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http://youtu.be/l9isws7KJ_o This week I had a chat with indie game developer Daniel Linssen about his upcoming Steam release 'The Sun And Moon'. Australia based Daniel won 'Ludum Dare 29', with this platformer that has a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface. The goal is always straightforward - collect the three orbs in the level and jump into the wormhole - but spikes, endless drops and impossible heights make this more and more difficult. View the Steam page here.  Geektown Podcast 27: Game Developer Daniel Linssen - The Sun And Moon If you have iTunes, you can click here to subscribe to the Geektown Podcast, or just click below to listen or download! The post Geektown Podcast 27: Game Developer... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

http://youtu.be/_Kw0ruzLrYw In this week's podcast, we're talking to veteran games developer Mike Diskett. Mike used to work at Peter Molyneux's Bullfrog where he helped develop the classic PC and Amiga game Syndicate, and was lead on the follow up, Syndicate Wars. Since those days, he's worked across the industry on games such Theme Park, Startopia, Grand Theft Auto IV and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes. Now based in Australia with his own company (Five Lives Studios), he's developing a new game, which most people consider to be the 'spiritual successor' to the Syndicate series - Satellite Reign. After a sucessful Kickstarter campaign, Satellite Reign is due to arrive on Steam Early Access in December 2014, where you'll be able guide your own team of agents to help free the masses from the stranglehold of the mega-corporations... or to take control for yourself... For more info, visit satellitereign.com Geektown Podcast 26: Mike Diskett - Satellite Reign If... Support this show http://supporter.

This week, we spoke to Wanda Bertram, the producer of a newly funded Kickstarter documentary called A Brief History of Time Travel: A Mindbending Documentary! Over the past 3 years, director Gisella Bustillos and her team have been interviewing personalities like Bill Nye ("the Science Guy"), legendary game designer Tim Schafer and Robopocalypse author Daniel Wilson about time travel, and how it relates to pop culture and science. Time travel is one of the most contagious ideas in science fiction. In a society where time is a unit of value and instant gratification is prized, the idea of traveling through time offers a means of escape. And our obsession with time travel is growing: in the last decade, it's appeared more than ever in books, movies, and pop culture. What makes time travel so powerful that it resonates in each of us, and to what lengths are we going today to make it a reality? A Brief History of Time Travel is the biography of an idea, chasing time travel from the... Support this show http://sup

Over the weekend I headed up to Manchester to take a look at PlayExpo 2014 at Event City. There was a lot of cool stores, some tv bits and pieces, and a huge retro gaming area of old SNES, SEGA and pinball machines. However the area that really captured my attention was the indie gaming section, full of new and in-development independent games. I got chatting with a number of the developers and publishers which you can hear on the podcast below (at the bottom of this post), but I've also included videos of the games in this post so you can see what we're talking about! Schrödinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark http://youtu.be/TuMJrB0Mw6c Schrödinger’s Cat is a wacky & colourful puzzle laden platform game, set in a unique quantum physics world. A disaster at a subatomic holiday destination has caused all the primitive particles to escape! Help Schrödinger’s Cat round them up. Steam | Website TerraTech http://youtu.be/p93NgmRAV3A As Earth’s population... Support this show http://supporter.acast.co

http://youtu.be/LaX5AfFYWvE In this week's podcast we got the chance to have a chat with director Dominique Schilling and actress Marion Ross about their new movie A REASON. Dominique is a Swiss German film maker and writer who's previously worked on short films, music videos and documentaries. A Reason is her first foray into feature films, and the movie has been getting a great response, winning multiple awards on the festival circuit. Marion Ross has been working in tv & film for over 60 years, but is probably best know as Mrs C - the mother of the Cunningham family in the smash hit TV show Happy Days. Marion has worked pretty much every year of her long career, appearing in an incredible range of movies and shows, such as Gilmore Girls, The Love Boat, Hot in Cleveland, even voice work as Spongebob Squarepants's grandmother! A Reason stars Magda Apanowicz (Continuum, Caprica) as Serena - a young, gay introvert, and Nick Eversman (Get On Up, Missing) as Nathan, her... Support this show http://supporter.

http://youtu.be/jamwIaTdMhE In this week's podcast we got to talk to Director Philip Shih about his new slasher flick REAPER, starring Danny Trejo (Machete Kills, TV’s Sons Of Anarchy) and Vinnie Jones (Lock Stock, X-Men: The Last Stand, TV’s Elementary). This inventive slasher that follows a death row inmate who survives execution and returns as a supernatural force known as Reaper. Descending on an isolated hotel which happens to be the meeting place of some very dangerous players, the Reaper’s thirst for blood is only matched by one wily girl’s thirst for survival. Geektown Podcast 22: Reaper Director Phillip Shih If you have iTunes, you can click here to subscribe to the Geektown Podcast, or just click below to listen or download! The post Geektown Podcast 22: Reaper Director Phillip Shih appeared first on

http://youtu.be/sXRpz-Mcz7k This week we had the chance to have a chat with the actor Harry Treadaway about his new movie Honeymoon, and his role as Victor Frankenstein in Sky Atlantic's brilliant Penny Dreadful. Honeymoon is a psychological horror starring Harry and Game Of Thrones' Rose Leslie (Ygritte - you know nuffin Jon Snow!), as newlywed couple Paul and Bea, who set off to Bea's family cabin for a romantic honeymoon getaway... As you might expect when 2 people decide to take a romantic trip, alone, into a cabin in a dense woodland, things start to go a bit awry, as Bea's behaviour becomes more and more strange, and thinks go from 'a little off', to 'full on crazy!' Harry has been acting since 2005, and is currently starring as Victor Frankenstein in Penny Dreadful, but you may also have seen him playing Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris in the critically acclaimed 'Control'. He also appeared in the recent Lone Ranger remake and and the brilliantly named Cockneys vs... Support this show http://suppor

http://youtu.be/W_62ZKR9rK0 This week we got the fantastic opportunity to attend the red carpet premiere in Birmingham for the launch of BBC's brilliant Peaky Blinkers Series 2! The show returns to our TV screens on Thursday 2nd October at 9pm on BBC 2, but we got to take a sneak peak at the first episode... And it's fantastic! Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby, leader of the Peaky Blinders gang, along with his brothers Arthur (Paul Anderson) and John (Joe Cole), and of course, the matriarchal  Aunt Polly (Helen McCrory). Joining the cast this season is also Cillian's Inception co-star (and of course, Batman's Bane) Tom Hardy, along with World Without End & Edge of Tomorrow star (as well as Tom's wife) Charlotte Riley. (Thanks to the folk at polaroidsandpolarbears.co.uk for the photos!) The podcast below consists of all our red carpet interviews with the stars, plus the Q&A session with the cast conducted after the premiere, hosted by broadcaster Andrew... Support this show http://supporter.acast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri6z2xEzhE4 This week I had a nice chat with Emmy-nominated Composer and two-time Grammy-nominated musician Jeff Russo. Jeff is currently composing music for the 2nd season of  the truly excellent TV show Fargo along with the 2nd season of  the Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson produced drama Power AND the new CSI:Cyber starring James Van Der Beek and Patricia Arquette. Add to that the fact that he's also founding member, lead guitarist and co-songwriter of two-time GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum selling rock band, TONIC, and it's fair to say, Jeff is a busy guy! Thankfully he managed to squeeze in half an hour to have a chat with us about his life, work composing for tv & film, and juggling all that whilst still gigging with a successful rock band! Listen to the podcast below, or if you want to hear more of Jeff's music, you can download the Fargo TV Original Soundtrack here. Geektown Podcast 19: Interview with Composer Jeff Russo If you... Support this show http://supporter.acas

http://youtu.be/-Nx5DmK-umw This week's podcast was an interview with the actor Tom Benedict Knight, who, if you saw the first half of the excellent Houdini miniseries which aired on Channel 4 last Sunday, you may recognise as Dash, Houdini's younger brother (trailer above).  If you didn't catch it, it's available here on 4OD and i urge you to go and watch before part 2, next Sunday at 9pm. Since bursting into the acting scene in 2011 Tom Benedict Knight has enjoyed a wide range of roles in features like Kick Ass 2 alongside Chole Grace Moretz and Arron Taylor Johnson, as well as the upcoming Universal Studios motion picture Dracula Untold alongside Luke Evans and Dominic Cooper. Tom also stars in the role of Michael Franzese in God The Father, the life story biopic of 'La Cosa Nostra' boss Michael Franzese, the Mob boss who became a Minister of the Church, directed by Simon Fellows with Academy Award winner and nominee D.O.P Vilmos Zsigmond. God The Father is due for it’s US... Support this show http://suppo

http://youtu.be/vJI-KXARcGg This week, we've been talking to film director Luke Massey about his first feature, which is out now in the UK called 'The Captive' (aka Armistice). The movie stars Joseph Morgan, who you'll probably know best as Niklaus Mikaelson in the excellent Vampire Diaries and The Originals, and  co-stars Matt Ryan, who's about to appear as the lead in NBC's new tv show Constantine (although you may recognise him as the voice of Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag). Royal Marine A.J Budd (Joseph Morgan – Vampire Diaries, Immortals) awakes in a mysterious house and is forced to fight for his life everyday against grotesque inhuman opponents. Trapped alone in an unchanging prison of unbreakable routines, he must kill every day or die himself. As days stretch into years, the isolation and unceasing violence threaten his very soul. The Captive is a gripping, brutal, psychological film with a supernatural edge that charts one man’s fight to preserve... Support this show http://suppor

http://youtu.be/RR5qJHEubfM In this weeks podcast we're talking to Magician, Burlesque Artist, Model and Fire Performer - Jasz Vegas. As her name suggests, Jasz Vegas performs a style of magic that is unlike any other performer on the scene. She combines it with her dazzling burlesque skills, has edge and brings a truly contemporary feel to the magic and burlesque scene. You may have caught Jasz on BBC Three's Killer Magic pilot in April, and if you enjoyed the show, you'll be pleased to know it's back for a full series in the Autumn on BBC Three. In the podcast we do discuss the trick she performed on there, and if you'd like to see it, it's on the Killer Magic tv air date page here. You can find out more about Jasz by liking her Facebook page here, and following her on Twitter @JaszVegas. Geektown Podcast 16: Interview With Jasz Vegas (Killer Magic) If you have iTunes, you can click here to subscribe to the Geektown Podcast, or just click below to listen or... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ge

This week's podcast is rather timely, as Falling Skies, the show which he's recently joined, is about to start airing it's 4th season tomorrow night (Tues 15th July) at 9pm on Fox UK. Today we spoke to actor Treva Etienne, who's wide ranging TV and film credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Angel, 24, Terminator Salvation, London's Burning, Casualty, The Bill, Only Fools & Horses, and Desmond's.  His latest role sees him joining Noah Wilde's 2nd Mass to help fend off the ongoing alien invasion of Earth by the six-legged, trouble making 'Skitters', and their overlord masters. For more info on Treva, you can get his Twitter account here, or his IMDB page here. Geektown Podcast 15: Interview With Falling Skies Actor Treva Etienne If you have iTunes, you can click here to subscribe to the Geektown Podcast, or just click below to listen or download! The post

We're back, and once again Geektown is chatting with some of the best composers working in US film & TV right now. Last week I got to have a video chat with composer Dan Licht, the man behind the music of serial killer tv show 'Dexter', medical drama 'Body of Proof' and also provided additional music for 'The Blacklist. Dan has also worked on a number of films, including  'Children of the Corn II' and 'Hellraiser: Bloodline', along with video games such as the 'Silent Hill' franchise, and the excellent 'Dishonored'. Over a long and varied career, Dan has travelled the world collecting weird and wonderful instruments, as well as finding new and interesting ways to play more traditional ones! He's recently completed the Soundtrack Album for Dexter Season 8, and is currently working on the second season of The Red Road, starring Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Stargate: Atlantis) For more about Dan and his music, click here. Geektown Podcast 14: Interview With Dexter... Support this show http://supporter.acast

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with the award winning and best selling author Craig Johnson. Craig is best know for his series of novels centred around Wyoming county sheriff Walt Longmire, all of which have been in the New York Time best sellers list, and have spawned the hit tv show Longmire, which is currently airing it's 2nd season on TCM in the UK. His new novel  is due out on the 13th May 2014, and follows the story of the Wyoming county sheriff as he heads to the adjacent county to investigate a by-the-book detective who has seemingly committed suicide. Walt wants to know what might have driven his old friend to take his own life, but over the course of the investigation, he uncovers suppressed evidence, and dark secrets that could claim even more lives if he can't solve the case soon... You can get all Craig Johnson's books on Kindle here, or buy them from 'The Murder Room' here. Geektown Podcast 13: Interview Longmire Author Craig Johnson If you... Support this show http://supporter.acast.c

Whilst at Birmingham Comic Con this weekend, I had the opportunity to sit in on a round table discussion with the ladies from Sleepy Hollow, including Nicole Beharie (Lt. Abbie Mills, the police partner of Tom Mison's Ichabod Crane), Katia Winter (Katrina Crane - Ichabod's wife, who's stuck in purgatory), and Lyndie Greenwood (Jenny Mills, the kick-ass sister of Abbie). Sleepy Hollow is a modern day retelling of the classic Washington Irving story of Ichabod Crane, and his encounter with the Headless Horseman. In this version however, it's Ichabod who beheads the horseman, only to be 'killed' in the process. Skip forward to modern day, and Crane awakes to find himself buried in a cave, a man out of time... After befriending Lt. Abbie Mills, the pair discover they are prophesied to be the 'two witnesses' to the Apocalypse. Deciding that's probably not the best job in the world, the duo battle to quash the oncoming evil, and prevent the end of days. Sleepy Hollow has recently finished airing... Support this sho

Thanks to the lovely folk at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, last week we got the chance to talk to the man, the legend, that is Warwick Davis! Warwick is of course best know for playing Wicket in Star Wars, Willow in Willow, Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter, and a rather warped version of himself in BBC's Life's Too Short. However, he's currently touring the UK with his newly formed 'Reduced Height Theatre Company', which, as the name rather suggests, is the first theatre company made up entirely of actors of a reduced height! Their first project is a performance of 'See How They Run', a farce by Philip King. As you'd expect from a farce, it has mistaken identity, horseplay,  improbable situations, and of course, lots of doors and vicars! See How They Run will be at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry - 3rd - 8th of March, then all over the country till May 10th.  For more information and to buy tickets for the performance at the Belgrade Theatre click here, or for the full... Support this show http://supporte

http://youtu.be/bTzA9NAz9cc To help celebrate the release of Sky 1's excellent puppet fantasy show Yonderland on DVD on the 17th February 2014, we've got a special little bonus interview with one of the show's stars - Ben Willbond. Ben of course was part of the Horrible Histories team, but has also starred in BBC's Rev, and The Thick Of It, and Channel 4's Black Books. Yonderland stars the cast of BBC's Horrible Histories, and takes mum Debbie Maddox (Howe-Douglas) on an unexpected journey to an extraordinary world inhabited by a collection of eccentric and usually idiotic characters with only an Elf (and his grumpy stick 'Nick') by her side to guide her. The show has a mix of actors who play multiple parts, and the puppetry genius of long-time Jim Henson collaborators, Baker Coogan. We previously spoke to the cast just before Yonderland aired on Sky 1, and if you want to hear that interview, you can find it on the Yonderland show page here and we also spoke to Martha and... Support this show http://supporter

http://youtu.be/bTzA9NAz9cc To help celebrate the release of Sky 1's brilliant family puppet fantasy show Yonderland on DVD on the 17th February 2014, I had the chance to have another chat with 2 of it's stars - Martha Howe-Douglas & Laurence Rickard. Martha Howe-Douglas plays the main star, Debbie in Yonderland. She is also best known for playing the receptionist Donna Parmar in the soap Doctors and appearing as various characters in the children's series Horrible Histories. Laurence "Larry" Rickard plays Wizard Bradley and Scribe Elder Ho-Tan in Yonderland. He is also one half of the comedy writing/performance duo "Larry and George", and has written for  The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Charlotte Church Show and The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson, as well as children's programme Me and My Monsters. Yonderland stars the cast of BBC's Horrible Histories, and takes mum Debbie Maddox (Howe-Douglas) on an unexpected journey to an extraordinary world inhabited by... Support this show http://su

http://youtu.be/ruVv2SiJlc0 In this new podcast, we're chatting to a young actor called Bryan McClure, who's about to take on the role of Cadet Bradbury in Space Command, an epic new movie franchise from prolific screenwriter Marc Zicree (Sliders, Star Trek: TNG, DS9). Bryan got the role after beating 7000 entries in a global talent search for the movie! McClure has also guest starred in Sky 1's Hawaii Five-O, and worked with Colin Hanks in the film Lucky. Space Command is a new and original science fiction franchise created by award-winning writer/director Marc Scott Zicree, which follow the bold adventures in space of the United Planet’s Space Command, a dedicated group of scientists, soldiers and adventurers exploring and taming the vast expanse of our solar system for human colonization. You can find more about Bryan here, and more about Space Command here! Geektown Podcast 09: Actor Bryan McClure - Space Command If you have iTunes, you can click here to... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gee