Andrew Nette returns to Derry & Toms to look at the legendary UK publisher of horror, science fiction and alarmingly violent but sociologically savvy pulps -New English Library. NEL looms large on my shelves but I've never delved into their bikersploitation output... UNTIL NOW! Rum content ahead as we talk about the publisher, the key … Continue reading New English Library – Bikermania
Entropic State Report 14th March 2023
Friends, Despite an incidence of the plague here at BitR Central, we continue to have a busy year and arguably our most productive period since this podcast kicked off back in late 2019. Our episode talking The War of the Worlds is flying out of the door like hot cakes and, since that went live, … Continue reading Entropic State Report 14th March 2023
The War of the Worlds
Allister Thompson, musician and author of The Music of the Spheres, is back in Derry & Toms to talk about the scientific romance and hardcore disco prog phenomenon that is... The War of the Worlds. We look at our entry points into WOTW fandom, the original 1897 classic by HG Wells, a number of adaptations … Continue reading The War of the Worlds
The Sword of the Dawn – Book One
Dave AKA SÖNUS returns to Derry & Toms and we pick up the exploits of Dorian Hawkmoon and his amusing companion Huillam D'Averc in The Sword of the Dawn, third volume of Moorcock's epic The History of the Runestaff. Meliadus gets miffed, Hawkmoon's stoicism is tested, D'Averc gets naked and Count Brass is bored shitless. … Continue reading The Sword of the Dawn – Book One
Entropic State Report 23rd February 2023
It's 23.02.23. The year is already tumbling by and, compared to last year, here at D&Ts we're keeping up a good pace. Having chats with all of our compadres on a variety of topics MM, MM-adjacent and things that are just plain old 'of interest' is its own reward but I've come to find that … Continue reading Entropic State Report 23rd February 2023
The Dark – The Nature of the Uncosy Catastrophe Part One
Graham and Miles join me in Derry & Toms to delve into more James Herbert disaster action and muse over the glut of uncosy catastrophes coming out of the 70s paperback boom to answer Aldiss's dismissal of the British sci-fi apocalypse novels of the 60s. We talk about The Dark and touch upon some other … Continue reading The Dark – The Nature of the Uncosy Catastrophe Part One
Entropic State Report 6th February 2023
Dear friends, Phil and I have embarked upon our winter retreat, on this occasion to the incredibly picturesque harbour town of Barmouth. Yes, Barmouth. The scene of Guy N Smith's terror double-bill of Night of the Crabs and its subsequent sidequel, Crabs Moon. Now I'm not saying we decided to commit a whole week of … Continue reading Entropic State Report 6th February 2023
New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine
Oliver Brackenbury drops by Derry & Toms to give us the low down on New Edge Sword & Sorcery, his new anthology magazine heading to Kickstarter around about the time this show goes out. We talk about the magazine as well as numerous things including the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy at … Continue reading New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine
Entropic State Special Report – 30th January 2023 – Journal Vol. II by N Λ Ṇ D
It's been creeping ever closer, but finally release day is here. N Λ Ṇ D's second epic suite Journal Vol. II establishes a sonic route to that corner of the Million Spheres where our hapless traveller of the moonbeam roads encounters shades and nightmares, but also hope. So zip up your Gohil's, spark up a … Continue reading Entropic State Special Report – 30th January 2023 – Journal Vol. II by N Λ Ṇ D
The Fortress of the Pearl – Part Two
Loz returns to Derry & Toms to pick up our coverage of The Fortress of the Pearl, muse on Elric's 'nice guy' characterisation, grumble at Jack Three-Beaks, coo over weird sky descriptions and suffer the depredations of the returning D6 wandering beer table. In other news I was delighted to be a guest of Jeff … Continue reading The Fortress of the Pearl – Part Two
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 