Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is heading back to the wastelands with Vault Dweller Laura and Darren the Ghoul to talk about the new Amazon adaptation of Fallout Beware spoilers for the Show and Games You can find more of Laura on West vault Radio at www.vault97.com the twitter is @WestVaultRadio and on YouTube is https://www.you…

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 …

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:- http://www.hypnogoria.com and Jim is also on the Blackdog Podcast - http://blackdogpodcast.com And you can find more of Andy here: https://linktr.ee/andy3e and his…

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: https://w…

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: https://blackdogpodcas…

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 n…

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?!

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 w…

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 …

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." …

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…

This is Day 7 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are entering the modern Star Wars era! Who are these new characters? Why Does C3PO have a red arm?! What is StarKiller base? Do we even care?! "As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for t…

This is Day 6 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are at the moment of creation for Darth Vader! Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise??! "Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, while Anakin is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy..." https://www.imdb.com/ti…

This is Day 5 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are in the deep depths of the CGI prequels! Is this as bad as we remember it? (yes) Do we have strong opinions of sand?! (also yes) "Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army c…

This is Day 4 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are about to hit the 21st Century with the prequels! Pod Racing? JarJar? Nabu? Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi? What is there not to love?! "Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sit…

This is Day 3 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we end the original serise today with the most controversial of the original 3 movies. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film from the Star Wars franchise. Can we get over the Ewoks? Are they really that bad? Are they just for kids? And most importantly does Yub nub still …

This is Day 2 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we are venturing to cold cold planets and exposing deep family secrets. We have teamed up with The Narrative Labyrinth to bring you the 12 Days of Star Wars #12DaysOfStarWars. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film from the Star Wars franchise. Does this still hold u…

This is Day 1 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we start where it all began, a long time ago in the 1970s. We have teamed up with The Narrative Labyrinth to bring you the 12 Days of Star Wars #12DaysOfStarWars. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film from the Star Wars franchise. Is this the most influential film ever ma…

Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! ghuy'cha'! ghuy'cha'! which might be Klingon for Achtung, depending on the translator. This week Andy is joind once again by Eric to take a deep dive into the Dominion War and ask if it was as black and white as we might have believed, was the Dominion just evil? and what impact did it have on the alpha quadrant. …

Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! We're back after an unscheduled hiatus with a look at everyones favourite red eyed blue skinned Admiral, Mitth'raw'nuruodo, or Thrawn to his friends, Andy is joined by John and Nathan to look at how his character has evolved over the years and ask if he's still a baddie or not? You can find more from John here: ht…

Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is honoured to welcome back Gillian, Satai of the grey council as we take a rather unexpected but very welcomed return to Babylon 5 with the surprise animated movie 'The Road Home' We talk about the story, the cast old and new and what the film might mean for the future of Babylon 5 You can find Gil…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is Joined by Charlotte as we Boldly go where no-ones has ever returned before, to re-evaluate one of the most divisive Star Trek films of all time, Into Darkness and ask if its really as bad as I remember? You can find Charlotte here: https://twitter.com/CXWoolrychPhoto and https://www.charlottewool…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is STILL going on about that Book he wrote with Eric, but this week is joined by Hye and Ste to talk about the art and design of the book, from the wonderful LCARS pages to Ste's fantastic paintings and logo You can find all the socials for the Book as well as the link to read it here: https://linkt…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict In this slightly self serving episode Andy is joined by Eric to talk about the book they have just released 'We Have Engaged the Borg: The Oral history of the Battle of Wolf 359' You can find all the socials for the Book as well as the link to read it here: https://linktr.ee/Wolf359project You can find Eric on Twi…

Oye Beltalowda and Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is interviewing Andy at the Lawless Comic Con to talk about his career and most importantly his new series The Expanse Dragons Tooth, a sequel comic to the Expanse. You can find Andy on Twitter here: http://www.andydiggle.com/ And be sure to follow Lawless here: https://lawle…

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week the Andy is reconvening the Admiralty and is joined by Hye and the Llama God to take a look at Picard S3 and ask is it any good or at the very least was it better than Season 1 and 2? You can find the Llama god on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheLlamaGod You can find Hye on Twitter: https://twitter.c…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict! So after an unintended extended hiatus (sorry was galavanting) I return with the episode i asked you all to contribute to before I left so there wouldn't be a gap in the schedule, don't you just love it when things like that all line up? Anyway enjoy a wonderful selection of music from you my lovely listeners And…

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Claude Berube the Director of the US Naval Academy Museum to take a look at the Starfleet Museum shown in Star Trek Picard Season 3 We look at how it compared to current museums and some of the challenges it might face and why you shouldn't leave sensitive equipment on historic shi…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy after 10 years of podcasting finally decides to speak to an expert and is joined by Rob Valentine to talk about Audio Dramas (not Audio books) You can find Rob on twitter here: https://twitter.com/MrRobValentine And you can find more of Andy here: https://linktr.ee/andy3e and his other casts over at…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is still messing around with Multiverses and is joined by Steve Lacey to try and get a handle on this Kang fellow and what it means for the MCU going forward Beware spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania You can find Steve on the Birdapp: https://twitter.com/quizlacey and the Fantasicast her…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict In this timeline Andy overslept so he was late to his geography GCSE and so Jim and Elton were his co-hosts on Space Dock Jury! wibbly wobbly timey wimey They have come back to discuss the genre of Alternate History and how it connects to Sci-Fi You can find Jim at Hypnogoria :- https://www.hypnogoria.com/ And Elt…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Ness as they take a deep dive look at the 2006 Masterpiece ‘Children of Men’ Ness can be found on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thixotropic And you can find more of Andy on Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@Andy3E and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media - http://www.roguetwomedia.…

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy has noticed the atmosphere onboard the Derelict is 39.1 °C, with 92% humidity, 102 kPa atmospheric pressure, and trace amounts of tetryon particle which can only mean one thing! his heating bill is going to be through the roof! Also Hye has come to visit to talk about everything they can think …

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is joined by Sampo as we dive into the world of dark glasses, conspiracy theories and never asking for this as we look at Deus Ex, from the original in 2000 to a hopeful sequel to mankind divided coming sometime we hope! You can hear Sampo feedback on the Borgcast https://borgcast.libsyn.com/ You c…

Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy is wintering at the Narrative Labyrinth so he's taken over Rachelle's recording studio to take a look ahead to some of the Sci-Fi sows we can look forward to in 2023. You can find Rachelle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/StrangeRachelle and the Narrative Labyrinth here: https://thenarrativelabyrin…

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy and Llama are on Program for a look back at the recent Star Wars series Andor, We take a look at how the show shows us the mundanity of evil present in the Empire, why Swimming lessons are important even in a galaxy far far away, and how 2 corpos trying to shake down a guy outside a bar ultimat…

Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy has quite literally JUST finished re-watching Interstellar and by some amazing co-incidence Rachel has arrived to have a chat about it, come and see what we think about Christopher Nolans 2014 Masterpiece as we ask: is it long enough? or could it use another 30 mins? and Would Spielberg have made a bet…

Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Eli returns and has brought Inigo to give Andy an introduction to Sci-Fi from South Asia. From Koi... Mil Gaya to PK an Love Story 2050 Inigo and Eli give us a little taste at some of the best Sci-fi films to come out of Bollywood. You can find more from Inigo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/inigio_…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict Its another Interlude!, probably the best one yet but what do you think? Featuring Contributions from Elton: https://twitter.com/EltonMcManus Jeff: AMO: https://twitter.com/bOrgCastAMO Rachel: https://twitter.com/StrangeRachelle Zoe: https://twitter.com/Zoe_On_The_Go Eddie: https://twitter.com/FoodAndCosplay Dave:…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is having the Derelict fumigated to deal with a nasty Xenomorph infestation and since no-one has stopped him yet we're doing another Interlude, normal service will be resumed next week...or will it? Featuring Contributions from Ethan Murray - https://twitter.com/PieMan70 Ol - https://twitter.com/Ol…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Brandon as they take to the karaoke bar of the Great Derelict to do a duet of Phil Collins 1989 classic ‘Another Day in Paradise’… wait, no, no I’m being told what we are actually doing is taking a look at the Federation and asking if it really is the Paradise those time traveling Starf…

Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Zoe and somehow Rachel has returned! We're taking a look at everyones favourite princes, rebel leader and general Leia Organa, her journey through the films and legacy, how intertwined the character is with Carrie Fisher and the future of the character since her death. You can find Rachell…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict Tonight Andy is discussing the Federation with Eric the Starfleet Historian, no not that Federation, but the Totalitarian State from Starship Troopers, We discuss the problematic themes in the Robert A. Heinlein novel and if some of Paul Verhoeven satirical dissection was lost amongst the Bugs, Blood and Beautiful…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week where we're going you wont need eyes....because its audio only! Join Andy, Ness and Will as they take a look at 1997's 'Event Horizon as we take a look as this Cult Classic to see if it still stands up You can find Will on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Wyrm201 and his Podcast with Zarich - https://nerdga…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy will ride eternal on the Fury Road with Aunty Daria and Lord Humongous (or Darren to his friends) to look back at the history of the Road Warrior - Mad Max which should help us all get ready for when prices his £2 a litre and we all have to start wearing leather chaps (sometime round December at thi…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week the temporal storms emanating from the Blackhole have been particularly bad meaning that no shuttles have been able to make it to the Derelict, plus Andy has been feeling nostalgic for the old days of Space Dock Jury and the Minisodes, so heres a Minisode about less being more You can find more of Andy a…

Pilot Attend! Your mission this week is to Join Andy (Alpha 1) and he is joined by wingman Murray in Alpha 2, Menace with an Ursa Bryan as Red 4, and absolutely not planing to sneak of in the middle of the battle to salvage some Alien wreck and flog it at the local space mart the dream Space Pirate Medcalf! We're talking about Space sims, From Elit…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is joined by Kit and Anne-marie, and making their official Podcast debut Quinn to discuss the tale of Topa on the Orville, from the conception of the Moclans as a punchline about single sexed species, to one of the most nuanced and best realised family units in all of Sci-Fi. You can find more from…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is in rarefied company as he is joined by Bill Krause aka Admiral Buck to talk about designing the latest Hero ship for a Star Trek show, the USS Titan-A from Picard Season 3 We discuss his work as a builder of fan models, marrying head Canon into his designs and how it feels to join the likes of Ma…

Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by a pair of Mega City Ones finest to talk about Dredd as the film turns 10. Judge Pal aka Dave Wynn, and Michael Van Kesteren, prop maker extraordinaire who worked on the film as concept designer (he made the guns) We talk about the expectations on the film, why it was important that Dred…