Starship Alexandria

For the nineteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma talks about why Avatar: The Last Airbender (the original animated series!) is such a joy to watch. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the eighteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about a show he loves which is impossible to enthuse about without spoilers: The Good Place. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the seventeenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma recommends a TV show that is not for those who want a happy, easy story; The Leftovers. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the sixteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian recommends another animated show, Arcane. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the fifteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma explains why she loves The Thick of It. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com

For the fourteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian's love for Black Sails leads into a conversation involving eels, face blindness and the movie Heat. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the thirteenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, it's Emma's turn to talk about an animated series that she loves: Invincible. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com

For the twelfth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about why he loves the show Green Wing so much (and what the medical professionals in our lives have thought of it). If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com

For the eleventh day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma sings the praises of The Royle Family and explains why it's so special to her.  If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the tenth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian talks about What We Do in the Shadows (the TV show that is) and sneaks in a bonus extra TV show recommendation. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the ninth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma talks about a show that is both cosy and horrific. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com

For the eighth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian enthuses about an animated series that people recommended to him because of his novel Alien Clay. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the seventh day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma's choice is another show from the 1970's, but a lot less fantastical that the one from yesterday! If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the sixth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Adrian evokes the drama of a classic SF show from the 1970's. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com  

For the fifth day of the 2025 Starship Alexandria advent calendar, Emma tries to put into words how much she loves season five of an unusual television show. If you'd like to support the show, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/c/starshipalexandria/home Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance   Adrian's most recent book: Starseer's Ruin https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/hb-starseers-ruin-eng-2025 Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com