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Staggering Stories Podcast #478: Lizard, Spock, Fugitive Doctor

  on August 17th, 2025

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive (Big Finish) and the first four episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 3, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:17 — Welcome!
  • 02:05 – News:
  • 02:16 — Blake’s 7: Second series Blu-ray.
  • 03:55 — Star Wars: Matt Smith a new villain?
  • 05:57 — Star Trek: Khan!
  • 07:17 — Highlander: Reboot cast.
  • 08:06 — Ray Brooks: DEAD!
  • 09:26 — Biddy Baxter: DEAD!
  • 12:07 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 3, episodes 1-4.
  • 44:07 – Crumby’s birthday cake!
  • 45:02 – Doctor Who: The Fugitive Doctor: Dead or Alive (Big Finish).
  • 65:48 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 69:45 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 70:32 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #465: Wooden Villains and Anti-Heroes

  on February 16th, 2025

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: Jago and Litefoot: The Mahogany Murderers and Star Trek: Section 31, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:05 — Welcome!
  • 02:28 – News:
  • 02:34 — Doctor Who: New writers and potential return date.
  • 04:33 — Doctor Who: reshoot rumours suggest a Gatwa exit?.
  • 05:23 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New series in the works.
  • 07:32 — Sandman: Cancelled!
  • 11:02 — Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet in vinyl.
  • 13:32 – Star Trek: Section 31.
  • 30:47 – Doctor Who: Jago & Lightfoot: The Mahogany Murderers.
  • 42:42 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 55:56 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 57:55 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #426: Strange New Omens

  on August 20th, 2023

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Inflatable Heather, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review episodes eight, nine and ten of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two and Good Omens season two, play a Doctor Who quiz, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:13 — Welcome!
  • 01:41 – News:
  • 01:52 — Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace gets animated.
  • 03:58 — Doctor Who: Rose gets illustrated.
  • 05:03 — Good Omens: Gets illustrated.
  • 06:38 — Ghosts: US gets the UK series.
  • 08:57 — Freema Agyeman: To star on the London stage.
  • 09:26 — Good Omens: Season three story will be told, TV version or not.
  • 10:24 — Fake Keith Recommends: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.
  • 11:39 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2: Episodes 8, 9 and 10.
  • 34:33 – Doctor Who: Quiz book quiz.
  • 41:03 – Good Omens 2.
  • 58:32 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 58:40 – Crumbly’s Corner.
  • 62:55 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 63:33 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #425: Boimler Rikering Pike’s Saddle

  on August 6th, 2023

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review episodes six and seven of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two, discuss the various versions of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, play a Doctor Who audio game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 00:55 — Welcome!
  • 02:49 – News:
  • 02:57 — Doctor Who: Specials on Target.
  • 04:12 — Babylon 5: Original series goes Blu.
  • 09:17 — The Boys: Live action spin-off incoming.
  • 11:07 — Loki: Second season dated.
  • 12:06 — Lando: Donald Glover set to write TV series?
  • 13:57 — Paul Reubens: DEAD!
  • 15:17 — Tron: Abandoned arcade cabinet.
  • 17:19 — Hollywood Strikes: NBC Universal get even dirtier?
  • 23:12 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2: Episodes 6 and 7.
  • 43:25 – Doctor Who: 425 Audio Quiz.
  • 47:52 – Doctor in Strange Places: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere.
  • 69:29 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 70:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 71:21 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #424: The Archaeologist at the End of His Time

  on July 23rd, 2023

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn review Big Finish’s Doctor Who: Once and Future: The Artist at the End of Time, episodes four and five of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 00:49 — Welcome!
  • 02:06 – News:
  • 02:19 — Doctor Who: Season 20 goes Blu.
  • 06:22 — Hollywood: Actors are revolting.
  • 13:51 — Plays: Tate and the Unfriend return.
  • 17:02 — Doctor Who: Series 14 wrapped.
  • 18:00 — Manny Coto: DEAD!
  • 19:15 – Doctor Who: Once and Future: The Artist at the End of Time (Big Finish).
  • 31:04 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2: episodes 4 and 5.
  • 47:25 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
  • 73:00 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 76:53 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 77:26 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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