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Servalan's feeling broody so everyone else must suffer for her little children. Wiping out Cally's race is, of course, a small price to pay for these fascist foetuses and, call it nesting instinct if you like, she also has her eyes on the Liberator. But she reckons without uncommunicative Aurons, subordinate infighting and Orac the apothecary. But what the heck is Michael Troughton wearing and why? Can Servalan's dress tell the future? Who filled the Liberator flight-deck with nitrous oxide? And did Jim and Martin feel paternal towards the episode or was it like babysitting the Bash Street Kids? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we catch up on our experience with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and discuss some of the issues we have with the game. James and Declan also continue to praise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.// OUR DISCORDChat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU// OUR LOGOSChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/// SUPPORT USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac/

We're sticking with under-appreciated Hammer films this episode, and another from 1966 - “The Plague of the Zombies”. A film in which André Morell is such a badass, he stabs a man who is already on fire; the local constabulary are so obliging that they don't just turn a blind eye to grave robbing: they also help fill in the hole; and Servalan is feeling really rather tired. This was originally released as a double bill with “Dracula: Prince of Darkness”, and while the Count brought the box office clout, “The Plague of the Zombies” is definitely the more exciting and interesting film. Hammer's only foray into zombie territory wisely transplants the myth's Haitian origins to Cornwall, thus bringing in an element of British colonialism, which is then married to a comment on capitalist exploitation of the workers, making for a remarkably modern subtext. But the gothic visceral chills are there too, both supernatural and all too horribly human, with a standout dream sequence that really gives these zombies some evocative menace, that may have played into George A Romero's take on the monsters a mere two years later. Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers and join us.

Hi Everyone, this is an off-topic episode all about the new game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Declan and James started playing it yesterday and are both OBSESSED by this amazing new game so we decided to record a short episode of our first impressions.// OUR DISCORDChat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU// OUR LOGOSChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/// SUPPORT USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac/

ADAM HENLEY on BLAKE'S 7 series oneFirst broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on April 6th 2025.A couple of months ago, a new voice joined us on VISION ON SOUND in the form of ADAM HENLEY, and he introduced himself by talking about both his personal television history and a little bit about THE WEST WING.This went so well, that ADAM felt like making another appearance and, as he'd just finished watching the exciting new Blu-Ray release of the first series of BLAKE'S SEVEN, we thought we'd spend an hour having a bit of a chat about this iconic late 1970s BBC science-fiction series as it gets re-introduced to its long-standing fans and, perhaps a brand new generation eager to explore this fascinating dystopian drama.BLAKE'S SEVEN was a science-fiction series created by TERRY NATION who had been one of the early writers on DOCTOR WHO, for which he created the iconic Daleks, and he had also created the post apocalyptic drama series SURVIVORS for the BBC a few years earlier, so this exploration of a rebellion against the forces of the evil Federation was definitely just the sort of bleak vision of the future that you might expect from him.The series itself lasted for four series and fifty-two fifty minute episodes and ended on a shattering cliffhanger that definitely left its scars on a generation of television viewers just before Christmas 1981.Its first season introduced BLAKE played by GARETH THOMAS and his loyal–ish gang of rebels and freedom-fighters as played by SALLY KNYVETTE as space pilot JENNA, MICHAEL KEATING as lock-picking wizard VILA, DAVID JACKSON as the man-mountain GAN, JAN CHAPPELL as the telepathic alien CALLY, and PAUL DARROW as the enigmatic AVON who would eventually take the leading role as the series progressed. They were helped enormously by the fact that they luckily managed to acquire the super starship LIBERATOR and its wise master computer ZEN, as voiced by PETER TUDDENHAM, and this was how the original SEVEN was made up.Towards the end of the first series, and another devastating cliffhanger that helped give the show an astonishingly high profile at the time, another super computer ORAC was introduced, which changed the dynamic of the show in its second year.The forces of the Federation were mostly represented by JACQUELINE PEARCE as SERVALAN, a powerful and ruthless woman prone to wearing astonishing gowns, and STEPHEN GREIF as TRAVIS, a hate-fuelled leather-clad cyborg with an eyepatch and a gun for a hand, and they crossed swords with BLAKE and his crew on several occasions during the second half of this series.Fans of BLAKE'S SEVEN had been waiting a long time for it to get the Blu-Ray release that they felt it deserved, with many of its special effects updated from their somewhat low-budget and dated roots, and ADAM was one of the enthusiastic early adopters, and was very eager to share his enthusiasm with us today.PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Avon takes a pro-active stance by investigating the burgeoning reach of the Federation's ability to colonize planets that use to have a reputation for resistance.  Pylene-50 is the method used to pacifiy the citizens.  The return of Servalan, the Scorpio crew on offensive and some good villainy are all in this Robert Holmes script.   Let us know your thoughts about the epiosde at prydonian.post@gmail.com Bluesky:  www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

SPOILERS FOR ACT 2 IN THIS EPISODEFor this episode we had no specific talking points, we just wanted to get together and chat about where we are with Shadows, likes, dislikes, and some commentary on fan reactions.// OUR DISCORDChat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU// OUR LOGOSChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/// SUPPORT USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac/

Seeing as John and I had such a good time with Trevor Hoyle's first Blakes 7 novelisation and series watch-a-long, we thought sod it... let's do another. And this time... it has Servalan, plus: Roy from Eastenders... Glynnis Barber... Woke blasters... Big Ron Tarr... TRAVIS!!! IT'S GOT THE LOT!

THERE ARE NO STORY SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODEIn this episode we are joined by Arshak from AC Landmarks to share our first impressions and opinions of Shadows.// OUR DISCORDChat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU// OUR LOGOSChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/// SUPPORT USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac/

In this episode, James and Chris are joined by Declan to chat about our side-gaming hobby of virtual photography. We also catch up on some general gaming topics.// OUR DISCORDChat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU// OUR LOGOSChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/// SUPPORT USPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac// HOSTSChris: subject72.bsky.socialJames: jamestq.bsky.social

It's time for a spot of piracy for our intrepid and newly-aimless adventurers. And where better to do that than on a deadly planet infested with enormous zeppelin-arsed insects? But who died and made Tarrant Liberator captain? Is Jarvik a complete arse (or merely a buttock)? As Servalan is unqualified to weep at the death of a friend, does laughing at the demise of an enemy count? And did the episode yield riches for Jim and Martin, or was it just some obsolete space junk? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! And, as promised within the podcast, the Clive James hatchet job and TV spot with Jacqueline Pearce. https://archive.clivejames.com/essays/facedog.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvxBCAdMoD0  

In this episode, James and Chris are joined by returning Guest Mike to present our second-ever annual game awards! We review our year in gaming and nominate our winners. // OUR DISCORD Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU // OUR LOGOS Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ // SUPPORT US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac // HOSTS Chris: subject72.bsky.social James: jamestq.bsky.social

In this episode, James, Chris and Declan discuss the methods of Templar control versus Assassin freedom, and we also go off-topic...a lot. Marc-Alexis Coté's BAFTA presentation on Assassin's Creed: https://youtu.be/hyBeQkGbvqo?si=QP3KutHmnJbfk4SJ // OUR DISCORD Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU // OUR LOGOS Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ // SUPPORT US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac // HOSTS Chris: https://twitter.com/Subject_72 James: https://twitter.com/JamesTiddlyQuid

I'm not trying to win. I'm not doing this because I want to beat someone, or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It's not because it's fun and God knows it's not because it's easy. It's not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it's right! Because it's decent! And above all, it's kind. It's just that. Just kind. On a quiet farm on a distant spaceship, the Doctor makes his last stand. Because that's what he always does. It's The Doctor Falls. Notes and links Nathan compares the Missy/Master dynamic to a similar situation found in the late Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Second Chances, in which we meet a transporter clone of Commander Riker who is still in love with Deanna Troi, while his original version has long since moved on from that relationship. (We are yet to cover this one on Untitled Star Trek Project.) He also compares the Missy/Master hug to a similar one from the Blakes 7 episode Traitor, in which Servalan snogs a character called Leitz, who is blackmailing her, and then stabs him in the back of the neck with a plastic crystal thing. We will talk more about this during our coverage of Blakes 7 Series D on Maximum Power, which starts just three weeks from today. In The World Shapers (1987), a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip written by Grant Morrison, it is established that the Mondasian Cybermen were descended from the Voord from The Keys of Marinus. Bill's final speech to the unconscious Doctor at the end of this episode seems to allude to a similar speech from Moffat's first Doctor Who story, The Curse of Fatal Death (1999), in which the Doctor's companion Emma (Julia Sawalha) says “Doctor, listen to me. You can't die, you're too nice, too brave, too kind and far, far too silly. You're like Father Christmas, the Wizard of Oz, Scooby Doo. And I love you very much. And we all need you, and you simply cannot die.” You can — and should — watch The Curse of Fatal Death on YouTube. Picks of the Week Todd Todd recommends the Special Edition of The Happiness Patrol, which restores many deleted scenes and adds some clever and sympathetically designed new special effects. It's available on the Season 25 box set of Doctor Who: The Collection. (Amazon UK) (Amazon US) (Amazon AU) Peter Peter recommends the Surgeons of Horror podcast series on Doctor Who, The Horror of Who, which has featured Brendan, Peter and Nathan. In the episode Hartnell's Horror Part 4: The Cybermen, Peter explains what makes the Cybermen from The Tenth Planet so brilliant and effective. Brendan Brendan recommends George Sheard's reimagining of these two episodes as a 1960s Doctor Who story as Genesis of the Cybermen: World Enough and Time Noir. Check out the trailer here. Nathan Nathan recommends our other Doctor Who podcast, 500 Year Diary, which will be taking over from Flight Through Entirety for a few years while FTE takes a well-earned break. In our first season, New Beginnings, we discussed six episodes in Doctor Who and its spinoffs, where a show is making a new or fresh start. We'll be back with a second season early in 2025. Like and subscribe. Follow us Nathan is on Bluesky at @nathanbottomley.com, Brendan is at @retrobrendo.bsky.social and Todd is at @toddbeilby.bsky.social. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow Flight Through Entirety on Bluesky, as well as on Mastodon, X and Facebook. Our website is at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll break your heart, but in a funny way. And more You can find links to all of the podcasts we're involved in on our podcasts page. But here's a summary of where we're up to right now. 500 Year Diary is our latest new Doctor Who podcast, going back through the history of the show and examining new themes and ideas. Its first season came out early this year, under the title New Beginnings. Check it out. It will be back for a second season early in 2025. The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire has broadcast our hot takes on every new episode of Doctor Who since November last year, and it will be back again in 2025 for Season 2. And finally there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we enjoyed a widely-reviled episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine called Ferengi Love Songs.

Newbies Tarrant and Dayna are on a mission on behalf of their crew to find someone that only they have never met. And to maybe find a suitable place to settle down and electroshock kids. However, Servalan and Not-Travis have other plans, which involve a posh tramp, a dead dog and a parsnip with a face. Is it medieval re-enactment week on the Liberator? Does Michael Gough have smelly hands? What is the secret of the Yorkshire Moors mincers? And did Volcano light a fire inside Jim and Martin or is their love for the episode extinct? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

In this episode we discuss the rumours of 10 Assassin's Creed games in 5 years, discuss some of the recent news about the Animus Hub, battle passes and all that. // OUR GUESTS Andrew from Visions of the Past  @Visions_of_the_Past_Podcast  // OUR DISCORD Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU // OUR BLOG https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed // OUR LOGOS Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ // SUPPORT US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac // HOSTS Chris: https://twitter.com/Subject_72 James: https://twitter.com/JamesTiddlyQuid

After escaping Sarran, Avon and Dayna arrive on the Liberator where they find some squabbling squatters. A young Blake-alike, Mr Bronson's evil twin and some less-than-crack troopers are acting like they own the place so our two rebels have to act as a castaway couple. Meanwhile Vila develops a split personality and Cally meets a familiar and impatient in-patient. Will the Terran Federation trespassers find out the truth about Mr & Mrs Chevron? Which of Vila's organs will the Chengans discard? Is Steven Toast one of Tarrant's ancestors? And were Jim and Martin in Powerplay's power or did it choke the life out of them? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

Avon goes off script as he set  himself on a solo mission to find a missing part of his life.  Of course the gang wants to join, but this is a quest Avon wants to keep close to the chest.  And of course, this is the episode where Servalan achieves, if only breifly, MAXIMUM POWER! Let us know your thoughts about the finale of Series C at prydonian.post@gmail.com Twitter/X @sofederation www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Following the news that Shadows has been delayed until February 2025, we review the news and discuss what it means, plus other game chat! Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Series C kicks off with a Tempest of activity (do you see?). Avon gets two snogs, Dayna loses two loved ones and the Sarrans are too primitive to open a hatch. Will Avon really team up with saucy Servalan to rule the galaxy? Who is the random NPC in the dunes? Is there any justification for shaving horses? And do Jim and Martin think the episode hits the mark like Dayna with an arrow, or kicks the bucket like Mike Yates and a Terileptil? Listen to find out (some of the above)! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

Join our discussion as we review Moloch, written by Ben Steed, where the gang bumps into Servalan, witness a replicator of sorts and are exposed to a foe like no other.  Let us know your thoughts about the epsisode at prydonian.post@gmail.com X @sofederation www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Bluesky: huestone44.bsky.social

We finally reach the denouement of Series B but who will get out alive? That keenest of self-promoters, Servalan, is in a flap as her previously moist parts are dry and her melons are freezing. Something's up at Star One where the technicians are more cabbage than kings and the neighbourhood is about to go down the (toilet) pan.  Can Blake convince the enemy that he's Travis? Can Brian Croucher convince us that Travis is remotely interested in Blake's death? And can Avon and co hold off the advancing fleet of Space car boot sale leftovers? And do Jim and Martin think the episode is a worthy end to the series or is it more whimper than bang? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. As mentioned in the episode, the play-out song is the Blake's 7 themed Intergalactic Space Crusaders by Star One, from their 2002 album Space Metal. Thanks for listening!

Following the news that Shadows won't contain any social stealth, our friend Declan wanted to chat about this topic. Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Hi everyone! In this episode, which we recorded and edited in double-quick time, James and Chris are joined by new guest Adam from Scholars of the Creed to discuss the Assassin's Creed Shadows gameplay video. Link to Adam's article that we mentioned in the episode: https://brainquest.co.uk/articles/f/assassins-creed-shadows-a-gameplay-breakdown Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

In this episode, James and Chris are joined by returning guest Andrew from the Visions of the Past podcast to discuss the Assassin's Creed Shadows trailer, and to see what other media and lore connects the Brotherhood to Japan. We speculate on which other characters and Pieces of Eden might appear in Shadows. Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

In this episode, James and Chris are joined by returning guest Arshak to discuss film and television series which represent the time periods and settings of Assassin's Creed games. Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Freedom City's subtle forms of satisfaction are not for the likes of Blake and co. They have a dipsomaniac doctor to find, a cat fight to create and a chess master to challenge. Meanwhile, Servalan has a plot to hatch and a halfwit to explain it to. At least Travis is relatively armless this week. But can a tin dog really offer sexual satisfaction? Does Aubrey Woods have a naturally shiny complexion? Will Jim get to the end of the marathon recording session before passing out? And did Gambit give the lads immense pleasure or was it a case or more is less?  Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back everyone! In this episode we have a general catch-up about gaming, Assassin's Creed (of course!), and answer your questions. Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Hello everyone, we've been away for a while but returning soon. I wanted to record a short episode explaining a bit about our absence. Content warning: bereavement If you don't want to listen to the sadder part of this recording then please skip it. Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Straight Outta the Federation invites Shag from the Fire and Water Podcast to discuss Rumours of Death, written by Chris Boucher and directed by Fiona Cumming.  Avon seeks street justice, Servalan may be facing her final days of the presidency and Anna Grant, Lover or Foe?  Let us know your thoughts about this at prydonian.post@gmail.com X @sofederation www.thehuntresspodcast.com  www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork Follow Shag at www.onceuponageek.com and www.fireandwaterpodcast.com  

Roger Parkes writes a cracking episode where Jacqueline Pearce delivers another great villanious performance, with a treacherous plot that A.J. would dare say is Servalan's most ruthless plot yet. The Blake's 7 gang displays a clumsy competence while Callie gets a little bit more to do story wise.  Let us know your thoughts about the episode at prydonian.post@gmail.com X @sofederation www.thehuntresspodcast.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Hello There and welcome to our first ever Game Awards! We think these are far superior to "The Geoffs" and we hope you enjoy our review of our year in gaming. Google Doc listing all of the games we discussed: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MBthe-0ENu_Vk8ouU1GwHXBWfRvBXLWpYHZOoLDqHsM Our Guests: Louise aka The Nerdy Archer: https://twitter.com/TheNerdyArcher Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Rumours of Death Series C, Episode 8 - First broadcast 25 February 1980 This week on Maximum Power, Col's been in a Federation interrogation cell for five days, he knew if he held out Si would show up eventually, meanwhile Nathan's crawling across the grounds of Servalan's Presidential Palace with a yellow box strapped to his back in an attempt to block the building's surveillance, Una's plotting to overthrow the government, and James finally finds himself chained to the wall of an underground room, it's an old wall, it waits. Join us as we discuss Series C, Episode 8 of Blake's 7 - Rumours of Death.

From Skaro to Gallifrey, twelve episodes of one of the strangest seasons in Doctor Who's history. What did we think, what did we learn, and what are we most looking forward to? And, as always, who would we snog, marry or avoid? Notes and links Thanks to Bob Gilbey (@bobgilbey), Bryan says… (@bryan1981) and DJ Alpha-T (@DJ_AlphaT) for contributing their questions to this episode. As we well know, an anthology of short stories about the life of Ashildr was indeed published in 2015. It was called Doctor Who: Legends of Ashildr, and it includes stories by Justin Richards and James Goss. In the shownotes for last week's episode we discussed the fact that Heaven Sent was nominated for a Hugo Award in 2016, Doctor Who didn't receive any awards at all for its 2015 season. And, since we properly failed to mention it (or even remember it, you might say with some justification), the Jenny Laird Award goes to a season or era's most puzzling creative choice, and the Bonnie Langford goes to someone or something that is surprisingly and delightfully good. And more Our new podcast, The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire, is your number-one source for our ill-considered opinions on the Second RTD Era. Here's our take on The Star Beast, and here's our take on Wild Blue Yonder. Our take on The Giggle will be out on Monday. There's also Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast. Two episodes have been released so far: our commentary on the pilot episode Breakaway, and our commentary on the episode Force of Life. We're still planning to release the next episode after Christmas. Maximum Power continues its journey through Series C of Blakes 7. This week, Servalan kills a bunch of people in Children of Auron. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, yhey were joined by Tom Salinsky to watch all-time fan favourite Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Still coming down from the highs of the 60th, why not take a dip into the 7th Doctor's era with Dylan, John Isles and Gareth Preston?  In this episode they look at DWM comic strip 'Fellow Travellers' written by Andrew Cartmel with art by Arthur Ranson. Then it's  the New Adventure 'All Consuming Fire' by Andy Lane, which sees the 7th Doctor meet Sherlock Holmes.  And finally its nearly Doctor Who with the BBV audio 'The Time Travellers: Ghosts' written by Nigel Fairs. They also answer the burning questions: Who is Evil Dead Granny? Why is the 7th Doctor being a bit of bastard? Who is a knock off Servalan? 

In this episode we chat with Maria Lewis, the author of the new Assassin's Creed novel, Daughter of No One. The novel covers the early years of Roshan and her journey towards joining the Hidden Ones. Maria Lewis is a best-selling author, screenwriter, film curator and pop culture etymologist currently based in Australia. Over the past 17 years of her career, she has built an international reputation as a storyteller across a diverse range of mediums. Our Guests: Maria Lewis: https://twitter.com/moviemazz Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

In this episode dive deep into Mirage's gameplay and mechanics with returning guest Hayete, and new guest LeoK. This was a great conversation, and we end it with a quick discussion of Leo's early impressions of the new Assassin's Creed VR game, Nexus. Our Guests: Hayete: https://twitter.com/HayeteBahadori LeoK: https://twitter.com/LeoKRogue Support the show: Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠⁠ Our Blog: ⁠⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠⁠ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/⁠

Classic sci-fi today and every day

If you think because she is dead, I am weak, then you understand very little. If you were any part of killing her, and you're not afraid, then you understand nothing at all. So, for your own sake, understand this. I am the Doctor. I'm coming to find you, and I will never, ever stop. This week, Rob Valentine drops by to spend four-and-a-half billion years admiring how clever Steven Moffat, Peter Capaldi, Rachel Talalay and Murray Gold are. It's Heaven Sent. Notes and links Here is the full text of the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Shepherd Boy. It's very short. Rob feels that this episode echoes another tale about digging an escape tunnel: The Shawshank Redemption. Here's Morgan Freeman's character red, talking about Tim Robbins's Andy: “I remember thinking it would take a man six hundred years to tunnel through the wall with it. Old Andy did it in less than twenty.” In Viktor E Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning (1959), he argues that the primary human drive isn't pleasure or sex or the avoidance of suffering; instead, he says that we are motivated by a desire for meaning. And finally, after the closing credits, Simon offers us a pick of the week courtesy of his husband, Brian. It's Helen O'Hara's Women vs Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of Women in Film (2021), which talks about the way that female film directors like Rachel Talalay are punished more harshly for their failures than men are. Follow us Nathan is on X as @nathanbottomley, Simon is @simonmoore72, James is @ohjamessellwood, and Rob is @MrRobValentine. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on X at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, Mastodon, and Bluesky, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll go to heroically embarrassing lengths just to tell you how much we love you. And more Did you all enjoy The Star Beast? Of course you did. But if you want to know what we thought, check out our new Doctor Who flashcast, The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire. Like Jodie into Terror before it, The Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire will be released a day or two after each new episode of Doctor Who and will contain our ill-considered and half-baked initial reactions to the episode. Keep an eye out on the new podcast website or on our social media accounts for details. Our second newest podcast is Startling Barbara Bain, our Space: 1999 commentary podcast, whose second episode was released yesterday. In that episode, we talked over the show's second episode (sort of) Force of Life, featuring a young Ian McShane who frankensteins his way around the Moonbase freezing people and causing a great deal of fancy camerawork. Maximum Power is continuing its journey through Series C of Blakes 7. This week, Servalan gets her end away with one of the help in The Harvest of Kairos. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. No new episode last week, instead they recovered from watching perhaps the worst episode of the entire Star Trek franchise, the Star Trek: Voyager episode Threshold.

The Harvest of Kairos Series C, Episode 5 - First broadcast 4 February 1980 And now on Maximum Power, we're manly men coveting Kairopan, as we try and steal The Harvest of Kairos! This week Peter finds teleporting not an unpleasant way to travel because he is a man, Simon is a man who has nothing to say to Servalan, Colin could take The Liberator with a single ship because he's a man, Si was a special kind of man, and Pete would like to discuss that degrading and primitive act to which he was subjected in the control room... He should like you to do it again (because he's a man). Carry on Captain Shad!

Volcano Series C, Episode 3 - First broadcast 21 January 1980 And now on Maximum Power, Mark, Peter, Colin and Nathan have all decided to set up a colony devoted to pacifism not far away from an enormous active volcano containing a leaky nuclear bomb. Things are going just about as well as you might expect when Dayna and Tarrant arrive to patronise them and to cadge some free drinks, while in orbit above the colony, Servalan and the crew of the Liberator find themselves exchanging witty barbs and plumbing new levels of incompetence. Join us as we discuss the thorny political and philosophical issues raised by the pacifist position, in Volcano.

SPOILER WARNING - do not listen to this episode if you have not finished the main story of Mirage. In this episode we share our opinions and experiences of the story, the characters, and the plot twists of Mirage. Support the show: Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community ⁠https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU⁠ Our Blog: ⁠https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed⁠Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: ⁠https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/

It's time for Servalan to wash that man right out of her short hair but will Travis go quietly? Or will he get all shouty in a courtroom. [You've probably guessed which.] Meanwhile, Blake is down and unsafe on a lively planet with a friendly infestation and Avon is safely up in space, monitoring proceedings with amusement/concern*. [*Delete as applicable] But did Jim and Martin find oneness with the episode or was it all a bit of a trial? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods and on Bluesky as @jimcameron.bsky. Thanks for listening!

In our first episode since the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage, we share our first impressions on the game, characters, story and world. We do NOT discuss any end-game story spoilers, lore spoilers so anyone who has played more than the first 2-3 hours of the game will not be spoiled by this episode. Support the show: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LetsTalkAc Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU Our Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreedChannel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/

Season 22, Sontarans, Saward and Spain plus Robert Holmes, Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Servalan herself; The Two Doctors is a must-see recipe for success. Isn't it? The Two Doctors This episode presented by: J.R. Southall With: Jon Arnold Simon Brett Iain Martin

In this short surprise episode Chris and I review the Mirage Red Carpet event where a small number of community members were invited to chat with the dev team, learn more about Mirage, and then 45 minutes playing the opening moments of the game! This was a fantastic event and we were very happy to be included. Big thanks to Clem, Dan and the AC Community Team for inviting us. Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU Our Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ Support the show: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac

In this episode we are joined by new guest Shady, from the Egyptian Assassin's Creed fan community, and returning guest Arshak from AC Landmarks, to explore what Mirage means for Arabs, Muslims and other fans from the Middle East. DISCLAIMER: Shady's connection started out quite poor but did improve a little. I did as much as I could to clean up the audio so we can hear him. Our Guests: Shady Nasr: https://twitter.com/NasrShady Arshak: https://twitter.com/ac_landmarks Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU Our Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassassinscreed Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ Support the show: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac

And then there were 6.  No spoilers here but a big character who was a bit limited and prone to the odd Breakdown has gone the way of his "woman". But whose fault was it? Who is Ronald Travis? What's that on Servalan's head (and dress come to that)? And did Jim and Martin thrive on Pressure Point or did they crack? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 06:30 A walkthrough of the episode 55:01 A review of the episode 2:03:38 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social and on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

Hello everyone and we are back from our summer break! Over the summer Declan decided he wanted to take a break from a show, so we welcome Chris as our new co-host. In this episode we get to know Chris a little better by peppering him with many questions :) ________________ Support the show: Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/59490350⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/letstalkac⁠ ________________ Chat with us on the Animus Hub Discord community: https://discord.gg/UNpfnUj4KU Our Blog: https://www.tumblr.com/letstalkassass... ________________ Channel logos designed by Servalan's Flowers: https://servalansflowers.carrd.co/ ________________

  Straight Outta the Federation talks about the Liberator crew and Servalan, racing to the planet Obsidian for a homebase and rumors of Blake Rojj residing on the planet.  On this episode we are joined by Reading_Hix, Paul Hix of the Waiting for Doom and DCOCD Podcast.     Write to us at prydonian.post@gmail.com www.thehuntresspodcast.com You can also reach us on Bluesky @huestone44 X @SoFederation