Historians doing Sci-Fi
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Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Chris Kempshall, author of the upcoming 'the Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' to talk about applying the skills and lessons of being a professional Historian to writing in a sci-fi or fantasy setting, Oh and John was there too to talk about Edge of Midnight You can find more from Chris here: and you can find more from John here: And you can find more of Andy here: and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - -
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Fire the Canons!
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Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Jim Moon and they take a look at the history of canon, but not the shooty bang bang sort. You can find Jim at Hypnogoria:- and Jim is also on the Blackdog Podcast - And you can find more of Andy here: and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - -
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Dune Part 2 Spoiler Chat and Spicy Takes!
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Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is heading back to Arrakis and is joined by Jessie Earl to talk about Part 2 of Denis Villeneuve magnificent adaptation of Dune. Not everything is as you might expect and there is a lot to talk about it, so grab your maker hooks and join us atop Shai Hulud! Check out more from Jessie here: and here: and check our Miranda Ketita's video we reference here: And you can find more of Andy here: and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - -
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What Sci-Fi are we excited for in 2024
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Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week andy's getting (some of) the band back together as Lee joins him to look ahead at 2024 and see what sci-fi are we excited about, maybe you'll find some gems, maybe we have missed something, let us know what you are looking forward too! You can find Lee on the Blackdog Podcast here: And you can find more of Andy here: and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - - -
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Godzilla Minus One
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Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! We kick off 2024 proper with Andy and Eric venturing the world of Godzilla Minus One and look at how the film reflects Japan's history with WW2 and also current tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. Since Eric is an active duty officer in the US Army he would like to remind you the views expressed are his own and not those of the US government, US Army or Department of Defense. You can find more from Eric on Twitter and you can read the USS Pershing here: and We have Engaged the Borg here: And you can find more of Andy here: and...
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Round Up
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This is Day 12 and we have come to the end of our Star Wars journey, let Rachelle and Andy take you on a retrospective of the last 11 days. What was good? What was bad? Can we ever forgive JJ for Rise of Skywalker? Is Darth Vader worth the hype?!
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12 Days of Star Wars: Rogue One
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This is Day 11 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we stray the furthest from the Jedi possible with the war film Rogue One What are Rebellion built on? Does everyone look better with a cape? "In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction."
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12 Days of Star Wars: Solo: A Star Wars Story
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This is Day 10 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we branch in to waters unknown, as we enter the world of Star Wars away from the Skywalker's and Jedi! Did you want to know every detail about Han? From how he got his name to how he got is lucky dice?! No nor did we! "Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in an epic action-adventure that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga's most unlikely heroes."
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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This is Day 9 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and at last our hero's have reached the end of the Skywalker Saga! Normally I put a funny joke here, but honestly the movie is enough of a joke on its own! "In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born-and the final battle for freedom is yet to come."
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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This is Day 8 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are welcoming in 2024 with the most controversial film out of the lot!! Is Luke a bit shit? Is Ray wasted? Is Rose really awful?! "The Star Wars saga continues as new heroes and galactic legends go on an epic adventure, unlocking mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past."
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Its cold outside and theres no kind of atmosphere as this week Andy is joined by a Hologram of one of the previous hosts Peter and by Martin, a man with an IQ of 6000, or the same as 6000 Podcast hosts as they look back at over 30 years of Red Dwarf
You can find more from Peter on the Borgcast
and Borgcast Galactica
Peter is on Twitter https://twitter.com/rev_org
and Martin is on Twitter https://twitter.com/Thomp_Martin