Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast
Episodes
Ethan Bale/Clifford Beal - The medieval action adventure author joins us today!
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is Ethan Bale, author of The Swords of the White Rose series. Book 1, Hawker and the King's Jewel came out last year and the follo...
Alex Gough - Carbo Chronicles, ancient Rome, swearing in historical novels, music and loads more!
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Gough is an author of Roman historical adventures. The Carbo Chronicles, including Watchmen of Rome and Bandits of Rome, was written as a result ...
A couple of announcements!
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a super short episode just to give listeners an update on how we're planning on moving forward with the podcast. Matthew's latest book...
Robin Warder/The Trail Went Cold - true crime inspiration for historical fiction tales!
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TRIGGER WARNING! At 13:16 there's a VERY creepy answerphone message, listener discretion advised, don't listen alone in the dark... Today’s ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the impact it might have on writers, artists, and creatives in general. Scary stuff! Or is it...? Includes an AI-written song!
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is a hot topic at the moment. Perhaps the HOTTEST topic. It is cropping up in the news every day and there a...
Ben Kane! Rome, Spartacus, medieval/ Richard the Lionheart, now Vikings in Ireland!
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Kane will need little introduction to many of our listeners, but here goes anyway. Ben is a historical fiction novelist, best known for his book...
Viking Blood & Blade, and Kindle Storyteller WINNER Peter Gibbons chats to us today!
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Gibbons is an author based in Kildare, Ireland. He completed a Law Degree in Liverpool University before embarking on a career in the Insurance ...
Norse/Viking mythology and RökFlöte with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please support us on Patreon!Incredibly, we managed to get an interview with the legendary Tull frontman (Steven's favourite band in case you didn...
Book covers! What makes a great cover ? Also, Steven's new book's COVER REVEAL is today!
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we’re going to talk about the first thing that most readers see before they’ve read a single word of a book. The old adage go...
David Gilman, author of the Master of War series, chats with us today!
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Gilman has worked as a firefighter, professional photographer, he was a soldier in the Parachute Regiment’s Reconnaissance Platoon and a Mar...
VIKINGS! Jethro Tull - RökFlöte album review.
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's a first for us here at RPS - an album review! Well, ROCK, paper, swords, right? There's two very good reasons for us doing this review (e...
Starting our new books! What are they about? - Episode 30
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've both just started work on our new books. Join us to hear about the process. Research, challenges, pressures, deadlines, and, of course, fun!...
Big Big Train bassist/songwriter Gregory Spawton interview!
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to have another musician on today’s episode. Gregory Spawton is the founder of progressive rock band, Big Big Train. Big Big Train ...
IAN ROSS - The Twilight of Empire author joins us today!
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
IAN ROSS is the author of the “Twilight of Empire” series, six historical novels set in the early 4th century AD, the era of the Roman emperor Con...
Listener Questions PART 2!
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second of our episodes where we answer questions sent in by listeners. Some great ones again here, really got us thinking and we both enjoyed it! ...
Listener questions PART 1!
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We recently posted on Twitter and Facebook asking for listener questions. Today we're going to answer some of those questions and they really provoked...
Some news and big announcements!
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another bonus episode! We chat about the brand new FULL theme song and how it came about, and we also have a couple of pretty BIG announcements, so tu...
TV historian & novelist DAN JONES joins us today! 2023 top episode!
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Jones is a bestselling historian, TV presenter and award-winning journalist. His books, which have sold more than a million copies worldwide, incl...
Dr Who, Star Wars, 2000AD, hip-hop author, and games designer Steven Savile!
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Slaine from 2000AD. Sherlock Holmes. Dr Who. Primeval. Stargate. Return of the Jedi. Ghost-writing for genuine legends of the rap and hip-hop scene......
Simon Scarrow! We chat to the legend!
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That's right! We interview one of THE best loved historical fiction authors of the past twenty years today - Simon Scarrow! Join us as we chat about h...
Happy New Year 2023 from Rock, Paper, Swords!
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just a very short message to wish our listeners all the best for the coming year. Thank you ALL for joining us in 2022, hope to see you again in 2023!...
Christmas Special 2022! Merry Xmas one and all!
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas a humbug?! Join the boys as they look at all sorts of winter traditions, ancient and modern, from Saturnalia shenanigans to Yule logs to "ol...
Jean Gill, author of The Ring Breaker!
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven are chatting this week with Jean Gill. The interview covered a lot of really interesting subjects so we're sure you'll enjoy the ep...
BONUS Episode - Funny (and not so funny!) Amazon reviews of our books
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since last week's interview with Carol McGrath had some audio issues that forced us to shorten it somewhat we thought we'd put out this little bonus e...
Carol McGrath, author of The Handfasted Wife!
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are chatting with bestselling author Carol McGrath. She's written books like The Handfasted Wife and Sex and Sexuality in Tudor England. We h...
It's Hallowe'en! Join us to get in the spooky spirit...
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The boys discuss the history of Hallowe'en! Includes some chat on Steven's spooky novella Knight of the Cross, and Matthew's short tale, Kin of Cain. ...
Interview with Prue Batten
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Farming, historical fiction, and, of course, music are all discussed in this exciting new episode. Check it out and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and give...
Music and the power it holds....
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven discuss the music they listen to while writing and just enjoy in general. Rock, classical, black metal, it's all over the place her...
Bernard Cornwell, the Godfather of historical fiction!
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please support us on Patreon from as little as £1 per month and get access to bonus episodes and more great perks! patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast...
Viking author Tim Hodkinson interview!
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven chat with Irish author Tim Hodkinson. Includes a rather amusing anecdote about one of the extras in Game of Thrones! Find out more ...
Rings of Power Episodes 1 and 2 and a review! BONUS EPISODE!
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven have spent the morning watching the first two episodes of Amazon's new show based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings - RINGS OF POWER. ...
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies! Any good?
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven take a look back at Peter Jackson's trilogy of Lord of the Rings films. Find out what they love about the movies and what they don'...
Robyn / Erin Young, author of The Fields interview!
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author Robyn Young (who also writes modern thrillers as Erin Young) joins Matthew and Steven to discuss writing, pen-names, research and much more, in...
Great beginnings in novels
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew and Steven discuss a handful of action and adventure books (including some of their own!) and how their very first lines/paragraphs draw the r...
Historical weapons and....food?! Episode 2
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In which we chat about anachronisms in historical fiction (food related ones) and general points of interest in the historical culinary field. An...
Episode 1 - Welcome to Rock, Paper, Swords!
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode! Find out who we are and what our plans are for this new podcast. As the title suggests, we'll be looking at action and adventure fr...
Rock, Paper, Swords! Trailer
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A very short introduction to Rock, Paper, Swords! Join us on July 1st 2022 for our first full episode.