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Staggering Stories Podcast #460: Highlanders Revisited

  on December 8th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: The Highlanders and the 1991 film Highlander 2: The Quickening, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:12 — Welcome!
  • 02:09 – News:
  • 02:23 — Doctor Who: Troughton’s colourful exit.
  • 07:52 — Star Trek: Shatner returns.
  • 11:28 — Doctor Who: More merch.
  • 14:39 — Doctor Who RPG: Unofficial Eighth Doctor audio sourcebook.
  • 16:58 — Dungeons and Dragons: Soon to be owned by Elon Musk?
  • 18:49 – Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991 film).
  • 34:23 – Doctor Who: The Highlanders.
  • 48:35 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 52:10 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 52:57 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #459: Planet of Rehashing

  on November 24th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: Planet of Giants and the 2013 film Pacific Rim, have some 30 second recommendations, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 00:54 — Welcome!
  • 01:32 – News:
  • 01:46 — BBC America: No longer part owned by the BBC.
  • 03:38 — Star Wars: Andor’s number two dated.
  • 04:53 — Tony Todd: DEAD!
  • 07:11 — Elvis vs Zombies: New British film.
  • 09:02 — Wicked: The film not the website.
  • 11:49 – Doctor Who: Planet of Giants.
  • 24:17 – 30 Second Recommendation: The Burning Girls.
  • 25:52 – 30 Second Recommendation: 3 Body Problem.
  • 26:44 – 30 Second Recommendation: Silo.
  • 27:34 – Pacific Rim (2013 film).
  • 40:32 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 47:19 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 48:00 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #458: Axis of Deux

  on November 10th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review the Big Finish play Doctor Who: The Axis of Insanity and the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:30 — Welcome!
  • 03:11 – News:
  • 03:25 — Doctor Who: More stories are disappeared from the iPlayer.
  • 06:20 — Good Omens: Third season replaced by TV movie.
  • 08:41 — Doctor Who: Stuff of Legends live-ish recording.
  • 13:12 – Joker: Folie à Deux.
  • 37:53 – Jean and Fake Keith’s John Barrowman experience.
  • 44:42 – Doctor Who: The Axis of Insanity (Big Finish).
  • 60:43 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 64:23 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 65:05 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #457: Hocus Pocus Unable to Focus

  on October 27th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review the Big Finish play Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness and the 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 00:56 — Welcome!
  • 01:52 – News:
  • 02:00 — Doctor Who: Gatwa back for thirds?
  • 04:05 — Star Trek: Section 31 dated and Academy gets seconds.
  • 06:49 — Lord of the Rings: More ring action.
  • 09:53 — David Tennant: Macbeth hitting the cinema.
  • 13:29 — Ghosts: Button House open for Halloween tours.
  • 15:42 — Peter Capaldi: Difficult second album.
  • 16:37 — Mike Flanagan: New Carrie TV series for Amazon.
  • 19:35 — Stranger Things: Tie in comics and special screening.
  • 20:50 — Doctor Who: Jago and Litefoot are back!
  • 22:20 – Hocus Pocus (1993 Disney film).
  • 35:53 – Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness (Big Finish).
  • 46:09 – Skelebob Tales.
  • 49:39 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 52:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 53:37 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #456: Tales of the Totally Expected

  on October 13th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the Big Finish play Doctor Who: Night Thoughts and the 1970s-1980s TV series Tales of the Unexpected, have a 30 second recommendation, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:36 — Welcome!
  • 02:48 – News:
  • 03:00 — Doctor Who: Win a Christmas screening.
  • 05:02 — Big Finish: More audiomongery.
  • 08:18 — Doctor Who: More merch.
  • 10:14 — The Box of Delights: Going Blu.
  • 10:58 — Kaos: Cancelled.
  • 12:51 — Doctor Who RPG: Sapphire and Steel fan-made sourcebook.
  • 14:59 — Maggie Smith: DEAD!
  • 16:56 – Tales of the Unexpected (1970s-80s TV series).
  • 32:44 – 30 Second Recommendation: Ludwig (2024 BBC TV series).
  • 36:59 – Doctor Who: Night Thoughts (Big Finish).
  • 46:45 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 49:38 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 50:20 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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