{"id":3567,"date":"2026-03-15T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2026-03-14T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:46:26","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-493-strangerers-in-space-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3567","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #493: Strangerers in Space Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8114\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3567-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast493_16-03-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast493_16-03-2026.mp3\">https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast493_16-03-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast493_16-03-2026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast493_16-03-2026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 58:42 &#8212; 33.7MB)<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast493.jpg\" alt=\"60\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jay Doran, and the Real Keith Dunn review the Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space and Rob Grant&#8217;s The Strangerers, 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>01:20 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>01:55 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:06 &#8212; Torchwood: Ianto&#8217;s shrine to be destroyed.<\/li>\n<li>05:12 &#8212; Ghosts: Film of the dead.<\/li>\n<li>07:50 &#8212; Rob Grant: DEAD!<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:23 &#8211; Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>30:53 &#8211; 30 Second Recommendation: Star Trek: We Have Engaged the Borg free PDF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>35:10 &#8211; Rob Grant&#8217;s The Strangerers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>47:01 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>53:06 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>53:49 &#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.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/torchwood\/\">BBC: Torchwood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torchwood\">Wikipedia: Torchwood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghosts_(2019_TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Ghosts (2019 TV series).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rob_Grant\">Wikipedia: Rob Grant<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wheel_in_Space\">Wikipedia: The Wheel in Space<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/classic\/episodeguide\/wheelinspace\/\">BBC: Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wolf359project.com\/\">Wolf 359 Project: We Have Engaged the Borg<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Strangerers\">Wikipedia: The Strangerers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/26860495434\">Facebook: Staggering Stories Group<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jay Doran, and the Real Keith Dunn review the Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space and Rob Grant&#8217;s The Strangerers, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 01:20 &#8212; Welcome! 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