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 (Gojira), movie dir Ishiro Honda 

Subsequent Godzilla movies, dir. various 

Pacific Rim, movie dir. Guillermo del Toro 

Jurassic Park, movie dir. Steven Spielberg 

Back to the Future, movie dir. Robert Zemeckis 

Oppenheimer, movie dir. Christopher Nolan 

Our next regular episode will look at the novel Sword of Bronze and Ashes by Anna Smith Spark. 

Emma's  music recommendation: The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ&list=RDLWz0JC7afNQ&start_radio=1 

Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance  

Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/ebook-starseers-ruin-eng-2025.html

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Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk  

Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com