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"!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• 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!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• 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!

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• 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!