For the Love of Fiction, a podcast concerned with narrative discussion and characterisation across various mediums.
Hosted by myself, Gavin Groves and my oldest friend, Marc Tobit. We've always discussed our interests at great length, down the pub, ten minutes before a session of online gaming, walking to and from work when we were teenagers. Now we are doing in on a podcast!
Here we discuss genres and topics such as:
- prose fiction
- movies
- comic books, manga and graphic novels
- video games
Alongside:
- top five lists
- drafting our own universes
- head cannon reinterpretations
Super Mario Bros (1993) + Top Ten Mario Games of all time
With the upcoming release of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Gav and Marc review the TRUE Mario Bros. movie. Ahem. As well as talk about their favourite Mario games of all time
Chapters -
00:00 - Intro, history of and with Mario
27:19 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) Discussion
01:07:05 - Gav's Top Ten Mario games of all time
Music - ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brinstar Bondai Garden’ by Red TailedFox
'Driving To Work on Instinct' by Alan Silvestri
'Gusty Garden Galaxy' by Mahito Yokota
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/theo-gerard/my-baby-and-me
License code: 26VNKTSWN13L3M3W
16 Mar 2026
Batman - The Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary
Can you believe The Dark Knight s and Marc, and so, they deep dive this classic comic as they only know how.
I've added a bunch of tracks from the animated movie to this episode so please give it a listen! Gav has a good time talking about how much he loves the soundtrack to the film!
Music - ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brinstar Bondai Garden’ by Red TailedFox –‘The Dark Knight Triumphant’ Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by ChristopherDrake
‘Harvey’ – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by ChristopherDrake
‘See you… In Hell’ Batman: The Dark Knight Returns byChristopher Drake
‘Tonight, I am the law’ Batman: The Dark Knight Returnsby Christopher Drake
2 Mar 2026
The Year in Fiction - 1984
Join Marc and Gav as they count down their top ten favourite movies, books, tv shows, and comics released in the year of 1984, as well as a few honourable mentions
Another year, another best of top ten. A fair amount of crossover in this one, as it was a banger year for comedies and other 80's classics!
Chapters -
00:00 - Intro and the year that was 1984
29:10- Top Ten Countdown
58:42 - Top Ten Countdown part 2
01:57:45 - Top Ten Countdown part 3
Music -
ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brinstar Bondai Garden’ by Red TailedFox – ocremix.orgMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/chasing-sun
License code: VLPOCDUYWQFMIG3J
https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/supercars
License code: ZXFELWM4PVG0OMB1
https://uppbeat.io/t/vens-adams/interstellar
License code: OZDZE1VCVA6CFXO9
‘Crockett’s Theme’ by Jan Jammer
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