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The Pointless Witterings Podcast - 3 - The Sirens Of Time

The Pointless Witterings Podcast - 3 - The Sirens Of Time

Hi.
The one in which I talk about how much I love Big Finish, and then decide to lay into their first story. Mind you, fans of positives will find that there's plenty of them here. And I also wonder why Maggie Stables plays an old space hag like an old German hag...

Podcast Artwork by Gary Gillatt & James Arnott

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Doctor Who theme composed by Ron Grainer
Doctor Who theme arranged by Dominic Glynn
Theme remixed by Keiran Counsell.
https://www.youtube.com/user/keiracounsell

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