Podcasts about sfx weekender

Caleb Woodbridge and P.G. Bell bring you our monthly roundup of news, views and chatter. It’s a short and sweet one this month – just enough time to congratulate Steven Moffat on his new BAFTA, wave goodbye to the Ponds … Continue reading →

“I have been asked if I want to do a 2013 multi-Doctor special…” The sixth Doctor speaks! One of the stars at this year’s SFX Weekender convention, Colin took the opportunity to hold forth on his four decades in show … Continue reading →

“I didn’t stab anybody in the throat…” Eve Myles is a local girl at heart. She may have swapped Cardiff for Los Angeles, but she was thrilled to be back in Wales for an in-depth Q&A at February’s SFX Weekender … Continue reading →

“They went and cast a 12 year old as the Doctor…” It’s time for some words of wisdom from the Seventh Doctor himself, Sylvester McCoy – recorded live at last February’s SFX Weekender. Sylvester was on typically lively form, swapping … Continue reading →

The last show covering this year's SFX Weekender is the Being Human panel featuring it's creator Toby Whithouse, there are SPOILERS if you've not yet seen episode one of being human's fourth series but it's very interesting to hear Whithouse's views on how the show has developed. Before the show ends there's a brief interuption from Davros, who seems to have received something destined for this show. End theme is Doctor Who: Band Aid Mix  If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury_alt or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

This week I thought it safer to hide in the comfort of my TARDIS as I bring you the unique, the unforgettable Brian Blessed at The SFX Weekender 3. Minor swear words may make an appearance but are entirely forgivable in such an inspirational man. End theme is Toxic Adventurer If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury_alt or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

The GS crew were out in serious force at the SFX Weekender event this year.  Did you spot us all?  Well one week later Barry and his syndicated geeks Amy, Ant, Clover, Dion, Matt (The Grampus) and Phil got back around the mic to talk through our experiences in North Wales, good and bad.  You'll find out what it's really like to attend one of the best geek Events in Britain, how to survive it and how to get the best bang for your buck.The episode is a biggie so clear your schedules or, if you'd prefer, nibble us piecemeal as we wade through the major events, guest stars and surprise hits of the show.  Along the way we don hotpants, duck time-travelling ninjas, achieve total-toilet-ambush and discover the voice of a sex-god... among many other treats.We mention YouTube videos that have since become available, so you can see some of the delights on offer.  Click here to see a bunch of them.The Weekender is truly an event to be experienced.  Join us here to help relive the great times you had, or see what you missed out on.  Either way, hopefully we will see you all there in 2013.

Summary: Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith and the Real Keith Dunn talk about the SFX Weekender convention, Being Human 4.1 and 4.2, play some Doctor Who related Just a Minute, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:12 — Welcome! 02:12 – News: […]

More SFX Weekender coverage this week as I bring you the Eve Myles panel, she talks about how she was cast in Dr Who: The Unquiet Dead, how this lead to her role in Torchwood and what John Barrowman gets up to on set. End theme this week is Doctor Qui by Dalekium which can be downloaded here http://whomix.windbubbles.net/remix/421 If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury_alt or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

The dust has settled, the hangovers faded and the cosplay has been packed away for another year. But was this year’s SFX Weekender – one of Britain’s biggest sci-fi and fantasy conventions – worth the trip? It’s safe to say … Continue reading →

The dust has settled, the hangovers faded and the cosplay has been packed away for another year. But was this year’s SFX Weekender – one of Britain’s biggest sci-fi and fantasy conventions – worth the trip? It’s safe to say … Continue reading →

More coverage of The SFX Weekender 3 this week with Colin Baker's panel, the actor talks about appearing on Come Dine With me, his time on Doctor Who and takes audience questions. End theme tune is a remix of the Doctor Who Theme by Tony Gallichan of The Flashing Blade Podcast, Tony can be contacted here show@flashingblade.org.uk If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

“The greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure…” The loudest man in sci-fi (or any other genre, for that matter) was guest of honour at last week’s SFX Weekender in North Wales. P.G. Bell was there to record … Continue reading →

My first show covering this year's SFX Weeekender is the Silvester McCoy Panel, which started with Silv being interviewed by writer Ben Aaronovitch but soon changed when he left the stage and roamed the audience taking questions. End theme this week is I Am Keftor by Shockeye1 If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. 

In which the team try to pin down the essence of genre: what differentiates it from a style; who makes them and how it affects our reading experience.  We go on to discuss the benefits and problems with blurring those boundaries.  Actually, for the first fifteen minutes we try to stop Mattie playing SW:TOR and attempt to discuss a series of books that none of us has actually read - but then we get on topic.  Honestly.The conversation was to have gone on for a good twenty minutes longer but technical difficulties plagued us in the latter part of the episode.  On the plus side, all being well you will be hearing a little more from Scrolls 'somewhere' on the Geek Syndicate Network this month.Genre Blends that we recommend, but didn't have opportunity to discuss properly (or at all in some cases) include Artemis Fowl, the 'Jon Shannow' books, The 'Pax Britannia' series, Coraline, The 'Merrily Watson' series, 'The Tales Of The Otori' series, The Fifth Child, The 'Shadows Of The Apt' series, and Cloud Atlas.  You should google them if they are unfamiliar to you, track down copies and read them.  I would also heartilly recommend reading a short story by William Hope Hodgeson called The Derelict.  It's about a 'ghost' sailing ship, yet has an old-world sci-fi vibe more in line with The Thing than The Fog.  You can read it for free online but I particularly enjoyed the full audio dramatisation from Audio Comics in their Horrorscopes series.  You should definitely give some of those a listen.As a hobby, both Phil and Dion have been entering a Flash Fiction competition on the writer Lily Childs' blog.  These are stories of no more than 100 words, so easy to flick through, tricky to write.  As a tenuous link to encourage people to go take a look (and potentially join in) I offer you my own little genre blender 'Bete Noir.'  We post our stories in the comments section, so you'll need to scrolls down the page to find it.Finally, regarding Jeffrey Kacirk's Forgotten English calendar mentioned near the beginning of the podcast.  The words I was supposed to fit in to conversation was 'Good Man's Croft.'  You won't hear me getting it into conversation for technical reasons that I won't bore you with.  The episode as a whole, though,  may be considered to be a practical modern-day demonstration of the phrase.Hopefully we'll meet some of you lovely people at the SFX Weekender in February.  Until then, keep reading.

A trip back in time to February's SFX weekender who had a rather good Being Human panel with actor Russell Tovey and writer/creator Toby Whithouse who talked about the process of making the show and answered my question about series three. End theme is the album mix of No Touch Pod's  Let's Save Confidential which you can download here for free http://www.netconjurer.co.uk/confidential/index.html  and see the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHZSGOkbzY& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. 

This week more coverage of February's SFX Weekender 2 with Keely Hawes who's interviewed by Nick Setchfield and takes questions from the audience. End theme is the album mix of No Touch Pod's  Let's Save Confidential which you can download here for free http://www.netconjurer.co.uk/confidential/index.html  and see the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHZSGOkbzY& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. 

Another trip back in time to February 2011 for more coverage of the SFX Weekender 2, this week a panel consisting of writers John Courtenay Grimwood, James Lovegrove, Toby Whithouse, Sarah Gifford and James Moran discuss vampire shows and where the genre can go next. Also this week No Touch Pod released Let's Save Confidential which you can download here for free http://www.netconjurer.co.uk/confidential/index.html  and see the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHZSGOkbzY& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.  We're just four episodes from the 100th Tim's Take On so feel free to email some mp3 feedback for that.

Time for a trip in the TARDIS back to February 2011 and a discussion about the direction the new series of Doctor Who has taken featuring writers James Moran, Tobey Whithouse, Paul Cornell and Ben Aaronovitch. End theme this week is I Am Keftor by Shockeye1 If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. 

On this the penultimate episode of the Geek Syndicate weekly podcast Dave and Barry are joined by Scott Grandison, the co-host of Comic Book Outsiders to talk all things geek. News Dragon Age the web series, It's coming,  River Song and Gwen Cooper team up for SFX Weekender 3 and we meet the man who's paying a forture to be a real life Superman Week That Was Ringer, thefades, Terranova, Brillant, Ultimate Spiderman, Teen Titans #1, Superman #1, I Vampire, Aquaman #1 and Blue Beetle #1

In a clip heavy show I celebrate hitting 75 episodes with a bumper length show, this week Torchwood:Miracle Day had it's press launch so there's a few interviews from that, Neil Perryman and his wife sue were interviewed by BBC Radio Tees, Doctor Who featured heavily on Danny Baker's show and I jump in my TARDIS and take you back to February's SFX Weekender 2 where there was not one but two Primevel Panels. You can read Adventures with the wife in space here http://tachyon-tv.co.uk/wife-in-space/ You can download podcasts of Danny Baker's radio show here http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/dannybaker all of my photos of SFX Weekender 2 here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157625989728484 and finally you can see videos of the Primeval Panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baSZErp4Oz8& and here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGC77Vhi-iw& If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

This episode Scrolls flips over the page to see things from the other side in terms of starting out as a writer.  Acting as a companion piece to the Author Interviews recorded at the SFX Weekender we've pulled together three authors who have taken non-traditional approaches to getting their fiction out into the public domain.Joining Phil and Clover in a virtual round-table discussion of their experiences, and the pros and cons of these alternative avenues are:- Barry Nugent (Shadowy Godfather of the Geek Syndicate and author of Fallen Heroes, self published through Lulu's print-on-demand service)Alex Keller (Author of pre-teen steampunk novels Haywired and Rewired, printed by small-press publisherMogzilla) andMark Bell (Author of folk horror novel Binder of Bone, Keeper of Corn which he has published exclusively as an e-book).Here are some additional links to items mentioned in the episode that may be of interest to you:Barry's twitter and Fallen Heroes, the comic http://fallenheroescomicdotcom.wordpress.com/Alex's twitter and website http://alexkelleruk.tumblr.com/ (although I believe a Wordpress blog is in the offing soon)Mark's blog http://sirswithinswift.blogspot.com/Normal Service - i.e. blather, banter and bullshit about books - resumes soon in the next episode 'Life, the Multiverse and Everything.'Keep reading.

Have aspirations of Starting Out as writer?  Want to hear the experiences of veterans and newly established authors?  Look no further.Seizing the unique opportunity provided by the SFX Weekender this year, we collected an array of interviews from authors at various stages of their careers for your aural delectation.  We probe into achieving a publishable standard through proof-readers and tinkering, the benefits (and not) of Agents, and dealing with rejection; gleaning insights along the way on their writing and editorial processes and the mysterious mechanics of the publishing world.Huge thanks to the contributing authors for their time and their trust.  If you have enjoyed their work, or if you would like to ask them any follow up questions having heard these interviews, please post messages at the following sites:Joe Abercrombie - http://www.joeabercrombie.com/Scott Andrews - http://www.eclectica.info/Jonathan Green - http://www.jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com/Peter F Hamilton - http://theunisphere.com/James Lovegrove - http://www.jameslovegrove.com/Andy Remic - http://www.andyremic.com/Adrian Tchaikovsky - http://shadowsoftheapt.com/Authors by and large get very little direct feedback from their readers, so make their day and show them your love (and if you've enjoyed this episode of Scrolls, for goodness sake let them know that as well.  It will increase the likelihood of them letting the bald-nutter-with-the-tiny-microphone interview them again in future.)We will be recording Part 2 in early March, with the Scrolls team discussing topics spinning off from these interviews.  If you have anything occur to you that you'd like us to specifically discuss please contact us in the usual manner tweeting @scrollscast, posting on the forums at www.gsforums.co.uk or e-mailing us atscrolls@hotmail.co.ukKeep writing.  And, er, reading.And listening to us.  Obviously...

Join the guys at the SFX Weekender convention and hear their thoughts on the show. iPhone extra:  PDF with a small preview of the latest issue of the Chloe Noonan comic.  For more information head to http://www.marcellerby.com

Another episode about The SFX Weekender 2, this time I bring you some audio from The SFX Awards which featured not just one but two appearances by Doctor Who Executive Producer/Lead Writer Stephen Moffatt and also Russell Tovey of Being Human appeared on stage to collect Best Cult Hero. The next show, if all goes to plan will be from the USA as I'll be attending the giant Dr Who convention Gallifrey One, a trip I've been planing for a year. Full results of the SFX Awards can be read here http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/02/05/sfx-awards-winners-announced/ You can see my photos of the SFX Weekender 2 here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157625989728484/ You can see video of the K9 panel here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7I9g5jtfVI End theme tune is a remix of the Doctor Who Theme by Tony Gallichan of The Flashing Blade Podcast, Tony can be contacted here show@flashingblade.org.uk If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

An initial first podcast about The SFX Weekender 2. which I returned from today. The event was held in Pontins Holiday Park, Camber Sands from the 3rd-6th February 2011. Guests included Torchwood writer James Moran who kindly recorded something for me. If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. The end theme is dedicated to a few of my friends on twitter and inspired by a debate on there earlier this week.

This week Dave and Barry throw the usual format out of the window to record a special episode dedicated to upcoming SFX Weekender 2 convention. The lads dissect the panels and events taking place and pick out what they're looking forward. There's also an interview about the show with SFX's editor and head honcho Dave Bradley. Enjoy!

In which the most abominable, darkest, nastiest, blackest, vilest, most repellant, disgusting and disgraceful podcasters return to chat about baddies.  Duh! Technically we take a shifty at what makes for a good villain and how they've changed through the years, then we run amok trying to pin down all the different types and sub-types. In reality of course, we ramble off topic, fudge our lines and make things about as difficult for an editor as you can hope to imagine.  It was all them, yer honour.  Honest...   Out of pure spite I've left a c-bomb in so you can all hear what a filthy brute Mattie is in real life.  For shame!   I could list out all the books and occasional films mentioned so you know what you're getting into, but where would be the fun in that?  Discover what weird and random directions our twisted talk takes us by downloading this episode and injecting us... into your brains!   You can send your outraged tweets to us @Scrollscast or @Dion_Scrolls Alternatively you can send your splenetic e-mails to us at scrolls@hotmail.co.uk or... simply assault us physically at the SFX Weekender on the first weekend of February. If your rage is aimed solely at me (Dion) I can also be punched at the Cardiff International Comics Expo on 26th Feb.

Welcome to your podcast guide to the murky underbelly of Geekdom...Geek Syndicate! News Supernatural gets a another season and loses a showrunner. Athena Voltaire Returns!   Week that was Atomic Robo and the Attack of the Vampire Dimension Caprica Runners Smallville The Question 37 Main We have a SFX Weekender debrief session with Editor in chief Dave Bradley   Get Yer Geek on Ninjas!  

Summary: Andy Simpkins, Adam J Purcell and Keith Dunn speculate about the 2010 Doctor Who season, talk about The Vampire Diaries and the SFX Weekender convention, have a 30 second recommendation for the Amtrak Wars novels, find some general news, and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – Intro and theme tune. 01:47 — […]

So here we are at still going at 4am at the end of the SFX Weekender. We discuss the SFX Awards and the Masquerade Ball!

Simon and Wayne are back with another Spiffing Review this time they are joined by Chris Burdett, a fellow podcast enthusiast from Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade, to review their recent trip to SFX Magazine's SFX weekender. The SFX Weekender was a sci-fi convention held at the Pontins in Camber Sands over over the weekend of 5-6 February 2010, plus there's another look into the trailer park. To contact the show you can: email simonandwayne@spiffingreview.com twitter @spiffingreview web http://spiffingreview.com

Join us as we  review the second day of the SFX Weekender.

Join Barry and Dave as we drunkenly (surprise, surprise) record our review of the 1st day of the SFX weekender.  Warning:we were drunk and tired - but don't let that stop you

Welcome back everyone to the world of Geekdom as seen through the crazy eyes of David Montieth and Barry Nugent. Apologies for having to miss a week due to techinal issues but we're now back on track to bring you all the news, reviews and interviews we can lay our grubby hands on. News: Supernatutal season 6 ?, Brightest Day gets some bling, Dracula gets a reboot and news on Sherlock Holmes 2 Week That Was: Heroes,Batman: Battle for the Cowl, 24,Sanctuary Atomic Robo beyond time, Fables Volume 12 and more Main: We get the low down on the upcoming geek extravaganza that is the SFX weekender from the editor of the SFX magazine, David Bradley. Enjoy!

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 178 Running Time: 1:45:02 Live show reviewing Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part 2 with live and recorded feedback, SFX Weekender offer, and more (part 2 of 2). Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton, and Dave Cooper with Ken Deep. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Do you want the Enhanced Podcast AAC file format? Get our Enhanced Podcast version of this episode using our feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshock.xml.

Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 178 Running Time: 1:45:02 Live show reviewing Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part 2 with live and recorded feedback, SFX Weekender offer, and more (part 2 of 2). Hosted by Louis Trapani, James Naughton, and Dave Cooper with Ken Deep. Brought to you by the Gallifreyan Embassy and is a production of Art Trap Productions. This podcast is made possible in part by Podshock Supporting Subscribers and from donations from listeners like you. Do you need the MP3 file format? Get our MP3 version of this episode using our MP3 dedicated feed at http://www.gallifreyanembassy.org/podshock/podshockmp3.xml.

SFX have given the alliance 50 sets of 4 tickets to give away on our shows... all listeners have to do is phone 08700110034 and quote promotional code DWPOD

DEADLINE: Friday 15th January 2010. The Doctor Who Podcast Alliance (that Staggering Stories is proud to be a member of) has organised, in conjunction with SFX Magazine, free tickets to the SFX Weekender convention, on the 5th/6th February 2010, Camber Sands (Pontins Holiday Camp!), East Sussex, England. Guests include Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Gareth David-Lloyd, […]

This weeks episode is Series 4 Episode 1 “Camille” This week, we also have a competition to win a copy of Red Dwarf “Back to Earth” on Bluray, courtesy of Warner Bros Also 10 x 50% and 10 x 30% Discount codes for the SFX Weekender Please feel free to follow us on Twitter Or email us as ScutterCast@RedDwarfForum.com Show notes can be found within the forum Any questions, please feel free to check the FAQ section first This weeks hosts are Darren, Antony, Andy and Nik a Fictionshed.com Production…

This weeks episode is Series 4 Episode 1 “Camille” This week, we also have a competition to win a copy of Red Dwarf “Back to Earth” on Bluray, courtesy of Warner Bros Also 10 x 50% and 10 x 30% Discount codes for the SFX Weekender Please feel free to follow us on Twitter Or email us as ScutterCast@RedDwarfForum.com Show notes can be found within the forum Any questions, please feel free to check the FAQ section first This weeks hosts are Darren, Antony, Andy and Nik a Fictionshed.com Production…