Transformers One

If you've been missing the transforming robots in the podcast of late, never fear, they are here! We look at a recent effort to tell an origin story for some classic characters, and find it largely successful. Yes, it's Transformers One.

Gareth Bowley drops in the discuss the superlative series 'Around the World with Willy Fog', which adapts some classic literature via the medium of cartoon anthropomorphic animals! Hey, now the story must go on, 'cause a lot of time has gone. We must be ready to go awaaaaaay.....

Ulysses shows some surprising willingness to trust someone that nearly leads to universal chaos (literally!), and his crew are awakened, but there has to be a catch...Covering the episodes 'At the Heart of the Universe' and 'The Magician in Black'.

Back to the realm of Dungeons and Dragons for one episode with a nauseating premise and ending, and another that is a high point in the series. Will Venger be veritably vanquished?Covering the episodes 'The Last Illusion' and 'The Dragon's Graveyard'.

Paul Monk returns to the podcast to look over a Hanna-Barbera classic that brings together many favourite characters from other series, and some that are definitely not supposed to be characters they couldn't get the rights to, oh no....We examine a couple of episodes of 'Laff-a-lympics'.

Why does No-No make such an inappropriate request? What is the truth? And should King Minos be a bit more imaginative about his punishments?Covering the Ulysses 31 episodes 'The Hidden Truth' and 'Lost in the Labyrinth'.

Back to the magical realms, where we discover the importance of clear communication and understand a little more why one of the group is even friends with the rest. Not sure why the Care Bears' less cute cousins had to get involved, though....Covering the episodes 'The Traitor' and 'Day of the Dungeon Master'.

Welcoming special guest Rod Brown to the podcast to talk about the sublime 'Perils of Penelope Pitstop', a series full of absurd antics and convoluted contrivances. Heyulp!Covering the episodes 'Jungle Jeopardy' and 'The Terrible Trolley Trap'.

Another pair of trips in the 31st century, in which we wonder what Ulysses has against birds, and how he fails to notice that he's just run into two guys with the same name.Covering the episodes 'Before the Flood' and 'The Magic Spells of Circe'.

Back to the magical realm of Dungeons and Dragons to find out about the treasure of Tardis, er, Tardos. Are we really about the meet the most dangerous creature in the realms? And what do the team do when they encounter a father figure?Covering the episodes 'The Treasure of Tardos' and 'City at the Edge of Midnight'.