Spocklight: A Star Trek Podcast

The Spocklight crew are joined by 2000AD expert and host of the Mega City Book Club podcast, Eamonn Clarke, to dissect the second big screen stab at adapting the galaxy's greatest lawman to the big screen, comparing Alex Garland's vision to the comic source material and the 1995 Sylvester Stallone starring Blockbuster.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spockli...

The Spocklight crew are joined once again by Screenwriter, Sophie Petzal, to discuss the highs and lows of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, picking apart the genre hopping format, the show's politics, the season's big death and the controversy surrounding Four-and-a-half-Vulcans.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bs...

The Spocklight Crew continue their new annual tradition of going round the table and talking about their favourite older film first-time-watches of the last year.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share an...

We're joined by our Welsh contingent, Bafta winning Comedian Dan Thomas, and prominent Neuroscientist Dean Burnett, as we journey up a Hill/Mountain to discuss 1995 period Rom-Com, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, starring Hugh Grant, Ian McNeice (NOT Richard Griffiths!), and our Star Trek connection, Colm Meaney.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod...

Eleanor from the Bygones Podcast joins us once again for another festive edition, this time covering Scrooged, previous guest, Richard Donner's take on A Christmas Carol, starring Bill Murray and Star Trek connection, Carol Kane.    Find a little love in your heart and join us now for the annual Spocklight Christmas Special over the traditional glass of port.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on...

Paul once told us that when they think of William Shatner, the first of his acting roles that comes to mind was that of Captain Harrison Byers from Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg from 1961, long before Shatner stepped onboard the Starship that would change his life.   In this episode, after over nine years of podcasting, we finally discover why that was as we examine this star-studded Cour...

After multiple listener requests the Spocklight crew sit down to discuss Ridley Scott's Director's Cut of Kingdom of Heaven.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.   Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to...

The Spocklight crew are joined by Sean Wilson from the Frame to Frame podcast, to discuss Robert Altman's Images, starring Rene Auberjonois.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff....

Liam and Matt are joined by Suky Khakh from the Around the Console and Trek this Out podcasts, as we get emotional exploring classic Star trek: Deep Space Nine episode, The Visitor.   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that go...

The Spocklight Crew are joined by Sam Clements from the 90 Minutes or Less Film Fest Podcast as we take the turbo lift down to the Lower Decks one last time.   Engage the core and listen now!   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and a...

The Spocklight crew are joined by Dave & Cathy from The Cinemile podcast to take a walk down to the Crossroads, as we re-evaluate the 2002 Britney Spears starring road movie that's overflowing with Star trek connections, chief amongst them, Zoe Saldana and Anson Mount.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: X - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod BLUESKY - @spocklightpod.bsky.social FAC...

The Spocklight crew join the ranks of Section 31 to answer the questions - does this even count as a Star Trek movie and if it does, is it the worst Star Trek movie of all time?   As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good s...

Liam and Matt dissect Chris Pine's directorial debut, Poolman.    We discuss where the film fits into the legacy of Noir movies, question why it was this film that Pine wanted to make for his debut, and seek to answer the age-old debate of who is the best Hollywood Chris.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.co...

The Spocklight crew are reunited with Chris Carr from ‘Homicide: Life on the Set’ and ‘Secrets and Spies’ to cover Family from Star Trek: The Next Generation.   We discuss how this episode resulted in a surprising ratings low for the series and why that might have been, examine the structure of the episode and how it conforms to the kind of A, B, C plot shape that’s become a lost art in the stream...

In this episode, Liam, Matt and Paul begin a potentially annual tradition of going round the table and talking about their favourite older film first-time-watches of 2024.    As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on: TWITTER - @spocklightpod INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod FACEBOOK –  https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/ EMAIL -  spocklightpod@gmail.com Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff....

This festive season we unwrap 2015 Anthology movie, A Christmas Horror Story, starring William Shatner as DJ Dangerous Dan.   Matt saw this film during the Frightfest Festival many moons ago and awarded it 4.5 stars on Letterboxd…Paul does not agree… leaving Liam to referee a Crimbo battle more exciting than Santa vs Krampus!   We discuss the history of Horror Anthologies and how a very specific s...

We're joined by Dave Corkery from the Award winning Cinemile podcast as we take on The Doomsday Machine from The Original Series.   Dave grapples with the idea of being known as a Trekkie and tells us why this episode stuck out for him on his lockdown inspired epic mission to watch all of Star Trek from the beginning, Liam pays an emotional tribute to Commodore Matt Decker, Matt argues that the ch...

In a very special Halloween episode, Daryl Bar from Is Paul Dano Ok? joins us to discuss 1981 cult classic Horror, The Boogens, which counts amongst it’s fans Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino.   Then we’re joined by the film’s Director, James L. Conway, who tells us about the film’s origins and its very cold production process, meeting his future Wife, the film’s female lead, Rebecca Balding, du...

The Spocklight crew take the Ecto-1 for a joy ride to nostalgia city as we reminisce over childhood's playing with Ghostbusters toys and discuss 'Russian About, Season 6, episode 8 of The Real Ghostbusters, guest starring Walter Koenig as Vladamir Maximov.   We discuss why The Real Ghostbusters became Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, and what this meant for the show itself, debate the future of t...

WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PRODIGY SEASON 2!   We’re joined by Star Trek: Prodigy’s Head Writer, Aaron Waltke, to breakdown Season 2 in detail, as we discuss the challenges of balancing writings a Kid’s show combined with a Voyager sequel, Dal coming to realise why he doesn’t have to be Captain, Wesley Crusher’s return, Maj’el and Zero’s burgeoning romance, how Chakotay...

Five years after covering the first X-Men film on the podcast and with 'Deadpool & Wolverine' currently in Cinemas and lighting up the box office, we return to the franchise to discuss 2017 entry, Logan, with special Guest, Kobi Omenaka.    We talk about Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's performances in the film and how they clearly approached this film differently from other instalments in t...

The Spocklight Crew beam down to The BFI IMAX in London to watch the 4K 40th Anniversary re-release of Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, on Britain's biggest screen.   Joined by Agent Scott from the Spy Hards podcast and Chris Carr from Homicide: Life on the Set, we sit down in the bar before the screening for some anticipatory pre-show banter before reconveni...

Following Liam's interview with Sonequa Martin-Green on the Pilot TV Podcast, The Spocklight crew reconvene to fully dissect the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery.    We discuss Discovery's search for an identity over it's 5 Season run and whether we were happy with what it eventually settled on, analyse the additional scenes that were shot in the wake of the show's cancellation and a...

We’re joined by Craig Stimson, from the amazing Doctor Who podcast, Around the Console, to discuss an early episode of Star trek: Deep Space Nine, Captive Pursuit.   Craig tells us why this episode was the start of his true love affair with Star Trek and highlights the evident political allegories on display, Paul discovers they may have misjudged the earlier seasons of DS9 and made a mistake in s...

We’re joined by Helen Sadler from the Flixwatcher podcast, to discuss the Indie Sci-Fi Horror sensation of 1997, Cube, starring Nicole de Boer, who essayed the role of Ezri Dax on Star trek: Deep Space Nine.   We discuss the budget limitations of the film and if it would have been better suited to a short film treatment while also praising the innovations of the practical effects and sets, highlig...