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Wewlcome to Timelore Addendum a short stopgap to keep you going till the next epsidoe of Timelore.  In theis ep I and field agent Ant look at the Big Finish audio adventures that slot in and around the first series of dr Who and I interview Stephen North who played the father iin the family on The Christmas Carol, the latest Dr Who Christmas special.   hope you enjoy   David

  Ant and Amaechi once again bring you the latest news from the gaming world. In this episode Amaechi finally plays his first ever MMO in Champions Online, and not one to do anything by half’s promptly downloads another MMO, Lord of the Rings Online. In the news ·           PS3 shipments get frozen in Europe thanks to LG’s law-suit ·           The Mexican Government calls for Ubisoft’s Call of Jua...

Welcome guys and gals to episode 29 of Small Press Big Mouth. This episode Stace and Lee LOVE Ian Culbard and review both The Sign of the Four and The Mountains of Madness, also reviewed are two anthologies; Tales of the Spiffing and Solipsistic Pop 3 as well as Hermit by the rather wonderful Andy Waugh. Lee also reviewed another comic but I can't spell it...I mean it's a surprise ooooohhh surpris...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Timelore - your review of Dr Who from the very beginning.  Join our slightly foolish team of watchers as they review the 2nd half of Dr Who's first ever season. In this episode there is a fair bit of character assasination as we find ourselves getting alittle bit of Susan overload and we review the following stories The Keys of Marinus The Aztecs The Sensorites The Reign of...

Join the lads for another romp through ye olde town of Geekdom. News:  Wonder Woman TV Casting and MCM Expo News Week that Was:  Clone Wars,  Nemesis ,  Brightest Day Volume One , The Expendables, RED and Megamins Main:  In this week's main we have a special interview with the co-creator of the Primeval TV series Adrian Hodges. We discuss with Adrian how Primeval came back to TV after it's cancell...

Have aspirations of Starting Out as writer?  Want to hear the experiences of veterans and newly established authors?  Look no further. Seizing the unique opportunity provided by the SFX Weekender this year, we collected an array of interviews from authors at various stages of their careers for your aural delectation.  We probe into achieving a publishable standard through proof-readers and tinkeri...

FEEDBACK; A HERO’S CALLING Episode Six; "What Was Lost" written by Kim Gianopoulos, Alan White, C. Alexandria Schwarz, and Richard Brooks II.   Feedback and Tech Support scramble to find a cure for their stricken friend and teammate Tom, but the answer may lead to the most devastating weapon of all – Sarah!!   Can Feedback survive the most soul-crushing challenge of his life?   Featured in this ep...

The terrible twosome wrap up their miltiary series with a general chin wag about what've learned over the last 6 weeks.   Not a lot, but in the course of this they consider does SF ever really tell miltiary stories? Where there is space to tell such stories?. How do Computer games fit in to genre military fiction?. Is there a miltiary fiction genre of it's own? Why is Outcasts so poo?    They also...

Amaechi is rejoined by Ant this week, following his harrowing ordeal at the hands of EPOCH. The guys catch up on their gaming weeks and missed opportunities before looking at this week's news. Buy, Rent Avoid returns this episode with a look at MMO DC Universe Online and action-platformer Enslaved.  

Join the guys at the SFX Weekender convention and hear their thoughts on the show. iPhone extra:   PDF with a small preview of the latest issue of the Chloe Noonan comic.  For more information head to  http://www.marcellerby.com

Welcome to Episode 28 of Small Press Big Mouth, we have a load of fabulous small press related news this episode, and in a slight change to the usual review format, Stace and Lee have a couple of joint reviews: Fallen Heroes and Slaughterman's Creed. Go on you know you want to!   Iphone app extra: You can read a 12 page preview of Slaughterman's Creed. Be warned this preview contains graphic/adult...

After almost a year of the North East accents, squabbles and over-the-top jingles, the festivities end with North East Geek Feast episode 8… STARTER - Daniel and Lily introduce the last episode of North East Geek Feast and thank everyone that helped out with the podcast over the last year. MAIN COURSE - The fan-favourite artist of Button Man and Judge Anderson, Arthur Ranson, grants North East Gee...

With a flash of light and a cloud of smoke the Scrolls Book Group reappears on stage to entertain and amaze you.  (Or at the very least distract you from the smelly tramp in the corner, the squalling kid in the back and that really creepy looking guy on the seat opposite - No, don't look!) Ably assisted by Kehaar from Dissecting Worlds and guest contributer Gazbox in their skin-tight golden bikini...

The boys are back this week but all is not well as EPOCH carry out a cyber attack on Ant while we are recording forcing him out of the episode. Not wanting EPOCH to defeat us Amaechi and Barry carry on like the troopers they are. Barry impulse buys his latest gadget toy…… a Kinect system to go with his brand new iPad. In the news ·         Metal Gear Solid trilogy coming to PS3 ·         The 3DS g...

Iz and Barry are back with their first episode of Good Morning Geekdom for 2011. There's usual news, gossip and Gateway to Geekdom picks. In the their big review to honour it's recent release on Blu -Ray/DVD the positive twosome review Scott Pilgrim Vs the World.

This week Dave and Barry throw the usual format out of the window to record a special episode dedicated to upcoming SFX Weekender 2 convention. The lads dissect the panels and events taking place and pick out what they're looking forward. There's also an interview about the show with SFX's editor and head honcho Dave Bradley. Enjoy!

In which the most abominable, darkest, nastiest, blackest, vilest, most repellant, disgusting and disgraceful podcasters return to chat about baddies.  Duh! Technically we take a shifty at what makes for a good villain and how they've changed through the years, then we run amok trying to pin down all the different types and sub-types. In reality of course, we ramble off topic, fudge our lines and...

This week the bi-polar pair of good and EVIL tackle a big beast in the form of Middle Earth and it's greatest war.   In the course of their discussions they'll discuss the Fellowship as a commando strike force, logistics, Romans, how many Orcs is a lot and where are the Rangers hiding in history.   This leads to rants on Longbow fetishish, pondering Saruman as a power gaming wargamer, what do the...

Welcome to another episode of the very finest geek entertainment around with your hosts Dave and Barry. News:  Leaked X-Men: First Class image, big announcements for  The Dark Knight Rises , A ray of hope for  Stargate Universe . Week that Was:  Superman Earth One  and  Walking Dead Hard Cover - Vol 4 Main:  In this week's main we chat with Howard Overman creator of the BAFTA award winning Misfits...

FEEDBACK: A HERO’S CALLING Episode #5; “Double Take” Written by Kim Gianopoulos   Tech Support recruits a new professional who might hold the key to helping Feedback save his memories, and therefore, himself!   But has the good doctor come in time?   And what secrets does she bring with her?   Produced by Alan White Original Score by David A. Krause.   You can find all of David’s music composition...

Let Ben and Rich take you by the hand and guide you through their favourite movie deaths of all time"

Welcome to our first official show of 2011 as Amaechi is joined by his co-hosts Bert and Ernie from the Sesame Street.  Barry spruces up the Hanger for gaming fun and Ant and Amaechi get jealous as Barry reveals his latest toy……..an iPad. We also talk about games trading website GaBoom that allows its members to safely and securely trade games with each other  www.gaboom.co.uk

Join Dave and Barry for another trip through the world of geekdom. News: James Bond to return to the big screen, some rumoured Dark Knight Rises casting and the awesomeness that is Phoenix Jones , a real life kick ass . Main: We catch up with comic writer and the driving force behind the Kapow Comic Con Mark Millar. In this exclusive interview we chat with Mark about his reasons for starting Kapow...

Hello, Happy New Year and welcome after our Christmas break to Episode 27 of Small Press Big Mouth. In this episode Stacey and Lee review Parker: The Outfit, Sugar Glider, Too Good To Be Forgotten, Art And That, Our Valued Customers and revisit the now complete Kochi Wanaba. Warning: Stace & Lee were feeling particularly silly during the recording of this episode. 

After there jovial interludes and seasonable break the DW boys tackle Space Above and Beyond a show that perhaps unfairly got canned in it's first season and which provides a useful jump off point to look at Marines in Science Fiction.   Wonder at how often Matt can say 'Hard Asses', astound at Kehaars pet obesssions coming to the fore and ponder the many examples of Marines in science fiction the...