Staggering Stories - Audio: Podcasts

Staggering Podcast #66: Trailer Trash (aka You Can't See the Join!)

For 8 March 2010 (recorded 1 March 2010)

Duration: 93:20

Show summary:

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
86:17 - Farewell for this podcast!
87:14 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #65: Camping Up the Weekender (aka When Vampires Suck)

For 22 February 2010 (recorded 16 February 2010)

Duration: 74:00

MP3 (43,395 KB)

Show summary:

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
70:20 - Farewell for this podcast!
70:54 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
73:32--- Max Buffer's Media Museum podcast promo.

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Staggering Podcast #64: Bad Case of Coatal Envy (aka Yvne Lataoc Fo Esac Dab)

For 8 February 2010 (recorded 1 February 2010)

Duration: 70:33

MP3 (41,368 KB)

Show summary:

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
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.

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Staggering Podcast #63: The Trouble with Triffids (aka The Day of the Smurfs, in 3D!)

For 25 January 2010 (recorded 18 January 2010)

Duration: 83:18

MP3 (48,836 KB)

Show summary:

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
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.

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Staggering Podcast #62: The Episode That Didn't Want to Go (aka When Predictions Go Wrong!)

For 11 January 2010 (recorded 4 January 2010)

Duration: 99:57

MP3 (58,596 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, 'Fake Keith', Jean Riddler and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the 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
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.

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Staggering Podcast #61: A Very Tennant Christmas (aka When Nimons Get Horny)

For 21 December 2009 (recorded 7 December 2009)

Duration: 72:39

MP3 (42,602 KB)

Show 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
65:46 - Farewell for this podcast!
67:30 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #60: Blathering in Dreamland (aka The Pre-Christmas Cram)

For 7 December 2009 (recorded 30 November 2009)

Duration: 71:57

MP3 (42,188 KB)

Show 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
63:53 --- Breaking News: Torchwood 4 is go?
64:24 - Farewell for this podcast!
66:58 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #59: When Women Go Missing (aka Three Men in a Tub)

For 23 November 2009 (recorded 16 November 2009)

Duration: 78:37

MP3 (46,099 KB)

Show 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
75:20 - Farewell for this podcast!
75:45 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #58: David Tennant's Little Adventure (aka Jean's Head in a Bucket)

For 9 November 2009 (recorded 2 November 2009)

Duration: 64:07

MP3 (37,602 KB)

Show 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
60:21 - Farewell for this podcast!
60:50 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #57: Judoon Goon with a Spoon (aka The Forward Flashers)

For 26 October 2009 (recorded 19 October 2009)

Duration: 72:51

MP3 (42,716 KB)

Show 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 Misérables: 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
68:03 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:27 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #56: The Crime was in Being There (aka The Trial of Adric)

For 12 October 2009 (recorded 5 October 2009)

Duration: 72:59

MP3 (42,800 KB)

Show 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
67:43 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:27 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #55: Pick of the Pits (aka The Seven Faces of Professor Quatermass)

For 28 September 2009 (recorded 21 September 2009)

Duration: 68:00

MP3 (39,878 KB)

Show 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
63:03 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:27 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #54: Hounds of the Whooverville (aka The Colin Baker Meets The Head of Pertwee)

For 14 September 2009 (recorded 7 September 2009)

Duration: 70:57

MP3 (41,606 KB)

Show 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
67:03 - Farewell for this podcast!
67:24 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #53: Crow Balancing for Beginners (aka Big, isn't it?)

For 31 August 2009 (recorded 24 August 2009)

Duration: 95:11

MP3 (55,808 KB)

Show 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
88:59 - Farewell for this podcast!
89:22 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #52: The Dwarf is Green (aka TARDIS Book!)

For 17 August 2009 (recorded 10 August 2009)

Duration: 89:17

MP3 (52,348 KB)

Show 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
75:44 - Farewell for this podcast!
76:08 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #51: How Much Wood Would a Torchwood Torch..? (aka Kindle Surprise)

For 3 August 2009 (recorded 27 July 2009)

Duration: 89:17

MP3 (52,348 KB)

Show 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
86:19 - Farewell for this podcast!
87:12 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #50: The Insanity of Cake (aka It Sounded Good on Paper!)

For 20 July 2009 (recorded 13 July 2009)

Duration: 68:55

MP3 (40,418 KB)

Show 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
59:04 - Farewell for this podcast!
59:35 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
60:19 --- Outtakes and a couple of interloping interlopers!

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Staggering Podcast #49: Daleks Are Special, Too (aka The Amazing Vanishing Woman)

For 6 July 2009 (recorded 29 June 2009)

Duration: 71:35

MP3 (41,967 KB)

Show 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
67:59 - Farewell for this podcast!
68:23 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #48: Our Segments Overrunneth (aka Jean Phones It In)

For 22 June 2009 (recorded 15 June 2009)

Duration: 74:13

MP3 (43,522 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Invasion, Ashes to Ashes, Primeval, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:40 --- Welcome!
00:47 --- Jean takes one for the country!
01:30 - News:
01:43 --- Doctor Who: New animated series, featuring David Tennant.
02:50 --- Primeval: Axed, to death!
05:03 --- Torchwood: New Radio 4 play dates announced.
06:27 --- Futurama: new 26 episode series.
07:07 --- New 'Bladerunner like' web series, Purefold, from Ridley Scott.
08:23 --- Hugo Weaving back for The Hobbit
08:51 --- Liam Neeson for the A-Team?
10:07 --- Total Recall remake writer announced.
11:52 --- Michael Shanks to guest star in Sanctuary.
12:50 --- David Carradine found dead in the closet.
14:22 --- Dalek for sale.
15:22 --- Doctor Who funeral for fan.
16:10 - Doctor Who: The Invasion.
40:15 - Escape Pod Discs: Real Keith.
44:09 - Ashes to Ashes.
58:39 - Primeval.
67:47 - Shameless Plugs:
67:51 --- The Tin Dog Podcast.
68:26 --- The Flashing Blade Podcast.
69:47 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
70:59 - Farewell for this podcast!
71:18 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #47: When Assassins Go Deadly (aka And Introducing: Grunhilda Knobnacker)

For 8 June 2009 (recorded 1 June 2009)

Duration: 70:25

MP3 (41,294 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin, Ashes to Ashes, find Doctor Who in Unusual Places, Choose their own Staggering Story, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:42 --- Welcome!
01:15 - News:
01:33 --- Doctor Who: New companion announced - Karen Gillan (with character name speculation!)
06:10 --- The Sarah Jane Adventures: David Tennant to appear as the 10th Doctor.
07:20 --- Doctor Who: New big screen film talk.
08:22 --- Doctor Who: BBC America to screen the 2009 Specials.
09:05 --- Dollhouse: Summer Glau to move into the house?
10:05 --- Alien: prequel/reboot in the works.
11:36 --- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New film is planned, Whedon not involved.
13:18 --- Flight of the Navigator: another one for the remake bandwagon.
13:59 --- UFO: 1970s British TV series destined for a film version.
15:05 --- Hasslefree Miniatures: releasing metal miniatures 'not' based on Doctor Who and Firefly.
16:36 --- Telltale Games wants to licence Doctor Who for a computer game?
17:34 --- Toby Hadoke on tour with his Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf.
19:03 - Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin.
37:13 - An epic new Film Trailer!
37:59 - Doctor Who in Unusual Places: A Madness of Angels.
39:50 - Choose Your Own Staggering Story!
42:38 - Ashes to Ashes.
52:15 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
66:54 - Shameless Plug: Tim's Take On Podcast
67:33 - Farewell for this podcast!
67:52 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #46: Under Captain Kirk (aka When Fandahls Get Dull)

For 25 May 2009 (recorded 18 May 2009)

Duration: 69:38

MP3 (40,836 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl, the new Star Trek film, Choose their own Staggering Story, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:48 --- Welcome!
01.05 --- Hello Jean!
01:36 - News (with ridiculously long intro!):
02:23 --- Doctor Who: Timothy Dalton appearing as baddie.
03:22 --- Doctor Who: The Doctor's mother?
04:04 --- Primeval not axed...
05:05 --- Dollhouse gets a second season!
05:48 --- Sarah Connor terminated.
06:27 --- Star Trek a success.
06:49 --- Hunt for Golum fan film crashes server.
07:43 --- Star Tours ride updated.
08:40 --- Dom DeLuise RIP.
09:12 --- Doctor Who in all the wrong places.
09:43 - El Presidente.
10:53 - Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl.
23.45 --- Shameless plugs for Whooverville and Hoo on Who.
24:31 - Choose Your Own Staggering Story!
29:08 - Star Trek: The 2009 Film.
42:51 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
65:04 - Farewell for this podcast!
76:38 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #45: The Throwback (aka A Remote Control Leonard Nimoy?)

For 11 May 2009 (recorded 4 May 2009)

Duration: 79:20

MP3 (46,520 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who: Invasion 09 convention, Ashes to Ashes, Star Trek: the best and worst of Original Trek, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:45 --- Welcome!
01:22 - News:
01:30 --- Doctor Who: Yet more cast announced!
04:24 --- Heroes: Season 4 is to be pruned back.
05:44 --- Wolverine and Star Trek: Delayed due to swine flu.
07:34 --- Terminator Salvation: Arnie will be back!
08:38 --- Aardman Animations: Two new films with Sony.
12:56 - Doctor Who: Invasion 09 Convention Report.
24:56 - Escape Pod Discs: Crumbly.
30:58 - Ashes to Ashes: Episodes 2.1 and 2.2.
40:11 - Star Trek: Best and Worst of The Original Series.
55:48 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
76:19 - Farewell for this podcast!
76:38 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #44: Back to Earth - of the Dead! (aka Full of Easter Promise)

For 27 April 2009 (recorded 20 April 2009)

Duration: 80:46

MP3 (47,354 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:47 --- Welcome!
01:27 - News:
01:50 --- Doctor Who: Even more Producers hired!
03:09 --- Red Dwarf: Record breaking ratings for Back to Earth.
04:17 --- Ashes to Ashes is back.
06:43 --- Dollhouse: Episode 13 is for international audiences and DVD only.
08:14 --- Primeval: A big screen outing in the works?
10:27 --- ISS Node 3 is named... Tranquility.
12:47 --- ElvenQuest: a new BBC Radio 4 comedy.
14:39 --- Star Trek Premiers.
14:50 - Red Dwarf: Back to Earth.
28:02 - Escape Pod Discs: Fake Keith.
33:28 - Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead.
56:12 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
70:19 - Farewell for this podcast!
70:42 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #43: Into the Wild Written Primeval (aka False Teeth for a Horse)

For 13 April 2009 (recorded 6 April 2009)

Duration: 78:19

MP3 (45,924 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Best and Worst Writers, Primeval, Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder, dig up some Escape Pod Discs, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:40 --- Welcome!
01:42 - News:
02:35 --- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead air dates and times.
03:50 --- Catherine Tate queens it up in Lilliput.
04:21 --- K-9 early trailer leaked onto YouTube!
07:12 --- 2011: Year of the Sequels - Men in Black 3, Ghostbuster 3, Spider-man 4 & Star Trek 2.
08:27 --- Ridley Scott takes Forever War into the third dimension.
09:03 --- Nightmare on Elm Street remake casts Rorschach as Freddie.
09:56 --- Andy Hallett, Lorne from Angel, dies aged 33.
11:02 --- Streamy Awards: Dr Horrible, Battlestar Galactica, The Guild & The Shatner Project among winners.
11:47 --- Crumbly bathes with Star Trek captain!
14:20 --- Wincanton takes evil twin, Ankh-Morpork, road names.
15:35 --- Torchwood: rumours of two new Radio 4 plays.
16:25 - Primeval.
24:42 - Doctor Who: Best and Worst Writers!
42:41 - Escape Pod Discs: Fake Keith.
47:10 - Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder.
53:05 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
75:52 - Farewell for this podcast!
76:13 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #42: When Cybermen Attack (aka Life, the Universe and a Little Blue Ming Mong)

For 30 March 2009 (recorded 23 March 2009)

Duration: 69:14

MP3 (40,600 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Best and Worst Villains, Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen, Watchmen, recommend Babylon 5, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:58 --- Welcome!
01:17 - News:
01:35 --- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: And Another Thing front cover released.
03:13 --- K-9: New look K-9 revealed for Australian live action series.
05:12 --- Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures on the PC!
05:50 --- The Sci-Fi Channel catches SyFy.
07:24 --- Star Wars live action TV series is casting.
07:47 --- MacGyver is being macgyvered for the big screen.
09:35 --- Terminator Salvation: Linda Hamilton lends her larynx.
11:03 --- Dollhouse and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ratings are finally improving.
11:57 --- Dave Prowse has cancer.
12:47 --- Primeval series 3 has started.
13:05 --- Doctor Who: spoilers (mild!)
15:15 - 30 Second Recommendation: Babylon 5.
16:27 - Doctor Who: Bestest and Worstest Villains, ever!
35:15 - Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen.
48:40 - Watchmen (the film).
54:23 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
66:18 - Farewell for this podcast!
66:36 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #41: A Ghost, a Werewolf, a Vampire and Tom Baker... (aka We Are All Tom Bakaah)

For 16 March 2009 (recorded 9 March 2009)

Duration: 68:25

MP3 (40,120 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Proudest and Most Embarrassing Moments, their time at Doctor Who Convention: Time Quest '09, the BBC's Being Human, recommend Sapphire and Steel, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
01:02 --- Welcome!
01:22 - News:
01:34 --- Doctor Who: The TARDIS will get a full (interior!) redesign.
02:51 --- Doctor Who: Hannah Murray to be new companion with Matt Smith?
03:44 --- Doctor Who: Big Finish remake Colin Baker's 'Lost' season as audio plays.
04:54 --- Being Human gets a second season.
05:26 --- US Life on Mars is cancelled, to death!
06:00 --- New Knight Rider is cancelled, to the scrapyard!
06:18 --- Dollhouse and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles DVR figures are good.
07:04 --- Star Trek: The Experience back from the dead.
08:03 --- NASA competition to name ISS Node 3 - Browncoats vote Serenity!
09:05 --- Star Trek: The smell of nerd. Special fragrances released.
10:15 --- Doctor Who: Dalek rises out of pond!
11:50 - The Staggering Team go to Doctor Who convention: Time Quest '09.
19:05 - Being Human.
27:12 - El Presidente.
28:41 - Doctor Who: Proudest and Most Embarrassing Moments.
46:30 - Tin Dog's '30' Second Recommendation: Sapphire and Steel.
47:56 - Staggering Stories Presents: Subliminal Messages.
48:18 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
66:00 - Farewell for this podcast!
66:26 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #40: The Big Four-Oh (aka I'll tell you a story about Jack-a-nory)

For 2 March 2009 (recorded 23 February 2009)

Duration: 71:28

MP3 (41,882 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Best and Worst One-Off Characters, games we are playing and books we are reading, Firefly: an overview, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:44 --- Welcome!
01:03 - News:
01:22 --- Doctor Who: Lindsay Duncan announced as a Special companion!
02:19 --- Doctor Who: BBC planning a Stage Show?
03:53 --- Doctor Who: Zimbabwe hoarding lost Doctor Who episodes?
05:11 --- Sarah Jane Adventures: Ronnie Corbett to star in Comic Relief Special.
05:50 --- Dollhouse: Starts off to poor ratings in Friday Night Death Slot.
06:43 --- Dead Like Me: Back from the dead via direct to DVD special.
08:22 --- Watchmen: Several versions of the film - long, very long and ginormous!
10:21 --- Futurama: Possibility of a sixth season, back on Fox...
10:58 --- Star Trek: The new film is getting more 'Rock and Roll'.
12:57 --- Pride and Predator: new Jane Austen vs. Predator film.
14:16 --- The Shat: William Shatner wants to be Prime Minister of Canada.
16:54 - Doctor Who: Best and Worst One-Off Characters.
40:01 - Games we're playing and books we're reading.
45:06 - Firefly: an overview.
62:50 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
69:07 - Farewell for this podcast!
69:35 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #39: The Verge of Annihilation (aka The Scaredy Cats)

For 16 February 2009 (recorded 9 February 2009)

Duration: 71:39

MP3 (42,020 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction, Doctor Who: Favourite Frightening Moments, ITV's Demons, recommend Koyaanisqatsi, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:41 --- Welcome!
00:57 - News:
01:06 --- Doctor Who goes High Definition!
04:04 --- Doctor Who: Matt Smith wasn't a Who fan.
05:49 --- Doctor Who: Martin Clunes was approached to be Doctor 11?
07:05 --- Torchwood: New trailer for series 3.
09:45 --- Sarah Jane Adventures: K9 is back for half of series 3.
10:19 --- Australian K9 Series: K9 will be practical and CGI.
12:04 --- Red Dwarf: Back on Friday 10th of April 2009 on Dave.
12:40 --- Heroes: Hayden Panettiere downplays rumours of her departure.
13:37 --- Caprica: Premiering on DVD.
14:16 --- Tomb Raider: New film, new studio, new start.
14:58 --- Merchandise: Doctor Who Attack of the Cybermen on DVD and exclusive Doctor Who figures.
16:36 - Doctor Who:
16:45 --- The Edge of Destruction.
32:20 --- Favourite Frightening Moments.
47:30 - 30 Second Recommendation: Koyaanisqatsi.
48:30 - ITV's Demons.
56:11 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
67:53 - Farewell for this podcast!
68:16 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #38: The Wilf is Worth Ten of the Adric (aka Jerking those Tears)

For 2 February 2009 (recorded 26 January 2009)

Duration: 68:16

MP3 (46,496 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite Tear Jerkers and/or Sad Moments, Doctor Who: Battlefield, recommend Being Human, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:45 --- Welcome!
01:03 - News:
01:04 --- Fake Keith gloats.
01:59 --- Doctor Who: Michelle Ryan and Lee Evans to star in Easter Doctor Who special.
05:33 --- Torchwood: John Barrowman has a go at a comic strip.
07:20 --- Staggering Stories team to attend two conventions: Time Quest 09 and Invasion 09, in London.
08:27 --- New toys! Cute Doctor Who 'Time Squad' figures and Star Trek Barbies!
11:14 --- NBC executive disses Heroes writers, says Bryan Fuller will save them.
12:08 --- Heroes: both Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere looking to jump ship?
14:15 --- Watchmen: Fox and Warners settle out of court, film to be released on schedule.
15:30 --- Stargate Universe: more casting news.
17:41 --- Dr. Horrible: clues about sequel plot in the DVD Musical Commentary.
18:49 --- Death! John Scott Martin, Patrick McGoohan, Ricardo Montalbán, Bob May and Tony Hart all die within about a week.
20:59 - Doctor Who:
21:23 --- Favourite Tear Jerkers and/or Sad Moments (and Fake Keith isn't allowed to choose Doomsday).
37:55 --- Battlefield.
61:13 - 30 Second Recommendation: Being Human.
62:29 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
66:50 - Farewell for this podcast!
67:16 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #37: Those Pesky Borrowing Demons (aka Buffy with the Serial Numbers Filed Off)

For 19 January 2009 (recorded 12 January 2009)

Duration: 65:20

MP3 (44,550 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Matt Smith's casting as Doctor 11, ITV's Demons, feel the Agony Nanny's sharp tongue, recommend Star Cops, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:38 --- Welcome!
01:45 - News:
02:07 --- Torchwood: John Barrowman wants more.
02:41 --- Red Dwarf: Craig Charles drops plot hints.
03:36 --- Dr Horrible: Joss Whedon says there will be more but on the web?
04:40 --- Star Trek: Chris Pine doubts everyone will like the new film.
05:48 --- Tron 2: Bruce Boxleitner is back, more casting news and filming on real sets.
08:00 --- Heroes: Character death - a regular wants out.
09:44 --- The Prisoner: Ian McKellen spills some details on the remake.
11:22 --- Barack Obama fist bumps Spider-man.
12:28 --- Noel Clarke: nominated for an Orange rising Star BAFTA award.
13:21 --- Doctor Who: Big News!
14:14 - Doctor Who: Matt Smith is the Doctor!
31:33 - The Agony Nanny.
32:55 - 30 Second Recommendation: Star Cops.
34:09 - ITV's Demons - the first two episodes.
47:32 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
63:04 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:23 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #36: The Next Godzilla (aka Heavy Breathing the Crumbly Way)

For 5 January 2009 (recorded 29 December 2008)

Duration: 69:55

MP3 (47,724 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn, ready for the New Year, talk about Doctor Who: The Next Doctor, our Predictions for 2009, our Hopes and Dreams for 2009, see how wrong we were about our Predictions for 2008, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:29 --- Welcome!
01:21 - News:
01:31 --- Russell T Davies talks Doctor Who Specials companions.
03:24 --- Russell T Davies hopeful that David Tennant's injury won't hold up filming.
04:06 --- David Tennant would like a Doctor Who musical episode.
05:52 --- Torchwood Series 3 to be toned down because of US audience?
07:14 --- British Christmas Day ratings are in: Wallace & Gromit at #1, Doctor Who at #2.
08:04 --- BBC commissions Survivors series 2.
08:49 --- New Judge Dredd film on the cards.
10:45 --- Ashes to Ashes sees return of Life on Mars character!
11:51 --- ITV's new series Demons just beginning.
13:46 --- Majel Barrett, Eartha Kitt & Harold Pinter are dead.
15:02 --- James Cameron may direct new JMS Forbidden Planet.
16:56 - Predictions for 2009.
25:10 - Hopes and Dreams for 2009.
30:03 - Doctor Who: The Next Doctor.
54:58 - A Retrospective: Our Predictions for 2008.
59:38 - A Retrospective: Our Hopes and Dreams for 2008.
61:53 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
67:34 - Farewell for this podcast!
68:03 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #35: The Christmas Kazoo Charade (aka Crackers at Christmas)

For 22 December 2008 (recorded 15 December 2008)

Duration: 67:09

MP3 (45,012 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn get festive and talk about Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials and Science Fiction Christmas References, play Swanee-Kazoo and Charades, have a visit from The Agony Nanny, find lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:37 --- Welcome!
01:40 - News:
01:57 --- Sarah Jane Adventures Gets a Third Season.
02:44 --- Nicholas Courtney wants back on Doctor Who as the Brigadier!
04:11 --- Majel Barrett is Voicing the Enterprise Computer in the new Star Trek Film.
04:35 --- George Takei is Voicing a Neimodian in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
05:17 --- Knight Rider is Cut Short!
06:15 --- Heroes writer Bryan Fuller Slams Villains Arc.
07:02 --- Oliver Postgate (Clangers, Bagpus, Noggin the Nog) is dead.
08:33 --- Star Wars Holiday Special hits 30!
11:20 --- Caprica gets a Full Season.
13:39 --- Eleventh Hour (US version) gets 'Back 5' for Full Season.
14:19 --- David Tennant has Done His Back In and Takes a Break From Hamlet.
15:10 --- William Shatner/JJ Abrahms Feud is a Joke?
15:45 - Quick Recommendation: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
16:55 - Pulling the Christmas Crackers.
21:25 - Swanee-Kazoo!
24:09 - 30 Second Recommendation: The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke.
25:30 - Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials.
38:51 - Charades.
43:21 - The Agony Nanny.
44.21 - Science Fiction Christmas References.
50.00 - Christmas in the Stars...
50:30 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
58:55 - Farewell for this podcast!
59:47 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #34: Exorcising Magpie (aka Worst. Comedy. Evar.)

For 8 December 2008 (recorded 1 December 2008)

Duration: 66:41

MP3 (45,520 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Best and Worst Comedy Moments, Futurama: Bender's Game, the BBC's new Apparitions, The Agony Nanny, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:30 --- Welcome!
01:18 - News:
01:26 --- Doctor Who: Paterson Joseph interviews everywhere.
03:35 --- Jonathan Miller brings on the Tennant Hamlet hate!
04:16 --- David Tennant holds a real skull in Hamlet.
05:32 --- Rumoured Buffy the Vampire Slayer film!
07:09 --- Bonekickers is buried.
07:49 --- Emma Thompson wants a Big Bang over Harry Potter.
08:43 --- Batman is dead! (No, not Adam West.)
10:03 --- Pushing Daisies is pushing up the daisies.
11:44 --- Tim Kring insults the Heroes fans, again!
14:41 --- George (Takei) of the Jungle.
15:57 - 30 Second Recommendation: Bones.
17:22 - Doctor Who: Best and Worst Comedy Moments.
35:16 - BBC's Apparitions.
41:39 - The Agony Nanny.
43.36 - Futurama: Bender's Game.
54:00 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
63:27 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:58 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #33: Granny Knows Best (aka Back Into the Cold)

For 24 November 2008 (recorded 17 November 2008)

Duration: 65:17

MP3 (44,398 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Best and Worst David Tennant Moments, Doctor Who: Candidates for Doctor 11, Favourite Number Twos, The Agony Nanny, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:27 --- Welcome!
01:13 - News:
01:45 --- David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who.
02:28 --- Sanctuary is getting a second season.
03:55 --- Heroes producers get the chop.
05:56 --- Dollhouse gets the Death Slot!
06:39 --- Babylon 5's JMS to reimagine Forbidden Planet film.
08:20 --- Knight Rider gets back to basics.
09:34 --- Michael Crichton is extinct.
10:02 --- 4th season of Primeval in the planning.
10:28 --- William Shatner calls out George Takei, oh my.
12:14 --- Sad news on Mr Dalek...
14:04 - Doctor Who:
14:04 --- Doctor Who: Best and Worst David Tennant Moments.
27:08 --- Doctor Who: Candidates for Doctor 11.
37:10 - Favourite Number Twos.
52:18 - The Agony Nanny.
54:00 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
63:27 - Farewell for this podcast!
63:58 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #32: Jumping to Doomsday (aka Name that Tune)

For 3 November 2008 (recorded 27 October 2008)

Duration: 70:29

MP3 (47,614 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Music, Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday, Heroes Season 3 (so far), Fight Club: Captain Jack Harkness vs Captain Jack Sparrow, 30 Second Recommendation: Kim Newman's Diogenes Club books, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:34 --- Welcome!
01:13 - News:
01:17 --- Doctor Who Children in Need: Christmas trailer.
02:24 --- THE Colin Baker in panto.
03:26 --- Tom Baker guest presents 'Have I Got News For You' episode.
04:04 --- Doctor Who Rumour: Paterson Joseph is Doctor 11?
05:50 --- New MMO - Star Wars: The Old Republic.
07:11 --- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles gets a full second season.
08:08 --- William Shatner takes a pop at George Takei.
09:37 - Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Music.
26:10 - Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday.
41:20 - Fight Club: Captain Jack Harkness vs. Captain Jack Sparrow.
44:50 - 30 Second Recommendation: Kim Newman's The Man from the Diogenes Club and The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club.
45:42 - El Presidente.
46:39 - Heroes Season 3.
56:33 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
68:46 - Farewell for this podcast!
69:01 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #31: Tapping the Essex Girl (aka Everyone else likes The Dark Knight)

For 20 October 2008 (recorded 13 October 2008)

Duration: 71:43

MP3 (48,476 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Teasers and Cliffhangers, Sanctuary, Stargate Continuum, Fight Club: Dr Leonard McCoy vs. Dr Beverly Crusher, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:28 --- Welcome!
01:55 - News:
02:16 --- Doctor Who Children in Need Special?
04:10 --- Prince Charles spurns Russell T Davies.
05:05 --- David Tennant & Catherine Tate nominated for TV award.
05:42 --- Patrick Stewart to guest star in Doctor Who?
06:20 --- Torchwood Season 3, more guest stars.
07:24 --- Ashes to Ashes Season 2, now in 1982.
08:18 --- V to be reimagined.
09:35 --- Fox TV... More Fringe but Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles about to be cancelled?
10:25 --- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog FINALLY released in UK and Australia.
10:56 --- Tr2n (Tron 2) trailer doing the rounds but in production hell.
12:35 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
23:39 - Doctor Who: Favourite and Least Favourite Teasers and Cliffhangers.
38:41 - Fight Club: Doctor Leonard McCoy vs. Doctor Beverly Crusher.
43:25 - 30 Second Recommendations: Knights of the Old Republic.
44:21 - Sanctuary.
52:33 - Stargate Continuum.
68:46 - Farewell for this podcast!
69:01 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #30: Sweeping the Clanger (aka Belated Blockbusters)

For 6 October 2008 (recorded 29 September 2008)

Duration: 81:51

MP3 (55,364 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite TARDIS Moments and Least Favourite Companion Moments, Torchwood: Lost Souls, Summer 2008 Blockbuster Films, Fight Club: Sweep vs. The Clangers, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune.
00:30 --- Welcome!
01:09 - News:
01:12 --- Doctor Who: Win a tour of the Studio.
02:08 --- New Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Novel.
03:46 --- Spielberg wants some Chocky!
04:55 --- I am Legend Prequel Film.
06:30 --- Hari Puttar and the lawsuit of Fail.
07:12 --- The Shatner Project: The new Star Trek film rant.
08:16 --- Pirates of the Caribbean 4...
09:45 --- BBC Saturday evening schedule nightmare with Merlin.
11:31 --- Doctor Who: Tennant missing Doctor Who.
12:26 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
25:45 - Doctor Who: Favourite TARDIS moments and Least Favourite Companion Moments.
41:29 - Fight Club: Sweep vs. The Clangers.
45:44 - Torchwood: Lost Souls.
58:08 - Summer Blockbusters.
58:16 --- WALL-E
62:26 --- The X Files: I Want to Believe.
65:42 --- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
70:16 --- Batman: The Dark Knight.
73:09 --- Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
76:34 --- Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
79:25 --- The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor.
79:49 - Farewell for this podcast!
80:31 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #29: The Two Halves of Dobbin (aka Can You See the Join?)

For 22 September 2008 (recorded 15 & 17 September 2008)

Duration: 64:36

MP3 (43,714 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Favourite Doctor and Favourite Companion Moments, DVD Extras: Pyramids of Mars & Earthshock, Fight Club: Spock vs. William T. Riker, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.29 --- Welcome!
00.52 - News:
00.59 --- Doctor Who: Tennant to do feature film?
02.18 --- Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Production halts for reworking.
02:54 --- David Tennant's Hamlet sold out!
03:37 --- Ghostbusters 3.
04:33 --- Spider-man 4, Raimi and McQuire are in.
05:40 --- Watchmen legal wranglings.
06:32 --- Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog Soundtrack available internationally!
07:13 --- Rentaghost and Worzel Gummidge.
07:58 --- Doctor Who: Russell T Davies wants Russell Tovey, as Doctor 11.
08.35 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
15.09 - Fight Club: Spock vs. William T. Riker.
19.53 - Doctor Who: Favourite Doctor and Favourite Companion Moments.
37.22 - Doctor Who: DVD Extras: Pyramids of Mars and Earthshock.
59.15 - El Presidente.
60.17 - Farewell for this podcast and what's coming up next time!
60.58 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #28: The Duchovny with a Billion Backs (aka Timelashed - again)

For 8 September 2008 (recorded 1 September 2008)

Duration: 75:54

MP3 (50,564 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Doctor Who: Moments of Despair and Bafflement, Worst of New Who and Old Who, Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs, lots of general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.29 --- Welcome!
00.52 - News:
01.06 --- Hadron Accelerator going live.
02.00 --- Torchwood Series 3: Children of Earth.
03:54 --- Doctor Who specials to be recorded in America, then new Doctor?
06:45 --- New Red Dwarf for small screen.
08:32 --- Spooks Code 9 crashing.
09:42 --- James Bond: Quantum of Solace pushed back.
11:21 --- Kevin McKidd the new Highlander?
12:58 --- Stargate Universe.
14:41 --- Duchovny goes into rehab.
16.22 - Fight Club: Commander Jeffrey Sinclair vs. Professor Nick Cutter.
18.12 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
28.24 - Doctor Who: Moments of Despair and Bafflement.
38.08 - Doctor Who: Our Worst of Old Who and New Who.
59.37 - Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs.
73.56 - Farewell for this podcast and what's coming up next time!
74.44 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #27: Guilty Pleasures (aka Corpsing of the El Presidente)

For 25 August 2008 (recorded 18 August 2008)

Duration: 57:29

MP3 (38,672 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Moments of Bliss and Guilty Pleasures, Doctor Who: The Best of Old Who and New Who, Heroes Season Two, some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.28 --- Welcome!
01.05 - News:
01.12 --- Hugo Awards 2008 - Doctor Who: Blink and Stardust.
02:27 --- No plans for Firefly/Serenity sequel.
04:20 --- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince film delayed until July 2009.
06:21 --- George Lucas considers Indy V.
07:30 --- Doctor Who: Trial of a Time Lord delayed until September.
09:11 --- Possible delay to Cubicle 7's Doctor Who Roleplaying Game.
10:08 --- Song: Happy Birthday Dear Crumbly!.
10.39 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
12.35 - Fight Club: Bones vs. Bonekickers
23.36 - Moments of Bliss and Guilty Pleasures.
32.05 - El Presidente.
33.14 - Doctor Who: Our Best of Old Who and New Who.
48.33 - Heroes Season Two.
55.00 - Farewell for this podcast and what's coming up next time!
55.28 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #26: Dr. Horrible's Whovian Prom (aka Pig Spotting)

For 11 August 2008 (recorded 5 August 2008)

Duration: 67:13

MP3 (45,628 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the Doctor Who Prom, Bonekickers, lots of news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.30 --- Welcome!
00.59 --- Song: "We Have Our Crumbly Back."
01.45 --- Where has Crumbly been?
02.53 - News:
03.06 --- David Tennant & Patrick Stewart's Hamlet: only signing RSC merchandise.
05:28 --- Star Trek Online is reborn.
07:06 --- DC Universe MMO.
08:38 --- Babylon 5 no more?
10:12 --- Life on Mars USA: Harvey Keitel & the alternate mythology.
12:48 --- Freema Agyeman quits Hub for law office.
13:39 --- Joss Whedon's Doll House gets second pilot.
15:09 --- Wii Fit bites dog.
15:52 --- Cadbury Wispa bars are back, not in pog form.
16.55 - Emails and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
18.18 - Fight Club: Luke Skywalker vs. Adric...
23.36 - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
39.37 - Doctor Who Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.
55.21 - Bonekickers.
66.16 - Farewell for this podcast!
66.30 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #25: Have I Got News (aka Cut to the Quick)

For 28 July 2008 (recorded 16 July 2008)

Duration: 62:51

MP3 (42,524 KB)

Show summary:

Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, the 'Real' Keith Dunn and Ian McArdell talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 in overview, lots of news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.27 --- Greetings, yes?
00.48 --- Where is Crumbly?
01.17 - News:
01.22 --- Life on Mars USA - a second pilot.
03:10 --- The Prisoner: Reversioned!
05:58 --- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - dumbed down?
07:23 --- Heroes - BBC buying upfront.
08:33 --- Battlestar Galactica: Caprica and a TV movie.
09:59 --- Torchwood Season 3 writers announced.
10:38 --- Goodbye LugRadio.
11:06 --- Doctor Who: Journey's End top rated programme for whole week.
11.51 - Doctor Who: Season 4 Overview.
60.58 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
61.35 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #24: Lost and Found (aka And the Little One Said Roll Over)

For 14 July 2008 (recorded 7 July 2008)

Duration: 94:05

MP3 (63,370 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and the 'Real' Keith Dunn talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 episodes The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, Fight Club: Sarah Jane Smith vs. Lois Lane, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.31 --- Greetings, yes?
00.47 --- Where Is Keith?
02.13 - News:
02.22 --- Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
05:03 --- Star Trek: The Experience to close.
05:32 --- Don S. Davis has left the mountain.
06.11 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
07.53 - Fight Club: Sarah Jane Smith vs. Lois Lane.
15.47 - Doctor Who:
15.59 --- The Stolen Earth.
44:59 --- Journey's End.
92.34 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
93.19 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #23: The Whole of Human History in the Sound of a Squee (aka There Are No Accidents)

For 30 June 2008 (recorded 23 June 2008)

Duration: 77:56

MP3 (52,462 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 episodes Midnight and Turn Left, Fight Club: Han Solo vs. Mal Reynolds, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.36 --- Greetings, yes?
01.16 --- Where Is Keith?
03.29 - News:
03.51 --- Harold Bishop has left the building.
05:48 --- A spate of accidental accidents.
08.38 - Fight Club: Han Solo vs. Malcolm Reynolds.
18.37 - Doctor Who:
19.09 --- Midnight.
38:48 --- Turn Left.
41:19 --- Tin Dog Podcast Promo!
67:15 --- Conjecture on the final two of Season Four!
73.42 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
76.40 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
76.51 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #22: Vast Toffee (MN) (aka "Shut it! You're Nicked!")

For 16 June 2008 (recorded 9 June 2008)

Duration: 68:25

MP3 (45,670 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 episodes Silence In The Library and Forest of the Dead, Steven Moffat taking over Doctor Who, Fight Club: Gene Hunt vs. Jack Regan, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.52 --- Greetings, yes?
01.20 - News:
01.20 --- Tony's Conventional Insult.
02.44 --- Where Is Keith?
03.56 --- Fake Keith's Fake News.
04.34 - Fight Club: Gene Hunt vs. Jack Regan!
13.23 - Doctor Who:
13.23 --- Silence In The Library and Forest of the Dead.
51.56 --- Steven Moffat taking over from Russell T Davies.
59.21 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
60.03 - Viva El Presidente.
62.16 - The Taste Test: Stewie's Domination Serum
65.29 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
65.45 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #21: The Clone and the Wrongness (aka "Hi Trevor")

For 26 May 2008 (recorded 19 May 2008)

Duration: 74:25

MP3 (50,580 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 episodes The Doctor's Daughter and The Unicorn and the Wasp, Fight Club: Kirk vs. Picard, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.31 --- Greetings, yes?
00.59 --- Where Is Keith?
01.44 - News:
01.51 --- Nebulous Season 3 on BBC Radio 4.
03.34 --- Trevor's Premature Feedback.
04.54 - Fight Club: Kirk vs. Picard!
12.54 - Doctor Who:
14.16 --- The Doctor's Daughter.
45.19 --- The Unicorn and the Wasp.
59.55 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
72.51 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
73.04 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #20: Too Crumbly to Sniff At (aka The Party ATMOSphere)

For 12 May 2008 (recorded 5 May 2008)

Duration: 70:48

MP3 (47,870 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the Doctor Who Season 4 episodes The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky, Futurama: Bender's Big Score, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
01.08 --- Greetings, yes?
01.49 --- Where Is Keith?
02.53 - Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky.
43.14 - Viva El Presidente.
44.28 - Futurama: Bender's Big Score.
59.17 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
68.24 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
68.57 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #19: More Evil Twinnery (aka Theme Tune Hatred)

For 28 April 2008 (recorded 21 April 2008)

Duration: 65:55

MP3 (53,578 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the first three episodes of Doctor Who Season 4, namely Partners in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii and Planet of the Ood, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.48 --- Greetings, yes?
01.43 - News.
02.19 --- Tony now also hosting the DWO Whocast!
04.48 --- Mario Kart Wii.
07.45 --- World of Warcraft: Fury of Sunwell.
09.42 --- The Schrödinger Effect launches.
12.43 - Doctor Who
13.35 --- The New Theme Tune.
15.15 --- Partners in Crime.
33.00 --- Fires of Pompeii.
44.39 --- Planet of the Ood.
55.21 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
76.30 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
64.31 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #18: Injury of the Fake (aka Nothing is Impossible...)

For 14 April 2008 (recorded 9 April 2008)

Duration: 78:33

MP3 (53,578 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about the end of Ashes to Ashes season 1, the end of Torchwood season 2 and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.30 --- Greetings, yes?
00.56 --- News.
02.45 --- New Competition: Give Tony a new sad-fan ambition.
07.43 - Ashes to Ashes:
09.19 --- Ashes to Ashes: Episode 5.
12.10 --- Ashes to Ashes: Episode 6.
14.35 --- Ashes to Ashes: Episode 7.
21.25 --- Ashes to Ashes: Episode 8.
35.14 - Viva El Presidente.
36.26 - Torchwood:
37.46 --- Torchwood: A Day in the Death.
42.42 --- Torchwood: Something Borrowed.
45.29 --- Torchwood: From Out of the Rain.
48.39 --- Torchwood: Adrift.
53.48 --- Torchwood: Fragments.
60.09 --- Torchwood: Exit Wounds.
71.02 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
76.30 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
76.44 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #17: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide (aka 17B)

For 31 March 2008 (recorded 26 March 2008)

Duration: 72:20

MP3 (60,292 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Tony Gallichan and, occasionally, Alistair Lock celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (with thanks to Peter Wicks for the 'Book Music'), and talk about a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.36 --- Guide Entry: Podcasts
01.26 --- Greetings, yes?
03.26 --- Where Is Keith?
03.56 - Sponsorship Announcment!
05.13 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
55.32 - George Dubya Bushisms.
56.10 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
60.40 --- Guide Entry: Television Shows, Adult.
67.53 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
68.00 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #16: An Absinthe of Keiths (aka The One Where Bob Dies)

For 10 March 2008 (recorded 3 March 2008)

Duration: 60:01

MP3 (40,182 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan again talk about Ashes to Ashes, Torchwood, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.33 --- Greetings, yes?
01.06 --- Where Are Keiths?
02.09 - News.
02.40 --- Phorm.
03.30 --- Terrorism in MMOs!
04.49 --- Quantum of Solace - Poor Composer...
06.14 --- Tony's Mini Jersey Rant.
05.58 - Viva El Presidente.
08.16 - George Dubya Bushisms.
09.55 - Ashes to Ashes: 'Nothing Changes' and 'The Missing Link'.
27.20 - George Dubya Bushisms.
28.33 - Torchwood: 'Reset' and 'Dead Man Walking'.
47.57 - George Dubya Bushisms.
49.44 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
59.08 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
59.29 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #15: The Merkin Letters (aka Ashes to Torchwood)

For 25 February 2008 (recorded 18 February 2008)

Duration: 88:53

MP3 (60,958 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Ashes to Ashes, Torchwood, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.33 --- Greetings, yes?
02.11 --- Where is Keith?
07.46 - Viva El Presidente.
09.11 - George Dubya Bushisms.
13.43 - Primeval: Monster of the Week!
15.32 - Ashes to Ashes: 'Deja Vu' and 'The Happy Day'.
37.20 - George Dubya Bushisms.
39.00 - Competition: Name that Theme Tune.
41.26 - Web Site Talk: The 10 Doctors & Farmergeddon's Movies.
43.59 - Torchwood: 'Meat' and 'Adam'.
66.56 - George Dubya Bushisms.
70.01 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
84.48 - Crumbly on Terrance Dicks.
87.56 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
88.06 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #14: Lovin' the Alien (aka Podcast 13 Plus 1)

For 11 February 2008 (recorded 2 February 2008)

Duration: 74:48

MP3 (48,818 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Tony Gallichan and Alistair Lock talk about Torchwood, the Virgin Publishing Doctor Who: New Adventures book line, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.54 --- Greetings, yes?
04.21 - DVDs we've been watching.
07.42 --- Where is Keith?
09.39 - Books we've been reading.
12.35 - Torchwood.
50.43 - What's on our MP3 players.
54.48 - Virgin Publishing's Doctor Who New Adventures series.
72.03 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
73.31 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
74.04 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #13: Voyage to the Banana of the Darned (aka Podcast 14 Minus 1)

For 28 January 2008 (recorded 16 January 2008)

Duration: 89:34

MP3 (60,426 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned, Sam and Max, the PC game Portal, our recent Christmas presents, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.56 --- Greetings, yes?
03.34 --- Where is Keith?
05.33 - Our Christmas Presents: Fake Keith
08.45 - Sam and Max.
21:50 - Portal.
28.27 - Our Christmas Presents: Adam.
34.40 - Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned.
63.01 - Our Christmas Presents: Andy.
67.22 - Our Christmas Presents: Tony.
72.33 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
82.12 --- The real Keith sinks without a trace.
84.39 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
85.20 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
86.02 --- Portal spoilers.

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Staggering Podcast #12: Rumble in the Fungal (aka Drezzing for the Occasion)

For 14 January 2008 (recorded 17 December 2007)

Duration: 66:09

MP3 (44,376 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who: The TV Movie (aka The Enemy Within), Star Wars Galaxies, 2007 in review, predictions for 2008, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
01.00 --- Greetings, yes?
02.15 --- Where is Keith?
02.57 - Predictions of the Future!
03.10 --- Fake Keith divines Billie Piper's future career.
03.28 --- Crumbly has political fantasies.
04.06 --- Adam's Predicable List. Is it curtains for Tom Baker?
04.50 --- Tony predicts Russell T. Davies goes Fonzie.
05.25 --- A grizzly fate for Tate?
05.52 --- The teddy gets it.
06.25 --- Tony dresses up as Captain Jack Harkness and Sean Pertwee attacks!
07.19 --- Special guest for Hamlet.
07.40 --- Tragedy for the Spice Girls.
08.05 --- New Star Wars Trilogy?
09.00 - Hopes and Dreams, for the future.
09.09 --- Another Adam list, including Doctor Who, Babylon 5, Serenity 2, SETI and Staggering Stories Website redesign?
10.56 --- The Real Keith wants some Doctor Who MMO action.
12.16 - Doctor Who - The 1996 Paul McGann TV Movie (aka The Enemy Within)
12.50 --- The gap decade.
13.35 --- Synopsis and mutant Smurfs
15.21 --- Dimensions in Time - wisely blanked from the mind.
15.53 --- Sylvester McCoy and his prat falls.
18.25 --- Eric Roberts does Rocky Horror in the TARDIS.
22.56 --- The scripts we didn't have - the rapping TARDIS console!
24.14 --- The kissing and fireworks, cork popping, train through tunnel and other metaphors
27.43 --- Listener Leslie saves our bacon - again!
36.58 --- The Flying Dutchman of San Fancisco Police motorcyclists.
37.44 --- Next Time: We will talk about Voyage of the Damned.
38.30 - Massively Multiplayer Games Talk: Star Wars Galaxies
41.01 --- Skill based rather than level based (before the shameful NGE)
42.43 --- Player towns, with statues!
43.50 --- Player economy and buffing people in the cantina.
46.13 --- The Combat Upgrade - the beginning of the end.
48.00 --- The New Game Experience - the end of the end (for many, at least).
49.00 --- The old Mission Terminals.
53.20 --- Knights of the Old Republic- A New Hope?
54.30 - The Year in Review
54.37 --- Yet another list from Adam: Blake's 7 audios, Sam Tyler is DEAD, Tennant making his mark.
56.33 --- Casino Royale - a new start for Bond.
57.26 --- Sam and Max, created by Steve Purcell (no relation!)
58.00 --- Death's Head 3.0 - why?!
59.14 - Letters and listener feedback.* Hit us yourself at
59.37 --- The real Keith isn't a prevert, not this time, at least.
63.07 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
63.46 --- * Auld Lang Syne, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #11: Festively High (aka Paul From WhoCast: Invades)

For 24 December 2007 (recorded 5 December 2007)

Duration: 70:03

MP3 (46,118 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Tony Gallichan and special guest Paul-From-WhoCast (Paul Wilson) talk about Doctor Who: The Empty Child, Doctor Who: The Doctor Dances, Christmas TV from the past, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune - now with added jingly bells stuff!
00.41 --- Season's greetings, yes?
00.52 --- Intruder Alert! It's Paul -From-Whocast!
01.33 - Crackers!
03.00 --- If there's crackers then terribly bad jokes can't be too far behind - Flee!
04.50 --- The Head Of Pertwee's got his hat on, hip hip hip hip Haiiii!
07.29 --- Where is Keith???
07.51 --- And now, two podcasts in one as Crumbly and Fake Keith go off into their own little world.....
08.45 - History Today - Christmas Telly from the past!
09.39 --- The Game of Doom! Well, for Paul-From-Whocast it is, anyway....Exactly /how/ much does he love the Slitheen?
11.55 --- That bloody Blue Peter Advent Crown!
15.00 --- Tony and 'Neighbours', sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
16.45 --- Stop! Hovis Time!
21.47 --- No, no, no, no, no, no, Dibbley?
23.12 --- So, fave Chrissie fillums then...
25.16 --- Scary Mary!! Aiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
27.54 --- Ah, Ludwig.
31.27 - Doctor Who - The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (with added new series themey stuff!)
34.46 --- Fake Keith tells the world her views on 'Dalek'. You may need an adult to hear this with you 'cos it scared us and we know her!
36.35 --- Fake Keith gives in on The Game Of Doom! Wimp!
41.08 --- Adam takes a firm stance on The Best Doctor Who Story In The World Ever - apparently...
42.30 --- Where is Fake Keith???
43.39 --- The Comments Of Leslie!
47.00 --- The Doctor - what a murdering git!
52.45 --- Ooh, it has /three/ settings!
54.49 --- Yes, we have no weapons facilities, we have no weapons facilities todaaaayyyyy..
55.39 --- How to think in four dimensions....
57.17 --- Junior Captain Jack and the Giant Kitty of Doom!
59.45 --- Squeeeee! (oh dear Bod!)
60.46 --- Hail Caeser Adam Caligula!
62.58 --- Tornadic cheesy link into....Cue Cliffhanger!!!
63.09 - Letters and viewer feedback.* Hit us yourself at
67.10 --- look, we're doing the TV Movie, then Voyage of the Damned THEN Torchwood, ok? Good...we cocked that bit up to be honest..
68.55 - And incidently, a happy Doctor Who fan cliche to all of you at home..oh, and goodbyeeeeeeeee!!!
69.32 --- * End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Christmas Tape 2007

Compiled for 24 December 2007 (recorded at various points in 2007)

Duration: 16:12

MP3 (10,518 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Tony Gallichan plus special guests Paul (A.T. Wilson) from WhoCast and Alistair Lock feature in various weird bits, out takes and extra interview chunks saved over from prior podcasts. Beware: 142% more disjointed than a usual Staggering Stories Podcast!

Staggering Podcast #10: A Big Ball of Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Crashey-Lashey Stuff (aka Menacing Peri with a Giant Member)

For 10 December 2007 (recorded 22 November 2007)

Duration: 88:44

MP3 (58,278 KB)

Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who: Time Crash, Doctor Who: Timelash, the books of Harry Harrison, reviving, reimagining or repeating old Sci Fi TV, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune.
00.34 --- Greetings, yes?
01.16 --- Where is Keith???
02.30 --- Two and a half minutes in and Tony is already losing the plot.
02.40 - Resurrecting TV from the past.
03.43 --- Tony cannot contain himself any longer.
04.45 --- Knights of God, isn't it, look you?
06.09 --- Tony's Rant Number One - Widdecombe!
07.47 --- Serenity/Firefly
08.24 --- The 25th century is where it all changes.
09.18 --- All alone in the night.
10.30 --- Blake's 7.
12.36 --- The Tomorrow People (Everyone says no, Tony says yes...guess who's right? Clue, its not everyone...)
12.42 --- Tripods.
13.16 --- Star Cops - you just know it won't be easy....
15.14 --- Sapphire And Steel.
16.26 --- Oh boy...
16.58 --- Sliders.
17.32 --- That short-lived programme, Stargate: SG1.
17.48 --- Tony's Rant Number Two - Guinness Book of Dodgy, Made-up-to-sell-books-in-the-USA Records.
18.00 --- Quatermass - respect is due.
19.17 --- The Clangers - yayyyyy!
19.51 --- Don't tell Professor Nebulous - here comes Bod!
20.53 --- Slippery Jim's first appearance...
21.22 --- The BBC's Ghost Stories.
21.54 --- Tony's Rant Number Three - Anne Robinson (dear Bod, what is he on tonight?)
22.46 --- The Boy From Space!
23.52 --- Captain Zepp!
24.03 --- Noseybonk and The O-Men!
26.04 --- Its time to light the lights, apparently.
26.21 --- The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water.
28.37 --- Tony's Rant Number Four - British Children's Telly - look, blame Fake Keith for this one.
29.20 - Doctor Who
29.53 --- Timelash - well, our first attempt..um..look, it's a tricky one, ok?
30.09 - Ok, Time Crash instead....we'll get back to Timelash later....much later...
30.38 --- Tony's Rant Number Five - Children In Need....oh the humanity...
39.12 - Ok, look, there's no avoiding it.....Timelash!
42.23 --- The Borat! er... is that right?
42.40 --- An actual viewer contribution! Good grief!
44.06 --- Android, would you like some cake whilst you do science?
44.23 --- Crumbly starts having flashbacks to fantasies about Miss Perpugilliam Brown. Oh dear.
45.24 --- Never mind the Morlox...
47.36 --- The make up of Doom and Vena's long distance performance...
48.49 --- Revenge of the Maylin - this time it's ham!
53.36 --- The plight of Peri - warning, may contain bad innuendo!
56.22 --- Borat meets the Skarasen - Cue Cliffhanger!
56.36 - The book report of Crumbly - Not, alas, Terrance Dicks, but Harry Harrison!
57.02 --- The Stainless Steel Rat - what a guy!
59.46 --- Deathworld
61.52 --- To the Stars!
63.07 --- West Of Eden
64.34 --- Stars and Stripes Forever.
66.45 --- Plague From Space! (Aiieeeeee!!!)
66.50 --- War With The Robots (Aiieeeeee!!!)
68.17 - *Letters and viewer feedback.* Hit us yourself at
73.46 - Fake Keith IS The Law!
87.44 - Goodbyeeeeeeeee!!
88.08 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #9: The <BLANK>s of Death (aka The Robots of <BLANK>)

For 26 November 2007 (recorded 7 November 2007)

Duration: 78:05

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who: The Robots of Death, the World of Warcraft MMORPG, the Dalek Masterplan play and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.10 - intro and theme tune
00.42 --- Greetings, yes?
02.25 --- WARNING! This podcast kills!!!
04.17 --- Where is Keith?
05.08 --- The Sauce <blank>
09.48 - World of Warcraft - now with added adverts!
37.06 --- The <blank> Game...
39.55 - Doctor Who - The Robots Of Death
55.10 - History Today - The Dalek Masterplan play and Mini Con
71.47 --- Scenery madness - cue cliffhanger!
71.53 - Letters and viewer feedback. Hit us yourself at
75.51 - Goodbyyeeeeeeeee!!!
76.11 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #8: Zen and the Art of Podcasting (aka Toss that Cyber Dummy)

For 12 November 2007 (recorded 24 October 2007)

Duration: 66:04

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Tony Gallichan and special guest Alistair Lock talk about Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen, the life and times of Alistair Lock, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro and theme tune
00.33 --- Greetings, yes?
00.57 --- Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert! Or something..
01.27 --- Where is Keith?
02.06 - Doctor Who - The Tomb of the Cybermen.
02.27 --- Crumbly's 'Troughton in rubber' fetish resurfaces...
04.18 --- Naughty, devious Troughton! Part 1
04.52 --- Fake Keith's brain/mouth interface problems
05.50 --- Kleig as played by..er...Art Malik....um...
06.40 --- All hail the Cyber-Controller, all hail!
07.10 --- Super Mario Cybermen
07.29 --- Cyberman interior decorating and it's relationship to Pink Floyd albums...um..yes...er..
08.36 --- History Today - Whence Tomb...?
10.42 --- Release the Pertwee Thing!
12.00 --- Look, Father Christmas DOES exist...ok? (legal 'covering of back' covered)
12.15 --- The Cult of Salvador Dalek's Eyeball....worrying, frankly...
13.48 --- Fake Keith, sexism and Tomb. Nothing to worry her pretty, little head over...
15.37 --- Troughton the mass murderer!
17.56 --- Poor bloody Cybermen...
19.46 --- Bad Disney, naughty Disney, in your bed!!!
21.20 --- Naughty, devious Troughton! Part 2
21.45 --- Fake Keith decides that Adam is, apparently, clever...with hilarious concequences.....
23.12 --- £50 to the first person to explain the new currency of....The Future!
26.34 --- Next episode Robots of Death - Cue Cliffhanger!
26.45 - Alistair Lock - the man of..um..three voices...oh dear...
28.02 --- History Today - Inside Alistair.
31.38 --- Alistair makes the mistake of thinking we might actually know what we're doing with this interviewing lark..
35.40 --- Salvador and Clementine
36.50 --- Audio Visuals
38.10 --- Sonic Waves
38.45 --- Takeover Bid and Planet Without a Home
41.00 --- Kaldor City, Travis - The Final Act and Logic of Empire - no Terrible Aspect though...phew!
46.36 --- Big Finish
47.50 --- Ronnie Hazelhurst - he wrote all the Beatles' tracks, you know...
48.16 --- Blake's Seven - the New Adventures...sort of..er...yes.
52.30 --- City on the Edge of..um....somewhere...
55.30 --- Look, it needs a Tarrant..any Tarrant, just include one, ok?
58.53 --- Incredibly obvious outro to Alistair's segment....
59.02 - *Letters and viewer feedback. Hit us yourself at
64.30 - Goodbyeeeeeee!!
64.39 --- *End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
65.10 --- extra goodies including a 'New Blake's Seven' exclusive!!!

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Staggering Podcast #7: The Dalek Special (aka Escape to Danger)

For 29 October 2007 (recorded 10 October 2007)

Duration: 79:37

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Show summary:

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who's Daleks in time for the Dalek Masterplan mini convention on 27th October. We run through the Dalek TV and film stories, looking especially at the two Peter Cushing films, Doctor Who and the Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD, and Sylvester McCoy's Remembrance of the Daleks, plus a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00.00 - Intro, (ooh, scary!), and theme tune
00.47 --- Greetings, yes?
02.24 --- Boris!
03.24 --- Where is Keith?
03.50 - Doctor Who.
04.38 --- History Today - Remembering of the Daleks!
06.23 --- Fake Keith and Davros, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
08.34 --- The Dead...er..The Muta...no..hang on..Um...Got it!! The Daleks!
09.52 --- The Dalek Invasion of Earth! (What's that? Dalek Cutaway? Be off with you!)
11.53 - Doctor Who and the Daleks.
13.04 --- Tony is REALLY sad!
14.42 --- Tony is REALLY a big smart arse!
14.55 --- The best line from a Dalek ever, ever in the world, ever - so there!
15.34 --- Under the gaze of the Head
18.23 - Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150...AD!
18.46 --- Tony is REALLY grumpy!
20.08 --- So here they come, the sound of drums...
22.43 --- Time is Rel - ative...
23.35 --- So... it's Ronan then, is it?
28.48 --- The first appearance of the John Peel Band Name Game
31.31 --- The Chase.
31.39 --- If your wondering just what that crackling sound is, it's Crumbly unwrapping a crumbliest, flakiest chocolate bar! Bad Crumbly!!!
32.42 --- The Dalek Masterplan.
33.34 --- Power and Evil of the Daleks. Yup... had lots to say about them... oopsies.
36.30 --- Day of the Daleks.
38.23 --- Planet of the Daleks.
38.54 --- Keep 'em peeled....
41.18 --- Death to the Daleks.
43.00 --- Genesis of the Daleks - despite Crumbly trying to wedge in Spine Millington, the well known typing error...
45.30 --- Good grief! Tony actually cracks a joke in really bad taste instead of Adam or Crumbly...
47.00 --- Destiny of the Daleks.
47.35 --- Tony rants against the Davros box set.
49.55 --- Resurrection of the Daleks.
53.03 --- Revelation of the Daleks.
54.34 --- The Graeme Harper Appreciation Society.
55.51 --- Tony, the Radio Times and the Head of Stengos.
57.11 - Rememberance of the Daleks.
57.58 --- Run up the stai... oooh bugger!
59.23 --- Fake Keith rants against emotional Daleks...
71.20 --- Devious Doctor? Cue Cliffhanger!!!
71.36 - Letters and viewer feedback.
76.07 --- Zquivilly!!!!!!!!
76.26 - End credits (ooh, even scarier!! Boogly boogly boogly!!)

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Staggering Podcast #6: The Death that is Gween (aka The One Where 'Fake Keith' Arrives)

For 15 October 2007 (recorded 26 September 2007)

Duration: 54:16

MP3 (40,336 KB)

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith and Tony Gallichan talk about Doctor Who: The Green Death, the writings of Larry Niven, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and Theme Tune.
00:53 --- Greetings, yes?
01:15 --- Where is Keith?
02:19 --- Podcast Drinking Game.
04:22 --- News and Stuff.
06:10 --- The Dalek Masterplan Play - meet us there on 27th October 2007.
08:41 - Song Lyric Callbacks.
09:05 - Doctor Who - The Green Death.
11:40 --- Crumbly and The Feet.
15:24 --- The Yoda School of Welsh.
17:19 --- Pertweecide.
23:20 --- Pertwee's misdeads and the Head of Pertwee to have an outing.
26:54 --- Jo and Cliff's 'Our Tune'.
29:10 --- The Brig's parrot impersonation.
29:54 --- End of a relationship?
32:54 - Song Lyric Callbacks.
33:50 - Larry Niven.
35:49 --- Known Space series and the Ringworld novel.
37:01 --- Pierson's Puppeteers.
38:32 --- Kzin.
38:50 --- Pak Protectors.
40:44 --- Thrint.
44:00 - Listener feedback/letters.
46:06 --- Genuine letters! WhoCast in a grump and Conrad Slater gets deep.
51:22 - Next time on the Staggering Stories Podcast.
52:01 - Goodbyeeeeee!!
52:20 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
plus extra goodies!

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Staggering Podcast #5: Cavemen Politics (aka The Mighty Ramblethon)

For 24 September 2007 (recorded 5 September 2007)

Duration: 89:53

MP3 (58,780 KB)

Show summary:

Before listening to this podcast, please read The Staggering Stories Podcast Drinking Game rules and arm yourselves with alcohol...

and a bucket for later.

Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan talk about other Podcasts, Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child, the writings of Alan Dean Foster, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and Theme Tune
01:18 --- Greetings, yes?
01:40 --- News and Stuff
06:35 --- Where is Keith?
07:52 - Your slogan here!
09:05 - Podcasts we have known...
09:21 --- LugRadio
10:52 --- " "
13:27 --- Tony's foolish, wishful thinking...
15:00 --- Yivvits and MrBubble.
16:40 --- Slice of SciFi
21:14 --- Obligatory mention of this month's 'everybody loves it' programme, Heroes. (Official U.N. Quota for jumping on bandwagons fulfilled.)
22:00 --- Podshock.
24:55 --- Escape Pod
25:47 --- Tin Dog and Tachyon TV
26:00 --- Skepticality
26:55 --- Virgin Worlds.
27:17 --- SciFiDig.
27:49 - Your slogan here!
28:50 - Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child
33:13 --- Can you remember where you were when you first heard Adam and Crumbly's sickest joke yet?
57:00 --- Tony questions working practices of future Doctor Who crew members - Cue special 'An Unearthly Child' Cliffhanger....
57:32 - Your slogan here!
58:40 - Crumbly and Alan Dean Foster - could it be... love?
62:55 --- Humanx Commonwealth
67:00 --- Spellsinger
67:24 --- Chav scum! Ahem...
70:06 --- The Damned (Do they cry? We just don't know...)
71:42 --- Adam IS Davros!
72:31 --- Boris for London?!
73:03 --- Lost! No, not THAT Lost, silly!
74:30 --- Sci-fi or Hard SF - the snob factor!
78:11 --- Crumbly's pick of the pops...er..no...hang on...er...look, read these!
79:00 --- Only the crumbliest......beware - Bad Noise Alert.
79:29 - Your slogan here!
81:45 - Listener feedback/letters and an explanation on our policy on naughty words.
88:35 - Goodbyeeeeee!!
89:13 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

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Staggering Podcast #4: To Boldly Podcast (aka Big, Isn't It?)

For 10 September 2007 (recorded 1 August 2007)

Duration: 74:20

MP3 (48,196 KB)

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan talk about the Star Trek TV franchises, Doctor Who: The Five Doctors, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune
00:35 --- Greetings, yes?
00:39 --- Could it possibly be...?
00:40 --- Yup it is... but... er... well... oh dear... um...
00:46 --- Where is Keith?
01:58 - Star Trek.
02:32 --- Tony wiggles and, well, fails miserably.
18:23 --- Tony finishes his lecture on the nature of fandom - Thanks be to Ti!!!
18:30 --- Star Trek: The Next Generation
21:54 --- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
22:00 --- Adam, DS9 and Babylon 5 - run!
24:00 --- He's still off on one about this... and Crumbly's joined in... Oh, the Humanity...
28:09 --- Oh thank Bod, he's finished and... Oh Cruk... we're on to Star Trek: Voyager now... nutbunnies!
30:38 --- Far Q!
30:45 --- Crumbly has memory trouble....
31:10 --- Crumbly remembers and... oh... oopsies...
31:17 --- Enterprise (or is that 'Star Trek: Enterprise'?)
34:40 --- Poor bloody Cyberman...
36:18 - Back by popular demand - Things Danes Like!! (or, how to take the mickey out of the Denmark Tourist Board's brochure)
37:10 --- The Head Of Pertwee returns!
37:38 - Doctor Who - The Five Doctors (look, we had to at some stage, so why not just get it out of the way from the off, hmm?)
38:48 --- Demand for more goats in The Five Doctors - write to your MP!
40:25 --- The running joke.... Of DOOM!
50:15 --- Yup, you guessed it.... It's The Five Doctors, how could we NOT mention THAT line, hmm?
54:24 --- Crumbly's pet subject - The Fart of Rassilon...
55:57 --- Adam's shopping list of points, including, Borusa's costume fetish, the Merchandising of Rassilon and David Banks' milky milky... lovely.
66:03 --- As easy as pi... Oh my giddy Bod!
68:46 --- Comments invited for The Green Death - mail to please :)
69:17 --- The most cheesy link in the world ever - Cue special Five Doctors style cliffhanger!
69:39 - Things Danes Like
70:44 - Listener feedback/letters
73:03 - Goodbyeeeeeeeeee!!!
73:37 --- End theme, credits, disclaimer etc.

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Staggering Podcast #3: Unconventional Stories (aka The Thrilling Third Podcast)

For 27 August 2007 (recorded 1 August 2007)

Duration: 66:45

MP3 (43,950 KB)

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan talk about memories of Sci Fi conventions of old, the City of Heroes MMO, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:00 - Intro and theme tune
00:35 --- Greetings, yes?
01:00 --- Where is Keith?
02:27 - The Fact of Fiction - Staggering Statistics!
03:50 --- A shock for Crumbly!
05:37 --- Adam's omnipresent viewings...
07:00 --- Riker/Worf sex stories/Beverly Crusher naked in bed!
07:26 ---- Tony gets smug in a radiophonic manner (with thanks to Danny and Ian Stewart).....
10:40 - Things Danes Like - Part One.
12:32 - History Today - Doctor Who Conventions!
13:36 --- Adam on the good ship DWAS.
14:44 --- Rush. Hang on, how did that get in here...?
16:32 --- Carousel 90 (or however its bloody well spelt)
18:30 --- Jonty and the best description of Big Brother EVER!
WARNING: The next, long section of this podcast features mainly Tony in full on 'I remember when...' mode. If listening to him waffling on and on and bloody on about conventions doesn't grab you - and trust us, we're not particularly enthralled by it either - then head on to the next Things Danes Like section... we shall be..!
20:25 --- Tony starts waffling... Carousel 90.
21:17 --- Jacqueline Pearce and Peter Tuddenham (what a gent!)
22:25 --- Action by HAVOC!
24:17 --- Adam tries to get a point about Autographs and 'celebrities' in edgeways..!
24:43 --- Eastercon 88... or was it 89? And the Jersey Doctor Who Fan Club.
26:37 --- Adam tries to make his point about Autographs and 'celebrities' again but fails at the voice of Tony - again!
27:00 --- Where is the Head of Pertwee?
27:26 --- The Head on Tour - Daleks' Masterplan.
28:35 --- The Fan Olympiads.
32:54 --- Space Mountain - one and two. And Tony's toilet 'meeting' with Nick Courtney. Oopsies.
36:28 --- Klokleda partha mennin klatch....
37:10 --- The Tavern - and another embarrassing moment for Tony... Sorry, Barry and Terrance...
40:27 --- Manopticon. Yup, you guessed it, yet ANOTHER embarrassing moment for Tony.
Okay, it's safe to come back now...
43:43 - Things Danes Like - Part Two.
45:00 - MMO - City Of Heroes/ City of Villains.
53:33 --- A quick moment about Second Life....
55:50 --- Mister. D. Bringer-15, Chisel-0
62:21 - Letters - and, whats this? a CD? What the..?
66:04 - Goodbyeeeeeeee!
66:15 --- End theme, credits, disclaimer etc. Oh, and Exo-Space.

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Staggering Podcast #2: Mystery of the Sauce (aka The Difficult Second Podcast)

For 30 July 2007 (recorded 4 July 2007)

Duration: 65:13

MP3 (41,518 KB)

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan talk about the origin of Staggering Stories, 2007 Doctor Who, memories of the original Star Wars release, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:01 - Intro and theme tune.
00:32 --- Greetings, yes? And introductions from the team.
01:07 --- Where is Keith?
01:25 --- Audio explanation.
02:24 - Introduction to... The Taste Of Doom!
03:46 - History Today - Where did Staggering Stories come from?
04:08 --- Private Lives.
05:40 --- The Crawley Mob's RPG
06:29 --- Machete throwing and The Head Of Pertwee!
07:15 --- Crumbly's BIG mistake....<insert Tony's evil grin here>
10:35 --- From Private Lives Number One - How to be Paul Cornell at the Fitzroy Tavern.
13:12 - The Taste Of Doom 1.
14:04 - History Today - Star Wars, 1977, memories
18:50 --- The Revenge Of Tony - Mumptastic!
22:16 - Doctor Who 2007 and the Saxon Prediction of Adam!
22:57 --- Utopia.
27:16 --- So here it comes, The Sound of Drums!
33:40 --- Is he mad, gone back in time or on location?
36:01 --- Last of the Time Lords.
40:48 --- Podshocking Vworps!
40:51 --- The Infinite Quest.
45:20 --- Tate!!!! (why??????????)
49:10 --- Tony's prediction for Doctor Who 2008 - Cue Cliffhanger!!
49:26 - The Taste Of Doom 2.
50:43 - Things the team are looking forward to...
50:52 --- Babylon5 - The Lost Tales.
52:00 --- LUGRadio Live.
52:43 --- Star Wars: Celebration Europe
54:35 --- Star Wars: The Exhibition
55:37 --- Horley Proms.
57:47 - Listener Feedback.
60:58 - The Taste Of Doom 3.
62:30 - Goodbyeeeeeeee!!
62:37 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright etc

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Staggering Podcast #1: Fungus or Firefly? (aka Podcast Pilot!)

For 25 June 2007 (recorded 12 June 2007)

Duration: 60:00

MP3 (43,272 KB)

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Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Tony Gallichan talk about 2007 Doctor Who, Staggering Artwork, Uberguilds Radio, and a variety of other stuff, specifically:

00:01 - Introduction and theme tune.
00:31 --- Greetings, yes? And introductions from the team.
01:14 --- Where is Keith?
02:00 - Pizza Poetry 1
02:41 - Discussion: Doctor Who:
05:00 --- Daleks In Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks and the dippy middle of series 3
09:00 --- Smith and Jones.
11:11 --- The Shakespeare Code.
14:14 --- Gridlock and the Doctor's case of crabs...
20:15 --- The Lazarus Experiment.
21:39 --- 42.
22:48 --- Human Nature/ The Family of Blood.
23:54 --- Just why is the Doctor now Judge, Jury and Executioner? Kai Ying wants to know....
30:03 --- Blink: Sally Sparrow vs Martha Jones.
31:58 --- Adam's prediction for Mr. Saxon and his 'Associates'. Cue cliffhanger!!
32:08 - Pizza Poetry 2.
32:47 - And now, the Gallery. Or How Crumbly creates the Staggering Stories' front covers...
41:53 - Uberguilds Radio and Tony's radio show
46:41 --- SOE adverts,'Alan', and how not to take the mick out of Yivvits and Mr. Bubble...
49:05 - Pizza Poetry 3.
50:00 - A letter, an e-mail... and one 'shiny' bottle... and how to contact us
52:38 - Goodbyeeeeee...
52:51 --- End theme, disclaimer, copyright etc
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