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Stardub - experience all the pleasure and pain that comics, cartoons, toys and random tat can bring as Ralph and Andy - your Pop Culture Cenobites take you on a journey through the realms of sensation. We have such sounds to share with you!

Ralph Burns and Andy Turnbull


    • Sep 1, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Stardub 15 – It Never Ends!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2018 5:19


    So we bring to a close the daily assault on your senses that has been the read through of A Vast Predatory Bird. I hope you’ve enjoyed the episodes and if you want to get your hands on a printed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 67 – Mamma Mia Culpa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2014 78:44


    We kick off the episode with some shilling for the impending Scotcon gathering before diving in to the titanic text that is Transformers: Retribution.  The latest official prose Transformers novel will it be the first prose effort to come close[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 66 – Instant Car-ma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014 73:22


    Continuing on from Episode 64 – a sweary intro from Andu prompts Rolph to talk about The Smugglers from Doctor Who.  Which holds the honour of being the least remembered Doctor Who story of all time, the discussion runs the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 65 – Brick To The Future of Law Enforcement!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2014 65:53


    It’s an uncommonly topical installment of the Stardub podcast this time out, as our titanic hosts Rolph and Andu speak to you from the Baines Cave about their recent cinematic ventures. First off the blocks is the Robocop remake, where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 64 – I Have An Evil Winking Fish!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2014 64:42


    It’s 2014 so what better way to start a new year than by looking back on the old.  Rolph and Andu talk about the gifts they gave and received to kick our show off, before talking about the splendid Lew[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 63 – Yipikaye Muppet-Fucker!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2013 51:36


    IT’S CHRISTMAS in a day or so, timezones not withstanding! So in the season of gifts we give you the Stardub Christmas special and it’s all about gifts.  The greatest gift they’ll get this year is liiife sang the folks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 62 – Grand Moff! Ta-kid!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2013 55:59


    We’re back after a wee delay (I mean we took longer than expected, no bladder control issues in this podcast), and so is Paul McGann!  That one seems to a bit more popular on the internet than we are, for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 61 – Killing Sorcery with Science!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2013 65:46


    A little later than planned due to Lego based jaunts and laziness but we’re back with Episode 61. In what can only be described as a self-harming on a near-biblical scale our intrepid team are teabagging themselves with two titanic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 60 – Going In The Groin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2013


      Not a typo, not a misspelling, in this podcast one of our hosts reads an informative leaflet on how to inject drugs in your groin, courtesy of the other’s real life job. Don’t say we don’t teach you anything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 59 – Zarbi and Moan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2013


    Episode 59 sees a lot of procrastinating from the team before they can work up the energy and the fortitude to brave Doctor Who – The Web Planet, so before they do that they spend time talking of happier times[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 58 – The Penis Is Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2013 49:11


    Welcome back to the Stardub podcast gentle listener.  Roalph and Andu kick off the latest effort, with some handwringing about collecting as one of them attempts to justify buying the Titan Class Metroplex to their other half.  They then move[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 57 – Icke Scream, You Scream for Uranus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2013 79:33


    We’re back with some devastating news about Batman fan films courtesy of Youtube Roulette.  We take a detour by way of a Sonic Fan Film located here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtCtQpclpY8 which gives you a 15 minute drinking game of destiny, after this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 56 – Comfortably (Nien) Numb!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2013 82:43


    It’s a new dawn in Stardub Central.  The long-lost Rolph has returned from his odyssey into the wilderness, but is he a changed man?  What stories does he have to share?  None! Why is that you ask.  Simple – friend[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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    Stardub Episode 55 – The Phil-In Station

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013 90:21


    It’s another episode of Stardub and another Stunt-Rolph joins Andu in the ongoing mission to throw themselves onto the hand grenades of pop culture.  Once more we have the Silent Member on board and guess what he isn’t silent! That’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 54 – Free The Portland Bill Two!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2013 65:29


    It’s our third episode without Rolph, but fear not his ghost permeates the podcast.  What?  I totally didn’t kill him, how many times do I have to say this?  He will return in our hour of need, like Optimus Prime[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 53 – Wonder Who-man!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2013 54:26


    Right, the first living and breathing Stunt Rolph takes his place alongside Andy for your  irregularly scheduled Stardub podcast installment. We welcome Kaptain Karl Thurgood to the show (as he was the very, very first Stunt Rolph – waay back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 52 – A Burnsing Sensation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2013 34:30


    We kick off the first in an unusual set of episodes of the Stardub podcast.  Due to real life issues, it’s proved a bit troublesome for Rolph and Andu to be available as the same time and given we have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode 51 – Wrestling With Saddoes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2013 49:13


    A brand new theme tune heralds the same old nonsense as we are back with another dose of Stardub. Long time friend of the podcast and perpetrator of Moomintrollage – JiiDee has bequeathed a mighty gift to us.  A Box Of Unseen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub Episode Fifty – A Half Century of Half-Wittery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2013 56:40


    Right, we’ve reached the Nifty Fifties and Marvel style we’ve returned to the original numbering! This episode sees our still medicated Rolph, inflict another Turnbull Taste Challenge on Andu, it’s Easter-related and looks to Ralph like an engorged penis.  What[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.25 – Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thunderstrike? No.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2013 64:23


    We’re back, after missing a week, due to scheduling issues. So one half of the team is hopped up on pain medication as he has a busted wing, but that doesn’t stop us sharing our thoughts on Marvel Comics, Thunderstrike[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.24 – Guaranteed to Wart Off the Winter Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2013 71:09


    We kick off 2013 with a look at something that has had a profound influence on both myself and Ralph, although we did not acquire it till more recently, I speak of Transformers: Continued Generation 2, published by TMUK (Transmasters[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Twelfth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2012 27:38


    Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la la la la la, A DVD from Phil sends Ralph of his trolley, fa la la la la la la la la, Downed we now our festive vodka, fa[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Eleventh Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2012 13:19


    We’ve covered Television, toys, advent calendars, annuals, comics, alcohol so far in our seasonal journey, but we were in danger of getting all the way through without looking at music. Christmas is a time of songs, carols and novelty pop[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Tenth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2012 21:24


    Another ritual of Christmas these days is the Doctor Who Christmas Special, which to many of you started with 2005. Oh you bandwagon-hoppers, didn’t you know the first Doctor Who Christmas Special was in 1965 with “The Feast of Steven”,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Ninth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2012 22:44


    We’re back and in an unusual role reversal it’s Rolph that has procured a random comic from Oxfam, although he’s decided to give it to Andy for Christmas. What amazing comic has he found, what delights are contained within…DINO-RIDERS ISSUE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Eighth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2012 13:31


    Christmas is a time of gift-giving and for once the intrepid Stardub team get a gift that is not from the Silent Member (Philip Ayres). Listener and all-round swell chap @Cassius335/Alan John Wilkinson has sent the Stardub team a mystery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Seventh Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2012 29:59


    On the seventh day of Christmas our team get into the numerical swing of things and talk about Five (yes, we are that awkward and contrary), that’s right five…Christmas themed Transformer Christmas comic stories published by Marvel UK. Fans of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Sixth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2012 10:21


    We are at the halfway stage and we’ve turned to drink (if you are still with us, I dare say you’ve already started knocking them back), in our daily dose of seasonal themed tat we’ve turned to festive ales. We[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Fifth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2012 17:02


    On the fifth day of Christmas our team inexorably find themselves talking about Transformers again. Oh don’t act all surprised, you knew it would happen just as we did! This time, we talk about one of the most seen dead[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Fourth Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2012 10:43


    And lo it came to pass that on the fourth day of Christmas one of our number was so affected by the season he began speaking in tongues. I’ll let you all try to puzzle out which one of our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Third Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2012 17:05


    On the Third Dub of Christmas, a rare insight into the blackened, shrivelled husk of a heart that pumps bile around the body of one half of our team. Andu shares with you The Transformers Annual from 1985, which ranks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The Second Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2012 9:41


    It’s day two of the Twelve Dubs of Christmas, and the worlds of Christmas and the Turnbull Taste Challenge collide in a yuletide slobberknocker of epic proportions as the licensed chocolate purveyors Kinnerton have two of their advent calendars under[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    The First Dub of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2012 11:15


    The festive season is all about giving, so here in the nerve-centre of pop-culture cenobites everywhere that is Stardub we’ve decided to join in with the giving. So every day for the next twelve days you will get a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.23 – Moviedrain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2012 63:04


    It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Rolph has finished the great challenge set by co-host Andu to see 100 films at the cinema in 2012. An ordeal capped off by the Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger. Remember[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.22 – Sontaran’s Got A Hold of My Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2012 66:01


    In an unusually topical episode (recorded scant hours before uploading) your intrepid team are returning to the most colourful and controversial eras of Doctor Who, that of the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker. Up for discussion is The Two Doctors, which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.21 – Footloose and Fanzines free!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2012 54:07


    The team are back and in their sights this episode – Souls Ark – a Doctor Who spin-off style film so bad the director took his name off it.  This has to be good.  Footloose 2011 is also watched/endured –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.20 – When you’re alone and life is making you lonely You can always watch Downtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2012 51:25


    What passes for normal service here has been resumed, we’ll be picking up the Sixth Doctor Retrospective in a few episodes time. In the meantime your intrepid team talk about the importance of going outside for gatherings such as the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.19 – Sixth Sixth Sixth – The Number of the Best (Doctor) 1 of 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2012 95:48


    Right we’re back with the first of a trilogy of podcasts which will be spread out over the coming months as we watch and celebrate the stories of the Sixth Doctor aka Colin Baker. Before we get to that, there[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.18 – Operation Manimal Silence!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2012 53:46


    The resolution to the ongoing story-arc of Stardub Series 2 that you and half of the podcast team knew nothing about is upon you.  A mystery package from friend of the podcast Little Philip Ayres is discussed at the start[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.16 – Dark Justice, I’d bury that for a dollar!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2012 55:06


    Travel back in time before last episode and in 2.15 we left you with a cliffhanger… “Friend” of the show Little Philip Ayres has gifted us a Robocop DVD – Dark Justice.  This is the ill-advised, ill-fated relaunch on TV[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.15 – State Fair? Have you seen these guys?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2012 52:48


    Right we are back after the sweary interlude of Stardub After Dark. We resolve 2.14’s cliffhanger thanks to the help of listener, little Philip Ayres. We give you our insights into Step Up 4: Miami Heat because the thoughts of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub After Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2012 55:04


    Recorded on Sunday night at the end of Auto Assembly 2012. I apologise for the slightly dubious quality of it, as it was done at the bar itself.  This both refers to the audio and the language used, which is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.14 – Sometimes the bear gets you, sometimes you nuke the bear from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2012 55:06


    Battle Beasts Issue 1 from IDW Publishing kicks off this episode, as we see not only the return of this slightly obscure toy franchise, but also card covers to IDW comics.  Rolph also regales us with his surefire way to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.13 – Recriminations None

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2012 71:08


    We kick things off talking about Laser Mission (a.k.a. Soldier of Fortune) in tribute to the passing of Ernest Borgnine. We talk of our recent trip to Glasgow Comic Con, anecdotes about Chicken Farming and the Aids Suggestion Box in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.12 – The dress code is Top Cat and Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2012 46:05


    Okay so instore for you this episode, a brief overview of the 2D Comic Festival which our team attended this year.   We liked the festival, we hated the quiz and we will tell you why, with some swearing.  We take[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.11 – Hothtage to Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2012 72:02


    We kick things off with an epic struggle as we review and report on the epic struggle that was Lego Star Wars: Battle of Hoth game.  Which of our co-hosts emerged victorious? We dip our feet into Doctor Who as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.10 – and the final score is Danger 5, Thunderbirds 2086

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2012 60:06


    Your Pop Culture Cenobites kick things off with a look at Danger 5, which sees us veer into discussion of Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds.  Battle-lines are drawn, swearing occurs, guns are stuck to and nobody wavers in their position. We then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.9 – The Fan-Turned Menace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2012 65:46


    Our longest episode yet sees the intrepid team take on the three Star Wars prequel films (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones & Revenge of the Sith) on blu-ray as they reappraise them following their thoughts on the Hairy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

    Stardub 2.8 – Of (Battle)tides and Twilight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2012 47:09


    Twilight – a film about vampires and chaste romance or cruel and unusual punishment?  Lots of swearing and almost no debate follows. Bot-Shots Optimus Prime and trailer get unboxed and assessed as Rolph once again moans about being bullied into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry...

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