Andor // The wrong side of the law // Sleeper Beach

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 [email protected]🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.