Halloween Special 2022 - The Fog by James Herbert Phil and Graham return to Derry and Toms to gas about James Herbert's second novel, 1975's The Fog. One year on from The Rats he's back terrorising London and the south-east, this time with a rampaging combination of mutated disease and spooky weather condition. He also … Continue reading Halloween Special 2022 – THE FOG (James Herbert)
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Me and the Monkey – Chronicles of the Monkey God Vol. I
Me and the Monkey - Chronicles of the Monkey God Vol. I Andy Darby joins me in virtual Derry and Toms to talk his tales of the Monkey God, Moorcock, and lots of other stuff including reminiscences about Johnny Seven, Lion annuals, Commando comics, Mme. Blavatsky, My First Two Thousand Years and tripping in Amsterdam. … Continue reading Me and the Monkey – Chronicles of the Monkey God Vol. I
The Black Corridor
The Black Corridor Derek AKA Imrryr joins me in Derry and Toms to discuss this choice piece of 60s SF courtesy of Moorcock and Hilary Bailey, as well as his new(ish) The Black Corridor inspired album and his latest variation on his ongoing Elric-related project The Dreaming City III. Then Graham calls in from his … Continue reading The Black Corridor
Entropic State Report 13th October 2022
Breakfast in the Ruins podcast is three years old! Well, actually three years and two days. Whilst we adopted Dec 18th as our OFFICAL birthday (for reasons explained in our second birthday show) this week marked three years since Episode 0 - An Introduction to Breakfast in the Ruins & yesterday it was three years … Continue reading Entropic State Report 13th October 2022
Entropic State Report 7th October 2022
It's Friday and another week is down, so best wishes and hearty cheers to all of you, even those that may yet have some work to undertake this weekend - I raise a glass in salutations as you await your moment. It's been a busy few weeks here at Derry and Toms, what with The … Continue reading Entropic State Report 7th October 2022
The Mad God’s Amulet Book Two
The Mad God's Amulet Book Two Dave (AKA SÖNUS) is back in Derry and Toms to pick up the second and concluding part of our quest for The Mad God's Amulet. Join us as we discover the greatest NWOBHM band to never exist... THE MUTANT WAR JAGUARS OF ASIACOMMUNISTA... and Lord Shark's Ostentatious Couch returns. … Continue reading The Mad God’s Amulet Book Two
Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux!
Moorcock & RPGs V - Stormbringer Redux! Ted AKA @tedankhamen joins me in Derry and Toms for the second leaf of our Summer diptych musing on Moorcock, gaming and whatever else enters our eyeline. Some choice cuts in here including miniature bashing, Tolkien (again), a shock Strongbow appreciation story, chaosium-isms... but mostly some good, chewy … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux!
Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse
Moorcock and RPGs Part Four - Sandboxing the Multiverse We're back in Derry and Toms to talk gaming again, this time with CLARKY THE CRUEL. Dave gets shocked by the crap number of TV channels we had in the UK as kids, Clarky tells us about his sandboxing adventures beyond the ultraworld, and I get … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse
Entropic State Report 12th August 2022
The world is on fire. When thermometers in Bradford, up in the hills of West Yorkshire, hit 37 degrees celsius something is definitely way off with the world. The UK is in the midst of democracy spasms as around 150,000 mostly oldsters choose their favoured mannequin to take over the reigns of government. One an … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th August 2022
The Art of Bob Haberfield (1938 – 2021)
The Art of Bob Haberfield After 40 years of obsessing over the Mayflower covers of Bob Haberfield, Dave and I get to wig out and talk to Ben Haberfield about his Dad's life, art and the gestating project to celebrate the breadth of his work in the form of two art books. You can keep … Continue reading The Art of Bob Haberfield (1938 – 2021)
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 