Starship Alexandria

For our July 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Emma puts forward the book Do you Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh for Adrian's consideration.  We talk about spoilers in this, and despite my initial lukewarm thoughts about spoilers for this book, there are definitely some moments that are better raw, so do take this as a note that there's something to be gained by reading ahead of the 'cast.  Other...

For our  June  2026 episode of Starship Alexandria  Adrian  puts forward the book  Piranesi  by  Susanna Clarke  for  Emma 's consideration.   Other talking points:   The State of What the F Is Going On   The joy of found document sources   The Triangle of Information ™   Two views of the nicest character in fiction   Analogues with dementia   Shadows on a cave wall   Psychic ideating communion(!)...

For our May 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Emma puts forward the book  Tales from Outer Suburbia  by Shaun Tan for Adrian's consideration.   Other talking points:   The difficulty of summarising   Somehow avoiding the word "surreal"   An emotional model railway trip.   Reading around the story   Balancing story collections   Styles of art   Media Mentions:   The art of Edward Gorey including ...

For our April 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria – and the second in our new season – Adrian puts forward the film:  Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.   Other talking points:   Wonderful Hugh Grant   Rubbish sorcerers   A certain ambivalence   Dungeons we have  Dragonned   Save the cat!   Everything wrong with Hollywood   Remembering...

For our March 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria – and the first our our new season – Emma puts forward the novel The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester.   Other talking points:   The perils of returning to past reads   Difficult books to summarise   Cunning schemes for the perfect murder   Psychic earworms   Psychotherapy in science fiction   Particularly big warts   (not) the Time Machine Factory...

For our February 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria, Adrian puts forward the novel A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark for Emma to consider.     Other talking points:   Potato Guys   Getting old as a female fantasy hero   Marriage and long term relationships in fantasy fiction   Amazing prose styles   Being brought up by buccas in a tin mine   Levelling up as a reader     Media Mentio...

For our January 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria, Emma puts forward the movie Godzilla Minus One directed by Takashi Yamazaki for Adrian to consider.     Other talking points:   A monstrous regiment of Godzillas   Survivor's Guilt   Redemption arcs   Found boat family   The Unbearable Weightiness of Kaiju   Convenient mattress factories   Godzilla amplification     Media Mentions:   Godzilla (G...

Merry Christmas! This is the twenty-fifth, and final, episode of the 2025 advent calendar. We share some news, a gift and something that will hopefully make you laugh! If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www....

For the Christmas Eve episode of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian shares why Andor is so special for him. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance  https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-rui...

For the twenty-third day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma shares her deep love for the show Detectorists. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-...

For the twenty-second day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian makes a bold declaration about the show Farscape. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-...

For the twenty-first day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma talks about another cosy murder mystery show, this one set in 1920's Melbourne: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starsee...

For the twentieth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian shares his love of the ultimate low budget british science-fiction show Blake's 7. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer...

For the nineteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma talks about why Avatar: The Last Airbender (the original animated series!) is such a joy to watch. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin http...

For the eighteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about a show he loves which is impossible to enthuse about without spoilers: The Good Place. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin http...

For the seventeenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma recommends a TV show that is not for those who want a happy, easy story; The Leftovers. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warh...

For the sixteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian recommends another animated show, Arcane. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2...

For the fifteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma explains why she loves The Thick of It. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025...

For the fourteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian's love for Black Sails leads into a conversation involving eels, face blindness and the movie Heat. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin h...

For the thirteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, it's Emma's turn to talk about an animated series that she loves: Invincible. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-G...

For the twelfth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about why he loves the show Green Wing so much (and what the medical professionals in our lives have thought of it). If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book:...

For the eleventh day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma sings the praises of The Royle Family and explains why it's so special to her.  If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com...

For the tenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about What We Do in the Shadows (the TV show that is) and sneaks in a bonus extra TV show recommendation. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's...

For the ninth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma talks about a show that is both cosy and horrific. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance  https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-e...

For the eighth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian enthuses about an animated series that people recommended to him because of his novel Alien Clay. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https:/...