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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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Staggering Stories Podcast #455: The Beetlejuice of Fatal Charley

  on September 29th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the 1999 Doctor Who spoof The Curse of Fatal Death and the live Big Finish play Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:22 — Welcome!
  • 02:27 – News:
  • 02:40 — Orphan Black: Echoes Cancelled.
  • 05:22 — Time Bandits: Cancelled.
  • 06:46 — David Graham: DEAD!
  • 08:34 — Ghosts: Even more international remakes.
  • 11:24 – Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend Live (Big Finish).
  • 27:26 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024 film).
  • 38:48 – Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death.
  • 47:51 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 51:13 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 51:50 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #454: Beetlejuice Proms Whooverville

  on September 15th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review the 1988 film Beetlejuice, the 2024 Doctor Who Prom and the recent Whooverville Doctor Who convention, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:19 — Welcome!
  • 02:50 – News:
  • 02:54 — James Earl Jones: DEAD!
  • 05:01 — Dead Boy Detectives: Netflixed.
  • 07:33 — Big Finish: More Jenny and Doctor Who Movie writer returns.
  • 10:28 — John Cassaday: DEAD!
  • 10:57 — Good Omens: Third season production paused.
  • 11:39 — Star Trek: Most series first episodes free to watch.
  • 13:05 — Game of Thrones: Props go up for auction.
  • 15:20 — James Darren: DEAD!
  • 16:25 — Tron: Third film dated.
  • 18:16 – Beetlejuice (1988 film).
  • 40:46 – Doctor Who: Prom 2024.
  • 51:20 – Doctor Who Convention: Whooverville 15.
  • 59:56 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 60:07 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 60:55 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #453: The Casebook of Dogpool

  on September 1st, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 2: The Casebook of Paternoster Row and the 2024 film Deadpool and Wolverine, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:03 — Welcome!
  • 01:51 – News:
  • 02:04 — Doctor Who: Spin-off gets more actors.
  • 04:01 — Blake’s 7: Blu-ray collection begins.
  • 07:37 — Star Wars: The Acolyte cancelled.
  • 11:38 — Supacell: Netflix grants a second season.
  • 12:40 — Hitchhiker’s Guide: New TV series officially dead?.
  • 15:37 – The Paternoster Gang: Trespassers 2: The Casebook of Paternoster Row.
  • 28:39 – Deadpool and Wolverine.
  • 46:01 – Crumbly’s Corner.
  • 49:53 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 50:26 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 51:07 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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