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Chris ran into some serious technical difficulties this week, but eventually sucked up his pride and used a PC rather than his beloved Mac to deliver unto you, our loyal fans, a commentary of "Forest of the Dead." And that's it really, there was no news (other than a rather impressive changing of the guard in Washington, D.C.) to discuss, and for the most part the Three Who Rules stayed on-topic and focused on the episode playing out in front of them. Amazing.

Chris ran into some serious technical difficulties this week, but eventually sucked up his pride and used a PC rather than his beloved Mac to deliver unto you, our loyal fans, a commentary of "Forest of the Dead." And that's it really, there was no news (other than a rather impressive changing of the guard in Washington, D.C.) to discuss, and for the most part the Three Who Rules stayed on-topic and focused on the episode playing out in front of them. Amazing.

Chris ran into some serious technical difficulties this week, but eventually sucked up his pride and used a PC rather than his beloved Mac to deliver unto you, our loyal fans, a commentary of "Forest of the Dead." And that's it really, there was no news (other than a rather impressive changing of the guard in Washington, D.C.) to discuss, and for the most part the Three Who Rules stayed on-topic and focused on the episode playing out in front of them. Amazing.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 132
Running Time: 1:16:35

Interview with Jennifer Adams Kelley of Chicago TARDIS, news and rumours discussed, DWNY Video Meet Up Report #3, Feedback. Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, and James Naughton.

Promos and Sponsors: New England Fan Experience, Dorothea's Song, The Sonic Newsdriver

Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and presented by Outpost Gallifrey. Sponsored by New England Fan Experience.

Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

Here we go again on another crazy ass ride into geekdom...GET YER GEEK ON NINJAS!!!!

This week the boys discuss the Heroes firing scandal, The Last Dragon remake(Why!!!??) and the newest con on the block,Cymru Con 2009.

In the week that was the week long UK Zombie fest Dead Set is reviewed. The guys also review the indie comic Harker, Flash Gordon issue 2, Serenity: Better Days and Dave tries to come up with a new segment.

In the main feature the London MCM Expo is given the once over  and the winner of the latest writing competition is unveiled.

Oh and an old seasonal friend makes a welcome special!

Enjoy!!! 

Here we go again on another crazy ass ride into geekdom...GET YER GEEK ON NINJAS!!!!

This week the boys discuss the Heroes firing scandal, The Last Dragon remake(Why!!!??) and the newest con on the block,Cymru Con 2009.

In the week that was the week long UK Zombie fest Dead Set is reviewed. The guys also review the indie comic Harker, Flash Gordon issue 2, Serenity: Better Days and Dave tries to come up with a new segment.

In the main feature the London MCM Expo is given the once over and the winner of the latest writing competition is unveiled.

Oh and an old seasonal friend makes a welcome special!

Enjoy!!!

David Tennant has announced that he will leave the award winning BBC drama Doctor Who when he has completed the filming of four special episodes which will be screened in 2009 and early in 2010.David Tennant first appeared as The Doctor in 2005 and has gone on to star in three series and three Christmas specials as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord. The BBC has confirmed that David will continue to play The Doctor in the four specials that will make up the 2009 series before a new Doctor takes over for Series 5. Tennant will also star in the Doctor Who Christmas Special titled The Next Doctor this year.David Tennant comments "I've had the most brilliant, bewildering and life changing time working on Doctor Who. I have loved every day of it. It would be very easy to cling on to the TARDIS console forever and I fear that if I don't take a deep breath and make the decision to move on now, then I simply never will. You would be prising the TARDIS key out of my cold dead hand. This show has been so special to me, I don't want to outstay my welcome."This is all a long way off, of course. I'm not quitting, I'm back in Cardiff in January to film four special episodes which will take Doctor Who all the way through 2009. I'm still the Doctor all next year but when the time finally comes I'll be honoured to hand on the best job in the world to the next lucky git - whoever that may be."I'd always thought the time to leave would be in conjunction with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner who have been such a huge part of it all for me. Steven Moffat is the most brilliant and exciting writer, the only possible successor to Russell and it was sorely tempting to be part of his amazing new plans for the show. I will be there, glued to my TV when his stories begin in 2010."I feel very privileged to have been part of this incredible phenomenon, and whilst I'm looking forward to new challenges I know I'll always be very proud to be the Tenth Doctor."Russell T Davies Executive Producer of Doctor Who comments "I've been lucky and honoured to work with David over the past few years - and it's not over yet, the Tenth Doctor still has five spectacular hours left! After which, I might drop an anvil on his head. Or maybe a piano. A radioactive piano. But we're planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching!"Doctor Who returns to our screens on BBC this Christmas. The Next Doctor starring David Tennant, David Morrissey and Dervla Kirwan will be screened on the 25th December on BBC1.TIME CRASHThe 2007 Children In Need scene, written by Steven Moffat.DELETED SCENESA collection of deleted and alternate takes including Howard Attfield's (Geoff Noble) scenes from the S4 opener and the original 'Cybermen' ending from the finale - each scene comes with an explanatory introduction from Russell T Davies. Stories that receive the additional material are: Voyage Of The Damned; Partners In Crime; Fires Of Pompeii; Planet Of The Ood; The Doctor's Daughter; The Unicorn & The Wasp; Forest Of The Dead; Turn Left; and Journey's End.DAVID TENNANT'S VIDEO DIARIESTwo fifteen minute (approx.) segments filmed by David Tennant including the 'turn on' of the Blackpool Illuminations in 2007 and behind~the~scenes filming of the series finale.THE JOURNEY (SO FAR)Half hour documentary charting the return of the show up to the S4 finale. Features interviews with Russell T Davies, David Tennant, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner.TRAILERSAll teasers and trailers for the episodes including the 'cinema' trailers for Voyage Of The Damned and S4.AUDIO COMMENTARIESThese are all new commentaries recorded especially for this release.VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED: Murray Gold (Composer), Russell Tovey (Midshipman Frame) & Peter Bennett (1st Assistant Director)PARTNERS IN CRIME: Julie Gardner (Executive Producer), Russell T Davies & James Strong (Director)FIRES OF POMPEII: David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Tracie Simpson (Production Manager)PLANET OF THE OOD: Graeme Harper (Director) & Roger Griffiths (Commander Kess)THE SONTARAN STRATAGEM: Julie Gardner, Dan Starkey (Commander Skorr) & Neil Gorton (Prosthetics Designer)THE POISON SKY: David Tennant, RTD and Susie Liggat (Producer)THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER: Catherine Tate, Georgia Moffett (Jenny) & Ben Foster (Conductor)THE UNICORN & THE WASP: Felicity Kendal (Lady Eddison) & Fenella Woolgar (Agatha Christie)SILENCE IN THE LIBRARY: David Tennant, Steven Moffat & Julie GardnerFOREST OF THE DEAD: Euros Lyn (Director), Lousie Page (Costume designer) & Helen Raynor (Script Editor)MIDNIGHT: David Tennant, RTD & Alice Troughton (Director)TURN LEFT: Catherine Tate, Bernard Cribbins (Wilfred Mott) & Jacqueline King (Sylvia Noble)THE STOLEN EARTH: David Tennant, RTD and Julie GardnerJOURNEY'S END: David Tennant, Catherine Tate & RTDDOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL Cut-down versions (in some cases less than ten minutes) of all the accompanying episodes with the exception of Time Crash.

So hier ist er dann auch schon, der versprochene zweite Podcast fur diese Woche. Im grossen und ganzen behandeln wir die Horerpost der letzten vier Wochen. Damit das nicht zu langatmig gerat gibt es in der Einleitung noch ein Kurzreview zur ersten Folge der zweiten Staffel von "The Sarah Jane Adventures" - namendlich "The last Sontaran".

So hier ist er dann auch schon, der versprochene zweite Podcast fur diese Woche. Im grossen und ganzen behandeln wir die Horerpost der letzten vier Wochen. Damit das nicht zu langatmig gerat gibt es in der Einleitung noch ein Kurzreview zur ersten Folge der zweiten Staffel von "The Sarah Jane Adventures" - namendlich "The last Sontaran".

Nach einer mehrwochigen Zwangspause warmt sich der Whocast in dieser Episode mit einer Hand voll News und den Reviews zu den beiden Big Finish Folgen "The Dark Husband" und "The Haunting of Thomas Brewster" wieder auf.

Nach einer mehrwochigen Zwangspause warmt sich der Whocast in dieser Episode mit einer Hand voll News und den Reviews zu den beiden Big Finish Folgen "The Dark Husband" und "The Haunting of Thomas Brewster" wieder auf.

Our commentary on "Silence in the Library" was upstaged somewhat by one David Tennant's decision to quit the role of The Doctor after the four 2009 specials. Fandom was agog, aflame and otherwise a-twitter with speculation on who the next Doctor will be, and we were no different, making this one of our longer prognostications. And we sort of stayed on topic every once in a while....occasionally. Also, as of next week we promise there'll be no more political appeals to our American listeners, for better or for ill.

Our commentary on "Silence in the Library" was upstaged somewhat by one David Tennant's decision to quit the role of The Doctor after the four 2009 specials. Fandom was agog, aflame and otherwise a-twitter with speculation on who the next Doctor will be, and we were no different, making this one of our longer prognostications. And we sort of stayed on topic every once in a while....occasionally. Also, as of next week we promise there'll be no more political appeals to our American listeners, for better or for ill.

Our commentary on "Silence in the Library" was upstaged somewhat by one David Tennant's decision to quit the role of The Doctor after the four 2009 specials. Fandom was agog, aflame and otherwise a-twitter with speculation on who the next Doctor will be, and we were no different, making this one of our longer prognostications. And we sort of stayed on topic every once in a while....occasionally. Also, as of next week we promise there'll be no more political appeals to our American listeners, for better or for ill.

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 show@StaggeringStories.net
• 68:46 – Farewell for this podcast!
• 69:01 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game.
• Doctor Who.
• Colin Baker in Jack in the Beanstalk at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
• Have I Got News For You.
• Wikipedia: Paterson Joseph.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO.
• Wikipedia: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• The Shatner Project.
• Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday.
• Wikipedia: Captain Jack Harkness.
• Wikipedia: Captain Jack Sparrow.
• The Man from the Diogenes Club.
• The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club.
• Heroes.
• Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
• Leslie’s The Dark Knight/Doctor Who/Torchwood Story URL: Making It Stranger.

So once again gentle listener we find ourselves on the scariest day of the year All Hallow's eve. In this blood curdling episode the guys discuss David Tennant's departure from Doctor Who and idea of who to replace him. There's also some chat on IPhones and comics

 In the week that was Dave rectifies his mistake on the last episode and the boys are able to sit down a review the first episode of the US version of Life on Mars. There are also reviews of The Ultimates 1 & 2 (better late than never) Sanctuary and the novel Arrowhead by Paul Kane.

In the Halloween inspired main feature the guys chat about some of the thing from their life as well movies, comics, books etc that scare the beejezzus out of them.

Enjoy!

Only a week to go until voting ends on the 2008 Podcast Awards so please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for us in the Entertainment category.

Cheers guys and beware the giant pumpkin !

So once again gentle listener we find ourselves on the scariest day of the year All Hallow's eve. In this blood curdling episode the guys discuss David Tennant's departure from Doctor Who and idea of who to replace him. There's also some chat on IPhones and comics

In the week that was Dave rectifies his mistake on the last episode and the boys are able to sit down a review the first episode of the US version of Life on Mars. There are also reviews of The Ultimates 1 & 2 (better late than never) Sanctuary and the novel Arrowhead by Paul Kane.

In the Halloween inspired main feature the guys chat about some of the thing from their life as well movies, comics, books etc that scare the beejezzus out of them.

Enjoy!

Only a week to go until voting ends on the 2008 Podcast Awards so please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for us in the Entertainment category.

Cheers guys and beware the giant pumpkin !

A Special Halloween PoemWith Apologies to AEP.The Raving (Bloke)  <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1627421319 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:48.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> Once upon the 80's dreary, while I watched all weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious vhs of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more.' Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, `Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was watching television when you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; - Michael Grade, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered words, `Doctor Who No More!' This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, ` Doctor Who No More?' Merely this and nothing more.   Much I marvelled this ungainly felow hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing Grade at his chamber door - Man or beast above the head of pertwee above his chamber door, With such vermance came his word again `Nevermore.' `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if  BBC director or devil! - Whether tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted - On this home by horror haunted - tell me truly, I implore - Is there - is there no hope for my timelord? - tell me - tell me, I implore!' Laughed the Controler `Nevermore!' With just these words he few away.   And the BBC, never failing, still is sitting on the rights evermore, still is plotting scemeing, waiting a man, a  man to rap at my chamber door.   And This man, - lets call him Russel- his eyes a dreaming,  Dreaming of his common myth. And the New controller will hold promice, dreams of blue lamp-light flashing; And my soul rises from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Doctor Who - For ever more!

Voting for the 2008 awards are now open and thanks to you awesome people we have been nominated in The Best Entertainment category. Voting takes only a few minutes (if that) and you can vote once every 24 hours for us. So if you like the podcast and want to show that then please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for Geek Syndicate in the Best Entertainment category. Voting ends on Nov 6th.

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Many thanks for voting guys!

Barry and Dave

Voting for the 2008 awards are now open and thanks to you awesome people we have been nominated in The Best Entertainment category. Voting takes only a few minutes (if that) and you can vote once every 24 hours for us. So if you like the podcast and want to show that then please head over to www.podcastawards.com and vote for Geek Syndicate in the Best Entertainment category. Voting ends on Nov 6th.

Also please feel free to nick this post and post it up on your own websites. Spread the word!

Many thanks for voting guys!

Barry and Dave

Chris returned to the fold and lost no time flinging acerbic barbs in the direction of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," quite possibly the low point of Season 4, and certainly a story we mostly ignored in our commentary. One can hardly blame the Three Who Rule for their disinterest, but at least there's goings on in the Library (silent ones) to indulge in next week.

Chris returned to the fold and lost no time flinging acerbic barbs in the direction of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," quite possibly the low point of Season 4, and certainly a story we mostly ignored in our commentary. One can hardly blame the Three Who Rule for their disinterest, but at least there's goings on in the Library (silent ones) to indulge in next week.

Chris returned to the fold and lost no time flinging acerbic barbs in the direction of "The Unicorn and the Wasp," quite possibly the low point of Season 4, and certainly a story we mostly ignored in our commentary. One can hardly blame the Three Who Rule for their disinterest, but at least there's goings on in the Library (silent ones) to indulge in next week.

PREVIEW - Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi - Episode 1
Running Time: 1:41:54

In this premiere episode we interview Ben Aaronovitch who not only talks about his work with new Blake's 7, but also about his work with Doctor Who. Plus we cover the new DVD release of The Tripods, DVD region coding, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds and more.

Hosted by Louis Trapani, Ken Deep, and James Naughton.

Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

Review of horror of fang rock and blink. Also during show breaks parts of The strange case of dr. jekyll and mr hyde as read by Tom Baker.

PREVIEW: Episode 10 of The Sonic Newsdriver
Selected Doctor Who related news delivered sonically.

For Earth-date: Friday the 24th of October 2008

More for Morrison?, Just Another Day in the Life in Time and Space, Snow White and the Seventh Doctor, Collector Mania Idlands Welcomes Doctor Who Guests.

Hosted by Louis Trapani.

Hardcover: 512 pagesPublisher: BBC Books (25 Sep 2008)Language EnglishISBN-10: 1846075718ISBN-13: 978-1846075711 Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 19 x 4 cm Synopsis "Writing isn' just a job that stops at six-thirty...It's a mad, sexy, sad, scary, obsessive, ruthless, joyful, and utterly, utterly personal thing. There's not the writer and then me; there's just me. All of my life connects to the writing. All of it." A unique look into the BBC's most popular family drama, Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale is a year in the life of the hit television series, as told by the show's Head Writer and Executive Producer. A candid and in-depth correspondence between Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, the book explores in detail Russell's work on Series Four, revealing how he plans the series and works with the show's writers; where he gets his ideas for plot, character and scene; how actors are cast and other creative decisions are made; and how he juggles the demands of Doctor Who with the increasingly successful Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures spin-offs. Russell's scripts are discussed as they develop, and Russell and Ben's wide-ranging discussions bring in experiences from previous series of Doctor Who as well as other shows Russell has written and created, including Queer As Folk, Bob and Rose, and The Second Coming.The reader is given total access to the show as it's created, and the writing is everything you would expect from Russell T Davies: warm, witty, insightful, and honest.Fully illustrated with never-before-seen photos and artwork - including original drawings by Russell himself - The Writer's Tale is a not only the ultimate Doctor Who book, but a celebration of great writing and great television.Kingdom of SilverStarring Sylvester McCoyWith Terry Molloy and Neil Roberts (Duration: 120' Approx) CAST: KINGDOM OF SILVER: Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Neil Roberts (Temeter), Kate Terence (Sara), Terry Molloy (Magus Riga), James George (Merel), Bunny Reed (Ardith), Holly King (Etin), Nicholas Briggs (Cybermen)KEEPSAKE: Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Neil Roberts (Temeter), Kate Terence (Sara), Terry Molloy (Examiner 2), James George (Corvus), Nicholas Briggs (Examiner 1) SYNOPSIS - KINGDOM OF SILVER (A Three-Part Story): The Doctor arrives on Tasak in search of refreshment, armed with nothing more than a kettle.  But this is a time of crisis for a civilisation about to enter an industrial age.  Mindful that a devastating war is only recently over, the wise and revered Magus Riga will do almost anything to save his people from the follies of the past.  But the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  And the planet Tasak is host to ancient powers buried deep and long forgotten.  Can visitors from another world avert disaster or will their intervention drag this innocent world into the Orion War? SYNOPSIS - KEEPSAKE (A One-Part Story): Sifting through the technological junk of Reclaim Platform Juliet-November-Kilo, the Doctor discovers evidence of a personal tragedy involving some friends of his.  Where will the story of their fate lead? AUTHOR: James Swallow DIRECTOR: Ken Bentley and Nicholas Briggs SOUND DESIGN: David Darlington MUSIC: David Darlington COVER ART: Alex Mallinson NUMBER OF DISCS: 2 CDs RECORDED DATE: 8 & 9 May 2008 RELEASE DATE: 15 September 2008 PRODUCTION CODE: 7Z/D ISBN: 978-1-84435-321-7 CHRONOLOGICAL PLACEMENT: This story takes place between the television adventures, Survival and the 1996 TV Movie, and after the Big Finish audio adventure The Death Collectors.

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder but Geek Syndicate is still here lighting that fire in your geeky underbelly!

In this week's episode (only 3 away from the big 100) the guys discuss and reflect on the first cast photos from the upcoming Star Trek movie. The boys commiserate with Terrance Howard as he is booted off Iron Man 2. Finally the war against EPOCH has it's first champion in the shape of the W.A.R DC.

In the week that was there are reviews of Marvel Heroes,The Encyclopaedia of classic Saturday night telly, Strontium Dog, Half Dead, Sanctuary, Life on mars (kind of), Sarah Jane adventures and Kin. Dave announces the winner of the 'name Dave's new Doctor Who podcast' competition and Notes from Nuge makes a welcome return.

In our main feature we take a look at the upcoming Thought Bubble Festival in November.

Big thanks to everyone who nominated us in the 2008 Podcast Awards!
Enjoy

The nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder but Geek Syndicate is still here lighting that fire in your geeky underbelly!

In this week's episode (only 3 away from the big 100) the guys discuss and reflect on the first cast photos from the upcoming Star Trek movie. The boys commiserate with Terrance Howard as he is booted off Iron Man 2. Finally the war against EPOCH has it's first champion in the shape of the W.A.R DC.

In the week that was there are reviews of Marvel Heroes,The Encyclopaedia of classic Saturday night telly, Strontium Dog, Half Dead, Sanctuary, Life on mars (kind of), Sarah Jane adventures and Kin. Dave announces the winner of the 'name Dave's new Doctor Who podcast' competition and Notes from Nuge makes a welcome return.

In our main feature we take a look at the upcoming Thought Bubble Festival in November.

Big thanks to everyone who nominated us in the 2008 Podcast Awards!
Enjoy

1hr. 02 min. Airing of the 1938 radio broadcast of "The War Of The Worlds" .With a 10 min.45 sec. Intro and in stereo. audio was cleaned the best it can, but i wanted to keep the 1938 feel.-Enjoy

Steven and Warren braved the depths of mediocrity in order to bring you "The Doctor's Daughter," one of the lesser lights of Season Four. But after six months since our original viewing, it must be said that David Tennant rises to the occasion and puts in some first-rate acting in an otherwise fourth rate story. Brace yourselves and listen, chums.

Steven and Warren braved the depths of mediocrity in order to bring you "The Doctor's Daughter," one of the lesser lights of Season Four. But after six months since our original viewing, it must be said that David Tennant rises to the occasion and puts in some first-rate acting in an otherwise fourth rate story. Brace yourselves and listen, chums.

Steven and Warren braved the depths of mediocrity in order to bring you "The Doctor's Daughter," one of the lesser lights of Season Four. But after six months since our original viewing, it must be said that David Tennant rises to the occasion and puts in some first-rate acting in an otherwise fourth rate story. Brace yourselves and listen, chums.

In a departure from the usual format (can you have a usual format after only 1 episode?), episode 2 is a live recording of Karl's Science of Superheroes panel at the Birmingham International Comic Show. Find out how Spider-man can climb walls, how to make yourself invisible, the truth behind Wonder Woman's lasso, who would win in a fight between the Blob and the Juggernaut, and much, much more. Hopefully you'll be able to make sense of what's going on without the visuals and look out for some familiar guest victi....er, I mean volunteers. Hope you enjoy it! If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact Karl at sciencefriction@ymail.com

In a departure from the usual format (can you have a usual format after only 1 episode?), episode 2 is a live recording of Karl's Science of Superheroes panel at the Birmingham International Comic Show. Find out how Spider-man can climb walls, how to make yourself invisible, the truth behind Wonder Woman's lasso, who would win in a fight between the Blob and the Juggernaut, and much, much more. Hopefully you'll be able to make sense of what's going on without the visuals and look out for some familiar guest victi....er, I mean volunteers. Hope you enjoy it! If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact Karl at sciencefriction@ymail.com

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 show@StaggeringStories.net
• 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.

Vital Links:

• Staggering Stories.
• Staggering Stories: Podcast Drinking Game.
• Doctor Who.
• Torchwood.
• Ashes to Ashes.
• V.
• Wikipedia: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
• Wikipedia: Fringe.
• Wikipedia: Tron.
• Leslie’s Review of Batman: The Dark Knight.
• Barney’s YouTube Link: The Dark Knight- Joker Interrogation Scene Spoof
• Doctor Who: Tin Dog Podcast
• Wikipedia: Doctor Leonard McCoy.
• Wikipedia: Doctor Beverly Crusher.
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
• Sanctuary.
• Stargate Continuum.

review of the green death with jon pertwee and unit and new series review of 42.

In this week's comic heavy episode the guys review some of the stuff they picked up from the Birmingham International Comics Show. Reviews include Flash Gordon issue 1, Dexter's Half Dozen, Devoid of Life, High Pilot, Thugs and DFC.

In the main feature the boys discuss their experiences at BICS 2008 and some of the panels they attended.

Also the guys find their new Smallville in the shape of Knight Rider.

Enjoy and remember... as High Pilot would say ' SOMEWHERE THERE IS TROUBLE!"

Welcome to Episode 23, where Comic Racks will engage you with tales of squidgy fingers, job-miffs, and podcast-theivery...and then actually get on with the episode itself.

This week we have real-people news (Comic Racks, Jamie Smart, and Almost Dr Karl Byrne)and some pretty spiffy reviews:

Deadpool #1 and 2
Big Hero 6 #1
The Dead #1

Our Top of the Racks are as outstanding as ever with a controversial Tail thrown in for good measure (via a big joint fume about Forbidden Planet)...

Our main topic this episode is less of a blow-by-blow account of Brum Con 08, but rather more of a how-drunk-did-we-get-and-what-panels-did-we-miss? account Join us as we ramble about our celebrity new best friends, the panels that we *did* manage to get to, and what we got up to with all our forum buddies

We round off with some cracking Rack Music (Clint Eastwood from Gorillaz and Cath... from Death Cab for Cutie), as well as a rather dubious Peeve...

Tune in next fortnight for an Ask the Racks special and don't forget this is the last episode to be hosted on the Geek Syndicate feed - in the future find us solely at http://comicracks.libsyn.com/rss

In this week's comic heavy episode the guys review some of the stuff they picked up from the Birmingham International Comics Show. Reviews include Flash Gordon issue 1, Dexter's Half Dozen, Devoid of Life, High Pilot, Thugs and DFC.

In the main feature the boys discuss their experiences at BICS 2008 and some of the panels they attended.

Also the guys find their new Smallville in the shape of Knight Rider.

Enjoy and remember... as High Pilot would say ' SOMEWHERE THERE IS TROUBLE!"

 

Welcome to Episode 23, where Comic Racks will engage you with tales of squidgy fingers, job-miffs, and podcast-theivery...and then actually get on with the episode itself.

This week we have real-people news (Comic Racks, Jamie Smart, and Almost Dr Karl Byrne)and some pretty spiffy reviews:

Deadpool #1 and 2
Big Hero 6 #1
The Dead #1

Our Top of the Racks are as outstanding as ever with a controversial Tail thrown in for good measure (via a big joint fume about Forbidden Planet)...

Our main topic this episode is less of a blow-by-blow account of Brum Con 08, but rather more of a how-drunk-did-we-get-and-what-panels-did-we-miss? account Join us as we ramble about our celebrity new best friends, the panels that we *did* manage to get to, and what we got up to with all our forum buddies

We round off with some cracking Rack Music (Clint Eastwood from Gorillaz and Cath... from Death Cab for Cutie), as well as a rather dubious Peeve...

Tune in next fortnight for an Ask the Racks special and don't forget this is the last episode to be hosted on the Geek Syndicate feed - in the future find us solely at http://comicracks.libsyn.com/rss

With Chris still wandering around London without anything more than a 3G iPhone, it was up to Warren and Steven to again take the helm and offer the latest morsels of news about all things Who and bloviate on the Poison Sky, the second part of the Sontaran's return to form. Though precious little was actually aid about the episode at hand, Warren did manage to transfigure the Sontaran war cry into OBAM-HA! surely a new rallying cry for these final days of the American election campaign.

With Chris still wandering around London without anything more than a 3G iPhone, it was up to Warren and Steven to again take the helm and offer the latest morsels of news about all things Who and bloviate on the Poison Sky, the second part of the Sontaran's return to form. Though precious little was actually aid about the episode at hand, Warren did manage to transfigure the Sontaran war cry into OBAM-HA! surely a new rallying cry for these final days of the American election campaign.

With Chris still wandering around London without anything more than a 3G iPhone, it was up to Warren and Steven to again take the helm and offer the latest morsels of news about all things Who and bloviate on the Poison Sky, the second part of the Sontaran's return to form. Though precious little was actually aid about the episode at hand, Warren did manage to transfigure the Sontaran war cry into OBAM-HA! surely a new rallying cry for these final days of the American election campaign.