Stephen talks with Charles Stross, author of the Laundry Files series (and much more), about humour in speculative fiction, the element of surprise, and what makes him laugh.
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- H.P. Lovecraft
- Laundry Files series by Charles Stross
- New Management series by Charles Stross
- A Colder War by Charles Stross
- Len Deighton
- John Le Carré
- Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
- James Bond series by Ian Fleming
- Adam Hall
- Anthony Price
- Modesty Blaise
- Quentin Tarentino
- Vampire: The Masquerade (game)
- Merchant Princes series by Charles Stross
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams
- Gil’s All-Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
- J.W. Wells & Co. series by Tom Holt
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- Call of Cthulu (game)
- The Laundry (game)
- George R.R. Martin
- Dungeons & Dragons (game)
Host: Stephen Geraghty
Producer: Janet Mowat
This episode was recorded in the spring of 2024.
