Two Chairs Talking

By David Grigg and Perry Middlemiss

Two ex-chairmen of the World SF Convention talk about books, movies, science fiction fandom, and much else.... more

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March 05, 2026Lots of Screen Time
Season 2, Episode 15
David and Perry talk about the TV shows they enjoyed most during 2025.
Introduction (1:10)
Our TV watching during 2025 (52:29)
Perry's Number 10 TV show (1:15)
David's Number 10 TV show (2:11)
Perry's Number 9 TV show (1:45)
David's Number 9 TV show (1:46)
Perry's Number 8 TV show (1:53)
David's Number 8 TV show (1:32)
Perry's Number 7 TV show (1:41)
David's Number 7 TV show (1:53)
Perry's Number 6 TV show (2:23)
David's Number 6 TV show (1:58)
Perry's Number 5 TV show (4:13)
David's Number 5 TV show (2:03)
Perry's Number 4 TV show (3:34)
David's Number 4 TV show (4:12)
Perry's Number 3 TV show (3:45)
David's Number 3 TV show (1:22)
Perry's Number 2 TV show (3:10)
David's Number 2 TV show (3:28)
Perry's Top TV show (3:22)
David's Top TV show (3:29)
Windup and Next Episode (1:25)
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February 25, 2026Some Spools of Film
Season 2, Episode 14
Perry and David discuss the films they most enjoyed watching or re-watching during 2025.
Introduction (0:48)
Film and TV watching during 2025 (52:54)
David's Number 10 film (0:53)
Perry's Number 10 film (0:40)
David's Number 9 film (0:37)
Perry's Number 9 film (2:31)
David's Number 8 film (1:13)
Perry's Number 8 film (1:06)
David's Number 7 film (0:59)
Perry's Number 7 film (2:21)
David's Number 6 film (1:39)
Perry's Number 6 film (1:44)
David's Number 5 film (2:49)
Perry's Number 5 film (3:34)
David's Number 4 film (4:05)
Perry's Number 4 film (4:20)
David's Number 3 film (4:01)
Perry's Number 3 film (2:02)
David's Number 2 film (1:27)
Perry's Number 2 film (1:28)
David's Top film for 2025 (3:23)
Perry's Top film for 2025 (5:31)
Splitting the episode (1:00)
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56min
January 20, 2026A Pile of Books
Season 2, Episode 13
David and Perry discuss their favourite books read during 2025
Introduction (0:39)
Our 2025 reading (54:05)
Perry's Favourite SF (5:20)
David's Favourite SF (4:41)
Perry's Favourite Fantasy (1:43)
David's Favourite Fantasy (3:51)
Perry's Favourite Crime (3:26)
David's Favourite Crime (3:51)
Perry's Favourite Thriller (3:30)
David's Favourite Thriller (3:20)
Perry's Favourite Literary (3:50)
David's Favourite Literary (5:08)
Perry's Favourite Nonfiction (4:16)
David's Favourite Nonfiction (3:38)
David's Favourite Historical (1:39)
Perry's Favourite Overall (0:33)
David's Favourite Overall (1:54)
Controversies in the Literary World (1:24)
Windup and Next Episode (0.30)
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December 31, 2025It Creeps Through the Dark
Season 2, Episode 12
Perry and David discuss the new Frankenstein movie directed by Guillermo del Toro, the latest Ned Kelly Award winner, and other books and media
Introduction (1:50)
Discussion (39:34)
Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro (25:29)
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey (13:50)
What Else We've Been Reading and Watching (16:31)
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (3:21)
The Hunter by Julia Lee (4:21)
House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (0:19)
The Great Flood, directed by Kim Byung Woo (3:14)
Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Baumbach (5:06)
Windup (1:38)
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November 24, 2025Going South in America
Season 2, Episode 11
Perry has returned from his trip to South America, which he describes in detail, and then he and David discuss the David Lynch film Mulholland Drive.
Introduction (1:44)
Perry's Trip to South America (18:13)
Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch (25:29)
What Else We've Been Watching (17:11)
A House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (4:52)
Smoke (Apple TV) [T] (2:44)
Deliver Me From Nowhere, directed by Scott Cooper (6:27)
The Correspondent, directed by Kriv Stenders (2:58)
Next Episode (1:57)
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey (0:27)
Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro (1:15)
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1h 5min
October 21, 2025Misfortunes, Mayhem and Bloody Murders
Season 2, Episode 10
With co-host Perry overseas at present, David talks to Dr. Lucy Sussex about her recent book Outrageous Fortunes and her visit to Scotland where she spoke about her research and attended the Bloody Scotland convention
Introduction (0:52)
About Dr. Lucy Sussex (1:03)
Outrageous Fortunes by Megan Brown & Lucy Sussex (10:47)
Visit to Scotland (39:47)
Undercover Agents conference (9:26)
Bloody Scotland (27:36)
Travelling by Plane (1:53)
Windup (0:49)
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54min
September 29, 2025Children of the Future Age
Season 2, Episode 9
David and Perry discuss the film Children of Men and the recent Miles Franklin Award winner, Ghost Cities by Siang Lu.
Introduction (0:11)
AFL Grand Final (2:14)
2025 Ned Kelly Awards (3:13)
Reading slowdown and film watching (3:17)
Discussion (1:20)
Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (film) (18:50)
Ghost Cities by Siang Lu (13:04)
What else we've been watching (0:02)
Alien: Earth, Season 1 (TV show) (7:43)
Singin' in the Rain, directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen (film) (4:55)
The Bear, Season 4 (TV show) (0:45)
Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger (film) (6:49)
Windup (1:31)
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Children of the future age,
Reading this indignant page,
Know that in a former time,
Love, sweet love, was thought a crime.
William Blake, "A Little Girl Lost"
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1h 5min
September 02, 2025Cleansing the Doors of Perception
Season 2, Episode 8
Perry and David discuss the film Asteroid City directed by Wes Anderson, and the novel The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera, among other topics
Introduction (0:26)
2025 Hugo Award Winners (3:47)
Discussion (0:11)
Asteroid City, directed by Wes Anderson (18:52)
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (18:43)
What Else We've Been Watching or Reading (0:09)
Superman, directed by James Gunn (3:42)
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky (1:42)
Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson (0:49)
Firefly (TV show) (1:22)
Serenity, directed by Josh Whedon (0:20)
Fantastic Four: First Steps, directed by Matt Shakman (5:59)
Heretic, directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (4:13)
Windup (0:51)
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If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite.
A Memorable Fancy: William Blake
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1h 2min
July 28, 2025The Clock Has Stopped in the Dark!
Season 2, Episode 7
David and Perry discuss the novel Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and the film Dark City directed by Alex Proyas
Introduction (1:44)
Anniversary of Aussiecon (3:23)
Discussion (0:12)
Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (9:49)
Dark City directed by Alex Proyas (17:47)
What Else We've Been Watching/Reading (0:11)
Station Eleven (DVD) (2:06)
F1 directed by Joseph Kosinski (5:21)
The Amateur directed by James Hawes (0:35)
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham (4:14)
Shrinking (Apple TV+) (3:44)
Wind-up and Next Episode (1:21)
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Violet:
You do not know what has been going on, Ivy.
And if you did, you would not understand it.
I do not understand, so how could you?
...
Ivy: Oh, I'm sorry. But can't you explain?
Why do you all look so peculiar? I think I might be allowed
To know what has happened.
Amy's voice: Agatha! Mary! come!
The clock has stopped in the dark!
-- Family Reunion by T. S. Eliot
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51min
June 26, 2025Exhausting the Realm of the Possible
Season 2, Episode 6
Perry and David discuss the latest Mission Impossible movies and the novel Julia.
Introduction (01:15)
Discussion (53:05)
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning / Final Reckoning (17:03)
F1 and Other Apple Movies (06:21)
Julia by Sandra Newman (18:41)
What Else We've Been Reading and Watching (10:39)
The Songs of Penelope by Claire North (03:40)
Jurassic Park Series (02:01)
Murderbot (Apple TV+) (04:04)
Warfare directed by Alex Garland (00:48)
Windup (01:07)
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My soul, do not seek immortal life, but exhaust the realm of the possible.
—Pindar, Pythian Odes, III.109
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56min

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