{"id":3570,"date":"2026-03-29T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:25:34","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-494-the-academics-of-marinus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3570","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #494: The Academics of Marinus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1625\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3570-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast494_30-03-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast494_30-03-2026.mp3\">https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast494_30-03-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast494_30-03-2026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast494_30-03-2026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:25:15 &#8212; 48.9MB)<\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/Podcast494.jpg\" alt=\"60\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Jay Doran, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus and six episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, 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>02:07 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>03:06 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>03:11 &#8212; Firefly: Potential animated series in the works.<\/li>\n<li>06:51 &#8212; Buffy: Hulu&#8217;s revival cancelled.<\/li>\n<li>11:43 &#8212; Nicholas Brendon: DEAD!<\/li>\n<li>13:52 &#8212; Paul Cornell: Saucer Country comic coming to TV.<\/li>\n<li>16:14 &#8212; Stranger Things: Complete series coming to disc.<\/li>\n<li>19:15 &#8212; Doctor Who: Two lost Dalek Masterplan episodes found.<\/li>\n<li><strong>23:32 &#8211; Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episodes 6-10.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>52:47 &#8211; Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>72:39 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>81:23 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>82:10 &#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:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Firefly_(TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Firefly (TV series)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer\">Wikipedia: Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicholas_Brendon\">Wikipedia: Nicholas Brendon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saucer_Country\">Wikipedia: Saucer Country<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Cornell\">Wikipedia: Paul Cornell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stranger_Things\">Wikipedia: Stranger Things<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Starfleet_Academy_(TV_series)\">Wikipedia: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (TV series)<\/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_Keys_of_Marinus\">Wikipedia: The Keys of Marinus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/classic\/episodeguide\/keysofmarinus\/\">BBC: Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus<\/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, Jay Doran, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus and six episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 02:07 &#8212; Welcome! 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