Simon returns to D&Ts to look at the first part of the second volume of the adventures of Corum, Prince in the Scarlet Robe and tell us all about his new(ish) podcast Can I Pod With Madness (available wherever you consume your pods). Beer mistakes and dodgy audio can't dampen our enthusiasm for some fantastic … Continue reading The Queen of the Swords Book One →

It's been a wild week here at Derry & Toms but we've managed to get away and take our repose at our spiritual home... Morecambe.The Old Pier Book Shop yielded some modest treasures this time around, largely because I limited myself to a ten minute scan of the heaving shelves and piles, but I did … Continue reading Entropic State Report 7th May 2023 →

Loz returns to Derry & Toms to brave the final gate (and the depredations of the beer slate) as we conclude our re-read of Michael Moorcock's 1989 Elric novel The Fortress of the Pearl. Expect revisionism (both textual and personal), rose-tinted reflections on the dole, a beer challenge best described as cyclopean and some RPG-focused … Continue reading The Fortress of the Pearl Part Three →

It's been a couple of weeks since our The Final Programme Phase IV - The Last Days of Man on Earth episode went live and I'm STILL thinking about casting for an alternate sphere movie version. Only this morning another revelation hit my twitter feed c/o legend Robin Askwith, a still from Horror Hospital with … Continue reading Entropic State Report 21st April 2023 →

We're back in Derry and Toms in the company of Joe Banks to take a look at Robert Fuest's 1973 film take on Moorcock's The Final Programme (AKA The Last Days of Man on Earth). As is traditional we roam around, but mostly we evaluate The Final Programme as both an adaptation and as a … Continue reading The Final Programme Phase IV – The Last Days of Man on Earth →

The year is rampaging by at a startling pace, it's April already (despite the frost in Bradford this morning) and our itinerary remains well-packed for the coming weeks. This week I'll be applying the final edits to our next exploration - The Final Programme movie by Robert Fuest with returning guest Joe Banks - and … Continue reading Entropic State Report 3rd April 2023 →

Andrew Nette returns to Derry & Toms to look at the legendary UK publisher of horror, science fiction and alarmingly violent but sociologically savvy pulps -New English Library. NEL looms large on my shelves but I've never delved into their bikersploitation output... UNTIL NOW! Rum content ahead as we talk about the publisher, the key … Continue reading New English Library – Bikermania →

Friends, Despite an incidence of the plague here at BitR Central, we continue to have a busy year and arguably our most productive period since this podcast kicked off back in late 2019. Our episode talking The War of the Worlds is flying out of the door like hot cakes and, since that went live, … Continue reading Entropic State Report 14th March 2023 →