Phil’s Choice – Revenge of the Manitou

It's our summer holiday special - and it was Phil's Choice. She reminded me that we had such a great time with The Devils of D-Day and the film of Masterton's novel The Manitou that we should read Graham Masterton's Revenge of the Manitou. So we did... and we're going to talk about it. And … Continue reading Phil’s Choice – Revenge of the Manitou →

ENTROPIC STATE REPORT 24th May 2025

Welcome to the 24th May 2025! It's raining here in the hills of West Yorkshire, but our outlook is sunny. We're 112 episodes deep into our now five and a half year journey into podcasting and, despite still running into persistent technical goofs with technology, microphones and set-ups, we're still having a bloody good time. … Continue reading ENTROPIC STATE REPORT 24th May 2025 →

Slade in Flame

Joe Banks, author of Hawkwind: Days of the Undergound, is back in Derry and Toms to enthuse about a film that was, for me, a shock revelation about one of Britain's most misunderstood bands. Not only were Slade a hard rocking act whose reputation as a live act belies their popular image as a slightly … Continue reading Slade in Flame →

The Dying Earth

New guest co-host, author, gamer and podcaster Adrian Tchaikovsky joins me in Derry and Toms to look at Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth and discuss Vance's particular approach, his influence on Moorcock, and that mordant lyricism that defined numerous elements of the fantasy genre. Check out Adrian's podcast with Emma Newman, Starship Alexandria - latest … Continue reading The Dying Earth →

Entropic State Report 18th April 2025

The long weekend is upon us and, as is our wont, we've headed to the coast; Hornsea on this occasion, not Morecambe, as we have family business on the east coast. After a thoroughly grey and wet departure from Bradford we drove into glorious sunshine too. Hopefully that will last a couple of days as … Continue reading Entropic State Report 18th April 2025 →

HAWK THE SLAYER

Sometimes we don't have time to read a book. Sometimes we just wanna gas about ace things. This is one of those times so... Hawk the Slayer... featuring: MORE Big Ron... ACTUAL Warren Clarke... SMOKY woods and DISCO.... and EVERYONE that's ever been on British telly EVER!

Special Bulletin – Beware THE WOODLICE

Graham is back in Derry & Toms to talk about his debut novel THE WOODLICE, as well as his influences, method, finding inspiration in Guy N Smith's Writing Horror Fiction, microdots, dogging and regrets over that vintage Amstrad PCW 8512... the one that got away. The Woodlice is available from Amazon stores worldwide, as evidenced … Continue reading Special Bulletin – Beware THE WOODLICE →

Filming Elric!

With news that the Apple TV/Skydance Eternal Champion series is "DOA", what better a time to talk to Chris Preyer, the man behind Elric: Chains of the Doomed One - a fan-film project. Chris lifts the lid on the joys and challenges of crafting and resourcing a passion-driven endeavour. Follow Chris and the team's progress on … Continue reading Filming Elric! →

Entropic State Report 1st March 2025

Welcome to March pards!Technically it might not actually be spring yet from an astronomical perspective, but I'm going with the old meteorological date of 1st March. Besides, there's also the phenological definition, which has been creeping ever earlier in the 21st century. Apparently, one of the indicators is the appearance of frogspawn and in 2024 … Continue reading Entropic State Report 1st March 2025 →

Luther Arkwright Part One w/ Bryan Talbot

Tom Murphy of Colossive Press drops by Derry and Toms to discuss The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. Plus, creator and legendary author/artist Bryan Talbot himself joins us so we can quiz him about his early career and the origins of Arkwright! For more exclusive content check out the Breakfast in the Ruins Patreon page.