{"id":1794,"date":"2012-12-23T12:02:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T11:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2012-12-23T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-23T11:02:22","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-148-a-solstice-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=1794","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #148: A Solstice Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7361\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1794-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast148_24-12-2012.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast148_24-12-2012.mp3\">http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast148_24-12-2012.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast148_24-12-2012.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast148_24-12-2012.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:30:33 &#8212; 51.9MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Solstice Game\" src=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast148.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><br \/>\nAdam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn &#8216;write&#8217; their own Doctor Who Christmas Special, discuss The Hobbit and Jeff Wayne&#8217;s War of the Worlds, play some festive games of Name That Sci-Fi Tune, Swanee-Kazoo and Pass the Parcel, pull some Christmas Crackers, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:15 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>04:18 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>04:26 &#8212; Doctor Who: Anniversary audios, books and Christmas Special tie-in eBook.<\/li>\n<li>06:46 &#8212; Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell: BBC TV adaptation.<\/li>\n<li>08:17 &#8212; Tron 3: New writer and returning star.<\/li>\n<li>12:09 &#8212; Lapcat: Design stolen from Thunderbirds?<\/li>\n<li>13:04 &#8212; Daily Mail: Where&#8217;s the Pond-like outrage?<\/li>\n<li>14:02 &#8212; Huffington Post: Explaining Doctor Who.<\/li>\n<li>14:53 &#8212; The Big Bang Theory: Carnal activities in a Police Box.<\/li>\n<li><strong>16:00 &#8211; Name That Sci-Fi Tune.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>25:04 &#8211; Jeff Wayne&#8217;s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: The New Generation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>33:54 &#8211; Christmas Crackers<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>45:41 &#8211; Doctor Who: Our Staggering Christmas story.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>51:30 &#8211; The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>65:37 &#8211; Swanee-Kazoo: Christmas Carols.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>67:21 &#8211; Pass the Parcel: Christmas Sci-Fi Quiz.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>75:20 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:show@StaggeringStories.net\">show@StaggeringStories.net<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>83:35 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>84:59 &#8212; End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vital Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/\">Staggering Stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/podcastdrinkinggame5.html\">Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game, Fifth edition<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathanstrange.com\/\">Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/disney.go.com\/tron\/\">Disney: Tron<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LAPCAT\">Wikipedia: LAPCAT<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/news\/doctor-who\/\">Huffington Post: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/big_bang_theory\/\">CBS: The Big Bang Theory<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaroftheworlds.com\/\">Jeff Wayne&#8217;s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas_crackers\">Wikipedia: Christmas Crackers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pass_the_parcel\">Wikipedia: Pass the Parcel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hobbit_(2012_film)\">Wikipedia: The Hobbit (2012 film)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_games_on_I%27m_Sorry_I_Haven%27t_a_Clue#Swanee-Kazoo\">Wikipedia: I&#8217;m Sorry I Haven&#8217;t a Clue: Swanee-Kazoo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorwhopodcastalliance.org\/\">Doctor Who Podcast Alliance<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=26860495434\">Facebook: Staggering Stories Group<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/b\/118022877240810475071\/118022877240810475071\">Google+: Staggering Stories Page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn &#8216;write&#8217; 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