{"id":2493,"date":"2016-08-28T09:35:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T08:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2016-10-14T10:15:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T09:15:15","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-244-the-grumpiness-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=2493","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #244: The Grumpiness Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_967\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2493-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast244_29-08-2016.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast244_29-08-2016.mp3\">http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast244_29-08-2016.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast244_29-08-2016.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast244_29-08-2016.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 59:00 &#8212; 33.8MB)<\/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\" src=\"http:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast244.jpg\" alt=\"The Grumpiness Patrol\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review the 1988 Doctor Who story &#8216;The Happiness Patrol&#8217; and the 2016 DC film &#8216;Suicide Squad&#8217;, 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>01:13 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>02:45 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:48 &#8212; Red Dwarf: UK broadcast date for series XI.<\/li>\n<li>05:03 &#8212; Supergirl: Kevin Smith to direct TV episode.<\/li>\n<li>07:13 &#8212; Kenny Baker: DEAD!<\/li>\n<li>10:01 &#8212; Shatner: Seen punting around Cambridge.<\/li>\n<li>11:51 &#8212; Ghostbusters: Sequel looking unlikely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>14:00 &#8211; Suicide Squad.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>30:15 &#8211; Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>49:16 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.<\/li>\n<li><strong>55:33 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>56:16 &#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.reddwarf.co.uk\/\">Red Dwarf<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supergirl_(U.S._TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Supergirl (US TV Series)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenny_Baker_(English_actor)\">Wikipedia: Kenny Baker (English Actor)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamshatner.com\/\">William Shatner<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghostbusters_(2016_film)\">Wikipedia: Ghostbusters (2016 film)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suicide_Squad_(film)\">Wikipedia: Suicide Squad (film)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Happiness_Patrol\">Wikipedia: The Happiness Patrol<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/classic\/episodeguide\/happinesspatrol\/\">BBC: Doctor Who &#8211; The Happiness Patrol<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/\">Stitcher: Smartphone podcast streaming app<\/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, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn review the 1988 Doctor Who story &#8216;The Happiness Patrol&#8217; and the 2016 DC film &#8216;Suicide Squad&#8217;, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 01:13 &#8212; Welcome! 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