{"id":3613,"date":"2026-09-13T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2026-09-12T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T20:37:00","slug":"staggering-stories-podcast-506-the-scorchies-are-making-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.staggeringstories.net\/?p=3613","title":{"rendered":"Staggering Stories Podcast #506: The Scorchies Are Making a Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8881\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3613-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast506_14-09-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast506_14-09-2026.mp3\">https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast506_14-09-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staggeringstories.net\/StaggeringPodcast506_14-09-2026.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"StaggeringPodcast506_14-09-2026.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:01:29 &#8212; 35.3MB)<\/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\/Podcast506.jpg\" alt=\"60\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adam J Purcell, Jay Doran, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the Big Finish Companion Chronicle &#8211; Doctor Who: The Scorchies, discuss the work of Tim Curry and the recent Whooverville 17 Doctor Who convention, 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>01:42 &#8212; Welcome!<\/li>\n<li><strong>02:33 &#8211; News:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>02:46 &#8212; Game of Thrones: Mad King in London.<\/li>\n<li>04:05 &#8212; Spider-Noir: Cancelled.<\/li>\n<li>06:37 &#8212; Dungeons and Dragons: Still hope for a sequel.<\/li>\n<li>08:25 &#8212; Tim Curry: DEAD!<\/li>\n<li>11:17 &#8212; Peter Cullen: DEAD!<\/li>\n<li>14:20 &#8212; Star Trek: Live table reads for anniversary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>17:45 &#8211; Tim Curry: A brief discussion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>30:40 &#8211; Doctor Who Convention: Whooverville 17.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>44:22 &#8211; Doctor Who: The Scorchies (Big Finish Companion Chronicle).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>53:07 &#8211; Emails and listener feedback.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>57:22 &#8211; Farewell for this podcast!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>58:09 &#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=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Game_of_Thrones:_The_Mad_King\">Wikipedia: Game of Thrones: The Mad King<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spider-Noir\">Wikipedia: Spider-Noir<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dungeons_&amp;_Dragons:_Honor_Among_Thieves\">Wikipedia: Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_Curry\">Wikipedia: Tim Curry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Cullen\">Wikipedia: Peter Cullen<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startrek.com\/\">Star Trek<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/doctorwho\/\">BBC: Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.derbyquad.co.uk\/whats-on\/whooverville-17\">Quad Derby: Whooverville 17<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-scorchies-748\">Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles: The Scorchies<\/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 the Big Finish Companion Chronicle &#8211; Doctor Who: The Scorchies, discuss the work of Tim Curry and the recent Whooverville 17 Doctor Who convention, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 &#8211; Intro and theme tune. 01:42 &#8212; Welcome! 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