Electric Monks: A Dirk Gently Podcast

Ed, Nemo, Dalek and Jesse discuss the sixth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Girl Power . Ken gets a luxurious underground apartment, a tailored dressing gown, and a new friend, Farah, Todd and Tina emerge from their night-long orgy, Dirk coins a new catchphrase, the Mage is bummed out by some mean kid's drawings and re...

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and special guest Sofia discuss the fifth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Shapes and Colors . Dirk makes an unintended breakthrough in the case when the team stumbles across Arnold Cardenas, Amanda meets Wakti Wapnasi in Wendimor, who teaches her how to harness her powers to rescue the Rowdy 3, Farah is...

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the fourth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, The House within a House . Dirk falls down a hole and comes face to face with a purple people eater, Amanda and Vogle show up in Wendimor and end up captured in a cell with two new friends, Tina and Farah investigate Suzie's murder of the loca...

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the third episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Two Broken Fingers . Dirk begins his crisis of confidence, Bart reports a crime, Suzie's reappearance at the Bergsberg book club gets a bad reception, whilst Farah and Tina go toe-to-toe with Panto, the Trosts take up arms, and Priest makes his...

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the second episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Fans of Wet Circles . The gang gets back together with Dirk, but soon find themselves prisoners of the affable Sheriff Hobbs and his enthusiastic deputy Tina. Friedkin brings out the big guns and calls upon the services of Alan Tudyk's Mr. Pri...

Ed, Nemo and new guest Jesse discuss the first episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Space Rabbit. We're introduced to the fantasy world of Wendimor and the rural town of Bergsberg, Montana, and we check in with Dirk, Friedkin, Todd, Farah, Ken and Bart, as well as being introduced to new characters such as the local Sheriff...

Ed and Nemo discuss the second volume of the 2016-2017 Dirk Gently comic book story, The Salmon of Doubt; an ambitious graphic novel which serves as both a crossover between the comic and the BBCA/Netflix TV show, as well as a prequel to the first season. Dirk comes face to face with his other self and another life in which he is not as alone, and has to decide whether to stay in this other world,...

Ed, Dalek and Nemo discuss the first volume of the 2016-2017 Dirk Gently comic book story, The Salmon of Doubt; an ambitious graphic novel which serves as both a crossover between the comic and the BBCA/Netflix TV show, as well as a prequel to the first season. Dirk and Sally Mills find themselves in a parallel timeline in the United States, in which Dirk is not the only one with holistic abilitie...

Ed and Nemo discuss the Eighth and season finale episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Two Sane Guys Doing Normal Things. Dirk goes a bit loopy from his injuries, whilst Todd struggles just to stay conscious, Lydia finally returns to her original human body, Farah and Estevez get into a shootout with Gordon, Amanda and the Rowdy 3 wreck a Swat t...

Ed, Dalek and Nemo discuss the seventh episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Weaponized Soul.  Dirk and Todd travel back into the day of the first episode to try and save Patrick Spring from being murdered. But as the true nature of Patrick Spring and his machines comes to light, they discover that certain things can't be changed... Don't f...

Ed and Nemo discuss the sixth episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series. Fix Everything. Todd finally confesses the truth to Amanda, Dirk and Bart have a fateful confrontation, Estevez goes off the deep end, and Gordon Rimmer hasn't got a clue what's going on anymore. Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or better yet, contact us via our websi...

Ed and Nemo discuss the fifth episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Very Erectus. Bart and Ken finally arrive in Seattle, Dirk and Todd go on an eventful trip to Skadget Valley, Farah tails Estevez and Zimmerfield as they make a shocking discovery, and Amanda takes a trip in the van of the Rowdy 3. Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or...

Ed, Nemo and guest Rob discuss the fourth episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Watkin. Dirk and Todd find themselves having to survive 3 death traps in a subterranean death maze, Amanda and Farah are confronted by a very strange FBI Agent, and Gordon ties up a loose end. We also talk about the recently announced Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

Ed and Nemo discuss the third episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Rogue Wall Enthusiasts. Gordon Rimmer struggles to deal with the discovery of Lux Dujour's dead body, Dirk and Farah discover many hidden secrets behind a wall in the Spring Mansion, Estevez and Zimmerfield interrogate Todd about selling his band's equipment behind their back, w...

Ed, Nemo and special guest Evan talk about the second episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Lost and Found. Farah finally gets a decent introduction, Dirk and Todd accidentally burn down Gordon Rimmer's house and throw his dog off a bridge, whilst Bart and Ken debate whether or not to kill a seemingly innocent biker. Plus we finally meet the oft...

Ed, Nemo, Dalek and special guest Nika tackle the first episode of the 2016 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Horizons; does it hold up well 3 years later? What did we make of our first introductions to Dirk, Todd, Farah and co.? We also talk about the controversial showrunner of the series, Max Landis, as well as the recent news of Arvind Ethan David revealing...

Ed, Nemo, Dalek and Caen look at the second Dirk Gently comic: Arvind Ethan David's A Spoon too short from 2016, which sees Dirk travel to sub-saharan Africa to solve a case involving inter-dimensional communication poachers. Dirk also experiences several dreams which hints at a different backstory for Dirk, tying into the then-imminent BBC America TV show. We also discuss the story's explicit pol...

In the first of a series of interviews, we talk to the director of the Kings Langley production of the Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency play, Sally-Anne Rafferty, about the tightly-knit but welcoming world of Am-Dram, her introduction to Douglas Adams and Dirk Gently, the challenges of casting the lead role, and much more. A big thanks to the Kings Langley Players and Sally-Anne for taking...

Ed, Nemo, Dalek and new guest Caen take a look at the first Dirk Gently comic from 2015, Chris Ryall's The Interconnectedness of all Kings, a now none-canon story in which Dirk travels to San Diego, gets tailed by a serial killer couple, finds a bunch of new assistants at a teashop, and has to stop a soul-stealing reborn Egyptian Mummy from killing everyone. The comic also features a character nam...

Ed and Nemo take a look at the third and final episode of the 2012 Dirk Gently series, following on from the earlier 2010 pilot of the same series. Clients of Dirk are being murdered, but Dirk is more concerned with an epic stand-off with his cleaner, getting a rich divorcee to go on a date with him, and an ex-con Dirk put behind bars who is now back on the loose....Meanwhile Dirk and MacDuff's re...

Ed, Dalek and Nemo take a look at the second of three episodes from the BBC 4 Dirk Gently 2012 series, following on from the earlier 2010 pilot of the same series. This episode is set at St. Cedds College Cambridge, and follows Dirk and MacDuff as they search for a stolen android belonging to Dirk's beloved old don, Professor Jericho. But the Prof is hiding a dark secret surrounding Dirk's past......

Ed and Nemo take a look at the first of three episodes from the BBC 4 Dirk Gently 2012 series, following on from the earlier 2010 pilot of the same series. This episode features the Pentagon, conspiracy theories, horoscopes, and Dirk's obsessions with cheese, pizza and chaos. We also uncover an eerie similarity between the denouement of the episode and a dark episode from Douglas Adams' own life....

Ed, Dalek and Nemo introduce the Electric Monks podcast.

Ed, Nemo and Dalek re-unite to discuss the 2010 BBC 4 TV pilot of Dirk Gently, featuring Stephen Mangan as Dirk. Does it still hold up nearly ten years later as a modernised adaptation of the books, or does the lack of budget hold the show back?  Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or better yet, contact us via our website: dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com/

Ed and Nemo discuss the second radio series of Dirk Gently from BBC radio 4 in 2008, we compare more changes from adapting The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul into an audiobook, and look at the new cast members, including previous Adamsverse alumni Peter Davison, Laurel Leftkow and Stephen Moore. Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or better yet, contact us via our website: dirkgentlypodcast...