and Rose adventures. This episode it is 9th Doctor Adventures 4.5 Pandeomium. Famous people who live in or around where Powell Estates come back. If it dosen't stop it could destory them all.

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

Welcome The Eighth Doctor - Doctor Who: The Movie

We return to our occasional series where Phil and Scott look at the inaugural stories that introduced the world to a new Doctor, and this time it's the turn of Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie. How well a job did this TV movie do in introducing the Eighth Doctor after nearly 7 years off the television screen? And how much did the 2005 reboot borrow from this one off adventure?

And in a quick news recap, the lads look at the continuing saga of the cancellation of the Doctor Who Christmas special.

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Listener Adrian Sturrock has set us a challenge this month – what are the top Doctor Who Biographies and Autobiographies?

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The week has been rather eventful in the Worlds of BBC Television’s Doctor Who! Join James, Brent and Michele as they try to unpick what has transpired.

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  This title was released in May 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2026, and on general sale after this date. In the midst of the Time War, can the Doctor work with the Rani to change the future of the universe? 5.1 The Twilight Enclave Fleeing from the Daleks, the Doctor sends a distress call, in desperate need of rescue... ... and it’s answered by one of his oldest friends, and deadliest foes... the Rani. 5.2 The Frozen Wastes The Doctor must consider the unthinkable. Can he set their differences aside, and work with the Rani, on a project that could change the future of the universe...? 5.3 The Burning Lands The Rani stands on the brink of success. The future of the universe is about to change... **Please note: the collector's edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1,000 copies**

This week on the show my new series re-watch resumes with Doctor Who: The Star Beast, the promising start to the RTD2 era.

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Following the news of the 2026 Christmas Special being cancelled and Doctor Who parting ways with RTD, David & Matt sit down to discuss their immediate thoughts.

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

Phil & Scott give their short take on todays news that the Doctor Who Christmas Special has been cancelled by the BBC. And not only that, Russell T. Davies and Bad Wolf have also announced they are departing the show. So with the Beeb putting the show out to tender, what happens now?

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If Season One of Modern Who saw the return of the Daleks, naturally Season Two had to bring back the Cybermen! But was Rise of the Cybermen really the right way to do it? This time around we look at this alternate universe way to bring back our steely boys, show Mickey the man he could be, keep Rose griefing over her dad, and ask the important question...do Cybermen prefer the poor & downtrodden over the socialite billionaire class?

The rumours and nonsense continue to bubble up from the internet swamps this week with claims of the Christmas Special shot in a minimal style, a fake news release to irritate us all, and actual footage of RTD saying there will be a BBC press release in a week or two. The Three Who Rule dig deep and are quite skeptical of all this torpor (other than RTD's almost certainly correct claim) as well the usual Big Finish and Dalek 63-88 updates and Part the Second of our Classic Series Commentary for Spearhead from Space!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• RTD says to expect a press release about Doctor Who in the next couple weeks
• "BBC Announces Doctor Who Christmas Special to Mark End of an Era" fake press release
• The Doctor Who Gossip No One Is Talking About – Because No One Knows About It
• Dalek 63-88: Why The Daleks' Master Plan Makes No Sense – The Galactic Warfare Problem
• Big Finish Day 2027 will be April 17, 2027
• Big Finish: The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Lethal Progress released
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Eighth Doctor Adventures: New Pathways due Nov 2026
• Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: River and Rory due Jan 2027
• Anthony Stewart Head 1954-2026

Commentary:

• Spearhead from Space, Episode 2

from bigfinish website   The Big Finish  Memorial Short Trip Opportunity honours the memory of our much-loved colleague and friend, a stalwart of the Big Finish production office who passed away suddenly on 8 May 2014. We're searching for an emerging talent to write a  that will be released as an audiobook at Christmas – and this year, the topic is "The First Doctor". The competition runs for five weeks, starting today and closing in the middle of June. Commemorating Paul Big Finish's Executive Producer  said: "It's always a special time to remember our dear friend Paul. It's particularly exciting for me this year as we're focussing on the First Doctor, who has been something of a passion of mine recently. Can't wait to read the story submissions for this!" The First Doctor Range producer  said: "In the ten years since we launched this memorial competition, we've never had a winning story featuring the First Doctor. This is the year we're changing that. "We want to read your proposal for a standalone  with a brand new idea that showcases him in a short story for a single reader that we'll publish at the end of this year. "Your story will be inspired by the character of the First Doctor as we saw him on TV. It's an era when each story naturally offered a new perspective on the continuing series – so we want your proposal to demonstrate that kind of originality and inventiveness. What fresh characters, adversaries, locations, concepts and perspectives can you devise for a compelling short story?" In addition to naming a winner, Big Finish will also identify a shortlist of commendations. "In recent competitions, the standard of entries has been wonderful," said . "Although we will have only one winner, we thought it appropriate this year to name and commend other strong contenders." Before you enter the competition, please carefully read the 2026 guidelines below and the accompanying on the Big Finish website. They contain important information that explains eligibility, theme, word count, deadline, and how to submit your story idea. We look forward to reading your entries. Good luck! Helpful advice from previous winners You can get a feeling for what a successful competition entry looks like by checking out the previous ten winners. Recordings of each are available on the Big Finish website as free downloads, along with the final script and the original winning submissions from each year. The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trip Opportunity 2026 Guidelines The competition is to identify talent, enthusiasm, and ability to write to a specification – so everything you need to know is in these guidelines and the accompanying terms and conditions. Please note that no correspondence will be entered into, either during the entry period or afterwards, and the judges' decision is final. Entry into this competition requires that you have read and accepted . By entering, you indicate that you have done so. SUBMISSION PROCESS:  All entries must be submitted electronically to , either as a Word-compatible document or a PDF document, formatted as per these guidelines, and received by Big Finish before 23:59 (UK time) on Thursday 11 June 2026. YOUR EMAIL MESSAGE:  Include the entrant’s full name and a contact email address only in the body of your email.   Include your title (e.g. Attack of the Glurgs) in the Subject line.  Don’t include any details of your background or previous writing experience – your submission should speak for itself.  Attach your anonymised entry document to the email.  THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT:  The document must consist of two parts in a single document: a one page synopsis that is no more than 500 words, and a one-page excerpt from your story of a further 500 words maximum (prose, not drama script). This is to give an indication of the writer’s ability and intentions for a 4,500-word story, which can change if the full story is commissioned. These word count limits for the synopsis and extract are a strict requirement this year.  Name the attached file only with your story title (e.g. Attack of the Glurgs.PDF)  Do NOT include personally identifying details in your document (for example, name or email address), or the entry will be disqualified.  THEME AND CONTENT:  Submissions should propose a short story featuring the First Doctor and set at any time in the universe of the  television series between An Unearthly Child and The Tenth Planet. THINGS YOU MAY DO:   You may use any of the First Doctor's regular companions (or none of them) as they appeared in TV episodes: Susan, Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Dodo, Ben and Polly. Your story should feature the character of the First Doctor as we saw him on TV. We want your proposal to wow us with its originality and inventiveness. So what fresh characters, adversaries, locations, concepts and perspectives can you devise for a compelling short story? THINGS TO AVOID:   Do NOT create a new companion for the Doctor, nor use other companions from TV or elsewhere.   Do NOT include other Doctors or Time Lords.  Do NOT include any established creatures (e.g. Voord, Sensorites, etc.) or established characters (e.g. Mavic Chen, the Toymaker, etc.) or established  organisations (e.g. Coal Hill School, Space Security Service, etc.).   Do NOT base any fictional characters on any real living person; you may include real historical people as characters, so long as they lived and died before the year 1900. EXAMPLES:   If you've never heard a  story before, we recommend that you listen to some examples, to get a sense of how they sound and what can be done in the format.   Each of the previous winning stories is available as a free download. When you add them to your Big Finish account, you also unlock bonus content that includes downloads of the original winning submissions and the final studio scripts.  2016:  by  (Seventh Doctor)  2017:  by  (Third Doctor)  2018:  by  (Second Doctor)  2019:  by  (Twelfth Doctor)  2020:  by  (Tenth Doctor)  2021:  by  (Ninth Doctor)  2022:  by  (Eleventh Doctor)  2023:  by  (Sixth Doctor)  2024:  by  (Twelfth Doctor)  2025:  by  (Thirteenth Doctor)

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jay Doran, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the recording of the live Big Finish play Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend and the 2026 film The Mandalorian and Grogu, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

• 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
• 00:57 — Welcome!
• 02:03 – News:
• 02:14 — Doctor Who: Osgood is back for Circuit Breaker.
• 04:49 — Rick and Morty: Film in early development.
• 06:58 — Marcia Lucas: DEAD!
• 08:57 — Michael Keating: DEAD!
• 10:52 — Doctor Who: Rumours abound that the 2026 Christmas special is delayed.
• 14:08 – Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend: Live CD version.
• 27:09 – The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026 film).
• 48:31 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 49:09 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• BBC: Doctor Who.
• Wikipedia: Rick and Morty.
• Wikipedia: Marcia Lucas.
• Wikipedia: Michael Keating (actor).
• Big Finish: The Stuff of Legend – The Live Show.
• Wikipedia: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
• Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.

This week Doctor Who Literature returns to the Black Archives for an interview with Dale Smith, author of the Black Archive volume covering this week's story, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Dale's been a great friend to this show and it's a pleasure to have him back to discuss one of Classic Who's final televised stories.

We don't have a rapping ringmaster this week, but we do have the next best thing, one of the best musical comedy segments Jim Sangster has produced for us.

And a sad farewell to Anthony Stewart Head, who passed away this week at age 72.

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This episode of Alternate Galaxies takes an impromptu, totally unplanned detour into the new Masters of the Universe film after the guys realised they'd both caught the film not long after opening day and it made for a perfect podcast topic.

Join them as they look at one of the most discussed genre films of recent times.

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On this episode Keith, Frazer and Mark discuss the novelisation of Jubilee by Robert Shearman.

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This week we conclude our Valiant coverage with a panel featuring Susan Twist and Katy Manning.

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    This title was released in May 2026. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 June 2026, and on general sale after this date. The Meddling Monk and the Meddling Nun are stranded on Earth with a broken TARDIS and find themselves involved in a series of odd escapades, each more onerous than expected. But the greatest challenge is still to come... Monky Nuts It's time to host the neighbours for an evening soirée. But is the Monk's fish dish a winner or will their guests prefer the Nun's baby chicken? There's only one way to find out and soon culinary battle has commenced. What could possibly go wrong? Monky Magic There's a big prize to be won at the local talent show. So the Monk and the Nun are soon brushing up their best stage acts in attempt to claim victory and ensure the success of their grand plan. What could possibly go wrong?