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To the Stars and Back: An anthology tribute to Eric Brown
In May 2023, our friend Eric Brown passed away after a battle with cancer. Eric was a wonderfully talented author whose body of work – in science fiction, children’s fiction, and crime – was filled with humour and humanity, as Eric himself was. I first met him at an Eastercon many years ago, and as… Continue reading
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Website update
We have given our website a revamp! Although most of it was behind the scenes, we’ll be gradually checking older posts to edit and remove old links, so please bear with us if some links are not yet working and if you see anything that needs fixing let us know! You can get in touch… Continue reading
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Cakes & Ale Episode 33: An Interview with Daniel M. Bensen
In this episode we chat with author Daniel M. Bensen about his new speculative biology novel Interchange. In this sequel to 2019’s Junction, a group of humans attempt to travel across the many biomes of the alien planet beyond the wormhole on Earth. Daniel discusses how his worldbuilding process leant itself to creating the geography and… Continue reading
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The Tally Ho talks to Dr Santiago Sanchez-Pagés about ‘No Soy Un Número’
Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner. In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Santiago Sanchez-Pagés about his new book ‘No Soy Un Número‘ (‘I Am Not a Number’), the world’s first book written about The Prisoner in Castilian. Ten years in the making,… Continue reading
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Homebrew: Episode 8
Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with Nigel Twumasi, co-founder of British Manga brand Mayamada. Nigel tells us about how their social gaming Gamepad events have evolved and the challenges of adapting their business model to an online-only format. Mayamada’s latest… Continue reading
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Geeky Sewing Bee: The Prisoner inspired cushion covers
A couple of years ago I made a Village resident-style cape as part of a Prisoner-themed cosplay outfit. I chose a red/blue/yellow/brown colour scheme to match those seen during the chess match in the classic episode Checkmate. The remnants of the brightly coloured fabric have been knocking around in a drawer for a long time,… Continue reading
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Cakes & Ale Episode 32: Unconventional Conventions
With the pandemic interrupting the 2020 convention calendar, we discuss its impact on different events. We ask how it may not only affect the con-going experience, but also could lead to longer term changes, which could in fact have a positive effect on content, attendance, accessibilty and representation. But how can con-runners embrace the opportunites… Continue reading
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Homebrew: Episode 7
Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with Kev from the band Flames of the Lizard Birds about writing and recording music under lockdown, and the challenges that are being faced by both bands and venues as the live music scene is… Continue reading
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Homebrew: Episode 6
Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with Eurovision superfan Dudepoints about the 2020 contest that never was, and how the ESC fandom has responded to the lockdown with online events to keep the spirit alive such as Eurovision Again and streamed… Continue reading
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The Tally Ho talks The Prisoner and Twin Peaks
Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner. In 2017 as Twin Peaks season 3 reached its conclusion and fans were looking for something else to experience, we wrote an article giving 10 Reasons why Twin Peaks fans should watch The Prisoner. Fast forwarding two and a half years… Continue reading
Time for Cakes and Ale
Podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks & Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast