Staggering Stories Podcast #457: Hocus Pocus Unable to Focus

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn review the Big Finish play Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness and the 1993 Disney film Hocus Pocus, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: * 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. * 00:56 — Welcome! * 01:52 – News: * 02:00 — Doctor Who: Gatwa back for thirds? * 04:05 — Star Trek: Section 31 dated and Academy gets seconds. * 06:49 — Lord of the Rings: More ring action. * 09:53 — David Tennant: Macbeth hitting the cinema. * 13:29 — Ghosts: Button House open for Halloween tours. * 15:42 — Peter Capaldi: Difficult second album. * 16:37 — Mike Flanagan: New Carrie TV series for Amazon. * 19:35 — Stranger Things: Tie in comics and special screening. * 20:50 — Doctor Who: Jago and Litefoot are back! * 22:20 – Hocus Pocus (1993 Disney film). * 35:53 – Doctor Who: Embrace the Darkness (Big Finish). * 46:09 – Skelebob Tales. * 49:39 – Emails and listener feedback. * 52:46 – Farewell for this podcast! * 53:37 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc. Vital Links: * Staggering Stories. * BBC: Doctor Who. * Star Trek. * Wikipedia: The Lord of the Rings (film series). * David Tennant. * Wikipedia: Macbeth. * Wikipedia: Ghosts (2019 TV series). * West Horsley Place (the real Button House). * Wikipedia: Peter Capaldi. * Wikipedia: Mike Flanagan (filmmaker). * Wikipedia: Stranger Things. * Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule. * Wikipedia: Hocus Pocus (1993 film). * Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Lord of Misrule. * Big Finish: Doctor Who: Night Thoughts. * Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.