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Staggering Stories Podcast #444: Ice Ice Warriors

  on April 28th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors (1967) and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (2024 film), play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:17 — Welcome!
  • 02:13- News:
  • 02:21 — Doctor Who: Additional companion is now official.
  • 05:33 — Star Trek: Strange fourth season but Lower Decks no more.
  • 08:41 — Quantum Leap: Cancelled!
  • 10:01 — Big Finish: Sapphire and Steel are back and more Doctor Who.
  • 15:31 — Renewed: Fallout and For All Mankind back for more.
  • 17:48 — Wednesday: Second season will get dated imminently.
  • 18:51 — Christopher Eccleston: Does a runner.
  • 19:28 — Star Trek: Original Enterprise model returned.
  • 21:22 – Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors.
  • 42:17 – Game: General Sci-Fi quiz.
  • 47:22 – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024 film).
  • 62:12 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 74:55 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 75:36 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #443: We Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts

  on April 14th, 2024

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Crumbly, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review Ghostbusters 2 (1989 film), discuss ghosts and the supernatural in Doctor Who, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:12 — Welcome!
  • 02:04- News:
  • 02:21 — Cy Town: DEAD!
  • 03:58 — Star Trek: Section 31 cast additions.
  • 06:07 — Doctor Who: New Hugo Award nominations.
  • 06:45 — Doctor Who: The Experience lost a lot of money.
  • 08:20 — Russell T Davies: The end of the BBC is nigh.
  • 14:00 – Fake Keith’s birthday presents.
  • 16:32 – Ghostbusters 2 (1989 film).
  • 33:20 – Game: Things in Five Words
  • 38:09 – Doctor Who: Should ghosts and ghoulies be real in the series?
  • 60:01 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 60:55 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 61:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #388: Going Viral

  on March 6th, 2022

60Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Steven Clare review Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, talk about the London Spring Comic Con, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:39 — Welcome!
  • 02:30 – News:
  • 02:42 — Doctor Who: Billie Piper back and The Colin Baker unbound.
  • 05:41 — Stranger Things: Season four split and five to end it.
  • 08:58 — Henry Lincoln: DEAD!
  • 10:41 — Star Wars: John Williams’ musical return.
  • 11:32 — Doctor Who: D&D RPG.
  • 14:40 – Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
  • 39:05 – London Comic Con Spring 2022.
  • 50:32 – Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead.
  • 66:10 – Emails and listener feedback.
  • 66:27 – Crumbly’s Corner
  • 69:18 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 70:09 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #242: Who You Gonna Call?

  on July 31st, 2016

Who You Gonna Call?Summary:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review the 1974 Doctor Who story ‘The Monster of Peladon’ and the 2016 film ‘Ghostbusters: Answer the Call’, play a game, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 00:51 — Welcome!
  • 02:08 – News:
  • 02:14 — Star Trek: Makes a Discovery.
  • 05:21 — Star Wars: Thrawn Recanonised.
  • 08:06 — Doctor Who: Buy a Dalek in a televised auction.
  • 09:53 — William Lucas: DEAD!
  • 10:55 — John Barrowman: A cosplay overload and threats.
  • 14:46 — Star Trek: New RPG on the way.
  • 16:32 – Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon.
  • 30:33 – Game: Things in Five Words.
  • 36:11 – Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (aka Ghostbusters 2016).
  • 58:33 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
  • 69:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 70:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #180: Busting Makes Us Feel Good

  on March 16th, 2014

Busting Makes Us Feel GoodSummary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1984 classic film ‘Ghostbusters’, play a Doctor Who trivia game, talk about the events ‘The Third Surrey Steampunk Convivial’ and ‘Brighton Modelworld’, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:35 — Welcome!
  • 02:00 – News:
  • 02:45 — BBC Three: DEAD!
  • 04:48 — Doctor Who: Radiophonic Workshop celebration event.
  • 05:51 — James Ellis: DEAD!
  • 07:14 — Gillan Watch: Oculus trailer released.
  • 08:23 — Simon Fisher-Becker: One man show My Dalek has a Puncture.
  • 09:40 — Peter Capaldi: Paddington Bear film coming in November.
  • 11:16 — IDW Comics: Now has the licence to ‘Inspector Spacetime’.
  • 12:57 – 30 Second Recommendation: Redshirts novel.
  • 15:05 – Doctor Who Trivial Game and Paranoid Pursuit.
  • 24:45 – Ghostbusters.
  • 41:37 – Brighton Modelworld (and general Lego talk!)
  • 49:48 – The Third Surrey Steampunk Convivial.
  • 57:07 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
  • 74:27 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 75:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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