The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast
The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast features readings and reviews of fiction from the Oldhammer era, a retro British fantasy and tabletop gaming subculture. Episodes typically present short stories, novel excerpts, and commentary on classic genre fiction connected to that scene. The show is aimed at listeners interested in old-school fantasy, science fiction, and the broader Oldhammer hobby. Support and updates are also shared through its Ko-fi page.
Episodes
Episode 74: Storm Warriors (Part 1)
The minstrel Orfeo tells a third tale, this time of elves in an obscure corner of Albion. Welcome, to Warhammer Wales.
Episode 73: Route 666 (short story collection part 2)
Brian Craig and Neil McIntosch bring us two more stories from the Dark Future anthology.content warning: some brief reference to sexual assault.
Episode 72: 4 Year Anniversary Special. The Fiction of Adeptus Titanicus and Epic Space Marine, 1st Edition.
This is all of the substantial pieces of fiction that was published between 1988 and 1989 related to the adeptus titanicus and space marines games. There's a surprising amount and its suprisingly good!
Episode 71: Krokodil Tears (Part 3)
Jessamyn goes on a journey of spiritual transformation and goes to battle with the forces of darkness and Warner Brothers obsessed serial killer.
Episode 70: Krokodil Tears (Part 2)
A gunfight at the town of Dead Rat does not go the way the sanctioned operatives imagined.
Episode 69: Krokodil Tears (Part 1)
Recovering from the events at Spanish Fork (depicted in the short story Route 666) Jazzbeaux sets off to take revenge against Elder Seth
Bonus Episode 2: Turnip 28's Into the Mush
The second of the Josh Reynold's Turnip Tales sees Ilse and her regiment facing winter and nearing a strange lakeside town.
Episode 68: Harlequin (part 4 of 4)
Jaq and his retinue venture into the webway in search of the black library
Episode 67: Harlequin (part 3 of 4)
War breaks out with the Eldar in the ruins of Stalinvast and a crossover character from another book arrives.
Episode 66: Harlequin (Part 2 of 4)
Jaq and his entourage escape one planet and seek out an old mentor of Meh'Lindi.
Episode 65: Harlequin (Part 1)
100 Years after the events of Inquisitor, Jaq Draco and his companions awake to continue their mission.
Episode 64: Unicorn Ivory from Genevieve Undead
Genevieve enters the Drakwald and the hunter becomes the hunted.Quite a lot of sex, violence and language in this episode, so listener discretion is advised.
Episode 63: Route 666 (short story collection part 1)
Brian Craig, Neil Jones and Myles Burnham all take their turn at the wheel in three short stories from the Dark Future setting.
Episode 62: Shadowbreed (Part 3)
Konrad takes a tour of the tunnels beneath Middenheim and Altdorf.There is a slight change in audio quality in the last 50 minutes of the story but it's still very much listenable to. Apologies and enjoy!
Episode 61: Shadowbreed (Part 2)
Konrad finally confronts the Bronze Knight, but things do no go quite as he imagines.
Episode 60: Shadowbreed (part 1)
We are back with the second instalment of the Konrad trilogy. Jordan Sorcery thought this was the worst of Warhammer novels, I'd argue that its probably not the very worst. Give it a listen and find out for yourself as Konrad begins his pursuit of the brass knight who once visited his village.
Episosde 59: Gotrek & Felix: A Place of Quiet Assembly and The Mark of Slaanesh
For the third anniversary episode of the show we return to Gotrek & Felix with two short stories written for, but published long after, the original GW Books line.
Episode 58: Demon Download (Part 3)
There's a showdown with the devil at Fort Apache
Episode 57: Demon Download Part 2
The virus reaches Fort Apache and we learn more about the mysterious Chantal. Content warning for some in universe racism.
Episode 56: Demon Download (part 1)
In the first full length Jack Yeovil Dark Future novel, something diabolical stirs in the American desert.Join The Emporium of Rogue Dreams for #DF28 chat!
Episode 55: Space Marine (Part 3)
In the final part of this story, the three brothers encounter a new alien threat to the galaxy
Episode 54: Space Marine (Part 2)
The three brothers go on their first missions as scouts and full battle brothers.
Episode 53: Space Marine (Part 1)
Three necromundans from three levels of the hive are recruited into the Space Marines and undergo profound changes.
Episode 52: The Cold Stark House from Genevieve Undead
Genevieve wanders into a gothic tale on a dark and stormy night.
Episode 51: Plague Daemon (Part3)
Harmis finally faces the daemon of Nurgle in the climax of this story.
Episode 50: Plague Demon (Part 2)
War comes to Khypris and the heroes rush to gain help to defeat the plague demon.
Episode 49: Plague Demon (Part 1)
Brian Craig takes us off to another obscure part of the old world where chaos is at work.
Bonus Episode 1: Turnip 28's The Swelling Season
A break from the usual Oldhammer programming for a piece of short fiction from the Turnip 28 universe by Black Library author Josh Reynolds.
Its not Oldhammer, but you could argue it has Oldhammer....roots.
Episode 48 :Two Year Anniversary Special. Regiments of Renown, Machineries of Destruction & Dragons
We celebrate two years of the podcast with some micro fiction from the back of miniatures boxes...
Episode 47: Route 666 (story) From Route 666 (anthology)
We're on the road to the promised land in the deserts of a Dark Future.
A bit of an adventure into the Dark Future game setting. Learn more about its story with Jordan Sorcery here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nkzjP8r0FM&t=18s
Episode 46:Inqusitor (Part 3)
A visit to the Eye of Terror and a visit to Terra.
(Some of this episode is in stereo, so you might want both earphones in.)
Episode 45: Inquisitor (Part 2)
The origins of the Hydra are revealed.
Episode 44: Inquisitor (Part 1)
Inquisitor Draco discovers something disturbing on the planet of Stalinvast.
Episode 43: Stage Blood From Genevieve Undead
Detlef and Genevieve step into the limelight once more and encounter ghosts of the theatre and ghosts from their past.
Episode 42: Konrad Part 3
Konrad ventures north and his first adventure comes to a violent conclusion.
Episode 41: Konrad (Part 2)
Konrad's village has a bad time, then Konrad has a bad time, but finds a mentor and receives a history lesson.
Episode 40: Konrad (part 1)
A poor boy who has never left his village sees a beastman and so starts an adventure.
Episode 39: Waaagh Da Orks
For our special Christmas episode this year we are reading the entirety of the source book Waaagh da Orks ( sometimes described as Waaagh the Orks or just Waaagh Orks) Released in 1990 it was a unique work of pure background on the orkish race in the Rogue Trader era, featuring no game rules at all and establishing many of the concepts that are part of the background for orks until today.
It was
Episode 38: The Magician's Son from White Dwarf 136
In this story from an anthology that was never published, a young Vukotich and his mentor encounter goblins in the woods and make a deal with a strange wizard.
Freedom in an owned universe article : https://pariedolia.weebly.com/nimh/oldhammer-lit-101
Awesome Lies on colour magic:
https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/29/the-colours-of-magic/
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Episode 37: Red Thirst from RedThirst
Chain gangs, chaos and conspiracy with Genevieve and Vukotich.
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Episode 36: Zaragoz part 3
Orfeo faces greater dangers in the tunnels beneath Zaragoz and must also survive the Night of Masks.
Episode 35: Zaragoz Part 2
Orfeo gets further into the web of intrigue and a lot more trouble.
Updated- 15/10 18:00 to actually edit a bit I failed to edit.
Episode 34: Zaragoz Part 1.
A storyteller captured in Araby tells the story of a strange duchy of Estalia.
Epiosde 33: Drachenfels Acts 4&5
The opening night is getting closer and so is something very nasty indeed.
Updated 17:00 17/9 to deal with a few audio issues and also having accidentally edited out 15 seconds that feature a vital plot point! No one can say this is a truly professional outfit.
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Episode 32: Drachenfels Acts 2 & 3
The play of Oswald's defeat of Drachenfels is underway, but the plot thickens...
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Updated episode 11.19 pm sept 2nd
Episode 31: Drachenfels, Prologue and Act 1
We embark upon an adventure to defeat the Great Enchanter and, 25 years later, find a genius in much reduced circumstances.
The first in the serialisation of Jack Yeovil's most famous Warhammer novels.
Updated: at 21:26 August 20th to remove the wind sound that crept mysteriously into the recording.
Episode 30. One Year Anniversary Special: 40K fiction from White Dwarf
A series of readings from short 40K fiction appearing in WD 106-131
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Check out Jordan Sorcery on GW Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtLvM2wCa9w
Epiosde 29: The Laughter of Dark Gods from Ignorant Armies
Its the novelisation of the game play of Realm of Chaos and it absolutely slaps.
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Awesome Lies link to Realm of Chaos 3: https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/22/lost-warhammer-realm-of-chaos-iii/
Episode 28: The Alien Beast Within from Deathwing
An assassin is sent on a mission that will requires some changes to her ability to change.
Episode 27: Pulg's Grand Carnival From Wolf Riders
Roll Up! Roll Up! It's another weirdly bad story in a sort of generic fantasy setting from the Wolf Riders anthology!
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Episode 26: Seed of Doubt from Deathwing
An Inquisitor and his retinue investigate a planet and begin to ask questions about who they can trust.
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Episode 25: The Spells Below from Red Thirst
Being in love with a wizard turns out to not be a simple as it seems.
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Episode 24 Devil's Marauders from Deathwing
Hiveworld Imperial Guard at war in the jungle.
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EPISODE UPATED 13:00 May 20th because of weird thing with editing.
And updated again 24/5 to get rid of weird break the first edit casued
Episode 23: Cry of the Beast from Wolf Riders
Chaos goes on a trip to the seaside.
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Episode 22: Deathwing(story) from Deathwing (anthology)
You leave the planet you recruit marines from for 100 years and the next thing you know its all gone to hell.
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Episode Note: In the commnentary at the end I talk about the scourging of the Shire, I meant the Scouring of the Shire. Dont take my Tolkein credentials away!
Episode 21 The Light of Transfiguration from Red Thirst
She was only a glass makers daughter....
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Episode 20: The Way of the Witch Finder From Wolf Riders.
He Served a Dark and a Vengeful God.....
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The Awesome Lies post discussed: https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/the-nature-of-chaos/
Graeme Davis on Solkan: https://graemedavis.wordpress.com/tag/solkan/
Episode 19: A Gardener in Parravon from Ignorant Armies
Strange goings on in a walled garden.
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Episode 18 The Voyage South from Red Thirst
In pursuit of a drug dealer across the old world.
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Episode 17 Lacrymata from Deathwing
What if we did drugs and kissed in the plascryst bubble that looks out into the warp?
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Sorry about the shifts in audio balance and with a few edits in this episode- not quite sure what happened there.
Episode 16: Hammer of the Stars from Wolf Riders
Some people come to Wurtbad, are they up to no good? Yes, yes they are. Clearly....Join me in a reading and analysis of what is possibly the worst story in all of the short fiction collections we are covering.
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Episode 15 The Ignorant Armies from Ignorant Armies
Out searching the northern woods with Jack Yeovil.
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Episode 14 The Oldhammer Christmas Stocking: Short Fiction from Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned
All of the longer fiction pieces from Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned
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Episode 13 Monastery of Death from Deathwing
The Imperium returns to the planet Hito and ngotiations must be conducted.
Episode 12 The Song From Red Thirst
Sam Warble's back and he's in a spot of trouble with some elves....
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Episode 11: Apprentice Luck From Ignorant Armies
An Adventure in the Book Trade of Middenheim
Episode 10 Warped Stars from Deathwing
Our first trip away from the Warhammer world and into space.
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http://realmofzhu.blogspot.com/
Episode 9: The Dark Beneath The World From Red Thirst
Gotrek and Felix explore Karag Eight Peaks.
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Epiosde 8: Wolf Riders (story) from Wolf Riders (anthology)
UPDATED- to remove the bits where I failed to edit out the sound i make to remind me to edit something out. I was very tired doing the commentary at the end.
Off the the Border Princes with Gotrek and Felix
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Episode 7: Geheimnisnacht from Ignorant Armies
The first of our Gotrek & Felix explorations
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Episode 6: The Star Boat from Ignorant Armies
Ooh, Oh, How Far North Can You Go?
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Epiosde 5 The Phantom of Yremy From Wolfriders
A Mystery in Bretonnia.
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Episode 4: The Tilean Rat from Wolf Riders
Marienburg Noir and the art of Pastiche... Humphrey Bogart is a halfling.
Episode 3: The Other From Ignorant Armies
Medicine and Mutation in Middenheim.
Episode 2 No Gold In The Grey Mountains from Wolf Riders
Its Jack Yeovil time....Not Drachenfels, but a Drachenfels vignette.
Episode I: The Reavers and the Dead from Ignorant Armies.
Welcome to Episode 1- To kick off our exploration of the world of late 80s warhammer fiction we are looking at zombie vs viking revenge tale The Reavers and the Dead.
