Rock, Paper, Swords!

By: Matthew Harffy & Steven A. McKay
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  • The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast - making history come alive! Bestselling authors Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay chat about writing action and adventure stories, diving into some of the more quirky and unusual aspects of history, with a detour through music and its role in their process. Each episode covers different exciting themes, often with brilliant guests who help shed light on what Matthew and Steven have decided to talk about that week.
    Matthew Harffy & Steven A. McKay
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  • Christmas 2024 greetings! Here's to 2025!

    Christmas 2024 greetings! Here's to 2025!
    Dec 25 2024

    Thank you listeners for your support in 2024. We've had an AMAZING year, topped off by our time at the HNS Conference, and it's all thanks to your support. Cheers, and here's to a great 2025 for us all.

    If you enjoy the show and feel like you could support us for as little as £1 a month, check us out on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other great perks! patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast
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    2 mins
  • 2024 Christmas Special - books, movies, music & more!

    2024 Christmas Special - books, movies, music & more!
    Dec 20 2024

    Support us on Patreon, where you can even give a loved one a GIFT subscription: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast

    Welcome to the RPS Xmas Special 2024! We take a look at some of the best seasonal books like Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", movies like Lethal Weapon (!), and all the classic music we enjoy at this time of year. Like "Wassail The Night Away"! We also discuss the possibility of us collaborating on a Christmas novella TOGETHER in 2025...

    It's a fun, if slightly rambling and disjointed episode, but hey, it's Christmas. God bless us, everyone.


    The History Quill Convention 2025

    https://thehistoryquill.com/convention-2025/

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast and X https://twitter.com/rock_swords

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    54 mins
  • Lord of the Rings & lots more with publisher/author Jane Johnson!

    Lord of the Rings & lots more with publisher/author Jane Johnson!
    Dec 6 2024

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast

    Jane Johnson is from Cornwall and has worked in the book industry for 30 years as a bookseller, publisher and writer. For many years she was responsible for publishing the works of JRR Tolkien, and later worked on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, spending months in New Zealand with cast and crew (she wrote the official visual companions to the films). The authors she publishes include George R.R. Martin, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Mark Lawrence and Raymond E Feist.

    While she was in Morocco in 2005 to research The Tenth Gift she met her soon-to-be husband, a Berber tribesman from a village in the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Returning home, she gave up her office job in London, sold her flat and shipped the contents to Morocco and they were married later that year. They now split their time between Cornwall and Morocco, and Jane still works remotely as a Fiction Publishing Director for HarperCollins.

    We met Jane in Dartington Hall at the HNS Conference back in September and you can listen to that short episode (and watch the video on our Youtube channel), but when we read her CV, we knew we had to get her back for a full episode.

    Welcome back to RPS, Jane Johnson!

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast and X https://twitter.com/rock_swords


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It’s like hanging out with two great authors.

Imagine walking into a pub, waving to your two friends you were to met up with. Now these friends aren’t just ordinary people, nope Steven and Matthew are fantastic minds as well as best sellers of historical fiction. So sitting and chatting it up with them you not only get educated but feel awe inspired in their presence. Well I’d probably be nervous which in turn makes me overly chatty, to the extent one of the guys would be saying can I talk now please. I’m a big fan of them both and a horrible geek of history in general. So this podcast is on my follow list. Cheers to you both on your podcast long may it reign!

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Really interesting interview!

This was a really great podcast. Matthew and Steven asked great questions and received great answers from Jason Kingsley. All three have extensive backgrounds in Medieval History. As well as 2000 AD, British Comics and games. Will need to listen again to be sure I heard it all. Will also enjoy it a second time.

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