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WIZARD GuestCRRRaSh! 422 The Matrix ResurrectionsSpecial guest, science fiction author Saul Garnell (AKA Doctor Mars) joins me to decode and review The Matrix Resurrections.
2022-01-0546 min
Captain Roy's Rusty Rocket Radio Show: THE UK Geek Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Doctor Who PodcastRRR 203 The Mammoth Sessions: Doctor Who ZeroChristmas of Chaos, The Mammoth Old Who Doctor Who Boxset Sessions, Happy Sankranti, Star Trek Discovery, The X-Files, Hard Sun, McMafia, Traders, Geeky Movies and Shows on BBC iPlayer, Antennapod, iOS Podcast App, Sony Recorder for Android, Audio Recorder, Audacity vs. Reaper, CES 2018, Byton at CES, More Cars at CES, SNES Classic Mini, NES Classic Mini, Hyperkin Ultra Game Boy at CES, Labo, Ex-Google Anti-Diversity Guy Rears His Ugly Head Again, GoPro, Oumuamua, Tabby's Star, Chapter 17 Was a Mess, Other Writing, Backs and Bottoms Redux Redux Redux
2018-01-2040 minWIZARD GuestRRR 173 Judge Minty and Strontium Dog Fan FilmsFilmmakers Steven Sterlacchini and Stephen Green talk to me about making the fan films Judge Minty and Strontium Dog.
2017-04-1236 minWIZARD GuestRRR 160 Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryIn which we saw, and then talked about, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (IMAX 3D). Spoilers!
2016-12-2236 minWIZARD GuestRRR 134 Another Roy and Tom Nerd OutThe Continuing Saga of Roy's Pants, The Anime Horror of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Horus Box Update, The Magicians, Game of Thrones Season 6, American Horror Story: Coven Season 3, Farscape, Suicide Squad, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Deep, Guns of the Dawn, Watchmen
2016-05-0131 minWIZARD GuestRRR 131 Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeRoy and Tom chat about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Spoilers.
2016-04-0941 minWIZARD GuestRRR 129 2000AD2000AD: Since 1977 Richard Mason and I have been fans of 2000AD. Earlier today we reminisced.
2016-03-3057 minWIZARD GuestRRR 127 10 Cloverfield LaneHappy Holi and Happy Spring and Happy Good Friday! Tom and I talk about 10 Cloverfield Lane, 5 minutes after watching it earlier today.
2016-03-2536 min2016-02-1838 minWIZARD GuestRRR 119 Another (Mostly) Unedited Nerd Chat with Roy and TomOlympus, X-Files, The Magicians, Once Upon a Time, Orphan Black, The Gospel of Loki , Otherkin, FOMO and JOMO, What's that alien show, uh?
2016-02-0525 minWIZARD GuestRRR 117 A (Mostly) Unedited Nerd Chat with Roy and TomFlu, X-Files, Legends of Tomorrow, The Preacher, Deadpool, Batman v Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse, Warcraft, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Ghostbusters, Star Trek Beyond, Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Game of Thrones TV Show v Books, Stephen King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams, James Herbert's Rats Novels and Fluke, The Expanse Novels and TV Show, Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther, Margaret Atwood's Angel Catbird, Star Trek Trexels, Cockos Reaper, Does Roy Have the Right Stuff for Mars One? The Shelves of Roy
2016-01-281h 032015-12-2218 minWIZARD GuestRRR 110 The Great Big Spoiler Free Pre-Star Wars: The Force Awakens NatterStar Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars! Star Wars!
2015-12-151h 05WIZARD GuestRRR 107 The MartianSound Facts, Black Friday, The Horus Box, The Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 7, The Man in the High Castle, The Martian
2015-11-2945 minWIZARD GuestRRR 106 SPECTREFun, New Show News: Funding and Sound, The Horus Box, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Jekyll and Hyde, The New BBC Store, SPECTRE, You're Next, Whiplash, Podcasts I'm Listening To
2015-11-2026 minWIZARD GuestRRR 105 A Mega Load of Random NerdinessA mega load of random nerdiness with my guest Tom Walton; ex-rock star bassist and geek writing group colleague. Tonight we talk a whole bucket of nerdy including The Flash, Daredevil, Terminator Genisys, Star Wars, the luckiest geek on earth; Lucasfilm's Leland Chee, Game of Thrones, Lost, Myst, Grim Fandango, Chakan: The Forever Man, Solomon Kane, Shining Force, Ecco The Dolphin, LHX Attack Chopper, G-Police, Mortal Kombat II (babality... seriously?), GTA 3, author Nick Cutter's under the sea horror, Bryan Talbot's Grandville, Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden et al's Baltimore (also discussed in RRR 60), our own writing, Spectre and the mortality of...
2015-11-1036 minCaptain Roy's Rusty Rocket Radio Show: THE UK Geek Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Doctor Who PodcastRRR 100 Happy 100th Episode! Mostly About WritingIn this episode, I share my ongoing, and rather accelerated, experience of writing the final draft of my geeky adventure novel. There is also news about the podcast and, as this is the 100th episode, I bought cupcakes!
2015-09-1832 minWIZARD GuestRRR 99 A Chat with Doctor Who's Ace Actress Sophie AldredToday, I chatted with actress and singer Sophie Aldred, who played my favourite companion of the Doctor; the Blue Peter badge wearing, DIY hand grenade making, Ace, in Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989.
2015-09-0733 minWIZARD GuestRRR 98 A Chat with Tech Journalist Huw CollingbourneEarlier this evening I chatted with fellow tech columnist, author, and developer Huw Colingbourne. Huw has written for Computer Shopper, PCPro, PCPlus, as well as many other publications. High points of his long career have included interviewing Divine, assisting Richard O'Brien finding a dress or two, and being banned by WHSmith... twice.
2015-08-2843 minWIZARD GuestRRR 96 A Chat with Techno-Thriller Author Shayne T. WrightThis week we talk to Australian science fiction, horror, and techno-thriller author Shayne T. Wright.
2015-08-1647 minWIZARD GuestRRR 84 Chat with UK Author Christopher Fowler (Roofworld, Psychoville, Bryant and May Series, Etc.)This week I chat with prolific UK author Christopher Fowler, creator of the Bryant and May mystery series, as well as many other works of genre fiction, see https://www.christopherfowler.co.uk/ He also expounds some useful writing advice and, oddly, appears to share my difficulty in finding the new entrance of Foyles (about 10ft left of the old entrance - there's a big sign!) Despite his previous work in the film industry, deep connections with Hollywood, and the Bond films' cast and crew, he still can't help me get a date with Berenice Marlohe. Damnit. I also update...
2015-05-181h 26WIZARD GuestRRR 82 Hands-Free Audio Interactive Fiction Games with Dave StrandToday I chat with Dave Strand from Arizona (who is also a bit of a local rock star) about his audio interactive fiction games that you can find at https://www.multipathaudio.net. We also discuss my continuing online dating saga, Ninjalicious, a job vacancy at Roy's Rocket Radio, listener feedback, how we write, Avengers: Age of Ultron and I moan about too many spoilery Mad Max: Fury Road trailers. George Miller, are you listening? Well, are you? We also stray into some audio production topics that may be of interest to prospective podcasters.
2015-05-0447 minWIZARD GuestRRR 81 Daredevil, 'And apparently you smelled Robert Downey Jr?'Daredevil is the perfect nerdstorm and this week I chat about the reboot of this iconic Marvel superhero, Gotham, Jared Leto's new-look Joker, Batfleck, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and Avengers: Age of Ultron with actor Chris Townsend of Intangible Productions. This podcast also includes valuable information regarding the aroma exuded by Robert Downey Jr. Plus male grooming and nerd dating. Recorded on Sunday morning in a busy department store restaurant.
2015-04-2750 min2015-04-201h 10WIZARD GuestRRR 78 Creative Round Table: Writing, Filmmaking, Production and Specific Issues Facing MinoritiesSpecial: Creative Round Table: Writing, Filmmaking, Production and Specific Issues Facing Minorities in the Media Industry. Plus, catch us on community radio soon: diaspora show in pre-production.
2015-04-1835 minWIZARD GuestRRR 70 Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeller and Starship Builder! (BSG, Razor, Caprica, Enterprise, Serenity, Etc.)Doctor Who Marathon Back Next Week, News About My Own Writing Next Week, Introducing Pierre Drolet, Canadian!, Poutine, The Gateway by Pierre Drolet, How Pierre Got Started in CGI, Voyager, Nemesis, Hellboy, Enterprise, Serenity, BSG Razor, BSG, Caprica, Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Snow White and the Huntsman, Da Vinci's Demons, Other Projects, Hollywood Insider Stuff?
2015-02-241h 28WIZARD GuestRRR 69 The Post-Valentine's Weekend Apocalypse Show: Geekoid Romance on TV and at the MoviesGuest Andy Robb, Maha Shivaratri, Hair, Hair, Laugh at My Greatest Podcast Mistakes, Valentine's Day Shout Out To..., Geekoid Romance on TV and at the Buffy, Doctor Who, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Star Wars
2015-02-171h 53WIZARD GuestRRR 68 Blood Curdling Horror Favourites!Let's Talk About The Weather and How My Eyelash Tried to Kill Me Today, I Finally Upgraded to Yosemite, This week I chat with indie game developer Kitty Horrorshow and we share our horror favourites.
2015-02-101h 24WIZARD GuestRRR 64 Me and Author (and Thespian) Andy Robb Chat About Geekhood and All Things Nerd!Forget the notes this week. In this episode we talk randomly about almost every single thing of interest to nerds, writers, and actors. Yeah, he does that too. Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and Blakes 7 are mentioned... quite a lot.
2015-01-081h 28WIZARD GuestRRR 17 World War Z, Atlantis, Blackout, Breaking BadGuest Scott Grandison, Oldboy, World War Z, Atlantis, Blackout, Breaking Bad, BBC iPlayer Sci-Fi and Fantasy, The Magician's Land, Visit Online Pulp Magazine StarAdventurer.com, iOS 7, Mac Pro
2013-10-071h 452013-06-021h 31WIZARD GuestRRR 13 The Works of Iain M. BanksScott Grandison of Comic Book Outsiders, NRA Idiots and Moon Lasers, Matt Helm Movies, A Game of Thrones, Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the Tardis, Orphan Black, Iain M. Banks Special, Mac Mini, Emacs, Vim
2013-04-261h 59