Episode 02: Sabriel by Garth Nix
In this episode we claw our way up through the precincts of Death to talk about Sabriel by Garth Nix. Show Notes Sabriel by Garth Nix Ralph Lovegrove and Elizabeth Lovegrove Games Beyond the Wall by...
View ArticleEpisode 03: Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
This episode we abandon hopes of getting the DVD player working again and embrace the apocalypse with Emily St John’s Station Eleven Show Notes Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Ralph Lovegrove...
View ArticleEpisode 12: More Short Stories
It’s National World Short Story Novel Mustache Reading Writing Knitting Month, so we’re doing more short stories — this time from Octavia Butler, Ray Bradbury and Cory Doctorow. Also, Rod Steiger,...
View ArticleEpisode 202: The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper
In this episode Becky, Liz and Ralph split off and explore the many lives of The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper. Show Notes The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper Becky Annison, Elizabeth Lovegrove and Ralph...
View ArticleEpisode 204: Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Becky, Ralph and special guest Tod Foley discuss the bizarre, creeping horror in Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach series. Show Notes Annihilation (and sequels) by Jeff Vandermeer. Ralph Lovegrove with...
View ArticleEpisode 206: Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Ralph is joined by special guest Baz Stevens to discuss traction cities, airships and Municipal Darwinism in Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines. Show Notes Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve Ralph Lovegrove...
View ArticleEpisode A.1: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
In this very special episode we decided the best way to treat Herman Melville’s classic was to go back to our analogue roots. We discuss open seas, confined spaces, love among the sailors, Ahab the...
View ArticleEpisode 213: Kiteworld by Keith Roberts
(see our previous episode) Keith Roberts wrote nine groups of short stories, four of which are linked novellas. Kiteworld was published nearly 20 years after Pavane and bears more than a passing...
View ArticleEpisode 215: Le Transperceneige, Snowpiercer
Ralph and Josh board Le Transperceneige a.k.a. the Snowpiercer. Show Notes Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, made into the film Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-Ho Josh Fox and Ralph...
View ArticleEpisode 216: Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
Ralph, Liz and Josh give each other the side eye trying to work out which of the others are human… we read Philip K. Dick’s Second Variety. Show Notes Second Variety by Philip K. Dick Elizabeth...
View ArticleSpecial: Don’t Wake The Bear, Hare!
It’s one year since we released our first episode! We talk about the coming season 3, plus our son’s favourite book… Show Notes Liz and Ralph with some pre-Season 3 ramblings, plus Don’t Wake The Bear,...
View ArticleEpisode 303: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
We discuss Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Content warning: themes of abuse, rape and infertility. Show Notes The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Becky Annison, Elizabeth...
View ArticleEpisode 308: return to the Southern Reach
Ralph briefly returns to Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy. Show Notes The Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance) by Jeff Vandermeer. Annihilation episode recap 01:05...
View ArticleEpisode 4.00 Annihilation Redux
Ralph talks about running Cthulhu Dark: Annihilation at Concrete Cow, the differences between Jeff Vandermeer’s book and Alex Garland’s film, and managing player expectations in one-shots and beyond....
View Article4.03: The Last Policeman, Hard Sun, The Three Body Problem
Ralph briefly discusses three pre-apocalyptic novels, with the conclusion that all that matters is how much time you’ve got left. Show Notes Three works of fiction 01:00 The Last Policeman by Ben...
View ArticlePerfidious Albion on Speed
If you’re British, or even if you aren’t, a good chunk of your news feed will have been swallowed by the Brexit pantomime, including hilarious exchanges like the one between Will Self and Mark...
View Article81: Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny
Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny Show Notes Intro 00:07 Synopsis 00:56 Themes and Games 12:00 (Ribbon Drive, Witch: Road to Lindisfarne, Ultraviolet Grasslands, Deluge, Station Eleven, American Gods)...
View Article82: Hawkmoon by Michael Moorcock (the Tale of the Eternal Champion vol. 3)
Hawkmoon by Michael Moorcock Millenium edition, 1992 HB ISBN 1 85798 027 1 Ralph with Dirk the Dice from the Grognard Files podcast Show Notes Introductions 00:07 The Cover 04:46 The Foreword 09:44...
View Article83: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Show Notes Intro 00:07 Synopsis 00:54 Themes and Games 08:45 – Vampire Science 08:55 – Blade – The Strain – The X Files – Proper Vampires 14:39 – pretty vs nasty...
View ArticleThis Damned Nation
a play idea for Apocalypse World: Burned Over inspired by Roger Zelazny’s Damnation Alley, Roadmarks, and the Amber series. By Ralph Lovegrove The Mission and the Convoy The play group is the Convoy of...
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