The Fortress of the Pearl - Gollancz SF 1989 The Fortress of the Pearl - Part One Loz returns to Derry & Toms to revisit an old adversary, Michael Moorcock's The Fortress of the Pearl. Join us and marvel at our declining energy. Bridle, as Loz declares The Chronicle of the Black Sword a shit … Continue reading The Fortress of the Pearl – Part One
Tag: Michael Moorcock Podcast
My Experiences in the Third World War
My Experiences in the Third World War Finally, we're back at Derry & Toms to take a look at the 1980 Moorcock collection My Experiences in the Third World War. Along the way Phil and I compare notes regarding our mindsets in the 1980s, laugh at the preposterous Controller and let fate decide on the … Continue reading My Experiences in the Third World War
To Rescue Tanelorn / SÖNUS – Usurper of the Universe
Tanelorn by Rodney Matthews To Rescue Tanelorn / SÖNUS - Usurper of the Universe Dave AKA SÖNUS is back in Derry & Toms to celebrate the release of his second cut - USURPER OF THE UNIVERSE - out now on Forbidden Place Records. As it aligns nicely we also take a dive into the 1962 … Continue reading To Rescue Tanelorn / SÖNUS – Usurper of the Universe
Birthday Show 2021 – Reflections on 2 & a bit years of podcasting
Another year down and this is our third show celebrating Mike Moorcock and Phil's birthdays. It's also the Breakfast in the Ruins podcast's second birthday... sort of. Loz joins me in Derry & Toms to reflect on two and a bit years of podcasting against the strangest of backdrops. Plus the wandering beer table returns, … Continue reading Birthday Show 2021 – Reflections on 2 & a bit years of podcasting
Guy N Smith Revisited – Crabs’ Moon
Guy N Smith Revisited - Crabs' Moon After the Halloween Special we couldn't stay away. Phil needed questions answered. Where did they come from? How did they come to be? So we read Crabs Moon and discovered the answers to none of these questions. But we did have a hoot and we were joined by … Continue reading Guy N Smith Revisited – Crabs’ Moon
Dangerous Visions and New Worlds with Andrew Nette
Andrew Nette, journalist, writer and lover of all things pulp, joins me in Derry and Toms to talk about his new book Dangerous Visions and New Worlds Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 . In this deep dive into the progressive, sexy explosion of challenging stories we wander off on various tangents including an Australian … Continue reading Dangerous Visions and New Worlds with Andrew Nette
Halloween Special 2021 – Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith
Halloween Special 2021 - Night of the Crabs The patrons have spoken. Phil joins me again for this year's Halloween Special to look at the classic New English Library killer critter classic, Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith. Death... Destruction... Rumpy pumpy... Knobhead crabs... It has it all. And sorry to Rhyl (again). … Continue reading Halloween Special 2021 – Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith
The Final Programme Phase Three
The Final Programme Phase Three Hussein is back in Derry & Toms to triumphantly conclude our epic coverage of The Final Programme. We talk parties... get older... and add Rhyl to the list of towns we've offended... but damn it we got through it! The best news is that Hussein WILL return again. This show … Continue reading The Final Programme Phase Three
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
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 