Ulysses 31 - Toned down, if anything....

Chris Chapman returns to discuss another classic entry in the Marvel UK Transformers comic series. One with an origin story that's been adopted over that shown in the actual cartoon. And one where the lead character isn't even a Transformer!We take a look at 'The Legacy of Unicron'.

Our voyage through unknown stars in the 31st century comes to an end as the Kingdom of Hades is located. How does this fare as a finale, and how does it compare to the original work?Covering the last two episodes of Ulysses 31, 'The Lotus Eaters' and 'The Kingdom of Hades'.

Jason and Steve return to the magical realm to find a family feud reignited, and wonder if our heroes were duped into helping a bunch of thieves escape with their hoard.Covering the D&D episodes 'Citadel of Shadows' and 'Cave of the Faerie Dragons'.

Zoe returns for a trip to Etheria, and decries a common trope about women fixing men's problems. We also see what happens when total farce is topped with a deadly serious message.Covering the episodes 'The Sea Hawk' and 'Horde Prime Takes A Holiday'.

Drew Wagar returns to discuss a pair of episodes that both take their inspiration from Homer, with one taking many liberties with the source material and one literally dropping in on it!Covering the episodes 'Calypso' and 'Strange Meeting'.

Back to the magical realms of tormented teenagers and demented demons, where we find a story that was maybe too sanitised in order to fit the format and another that is just a mess.Covering the episodes 'The Time Lost' and 'Odyssey of the Twelfth Talisman'.

Special guest Steve Lawley joins Jason to discuss the animated Star Wars Spin-off 'Droids', and we wonder just what reference material the animators were using for some scenes!Covering the episodes 'The White Witch' and 'Escape into terror'.

Ulysses encounters a civilisation that's engaged in a battle of the sexes and (because this is a kids' cartoon) failing to spot the obvious problem for their world, and No-No falls in love in a wonderfully poignant episode.Covering 'Rebellion on Lemnos' and 'City of Cortex'.

We return to the magical realms to find that one character is finally getting their long overdue spotlight episode, and to experience surely the biggest anticlimax this show could possibly deliver.Covering the episodes 'Child of the Stargazer' and 'The Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn'.

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.