Episode 144: Across The Pond

Destination Star Trek Europe Destination Star Trek Europe was held in Birmingham, England earlier this month, and friend of the podcast Tony Black has the report for us from across the pond. William Shatner, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Christopher Lloyd were the headliners at this year's Destination celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. Tony recounts his experiences at the convention, the opening ceremony, the after party and more. We also have a some fun tangents on Star Trek audio books, the voice of Ted Cassidy, and uniforms! Hosts Zach Moore Guests Tony Black Feature Welcome to Standard Orbit! (00:01:11) Celebrity Guests (00:09:45) William Shatner (00:12:57) Opening Ceremony (00:18:10) Convention Layout (00:27:17) Costumes (00:30:09) Opening Ceremony, Cont. (00:33:50) Meeting Other Fans, After Party (00:40:04) Merchandise (00:43:53) Final Thoughts (00:45:34) Thank You for Listening to Standard Orbit (00:56:21)   Production C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer), Ken Tripp (Executive Producer), Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer), Charlene Schmiedt (Executive Producer), Zach Moore (Editor), Renee Roberts (Associate Producer), Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer), Aaron Harvey (Associate Producer), Richard Marquez (Production Manager)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm   Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm    Sponsor  Audible is the premiere source for audiobooks with more than 150,000 titles to choose from, and new titles coming every week. From classics to current bestsellers, and even some of the most famous Star Trek books like Prime Directive, Federation, and Spock’s World, Audible has something for everyone.As a Trek.fm listener you can get a free audiobook of your choice along with a 30-day trial to see just how great Audible is. So give it a try today, catch up on all those classic Star Trek books you’ve yet to read or that latest novel from you favorite author and support the network and our programming at the same time!    Release Date  Monday, October 24, 2016    Duration  01 hour 00 minutes 30 seconds