diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/management/commands/publish_scheduled_pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/management/commands/publish_scheduled_pages.py
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+import datetime
+import json
+from optparse import make_option
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.utils import dateparse, timezone
+from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
+
+
+def revision_date_expired(r):
+    expiry_str = json.loads(r.content_json).get('expiry_datetime')
+    if not expiry_str:
+        return False
+    expiry_datetime = dateparse.parse_datetime(expiry_str)
+    if expiry_datetime < timezone.now():
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    option_list = BaseCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option(
+            '--dryrun',
+            action='store_true',
+            dest='dryrun',
+            default=False,
+            help='Dry run -- don\'t change anything.'),
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        dryrun = False
+        if options['dryrun']:
+            print "Will do a dry run."
+            dryrun = True
+
+        # 1. get all expired pages with live = True
+        expired_pages = Page.objects.filter(
+            live=True,
+            expiry_datetime__lt=timezone.now()
+        )
+        if dryrun:
+            if expired_pages:
+                print "Expired pages to be deactivated:"
+                print "Expiry datetime\t\tSlug\t\tName"
+                print "---------------\t\t----\t\t----"
+                for ep in expired_pages:
+                    print "{0}\t{1}\t{2}".format(
+                        ep.expiry_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
+                        ep.slug,
+                        ep.title
+                    )
+            else:
+                print "No expired pages to be deactivated found."
+        else:
+            expired_pages.update(expired=True, live=False)
+
+        # 2. get all page revisions for moderation that have been expired
+        expired_revs = [
+            r for r in PageRevision.objects.filter(
+                submitted_for_moderation=True
+            ) if revision_date_expired(r)
+        ]
+        if dryrun:
+            print "---------------------------------"
+            if expired_revs:
+                print "Expired revisions to be dropped from moderation queue:"
+                print "Expiry datetime\t\tSlug\t\tName"
+                print "---------------\t\t----\t\t----"
+                for er in expired_revs:
+                    rev_data = json.loads(er.content_json)
+                    print "{0}\t{1}\t{2}".format(
+                        dateparse.parse_datetime(
+                            rev_data.get('expiry_datetime')
+                        ).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
+                        rev_data.get('slug'),
+                        rev_data.get('title')
+                    )
+            else:
+                print "No expired revision to be dropped from moderation."
+        else:
+            for er in expired_revs:
+                er.submitted_for_moderation = False
+                er.save()
+
+        # 3. get all revisions that need to be published
+        revs_for_publishing = PageRevision.objects.filter(
+            approved_go_live_datetime__lt=timezone.now()
+        )
+        if dryrun:
+            print "---------------------------------"
+            if revs_for_publishing:
+                print "Revisions to be published:"
+                print "Go live datetime\t\tSlug\t\tName"
+                print "---------------\t\t\t----\t\t----"
+                for rp in revs_for_publishing:
+                    rev_data = json.loads(rp.content_json)
+                    print "{0}\t\t{1}\t{2}".format(
+                        rp.approved_go_live_datetime.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"),
+                        rev_data.get('slug'),
+                        rev_data.get('title')
+                    )
+            else:
+                print "No pages to go live."
+        else:
+            for rp in revs_for_publishing:
+                # just run publish for the revision -- since the approved go
+                # live datetime is before now it will make the page live
+                rp.publish()