Days of the Underground w/ Joe Banks

Days of the Underground We're back in Derry and Toms Once again via the Ladbroke Grove counter-culture scene, this time in the company of journalist and author Joe banks as we talk about his book Days of the Underground: Radical Escapism in the Age of Paranoia. We yak about Hawkwind, Moorcock, Target Books and other … Continue reading Days of the Underground w/ Joe Banks →

The Music of the Spheres

The Music of the Spheres Musician and author Allister Thompson navigates the frozen Northern Wastes (Canada) to join me in Derry and Toms and talk about Moorcock, music, writing and, most importantly, his debut novel The Music of the Spheres. We also run our first competition (sort of) and The Singularity repeatedly attempts to shut … Continue reading The Music of the Spheres →

Entropic State Report 16th July 2021

Over half way through the year already and here in blighty we have the now traditionally farcical approach to trying to regain some semblance of normality dominating the news cycle. Cases are on the up again whilst our overlords declare 'freedom day' to almost be upon us.It's a bit of a mess, as usual.Therefore remote … Continue reading Entropic State Report 16th July 2021 →

Wizardry and Wild Romance

Wizardry and Wild Romance w/ Dirk the Dice Grognard Files host Dirk the Dice joins me at Derry and Toms to investigate Wizardry and Wild Romance, Moorcock's critical appraisal of the field of heroic fantasy/sword and sorcery. Inevitably there's some salty talk, most of it from MM himself, and beverages are consumed via the D6 … Continue reading Wizardry and Wild Romance →

Entropic State Report 20th June 2021

We're almost half way through the year and things are hotting up. With our gabbing with SÖNUS and Imrryr fired across the void last week I got down to recording again on Friday night and a new show will be up in the next week or so. My latest guest is podcast royalty. Dirk the … Continue reading Entropic State Report 20th June 2021 →

Moorcockian Music – SÖNUS and Imrryr

In search of Moorcock-tinged sonic experiences and the stories behind them we pack up and hit the road on a coast to coast trip across the USA to talk Mike, space rock and bleak electronica in the company of SÖNUS and Imrryr. As usual we go off beam a bit. Breakfast in the Ruins is … Continue reading Moorcockian Music – SÖNUS and Imrryr →

BITR Nominated as a Top British Fiction Podcast by ‘Best Startup’

BITR has landed on a '20 Best British Fiction Podcasts of 2021' list c/o Best Startup, itself a startup online business magazine looking to showcase British businesses. Breakfast in the Ruins isn't a business of course, but as a hobbyist podcast/t'interweb radio station it's always gratifying to make ANY list. There's some interesting stuff on … Continue reading BITR Nominated as a Top British Fiction Podcast by ‘Best Startup’ →

Dannus Competition Completed!

Tash's drunken, impromptu competition for her copy of The Dark Straits of Reglathium has been concluded!The lucky winner Graham (aka @opensussex) has received his care package along with a follow up warning from tash:"Please make sure he knows that the clubs will expire before he works out wtf 'game' they play at the start of … Continue reading Dannus Competition Completed! →

Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix?

In the third and final part of our Moorcockian RPG triptych Rob (aka OldShabbyGamer), host of the Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi podcast, joins me at Derry & Toms to talk Moorcock, D&D, when a beer is not a beer, and Tolkien! Graham, Neil and Norman also drop by to talk Stormbringer 3e, ploons, … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix? →

Entropic State Report 7th May 2021

Unbelievably it's May already, 2021 is galloping by, and hanging a shipwrecked monkey suspected of being a French spy is now officially only the second most eye-rollingly baffling thing enacted by the good folks of Hartlepool. Stay strong Hartlepool. I still love you for your patties. They may now be Tory patties but heck... patties … Continue reading Entropic State Report 7th May 2021 →