Electric Monks: A Dirk Gently Podcast

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 ju

Episode Thirty Eight: The original draft of Dirk Gently revealed!

Nov 16th, 2023 51m 18s

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

Episode Thirty Seven: Douglas Adams' London with Yvette Keller

Apr 10th, 2023 1h 15m

Ed and Nemo are joined by Yvette Keller to talk about her recently released literary tourism map, Douglas Adams' London. Find out how Yvette picked her 42 places, which ones were left and why, the app and book she plans to do next, and where yo

Episode Thirty Six: Hacks, leaks and animated speculation

Jan 12th, 2023 45m 19s

In the first episode of 2023, Ed and Nemo discuss a rare update about the DIRK GENTLY Animated series, as well as the podcast being hacked a few months ago by an Eastern European man. (A big thanks to the customer support team at Anchor for res

Episode Thirty Five: Hitchhikers and Appetizers

Aug 18th, 2022 1h 43m

Ed and Nemo are joined by Mike and Bran, otherwise known as Trellis and Horatio from the improvised Douglas Adams-inspired podcast Hitchhikers and Appetizers. Mike and Bran tell us all about how their show started, their process, and some of th

Holistic Interrogation tape #3: Kim Fuller

May 25th, 2022 1h 10m

In the second part of our interview with Kim Fuller, Kim tells us about his career outside of Douglas Adams and Dirk Gently, including his early work as a teacher, getting his big break on Not The Nine O'Clock News working for John Lloyd, worki

Dirk Gently: The Lost Script, with writer Kim Fuller

May 25th, 2022 47m 18s

In an exclusive interview, Ed talks to award winning comedy writer Kim Fuller about his Dirk Gently TV pilot script from 1998. Kim explains how he met John Lloyd and Douglas Adams when he got his start in TV writing for satirical comedy show No

Episode Thirty Four: A Discussion about Jagged Little Pill

Nov 22nd, 2021 55m 14s

Ed talks to New York based actor and producer Bex Silberfein about Jagged Little Pill, the controversial broadway musical produced by Dirk Gently rightsholder Arvind Ethan David, it's problematic history in regards to gender identity and the mi

Episode Thirty Three: Dirk returns! (For one night only)

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 41m

Ed and Nemo are joined by special guest Yvette Keller to discuss the new Dirk Gently short film, Socially Distanced Dirk, as well as the accompanying 2021 Douglas Adams memorial lectures by Arvind Ethan David and Baroness Susan Greenfield. We a

Episode Thirty Two: Old friends and unfinished business

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 42m

Ed and Nemo discuss the Douglas Adams memorial lecture about to take place on the 11th of March, which will feature a talk by Arvind Ethan David and a special short film "Socially distanced Dirk", starring Samuel Barnett and Hannah Marks repris

Episode Thirty One: Turning into a bug, emotionally, part 2

Feb 20th, 2021 1h

Ed, Nemo, and Jesse discuss the second part of the tenth and final episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Nice Jacket. Dirk brings the Boy back to Wendimor, Todd drives an

Episode Thirty One: Turning into a bug, emotionally, part 1

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 4m

Ed, Nemo, and Jesse discuss the first part of the tenth and final episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Nice Jacket. Dirk navigates the chaos of Blackwing with the reluct

Holistic Interrogation tape #2: Arvind Ethan David

Oct 29th, 2020 48m 46s

In the second of our interviews, we talk to the producer and rightsholder to adapt Dirk Gently to TV and film, Arvind Ethan David, who tells us about performing a play version of Dirk Gently at school without Douglas Adams' permission, before e

Episode Thirty: Big Trouble in Little Pocket Dimension

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 27m

Ed, Nemo, and Jesse discuss the ninth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Trouble is bad. Dirk, Todd, Amanda, The Rowdy 3 and the Beast come up with a plan to retrieve

Bonus

Bonus episode and a big announcement!

Oct 14th, 2020 7m 39s

A deleted segment from episode #29 featuring Ed, Nemo and Jesse, plus a special announcement of our special guest for holistic interrogation tape #2.Don't forget to give us a review on iTunes, or better yet, contact us via our website: dirkgen

Episode Twenty Nine: Confessions of a violent young (or young-ish) man

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 20m

Ed, Nemo, and Jesse discuss the eighth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Little guy, black hair. Dirk cooks up a plan to rescue Todd and Amanda from being executed, w

Episode Twenty Eight: Panic! Attack of the Devil Dolphins

Aug 26th, 2020 1h 4m

Ed, Nemo, and Jesse discuss the seventh episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, This is not Miami. Dirk and Todd arrive in Wendimor, where Dirk lets himself be kidnapped by

Episode Twenty Seven: Mr. Mage's magical existential crisis

Aug 18th, 2020 1h 35m

Ed, Nemo, Dalek and Jesse discuss the sixth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Girl Power. Ken gets a luxurious underground apartment, a tailored dressing gown, and a

Episode Twenty Six: The Life and times of DJ Applesauce

Aug 1st, 2020 1h 29m

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and special guest Sofia discuss the fifth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Shapes and Colors. Dirk makes an unintended breakthrough in the case when

Episode Twenty Five: A trip to Judeo-Christian Hell

Jun 6th, 2020 1h 26m

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the fourth episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, The House within a House. Dirk falls down a hole and comes face to face with a purple p

Episode Twenty Four: There are two Kens?!?

Jun 4th, 2020 1h 43m

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the third episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Two Broken Fingers. Dirk begins his crisis of confidence, Bart reports a crime, Suzie's

Episode Twenty Three: Dead man in a tree

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 42m

Ed, Nemo, Jesse and Dalek discuss the second episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Fans of Wet Circles. The gang gets back together with Dirk, but soon find themselves pr

Episode Twenty Two: Once you're here...You gone.

Feb 10th, 2020 1h 32m

Ed, Nemo and new guest Jesse discuss the first episode of the second season of the 2017 BBC America/Netflix Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV series, Space Rabbit. We're introduced to the fantasy world of Wendimor and the rural town of

Episode Twenty One: The Salmon of Doubt Vol. 2

Dec 19th, 2019 1h 26m

Ed and Nemo discuss the second volume of the 2016-2017 Dirk Gently comic book story, The Salmon of Doubt; an ambitious graphic novel which serves as both a crossover between the comic and the BBCA/Netflix TV show, as well as a prequel to the fi

Episode Twenty: The Salmon of Doubt Vol. 1

Dec 8th, 2019 1h 18m

Ed, Dalek and Nemo discuss the first volume of the 2016-2017 Dirk Gently comic book story, The Salmon of Doubt; an ambitious graphic novel which serves as both a crossover between the comic and the BBCA/Netflix TV show, as well as a prequel to