Radio Free Skaro #961 - Kiss Kiss Boom Boom
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Steven Moffat returns to the world of Doctor Who with Boom, a tension-filled episode with land mines, Anglican Marines, many a trope from his previous era, and more! The Three Who Rule are well-known Moffat-ites to be sure, but did this measure up to their thoughts and prayers? Plus the media blitz continues with Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Time Magazine (of all things) and a halfhearted stab at the increasingly irrelevant…stats! Ahhh-aahhhhh! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Ncuti Gatwa on how to pronounce his name: “n-SHOO-tee” Review: Doctor Who S01E03 “Boom” Pertwee’s Burgers Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat on returning with Boom and putting the Doctor “on a knife’s edge” Doctor Who #4 on Disney+ on opening weekend (paywall) BBC One overnights for Space Babies 2.6M, The Devil’s Chord 2.4M, Boom 2.04M Ncuti Gatwa on the cover of Time Magazine The BIG Interview: Doctor Who’s Steven Moffat Hollywood Reporter Interview with Steven Moffat Hollywood Reporter Interview with Russell T Davies How ‘Doctor Who’ Exec Producers Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner Helped Transform South Wales Into a Buzzing Hive of Production Big Finish: The Death and Life of River Song: Last Words due August 2024 Big Finish: The War Doctor Rises: Morbius the Mighty due August 2024 Brandon Schatz and Danica LeBlanc nominated for an Eisner Award Next Time: “73 Yards”, 650pm Saturday May 18 on BBC One
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