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These are the voyages of the Podcast, Spocklight. Our continuing mission: to explore the ’Star Trek’ franchise from a non-Trekkie perspective.
Episodes
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
The Spocklight crew go back to where they belong - Lower Decks, as we review the second season of the adult animated comedy of the Star Trek Universe. We trace the various character arcs over the season and discuss that cliffhanger in-depth whilst speculating what awaits for Season 3 and the future of the show but will Liam make good on his threat to not appear for episodes covering Lower Decks after his disdain for the first season or will he be won over and end up low-key loving the show like Matt?! Take the turbolift back to the floor with us and listen now to find out!
WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS SEASON 2!
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Liam and Matt are joined by Writer of Channel 5’s Blood and ITV’s Hollington Drive, Sophie Petzal, to discuss Star Trek Voyager episode, Macrocosm
Sophie tells us why this was a pivotal Trek episode for her growing up, Liam makes the case that Kate Mulgrew deserved a better action adventure after clearly spending plenty of time in the gym for the episode and Matt Criticises the flashback structure of the story.
We also get to hear the behind the scenes stories of bringing Blood and Hollington Drive to the small screen from Sophie, as well as her thoughts on Star Trek Discovery and Picard.
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod
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EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com
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You can find Sophie @Sonic_Screwup on Twitter
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Singer/Songwriter and Star of one-woman musical, The Geek Shall Inherit, Hattie Snooks, joins us to discuss all things Reginald Barclay as we analyse Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, Hollow Pursuits.
We discuss fan reaction to the episode and the character of Barclay, examine the psychological reasons behind his Holodeck fantasies and pick apart the realities of what working with the TNG crew would actually be like. All that, plus a live rendition of the opening song from Hattie’s show, all about the man of the hour himself - Reginald Barclay
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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You can find Hattie @hattiesnooks on Twitter and Instagram
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Liam, Matt and Paul reunite round the mic for the first time since March 2020 for this very special Star Trek Draft episode of Spocklight as we each pick our own Starship, Crew and Villain to create a brand new Trek movie/TV Pilot storyline.
BUT who will emerge victorious?! Dear Listener, it's up to you! Once you've listened to the episode, head straight over to @spocklightpod on Twitter to vote for your favourite pitch!
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod
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Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
In a special Halloween episode of Spocklight, Empire Magazine stalwart, Chris Hewitt, returns to the podcast to examine Jeremy Saulnier’s 2015 Horror-Thriller, Green Room, starring Patrick Stewart and Anton Yelchin.
We break down the movie asking the big questions - Did Tad deliberately send The Ain’t Rights to their doom? Would Darcy and his Neo-Nazi gang really have ever let the band go? Will Pat survive? Can Gabe be trusted? The answers to all these and much more await you as we run down our favourite siege movies and pick our Desert Island Bands.
Tell those Nazi Punks to f*ck off by downloading now!
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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You can find Chris @ChrisHewitt on Twitter and @ctah1976 on Instagram
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
For our 5th anniversary travel back in time with us to the first year of Spocklight as we present a selection of the best moments from our Star Trek movie reviews and ranking with special guests Adam Johnston (The Composer of our theme tune and Host of The Pretending with Dice podcast), Greg Lock (Director of Star Trek Fan Film, Ambush), Tom Stock (Bass in Brightlight City), Stephen Trumble (Comedian and host of 50 Uses for the word Love), Ross Okoye (Founder of Ages Apparel), Eleanor Parker (Host of the Bygones podcast), Rebecca Shortall (Comedian), Tom Saville (Treehouse Digital) and Robert Sallin (Producer of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
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EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com
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Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
As part of our tributes to legendary Filmmaker, Richard Donner, who we had the honour of interviewing on the Podcast in 2017, we make good on our promise to him to watch and discuss what he considered to be one of his most unfairly overlooked movies, Inside Moves.
We explore this 1980 hidden gem from Donner's filmography, praising the incredible lead performance from John Savage and examining the weighty themes that the film deals with - Depression, suicide, disabilities and the importance of friendship.
Featuring excerpts from our interview with Dick, this is a celebration of a film that deserves a lot more eyes on it and a proper Blu-ray release in the UK so come join us for this very special episode, it will be one of the best moves you've ever made!
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
TWITTER - @spocklightpod
INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/
EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com
Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
With Paul waylaid by the possibility of football coming home, Liam and Matt welcome Cam Smith from the Spy Hards and Subspace Transmissions podcasts to discuss one of his favourite episodes of the often overlooked Star Trek series, Enterprise.
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
TWITTER - @spocklightpod
INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod
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EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com
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You can find Cam @camvsmith on Twitter and the SpyHards and Subspace Transmissions podcasts wherever you catch your pods.
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Boyd Hilton of Heat, Empire and Pilot TV, returns to the podcast to discuss iconic Star Trek episode, The City on the Edge of Forever, and his love of The Original Series in general whilst calling James Dyer a bellend a lot.
We break down the episode discussing the success of its emotional core, Harlan Ellison’s original vision, how the story went on to inspire many other Sci-Fi stories to come as far and wide as Alex Garland's Devs and 90s Nicholas Lyndhurst Sitcom, Goodnight Sweetheart, and Paul gives us the lowdown on the scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor thanks to previous guest, Roger Lay Jr’s Roddenberry Vault.
As usual you can find SPOCKLIGHT on:
TWITTER - @spocklightpod
INSTAGRAM – @spocklightpod
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/spocklightpod/
EMAIL - spocklightpod@gmail.com
Please Follow, like, share and all that good stuff.
You can find Boyd @boydhilton on Twitter and the Pilot TV Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you catch your pods.
Credit for our wonderful theme music goes to the incredibly talented, Adam Johnston’s, you can find more of his work at - https://adamjohnstonuk.bandcamp.com/
Our beautiful artwork was created by Stephen Trumble, see more at http://www.stephentrumble.com
Huge thanks to Russell Honeywell for post production support
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Back in 2017 we sat down to interview the legendary Director of Superman, The Goonies, Lethal Weapon and The Omen, Richard Donner, who sadly passed away earlier this week at the grand old age of 91. To commemorate the great man we decided to re-release the Interview with a newly specially recorded tribute from ourselves.
Join us as Dick shares anecdotes and behind the scenes stories on the making of Superman: The Movie, The Goonies, Scrooged, his episodes of the Twilight Zone and even Lethal Weapon 4. We also delve into the complicated history of Superman II and Dick's eventual Director's cut as well as getting some, at the time, exclusive news from the man himself on the sadly never to be, Lethal Weapon Finale.
We would never be able to thank Dick enough for giving his time for us to interview him in such an in-depth manner, the man was a Legend, Dick Donner R.I.P.