This week Alice is joined by Patrick Lenton to talk everything Urban Fantasy, from Rivers of London to Twelve Months. Stick around to the end for a special announcement! 🖊️ Links to all things Patrick Lenton: https://patricklenton.com/ 📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice is joined by Tom Neenan as they chat their way through 28 Days Later sequels, Good Doctors, Bad Doctors and Comedic Doctors, as well as an insight into writing processes! 🎤 Gigs to see Tom Neenan can be found here! https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/tom-neenan-wip-wed-4th-mar-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202603041830/ 📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice is joined by Eleanor Morton as they delve into the world of Witches, exploring all types of the Witch archetype and discuss the release of the latest novel in the Dresden Files! 🎤 Gigs to see Eleanor Morton can be found here! https://eleanormortoncomedian.com/upcoming-gigs/🎧 Listen to Eleanor's podcast 'Eleanor and Alasdair Read That https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFPREITvFz0z7dg9Fh4et📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice starts the New Year joined by the fantastic Tom Neenan as they discuss the endings that stuck their landing, and endings that audience screaming at the thier TV sets! 🎤 'Tom Neenan (WIP) tickets can be found here! https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/tom-neenan-wip-wed-4th-mar-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202603041830/ 📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice has an important update about what's to come in 2026📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser is joined by Chris Skinner as they look ahead to 2026 and discuss the exciting forthcoming releases in the sci-fi and fantasy realms. 📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan KarunatilakaFire Boy - Sami ShahFILM The GrinchFILM Mary PoppinsTROPE ON A ROPEFILM Disclosure DayCOMING UP IN 2026A Trade of Blood - Robert Jackson BennettPlatform Decay - Martha WellsQueen Demon - Martha WellsDungeon Crawler Carl - Matt DinnimanOperation Bounce House - Matt DinnimanTV A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge KnightFILM TwinsTwelve Months - Jim ButcherTV SiloThe Tapestry of Fate - Shannon ChakrabortyWolf Worm - T. KingfisherFILM The OdysseyTV Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85TV Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rejoice! For Tom Neenan joins Alice Fraser for a special festive episode 46 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news ❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dive into your nearest wardrobe and enjoy Eleanor Morton and Alice Fraser on episode 45 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastEleanor Morton - Life Lessons From Historical Women🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very welcome return for SFF author Nate Crowley as he joins Alice Fraser for episode 44 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownThe Twice-Dead King: Omnibus - Nate CrowleyNotes from Small Planets - Nate CrowleyNEWSFILM The Magic Faraway TreeEnid Blyton - The Magic Faraway TreeWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?FILM BatmanTV Jurassic World: Chaos TheoryGumnut Babies - May GibbsWallet Babies - May GibbsSnugglepot and Cuddlepie - May GibbsKing’s Watch series - Mark HaydenTROPE ON A ROPEImplausibly large ribcagesGAME SubnauticaGAME BorderlandsFILM Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeFILM Godzilla vs KongPerdido Street Station - China MiévilleShadow of the Gods series - John GwynneLooming roar monstersSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Unfiction / fictional non-fictionDinotopia series - James GurneyExpedition - Wayne BarlowePODCAST Revolutions - Mike DuncanThe World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island - Weta WorkshopFILM King KongGAME NeuorocracyNotes from Small Planets - Nate CrowleyMINES OF URRGHThe Years of Rice and Salt - Kim Stanley RobinsonTV Wolf Hall💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Nate Crowley.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brilliant Joz Norris joins Alice Fraser this week for episode 43 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSTV StargateThe Will Of The Many - James IslingtonThe Strength Of The Few - James IslingtonWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?GAME Spirit IslandRaven Scholar - Antonia HodgsonAll Fours - Miranda JulyThe 13th Witch - Mark HaydenSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Choose Your Own AdventureSHOW The Dark Room - John RobertsonFighting Fantasy series - Steve Jackson and Ian LivingstoneFILM Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt DinnimanFILM Groundhog DayVulcanverse - Dave Morris and Jamie ThomsonTo Be Or Not To Be - Ryan NorthRomeo And/Or Juliet - Ryan NorthGRAPHIC NOVEL: Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way - Ryan NorthCOMIC SERIES The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Ryan NorthMINES OF URRGHSpider-ManConan series - Robert E. Howard💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Joz Norris.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser is joined this week by Tom Neenan for episode 42 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSA Feast of Crows - George RR MartinGAME Zombies, RunWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?FILM The Running ManThe Will of the Many - James IslingtonThe Strength of the Few - James IslingtonAltered Carbon - Richard MorganTV Tumble LeafSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - IterationsFILM The Running ManFILM The Long WalkTV IT: Welcome To DerryFILM The FlyFILM AlienFILM AliensFILM NosferatuCirce - Madelline MillerSong of Achilles - Madelline MillerStone Blind - Natalie HaynesSpinning Silver - Naomi Novik FILM King KongMINES OF URRGHFILM King KongTV Doctor Who - The Power of Kroll💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice is joined by Kate Samas to discuss the latest in speculative fiction, including an accusation that the latest George RR Martin release has AI generated art.💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner, Laura Turner and Harry Gordon.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Neenan joins Alice Fraser this week for episode 40 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?FILM Predator: BadlandsQueen Demon - Martha WellsThe Flashman Papers - George MacDonald FraserTV Plur1bus - Vince GilliganSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Villains as heroesEnder’s Game - Orson Scott CardDune - Frank HerbertFILM Jurassic ParkFILM A Nightmare on Elm StreetFILM Child’s PlayFILM Full Metal JacketFILM Apocalypse NowFILM Saving Private RyanFILM Wolf CreekTV DexterHannibalMINES OF URRGHFILM WantedThe Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. DonaldsonFILM The Flintstones💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer and podcaster Nate Crowley joins Alice Fraser this week for episode 39 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast, Realms Unknown!❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSTV The WitcherWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?GAME RimWorld - OdysseyQueen Demon - Martha WellsTV SeveranceTROPE ON A ROPEFILM Jurassic ParkTV Once Upon A TimeSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Dead POV characters/OntologypunkGhost Story - Jim ButcherRivers of London series - Ben AaronovitchShawn McGuireGideon the Ninth - Tamsyn MuirNona the Ninth - Tamsyn MuirTwice Dead King series - Nate CrowleyThe Death and Life of Schneider Wrack - Nate CrowleyFILM RoboCopMINES OF URRGHThe Amtrak Wars - Patrick LilleyTomorrow When the War Began - John MarsdenThe Once and Future King - T. H. White💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!🎚️ Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Nate Crowley.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Neenan joins Alice Fraser this week for episode 38 of your favourite sci-fi and fantasy podcast Realms Unknown!💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSCOMIC/FILM/TV Something Is Killing The ChildrenWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?FILM Frankenstein TROPE ON A ROPEA Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony SnicketFILM Apocalypse NowTV ArcaneFILM Doctor Who: The MovieSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - PortalsAlice in Wonderland - Lewis CarrollVorkosigan Saga series - Lois McMaster BujoldGAME Portal 2FILM Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among ThievesTV Doctor Who - Nightmare of EdenTV Doctor Who - TimelashTV SlidersTV Stargate SG-1The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman Hyperion Cantos series - Dan SimmonsMINES OF URRGHThe Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate❤️‍🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Myq Kaplan joins Alice Fraser this week for another sci-fi and fantasy packed episode of Realms Unknown!🔔 Set a reminder to watch Myq's new comedy special Rini on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0uf9i_z-Aw💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Buy books featured in this and other episodes here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?Piranesi - Susanna ClarkeJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna ClarkeAntkind - Charlie KaufmanBabel - RF KuangTROPE ON A ROPEExhalation: Stories - Ted ChiangFILM LooperTV Buffy the Vampire SlayerSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - words of powerThe Books of Earthsea by Ursula K Le GuinRumplestiltskin - Jacob and Willhelm GrimmDylan Brody - Merlyn’s MistakeGAME Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimName of the Wind - Patrick RothfussGAME MystTV Star Trek MINES OF URRGHCOMIC/TV The Boys - Garth EnnisCOMIC/TV Preacher - Garth Ennis📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Myq Kaplan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an Alice-only special this week on Realms Unknown!📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSAPP Sora 2FILM BarbieWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?Damned Whores and God’s Police - Anne SummersQueen Demon - Martha WellsThe Last Hour Between Worlds - Melissa Carusso Sixteen Ways To Defend a Walled City - K.J. ParkerTROPE ON A ROPEBeing able to cut a chain with a swordSUB-GENRE DEEP DIVE - Fan fictionManacled - SenLinYuAlchemised - SenLinYuCOMIC The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Alan MooreSun Eater series - Christopher RuocchioFILM Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesLicence Expired: The Unauthorised James Bond - Madeline Ashby and David NickleCOMIC Watchmen - Alan MooreCOMIC Supreme - Alan MooreCOMIC Tom Strong - Alan MooreCOMIC Neonomicon - Alan MooreCOMIC Providence - Alan MooreCOMIC The Courtyard - Alan MooreCOMIC Jack Staff - Paul GristCOMIC Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesCOMIC Michael Fiffe - CopraTwilight series - Stephanie MeyerFifty Shade of Grey - E.L. JamesA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J MaasAUDIOBOOK A Passion For Passion - Alice Fraser. Buy NOW!📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris and Alice tell the story of their experiences around Alice's hit book A Passion For Passion. A book that has generated over £50,000 in sales (maybe much more), yet we have barely seen a Penny. We tell the story of the publishers Unbound and Boundless who collapsed in debt, having failed to deliver for us (and a bunch of other authors).BUT, we won't give up. We'll fight for our money, and we have released it, in full as an Audiobook, available now... https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Neenan joins Alice Fraser this week for another sci-fi and fantasy packed episode of Realms Unknown!📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSTV Doctor WhoPLAY AmadeusGAME FortniteTV The BoysTV PeacemakerFILM A Nightmare On Elm StreetFILM LonglegsWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING?Alien:EarthMINES OF UURGHThe Hunger Games - Suzanne CollinsPLAY Harry Potter & The Cursed ChildSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Post-colonial African sci fi and fantasy meeting Western Anglosphere marketsTV Doctor Who - The Story and the EngineRosewater - Tade Thompson (from the Wormwood trilogy)Black Leopard, Red Wolf - Marlon JamesFILM District 9FILM ElysiumFILM Dirty Computer - Janelle MonaeOut There Screaming - Jordan Peele📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Alice Fraser this week is the brilliant Eleanor Morton!📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownReading list to follow!📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Alice Fraser this week is the satisfyingly and unrelentingly competent Tom Neenan! (The Mash Report, The Hauntening)📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSTV SeveranceTV Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningFILM The Lord of the Rings: Return of the KingFILM DuneTV Twisted MetalFILM The CreatorTV Outlander: Blood of My BloodWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?Star Trek: Strange New WorldsTV Only Murders In The BuildingThe Phantom Tollbooth - Norton JusterHaroun and the Sea of Stories - Salman RushdieTROPE ON A ROPESomething has happened here…Straight to camera blogging as disasters unfoldSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - competenceThe Martian - Andy WeirFILM The MartianFILM All Is LostFILM Die HardFILM The MechanicThe Expanse series - James S. A. CoreyTV The ExpanseFILMS The Bourne franchiseDiscworld series - Terry PratchettFILM SnatchTV Doctor Who - Midnight episodeTV ColumboTV PoirotTV Jonathan CreekRivers of London - Ben AaronovitchMINES OF EURGHFILM Ready Player OneCautionary Tales for Children - Hilaire Belloc📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Alice Fraser this week is Realms Unknown firm favourite Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening).📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSFILM Star Wars: StarfighterFILM K-Pop Demon HuntersWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN INTO?Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Grady Hendrix Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix My Best Friend’s Exorcism - Grady HendrixClockwork Boys - T. KingfisherThe Wonder Engine - T. KingfisherTROPE ON A ROPEFILM MulanGame of Thrones - George RR MartinDEEP DIVE - the paladinPaladin of Souls - Lois McMaster BujoldFILM Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesTV Doctor Who - Revelation of the DaleksCOMIC Die - Kieron GillenMINES OF URRGHRapunzel 📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Joining Alice Fraser this week is the mighty Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening).The subgenre deep dive this week looks at bodies / good use of embodiment - such as body swapping in Altered Carbon or Cronenbergian body horror. Tom espouses that 2025 has seen the greatest summer for cinematic horror in recent memory, discusses the trope of befuzzled kings leaving a trail of chaos in their wake, and feels a bit eurrgh about campery being shorthand for villainy.📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSFILM Red SonjaWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?FILM 28 Years LaterFILM Bring Her BackFILM WeaponsFILM TogetherSwordheart - T KingfisherTROPE ON A ROPEBefuzzled kings and the chaos they leave in their wakeLooking in the mirror, pulling at something and creating a Cronenbergian horrorSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - bodiesFILM LooperFILM TogetherTV Doctor Who - The Invisible EnemyTV Doctor Who - Into The DalekFILM TuskPODCAST SmodcastAltered Carbon - Richard K. MorganThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader - C. S. LewisGhost In The ShellDune - Frank HerbertTV Alien: EarthFILM Ex MachinaMINES OF EURRGHCampery to mean villainyFILM Jupiter AscendingTV TwilightFILM The Little MermaidFILM The Lion KingFILM Robin HoodFILM The Fifth Element📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser is joined this week by Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates romance podcast, so expect a lot of romance recommendations and tropes!The subgenre deep dive looks into interesting uses of POV, and Jen is uncomfortable with the increasing use of violence in romance books but enjoyed the romance elements in recent films Superman and Sinners.📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSWho Is Elara Voss?FILM HighlanderTV OutlanderEpic Games secures legal win against GoogleWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PUTTING IN YOUR BRAIN?SupermanSinnersTROPE ON A ROPEJack Reacher series - Lee ChildThe Faraway Tree - Enid BlytonThe Hunger Games - Suzanne CollinsSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - single POVThe Fifth Season - N.K. JemisonNot Your Sidekick - C.B. LeeAncillary Justice - Ann Leckie The Baby Dragon Cafe - A.T. QureshiThe Baby Dragon Bakery - A.T. QureshiPiranesi - Susanna ClarkeMINES OF EURRGHGirls and their dragonsFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosJack West Jr series - Matthew ReillyAmerican Gods - Neil Gaiman📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Jen Prokop.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan are your guides for this week as they traverse through manner of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!They discuss time loops in sci-fi, the tropes of hypersexualised futures and post-coital never-nudes, and whether prison 'relationships' belong in the mines of urrggh!📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSFILM Attack of the 50 Foot WomanFILM Spider-Man: Brand New DayWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ENJOYING?FILM SinnersFILM Bring Her BackTROPE ON A ROPEHypersexualised futuresFILM Blade Runner 2045FILM ShowgirlsFILM Starship TroopersFILM The Fifth ElementNever nudes in sexy scenesFILM Sex and the CitySUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - time loopsFILM Groundhog DayStrange Life of Ivan Osokin - P. D. OuspenskyTV The Twilight Zone ‘Shadow Play’FILM Edge of TomorrowTV Russian DollFILM Happy Death DayFILM Happy Death Day 2 UTV Doctor Who - Eve of the DaleksFILM Source CodeFILM Twelve MonkeysFILM Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesThe Dark Tower - Stephen KingPLAY Ghost StoriesFILM TriangleTV Doctor Who - Heaven SentTV DarkMINES OF URRGHBourne series - Robert Ludlum📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.comAlice Fraser and Tom Neenan are your guides for this week as they traverse through manner of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton are your guides for this week as they traverse through manner of fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!They discuss Arthurian legend in fantasy (and some sci-fi), David Bowie's tights in Labyrinth, and audible sharpness (*insert your own sword noise here!*)📚 Buy recommended books here! https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownNEWSFILM The OdysseyTV Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyWHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ENJOYING?Perfume - Patrick SüskindThe Emperor’s Blades - Brian StaveleyThe Undercutting of Rosie and Adam - Megan BannenTROPE ON A ROPE - audible sharpnessFILM Robin HoodSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - Arthurian legendsThe Once and Future King - T.H. WhiteFILM The Sword and the StoneFILM Star WarsFILM Harry PotterTV Merlin (Sam Neill)FILM Monty Python and the Holy GrailPODCAST CamlannTV The RottentrollsTV Sir Gadabout - The Worst Knight in the LandFILM The Green KnightThe Dark is Rising - Susan CooperPOEM The Dragons of Dinas Emrys - PendaranTV Merlin (BBC)COMIC Camelot 3000MINES OF URRGHFILM LabyrinthAvalon series - Marion Zimmer Bradley📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!We discuss the use of disguises in genre fiction, the hot commie summer, and ominous portents that have double meanings. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ENJOYING?FILM Superman Buffalo Soldiers - Maurice Broaddus TROPE ON A ROPE - ominous portents that have double meaningsMacbeth - William ShakespeareLord of the Rings - J.R.R. TolkienStar Wars: The Last JediDeadly Education - Naomi NovikSUB GENRE DEEP DIVE - disguisesFILM Snow WhiteFILM SupermanA Court of Thorn and Roses - Sarah J. MaasTV Quantum LeapTV FoundationFILM Smile FILM Smile 2TV Doctor Who - Terror of the Zygons TV Orphan BlackSherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Song of the Lioness series - Tamora PierceTV Secret InvasionFILM Mission: Impossible seriesTV Doctor Who - World Enough and TimeMINES OF URRGHFILM Johnny Mnemonic📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and podcasting legend Chris Skinner for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!We discuss medieval fayres (jousting, anyone?), K Pop Demon Hunters and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Our Trope On A Rope is characters who learn to fight way to easily, and then the one who can land the lucky punch with zero training.We also get the ick thinking about Red Sonja.Our genre deep dive is comedy in speculative:All Discworld BooksRick and MortyRed DwarfThe Hitchhikers Guide To The GalaxyAll My Friends Are SuperheroesGideon The Ninth📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and US comedian and podcaster Jackie Kashian for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!NEWSIsles of the Emberdark - Brandon SandersonMistborn - Brandon SandersonElantris - Brandon SandersonThe Name of the Wind - Patrick RothfussWHAT ARE YOU INTO?GAME Clank!GAME Lords of WaterdeepSabriel - Garth NixLirael - Garth NixAbhorsen - Garth NixSinister Booksellers of Bath - Garth NixDragonsong - Anne McCaffreyDragonsinger - Anne McCaffreyDragondrums - Anne McCaffreyThe Dolphins of Pern - Anne McCaffreyA Forbidden Alchemy - Stacey McEwanCOMIC The Uncanny X-Men - Gail SimoneCOMIC Ironwood - Bill WillinghamCOMIC Jack of Fables - Bill WillinghamCOMIC Oglaf - Trudy Cooper and Doug BayneCOMIC Giant Days - John AllisonTROPE ON A ROPECOMIC ThunderboltsCOMIC LuciferCOMIC Secret SixCOMIC 100 BulletsCOMIC The BoysDEEP DIVE - redemption arcsThe Chronicles of Severian the Torturer - Gene WolfeThe Book of the New Sun - Gene WolfeIllusions - Richard Bach (Messiah story)Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A Heinlein (Messiah story)MOVIE Thunderbolts*MOVIE Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VersePrince of Thorns - Mark LawrenceCOMIC - LuciferTV LuciferGoing Postal - Terry PratchettHogfather - Terry PratchettTV Resident AlienCOMIC Irredeemable - Mark WaidCOMIC Incorruptible - Mark WaidMINES OF URRGHFILM You’ve Got MailFILM Pillow TalkFILM Casablanca📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📚 Help your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Jackie Kashian.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 24 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Episode 24This week's news covers the Squid Game USA spinoff, Disney suing AI image generator Midjourney, and a mother suing Disney after a Stormtrooper scared her child, causing injury. Hear what Tom and Alice have been enjoying recently, men slaps and silly old women with health issues are the tropes on the rope this week and they venture into the 'mines of urrgh'. The sub genre deep dive is flintlock fantasy - combining gunpowder-era warfare with magic! And hear the EXCLUSIVE breaking news as Tom coins what may be a brand-new genre - culturepunk. You (possibly) heard it here first!Alice Fraser - A Passion for PassionNewsTV Squid Game USAWhat have you been into of late?FILM 28 Years LaterGods of Blood and Powder - Brian McClennanFILM M3GAN 2.0Sub genre deep dive - flintlock fictionTV SharpeSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - K. J. ParkerThe Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne - Brian StaveleyGAME Dungeons & Dragons SpelljammerTV Shadow and BoneShadow and Bone - Leigh BardugoThe Cardinal’s Blades - Pierre PevelThe Phoenix Guards - Steven BrustFive Hundred Years After - Steven BrustGAME Assassin’s CreedMines of UrrghFILM 28 Years LaterFILM SeveranceFILM PredatorFILM Snow WhiteSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and James Nokise bring you episode 23 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Episode 23This week's news covers The Odyssey, Masters of the Universe and the Highlander remake, and James and Alice dive into all manner of good things sci fi and fantasy. The sub genre deep dive is all about side characters as leads!Alice Fraser - A Passion for PassionJames Nokise - PODCAST The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior NewsFILM The OdysseyFILM Masters of the UniverseFILM HighlanderAdsGAME Hero’s QuestGAME Police QuestGAME Space QuestWhat have you been enjoying?GAMES Final FantasyLirael - Garth NixSub genre deep dive - side characters as leadsPLAY Rosencratz and Guildenstein Are Dead - Tom StoppardTV Dollhouse - Joss WhedonThe Curse of Chalion - Lois McMaster BujoldGAME Final Fantasy XIIPaladin of Souls - Lois McMaster BujoldFILM SoloThe Book of the New Sun - Gene WolfTV Star Trek: Lower DecksRedshirts - John ScalziAncillary Justice - Ann LeckieThe Wheel of Time - Robert JordanMagician - Raymond E. FeistMines of UrrghThe Belgariad - David EddingsFILM The Sword and the Sorcerer FILM Close Encounters of the Third KindFILM PopeyeFILM Masters of the UniverseSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and James Nokise.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 22 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Episode 22This week's news respectfully looks at buff geek Henry Cavill's forthcoming Highlander movie, and Tom and Alice dive into all manner of good things sci fi and fantasy. This week's deep dive is all about translated works!Alice Fraser - A Passion for PassionAlice Fraser - Calm World: Introduction to MeditationTom Neenan - Zeroes - David ReedNewsFILM HighlanderAPP Zombies! Run!What have you been enjoying?FILM Under The SkinUnder The Skin - Michael FaberBehooved - M. StevensonTrope on a rope - bikini armour / warrior maiden vagina chokeholdJill Bearup - Just Stab Me NowSub genre deep dive - sci fi and fantasy in translationThe OdysseyThe IliadBeowulf - Maria Dahvana HeadleyBeowulf - Seamus HeanyAsterix & ObelixThe Cyberiad - Stanislaw LemThe Melting - Lize SpitANIME Neon Genesis EvangelionTV DarkThe Night Watch - Sergei LukyanenkoFILM The City of Lost ChildrenMines of UrrghFILM ElysiumFILM MountainheadMr Men - Roger HargreavesSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice is joined by Chris Skinner to discuss the work of Tamora Pierce. They also chat about Murderbot and Sarah J Maas - is Romantasy sexy enough?Search for Chris’s show Mildly Informed in your pod feed now.Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 20 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, it's all about neurodivergent heroes in sci-fi and fantasy!Episode 20This week's news features Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein movie, the new Predator: Killer of Killers movie and is gravity proof that life on Earth is actually a simulation?Hear what Alice and Tom have been enjoying recently, which tropes they love or hate, then take a deep dive with them into early sci-fi and fantasy, and hear the things that they used to love but now make them feel a bit urrrgh.Alice Fraser - A Passion for PassionTom Neenan - The HaunteningTom Neenan Is Not All MenNewsFILM FrankensteinFILM Predator: Killer of KillersFILM MountainheadWhat have you been into?TV Rick and MortyBlood Song - Anthony RyanWitch King - Martha WellsSub-genre deep dive: neurodivergent heroesSherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan DoyleTV BonesTemperance Brennan series - Kathy ReichsA Drop of Corruption - Robert Jackson BennettTV Star TrekTV Red DwarfThe mines of urrrghFILM PassengersSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser and author Patrick Lenton bring you episode 19 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, we're looking at gender!Episode 19This week's news features The Wheel of Time getting cancelled, Lilo and Stitch doing surprisingly well at the box office, and a fantasy author caught using AI to write in her own style!Hear what Alice and Patrick have been enjoying recently, which tropes they love or hate, then take a deep dive with them into early sci-fi and fantasy, and hear the things that they used to love but now make them feel a bit urrrgh.Host booksAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionPatrick Lenton - In Spite of YouNewsTV The Wheel of TimeFILM Lilo and StitchWhat have you been into?Scholomance Trilogy - Naomi NovikBlood over Bright Haven - M.L. WangTV AndorTrope on a ropeTV CharmedSub-genre deep dive: genderThe Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha ShannonThe Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le GuinAncillary Justice - Ann LeckieThe Murderbot Diaries - Martha WellsThe Wheel of Time - Robert JordanTV Rings of PowerTV Xena: Warrior PrincessEthan of Athos - Lois McMaster BujoldThe Honorverse - David WeberTV Deep Space NineTerry Pratchett Discworld seriesLady’s Knight - Amie Kaufman and Meagan SpoonerThe Bright Sword - Lev GrossmanThe mines of urrrghMalazan Book of the Fallen - Steven EriksonMists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer BradleySubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Patrick Lenton.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening) bring you episode 18 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, we're looking at experiments in form!Episode 18This week's news features the Highlander remake moving to Amazon, Sinners continuing to tear up the box office, and the sad introduction of AI-narrated audiobooks.Hear what Alice and Tom have been enjoying recently, which tropes they love or hate, then take a deep dive with them into early sci-fi and fantasy, and hear the things that they used to love but now make them feel a bit urrrgh.Host bookAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionNewsFILM Highlander remakeFILM SinnersWhat have you been into?FILM SinnersThe Blacktongue Thief - Christopher BuehlmanThe Murderbot Diaries - Martha WellsTrope on a ropeGuards! Guards! - Terry PratchettSub-genre deep dive: experiments in formThe Book of Good Times - Hank GreenThe Ship of Theseus - VM StrakaThis Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneSCP-3008Frankenstein - Mary ShelleySubcutanean - Aaron ReedPODCAST - The Last PostPODCAST - RevolutionsWEBCOMIC - xkcdWEBCOMIC - Saturday Morning Breakfast CerealPODCAST Beef and Dairy NetworkPODCAST Welcome to Night ValeConvince MeThe Rest of Us Just Live Here - Patrick NessRedshirts - John ScalziThe mines of urrrghFILM Indiana Jones and The Temple of DoomFILM Wall-ESubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our showsSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton bring you episode 17 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, we're looking at early sci fi and fantasy!Episode 17This week's news features the Apple TV+ series Foundation, a surprisingly sexual story about E.T. and how Margaret Attwood receiving an entertainment award may distract from similarities with current issues. Hear what Alice and Eleanor have been enjoying recently, which tropes they love or hate, then take a deep dive with them into early sci-fi and fantasy, and hear the things that they used to love but now make them feel a bit urrrgh. Host booksAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionEleanor Morton - Life Lessons From Historical WomenNewsTV FoundationFILM E.T.What have you been into?The Lost World - Arthur Conan DoyleDinotopia - James GurneyThe Daughters’ War - Christopher Buelman The Edge Chronicles - Paul Stewart and Chris RiddellSub-genre deep dive: early sci-fi and fantasyFrankenstein - Mary ShelleyThe Last Man - Mary ShelleyFILM Elysium (diversion)Around the World in 80 Days - Jules Verne20,000 Leagues Under The Sea - Jules Verne From the Earth to the Moon - Jules VerneThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen - Alan GarnerGulliver’s Travels - Jonathan SwiftGAME: The Landlord’s GameThe Odyssey - HomerOne Thousand and One Nights / Arabian NightsLe Morte d’Arthur - Sir Thomas Malory Lud in the Mist - Hope Mirrlees The Broken Sword - Poul AndersonJonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna ClarkeThe mines of urrrghFILM GhostbustersTintinSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our showsSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser and fellow writer, podcaster and comedian Andrew Hunter Murray (QI, Private Eye, There's No Such Thing As A Fish) bring you episode 16 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, we're looking at heroes operating outside of the law in sci fi and fantasy!Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our showsSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.Episode 16In this week's news roundup of sci-fi and fantasy in the real world, there's an actual working bionic hand, actor Issa Rae says she could never fall in love with a chatbot, and there's also book news of an alien abduction Rom-Com!Andrew has been enjoying the latest Star Wars series Andor and the Japanese epic kaiju film Godzilla Minus One, while Alice has been deep into reading Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen.We, of course, bring you tropes galore! Hey, remember though, guys - humans are messy and you're going to love this back story about girls cross-dressing as boys to become attractive to other girls.Alice's mines of urrgh this week is Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree, and they wonder should you edit on the fly while reading to your child and should books have newer editions without the discomfort?Host booksAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionAndrew Hunter Murray - A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and EnteringNewsNever Let Me Go / Klara and the Sun - Kazuo IshiguroI Got Abducted By Aliens And Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-com - Kimberly LemmingWhat have you been into?AndorGodzilla Minus OneWake of Vultures - Lila BowenSub-genre deep dive: heroes operating outside of the lawFireflyThe ExpanseAlien seriesSleeper Beach - Nick HarkawaySabriel - Garth NixJudge DreddHot FuzzPeter PanJungle BookTaltos - Steven BrustV For Vendetta - Alan MooreThe Watchmen - Alan MooreMinority ReportStar WarsTrope on a ropeThe World's EndIndependence DayMen In BlackMad Max: Fury RoadRings of PowerThe mines of urrrghThe Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Andrew Hunter Murray.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you episode 15 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!This week, we're looking at actual parenting in sci fi and fantasy!Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our showsSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.Episode 15In this week's sci fi and fantasy news, the new trailer for Predator: Badlands is pretty fantastic and horror movie Sinners starring Michael B. Jordan is doing huge things at the box office.Chris had a really joyous time watching the stage production of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro, and enjoyed bingeing the TV series Paradise. Alice has been laid on her back reading A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso.Chris isn't keen on the trope of the thick cockney-sounding low level bad guys, and Alice notes the trope of kids being aged up and dropped back into the plot later on, or even people having previously undeclared secret children!Alice's mines of urrgh this week is the comic book Phantom which she enjoyed as a child, but has not dated well unless you're particularly keen on white saviour complex.For all of the books mentioned in the sub genre deep dive this week, please see the lists below!Alice's bookAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionChris' podcastMildly InformedNewsFILM Predator: BadlandsFILM: SinnersWhat have you been into?THEATRE (/FILM) My Neighbour TotoroA Drop of Corruption - Robert Jackson BennettThe Last Hour Between Worlds - Melissa CarusoTV ParadiseSub-genre deep dive: parentingTV Raised by WolvesMANGA Lone Wolf and Cub - writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki KojimaTV Sweet ToothHeir to Sevenwaters - Juliet MarillierGRAPHIC NOVEL SagaFILM Beasts of the Southern WildGAME God of WarTehanu - Ursula Le GuinBroken Earth trilogy - N K JemisinThe Road - Cormac McCarthyThud - Terry PratchettThe mines of urrrghCOMIC - Phantom🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser and James Colley bring you episode 14 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!It's a mushroom / plant life / flora core / sentient forest special!Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our showsSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.Episode 14In this week's sci fi and fantasy/real world crossover news, is there life on distant planet K2-18B, and are dire wolves making a comeback?James has been enjoying The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie and Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, while Alice has been dipping a toe into Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson.In this week's Trope on a Rope section, the forced 'here's six months earlier' flashbacks are annoying James and Alice really wishes that people would just wear appropriate headwear in the desert.Kurt Vonnegut's use of misogyny tarnishes James' otherwise love of the author, along with fatness being used as shorthand for evil of some sort.For all of the books mentioned in the sub genre deep dive this week, please see the lists below!Hosts' booksAlice Fraser - A Passion for PassionJames Colley - The Next Big ThingWhat have you been into?The Blade Itself - Joe AbercrombieLabyrinths - Jorge Luis BorgesMushroom Blues - Adrian M. GibsonSub-genre deep dive: plant life / flora coreThe Day of the Triffids - John WyndhamWar of the Worlds - HG WellsFILM Little Shop of HorrorsHyperion - Dan SimmonsTV Farscape‘Amnesty’ from Bloodchild and Other Stories - Octavia ButlerTV/GAME The Last of UsThe Tainted Cup - Robert Jackson BennettTV Seeds of Doom - Dr Who episodeBlue Moon Rising - Simon R GreenGAME BotanicaGAME Strange HorticultureGAME Caves of QudGAME Hollow Knight🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Find us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and James Colley.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser, and Tom Neenan bring you episode 13 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Please take our listener survey so we can do even better: http://bit.ly/realmsunknown-surveyAll episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.Episode 13In this week's news, Alice makes international front pages after she decides not to take a trip the US, Nanowrimo is cancelled (the organisation, not the event) and we may soon see more quality sci-fi from China.Tom has recently been enjoying the start of season two of The Last of Us, while Alice has been distracting herself from real-life dystopian futures by dipping back into the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik.Tom's trope on a rope for this week is the oil pit fire scene, used way too often, while Alice's is the antisocial heroine.In Mines of Urgh, Tom is looking for positive representations of limb difference, given that it's commonly used as a signifier for evil.And listener Jen convinces Tom so convincingly to read The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness, that he orders the book during the podcast record!For all of the books mentioned in the romance in sci -fi sub genre deep dive this week, please see the lists below!What have you been into?TV - The Last of UsTemeraire series - Naomi NovikConvince MeThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick NessSub-genre deep dive: admin/bureaucracy TV Star TrekThe Craft Sequence - Max GladstoneFILM Terry Gilliam - BrazilVorkosigan Saga series - Lois McMaster BujoldFILM Alien RomulusTV Dr Who episodes The Sunmakers / Paradise TowersHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas AdamsGAME Papers PleaseGAME Return of the Obra DinnFILM Shin GodzillaTyrant Philosophers series - Adrian TchaikovskyLandover series - Terry BrooksThe Traitor Baru Cormorant series - Seth DickinsonDagger and Coin series - Daniel AbrahamTerry PratchettFILM Amazing GraceMines of UrghStar WarsGood Omens🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Find us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Alice Fraser, and romance critic Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates podcast (space episode), bring you episode 12 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Please take our listener survey so we can do even better: http://bit.ly/realmsunknown-surveyAll episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series below.Episode 12In this week's news, rumours abound that Meryl Streep could be cast as Aslan in Greta Gerwig's forthcoming Narnia films, and Alice and Jen discuss Simon & Schuster's rebrand and 'Simon Maverick' audiobook imprint. Jen has recently been enjoying mafia romance such as The Kings of Italy series by Mila Finelli and the Perfectly Imperfect series by Neva Altaj. Alice's trope on a rope for this week is people being granted immortality and being pissed about it, while Jen takes issue with fake dating. In Mines of Urgh, Alice has a problem with her beloved The Dragonriders of Pern and then Jen sees how the heteronormative style of books of a past era, such as Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward show us how far gender and sex have come in recent years. For all of the books mentioned in the romance in sci -fi sub genre deep dive this week, please see the lists below! What have you been into?The Kings of Italy series - Mila FinelliPerfectly Imperfect series - Neva AltajThese Summer Storms - Sarah MacLeanRomance in sci-fiShards of Honor / Barrayar / A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster BujoldFiasco - Constance Fay (read Jen's article here)Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn MuirThe Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey NiffeneggerThis is How You Lose the Time War - Max GladstoneThe Space Between Worlds - Micaiah JohnsonWinter’s Orbit - Everina Maxwell Ringworld - Larry NivenSex Criminals - Matt Fraction and Chip ZdarskyDragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey The Kushiel’s series - Jacqueline Carey Aurora Blazing - Jessie Mihalik 🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Jen Prokop.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please take our listener survey so we can do even better: http://bit.ly/realmsunknown-surveyHosts Alice Fraser and James Colley bring you episode 11 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!All episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings! thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeExplore the list of all books, games, films and TV series at the bottom of these show notes.Episode 11In this week's news, Edgar Wright has finished filming his remake of The Running Man, while set images from The Odyssey, starring Zendaya and Tom Holland have been released.James has been enjoying The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, Alice has been reading The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone, and they both loved Hyperion by Dan Simmons.In this week's Trope on a Rope section, James wonders if anyone has seen the 'Filbert report on Liberia'? and Alice notices all of the noir detectives getting the shit beaten out of them.The 'Convince Me' section sees listener Joyce Ketterer give the big pitch to the Tiffany Aching series of books by Terry Pratchett.And take a plunge in the deep dive sub-genre submarine, as James and Alice rattle off all manner of evil corporations in the worlds of film, games and books.NewsFILMSThe Running ManThe OdysseyWhat have you been into of late?BOOKSMinistry of Time - Kaliane BradleyMax Gladstone - The Craft SequenceHyperion - Dan SimmonsConvince MeTerry Pratchett - Tiffany Aching seriesTerry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice and his Educated RodentsFlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions - Edwin Abbott AbbottSub genre submarine - Evil corporationsTV FuturamaFILMThe Fifth ElementTank GirlAlienJudge DreddBOOKSThursday Next series - Jasper FfordeMurderbot series - Martha WellsHit - Delilah S DawsonGAMESPortalFallout🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and James Colley.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 10 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.All episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings! thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeEpisode 10In this week's news, we look at the cinema release of Snow White, Wheel of Time on Amazon, and The Electric State on Netflix - starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.Hear why Tom is enjoying re-reading Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, what he thought of the film Opus, and what drew Alice to reading The Unorthodox Chronicles by James J Butcher.In this week's Trope on a Rope section you can hear the various examples of a 'special little boy' and why Tom has issue with it, and Alice discusses the trope of being able to sense someone walking into a busy room.Take a plunge in the deep dive sub-genre submarine, as Tom and Alice totally recall the various memory modification based books, films, TV shows and games.And Tom opens up an interesting conversation about the representation of little people on screen.NewsFILMSSnow White - cinemasThe Electric State - NetflixTVWheel of Time - AmazonWhat have you been into of late?BOOKSKlara and the Sun - Kazuo IshiguroThe Unorthodox Chronicles - James J ButcherFILMOpusTrope on a ropeTV Daredevil - Disney+Sub genre submarine - Memory modificationFILMS Bourne IdentityTotal RecallThe PrestigeCompanionTVDollhouseSeveranceAltered CarbonThe Shining Girls - Apple TVDr Who episode Mawdryn UndeadBOOKSWe Can Remember It For You Wholesale - Philip K DickThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis StevensonAncillary Justice - Ann LeckieReasons to be Cheerful - Greg EganThe Shining Girls - Lauren BeukesMemory - Lois McMaster BujoldGAME Soma🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Alice Fraser and Henry Fraser bring you episode 9 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.All episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings! thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeEpisode 9In this week's news, Terry Brooks is to retire from writing the Shannara series books, with Delilah S. Dawson taking over as the new author, Sarah J. Maas’ publisher launches new sci fi and fantasy imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, and Naruto has become the most watched anime on Netflix. Henry has been enjoying Miles Cameron, with the Cold Iron trilogy and Artefact Space duology coming highly recommended. But the real big recommendation this week - from both Henry and Alice - is for everyone to marvel at the incredible archery skills of Lars Anderson on YouTube. Post-apocalypse (specifically post-technological and post-AI-collapse) fiction books are the focus of the sub-genre submarine deep dive - with a whole library full of examples and recommendations to explore - see the affiliate store. There are also games such as Horizon Zero Dawn and story-based fitness apps like Zombies Run and The Walk to explore. We also have Trope on a Rope, with Henry questioning the 'blood brothers' hand cuts, and Alice's trope gripe is female protagonists supposedly not reading the really quite obvious signs from their admirers. TVShannara ChroniclesNarutoBlue Eye SamuraiYOUTUBELars Anderson: A new level of archery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEG-ly9tQGk&GAMESHorizon Zero DawnZombies Run - story based running appThe Walk - story based fitness appBOOKSWHAT ARE YOU INTO OF LATE?Miles Cameron - Cold Iron trilogy (Masters and Mages)Miles Cameron - Artefact Space duologyPOST-APOCALYPSE/POST-TECHNOLOGICAL/POST-AI-COLLAPSEDune - Frank HerbertShattered Sea trilogy - Joe AbercrombieA Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M Miller JrSun Eater series - Christopher RuocchioAnathem - Neal StephensonElder Race - Adrian TchaikovskyBee Speaker - Adrian TchaikovskyThe Hungry Gods - Adrian TchaikovskyCold Fire trilogy - CS FriedmanCONVINCE MESum: Tales from the Afterlife by David Eagleman (sent in by Thomas Craven)🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Henry Fraser.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 8 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.All episodes are available in your podcast feed and on our YouTube channelSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings! thebuglepodcast.com/donateYou can support your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate storeEpisode 8In this week's news, as Paapa Essiedu has been cast as Snape in the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, Alice and Tom discuss the racial considerations of the casting and how this might play out within the characterisation. Also, Bong Joon-ho's new film Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson intrigues them both, as does it being a Warner Bros production.Metaphysical libraries are the focus of the sub-genre deep dive this week - with a whole library full of examples and recommendations to explore - see the affiliate store.We also have Trope on a Rope, with certain commonly-used phrases the source of ire this week. And find out which significant public figure popping up in Iron Man 2, Star Trek Discovery, The Simpsons and Rick and Morty makes Tom uneasy.FILMSMickey 17TimestalkerTVHarry Potter (HBO)Dr Who - Silence in the Library + Forest of the Dead episodesGAMESThe Last of Us Part IIBOOKSThe Library of Babel - Jorge Luis BorgesUnseen Academicals - Terry PratchettThe Library at Mount Char - Scott HawkinsThursday Next series - Jasper FfordeThe Book that Wouldn’t Burn - Mark LawrenceHollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow - Jessica TownsendGolden Enclaves - Naomi NovikService Model - Adrian TchaikovskySnow Crash - Neal Stephenson🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner, Ped Hunter and Laura Turner. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings. Info: www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you the second of two child-friendly World Book Day (UK) episodes of Realms Unknown this week, with today's focusing on children's fantasy and science fiction books for ages 12-17 years old. Part 1, which looked at books for 0-12 years old, is available in your podcast feed and on YouTube. Before diving into the many great books in this episode, Chris and Alice recommend some music with a sci-fi/fantasy twist, with Janelle Monáe's 2010 album The ArchAndroid being enjoyed at the family dinner table for Chris, and Alice enjoying the storytelling of LayLow's TRINITY album, released in 2020.In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Alice brings the use of parental neglect to the table, preferring the loving and engaged parenting in books like The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik, while Chris bemoans beings magically being able to just learn a language at a speed unfamiliar to a Duolingo user like himself.Chris and Alice then enthuse over a number of fantasy and sci-fi books that shaped them as teenagers, which you can find listed below and can buy in our Bookshop affiliate store, which supports your local bookshops.Age 12-17 booksLoving and engaged parentsThe Golden Enclaves - Naomi NovikSibling adventuresMagic Faraway Tree - Enid BlytonThe Dark is Rising - Susan CooperNarnia series - CS LewisGillian Rubinstein - Space DemonsThe Storm Keeper’s Island - Catherine DoyleWhy teenagers should read fantasyPhillip Pullman - His Dark MaterialsPhillip Pullman - The Ruby in the SmokePhillip Pullman - The Book of DustSabriel series - Garth NixLioness series - Tamora PierceTerry Pratchett - MortTerry Pratchett - EricGalax-Arena - Gillian RubinsteinShort storiesDangerous Women - George R R Martin & Gardner DozoisMore to exploreEnder's Game - Orson Scott CardDune - Frank Herbert🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings. Info: www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you two child-friendly World Book Day (UK) episodes of Realms Unknown this week, focusing on children's books from 0-10 years old.The second episode, looking at books for older children, will be out on Thursday 6 March!In the regular news section, they touch on Doctor Who and Pokémon Go while detouring down memory lane, recalling He-Man, Thundercats and The Trap Door.Chris is pleasantly surprised to be enjoying the Amazon series The Rings of Power, having not taken to The Hobbit off-shoots of Lord of the Rings. While Alice is enjoying the gentle calm of toddler books such as Kuma-Kuma Chan by Kazue Takahashi and Grug by Ted Prior.In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Alice wonders where tropes of boys being ballerinas, or girls wanting to play soccer are still relevant in a more inclusive age.Chris and Alice recommend a number of books they've enjoyed both as children and as parents, which you can find listed below and can buy in our Bookshop affiliate store. Bookshop supports the local and independent book stores in your area.Age 0-5 booksThe Tiger Who Came To Tea - Judith KerrNot Now Bernard - David McKeeI Want My Hat Back - Jon KlassenThe Gruffalo, Zog, The Smeds and the Smoos - Julia DonaldsonCautionary Tales for Children - Hilaire BellocMeg and Mog - Helen Nicholl and Jan PienkowskiAge 5-8 booksIsadora Moon and Mirabelle series - Harriet MuncasterAge 8-10 booksThe Phantom Tollbooth - Norton JusterThe 13 Clocks - James ThurberThe Stormkeeper’s Island - Catherine DoyleAlso, don’t miss our recommendations for what to do, watch, or read this week. Tune in for a packed episode full of insightful discussions, book and TV recommendations, and much more!🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 5 of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan leap into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! Hear what's coming up from Guy Gavriel Kay, Jim Butcher, Game of Thrones, Mila Jovovich, and ACOTAR.They take a deep dive into this week's sub-genre of steampunk, making recommendations from film, books and games such as Mortal Engines, Cinder Spires, Bioshock Infinite, Howl's Moving Castle, and more.In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Tom explains the much-used prop of an epic city final battle featuring a column of light or energy, while Alice is baffled by sexy fights in films.Also, don’t miss our recommendations for what to do, watch, or read this week. Tune in for a packed episode full of insightful discussions, book and TV recommendations, and much more! Buy the books we cover in this episode in our affiliate store.🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 4 of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Jackie Kashian dive into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! From Ian McKewan's new 'science fiction without the science' novel What We Can Know, to new seasons of Alice in Borderland and The Handmaid's Tale, to Natasha Lyonne producing and starring in the upcoming Basketful of Heads movie.They take a deep dive into this week's sub-genre of cyberpunk, discussing books like Neuromancer, Mindstar Rising, and Ten Low. They discuss the similarities and differences with steampunk and Jackie recommends When Gravity Falls by George Alec Effinger, while Alice suggests Market Forces by Richard Morgan.In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Jackie bemoans the Marvel trope of a female character meeting their end off a cliff, while Alice recalls the scientists trying to save the world who panic and try to open the airlock. Meanwhile, listener Elyse makes the case for reading the Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries Pathfinder RPG book.Also, don’t miss our recommendations for what to do, watch, or read this week. Tune in for a packed episode full of insightful discussions, book and TV recommendations, and much more! Buy the books we cover in this episode in our affiliate store.🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Jackie Kashian.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton dive into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! Get the scoop on Buffy's return with Sarah Michelle Gellar, exciting Back to the Future updates, the new video game Atomfall, and a fascinating partnership between the Ministry of Defence and sci-fi writers.They also shine a spotlight on the gritty world of Grimdark fiction, discussing epic books like Prince of Thorns, The Black Company, and Legends & Lattes. Eleanor shares her thoughts on the game Hobbs Barrow, while Alice recommends the TV series Pantheon.In this episode’s Trope on a Rope, Eleanor breaks down the redhead trope in fantasy and sci-fi, touching on Gulliver’s Travels, Eddie Redmayne’s role in Jupiter Ascending, and Gimli from Lord of the Rings. Plus, Sandy convinces us to read Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold in the Convince Me to Read This Book segment!Also, don’t miss our recommendations for what to do, watch, or read this week. Tune in for a packed episode full of insightful discussions, book and TV recommendations, and much more! Buy the books we cover in this episode in our affiliate store🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts or recommendations! We’d love to hear from you!Produced by Chris Skinner. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.com🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Realms Unknown is your gateway to the strange, the dark, and the mind-bendingly brilliant worlds of sci-fi and fantasy. Hosted by the incomparable Alice Fraser, with guest co-host Tom Neenan, this podcast takes a deep (and hilarious) dive into some of the genre’s greatest works—whether it’s the brutal landscapes of Grimdark, the existential horror of The Cube, the radical utopias of Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, or the timey-wimey brilliance of Doctor Who.Our store, with links to books we recommend is here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknownSupport us directly: http://thebuglepodcast.comExpect sharp insights, unexpected tangents, and plenty of laughs as Alice and Tom unravel what makes these stories so enduring (and weird). Produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner for The Bugle, Realms Unknown is your guide to the best and strangest corners of speculative fiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser brings your weekly enchantment, full of Sci Fi and Fantasy. This week's co-host is Tom Neenan.We cover...Astrobot - the cutest Sci Fi game there is? Rebecca Yarros and the rise of Romantasy. The return of Severance. A deep dive into 'Progression Fantasy'Affiliate links to each book:A Passion For Passion - Alice FraserA Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J MaasFourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros Dune - Frank Herbert Dungeon Crawler Carl - Frank DinnimanYou fund what we do! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate.Featuring:Alice FraserTom NeenanProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Fraser presents the best (and occasionally worst) of Sci Fi and Fantasy, across TV & film, literature, gaming and anywhere you can get speculative.Released weekly Wednesdays, we want your thoughts and feedback - realmsunknown@thebuglepodcast.comA podcast from The Bugle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.