Let's Talk About Tech

Let's Talk About Tech

BBC Radio 5 live’s award winning gaming podcast, discussing the world of video games and games culture.
Game On - It's Cumbria, but not as we know it. And it's BAFTA time again!

Game On - It's Cumbria, but not as we know it. And it's BAFTA time again!

PC GamesN's Nat Smith joins Adam to talk about the upcoming BAFTA awards and Rebellion's action survival game, Atomfall. The game's creative director Ben Fisher talks about the game's creation and the Rebellion way to make a game.

6 Apr 2025 - 53 min 18 sec

 
Game On - Returning to The Mothership and looking ahead to the London Soundtrack Festival 2025

Game On - Returning to The Mothership and looking ahead to the London Soundtrack Festival 2025

The capital's first annual Festival dedicated to celebrating the music of film, TV and games will take place from 19–26 March 2025 and Adam's spoken to festival director, Tommy Pearson and composer, Stephen Barton. Find out more at londonsoundtrackfestival.com And we've returned to the Homeworld galaxy for the third game in the series. Do you remember the Karos Graveyard and the Great Nebula of Kadesh? Adam and the game's writer, Martin Cirulis do.

10 Jul 2024 - 45 min 39 sec

 
Game On - Elric and Citadel of Forgotten Myths

Game On - Elric and Citadel of Forgotten Myths

Michael Moorcock - author, editor, musician - joins Adam to talk about Citadel of Forgotten Myths, the book that will be (he says) the last appearance of his doomed hero, Elric of Melniboné between the covers of a novel. It's a wide-ranging conversation that barely touches the surface of Moorcock's long, incredibly productive career.

18 Jan 2023 - 44 min 58 sec

 
Game On - BAFTA goes to Hades

Game On - BAFTA goes to Hades

With the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards moments away Adam speaks to two of the nominees from Supergiant Games. The writer, Greg Kasavin and the actor, Logan Cunningham are both in the running for their work on Hades.

23 Mar 2021 - 16 min 57 sec

 
Game On - Safety online and a new era for Star Wars

Game On - Safety online and a new era for Star Wars

Online safety discussed with Lorin LaFave and Andy Robertson. And New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule joins Adam to talk about The High Republic.

2 Feb 2021 - 47 min 10 sec

 
Game On – Now with added Nolan North!

Game On – Now with added Nolan North!

Talking about games with the Gaming Grandma, sidestepping The Discourse and Andy’s Xmas Crackers Has the Pandemic changed the way families game? The Gaming Grandma and Dr Lynn Love from Abertay University give Adam their view. Ewan Moore from GAMINGbible and FamilyGamerTV’s Andy Robertson talk more about family gaming and much more besides. And there’s oodles of Nolan North action as we talk about his work in Dirt5!

21 Dec 2020 - 01 hr 15 min 59 sec

 
Game On - Playstation versus Xbox. Seconds out, round 4!

Game On - Playstation versus Xbox. Seconds out, round 4!

Weeks away from the launch of Playstation and Xbox's latest machines the Washington Post's Gene Park joins Adam to look at what's on offer. Industry veteran, Mike Fisher has his own modest proposal and, if you're quick, you can still take part in the Leeds Digital Festival. The organiser and one of the city's tech companies explain more about Silicon Moor™(pending.)

29 Sep 2020 - 47 min 44 sec

 
Game On - It's cold, it's dangerous, it's Wasteland 3

Game On - It's cold, it's dangerous, it's Wasteland 3

Veteran games creator, Brian Fargo and Wasteland 3's music supervisor, Mary Ramos join Adam to talk about the way they're putting a soundtrack on a post-apocalyptic American adventure. PC Gamer's Jody Macgregor reviews the game in this edition.

8 Sep 2020 - 44 min 09 sec

 
Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys

Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys

No more steps, that's what Mediatonic's Megan Ralph promises Adam in this edition of Game On. Fall Guys has been this year's surprise summer hit but what's helped the game get to the top of the goop slide?

25 Aug 2020 - 23 min 01 sec

 
Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys

Game On - Of falling and falling and Fall Guys

No more steps, that's what Mediatonic's Megan Ralph promises Adam in this edition of Game On. Fall Guys has been this year's surprise summer hit but what's helped the game get to the top of the goop slide?

25 Aug 2020 - 22 min 23 sec