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Staggering Stories Podcast #63: The Trouble with Triffids

  on January 24th, 2010

Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about our early memories and favourite villains from Doctor Who, The Day of the Triffids (mainly the 2009 version), the blockbuster Avatar, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:19 — Welcome!
  • 02:07 – News:
  • 02:26 — Doctor Who: Writers for New Series, Season 5 officially announced.
  • 06:51 — Outcasts: New BBC One ‘space drama’.
  • 08:30 — Spider-man: Teenage reboot for film series.
  • 11:57 — Edge of Darkness: Hollywood turns another classic BBC Series into a film.
  • 13:51 — Firefly: New TV series tie-in book.
  • 15:45 – The Day of the Triffids (2009)
  • 32:50 – Doctor Who: That Brown Trouser Moment.
  • 42:56 – Avatar.
  • 56:56 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
  • 76:50 – COMPETITION TIME! Win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set (including interviews with Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Nick Briggs, and many more!)
  • 79:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 80:04 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #62: The Episode That Didn’t Want to Go

  on January 10th, 2010

I don't want to goShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake Keith’, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The End of Time, our Predictions for 2010, our Hopes and Dreams for 2010, see how wrong we were about our Predictions for 2009, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

  • 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
  • 01:02 — Welcome!
  • 02:22 – News:
  • 02:34 — Doctor Who: UK ratings for The End of Time.
  • 04:42 — Syfy renewing Stargate Universe and Sanctuary.
  • 06:51 — Peter Jackson is developing a film based on the Mortal Engines books.
  • 08:48 — Doctor Who RPG: It is out!
  • 11:02 — Star Trek wetsuits – the Red Shirts of the deep.
  • 12:29 – Predictions, Hopes & Dreams and Fears for the future:
  • 12:41 — How wrong we were: Predictions for 2009.
  • 18:01 — How wrong we were: Hopes and Dreams for 2009.
  • 22:14 — Predictions for 2010.
  • 28:22 — Hopes and Dreams for 2010.
  • 31:15 — Fears for 2010.
  • 34:47 – Doctor Who: The End of Time.
  • 65:12 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
  • 89:45 – SFX Weekender announcement and win FREE TICKETS!
  • 93:13 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 93:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
  • 95:30 — Christmas greetings from other podcasts.

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DWPA – ‘SFX Weekender’ Tickets Up for Grabs

  on January 7th, 2010

DEADLINE: Friday 15th January 2010.

The Doctor Who Podcast Alliance (that Staggering Stories is proud to be a member of) has organised, in conjunction with SFX Magazine, free tickets to the SFX Weekender convention, on the 5th/6th February 2010, Camber Sands (Pontins Holiday Camp!), East Sussex, England.

Guests include Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gareth David-Lloyd, Toby Hadoke, Paul Cornell, James Masters, Mac McDonald, Dave Gibbons, Robert Rankin and many more.

Oh, and if you’re unlucky you may meet some Doctor Who podcasters…

50 sets of up to 4 tickets are to be given away, all you have to do is phone in, quote a code and cross your fingers (if more than 50 people apply before the deadline of 15th Jan 2010 then names will be drawn from a hat).

Phone: 08700 110034
Quote Code: DWPOD
Deadline: Friday 15th January 2010