Listeners may remember that, a couple of years ago, I was extremely lucky to be able to chat with the son of the late and legendary artist Bob Haberfield. Ben was a great guest and it was slightly surreal for me to have the opportunity to talk to someone so close to the man whose … Continue reading Bob Haberfield: The Man and His Art – book review
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Entropic State Report 20th July 2025
Mid-July has been and gone and we're headed to the latter part of the summer already. Where does it all go?The last pod was Phil's Choice, a wee diversion once again from the Moorcock, but we've had some really nice feedback, particularly from Glenn, Steve and Clarky.Glenn reminded us of the value of conversation and … Continue reading Entropic State Report 20th July 2025
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!