Staggering Stories Podcast
- Description:
- Random thoughts from the Staggering Stories team, mainly featuring discussion on television Science Fiction such as Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek and so many more. Also general randomness on MMOs and all manner of other geek topics! Come and join in on the insanity!
Homepage: https://www.staggeringstories.net/index2.html
RSS Feed: https://blog.staggeringstories.net/?feed=rss2&cat=23
- Episodes:
- 702
- Average Episode Duration:
- 0:0:50:57
- Longest Episode Duration:
- 0:2:13:15
- Total Duration of all Episodes:
- 24 days, 20 hours, 6 minutes and 33 seconds
- Earliest Episode:
- 24 June 2007 (7:46pm GMT)
- Latest Episode:
- 15 February 2026 (9:00am GMT)
- Average Time Between Episodes:
- 9 days, 16 hours, 50 minutes and 21 seconds
Staggering Stories Podcast Episodes
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Staggering Stories Podcast #70: Oh, You Beast!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 56 secondsShow summary:
Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Beast Below and Ashes to Ashes season 3 episode 2, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:45 — Welcome!
- 01:27 – News:
- 01:32 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith on magazine front cover.
- 04:18 – Doctor Who: The Beast Below.
- 22:12 – Escape Pod Discs: Graeme “The2ndDoctor” Sheridan.
- 28:50 – Ashes to Ashes: Season 3, episode 2.
- 41:40 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself atA show@StaggeringStories.net
- 59:19 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 59:47 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Beast Below.
- Professor How, Doctor Who Parody Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Podshock.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #70: Oh, You Beast!
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 1 minutes and 56 secondsShow summary:
Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Beast Below and Ashes to Ashes season 3 episode 2, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:45 — Welcome!
- 01:27 – News:
- 01:32 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith on magazine front cover.
- 04:18 – Doctor Who: The Beast Below.
- 22:12 – Escape Pod Discs: Graeme “The2ndDoctor” Sheridan.
- 28:50 – Ashes to Ashes: Season 3, episode 2.
- 41:40 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself atA show@StaggeringStories.net
- 59:19 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 59:47 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Beast Below.
- Professor How, Doctor Who Parody Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Podshock.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Commentary #1: Doctor Who - The Eleventh Hour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 13 secondsSummary:
Welcome to this first Staggering Stories audio commentary! This time Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn sit down in front of Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour and spout our usual nonsense.Apologies for the rather less than great audio quality, that is something we will try to address in future commentaries (assuming people want to hear more).A Also please bear with us as we get used to this whole commentary business – The Eleventh Hour is particularly easy to get caught up in!
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Commentary #1: Doctor Who - The Eleventh Hour
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 7 minutes and 13 secondsSummary:
Welcome to this first Staggering Stories audio commentary! This time Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn sit down in front of Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour and spout our usual nonsense.Apologies for the rather less than great audio quality, that is something we will try to address in future commentaries (assuming people want to hear more).A Also please bear with us as we get used to this whole commentary business – The Eleventh Hour is particularly easy to get caught up in!
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #69: When Fish Met Custard
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 10 secondsSummary:
Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour and Ashes to Ashes season 3 episode 1, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:15 — Welcome!
- 02:34 – News:
- 02:42 — Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.
- 05:44 — Doctor Who: The Daily Mail STILL hates Amy Pond.
- 08:12 — Primeval: DS9′s Julian Bashier to join cast.
- 10:24 — Doctor Who: Jean sees Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the flesh.
- 13:37 – Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour.
- 34:27 – Ashes to Ashes: Season 3, episode 1.
- 43:06 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 85:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 85:56 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who News – The Adventure Games.
- Daily Mail: Dr Ooooh!
- ITV: Primeval.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #68: The Planet of the Funky Gibbons
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes and 20 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Why is it so popular and Planet of the Apes (the original 1968 film), find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:12 — Welcome!
- 02:19 – News:
- 02:45 — Doctor Who: New Doctor Who Series’ Season 6 confirmed, plus Christmas special.
- 04:09 — Doctor Who: The Daily Mail hates Amy Pond.
- 06:34 — Doctor Who: Of trailers and such.
- 08:10 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith front pages The Times with his tweed.
- 09:44 — Returning TV: Ashes to Ashes, The Prisoner remake, V remake, K9.
- 11:03 – Doctor Who: Why is the New Series so popular?
- 23:02 – Escape Pod Discs: Rhys Parton.
- 28:01 – Classic Movie Theatre: Planet of the Apes (1968).
- 45:24 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 84:38 – Advertisement Break
- 85:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 85:56 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Daily Mail: A new sexy Doctor Who?.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- Wikipedia: The Prisoner (2009 miniseries).
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- Wikipedia: K-9 (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: Planet of the Apes (1968 film).
- MarkWatsonFans.com.
- Wikipedia: Taken (TV miniseries).
- Wikipedia: The Flashing Blade (TV series).
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #69: When Fish Met Custard
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 10 secondsSummary:
Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour and Ashes to Ashes season 3 episode 1, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:15 — Welcome!
- 02:34 – News:
- 02:42 — Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.
- 05:44 — Doctor Who: The Daily Mail STILL hates Amy Pond.
- 08:12 — Primeval: DS9′s Julian Bashier to join cast.
- 10:24 — Doctor Who: Jean sees Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the flesh.
- 13:37 – Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour.
- 34:27 – Ashes to Ashes: Season 3, episode 1.
- 43:06 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 85:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 85:56 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who News – The Adventure Games.
- Daily Mail: Dr Ooooh!
- ITV: Primeval.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #68: The Planet of the Funky Gibbons
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 30 minutes and 20 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Why is it so popular and Planet of the Apes (the original 1968 film), find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:12 — Welcome!
- 02:19 – News:
- 02:45 — Doctor Who: New Doctor Who Series’ Season 6 confirmed, plus Christmas special.
- 04:09 — Doctor Who: The Daily Mail hates Amy Pond.
- 06:34 — Doctor Who: Of trailers and such.
- 08:10 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith front pages The Times with his tweed.
- 09:44 — Returning TV: Ashes to Ashes, The Prisoner remake, V remake, K9.
- 11:03 – Doctor Who: Why is the New Series so popular?
- 23:02 – Escape Pod Discs: Rhys Parton.
- 28:01 – Classic Movie Theatre: Planet of the Apes (1968).
- 45:24 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 84:38 – Advertisement Break
- 85:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 85:56 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Daily Mail: A new sexy Doctor Who?.
- BBC: Ashes to Ashes.
- Wikipedia: The Prisoner (2009 miniseries).
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- Wikipedia: K-9 (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: Planet of the Apes (1968 film).
- MarkWatsonFans.com.
- Wikipedia: Taken (TV miniseries).
- Wikipedia: The Flashing Blade (TV series).
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #67: Being Daleks on a Pub Crawl
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 55 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Daleks, Being Human Season 2, Alice in Wonderland and a Real Ale Doctor Who pub crawl, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:45 — Welcome!
- 01:35 – News:
- 01:59 — Doctor Who: Touring the UK to kick off Series 2, Season 5.
- 04:10 — Doctor Who: The console game coming to Nintendo Wii and DS.
- 05:12 — Delia Derbyshire documentary.
- 06:15 — J. Michael Straczynski taking on Superman and Wonder Woman.
- 08:34 — The Shat: William Shatner fronting new social networking site.
- 10:24 — Firefly: Dark House comics bringing out two new Firefly stories.
- 11:46 — Death: Peter Graves goes to the grave.
- 12:43 – Doctor Who: The Daleks (the 1963/4 story).
- 23:32 – Doctor Who: CAMRA pub crawl.
- 30:35 – Being Human: Season 2.
- 44:44 – Alice in Wonderland.
- 53:16 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 91:09 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 91:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Delia Derbyshire.
- J. Michael Straczynski.
- William Shatner.
- My Outerspace.
- Wikipedia: Firefly.
- Dark Horse Comics.
- Wikipedia: Peter Graves.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Daleks.
- CAMRA: Campaign for Real Ale.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Disney: Alice in Wonderland.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #67: Being Daleks on a Pub Crawl
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 55 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Daleks, Being Human Season 2, Alice in Wonderland and a Real Ale Doctor Who pub crawl, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:45 — Welcome!
- 01:35 – News:
- 01:59 — Doctor Who: Touring the UK to kick off Series 2, Season 5.
- 04:10 — Doctor Who: The console game coming to Nintendo Wii and DS.
- 05:12 — Delia Derbyshire documentary.
- 06:15 — J. Michael Straczynski taking on Superman and Wonder Woman.
- 08:34 — The Shat: William Shatner fronting new social networking site.
- 10:24 — Firefly: Dark House comics bringing out two new Firefly stories.
- 11:46 — Death: Peter Graves goes to the grave.
- 12:43 – Doctor Who: The Daleks (the 1963/4 story).
- 23:32 – Doctor Who: CAMRA pub crawl.
- 30:35 – Being Human: Season 2.
- 44:44 – Alice in Wonderland.
- 53:16 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 91:09 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 91:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Delia Derbyshire.
- J. Michael Straczynski.
- William Shatner.
- My Outerspace.
- Wikipedia: Firefly.
- Dark Horse Comics.
- Wikipedia: Peter Graves.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Daleks.
- CAMRA: Campaign for Real Ale.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Disney: Alice in Wonderland.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #66: Trailer Trash
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 33 minutes and 20 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora, New Who Season Trailers and Survivors Season 2, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:49 — Welcome!
- 02:12 – News:
- 02:33 — Doctor Who: 3D trailer for New Series, Season 5.
- 05:14 — Syfy: The UK Sci-Fi channel gets a dose of SyFy.
- 07:33 — Doctor Who: Prop and costume auction.
- 10:40 — Doctor Who: New Character Options figure – 7th Doctor & Remembrance Dalek.
- 11:50 — Metropolis: Complete copy found, remastered DVD on its way.
- 13:25 – Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora.
- 27:06 – Survivors: Season 2 (2010).
- 37:42 – Doctor Who: New Who season trailers.
- 59:30 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 86:17 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 87:14 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- SciFi UK.
- Forbidden Planet (.com) 7th Doc and Dalek.
- Wikipedia: Metropolis (film)!
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Masque of Mandragora.
- Facebook: Lets get Bernard Cribbins back into the charts!
- BBC: Survivors.
- Professor Dave’s Ark in Space.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Radio Free Skaro.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #66: Trailer Trash
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 33 minutes and 20 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora, New Who Season Trailers and Survivors Season 2, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:49 — Welcome!
- 02:12 – News:
- 02:33 — Doctor Who: 3D trailer for New Series, Season 5.
- 05:14 — Syfy: The UK Sci-Fi channel gets a dose of SyFy.
- 07:33 — Doctor Who: Prop and costume auction.
- 10:40 — Doctor Who: New Character Options figure – 7th Doctor & Remembrance Dalek.
- 11:50 — Metropolis: Complete copy found, remastered DVD on its way.
- 13:25 – Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora.
- 27:06 – Survivors: Season 2 (2010).
- 37:42 – Doctor Who: New Who season trailers.
- 59:30 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 86:17 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 87:14 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- SciFi UK.
- Forbidden Planet (.com) 7th Doc and Dalek.
- Wikipedia: Metropolis (film)!
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Masque of Mandragora.
- Facebook: Lets get Bernard Cribbins back into the charts!
- BBC: Survivors.
- Professor Dave’s Ark in Space.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Radio Free Skaro.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #65: Camping Up the Weekender
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 1 secondSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn speculate about the 2010 Doctor Who season, talk about The Vampire Diaries and the SFX Weekender convention, have a 30 second recommendation for the Amtrak Wars novels, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:47 — Welcome!
- 02:35 – News:
- 02:48 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith to kick off with 60 minute episode.
- 03:49 — Doctor Who: Neil Gaiman set to write for 2011 season.
- 06:06 — The Black Hole: Hollywood goes back to the remake well.
- 09:06 — Star Trek: Flash mob to promote Star Trek Online.
- 10:15 — Star Wars: Flash mob lightsabre fight in Bristol.
- 11:24 – Doctor Who: Predictions for the 2010 season.
- 21:24 – 30 Second Recommendation: The Amtrack Wars.
- 22:44 – The Vampire Diaries.
- 31:25 – Competition Results: Name a Doctor Who Companion to win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set.
- 35:07 – The SFX Weekender.
- 47:03 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 70:20 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 70:54 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 73:32— Max Buffer’s Media Museum podcast promo.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Radio Free Skaro: Series Fnarg Details Revealed.
- Neil Gaiman.
- Wikipedia: The Black Hole.
- Star Trek.
- Star Wars.
- Wikipedia: Flash Mob.
- Wikipedia: The Amtrack Wars.
- The CW: The Vampire Diaries.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
- SFX Weekender.
- SFX Weekender Forum.
- YouTube: Bristol Lightsabre Flashmob – The Official Video.
- Geek Syndicate Podcast.
- Galactic Knights.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Professor How and B-Movie Invasion Podcasts.
- Doctor Who: Podshock podcast.
- Insideoutcast Podcast.
- Max Buffer’s Media Museum podcast.
- Abbyshot: Browncoat.
- Abbyshot: 10th Doctor coat.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #65: Camping Up the Weekender
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 14 minutes and 1 secondSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn speculate about the 2010 Doctor Who season, talk about The Vampire Diaries and the SFX Weekender convention, have a 30 second recommendation for the Amtrak Wars novels, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:47 — Welcome!
- 02:35 – News:
- 02:48 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith to kick off with 60 minute episode.
- 03:49 — Doctor Who: Neil Gaiman set to write for 2011 season.
- 06:06 — The Black Hole: Hollywood goes back to the remake well.
- 09:06 — Star Trek: Flash mob to promote Star Trek Online.
- 10:15 — Star Wars: Flash mob lightsabre fight in Bristol.
- 11:24 – Doctor Who: Predictions for the 2010 season.
- 21:24 – 30 Second Recommendation: The Amtrack Wars.
- 22:44 – The Vampire Diaries.
- 31:25 – Competition Results: Name a Doctor Who Companion to win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set.
- 35:07 – The SFX Weekender.
- 47:03 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 70:20 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 70:54 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 73:32— Max Buffer’s Media Museum podcast promo.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Radio Free Skaro: Series Fnarg Details Revealed.
- Neil Gaiman.
- Wikipedia: The Black Hole.
- Star Trek.
- Star Wars.
- Wikipedia: Flash Mob.
- Wikipedia: The Amtrack Wars.
- The CW: The Vampire Diaries.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
- SFX Weekender.
- SFX Weekender Forum.
- YouTube: Bristol Lightsabre Flashmob – The Official Video.
- Geek Syndicate Podcast.
- Galactic Knights.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Professor How and B-Movie Invasion Podcasts.
- Doctor Who: Podshock podcast.
- Insideoutcast Podcast.
- Max Buffer’s Media Museum podcast.
- Abbyshot: Browncoat.
- Abbyshot: 10th Doctor coat.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #64: Bad Case of Coatal Envy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 33 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who computer games, Red Dwarf Season 3, have a 30 second recommendation for Iain M Banks’ Culture novels, hold a competition, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:53 — Welcome!
- 01:59 – News:
- 02:03 — Torchwood USA: Fox TV developing an American Torchwood.
- 03:48 — Doctor Who: Computer game to be developed?
- 06:02 — Rex Is Not Your Lawyer: Canned before it got started?
- 07:20 — Red Dwarf: Chris Barrie suggests a new full season is possible.
- 09:05 — Doctor Who: Billie Piper talks about Hollywood Doctor Who film.
- 09:49 — Star Wars: Wizards of the Coast drop pen & paper RPG and miniatures line.
- 10:30 – Red Dwarf: Season 3
- 25:11 – Doctor Who: Computer games past and future.
- 35:32 – 30 Second Recommendation: Iain M Banks’ Culture novels.
- 37:21 – COMPETITION TIME! Win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set (including interviews with Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Nick Briggs, and many more!)
- 38:47 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 56:40 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 57:05 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 64:40 — The TARDIS Tavern promo.
- 66:08 — The Ood Cast promo.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.
- Red Dwarf.
- Wizards of the Coast.
- Wikipedia: Doctor Who Computer Games.
- SFX Weekender.
- Wikipedia: The Culture.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- YouTube: The Day of the Triffids (1981).
- Wikipedia: Defying Gravity.
- Big Finish: Jago and Litefoot Series One.
- Abbyshot: Browncoat.
- Abbyshot: 10th Doctor coat.
- The TARDIS Tavern podcast.
- The Ood Cast podcast.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #64: Bad Case of Coatal Envy
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 33 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who computer games, Red Dwarf Season 3, have a 30 second recommendation for Iain M Banks’ Culture novels, hold a competition, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:53 — Welcome!
- 01:59 – News:
- 02:03 — Torchwood USA: Fox TV developing an American Torchwood.
- 03:48 — Doctor Who: Computer game to be developed?
- 06:02 — Rex Is Not Your Lawyer: Canned before it got started?
- 07:20 — Red Dwarf: Chris Barrie suggests a new full season is possible.
- 09:05 — Doctor Who: Billie Piper talks about Hollywood Doctor Who film.
- 09:49 — Star Wars: Wizards of the Coast drop pen & paper RPG and miniatures line.
- 10:30 – Red Dwarf: Season 3
- 25:11 – Doctor Who: Computer games past and future.
- 35:32 – 30 Second Recommendation: Iain M Banks’ Culture novels.
- 37:21 – COMPETITION TIME! Win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set (including interviews with Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Nick Briggs, and many more!)
- 38:47 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 56:40 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 57:05 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 64:40 — The TARDIS Tavern promo.
- 66:08 — The Ood Cast promo.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.
- Red Dwarf.
- Wizards of the Coast.
- Wikipedia: Doctor Who Computer Games.
- SFX Weekender.
- Wikipedia: The Culture.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- YouTube: The Day of the Triffids (1981).
- Wikipedia: Defying Gravity.
- Big Finish: Jago and Litefoot Series One.
- Abbyshot: Browncoat.
- Abbyshot: 10th Doctor coat.
- The TARDIS Tavern podcast.
- The Ood Cast podcast.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #63: The Trouble with Triffids
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 18 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about our early memories and favourite villains from Doctor Who, The Day of the Triffids (mainly the 2009 version), the blockbuster Avatar, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:19 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:26 — Doctor Who: Writers for New Series, Season 5 officially announced.
- 06:51 — Outcasts: New BBC One ‘space drama’.
- 08:30 — Spider-man: Teenage reboot for film series.
- 11:57 — Edge of Darkness: Hollywood turns another classic BBC Series into a film.
- 13:51 — Firefly: New TV series tie-in book.
- 15:45 – The Day of the Triffids (2009)
- 32:50 – Doctor Who: That Brown Trouser Moment.
- 42:56 – Avatar.
- 56:56 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 76:50 – COMPETITION TIME! Win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set (including interviews with Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Nick Briggs, and many more!)
- 79:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 80:04 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Outcasts.
- Wikipedia: Spider-man (film series).
- Wikipedia: Edge of Darkness (film).
- Wikipedia: Firefly.
- Titan Books: Firefly – Still Flying.
- Wikipedia: The Day of the Triffids.
- BBC: The Day of the Triffids (2009).
- YouTube: The Day of the Triffids (1981).
- Professor How.
- Avatar.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- SFX Weekender.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- This Week in Doctor Who.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #63: The Trouble with Triffids
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 23 minutes and 18 secondsSummary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about our early memories and favourite villains from Doctor Who, The Day of the Triffids (mainly the 2009 version), the blockbuster Avatar, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:19 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:26 — Doctor Who: Writers for New Series, Season 5 officially announced.
- 06:51 — Outcasts: New BBC One ‘space drama’.
- 08:30 — Spider-man: Teenage reboot for film series.
- 11:57 — Edge of Darkness: Hollywood turns another classic BBC Series into a film.
- 13:51 — Firefly: New TV series tie-in book.
- 15:45 – The Day of the Triffids (2009)
- 32:50 – Doctor Who: That Brown Trouser Moment.
- 42:56 – Avatar.
- 56:56 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 76:50 – COMPETITION TIME! Win a Whooverville 3 Disc DVD set (including interviews with Colin Baker, Anneke Wills, Nick Briggs, and many more!)
- 79:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 80:04 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Outcasts.
- Wikipedia: Spider-man (film series).
- Wikipedia: Edge of Darkness (film).
- Wikipedia: Firefly.
- Titan Books: Firefly – Still Flying.
- Wikipedia: The Day of the Triffids.
- BBC: The Day of the Triffids (2009).
- YouTube: The Day of the Triffids (1981).
- Professor How.
- Avatar.
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- SFX Weekender.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- This Week in Doctor Who.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- The Whoovers Doctor Who Group (with their many great DVDs!).
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #62: The Episode That Didn't Want to Go
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 39 minutes and 58 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake Keith’, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The End of Time, our Predictions for 2010, our Hopes and Dreams for 2010, see how wrong we were about our Predictions for 2009, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:02 — Welcome!
- 02:22 – News:
- 02:34 — Doctor Who: UK ratings for The End of Time.
- 04:42 — Syfy renewing Stargate Universe and Sanctuary.
- 06:51 — Peter Jackson is developing a film based on the Mortal Engines books.
- 08:48 — Doctor Who RPG: It is out!
- 11:02 — Star Trek wetsuits – the Red Shirts of the deep.
- 12:29 – Predictions, Hopes & Dreams and Fears for the future:
- 12:41 — How wrong we were: Predictions for 2009.
- 18:01 — How wrong we were: Hopes and Dreams for 2009.
- 22:14 — Predictions for 2010.
- 28:22 — Hopes and Dreams for 2010.
- 31:15 — Fears for 2010.
- 34:47 – Doctor Who: The End of Time.
- 65:12 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 89:45 – SFX Weekender announcement and win FREE TICKETS!
- 93:13 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 93:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 95:30 — Christmas greetings from other podcasts.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The End of Time.
- Syfy: Stargate Universe.
- Syfy: Sanctuary.
- Wikipedia: Peter Jackson.
- Wikipedia: Richard Todd.
- Wikipedia: Mortal Engines.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG)
- Leisure Games – Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG
- Star Trek: The Original Series Wetsuit
- The Daily Mail: Boldly growing: William Shatner reveals his expanding waistline on the beach
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- SFX Weekender.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- The Cultdom Collective.
- The Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
- The Tin Dog Podcast.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #62: The Episode That Didn't Want to Go
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 39 minutes and 58 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake Keith’, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The End of Time, our Predictions for 2010, our Hopes and Dreams for 2010, see how wrong we were about our Predictions for 2009, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:02 — Welcome!
- 02:22 – News:
- 02:34 — Doctor Who: UK ratings for The End of Time.
- 04:42 — Syfy renewing Stargate Universe and Sanctuary.
- 06:51 — Peter Jackson is developing a film based on the Mortal Engines books.
- 08:48 — Doctor Who RPG: It is out!
- 11:02 — Star Trek wetsuits – the Red Shirts of the deep.
- 12:29 – Predictions, Hopes & Dreams and Fears for the future:
- 12:41 — How wrong we were: Predictions for 2009.
- 18:01 — How wrong we were: Hopes and Dreams for 2009.
- 22:14 — Predictions for 2010.
- 28:22 — Hopes and Dreams for 2010.
- 31:15 — Fears for 2010.
- 34:47 – Doctor Who: The End of Time.
- 65:12 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 89:45 – SFX Weekender announcement and win FREE TICKETS!
- 93:13 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 93:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 95:30 — Christmas greetings from other podcasts.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Doctor Who – The End of Time.
- Syfy: Stargate Universe.
- Syfy: Sanctuary.
- Wikipedia: Peter Jackson.
- Wikipedia: Richard Todd.
- Wikipedia: Mortal Engines.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG)
- Leisure Games – Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG
- Star Trek: The Original Series Wetsuit
- The Daily Mail: Boldly growing: William Shatner reveals his expanding waistline on the beach
- Doctor Who Podcast Alliance.
- SFX Weekender.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- The Cultdom Collective.
- The Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
- The Tin Dog Podcast.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #61: A Very Tennant Christmas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 40 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake Keith’, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon, Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Time Lords in the dock, play Swanee-Kazoo and Charades, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:40 — Welcome!
- 02:25 – News:
- 02:56 — Doctor Who: BBC 1 Christmas Idents (and lots more Tennant about).
- 05:37 — Doctor Who: Michael Moorcock to write a Who book.
- 07:31 — Richard Todd (thingie-face) is dead.
- 10:20 – Christmas Crackers.
- 15:54 – Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon.
- 29:23 – Christmas Nonsense:
- 29:35 — Christmas Address.
- 30:02 — Charades.
- 31:59 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Time Lords.
- 42:22 – More Christmas Nonsense:
- 42:27 — Swanee-Kazoo.
- 43:53 — Charades.
- 47:28 — Happy Birthday Song.
- 49:40 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 65:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 67:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Michael Moorcock.
- Wikipedia: Richard Todd.
- Wikipedia: Christmas Crackers
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Horns of Nimon.
- Wikipedia: Clangers.
- Wikipedia: Charades.
- Wikipedia: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: Swanee-Kazoo.
- YouTube: Doctor Who’s Happy Christmas – Animation by Whosprites – The Daleks’ Master Plan.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #61: A Very Tennant Christmas
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 40 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake Keith’, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon, Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Time Lords in the dock, play Swanee-Kazoo and Charades, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:40 — Welcome!
- 02:25 – News:
- 02:56 — Doctor Who: BBC 1 Christmas Idents (and lots more Tennant about).
- 05:37 — Doctor Who: Michael Moorcock to write a Who book.
- 07:31 — Richard Todd (thingie-face) is dead.
- 10:20 – Christmas Crackers.
- 15:54 – Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon.
- 29:23 – Christmas Nonsense:
- 29:35 — Christmas Address.
- 30:02 — Charades.
- 31:59 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Time Lords.
- 42:22 – More Christmas Nonsense:
- 42:27 — Swanee-Kazoo.
- 43:53 — Charades.
- 47:28 — Happy Birthday Song.
- 49:40 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 65:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 67:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Michael Moorcock.
- Wikipedia: Richard Todd.
- Wikipedia: Christmas Crackers
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Horns of Nimon.
- Wikipedia: Clangers.
- Wikipedia: Charades.
- Wikipedia: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue: Swanee-Kazoo.
- YouTube: Doctor Who’s Happy Christmas – Animation by Whosprites – The Daleks’ Master Plan.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #60: Blathering in Dreamland
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 57 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Dreamland, three Sarah Jane Adventures stories, the BBC series Paradox, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:12 — Welcome!
- 02:04 – News:
- 02:12 — Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One named.
- 03:19 — Doctor Who: Waters of Mars viewing figures.
- 04:47 — Being Human: Wins two Royal Television Society awards.
- 06:12 — Forbidden Planet: More details emerge, possible sequels?
- 07:57 — Bernard Cribbins: BAFTA Childrens award.
- 10:13 — Christopher Eccleston: to play John Lennon in Beatles film?
- 11:33 — Doctor Who RPG: impounded by US customs!
- 13:25 – Doctor Who: Dreamland.
- 19:29 – Paradox.
- 28:24 – The Sarah Jane Adventures:.
- 29:34 — The Eternity Trap.
- 33:42 — Mona Lisa’s Revenge.
- 37:54 — The Gift.
- 44:41 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 63:53 — Breaking News: Torchwood 4 is go?
- 64:24 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 66:58 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Forbidden Planet.
- Wikipedia: Bernard Cribbins.
- Wikipedia: Christopher Eccleston.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who RPG – if it really exists!)
- BBC: Doctor Who – Dreamland.
- BBC: Paradox.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #60: Blathering in Dreamland
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 57 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Dreamland, three Sarah Jane Adventures stories, the BBC series Paradox, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:12 — Welcome!
- 02:04 – News:
- 02:12 — Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One named.
- 03:19 — Doctor Who: Waters of Mars viewing figures.
- 04:47 — Being Human: Wins two Royal Television Society awards.
- 06:12 — Forbidden Planet: More details emerge, possible sequels?
- 07:57 — Bernard Cribbins: BAFTA Childrens award.
- 10:13 — Christopher Eccleston: to play John Lennon in Beatles film?
- 11:33 — Doctor Who RPG: impounded by US customs!
- 13:25 – Doctor Who: Dreamland.
- 19:29 – Paradox.
- 28:24 – The Sarah Jane Adventures:.
- 29:34 — The Eternity Trap.
- 33:42 — Mona Lisa’s Revenge.
- 37:54 — The Gift.
- 44:41 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 63:53 — Breaking News: Torchwood 4 is go?
- 64:24 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 66:58 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Forbidden Planet.
- Wikipedia: Bernard Cribbins.
- Wikipedia: Christopher Eccleston.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who RPG – if it really exists!)
- BBC: Doctor Who – Dreamland.
- BBC: Paradox.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #59: When Water Goes Wet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 38 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Keith Dunn and a remote Jean Riddler talk about the Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars, Defying Gravity, give a 30 second recommendation, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:38 — Welcome!
- 01:25 – News:
- 01:39 — Doctor Who: Air dates for The Waters of Mars in the Austrailia and Canadia.
- 02:36 — David Tennant: Pilots a new US series.
- 05:36 — Dollhouse: Sent to the attic, to DEATH!
- 07:57 — Being Human: SyFy version may change vampire Mitchell’s sex.
- 09:53 — Gene Hunt: It’s not just an advert, it’s a BBC rip off advert.
- 11:18 — Doctor Who RPG: 30 November 2009 release but little info so far.
- 13:45 – Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars.
- 35:46 – 30 Second Recommendation: Darker Projects.
- 36:51 – Defying Gravity.
- 47:43 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 75:20 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 75:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- David Tennant.
- Fox: Dollhouse.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Gene Hunt.
- YouTube: M & S Christmas Advert 2009.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who RPG).
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Waters of Mars.
- Darker Projects.
- Wikipedia: Defying Gravity.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #58: David Tennant's Little Adventure
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 8 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, NOT Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman in the Attic and The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, find some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:50 — Welcome!
- 01:24 – News:
- 01:29 — Doctor Who: Air dates for The Waters of Mars in the UK and the US of A.
- 02:34 — The Sarah Jane Adventures: David Tennant gives it a boost up.
- 03:57 — Being Human: SyFy copies the originality.
- 05:55 — Who Framed Roger Rabbit: The sequel did.
- 07:10 — V: Sky writing advertising would cause too many emissions.
- 08:41 — David Tennant: The Doctor for life.
- 09:41 — Doctor Who: A wealth of DVDs on the way.
- 10:50 – The Sarah Jane Adventures:.
- 11:33 — The Mad Woman in the Attic.
- 19:27 — The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.
- 36:38 – Escape Pod Discs: NOT Jean.
- 41:42 – True Blood.
- 54:02 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 60:21 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 60:50 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- David Tennant.
- Wikipedia: SJA – The Mad Woman in the Attic.
- Wikipedia: SJA – The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.
- Wikipedia: Fimbles.
- HBO: True Blood.
- Wikipedia: True Blood.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #59: When Water Goes Wet
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 38 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Keith Dunn and a remote Jean Riddler talk about the Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars, Defying Gravity, give a 30 second recommendation, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:38 — Welcome!
- 01:25 – News:
- 01:39 — Doctor Who: Air dates for The Waters of Mars in the Austrailia and Canadia.
- 02:36 — David Tennant: Pilots a new US series.
- 05:36 — Dollhouse: Sent to the attic, to DEATH!
- 07:57 — Being Human: SyFy version may change vampire Mitchell’s sex.
- 09:53 — Gene Hunt: It’s not just an advert, it’s a BBC rip off advert.
- 11:18 — Doctor Who RPG: 30 November 2009 release but little info so far.
- 13:45 – Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars.
- 35:46 – 30 Second Recommendation: Darker Projects.
- 36:51 – Defying Gravity.
- 47:43 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 75:20 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 75:45 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- David Tennant.
- Fox: Dollhouse.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Gene Hunt.
- YouTube: M & S Christmas Advert 2009.
- Cubicle 7 (Makers of the Doctor Who RPG).
- BBC: Doctor Who – The Waters of Mars.
- Darker Projects.
- Wikipedia: Defying Gravity.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #58: David Tennant's Little Adventure
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 8 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, NOT Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Sarah Jane Adventures: The Mad Woman in the Attic and The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith, find some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:50 — Welcome!
- 01:24 – News:
- 01:29 — Doctor Who: Air dates for The Waters of Mars in the UK and the US of A.
- 02:34 — The Sarah Jane Adventures: David Tennant gives it a boost up.
- 03:57 — Being Human: SyFy copies the originality.
- 05:55 — Who Framed Roger Rabbit: The sequel did.
- 07:10 — V: Sky writing advertising would cause too many emissions.
- 08:41 — David Tennant: The Doctor for life.
- 09:41 — Doctor Who: A wealth of DVDs on the way.
- 10:50 – The Sarah Jane Adventures:.
- 11:33 — The Mad Woman in the Attic.
- 19:27 — The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.
- 36:38 – Escape Pod Discs: NOT Jean.
- 41:42 – True Blood.
- 54:02 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 60:21 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 60:50 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- BBC: Being Human.
- Wikipedia: Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- David Tennant.
- Wikipedia: SJA – The Mad Woman in the Attic.
- Wikipedia: SJA – The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith.
- Wikipedia: Fimbles.
- HBO: True Blood.
- Wikipedia: True Blood.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #57: Judoon Goon with a Spoon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 51 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Sarah Jane Adventures: Prisoner of the Judoon, Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Conventions in the dock, Flash Forward, get a 30 second recommendation, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:09 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:32 — Doctor Who: New Logo and Insignia.
- 05:57 — Doctor Who: Barry Letts has died.
- 07:42 — Dollhouse: Will not be yanked off early.
- 10:17 — Les Miserables: A film version in the works?
- 12:10 — Doctor Who: Cubicle 7 Roleplaying Game character sheet published.
- 14:07 – The Sarah Jane Adventures: Prisoner of the Judoon.
- 25:45 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Conventions.
- 34:18 – 30 Second Recommendation: The Asphyx.
- 35:38 – Flash Forward.
- 45:23 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 68:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Introducing the Doctor Who Logo 2010.
- Wikipedia: Barry Letts.
- Fox: Dollhouse.
- Wikipedia: Les Miserables.
- Cubicle 7.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Wikipedia: Crown Court (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: The Asphyx.
- ABC: Flash Forward.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #57: Judoon Goon with a Spoon
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 12 minutes and 51 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Sarah Jane Adventures: Prisoner of the Judoon, Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Conventions in the dock, Flash Forward, get a 30 second recommendation, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:09 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:32 — Doctor Who: New Logo and Insignia.
- 05:57 — Doctor Who: Barry Letts has died.
- 07:42 — Dollhouse: Will not be yanked off early.
- 10:17 — Les Miserables: A film version in the works?
- 12:10 — Doctor Who: Cubicle 7 Roleplaying Game character sheet published.
- 14:07 – The Sarah Jane Adventures: Prisoner of the Judoon.
- 25:45 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Conventions.
- 34:18 – 30 Second Recommendation: The Asphyx.
- 35:38 – Flash Forward.
- 45:23 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 68:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- BBC: Introducing the Doctor Who Logo 2010.
- Wikipedia: Barry Letts.
- Fox: Dollhouse.
- Wikipedia: Les Miserables.
- Cubicle 7.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Wikipedia: Crown Court (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: The Asphyx.
- ABC: Flash Forward.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #56: The Crime was in Being There
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 0 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Adric in the dock, Red Dwarf Season 2, Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:09 — Welcome!
- 01:45 – News:
- 02:04 — Doctor Who: Matchstick Dalek.
- 04:30 — Primeval: Back from extinction.
- 07:04 — V: The remake in trouble.
- 09:21 — Doctor Who: New logo (speculations!)
- 10:45 — Doctor Who: Cubicle 7 Roleplaying Game due in November?
- 11:47 – Red Dwarf: Season Two.
- 26:09 – Escape Pod Discs: Jo! (and premature feedback from Tony).
- 33:00 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Reality vs. Adric.
- 45:41 – El Presidente.
- 46:57 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:43 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Bognor Regis Observer: Dalek made entirely of matchsticks invades Bognor Regis.
- ITV: Primeval.
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- BBC: New Doctor Who Logo.
- Cubicle 7.
- Red Dwarf.
- Wikipedia: Crown Court (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: Adric.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Wikipedia: The Middleman (TV Series).
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part 1 .
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part the second .
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part the third & final .
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Staggering Stories Podcast #56: The Crime was in Being There
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes and 0 secondsShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Adric in the dock, Red Dwarf Season 2, Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:09 — Welcome!
- 01:45 – News:
- 02:04 — Doctor Who: Matchstick Dalek.
- 04:30 — Primeval: Back from extinction.
- 07:04 — V: The remake in trouble.
- 09:21 — Doctor Who: New logo (speculations!)
- 10:45 — Doctor Who: Cubicle 7 Roleplaying Game due in November?
- 11:47 – Red Dwarf: Season Two.
- 26:09 – Escape Pod Discs: Jo! (and premature feedback from Tony).
- 33:00 – Doctor Who: Gallifreyan Crown Court – Reality vs. Adric.
- 45:41 – El Presidente.
- 46:57 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:43 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Bognor Regis Observer: Dalek made entirely of matchsticks invades Bognor Regis.
- ITV: Primeval.
- Wikipedia: V (2009 TV Series).
- BBC: New Doctor Who Logo.
- Cubicle 7.
- Red Dwarf.
- Wikipedia: Crown Court (TV Series).
- Wikipedia: Adric.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Wikipedia: The Middleman (TV Series).
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part 1 .
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part the second .
- Facebook: Whooverville – Dr Who Convention – September 2009. Podcast Panel – part the third & final .
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Staggering Stories Podcast #55: Pick of the Pits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 1 secondShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Quatermass trilogy, Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:01 — Welcome!
- 01:43 – News:
- 01:59 — Doctor Who: Richard Curtis to write for Series 5.
- 05:28 — The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 3 to broadcast two episodes a week.
- 08:44 — Buy Gene Roddenberry’s Apple Macintosh.
- 11:03 — Doctor Horrible gatecrashes the Emmys.
- 11:59 – The Quatermass Trilogy.
- 24:23 – Escape Pod Discs: Tony Gallichan.
- 29:37 – Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings.
- 44:39 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 63:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Richard Curtis.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Wikipedia: Gene Roddenberry.
- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
- YouTube: Dr. Horrible Gatecrashes the Emmys.
- Wikipedia: The Quatermass Experiment.
- Wikipedia: Quatermass II.
- Wikipedia: Quatermass and the Pit.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- Wikipedia: Doctor Who Magazine.
- Facebook: Doctor Who Magazine Group.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 001 – 050.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 051 – 100.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 101 – 150.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 151 – 200.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- Wikipedia: Major-General’s Song.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #55: Pick of the Pits
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 1 secondShow Summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Quatermass trilogy, Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:01 — Welcome!
- 01:43 – News:
- 01:59 — Doctor Who: Richard Curtis to write for Series 5.
- 05:28 — The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 3 to broadcast two episodes a week.
- 08:44 — Buy Gene Roddenberry’s Apple Macintosh.
- 11:03 — Doctor Horrible gatecrashes the Emmys.
- 11:59 – The Quatermass Trilogy.
- 24:23 – Escape Pod Discs: Tony Gallichan.
- 29:37 – Doctor Who Magazine’s ‘The Mighty 200′ story rankings.
- 44:39 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 63:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 63:27 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Richard Curtis.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Wikipedia: Gene Roddenberry.
- Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
- YouTube: Dr. Horrible Gatecrashes the Emmys.
- Wikipedia: The Quatermass Experiment.
- Wikipedia: Quatermass II.
- Wikipedia: Quatermass and the Pit.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- Wikipedia: Doctor Who Magazine.
- Facebook: Doctor Who Magazine Group.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 001 – 050.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 051 – 100.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 101 – 150.
- Life, the Universe and Combom: DWM Mighty 200: 151 – 200.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
- Wikipedia: Major-General’s Song.
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Whooverville 2009 Podcast Panel
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 26 minutes and 32 secondsWhooverville was more than a Doctor Who convention, for me at least.A A historic meeting of so many Doctor Who podcasters.
It all began on a slightly chilly Butterley Train Station platform at 10AM on Sunday 6th September 2009.A Four of our Staggering Stories team (Karen, Jean, Keith and myself, Adam) stumbled onto the platform to be greeted by The Colin Baker posing next to a black Dalek.A Probably an unusual sight for this particular museum train station, I’ve not had the chance to return on a different morning to see if Colin and Dalek are there again – I rather doubt it.
I can’t remember the order of the meetings but, like a coalescing star, somehow the podcasters were drawn together on the platform – the geekest of the geek horde that had invaded the heritage railway station.A Kindred spirits!
The steam train to take us on to the giant shed that was to host Whooverville was waiting at the platform as we arrived.A It was, however, lacking a ‘fireman’ (a coal shoveller) so we were late getting away.A That wasn’t a problem, though, as it gave us more time to talk amongst ourselves and have a wonderful photo taken for our albums:
Whooverville 2009 podcasters, at train station (by kind permission of Nat Titman)
In the above photo (taken by podcaster Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift), starting at the the left we have -
Back row: James Rockliffe from Whocast and Dad’s Army podcast, James Naughton from Podshock and Hitchhiker’s Guide to British Sci-Fi, Jean Riddler (holding the Head of Pertwee) and Karen Dunn from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
Front row: Keith Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories.The celebrity panels were, for me, less compelling than simply hanging out with the numerous other podcasters on hand.A That’s not meant as a slight on the guests as they were all very interesting people but in many ways I felt like I knew the other podcasters, it was like catching up with old friends!A Besides Tony and Jo (and the rest of the Staggering Stories team, of course!) I hadn’t ever actually met any of the others.A I doubt an outsider would have had any clue that was the case.
For the most part I immediately recognised my fellow podcasters on sight – I’d seen their faces in pictures or videos.A Any doubt (still photos don’t always give a perfect representation) was immediately dispelled when I heard their voices.
Steve Hatcher, who appeared to be the main driving force behind the Whooverville convention, invited us podcasters along for the express reason of getting us together on the stage for a Podcast Panel.A That was a masterstroke for getting us all together.A I think it is fair to say that no previous British event had brought together so many Doctor Who podcasters.A Fortunately he didn’t have any dastardly plan to wipe out a good percentage of the world’s Doctor Who podcasters – it would have been the perfect opportunity had he done so, though!
Here we are on stage for the Podcasters Panel:
Whooverville Podcast Panel 2009 (by kind permission of Jo Cummins)
In the above photo (taken by podcaster Jo Cummins from The Flashing Blade) starting from the left we have -
Back row: Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade, Michael from the Tin Dog Podcast, Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from the Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, James Naughton from Podshock.
Front row: Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift and Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.The podcast panel itself was lively and fun, at least from my point of view on the stage.A A very slight (surprisingly slight) trepidation accompanied me onto the stage but it was very quickly dispelled.A I’m hardly a natural public speaker but facing the onlooking crowds was a lot easier thanks the eight friends on stage with me.
By the time all of us were up on stage and settled (squeezing 7 chairs on the small stage was not an easy task!) we had already spent about three minutes of our half hour time slot.A That left us with only about twenty-seven minutes to fill.A With seven and, when Nat and Luke quickly joined us (sans chairs!), soon nine of us on the stage it’s not hard to burn through such a short amount of time – most podcasters tend to easily fill an hour or two, rambling away each week!
The podcast panel itself wasn’t quite what I’d expected.A I’d assumed it would be a round table affair, with a mic each or a series of mics along the table that picks us all up.A That wasn’t quite what we had, instead there were about three handheld mics that we were passing between us.A I’m not sure if that was a good or bad thing.A The downside being that it made the panel a little more stilted than it might otherwise have been.A On the plus side it stopped it getting too far out of hand and minimised any one person hogging things too much!A On balance, it was probably for the best!
Let me wind things back to the previous evening, for a second.A It didn’t really all start on the train platform as six of us actually met up at the hotel the night before (one of which being Jo, who doesn’t appear in either of the photos above):
A few podcasters gather the night before Whooverville 2009
In the above photo (taken by myself) starting from the left we have -
Tony Gallichan and Jo Cummings from The Flashing Blade, Jean Riddler, Karen Dunn and Keith Dunn from Staggering Stories.So, that was Whooverville 2009.A There is much more to be said about it.A Seek out all the podcasts mentioned above (especially their episodes directly after 6th September 2009) to hear more.A Fear yourself to tales of The Colin Baker meeting the Head of Pertwee and more!A Also seek out Staggering Stories Podcast 54 – ‘Hounds of the Whooverville’ for more of our Staggering thoughts on it.
The attached audio file (MP3) features a few more words from me and, more importantly, the recording of the Podcast Panel I made on the day.A The background noise is a bit overpowering sometimes but hopefully it is nonetheless intelligible.A Enjoy!
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Whooverville 2009 Podcast Panel
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 26 minutes and 32 secondsWhooverville was more than a Doctor Who convention, for me at least.A A historic meeting of so many Doctor Who podcasters.
It all began on a slightly chilly Butterley Train Station platform at 10AM on Sunday 6th September 2009.A Four of our Staggering Stories team (Karen, Jean, Keith and myself, Adam) stumbled onto the platform to be greeted by The Colin Baker posing next to a black Dalek.A Probably an unusual sight for this particular museum train station, I’ve not had the chance to return on a different morning to see if Colin and Dalek are there again – I rather doubt it.
I can’t remember the order of the meetings but, like a coalescing star, somehow the podcasters were drawn together on the platform – the geekest of the geek horde that had invaded the heritage railway station.A Kindred spirits!
The steam train to take us on to the giant shed that was to host Whooverville was waiting at the platform as we arrived.A It was, however, lacking a ‘fireman’ (a coal shoveller) so we were late getting away.A That wasn’t a problem, though, as it gave us more time to talk amongst ourselves and have a wonderful photo taken for our albums:
Whooverville 2009 podcasters, at train station (by kind permission of Nat Titman)
In the above photo (taken by podcaster Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift), starting at the the left we have -
Back row: James Rockliffe from Whocast and Dad’s Army podcast, James Naughton from Podshock and Hitchhiker’s Guide to British Sci-Fi, Jean Riddler (holding the Head of Pertwee) and Karen Dunn from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
Front row: Keith Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories.The celebrity panels were, for me, less compelling than simply hanging out with the numerous other podcasters on hand.A That’s not meant as a slight on the guests as they were all very interesting people but in many ways I felt like I knew the other podcasters, it was like catching up with old friends!A Besides Tony and Jo (and the rest of the Staggering Stories team, of course!) I hadn’t ever actually met any of the others.A I doubt an outsider would have had any clue that was the case.
For the most part I immediately recognised my fellow podcasters on sight – I’d seen their faces in pictures or videos.A Any doubt (still photos don’t always give a perfect representation) was immediately dispelled when I heard their voices.
Steve Hatcher, who appeared to be the main driving force behind the Whooverville convention, invited us podcasters along for the express reason of getting us together on the stage for a Podcast Panel.A That was a masterstroke for getting us all together.A I think it is fair to say that no previous British event had brought together so many Doctor Who podcasters.A Fortunately he didn’t have any dastardly plan to wipe out a good percentage of the world’s Doctor Who podcasters – it would have been the perfect opportunity had he done so, though!
Here we are on stage for the Podcasters Panel:
Whooverville Podcast Panel 2009 (by kind permission of Jo Cummins)
In the above photo (taken by podcaster Jo Cummins from The Flashing Blade) starting from the left we have -
Back row: Tony Gallichan from The Flashing Blade, Michael from the Tin Dog Podcast, Karen Dunn and Adam Purcell from Staggering Stories, Marty Perrett from the Whocast and Box Room, Dave Cooper from Cultdom Collective, James Naughton from Podshock.
Front row: Nat Titman from Bridging the Rift and Luke Harrison from the Minute Doctor Who Podcast.The podcast panel itself was lively and fun, at least from my point of view on the stage.A A very slight (surprisingly slight) trepidation accompanied me onto the stage but it was very quickly dispelled.A I’m hardly a natural public speaker but facing the onlooking crowds was a lot easier thanks the eight friends on stage with me.
By the time all of us were up on stage and settled (squeezing 7 chairs on the small stage was not an easy task!) we had already spent about three minutes of our half hour time slot.A That left us with only about twenty-seven minutes to fill.A With seven and, when Nat and Luke quickly joined us (sans chairs!), soon nine of us on the stage it’s not hard to burn through such a short amount of time – most podcasters tend to easily fill an hour or two, rambling away each week!
The podcast panel itself wasn’t quite what I’d expected.A I’d assumed it would be a round table affair, with a mic each or a series of mics along the table that picks us all up.A That wasn’t quite what we had, instead there were about three handheld mics that we were passing between us.A I’m not sure if that was a good or bad thing.A The downside being that it made the panel a little more stilted than it might otherwise have been.A On the plus side it stopped it getting too far out of hand and minimised any one person hogging things too much!A On balance, it was probably for the best!
Let me wind things back to the previous evening, for a second.A It didn’t really all start on the train platform as six of us actually met up at the hotel the night before (one of which being Jo, who doesn’t appear in either of the photos above):
A few podcasters gather the night before Whooverville 2009
In the above photo (taken by myself) starting from the left we have -
Tony Gallichan and Jo Cummings from The Flashing Blade, Jean Riddler, Karen Dunn and Keith Dunn from Staggering Stories.So, that was Whooverville 2009.A There is much more to be said about it.A Seek out all the podcasts mentioned above (especially their episodes directly after 6th September 2009) to hear more.A Fear yourself to tales of The Colin Baker meeting the Head of Pertwee and more!A Also seek out Staggering Stories Podcast 54 – ‘Hounds of the Whooverville’ for more of our Staggering thoughts on it.
The attached audio file (MP3) features a few more words from me and, more importantly, the recording of the Podcast Panel I made on the day.A The background noise is a bit overpowering sometimes but hopefully it is nonetheless intelligible.A Enjoy!
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Staggering Stories Podcast #54: Hounds of the Whooverville
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 58 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who convention Whooverville, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:59 — Welcome!
- 01:50 – News:
- 02:10 — Doctor Who: The End of Time named.
- 03:32 — Doctor Who: Big Finish licence renewed until end of 2011.
- 04:46 — Disney wants to buy Marvel Comics for $4b.
- 06:52 — Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hitchcon’09 on 11 October.
- 08:01 — Terry Wogan quits BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.
- 09:03 – Doctor Who convention: Whooverville.
- 48:13 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 67:24 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Big Finish Productions.
- Disney.
- Marvel.
- Wikipedia: Daffy Duck.
- Wikipedia: Donald Duck.
- Southbank Centre: Hitchcon’09.
- Wikipedia: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
- BBC Radio 2: Wake Up to Wogan.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whoovers.
- THE Colin Baker.
- Staggering Stories: Dalek Master Plan review.
- Steve Caldwell’s Doctor Who Painting prints.
- The Box Room Podcast.
- Bridging the Rift podcast.
- The Cultdom Collective podcast.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- The Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Podshock podcast.
- The Tin Dog Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Whocast podcast.
- Radio Free Skaro podcast.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #54: Hounds of the Whooverville
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 10 minutes and 58 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, ‘Fake’ Keith, Jean Riddler and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who convention Whooverville, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:59 — Welcome!
- 01:50 – News:
- 02:10 — Doctor Who: The End of Time named.
- 03:32 — Doctor Who: Big Finish licence renewed until end of 2011.
- 04:46 — Disney wants to buy Marvel Comics for $4b.
- 06:52 — Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Hitchcon’09 on 11 October.
- 08:01 — Terry Wogan quits BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.
- 09:03 – Doctor Who convention: Whooverville.
- 48:13 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:03 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 67:24 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Big Finish Productions.
- Disney.
- Marvel.
- Wikipedia: Daffy Duck.
- Wikipedia: Donald Duck.
- Southbank Centre: Hitchcon’09.
- Wikipedia: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
- BBC Radio 2: Wake Up to Wogan.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whoovers.
- THE Colin Baker.
- Staggering Stories: Dalek Master Plan review.
- Steve Caldwell’s Doctor Who Painting prints.
- The Box Room Podcast.
- Bridging the Rift podcast.
- The Cultdom Collective podcast.
- The Flashing Blade podcast.
- The Minute Doctor Who Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Podshock podcast.
- The Tin Dog Podcast.
- Doctor Who: Whocast podcast.
- Radio Free Skaro podcast.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
- Twitter: Karen Dunn.
- Twitter: Adam J Purcell.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #53: Crow Balancing for Beginners
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Black Guardian DVD boxset (that being Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Doctor Who: Terminus and Doctor Who: Enlightenment), find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:21 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:16 — Doctor Who: Tom Baker doing new Audio Plays.
- 05:46 — Doctor Who: Dreamland (animated story) blog.
- 07:44 — Caprica: James Marsters joins the cast.
- 09:03 — Battlestar Galactica: Bryan Singer attached to direct new movie.
- 13:02 — Heroes: Ernie Hudson gets a call.
- 13:48 — Warner Brothers to build a Lego film.
- 16:48 — World of Warcraft: Cataclysm details emerge.
- 19:36 — Jean celebrates England’s Cricket win.
- 21:03 – Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy -
- 22:25 — Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead.
- 41:00 — Doctor Who: Terminus.
- 52:52 — Doctor Who: Enlightenment.
- 71:16 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 88:59 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 89:22 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Tom Baker.
- BBC: Doctor Who Dreamland Blog.
- James Marsters.
- Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica: Caprica.
- Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica.
- NBC: Heroes.
- Ernie Hudson.
- Lego.
- World of Warcraft.
- Wikipedia: The Ashes.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Terminus.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Enlightenment.
- Lass O’Gowrie Pub (Doctor Who conventions).
- Engine Comics.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Facebook: The Flashing Blade Podcast Group.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whoovers.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #53: Crow Balancing for Beginners
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler and ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Black Guardian DVD boxset (that being Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead, Doctor Who: Terminus and Doctor Who: Enlightenment), find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:21 — Welcome!
- 02:07 – News:
- 02:16 — Doctor Who: Tom Baker doing new Audio Plays.
- 05:46 — Doctor Who: Dreamland (animated story) blog.
- 07:44 — Caprica: James Marsters joins the cast.
- 09:03 — Battlestar Galactica: Bryan Singer attached to direct new movie.
- 13:02 — Heroes: Ernie Hudson gets a call.
- 13:48 — Warner Brothers to build a Lego film.
- 16:48 — World of Warcraft: Cataclysm details emerge.
- 19:36 — Jean celebrates England’s Cricket win.
- 21:03 – Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy -
- 22:25 — Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead.
- 41:00 — Doctor Who: Terminus.
- 52:52 — Doctor Who: Enlightenment.
- 71:16 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 88:59 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 89:22 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Tom Baker.
- BBC: Doctor Who Dreamland Blog.
- James Marsters.
- Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica: Caprica.
- Wikipedia: Battlestar Galactica.
- NBC: Heroes.
- Ernie Hudson.
- Lego.
- World of Warcraft.
- Wikipedia: The Ashes.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Terminus.
- BBC: Doctor Who: Enlightenment.
- Lass O’Gowrie Pub (Doctor Who conventions).
- Engine Comics.
- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
- Facebook: The Flashing Blade Podcast Group.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whoovers.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #52: The Dwarf is Green
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and ‘Classic’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who’s The TARDIS, The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos’ Mashup Movie, Red Dwarf: Season One, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:07 — Welcome!
- 02:01 – News:
- 02:11 — Doctor Who: New Waters of Mars trailer.
- 04:30 — Futurama: Original voice cast cut a deal!
- 06:06 — Alien: Ridley Scott to direct Alien 5.
- 07:00 — Russell Crow: Rich giving to the poor.
- 07:58 — Slingers: New Sci-Fi TV series in development.
- 11:00 — Doctor Who: New Character Options figure – 6th Doctor in 5th’s clothes.
- 12:07 — Torchwood: memorials left at Hub entrace in Cardiff.
- 13:09 — The Hugos 2009: Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog beats Doctor Who.
- 14:21 – Doctor Who: The TARDIS.
- 33:52 – Mashup Movie!
- 43:20 – Red Dwarf: Season One.
- 58:21 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 75:44 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 76:08 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Captain Scarlet.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Futurama.
- Wikipedia: Alien (film).
- Wikipedia: Russell Crow.
- Sleepydog: Slingers.
- Mike Atherton (aka Sizemore).
- Forbidden Planet exclusive Doctor Who figures.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- Wikipedia: The Hugo Awards.
- IMDB: The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos.
- Red Dwarf.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- YouTube: Jon Pertwee reviews Star Wars: Dark Forces.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #52: The Dwarf is Green
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and ‘Classic’ Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who’s The TARDIS, The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos’ Mashup Movie, Red Dwarf: Season One, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:07 — Welcome!
- 02:01 – News:
- 02:11 — Doctor Who: New Waters of Mars trailer.
- 04:30 — Futurama: Original voice cast cut a deal!
- 06:06 — Alien: Ridley Scott to direct Alien 5.
- 07:00 — Russell Crow: Rich giving to the poor.
- 07:58 — Slingers: New Sci-Fi TV series in development.
- 11:00 — Doctor Who: New Character Options figure – 6th Doctor in 5th’s clothes.
- 12:07 — Torchwood: memorials left at Hub entrace in Cardiff.
- 13:09 — The Hugos 2009: Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog beats Doctor Who.
- 14:21 – Doctor Who: The TARDIS.
- 33:52 – Mashup Movie!
- 43:20 – Red Dwarf: Season One.
- 58:21 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 75:44 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 76:08 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Captain Scarlet.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Futurama.
- Wikipedia: Alien (film).
- Wikipedia: Russell Crow.
- Sleepydog: Slingers.
- Mike Atherton (aka Sizemore).
- Forbidden Planet exclusive Doctor Who figures.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- Wikipedia: The Hugo Awards.
- IMDB: The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos.
- Red Dwarf.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
- YouTube: Jon Pertwee reviews Star Wars: Dark Forces.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #51: How Much Wood Would a Torchwood Torch..?
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk extensively about the Torchwood radio stories Asylum, Golden Age, the Dead Line, also Torchwood: Children of Earth, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:44 — Welcome!
- 01:35 – News:
- 02:05 — Doctor Who: Karen Gillan’s character named.
- 04:06 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s costume unveilled.
- 06:25 — Doctor Who: New look TARDIS exterior.
- 08:03 — Futurama: Voice cast get the heave-ho.
- 10:01 — World of Warcraft: Sam Raimi to helm the film.
- 11:25 — Tron 2: Now named ‘Tron Legacy’.
- 12:38 — Amazon US gets all Big Brother with 1984 and Animal Farm eBooks.
- 14:58 — The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos: The Movie!
- 16:41 — Captain Pugwash creator, John Ryan, dies.
- 17:48 — Podcast 49 reply – Our names in Doctor Who (it’s not really news!)
- 19:01 — Doctor Who: Exclusive Character Options toys.
- 20:33 – Torchwood:.
- 21:23 — Radio Play: Asylum.
- 26:04 — Radio Play: Golden Age.
- 30:45 — Radio Play: The Dead Line.
- 35:18 — The Children of Earth.
- 67:22 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 86:19 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 87:12 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Futurama.
- World of Warcraft.
- Wikipedia: Tron.
- Amazon.
- Wikipedia: Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Wikipedia: Animal Farm.
- IMDB: The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos.
- YouTube.
- Wikipedia: Captain Pugwash.
- Forbidden Planet exclusive Doctor Who figures.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
-
Star Cops - Why I like it, in 5 minutes or less
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsWelcome to the resurrected Staggering Stories Audio Musings.A I’m Adam Purcell, and I’ll be your host for this musing.
This doesn’t replace the proper Staggering Stories Podcast feed but is instead a VERY irregular (in more ones than one!) outlet for individual members of the Staggering Stories team to vent and generally spew forth…
This is the first of a group of three musings (actually recycled MP3 comments…) about Herd Nurdles.A Herd Nurdles, do I hear you ask?A Probably not.A It’s a term introduced by the fabulous people over at the Box Room podcast, used to represent Science Fiction that one person really likes but few others do.A It’s the opposite of Nerd Hurdles… seek out Box Room Podcast 29 and onwards if you want to know more.
Without further ado, here’s my justification for liking the 1987 BBC 2 Sci-Fi/detective series Star Cops – my first Herd Nurdle.
You don’t know Star Cops?A Where were you in the late 80s?!A BBC 2, 1987.A A science fiction crime drama, devised and mainly written by none other than Chris Boucher, of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.
Okay, the production values… leave a little to be desired.A Let’s not even talk about the zero-G acting…A There’s some great model work, though… By I’m drifting.
It’s basically Hard SF – It’s set in 2027 and there’s no magic tech, it’s all plausible.A There’s no anti-gravity, no faster than light travel, no transporters and NO aliens.A It’s real people policing a realistic Earth orbital stations and lunar colony universe.
There’s some really great writing, some fantastic dialogue, clever ideas about the sort of crime that near future environment might encourage.A Some great performances too, especially, for my money, by David Calder and Trevor Cooper.
It’s not for everybody – a lot of people probably won’t even get past the awful theme tune.
Star Cops is something people seem to either love or hate.A It’s in my top 4 favourite TV series, along with Doctor Who, Babylon 5 and Firefly.A Give it a go – you might just love it!A You probably won’t, most people hate it but you never know… Sadly the DVDs are long since deleted but no doubt it is available via alternative means..!
I can’t defend that cast photo on Wikipedia, though.A I think they must have just eaten from the BBC canteen or, perhaps, just been fired…
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Staggering Stories Podcast #51: How Much Wood Would a Torchwood Torch..?
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary:
Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk extensively about the Torchwood radio stories Asylum, Golden Age, the Dead Line, also Torchwood: Children of Earth, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:44 — Welcome!
- 01:35 – News:
- 02:05 — Doctor Who: Karen Gillan’s character named.
- 04:06 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s costume unveilled.
- 06:25 — Doctor Who: New look TARDIS exterior.
- 08:03 — Futurama: Voice cast get the heave-ho.
- 10:01 — World of Warcraft: Sam Raimi to helm the film.
- 11:25 — Tron 2: Now named ‘Tron Legacy’.
- 12:38 — Amazon US gets all Big Brother with 1984 and Animal Farm eBooks.
- 14:58 — The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos: The Movie!
- 16:41 — Captain Pugwash creator, John Ryan, dies.
- 17:48 — Podcast 49 reply – Our names in Doctor Who (it’s not really news!)
- 19:01 — Doctor Who: Exclusive Character Options toys.
- 20:33 – Torchwood:.
- 21:23 — Radio Play: Asylum.
- 26:04 — Radio Play: Golden Age.
- 30:45 — Radio Play: The Dead Line.
- 35:18 — The Children of Earth.
- 67:22 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 86:19 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 87:12 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Futurama.
- World of Warcraft.
- Wikipedia: Tron.
- Amazon.
- Wikipedia: Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Wikipedia: Animal Farm.
- IMDB: The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos.
- YouTube.
- Wikipedia: Captain Pugwash.
- Forbidden Planet exclusive Doctor Who figures.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- The Terrible Zodin, Doctor Who fanzine.
-
Star Cops - Why I like it, in 5 minutes or less
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsWelcome to the resurrected Staggering Stories Audio Musings.A I’m Adam Purcell, and I’ll be your host for this musing.
This doesn’t replace the proper Staggering Stories Podcast feed but is instead a VERY irregular (in more ones than one!) outlet for individual members of the Staggering Stories team to vent and generally spew forth…
This is the first of a group of three musings (actually recycled MP3 comments…) about Herd Nurdles.A Herd Nurdles, do I hear you ask?A Probably not.A It’s a term introduced by the fabulous people over at the Box Room podcast, used to represent Science Fiction that one person really likes but few others do.A It’s the opposite of Nerd Hurdles… seek out Box Room Podcast 29 and onwards if you want to know more.
Without further ado, here’s my justification for liking the 1987 BBC 2 Sci-Fi/detective series Star Cops – my first Herd Nurdle.
You don’t know Star Cops?A Where were you in the late 80s?!A BBC 2, 1987.A A science fiction crime drama, devised and mainly written by none other than Chris Boucher, of Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.
Okay, the production values… leave a little to be desired.A Let’s not even talk about the zero-G acting…A There’s some great model work, though… By I’m drifting.
It’s basically Hard SF – It’s set in 2027 and there’s no magic tech, it’s all plausible.A There’s no anti-gravity, no faster than light travel, no transporters and NO aliens.A It’s real people policing a realistic Earth orbital stations and lunar colony universe.
There’s some really great writing, some fantastic dialogue, clever ideas about the sort of crime that near future environment might encourage.A Some great performances too, especially, for my money, by David Calder and Trevor Cooper.
It’s not for everybody – a lot of people probably won’t even get past the awful theme tune.
Star Cops is something people seem to either love or hate.A It’s in my top 4 favourite TV series, along with Doctor Who, Babylon 5 and Firefly.A Give it a go – you might just love it!A You probably won’t, most people hate it but you never know… Sadly the DVDs are long since deleted but no doubt it is available via alternative means..!
I can’t defend that cast photo on Wikipedia, though.A I think they must have just eaten from the BBC canteen or, perhaps, just been fired…
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Staggering Stories Podcast #50: The Insanity of Cake
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn eat cake, talk about their Favourite and Least Favourite bits of Doctor Who, see a Fight Club face off between Old and New Captain Kirks, experience a frightening vision of the future, feel the ire of the Agony Nanny, overindulge in a game of Swanee-Kazoo, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff (especially cake), specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:49 — Welcome (with celebratory cake)!
- 06:36 – News:
- 06:59 — Torchwood: UK Children of Earth ratings (no spoilers!)
- 08:23 — Heroes: Is Claire going to bat for the other team?
- 09:39 — View-Master: The Movie coming?
- 11:07 — T J Hooker: a film in the works? Let’s hope not…
- 13:00 — Hong Kong Phooey: The Movie!
- 14:38 – Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Bits.
- 28:37 – Fight Club: Original Captain Kirk vs. New Captain Kirk.
- 33:14 – Real Keith presses the Future Podcast button:
- 33:19 — Intro and theme tune.
- 33:39 — Welcome!
- 34:12 — News:
- 34:24 ——- Doctor Who: New spin-off series confirmed.
- 35:46 ——- William Shatner: compromise on where his body will be displayed.
- 37:22 — Doctor Who: Revenge of the Nimon, part 1.
- 50:20 – Nanny Ireland: The Agony Nanny
- 51:34 – Swanee-Kazoo: Guess the Theme Tune.
- 53:36 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 59:04 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 59:35 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 60:19 — Outtakes and a couple of interloping interlopers!
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- Heroes.
- Wikipedia: View-Master.
- Wikipedia: T. J. Hooker.
- Wikipedia: Hong Kong Phooey.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: James T. Kirk.
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Staggering Stories Podcast #50: The Insanity of Cake
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn eat cake, talk about their Favourite and Least Favourite bits of Doctor Who, see a Fight Club face off between Old and New Captain Kirks, experience a frightening vision of the future, feel the ire of the Agony Nanny, overindulge in a game of Swanee-Kazoo, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff (especially cake), specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 00:49 — Welcome (with celebratory cake)!
- 06:36 – News:
- 06:59 — Torchwood: UK Children of Earth ratings (no spoilers!)
- 08:23 — Heroes: Is Claire going to bat for the other team?
- 09:39 — View-Master: The Movie coming?
- 11:07 — T J Hooker: a film in the works? Let’s hope not…
- 13:00 — Hong Kong Phooey: The Movie!
- 14:38 – Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Bits.
- 28:37 – Fight Club: Original Captain Kirk vs. New Captain Kirk.
- 33:14 – Real Keith presses the Future Podcast button:
- 33:19 — Intro and theme tune.
- 33:39 — Welcome!
- 34:12 — News:
- 34:24 ——- Doctor Who: New spin-off series confirmed.
- 35:46 ——- William Shatner: compromise on where his body will be displayed.
- 37:22 — Doctor Who: Revenge of the Nimon, part 1.
- 50:20 – Nanny Ireland: The Agony Nanny
- 51:34 – Swanee-Kazoo: Guess the Theme Tune.
- 53:36 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 59:04 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 59:35 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
- 60:19 — Outtakes and a couple of interloping interlopers!
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- Heroes.
- Wikipedia: View-Master.
- Wikipedia: T. J. Hooker.
- Wikipedia: Hong Kong Phooey.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: James T. Kirk.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #49: Daleks Are Special, Too
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk (extensively!) about Doctor Who’s Daleks, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, get a 30 second recommendation, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:11 — Welcome!
- 01:37 – News:
- 02:03 — Torchwood: Children of Earth UK airdates.
- 03:16 — Sarah Jane Adventures: Nigel Havers and Brian Miller cast.
- 04:33 — Heroes: Bryan Fuller quits (again).
- 05:22 — Indiana Jones: more fifth film talk.
- 07:47 — Teen Wolf: a TV series is in development…
- 08:40 — Farrah Fawcett has died.
- 09:41 — New Doctor Who Roleplaying Game isn’t dead, after all.
- 11:15 — Tron: more new film details.
- 12:17 – Doctor Who: Daleks (in general).
- 42:57 – El Presidente.
- 44:23 – Benjamin Elliott’s 30 Second Recommendation: Legend.
- 46:02 – Escape Pod Discs:
- 46:28 — Lizaanne.
- 49:38 — Sarah M.
- 51:45 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:59 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 68:23 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Heroes.
- Indiana Jones.
- Wikipedia: Teen Wolf.
- Wikipedia: Farrah Fawcett.
- Cubicle 7 (Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG).
- Wikipedia: Tron.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Daleks.
- Dalek Links.
- YouTube: Kit Kat advert with Daleks.
- Tim’s Take On… Podcast.
- Firestep, the animators behind The Infinite Quest.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whooverville.
-
Staggering Stories Podcast #49: Daleks Are Special, Too
Episode Duration: 0 minutes and 0 secondsShow summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the ‘Real’ Keith Dunn talk (extensively!) about Doctor Who’s Daleks, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, get a 30 second recommendation, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:11 — Welcome!
- 01:37 – News:
- 02:03 — Torchwood: Children of Earth UK airdates.
- 03:16 — Sarah Jane Adventures: Nigel Havers and Brian Miller cast.
- 04:33 — Heroes: Bryan Fuller quits (again).
- 05:22 — Indiana Jones: more fifth film talk.
- 07:47 — Teen Wolf: a TV series is in development…
- 08:40 — Farrah Fawcett has died.
- 09:41 — New Doctor Who Roleplaying Game isn’t dead, after all.
- 11:15 — Tron: more new film details.
- 12:17 – Doctor Who: Daleks (in general).
- 42:57 – El Presidente.
- 44:23 – Benjamin Elliott’s 30 Second Recommendation: Legend.
- 46:02 – Escape Pod Discs:
- 46:28 — Lizaanne.
- 49:38 — Sarah M.
- 51:45 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
- 67:59 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 68:23 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
Vital Links:
- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Torchwood.
- BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
- Heroes.
- Indiana Jones.
- Wikipedia: Teen Wolf.
- Wikipedia: Farrah Fawcett.
- Cubicle 7 (Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG).
- Wikipedia: Tron.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Daleks.
- Dalek Links.
- YouTube: Kit Kat advert with Daleks.
- Tim’s Take On… Podcast.
- Firestep, the animators behind The Infinite Quest.
- Facebook: Whooverville.
- Whooverville.