Tripodscast
Lively discussion on the books & TV series based on John Christopher's (Sam Youd) exciting Tripods trilogy. anchor.fm/the-tripodscast See also our new podcast @idontdoscifi.bsky.social
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- Reposted by TripodscastOn This Day 1985: "The Tripods" continued their comic strip adventures in "BEEB" issue 14. Based on the BBC #scifi series "The Tripods" (1984-85), the strip presented entirely new adventures, unseen on TV. #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifiart #comicbook
- Reposted by TripodscastThe final discussion panel from #Tripods 40 celebrating the #BBC TV series: John Shackley, Ceri Seel, Robin Hayter & Liz Morton. Hosted by @min3rvas0wl.bsky.social from tripodscast.bsky.social Hear their views on the cancellation and more! www.youtube.com/@2089AD-a4n
- Reposted by Tripodscast"The Tripods" actor Ceri Seel profiled in "BEEB" issue 13 (23/04/85). #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifi
- Reposted by TripodscastOn This Day 1985: "The Tripods" continued their comic strip adventures in "BEEB" issue 13. Based on the BBC #scifi series "The Tripods" (1984-85), the strip presented entirely new adventures, unseen on TV. #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifiart #comicbook
- Reposted by TripodscastRepost with a favorite book from childhood
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- Reposted by TripodscastRemember the Tripods
- Reposted by TripodscastOn This Day 1985: "The Tripods" continued their comic strip adventures in "BEEB" issue 12. Based on the BBC #scifi series "The Tripods" (1984-85), the strip presented entirely new adventures, unseen on TV. #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifiart #comicbook
- Reposted by Tripodscast"The Tripods" actor John Shackley profiled in "BEEB" issue 12 (16/04/85). #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifi
- Reposted by TripodscastWhile he passed several years ago, I want to wish John Christopher (aka Samuel Youd) a happy birthday. Empty World was the first post-apocalyptic novel I ever read, and I've been hooked ever since. His Tripods trilogy is also exceptional.
- Reposted by TripodscastHappy Birthday!! John Christopher!! Born: April 16, 1922 📖 His Tripods trilogy introduced a new generation to sci-fi with its alien invasion storyline. 🚶♂️👾 What's your favorite John Christopher story? #johnchristopher #Birthday
- Reposted by TripodscastInto 85 and that's one way to finish Tripods and promote Terry and June next on BBC1.
- Reposted by TripodscastWhen it comes to kids literature I find its the stuff published before HP that holdd up better. The Tripods trilogy is far more mature than HP or its various bad imitators/competitors combined
- Reposted by TripodscastThe Tripods trilogy and The Sword of the Spirits trilogy were my first exposure to dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories as a teenager. They remain amongst my favourite books, along with Sam Youd’s novels for adult readers.
- Reposted by TripodscastHappy bookish birthdays, 16 April, to: Kingsley Amis (Lucky Jim), Gertrude Chandler Warner (The Boxcar Children series), John Christopher (the Tripods series), Anatole France (Penguin Island), John Millington Synge (Playboy of the Western World)... ilmk.wordpress.com/2025/04/16/h...
- Reposted by TripodscastHands up everyone who knows this because of The Tripods 🤚
- Reposted by Tripodscast#GenX middle-school fantasy nerd starter kit: The Chronicles of Prydain, Lord of the Rings, and the Tripods Trilogy.
- Reposted by TripodscastTripods was by John *Christopher* (a.k.a. Sam Youd), not John Wyndham (but the confusion is VERY understandable). More even than the tripods books, his Sword of the Spirits trilogy kind of messed me up, emotionally. I still regularly think of its last line. ("But I shall have no son.")
- Reposted by TripodscastSam Youd on his friend John Wyndham
- This is the first (of two) panels from the day hosted by co-hosts of this podcast. @selsijohn.bsky.social was up first! The 2nd hosted by @min3rvas0wl.bsky.social is out next Saturday!
- All Hail The #Tripods! The 3rd (of 4) discussion panels from The Tripods40 Event: Director Bob Blagden & Master 468/Puppeteer Hugh Spight in conversation with @selsijohn.bsky.social of @tripodscast.bsky.social . (1 more panel will be released next 2 Saturday). www.youtube.com/@2089AD-a4n
- Co-host @selsijohn.bsky.social found a John Christopher in the wild (AKA Sam Youd, author it of The #Tripods series) novel. How many non-Tripods books have you read? We reviewed a selection for our episode dedicated to Sam Youd, with help from @sylepress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7gN2...
- Reposted by Tripodscast“The hours worth numbering, as the sundial says, are happy ones.” Sam Youd (born 16th April 1922)
- Reposted by Tripodscast"William Vine" -- one of SY's more rarely used pen-names
- SF short story that starts off exploring the emotional ramifications of time dilation (for a couple soon to be separated) before segueing into a threnody on reckless, irreversible scientific experimentation (induced telepathy). Sombre food for thought, undermined by a token twist ending. #TheNewWine
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- Reposted by TripodscastOTD 1922: Sam Youd (John Christopher) Writer of many dystopian novels, compelling to young me not just for his grim worldbuilding but their sour endings Most famous for The Tripods Trilogy, later a BBC1 series with an infamously (accidentally) bleak ending
- Reposted by TripodscastInstead 👏 of 👏 Threads 👏 remake 👏 make 👏 third 👏 season 👏 of 👏 Tripods
- Reposted by Tripodscast😱 Die dreibeinigen Herrscher!!1!!!11!!!
- Reposted by TripodscastDo you remember The Tripods!? I used to think I dreamt it up, but nooo!! Was one weird tv series
- Reposted by Tripodscastcf The Pink Parrot: yep, a totally conventional night out! lol (no idea if Pink Parrot is in the books, or a freaky BBC add-on) I am not allowed to mention the Tripods in Decadent's hearing, he is still livid that you end Series 2... and... that's it! Gone, and never called me mother.
- Reposted by TripodscastHere's some more. 'Cause I'm a rebel, Dottie.
- Reposted by TripodscastOn This Day 1985: "The Tripods" continued their comic strip adventures in "BEEB" issue 11. Based on the BBC #scifi series "The Tripods" (1984-85), the strip presented entirely new adventures, unseen on TV. #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifiart #comicbook
- Reposted by TripodscastAll Hail The Tripods! The moment has arrived for those who attended the Tripods40 event to relive that day, & for those who couldn't. Hosted by @willhadcroft.bsky.social 2nd of 4 discussion panels. (2 more panels will be released weekly over the next 2 Saturdays). www.youtube.com/@2089AD-a4n
- Reposted by TripodscastAll Hail The #Tripods! The moment has arrived for those who attended the Tripods40 event to relive that day, & for those fans who couldn't be there to experience the 1st of 4 discussion panels. (The remaining panels will be released weekly for the next three Saturdays). www.youtube.com/@2089AD-a4n
- Reposted by TripodscastThe Death of Grass by John Christopher Great read so far, and so prescient - remarkable that it was out of print ever.
- Reposted by TripodscastSam Youd with Arthur Clarke, 1957
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- Reposted by TripodscastThis is my #SciFiDNA What's yours?
- This is my #SciFiDNA What’s yours?
- For #worldbookday2025 why not read (or purchase) The #Tripods Trilogy, or any other books by John Christopher/Sam Youd from @sylepress.bsky.social (or Amazon!) (Then listen to our podcast!) #worldbookday
- Join us on a journey as a first-time reader/viewer of The Tripods discusses the books, TV show, fandom, and author John Christopher. Along the way the podcast interviews the lead actors, and producer of the BBC TV series, and @sylepress.bsky.social listen at: anchor.fm/the-tripodscast
- Reposted by TripodscastEmergency Questions 306. If you could swap a TV series that went on for too long for one that was cancelled too soon, which would you choose? I'd happily swap the last season of The West Wing fot another run of Agent Carter. Or the entirety of EastEnders with The Tripods.
- Reposted by Tripodscast3 years late, here is a Spectrum game based on a TV Show that I missed during my round up: apocalyptic human enslavement thanks to those lanky aliens The Tripods! The Tripods 🛸 | 🕹️ ZX Spectrum Games Based On TV Shows 📺 1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ youtu.be/_Ts2hTFLRS0
- Reposted by Tripodscast#BookSky Checkpoint 💙📚 The last book you read, the last book you added to your TBR, the last book you bought, and your current read
- Reposted by TripodscastOn This Day 1985: "The Tripods" continued their comic strip adventures in "BEEB" issue 5. Based on the BBC #scifi series "The Tripods" (1984-85), the strip presented entirely new adventures, unseen on TV. #sciencefiction #1980s #TheTripods #scifiart #comicbook
- Reposted by TripodscastMorning! Book of the Day is “The White Mountains” by John Christopher, 1967. We’re back to a pre-industrial era, population controlled by patrolling tripods & a Cap fitted at age 14. But wait, there is a world beyond tripod control. Teenagers Will & Henry seek it out. 🪐📚 #frommyshelves #scifibooks
- Reposted by TripodscastSophie Lawrence was pre-Stenders in a German adaptation of Tripods writer John Christopher's other YA dystopia the Guardians, shot in Ireland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPzk...
- Reposted by TripodscastThis random dude made his own Tripods audiobooks series, which is pretty cool since I just randomly remembered this series is a thing!
- Reposted by Tripodscast20 BOOKS CHALLENGE Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2 #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge #20daybookchallenge
- Reposted by Tripodscast💙📚If you want to introduce your kids to Sci Fi and just great reading you might want to try John Christopher's Tripod books, 4 of them. There were the initial 3 and a later prequel. Excellent series and I believe was also a TV series in the UK. #BlueSkyBooks #Tripods #JohnChristopher
- Reposted by TripodscastRemembering the lovely Pamela Salem has passed away a year ago today Pamela appeared in Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, The Professionals, Into The Labyrinth, The Tripods, Crown Court, & All Creatures Great & Small, on British TV. She also played Miss Moneypenny in Never Say Never Again.
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- Reposted by TripodscastI don’t know why it’s taken me *mumblemumble* years to buy this book. But now I can continue the childhood nightmares this TV show gave me! 😊
