Dear friends,It's a rare sunny day here in Bradford after a week of relentless rain and overcast. It feels decidedly autumnal in that crisp, golden-hued fashion.It's been a busy week too with some brisk activity in Derry & Toms, although you may not know it as it's been three and a half weeks since our … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th October 2023
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Letters From Hollywood
Chris (AKA Dirk the Dice) returns to Derry and Toms to discuss Michael Moorcock's sort-of-memoir of his time in LA and wider California in Letters From Hollywood. Along the way we drink fusty northern beer, console one another about Pernod-soaked catastrophes in our salad days, wistfully recall the Moorcock/Tolkien Weekender and muse on what form … Continue reading Letters From Hollywood
The Fireclown (AKA The Winds of Limbo)
Andy Darby shakes off the Monkey for an evening and drops by D and Ts to take a look at one of Moorcock's 60s SF tales, The Fireclown (later retitled The Winds of Limbo but I'm sticking with the original title for vaguely defined reasons related to being old and finnicky). Strap in for a … Continue reading The Fireclown (AKA The Winds of Limbo)
Entropic State Report 25th August 2023
A quick update this time whilst I'm waiting for some processing to complete on the latest pod (and listening to the newly remastered Hawkwind platter, Sonic Attack on the trusty Sound Burger as I type).In the Patron Poll for the subject of our Halloween Special it looks like James Herbert's Domain has an unassailable lead, … Continue reading Entropic State Report 25th August 2023
Entropic State Report 12th August 2023
As you know'll if you're a listener, this podcast was founded on the back of my early journeys through genre fiction as prompted by the books I'd see on, and later receive from, Pops's little coffee table. It was these wonderful, colourful, garish titles that informed my reading habits for the next 40 or so … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th August 2023
The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight – an Uncosy Catastrophe
Graham returns to Derry and Toms to pick up the chat regarding another Uncosy Catastrophe, on this occasion recommended by listener Paul Miles... 1985's The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight, a book that somehow passed us by despite being firmly in our wheelhouse. Exploding landlords, extremely poor mission personnel choices, sweaty liaisons and deeply unfortunate … Continue reading The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight – an Uncosy Catastrophe
The Sword of the Dawn Book Two
Hawkmoon defends Castle Brass by Rodney Matthews 1976 Dave returns to Derry & Toms to pick up our thread with The Sword of the Dawn Book Two, the third instalment in Michael Moorcock's epic The History of the Runestaff. Hawkmoon gets some swish togs but seems to have a real blind spot when it comes … Continue reading The Sword of the Dawn Book Two
Entropic State Report 14th July 2023
It's a week since we returned from our latest trip to our by now practically second home Morecambe, that curious blend of urban decay and mellow repose. As usual, we returned home burdened with bellies full of booze and tucker and several bags of second-hand books from The Old Pier Book Shop, the market book … Continue reading Entropic State Report 14th July 2023
Gor Blimey!!!
Miles of the Casual Trek Podcast returns to Derry & Toms as we turn flagellant and cast our eyes over the first in John Norman's GOR series (and the Cannon movie adaptation as a Brucey Bonus). Publishers disdain it, booksellers sneer at it and the literary establishment would rather just not talk about it. But … Continue reading Gor Blimey!!!
Entropic State Report 28th June 2023
Incredible as it may seem, we are just about midway through 2023 already. We're just a few hours out from our traditional midyear repose so of course the rain is falling here in Bradford and the weather forecast suggests that is to continue throughout our break at our destination of... Morecambe. But who cares when … Continue reading Entropic State Report 28th June 2023
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 