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!

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Staggering Stories Podcast Statistics

Episodes:: 653
Average Episode Duration:: 0:0:50:05
Longest Episode Duration:: 0:2:13:15
Total Duration of all Episodes:: 22 days, 17 hours, 1 minutes and 35 seconds
Earliest Episode:: 24 June 2007 (7:46pm GMT)
Latest Episode:: 31 March 2024 (8:00am GMT)
Average Time Between Episodes:: 9 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes and 48 seconds

Staggering Stories Podcast Episodes

Staggering Stories Commentary #122: Doctor Who - Last of the Time Lords

27 July 2014 (9:47am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 57 minutes and 2 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, reset buttoned, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, Last of the Time Lords, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor is Dobbying it up, Martha is on a mission and the Master has apparently become a wife beater. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Last of the Time Lords...

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Staggering Stories Commentary #121: Doctor Who - The Sound of Drums

27 July 2014 (9:47am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 37 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, voted, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, The Sound of Drums, and spout our usual nonsense!

Harold Saxon emits some terrible gas, the US President gets more than he bargained for and the Doctor is the Master’s gimp. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Sound of Drums...
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Staggering Stories Podcast #189: The Highlanding

20 July 2014 (9:03am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 4 minutes and 57 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1986 classic film ‘Highlander’ and the 1966 Doctor Who story ‘The Highlanders’, play a game of Cheddar Gorge, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:59 — Welcome!
02:08 – News:
02:22 — Doctor Who: Leaks abound.
07:08 — Orphan Black: Back for a third season.
08:29 — Gremlins and The Goonies: sequelling or rebooting.
10:25 — Ghostbusters: 30th anniversary cinema screenings.
11:53 — Doctor Who RPG: Sixth Doctor source book.
14:07 — Doctor Who: Ben Wheatley directing.
14:47 — Patrick Stewart: will record a custom message for PS1,000.
16:55 — Scottish Vote: David Tennant & John Barrowman just say no.
18:36 – Doctor Who: The Highlanders.
30:57 – Game: Cheddar Gorge.
34:58 – Highlander.
50:16 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
57:57 – Farewell for this podcast!
59:19 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #188: A Mogwai, an Ergon and Danger Mouse Walk into a Bar...

6 July 2014 (9:41am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 57 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1984 classic film ‘Gremlins’ and the 1983 Doctor Who story ‘Arc of Infinity’, play a game of Doctor Who Quotes, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:53 — Welcome!
01:36 – News:
01:47 — Doctor Who: Back on 23rd August 2014.
03:58 — Community: Six Seasons.
05:16 — Danger Mouse: Secret Agent’s back for more.
08:01 — Doctor Who: S8 only 12 episodes and US screening.
09:18 – Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity.
23:23 – Game: Doctor Who Quotes.
35:38 – Gremlins.
44:56 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
50:34 – Farewell for this podcast!
51:40 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #119: Doctor Who - Utopia

29 June 2014 (10:18am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 49 minutes and 27 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, corralled, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, Utopia, and spout our usual nonsense!

Jack’s a hanger-on, Yana has buried the truth and the Doctor is mainly doing running, again. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Utopia...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #187: Forbidden Oculus of Evil

22 June 2014 (9:48am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 46 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1956 classic film ‘Forbidden Planet’, plus the 1975 Doctor Who story ‘The Planet of Evil’ and Karen Gillan’s 2014 film Oculus, talk about our Evening with Sophie Aldred, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:34 — Welcome!
02:23 – News:
02:34 — Doctor Who: World Tour.
04:28 — DEAD: Sam Kelly.
05:15 — DEAD: Rik Mayall.
06:14 — DEAD: Casey Kasem.
07:42 — DEAD: Francis Matthews.
08:25 — MAIMED: Harrison Ford.
09:40 — Radio 4: Sci-Fi season – Dangerous Visions.
10:39 — Doctor Who RPG: Unofficial Doctor guides for non-canon stories.
12:15 — DC Films: A whole slew of superhero films coming.
13:41 – Forbidden Planet.
29:56 – An Evening with Sophie Aldred.
37:26 – Doctor Who: Planet of Evil.
51:20 – Oculus.
60:21 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
64:44 – Farewell for this podcast!
65:15 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #186: Paradise in Space

8 June 2014 (9:34am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 8 minutes and 16 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1972 classic film ‘Silent Running’ and the 1987 Doctor Who story ‘Paradise Towers’, play a game of Only Connect, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:59 — Welcome!
01:58 – News:
02:17 — Doctor Who: Back in August 2014.
03:34 — Community: To be saved by Hulu?
05:02 — Ant-Man: Loses Edgar Wright as director.
06:36 — Doctor Who: The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot coming to disc.
08:49 — Matt Smith: Has a new squeeze?
09:50 — Jimmy ‘the Goer’ Doohan: D-Day Lander.
11:57 — Warehouse 13: The end is nigh.
12:42 – Doctor Who: Paradise Towers.
32:32 – Game: Only Connect.
39:20 – Silent Running.
54:03 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
59:48 – Farewell for this podcast!
60:42 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #117: Doctor Who - Blink

1 June 2014 (10:41am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 10 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, blinkered, in front of the almighty 2007 Doctor Who episode, Blink, and spout our usual nonsense!

Sally hates wallpaper, Larry hates clothes and the Doctor is trapped filming another episode. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Blink...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #185: Bill and Ted's Twin Dilemma

25 May 2014 (9:06am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 17 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1989 classic film ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ and the 1984 Doctor Who story ‘The Twin Dilemma’, play a game of Things in Five Words, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:05 — Welcome!
02:02 – News:
02:12 — Doctor Who: More guest actors announced – Hermione Norris and Frank Skinner.
03:54 — Community: DEAD!
05:39 — H.R. Giger: DEAD!
08:10 — Karen Gillan: Selfie goes to series.
09:03 — Doctor Who: First female director since 2010 (Rachel Talalay).
10:55 — King Conan: Arnie back, with beard.
11:39 — Peanuts: Compendium book prefaced by RTD.
14:33 – Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma.
29:02 – Game: Things in Five Words.
38:12 – Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
48:13 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
64:04 – Farewell for this podcast!
64:44 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #116: Babylon 5 - Point of No Return

18 May 2014 (10:39am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes and 23 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, martial lawed, in front of the Babylon 5 third season episode, ‘Point of No Return’, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Nightwatch goes all power grabby, Zack has a side to choose and Earthforce is feeling torn. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Babylon 5: Point of No Return...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #184: Time-Flight Attacks!

11 May 2014 (9:42am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 11 minutes and 16 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1996 classic film ‘Mars Attacks!’ and the 1982 Doctor Who story ‘Time-Flight’, play a game of Cards Against Gallifrey, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:07 — Welcome!
03:28 – News:
03:46 — Birthday: Adam’s 40th.
04:34 — Doctor Who: Radio Times nominated for best cover.
06:11 — Matt Smith: Cast in the new Terminator film trilogy.
08:26 — Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor and Adventures in Space and Time win technical BAFTAs.
09:38 — DEAD: William Hartnell.
09:51 — Star Wars: Casting announced.
13:52 — The Shining: Buy clothes based on the carpet from Overlook hotel.
15:35 — The Omega Factor: TV series back in Big Finish audio form.
19:38 — Menagerie: New head joins the Staggering Stories team.
20:42 – Doctor Who: Time-Flight.
38:20 – Game: Cards Against Gallifrey.
44:01 – Mars Attacks!
55:56 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
66:30 – Farewell for this podcast!
66:40 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #115: Doctor Who - The Family of Blood

4 May 2014 (9:19am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 7 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, scarecrowed, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, The Family of Blood, and spout our usual nonsense!

John Smith doesn’t want to go, Joan likes John’s ball action and the scarecrows are on the move. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Family of Blood...

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Staggering Stories Commentary #114: Doctor Who - Human Nature

4 May 2014 (9:18am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 29 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, humanified, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, Human Nature, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor has lost his heart (well, one of them), Martha is a scivy and Tim is being fagged. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Human Nature...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #183: Do Fake Trees Dream of Jip and Pain Baker?

27 April 2014 (8:26am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 23 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1982 classic film ‘Blade Runner’ and the 1985 Doctor Who story ‘The Mark of the Rani’, play another fateful game of Cards Against Humanity, abuse some Kinder Surprises, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:44 — Welcome!
02:09 – News:
02:30 — Doctor Who: North Korea gets it.
03:36 — Doctor Who: Ben Miller guest starring.
04:29 — Heroes Reborn: Missing its Cheerleader?
06:07 — Masters of the Universe: New director for the new film.
07:20 — Terrahawks: Big Finish audio plays.
10:27 — Joss Whedon: New film In Your Eyes available now.
11:02 — Doctor Who: British Pathe news reels featuring Doctor Who.
11:50 — Orphan Black: Back on BBC Three on 30th April 2014.
12:24 — Karen Gillan: Hair donated to Star Wars VII.
13:34 — Peanuts: Film teaser trailer now at large.
14:00 – Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani.
29:09 – Game: Guess the Kinder Surprise toy.
31:23 – Game: Cards Against Humanity.
37:06 – Blade Runner.
55:58 – Game: Guess the Kinder Surprise toy.
59:08 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at <ahref=”mailto:show@StaggeringStories.net”>show@StaggeringStories.net
64:39 – Farewell for this podcast!
65:21 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #182: Metropolitan Myrka

13 April 2014 (8:21am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 40 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1927 classic film ‘Metropolis’ and the 1984 Doctor Who story ‘Warriors of the Deep’, play a fateful game of Cards Against Humanity, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:40 — Welcome!
02:29 – News:
02:39 — DEAD: Kate O’Mara, Derek Martinus and Glyn Jones.
06:13 — Prometheus 2: Expected in the cinemas in 2016.
08:29 — Community: Six seasons and a movie?
09:44 — Doctor Who RPG: Fifth Doctor source book now out in PDF.
10:51 — Peanuts: Film teaser trailer now at large.
11:49 – Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep.
27:12 – Game: Cards Against Humanity.
36:35 – Metropolis.
53:29 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
59:04 – Farewell for this podcast!
60:23 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #112: Doctor Who - 42

6 April 2014 (8:27am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 4 seconds

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Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, burned, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who story, 42, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor is feeling the heat, Martha is jettisoned and Kath is an EastEnders reject. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy 42...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #181: Tell Me, Doctor, Where Are We Going This Time?

30 March 2014 (7:59am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 27 minutes and 31 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1985 classic film ‘Back to the Future’ and the 1966 Doctor Who story ‘The Gunfighters’, play a game of Cards Against Humanity, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:10 — Welcome!
02:46 – News:
02:51 — Star Wars: Timeframe revelations.
05:33 — Ghostbusters: Third film still happening?
08:11 — Football: Matt Smith charity match.
09:39 — Doctor Who: 3rd of April to be International Bow Tie Day.
11:11 — Shatner: 22nd Match is International Talk Like Shatner Day.
13:41 — Arthur Darvill: Now appearing in ‘Once the Musical’ in the West End.
15:31 – Doctor Who: The Gunfighters.
32:06 – Game: Cards Against Humanity.
38:43 – Back to the Future.
58:01 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
81:34 – Farewell for this podcast!
82:58 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #180: Busting Makes Us Feel Good

16 March 2014 (10:32am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review the 1984 classic film ‘Ghostbusters’, play a Doctor Who trivia game, talk about the events ‘The Third Surrey Steampunk Convivial’ and ‘Brighton Modelworld’, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:35 — Welcome!
02:00 – News:
02:45 — BBC Three: DEAD!
04:48 — Doctor Who: Radiophonic Workshop celebration event.
05:51 — James Ellis: DEAD!
07:14 — Gillan Watch: Oculus trailer released.
08:23 — Simon Fisher-Becker: One man show My Dalek has a Puncture.
09:40 — Peter Capaldi: Paddington Bear film coming in November.
11:16 — IDW Comics: Now has the licence to ‘Inspector Spacetime’.
12:57 – 30 Second Recommendation: Redshirts novel.
15:05 – Doctor Who Trivial Game and Paranoid Pursuit.
24:45 – Ghostbusters.
41:37 – Brighton Modelworld (and general Lego talk!)
49:48 – The Third Surrey Steampunk Convivial.
57:07 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
74:27 – Farewell for this podcast!
75:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #110: Doctor Who - The Lazarus Experiment

9 March 2014 (11:12am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 45 minutes and 25 seconds

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Summary:
Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, rejuvenated, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who story, The Lazarus Experiment, and spout our usual nonsense!

Martha has family problems, the Doctor is touching her underwear and Professor Lazarus is re-enacting The Quatermass Experiment. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Lazarus Experiment...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #179: Cardinal Sin

2 March 2014 (9:55am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 36 minutes and 40 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, The Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss ‘What makes a Doctor Who companion’, review the BBC’s new series ‘The Musketeers’, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:02 — Welcome!
02:00 – News:
02:15 — Doctor Who: Titan gets comic licence.
04:46 — Doctor Who: Twelfth Doctor’s initial costume revealed.
07:46 — Back to the Future: The Musical.
10:53 — Heroes: Reborn.
15:14 — Guardians of the Galaxy: Karen Gillan’s Nebula revealed, at last.
17:22 — Harold Ramis: DEAD!
18:39 — Inspector Spacetime: The film.
19:26 — Doctor Who: New male companion?
24:23 — Doctor Who: Dark Eyes 2 out from Big Finish.
25:00 – Doctor Who: What makes a companion?
42:35 – The Musketeers.
56:22 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
86:55 – Farewell for this podcast!
87:46 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #178: His Last SPLINK!

16 February 2014 (9:40am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 59 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: The City of Death and the Sherlock episode ‘His Last Vow’, play a game, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:59 — Welcome!
03:14 – Doctor Who: The City of Death.
20:05 – Trivial Game and Paranoid Pursuit.
26:27 – Sherlock: His Last Vow.
43:48 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
63:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
64:10 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #108: Doctor Who - Evolution of the Daleks

9 February 2014 (9:40am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 58 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, ear-ached, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, Evolution of the Daleks, and spout our usual nonsense!

Sec needs his suit dry cleaned, the Doctor and Martha are still running around sewers and the remainder of the Cult of Skaro are getting cold, er, tentacles. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Evolution of the Daleks...

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Staggering Stories Commentary #107: Doctor Who - Daleks in Manhattan

9 February 2014 (9:39am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 48 minutes and 49 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, enveloped, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who episode, Daleks in Manhattan, and spout our usual nonsense!

Laszlo has the snuffles, the Doctor and Martha are running around sewers and Dalek Sec wants a man. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Daleks in Manhattan...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #177: The Sign of Capaldi

2 February 2014 (9:40am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 58 minutes and 22 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller look forward to Peter Capaldi’s era of Doctor Who, review the Sherlock episode ‘The Sign of Three’, play a game, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:48 — Welcome!
01:34 – News:
01:44 — Doctor Who: Tops 2013 iPlayer charts.
02:58 — Batman: 60s cult classic gets disc treatment.
04:19 — Doctor Who: More merchandise – Tales of Trenzalore book & less merchandise – Worlds in Time: DEAD!
06:58 — Roger Lloyd-Pack: DEAD!
09:05 – Doctor Who: Our hopes and fears for Peter Capaldi’s era.
21:04 – Trivial Game and Paranoid Pursuit.
26:18 – Sherlock: The Sign of Three.
38:23 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
53:33 – Farewell for this podcast!
54:20 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #176: The Empty Fez

19 January 2014 (10:33am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes and 58 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller look back on Matt Smith’s era of Doctor who, review the Sherlock episode ‘The Empty Hearse’, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:52 — Welcome!
01:25 – News:
01:35 — Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi is being shot.
03:49 — Star Wars: Expanded Universe to be slimmed down, Dark Horse turned into glue and Fett gets his own film.
07:37 — Doctor Who: Gillan and Smith doing Australian convention tour.
09:20 — Star Wars: Peter David’s rejected Star Wars Infinities.
12:10 — Sherlock: Series 4 and 5 plotted out.
12:33 — Doctor Who: Series 9 in 2015 and without split.
13:33 – Doctor Who: Matt Smith Era Audio Quiz.
24:02 – Doctor Who: Mattrospective of the Eleventh Doctor.
37:25 – Sherlock: The Empty Hearse.
49:27 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
81:22 – Farewell for this podcast!
81:54 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #105: Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor

12 January 2014 (10:23am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, aged, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Time of the Doctor, and spout our usual nonsense!

Handles has lost everything but his head, the Doctor cannot tell a lie, Clara is going around naked and the Doctor just doesn’t like the colour. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Doctor Who – The Time of the Doctor...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #175: Raggedy Man, Goodnight

5 January 2014 (10:48am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 52 minutes and 22 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review ‘Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor’, come up with our Predictions, Hopes and Dreams, and Fears for 2014, see how wrong we were about our Predictions for 2013, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:58 — Welcome!
02:19 – News:
02:33 — Doctor Who: Random House Audio taking on audio range.
04:05 — Doctor Who: Final IDW comic out now.
06:21 — Ant-man: Paul Rudd cast as hero.
07:14 — Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time audio CD coming.
07:56 — Spider-man: Sony to make villain films.
09:52 — Fight: Keeley Hawes and Sheila Hancock fall out.
11:46 — BBC: FTP servers hacked.
14:23 – Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor.
32:55 – The News Quiz 2013.
45:33 – Predictions, Fears and Hopes & Dreams for the future:
45:51 — How wrong we were: Predictions for 2013.
54:21 — How wrong we were: Hopes and Dreams for 2013.
60:12 — How wrong we were: Fears for 2013.
63:48 — Predictions for 2014.
67:31 — Fears for 2014.
70:45 — Hopes and Dreams for 2014.
75:46 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
107:27 – Farewell for this podcast!
108:04 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #104: Doctor Who - The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

29 December 2013 (11:02am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 33 minutes and 59 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, parodied, in front of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary related spoof, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and spout our usual nonsense!

Peter, Colin and Sylvester are feeling left out, Barrowman has a terrible secret, Moffat has his play things and Russell ‘The’ Davies has completely cracked. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #174: The Games of Yule

22 December 2013 (10:58am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 39 minutes and 58 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss regeneration in ‘Doctor Who’, play some festive games of Name That Character, Swanee-Kazoo and Cheddar Gorge, pull some Christmas Crackers, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
02:17 — Welcome!
03:46 – News:
03:59 — Doctor Who & Eastenders: Annette Badland to mother Queen Vic.
05:14 — Ripper Street: DEAD!
05:42 — Doctor Who: Flying TARDIS crashes.
07:52 — Doctor Who RPG: Three bargin PDF scenarios released.
09:30 — Sherlock: Returns to BBC One on New Year’s Day.
11:34 – Christmas Crackers!
16:52 – Doctor Who: Regeneration.
36:12 – Audio Game: Name that Character.
50:56 – Game: Cheddar Gorge.
58:32 – Game: Swanee-Kazoo
63:36 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
91:12 – Farewell for this podcast!
91:56 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #103: Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor

15 December 2013 (11:01am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 24 minutes and 35 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, time-locked, in front of the 50th anniversary Doctor Who special, The Day of the Doctor, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor has had enough, the Doctor is suckered by a Zygon, the Doctor is hanging around and the Doctor can still touch his nose with his finger. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy the 50th anniversary Doctor Who special – The Day of the Doctor...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #173: The Weekend of the Doctor

8 December 2013 (10:19am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 25 minutes and 22 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review ‘Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor’ and ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’, discuss their time at the official ExCeL convention ‘Doctor Who Celebration’, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:05 — Welcome!
01:25 – News:
01:32 — Doctor Who: ‘Day of the Doctor’ dominates!
04:04 — Doctor Who: ‘Legacy’ mobile game now out.
05:35 — Doctor Who: Daily Mail review.
11:03 – Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor.
30:44 – Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time.
44:10 – Doctor Who: Celebration.
59:52 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
82:18 – Farewell for this podcast!
83:11 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #102: Doctor Who - Gridlock

1 December 2013 (11:09am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 22 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, choked, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who story, Gridlock, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor is serially housebreaking, Martha is being an Old-Who companion by being kidnapped and the Face of Boe is feeling a bit peaky. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Gridlock...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #172: Remembrance of the Podcasters

23 November 2013 (1:30am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 42 minutes and 9 seconds

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To celebrate Doctor Who’s fiftieth anniversary, Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller discuss their memories of Doctor Who and what it means to them, put their voted for Eleventh Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor’ on trial, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:55 — Welcome!
01:32 – News:
01:42 — Doctor Who: Radio Times Doctor and Companion poll results.
05:35 — AudioGO: Dead(ish!)
09:31 — Marvel: NetFlix buying four TV series.
10:58 — Star Wars: Episode VI release dated for 18th December 2015.
13:19 — Pluggery: ‘Ultimate Doctor Who Quiz Book’ and ‘Blue Box Messiah’ stage play.
14:30 — Shatner: Ponder the Mystery!
16:15 — Doctor Who: BBC sued over ownership of the TARDIS.
20:19 — Big Finish: Tom Baker and Lalla Ward back together.
22:37 — Doctor Who: Royal party time!
25:37 – Doctor Who: Our memories and what Doctor Who means to us.
67:55 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Eleventh Doctor and Vincent and the Doctor.
79:51 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
96:12 – Farewell for this podcast!
96:54 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #101: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors

17 November 2013 (10:15am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 16 seconds

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Preempting our scheduled commentary due to British celebratory statute:

Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller sit down, mind probed, in front of the 1983 Doctor Who anniversary special, The Five Doctors, and spout more than our usual nonsense and generally get in the mood for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary!

Warning: This commentary is at least three times more boisterous than our average effort. Do not listen if you have a history of mind probing in your family or you have ever lost a beloved pet yeti in a freak fireworks accident.

The Doctor is plucking at the harp strings, the Doctor is playing with his Galactic Glitter, the Doctor is taking Rassilon’s tower from above, the Doctor is trapped in some film offcuts and the Doctor is a fake. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Doctor Who’s Twentieth Anniversary Special – The Five Doctors...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #171: Blinking Thor!

10 November 2013 (10:46am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes and 31 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, and the Real Keith Dunn put their voted for Tenth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Blink’ on trial, review the new Thor film ‘The Dark World’, discuss the now finished first season of Orphan Black, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:30 — Welcome!
02:00 – News:
02:08 — Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor cinema release.
05:34 — Atlantis: Second season ordered.
06:51 — Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel: Finally cast and shooting.
09:01 — Paddington Bear: Peter Capaldi set for the feature film.
10:40 — Doctor Who: Still more rumours of more found episodes.
12:18 — Science: Time travel paper full of Doctor Who jokes.
14:36 — Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time broadcast announced in UK.
16:14 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Tenth Doctor and Blink.
29:12 – Thor: The Dark World.
42:05 – Orphan Black.
47:44 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
71:20 – Farewell for this podcast!
72:28 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #170: The Troughton Double

27 October 2013 (9:38am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 32 minutes and 8 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Ninth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances’ on trial, discuss the two recently rediscovered Doctor Who stories ‘The Enemy of the World’ and ‘The Web of Fear’, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:56 — Welcome!
01:57 – News:
02:09 — Doctor Who: Missing stories found!
05:52 — Misfits: Final season already started on E4.
07:18 — Marvel: Potentially four more TV series coming?
09:04 — The Clangers: They are back!
13:05 — Doctor Who RPG: Third Doctor source book now available as PDF.
13:23 — Doctor Who: Horsham museum have a Doctor Who comic exhibition.
09:04 — Doctor Who: Ben Wheatley to direct first Peter Capaldi episodes.
16:34 – Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World.
27:35 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Ninth Doctor and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances.
43:48 – Doctor Who: The Web of Fear.
58:03 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
86:00 – Farewell for this podcast!
86:35 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #99: Doctor Who - The Shakespeare Code

20 October 2013 (8:53am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 12 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, voodooed, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who story, The Shakespeare Code, and spout our usual nonsense!

Shakespeare is being played, Martha sleeps with the Doctor and Lillith gains and loses her looks. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Shakespeare Code...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #169: Drezzing to Unimpress

13 October 2013 (8:52am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Eighth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: The TV Movie’ on trial, discuss the first two episodes of Agents of SHIELD and the BBC’s Atlantis, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:33 — Welcome!
02:54 – News:
03:03 — Doctor Who: Matt Smith has left the building.
04:18 — Reboots and Spin-offs:
04:20 —– Batman: James Gordon ‘Gotham’ spin-off.
04:50 —– The Walking Dead: AMC greenlights parallel spin-off.
06:15 —– Thunderbirds: New CGI reboot coming.
08:36 — Matt Smith: Getting into musical theatre – American Psycho.
12:44 — Doctor Who RPG: Third Doctor source book ready for preorder.
13:45 — Gillan Watch: Finished with Guardians of the Galaxy and Not Another Happy Ending out now.
15:24 — Rory Watch: Arthur Darvill to appear in UK Broadchurch series two.
16:10 – Game: Cheddar Gorge.
20:00 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Eighth Doctor and The TV Movie.
34:23 – Atlantis.
44:06 – Agents of SHIELD.
51:37 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
63:22 – Farewell for this podcast!
63:51 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #168: Getting Past JNT's Saggy Bit

29 September 2013 (7:11am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 0 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Seventh Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks’ on trial, discuss the first two episodes of Orphan Black and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:45 — Welcome!
01:35 – News:
01:44 — Doctor Who: BBC anniversary programmes.
07:59 — Star Trek: J.J. Abrams will not direct the next film.
10:29 — Harry Potter: J.K. Rowling to write new spin-off films.
09:20 — Doctor Who: Doctors Revisited to finally screen in the UK.
15:08 — Doctor Who RPG: Second Doctor source book out in hardback.
17:29 — Doctor Who RPG: Christmas specials out on CD.
18:13 – Doctor Who:
18:44 — Trial of a Doctor – The Seventh Doctor and Remembrance of the Daleks.
36:17 — Seventh Doctor overview.
43:29 — John Nathan-Turner retrospective.
51:32 – Game: Cheddar Gorge.
53:41 – Orphan Black.
63:00 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
69:28 – Farewell for this podcast!
70:30 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #97: Doctor Who - Smith and Jones

22 September 2013 (8:46am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 16 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, lunaticed, in front of the 2007 Doctor Who story, Smith and Jones, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor does a cheap trick, Martha has a surprisingly chavy family and Florence likes a good suck. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Smith and Jones...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #167: Attack of the Tasteless Coat

15 September 2013 (8:43am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 34 minutes and 30 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Sixth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen’ on trial, tell the tale of their recent Whooverville 5.0 convention visit, discuss the cultural impact of Star Wars and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:23 — Welcome!
01:55 – News:
02:16 — William Shatner: New album terror!
04:28 — Babylon 5: JMS urges fan action to prompt US ‘reruns’.
06:30 — DEAD: Christopher Burgess, Gerard Murphy, Frederik Pohl and A.C. Crispin.
09:20 — DC Comics: Batwoman refused marriage by DC, writers walk.
11:27 — Doctor Who RPG: Time Traveller’s Companion supplement wins award.
13:35 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Sixth Doctor and Attack of the Cybermen.
36:02 – Game: Connect Four.
39:11 – Star Wars: The cultural impact.
53:25 – Whooverville 5.0.
63:08 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
86:05 – Farewell for this podcast!
86:51 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #166: Staggering in the TARDIS

1 September 2013 (8:39am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes and 59 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Fifth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Earthshock’ on trial, tell the tale of their recent Roath Lock Studios Doctor Who set visit, have a couple of 30 Second Recommendations and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
00:56 — Welcome!
01:41 – News:
01:54 — Batman: New caped crusader named as Ben Affleck.
05:54 — Channel 4: Buys rights for ‘Agents of SHIELD’, ‘The Tomorrow People’ and more.
08:10 — Gilbert Taylor: DEAD!
08:42 — Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor outfits that Matt Smith rejected.
11:44 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Fifth Doctor and Earthshock.
33:07 – 30 Second Recommendation: Reboot.
35:08 – Doctor Who: Our visit to the Experience and the Roath Lock Studios set.
59:05 – 30 Second Recommendation: Pacific Rim.
61:36 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
70:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
71:09 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #95: Doctor Who - The Runaway Bride

24 August 2013 (8:50pm GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 2 minutes and 7 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, ear-ached, in front of the 2006 Christmas Doctor Who story, The Runaway Bride, and spout our usual nonsense!

The Doctor is feeling lonely, Donna is being bolshy and the Racnoss Queen is overacting. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Runaway Bride...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #165: Introducing Peter Capaldi as the Doctor

18 August 2013 (8:26am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 37 minutes and 53 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Fourth Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang’ on trial, consider the thirteen regenerations problem, discuss the casting of the Twelfth Doctor, play more ripped off games and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:39 — Welcome!
02:30 – News:
02:44 — Doctor Who: Twelfth Doctor named as Peter Capaldi.
06:32 — Quickfire News Roundup:
06:35 —– Doctor Who: 2013 Prom to air in the UK on Monday 26th August 2013
06:41 —– Doctor Who: Series 7 Soundtrack released in the UK on 9th September 2013.
06:46 —– The Hobbit: Extended An Unexpected Journey DVD & Blu-ray released.
06:55 —– Star Wars: New Dark Horse comic series based on the original script.
07:02 —– Avatar: James Cameron is working on three sequels.
07:06 —– Doctor Who: New figurine part work series starts on 28th August 2013.
07:53 — Amelia: Favourite name for baby girls in the UK, again!
10:03 — David Tennant: Treading the boards in Richard II.
10:13 — Jenna Coleman: Featuring in Death Comes to Pemberley.
10:55 — Nea: Best wishes after the burglary.
11:37 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Fourth Doctor and The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
26:05 – Game: Connect Four.
37:34 – Doctor Who: Regeneration limit and the Twelfth Doctor.
64:26 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
91:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
92:05 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Podcast #164: Promming Pertwee

4 August 2013 (8:37am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 20 minutes and 50 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler, Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller put their voted for Third Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks’ on trial, reminisce on the 2013 Doctor Who Proms, play some more ripped off games and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:01 — Welcome!
01:58 – News:
02:08 — Doctor Who: Moffat promising closure.
04:41 — Doctor Who: IDW losing/dropping comic licence.
08:46 — Star Wars: John Williams is back to score Episode VII.
10:52 — Firefly: Online mobile game coming.
12:42 — Dredd: Official movie sequel petition.
14:32 — Crowd Funding: Big Finish’s Cleaning Up and Neil Gaiman computer game Wayward Manor.
17:15 — The Avengers: Big Finish to remake (as audio) the missing episodes of the TV series.
22:36 — Gillan Watch: Galloping slaphead!
25:55 — Accident: Get well Gail Willis!
26:38 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Third Doctor and Death to the Daleks.
40:44 – Game: Connect Four.
45:17 – BBC Proms 2013: Doctor Who.
62:44 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
75:00 – Farewell for this podcast!
75:49 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #93: Doctor Who - The Name of the Doctor

28 July 2013 (8:36am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 50 minutes and 57 seconds

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Summary:Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, fractured, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, The Name of the Doctor, and spout our usual nonsense!

Clara is feeling haunted, the Doctor’s having some ropey flashbacks and the Wispermen have been reading too much Rupert Bear. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Name of the Doctor...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #163: Steaming Punks

21 July 2013 (8:54am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 31 minutes and 43 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn put their voted for Second Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen’ on trial, pit Steampunk against Cyberpunk, play some more ripped off games and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:00 — Welcome!
02:01 – News:
02:13 — Doctor Who: Longer 50th Anniversary Special?
04:12 — Arrow: Summer Glau joins the cast.
05:38 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Soon to be a Fox TV pilot.
08:14 — Doctor Who: Big screen in some US ‘movie theatres’.
09:53 — BBC: 3D unit being disbanded after Doctor Who special.
12:09 — Doctor Who: Prince Charles is a fan.
13:42 — Star Wars: $10k merchandise forms part of court settlement.
14:45 — Matt Smith: His first car ‘the shed’ up for charity auction.
16:06 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The Second Doctor and The Tomb of the Cybermen.
31:32 – Game: Missing Vowels.
34:06 – Steampunk vs Cyberpunk.
50:52 – Game: Connect Four.
55:21 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
87:37 – Farewell for this podcast!
88:19 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #92: Doctor Who - Nightmare in Silver

14 July 2013 (8:16pm GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 46 minutes and 38 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, upgraded, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, Nightmare in Silver, and spout our usual nonsense!

Porridge isn’t Ronnie Barker, Clara isn’t a soldier (though no one has told her or the writer), The Doctor isn’t moving the plot along and Mr Clever is anything but. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy Nightmare in Silver...

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Staggering Stories Podcast #162: Doc in the Dock

7 July 2013 (8:52am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 1 hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Jean Riddler and Keith Dunn put their voted for First Doctor story ‘Doctor Who: The Aztecs’ on trial, review ‘Man of Steel’ and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
01:04 — Welcome!
01:56 – News:
02:05 — Mark Gatiss: Christmas ghost story, SF documentary – too busy to take over Doctor Who?
05:11 — Christopher Eccleston: HBO pilot – The Leftovers.
07:05 — DEAD!: Richard Matheson and Angus MacKay.
08:45 — BFI: Gothic – The Dark Heart of Film.
10:29 — Doctor Who: Character Options downsized figures.
12:59 — Doctor Who RPG: Fan created non-canon sourcebook.
22:03 – Man of Steel.
39:52 – Doctor Who: Trial of a Doctor – The First Doctor and The Aztecs.
58:12 – Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at show@StaggeringStories.net
74:57 – Farewell for this podcast!
75:23 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Stories Commentary #91: Doctor Who - The Crimson Horror

30 June 2013 (9:31am GMT)
Episode Duration: 0 days, 0 hours, 47 minutes and 41 seconds

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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins and Keith Dunn sit down, sweetened, in front of the 2013 Doctor Who story, The Crimson Horror, and spout our usual nonsense!

Clara’s having a rest, the Doctor is channelling Boris Karloff and Mrs Gillyflower is keeping the truth close to her chest. But enough of their problems, please sit down with us to enjoy The Crimson Horror...

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