Electric Monks: A Dirk Gently Podcast

In the second of a three part episode, Ed and Nemo continue their discussion on the theme of Religion vs. Science throughout the history of Dirk Gently by looking at the two TV shows written in the post-Douglas era: The 2010-2012 BBC4 show and it's Pro-Science, almost atheist viewpoint for Dirk, and by contrast the 2016-2017 BBC America/Netflix show, which presents Holism as a religion, and we have fun going through the show's dialogue and replacing the word "Universe" with "God" and seeing how it changes things. Ed also compares Bart Curlish to the crusaders knights of the Middle Ages. There has been some interesting news but since this was recorded last year (And intended to come out much earlier but the deadline whooshed by and nobody seemed to notice or care, so I figured I'd gotten away with it.) so there is no discussion of the Douglas Adams Explaining the World audiobook coming out somewhere in May-August. Feel free to contact us via our website: ⁠⁠⁠dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com [http://dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com/]

In a special interview we talk to directors Monica Gallo and Mark Todd about the version of the Dirk Gently play they are putting on in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency will be performed at Sheffield's Drama Studio from the 5th to the 8th of March 2025. Book your tickets here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/thecompanysheffield/dirk-gently-s-holistic-detective-agency/e-odedyk Feel free to contact us via our website: ⁠⁠dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com

In the first of a special three part episode, Ed and Nemo discuss the theme of religion vs. science throughout the history of Dirk Gently, starting with Douglas Adams himself and his own radical atheism, in stark contrast to his religious father and upbringing. We also talk about the two Dirk novels and their portrayals of the afterlife, the Electric Monk, the Norse Gods, and Dirk accidentally creating a God. Feel free to contact us via our website: ⁠⁠dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com [http://dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com/]

Ed, Nemo and Louie watch through the 2010 BBC4 Pilot of Dirk Gently starring Stephen Mangan as Dirk, Darren Boyd as Richard MacDuff and Helen Baxendale as Susan Harmison. Does it still hold up after 13 years? Were the changes from the novels justified? Is the wonky and cheap CGI part of the charm? We answer all of these questions and more. 30 minute Video highlights from this commentary: https://youtu.be/fgOnTR4b_4E [https://youtu.be/fgOnTR4b_4E] Feel free to contact us via our website: ⁠dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com [http://dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com/]

Ed and Nemo talk about the several month old news regarding the hold up on the Dirk Gently animated series, as well as analysing the finally released book 42: The Wildly improbable ideas of Douglas Adams by Kevin Jon Davies. Also Ed talks about going to see the cult-classic bad film The Room in a theatre in Brighton on it's 20th anniversary. 42: The Wildly improbable ideas of Douglas Adams can be purchased here: https://unbound.com/books/douglasadams [https://unbound.com/books/douglasadams] Feel free to contact us via our website: ⁠dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com [http://dirkgentlypodcast.wordpress.com/]