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The Great Derelict
by Andy Poulastides
Step aboard the Great Derelict - a massive long abandoned space dock and join Andy as he explores all the various aspects of Spaceships, Science fiction, and general geekery, In-depth reviews and discussions, bite size shows and little odds and sods
Episodes
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Five years on the Edge of Midnight
Welcome back to the Great Derelict and yes, this one's a little self-indulgent. But it's my podcast, so I'm allowed. Andy is joined by longtime collaborator and friend John Concagh to mark five years of Edge of Midnight, the sprawling, in-universe history of the Federation–Klingon Cold War that...
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Best of Both Worlds at 35
The Great Derelict – 35 Years of The Best of Both Worlds Thirty-five years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation changed television forever with The Best of Both Worlds. The Borg returned, Captain Picard was taken, and viewers were left with one of the greatest cliffhangers in TV history: "Mr.…
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Starfleet Academy and Navycon 2025
This week Andy is joined once again by naval historian, author, and long-time friend of the show Claude Berube. With a new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series on the horizon, they dive into what such an institution might really look like—drawing on Claude's two decades of experience teaching at…
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Star Wars, But With Paperwork: The Bureaucracy of Evil in Andor
Welcome Back to the Great Derelict! With Andor Season 2 just around the corner, Andy is joined by historian and worldbuilder John Concagh to look back at Season 1—the show that took Star Wars, gave it a gravel pit, a manifesto, and a really long coat, and turned it into the best political…
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Into the Expanse: Dragon Tooth
Oye Beltalowda and Inyalowda! Its a surprise Podcast as Andy and Elton jump back into thier grav-couches and dive back into the Expanse to take a look at the Comic book series 'Dragon Tooth' Written by Andy Diggle with art by Rubine Set in the period between the end of Season 6 of the TV show…
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Great Derelict/Black Dog v2 Special - Alien Romulus
+++SPOILER WARNING REPEAT SPOILER WARNING+++ In a special bonus episode (read between the lines - Lee wanted to rant to someone other than his long suffering family) - Andy is joined by Darren and Lee to discuss the latest entry into the Alien franchise Alien: Romulus. Will it wash out the foul...
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Space Dock Jury Episode 300!
Welcome back to Space Dock Jury After a brief hiatus of around 7 years, Andy Lee and Peter return to cast Judgment over 3 Spaceship which have ventured out into the void while they were away The USS Cerritos, The Fondor Accord from Andor and the USCSWTF Covenant from the film we swore we would...
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Ship Building. in. SPACE
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined once again by Claude Berube, and for the first time Mark Vandroff to take a look at what it takes to build ships in space, is it better to build them in orbit, or in corn fields in Iowa? and why don't they build Submarines undersea? You...
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The Bad Batch and SW Animated Universe
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This Week Andy is joined by Catrina as we jump into the Marauder with Gonky and take a look back at the SW Animated Universe shows with the end of the Bad Batch. Beware Spoilers for the end of Bad Batch and Clone Wars You can find more from Catrina here:...
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The Legacy of Homeworld
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This Week Andy is aboard the Mothership while a salvage corvette is pulling Thomas Marrone all the way from Star Trek Online to talk about the seminal sci-fi RTS Homeworld. From its origins and connection to Battlestar Galactica to the imminent release of the...
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Fallout the tv adaptation
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is heading back to the wastelands with Vault Dweller Laura and Darren the Ghoul to talk about the new Amazon adaptation of Fallout Beware spoilers for the Show and Games You can find more of Laura on West vault Radio at www.vault97.com the twitter...
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Historians doing Sci-Fi
Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Chris Kempshall, author of the upcoming 'the Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' to talk about applying the skills and lessons of being a professional Historian to writing in a sci-fi or fantasy setting, Oh and John was there too…
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Fire the Canons!
Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Jim Moon and they take a look at the history of canon, but not the shooty bang bang sort. You can find Jim at Hypnogoria:- http://www.hypnogoria.com and Jim is also on the Blackdog Podcast - http://blackdogpodcast.com And you can…
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Dune Part 2 Spoiler Chat and Spicy Takes!
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is heading back to Arrakis and is joined by Jessie Earl to talk about Part 2 of Denis Villeneuve magnificent adaptation of Dune. Not everything is as you might expect and there is a lot to talk about it, so grab your maker hooks and join us atop...
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What Sci-Fi are we excited for in 2024
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week andy's getting (some of) the band back together as Lee joins him to look ahead at 2024 and see what sci-fi are we excited about, maybe you'll find some gems, maybe we have missed something, let us know what you are looking forward too! You can find Lee...
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Godzilla Minus One
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! We kick off 2024 proper with Andy and Eric venturing the world of Godzilla Minus One and look at how the film reflects Japan's history with WW2 and also current tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. Since Eric is an active duty officer in the US Army he would…
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Round Up
This is Day 12 and we have come to the end of our Star Wars journey, let Rachelle and Andy take you on a retrospective of the last 11 days. What was good? What was bad? Can we ever forgive JJ for Rise of Skywalker? Is Darth Vader worth the hype?!
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12 Days of Star Wars: Rogue One
This is Day 11 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we stray the furthest from the Jedi possible with the war film Rogue One What are Rebellion built on? Does everyone look better with a cape? "In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal...
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12 Days of Star Wars: Solo: A Star Wars Story
This is Day 10 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we branch in to waters unknown, as we enter the world of Star Wars away from the Skywalker's and Jedi! Did you want to know every detail about Han? From how he got his name to how he got is lucky dice?! No nor did we! "Board…
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
This is Day 9 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and at last our hero's have reached the end of the Skywalker Saga! Normally I put a funny joke here, but honestly the movie is enough of a joke on its own! "In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be...
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
This is Day 8 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are welcoming in 2024 with the most controversial film out of the lot!! Is Luke a bit shit? Is Ray wasted? Is Rose really awful?! "The Star Wars saga continues as new heroes and galactic legends go on an epic adventure, unlocking...
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This is Day 7 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are entering the modern Star Wars era! Who are these new characters? Why Does C3PO have a red arm?! What is StarKiller base? Do we even care?! "As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an...
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12 Days of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
This is Day 6 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are at the moment of creation for Darth Vader! Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise??! "Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, while Anakin is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a…
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12 Days of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
This is Day 5 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are in the deep depths of the CGI prequels! Is this as bad as we remember it? (yes) Do we have strong opinions of sand?! (also yes) "Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala,...
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
This is Day 4 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we are about to hit the 21st Century with the prequels! Pod Racing? JarJar? Nabu? Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi? What is there not to love?! "Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may...
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12 Days of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
This is Day 3 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we end the original serise today with the most controversial of the original 3 movies. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film from the Star Wars franchise. Can we get over the Ewoks? Are they really that bad? Are they…
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12 Days of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
This is Day 2 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and today we are venturing to cold cold planets and exposing deep family secrets. We have teamed up with The Narrative Labyrinth to bring you the 12 Days of Star Wars #12DaysOfStarWars. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film...
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12 Days of Star Wars: Star Wars
This is Day 1 on our journey across the Star Wars universe and we start where it all began, a long time ago in the 1970s. We have teamed up with The Narrative Labyrinth to bring you the 12 Days of Star Wars #12DaysOfStarWars. Each day for the next 12 days we are watching a film from the Star Wars...
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The Derelict does the Dominion War
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! ghuy'cha'! ghuy'cha'! which might be Klingon for Achtung, depending on the translator. This week Andy is joind once again by Eric to take a deep dive into the Dominion War and ask if it was as black and white as we might have believed, was the Dominion just…
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Is Thrawn a baddie?
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! We're back after an unscheduled hiatus with a look at everyones favourite red eyed blue skinned Admiral, Mitth'raw'nuruodo, or Thrawn to his friends, Andy is joined by John and Nathan to look at how his character has evolved over the years and ask if he's still…
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The Road Home to Babylon 5
Welcome aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is honoured to welcome back Gillian, Satai of the grey council as we take a rather unexpected but very welcomed return to Babylon 5 with the surprise animated movie 'The Road Home' We talk about the story, the cast old and new and what the film...
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10 years on: Star Trek Into Darkness
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is Joined by Charlotte as we Boldly go where no-ones has ever returned before, to re-evaluate one of the most divisive Star Trek films of all time, Into Darkness and ask if its really as bad as I remember? You can find Charlotte here:...
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The Art of We have Engaged the Borg
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is STILL going on about that Book he wrote with Eric, but this week is joined by Hye and Ste to talk about the art and design of the book, from the wonderful LCARS pages to Ste's fantastic paintings and logo You can find all the socials for the…
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Writing the Wolf 359 Project
Welcome back to the Great Derelict In this slightly self serving episode Andy is joined by Eric to talk about the book they have just released 'We Have Engaged the Borg: The Oral history of the Battle of Wolf 359' You can find all the socials for the Book as well as the link to read it here:...
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Talking to Andy Diggle about Incubus, The Losers and Expanse at Lawless
Oye Beltalowda and Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is interviewing Andy at the Lawless Comic Con to talk about his career and most importantly his new series The Expanse Dragons Tooth, a sequel comic to the Expanse. You can find Andy on Twitter here:...
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Pondering Picard S3
Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week the Andy is reconvening the Admiralty and is joined by Hye and the Llama God to take a look at Picard S3 and ask is it any good or at the very least was it better than Season 1 and 2? You can find the Llama god on Twitter:...
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Interlude 6: The Return of the Undiscovered Country
Welcome back to the Great Derelict! So after an unintended extended hiatus (sorry was galavanting) I return with the episode i asked you all to contribute to before I left so there wouldn't be a gap in the schedule, don't you just love it when things like that all line up? Anyway enjoy a…
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The Fleet Museum from Star Trek Picard
Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy is joined by Claude Berube the Director of the US Naval Academy Museum to take a look at the Starfleet Museum shown in Star Trek Picard Season 3 We look at how it compared to current museums and some of the challenges it might face and why…
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Audio Drama with Rob Valentine
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy after 10 years of podcasting finally decides to speak to an expert and is joined by Rob Valentine to talk about Audio Dramas (not Audio books) You can find Rob on twitter here: https://twitter.com/MrRobValentine And you can find more of Andy here:...
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Kang, Kang and more Kangs and the state of the MCU
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is still messing around with Multiverses and is joined by Steve Lacey to try and get a handle on this Kang fellow and what it means for the MCU going forward Beware spoilers for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania You can find Steve on the Birdapp:...
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Alternate History
Welcome back to the Great Derelict In this timeline Andy overslept so he was late to his geography GCSE and so Jim and Elton were his co-hosts on Space Dock Jury! wibbly wobbly timey wimey They have come back to discuss the genre of Alternate History and how it connects to Sci-Fi You can find Jim...
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Children of Men
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week Andy is joined by Ness as they take a deep dive look at the 2006 Masterpiece 'Children of Men' Ness can be found on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thixotropic And you can find more of Andy on Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@Andy3E and his other…
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Breaking down the Borg
Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy has noticed the atmosphere onboard the Derelict is 39.1 °C, with 92% humidity, 102 kPa atmospheric pressure, and trace amounts of tetryon particle which can only mean one thing! his heating bill is going to be through the roof! Also Hye has...
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Deus ex
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is joined by Sampo as we dive into the world of dark glasses, conspiracy theories and never asking for this as we look at Deus Ex, from the original in 2000 to a hopeful sequel to mankind divided coming sometime we hope! You can hear Sampo…
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Looking forward to 2023 in Sci-Fi
Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy is wintering at the Narrative Labyrinth so he's taken over Rachelle's recording studio to take a look ahead to some of the Sci-Fi sows we can look forward to in 2023. You can find Rachelle on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/StrangeRachelle and the...
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A look back at Andor
Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Andy and Llama are on Program for a look back at the recent Star Wars series Andor, We take a look at how the show shows us the mundanity of evil present in the Empire, why Swimming lessons are important even in a galaxy far far away, and how 2...
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Interstellar
Welcome back the Great Derelict This week Andy has quite literally JUST finished re-watching Interstellar and by some amazing co-incidence Rachel has arrived to have a chat about it, come and see what we think about Christopher Nolans 2014 Masterpiece as we ask: is it long enough? or could it use...
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Bollywood Sci-Fi
Welcome back aboard the Great Derelict! This week Eli returns and has brought Inigo to give Andy an introduction to Sci-Fi from South Asia. From Koi... Mil Gaya to PK an Love Story 2050 Inigo and Eli give us a little taste at some of the best Sci-fi films to come out of Bollywood. You can find…
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Interlude V: The Interlude Strikes Back!
Welcome back to the Great Derelict Its another Interlude!, probably the best one yet but what do you think? Featuring Contributions from Elton: https://twitter.com/EltonMcManus Jeff: AMO: https://twitter.com/bOrgCastAMO Rachel: https://twitter.com/StrangeRachelle Zoe:...
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Interlude IV
Welcome back to the Great Derelict This week, Andy is having the Derelict fumigated to deal with a nasty Xenomorph infestation and since no-one has stopped him yet we're doing another Interlude, normal service will be resumed next week...or will it? Featuring Contributions from Ethan Murray -...
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Step aboard the Great Derelict - a massive long abandoned space dock and join Andy as he explores all the various aspects of Spaceships, Science fiction, and general geekery, In-depth reviews and discussions, bite size shows and little odds and sods
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