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Staggering Stories Podcast #40: The Big Four-Oh

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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 [email protected]
  • 69:07 – Farewell for this podcast!
  • 69:35 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

    • Vital Links:

    • Staggering Stories.
    • BBC: Doctor Who.
    • Wikipedia: Lindsay Duncan.
    • Wikipedia: Zimbabwe.
    • BBC: The Sarah Jane Adventures.
    • Fox: Dollhouse.
    • Dead Like Me.
    • Watchmen Film.
    • Wikipedia: Futurama.
    • Star Trek.
    • BBC News: Sir Elton makes alien Austen film.
    • William Shatner.
    • Fallout 3.
    • Wikipedia: The Time Traveler’s Wife.
    • Wikipedia: Stardust (novel).
    • World of Warcraft.
    • H P Lovecraft.
    • Andy’s Game-On review.
    • Wikipedia: David Gemmell’s Legend.
    • Galactic Civilizations II.
    • EA’s Spore.
    • Wikipedia: Firefly.
    • Nea’s Blog.
    • Doctor Who Convention: Time Quest 09.
    • Doctor Who Convention: Invasion 09.
    • Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast.
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