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Worldcon 75 Schedule
We’ll be attending Worldcon 75 in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to attending many of the wonderful programme items, it’s a great opportunity to catch up with friends from around the world and make new ones too through a shared interest in science fiction in all its forms. We’re also going to be on the programme… Continue reading
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Keeping the Mystery Alive: what Doctor Who can learn from Twin Peaks
In an era when marketing a TV show relies heavily on revealing content in press screenings, trailers and interviews, the secrecy surrounding Twin Peaks: The Return has been central to its success with fans. Why has Doctor Who lost the element of surprise – and how can it learn from the refreshing spoiler-free approach of… Continue reading
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Geeky Crochet – Twin Peaks style
Last year I took up crochet. I’d never done it before, and the last time I knitted anything Twin Peaks didn’t even exist. But when I optimistically bought some wool and hooks and a beginner’s guide to the basics, I had one particular project in mind – a slice of damn fine cherry pie. Did… Continue reading
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Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee!
Twin Peaks is returning! We’ve been getting fired up about it for a while (it featured heavily in Episode 3) and we thought about how we could incorporate the show into our regular Time for Cakes and Ale episodes over the coming months. We couldn’t really make it work without Twin Peaks taking over the… Continue reading
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Short form speculative fiction and where to find it
To follow up on our recent podcast about short fiction in SF&F (Episode 15), we’ve put together a list of some of the sources of speculative fiction that we have encountered. This is not a list of authors of short fiction, but rather the places where one might look to get a feel for genre… Continue reading
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How to find Time for Cakes and Ale!
The Time for Cakes and Ale podcast can be found and subscribed to wherever you get your podcasts including the following places: iTunes Acast (our podcast host!) Spotify TuneIn Android Or directly via our RSS feed And if you have a moment to spare, please do leave us a rating and review on iTunes… Continue reading
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Our favourite Buffy episodes…
To follow up on our recent Buffy discussion, here is a whistle-stop guide to some of our favourite episodes. School Hard A pivotal episode for the future of the series. Spike and Dru take on the Scoobies for the first time; we witness Snyder and the police covering up supernatural events (or was just gangs… Continue reading
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12 geeky sightseeing spots in Japan
Japan is a fantastic country to visit if you’re interested in gaming, anime, manga and movies. Here are some of our favourite places to visit that we found on our recent trip! 1. Nintendo Building Nintendo are based in Kyoto, the historic capital of Japan until 1868. Starting out life as a card game company… Continue reading
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Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale!
This is our first post on our new website, welcoming you to our new blog and podcast. We’ll be developing the site over the next few weeks. In the meantime you can get in touch through Twitter @TFCAA. Continue reading