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Breakfast in the Ruins

Friends old and new join me in Derry and Toms roof gardens to discuss the work and influence of prolific British fantasist Michael Moorcock, as well as other bits of 60s and 70s genre fiction that came to me via my Grandad in the 80s and informed my world view. Books, music, role-playing games, wrestling in Featherstone Library and many other digressions await.

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Halloween Special 2025 - SLUGS by Shaun Hutson

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/10/31

As voted for by our dear patrons, the subject for this year's Halloween Special is SLUGS!Shaun Hutson's breakthrough best seller has been on the poll list for three or four years, but 2025 was its year. So, join Graham, Phil and me as we evaluate Shaun Hutson's entry into that classic and most pulpy of British horror traditions, the Killer Critter novel. Also, we mull over whether four clefts are just too many, and get disappointed by our initially impressive socialist hero's basic levels of

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128:10

Immortality Inc. by Robert Sheckley

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/10/21

Author and game designer Tone Milazzo joins me in Derry & Toms as we look at another work by the late, great Robert Sheckley, his first novel Immortality Inc.Last time we talked about Sheckley with Derek, I had the distinct sense that we would be going back for more… and this turned out to be an apt choice, with this podcast being released during October, because it's a Halloween episode by stealth! Tone’s website is tonemilazzo.com and you can find out more there about his novels, Picking Up

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135:50

Bryan Talbot Part Two

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2025/10/02

Bryan Talbot returns to Derry and Toms to talk to about Alice in Sunderland, Grandville and his upcoming release, The Case of Stamford Hawkmoor - and we get a special guest appearance from Dr Mary Talbot too!Also, James Robertson calls in to talk about his two decades and more working on Bryan's website, being green in an increasingly grey world and all sorts of other stuff along the way. My co-host for this ep was Tom Murphy, and thank goodness for Tom as all of my technology had half a foot in

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121:01

The King of the Swords Part Two - The Vanishing Tower

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/09/19

Simon is back to finish our look at the final instalment in the first Corum trilogy... The King of the Swords... and, as it runs ramraid style into the conclusion of The Vanishing Tower, we roped in Miles too, because he'd only recently read it!This is another pivotal book in Moorcock's oeuvre, and for this podcast, because it means that the second sequence of eternal champeen books we've managed to complete in the last six years. Yes... This pod has been going for six years. Crikey! Miles is one

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96:29

The Powysverse of Space 1999 w/ Mateo Latosa

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/09/05

THIS EPISODE: I'm joined in Derry & Toms by Powys Media's Mateo Latosa and, via ringer (Phil), Patricia Sokol, to talk about Space 1999 and the 20-plus-year efforts of Powys Media to keep the show alive via novelisations and original stories.I was very lucky to receive a copy of the incredible (and impressively girthed) Space 1999 Year One Omnibus c/o Mateo. A handful are still available, and you can grab a copy here. JOIN US!!!

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02:11:47

The Tiptoe Boys / Who Dares Wins

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/08/22

John is back in Derry & Toms to talk about another novelisation, but we're taking a break from Blakes 7 to focus on another early 80s obsession of ours...Well. Two. They just happen to combine to glorious effect in the classic slice of Daily Mail wet dreamery that is Who Dares Wins. Therefore, we get to watch it again for the 8,000th time and discuss it alongside its novelisation, The Tiptoe Boys, by James Follett. Some other bits that pop up along the way include: Nissan Almera ads from the

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01:56:36

Phoenix in Obsidian - Part Two

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/07/31

We're finally back to finish our reportage on Phoenix in Obsidian (AKA The Silver Warriors).It's an epic tale of anguish and self-pity on an earth where the sun has dimmed, the moon has crashed down to simply be called Moon and the menace known as the Silver Warriors have extreme problems figuring out the point of polearms. How will Count Ulrik Skarsol endure...? Loz is back alongside Phil for this one and we have a D8 Wandering Beer Table to boot. Bob Haberfield: The Man and His Art is published

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01:43:09

Phil's Choice - Revenge of the Manitou

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2025/07/11

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 watch Grizzly. JOIN US!

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01:39:28

(The Secret of) The Runestaff Part Two

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2025/06/21

Dave returns to Derry & Toms to combat creeping fascism and technical issues, all whilst concluding our epic reportage on the final volume in The History of the Runestaff - THE RUNESTAFF (AKA The Secret of the Runetaff).GUYLINER UPSETTING FATES PORNOGRAPHIC THRILLERS And more.... Check out SÖNUS on bandcamp and buy their gear. And take a look at Gates of Londra

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01:54:54

The Sundered Worlds AKA The Blood Red Game

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/06/10

Miles is back to discuss another of Moorcock’s 1960s SF titles, arguably the most influential of the lot when considering the origins of the Multiverse. This may require some thoughtful, in-depth analysis.Instead, we talk about caffeine, giro spending habits of the 1990s and racist space dogs for close to two hours. JOIN US! Listen to the Casual Trek Podcast

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01:46:04

Slade in Flame

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2025/05/23

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 goofy glam rock fixture from early 70s Top of the Pops that invade our ears every bloody Xmas... But in 1975 they took a big swing (and commercially a miss), resulting in an incredible film about the

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01:53:26

The Dying Earth

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/05/09

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 episode is on KJ Bishop's The Etched City. For more Lionel Fanthorpe, see here (and thanks to Ben Haggar for the link).

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01:39:45

Hawk the Slayer

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/04/17

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! Listen to The Casual Trek Podcast Support Dave and the crew with their production of The Hammer and Helena at the Edinburgh Festival

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01:46:09

The Shores of Death

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/04/11

Andy Darby is back to look at another of Mike's 60s SF takes... THE SHORES OF DEATH. Replete with sexual deviancy, epic parties and a massive tool of a protagonist... it's classic 60s Moorcock!Check out Andy's substack to read The Crow Feeder and pick up The Blade in the Angel's Shadow.

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01:03:15

Special Bulletin - Beware THE WOODLICE

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/04/02

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 UK and US amazon stores. Fortean TV was released a couple of years ago by Network DVD - for a dose of nostalgia watch Episode 1 with an introduction from Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe.

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01:42:25

PROJECT AVALON (Trevor Hoyle's Blakes 7 Part II)

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/03/25

Seeing as John and I had such a good time with Trevor Hoyle's first Blakes 7 novelisation and series watch-a-long, we thought sod it... let's do another.And this time... it has Servalan, plus: Roy from Eastenders... Glynnis Barber... Woke blasters... Big Ron Tarr... TRAVIS!!! IT'S GOT THE LOT!

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01:06:58

Filming Elric!

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/03/10

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 Instagram and check out Tim Hintsala's armoury at Iron Ape Forge, Shai Winzer's make-up at Tesh Techniques, and the haunting music of Altoscliff.

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02:03:03

Luther Arkwright Part One featuring Bryan Talbot

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/02/21

Tom Murphy of Colossive Press drops by Derry and Toms to discuss The Adventures of Luther Arkwright. Plus, Bryan Talbot joins us so we can quiz him about his early career and the origins of Arkwright!

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01:47:35

Entropic Dice Report - Games and Grog

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/02/09

For the first time in several years I recently managed to make it to one of the UK's premier RPG gatherings, GROGMEET, a joyous celebration of roleplaying games hosted by Dirk of The Grognard Files. And this time... I TOOK PHIL... so we decided, 'what the fluff!' and recorded our reflections on a cracking weekend and, into the bargain, I also gamed with Andrew Beck so I roped him in for a chat too.

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01:54:27

(The Secret of) The Runestaff - Part One

Breakfast in the Ruins ·

2025/01/29

Dave, frontman of Space Rock Colossus SÖNUS, is back in Derry and Toms to tackle the final volume in the first Hawkmoon saga... The Runestaff (AKA The Secret of the Runestaff).Huon's tongue is flicking, Meliadus is plotting and Hawkmoon is SULKING ABOUT BOATS!

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