Time for Cakes and Ale

20/07/2021

New episode! In Time for Cakes & Ale episode 33, we chat with author Daniel 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 biology of multiple planets spilling into and evolving on a single shared world. We also talk about writing and publishing in lockdown and his recent co-authored comic book First Knife from Image Comics.

Interchange, and it’s prequel Junction, are out now from Flame Tree Press.

In this episode we chat with author Daniel 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 b…

20/02/2021

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&…

01/02/2021

Had the chance to make these cool scale models of various structures from The Village - an info mat, telephone kiosk and Number 2's control desk. Took a while to assemble and paint them but well worth the effort! Kits made by Pigeon guard games.

15/10/2020

Just how fantastic are these Prisoner-inspired cushions from TUW's friends at The Tally Ho Podcast?! More details: https://www.theunmutual.co.uk

10/10/2020

Becks has been busy creating these The Prisoner-themed cushion covers. Choose your side - village colours or 6's jacket! All the instructions are in our latest Geeky Craft blog.
https://www.timeforcakesandale.com/blog/geekycraft/geeky-sewing-bee-the-prisoner-inspired-cushion-covers/

13/09/2020

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 of new technology whilst maintaining longstanding elements of physical cons that content creators rely on?

Let us know what you think about conventions and what you would like to see in the future. Is the move to virtual content permanent? How do you keep the spirit of a convention alive?

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 ter…

03/05/2020

Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner.
In this episode we talk about the influence that The Prisoner had on Twin Peaks and its co-creator Mark Frost, and examine the many thematic, structural and aesthetic connections that exist between our two favourite shows.

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 a…

03/05/2020

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown.
In this episode we chat with podcaster Carl Sweeney about his adventures on The X-Cast: An X-Files Podcast and The Movie Palace Podcast, and the watchalong which is running through the classic 90s TV series The X-Files during the lockdown.

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with podcaster Carl Sweeney about his adventures on The X-Cas…

03/05/2020

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown.

In this episode we chat with author Chris Beckett about writing at a time when reality is stranger than fiction. Chris is best known for his Clarke Award-winning Dark Eden trilogy. Chris has recently been posting a selection of short stories from throughout his career along the theme of ‘isolation’ to read for free on his website – the whole collection can be read here: http://www.chris-beckett.com/uncategorized/7075/isolation-stories-2/

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with author Chris Beckett about writing at a time when realit…

03/05/2020

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown.
In this episode we chat with A. J. Black - Writer/Podcaster from the We Made This pop culture podcast network about podcasting, social media watch-along events, and how the lockdown is changing the way fandoms interact.

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with Tony Black from the We Made This pop culture podcast net…

03/05/2020

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown.
In this episode we chat with Andrew James from Square Enix about what he’s playing right now, what games people should be checking out, and how the lockdown is affecting the video games industry.

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this episode we chat with Andrew James from Square Enix about what he’s play…

03/05/2020

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown.
In this introductory episode we talk about what this new series will feature: conversations with folk from a wide range of industries who are interested in sharing their hobbies and interests, talking about how their work and lives are changing, and recommending new titles for people to explore from the worlds of publishing, gaming, comics, film and TV. Our goal is to provide a feeling of what people are getting up to during this strange time, and hopefully pique your interest if you are looking for something new to engage in.

Welcome to Time for Cakes and Ale’s ‘Homebrew’, our new podcast covering life under lockdown. In this introductory episode we talk about what this new series will feature: convers…

12/05/2019

Welcome to the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we've been reading. This month, we cover Origamy by Rachel Armstrong from NewCon Press

Origamy is the story of Mobius, an extra-dimensional being who is part of a 'circus troupe' of weavers able to explore and manipulate the fabric of space-time. This original and surreal science fiction tale follows Mobius' attempt to learn the mysterious art of origamy and face down the dark menace which has appeared to threaten the very threads of the universe. Origamy fuses mythic modes of storytelling with cutting-edge scientific concepts. Beautifully written and brimming with ideas, this book is unlike any other we have read in a long time.

We give you our thoughts on the novel and bring you an interview with Rachel, who tells us about her academic research as Professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University and how her multi-disciplinary approach imbues both her science and her science fiction.

Welcome to the the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we’ve been reading. This month, we cover Origa…

11/05/2019

We’ve recently migrated our podcast to a new hosting service. If you already subscribe to our mothership podcast, Time for Cakes and Ale, your feeds should automatically update. If you subscribe through an app, it might be worth refreshing our feed too.

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Also, if you like what we do, and would like to support us, we have set up a Ko-Fi page to help cover our running costs:
https://ko-fi.com/timeforcakesandale

We look forward to bringing you even more of our podcast shenanigans, be it on Time for Cakes and Ale, Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee, or The Tally Ho!

Hello Listeners! We’ve recently migrated our podcast to a new hosting service. If you already subscribe to our mothership podcast, Time for Cakes and Ale, your feeds should automatically upda…

11/05/2019

After 11 years and 22 movies, we have many thoughts on the superhero epic Avengers: Endgame and the fates of the characters we have grown to love 3000. Check out our latest episode!

HERE BE SPOILERS! We’re well and truly in the endgame now, as the Infinity Saga draws to a close with an epic final chapter, Avengers: Endgame. In this bumper episode we race through the time…

09/05/2019

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

08/05/2019

At this year's Eastercon Ytterbium we had the great pleasure of interviewing twelve wonderful guests! An eclectic mix of creatives, writers, artists, vloggers, podcasters, translators and con-runners gave us their time to talk about their work and why they love conventions like Eastercon. Huge thanks to Juliet Kemp, Ali Baker, Dave L Clements, Emma Newman, Daniel Bensen, F. D. Lee, Claire Rousseau, Noel Chidwich of Shoreline Of Infinity, Emil Minchev, E.M. Faulds Author of Speculative Spaces Podcast, Ruth EJ Booth and Ian Whates of NewCon Press.
We look forward to doing one of these bumper con-podcasts at Worldcon in Dublin2019! Let us know if you'd like to join us!

We’ve just returned from Ytterbium, a.k.a Eastercon 70, the annual UK science fiction convention. During the convention we had the great pleasure of chatting to a wonderful range of con-goers…

10/04/2019

The Tally Ho returns to 'Shattered Visage' with an interview with comic book legend Dean Motter, co-writer and artist of the sequel to The Prisoner and creator of classic comics such as Mister X, Terminal City and Electropolis. We talk about the new issue of 'Shattered Visage' from Titan Comics and his 40-year career as a writer, illustrator, editor, art director and designer. A huge thankyou to Dean for giving us his time. Be seeing you!

Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner. Following on from our recent episode about the re-release of The Prisoner: Shattered Visage, we had the great pleasure o…

04/04/2019

Welcome to the the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we’ve been reading. This month, we cover Paris Adrift by E. J. Swift , published by Rebellion Publishing. We give you our thoughts on the novel and bring you an interview with E.J. Swift who tells us about writing Paris Adrift and her upcoming projects.

Don't forget to join us next month when we discuss Origamy by Rachel Armstrong, published by NewCon Press!

Welcome to the the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we’ve been reading. This month, we cover Paris…

27/03/2019

The wonderful Tally Ho Podcast is back! With a special look at Titan's 'Shattered Visage' comic which has just been reprinted. You can listen/download from http://www.timeforcakesandale.com

24/03/2019

Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner.

In this episode we look at the re-release of the collected edition of Dean Motter’s and Mark Askwith’s The Prisoner: Shattered Visage, a comic book sequel to the TV show, from Titan Comics . We chat to Titan’s senior editor David Leach about this new edition and it’s extras, with some interesting insights into how the project came together.

Originally published by DC as a 4 issue miniseries in 1988-1989 (twenty years after the original TV show airing, and set contemporaneously), the series was written by Dean Motter and Mark Askwith, and drawn by Dean Motter.

Shattered Visage has been beautifuly presented here (it is worth it to see Motter’s artwork so richly printed) and the comic is an intriguing entry into the world of The Prisoner.

Be seeing you!

Welcome to The Tally Ho, a podcast about the classic TV series The Prisoner. In this episode we look at the re-release of the collected edition of Dean Motter’s and Mark Askwith’s The P…

02/03/2019

Welcome to the first episode of the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we’ve been reading, and we’re kicking things off in style with The Loosening Skin by Aliya Whiteley, published by Unsung Stories

The Loosening Skin is set in a world where, every seven years, people shed their skin – and with it shed aspects of their personality, even their love for one another. Those emotions and memories remain bound up in the old skin, to be kept, or burned, or sold. Rose Allington, a former celebrity bodyguard whose relationship with client-turned-lover Max Black ended abruptly with her last moult, falls back into his world when his old skins are stolen and he doesn’t know who else to trust to get them back. But as the world around her turns to medication to keep their skin from ever shedding again, Rose is determined to be true to herself – even when that means leaving behind everything she used to be.

We kick off with a discussion about this wonderful book, with comments from listeners who have been reading with us this month, followed by a interview with Aliya Whiteley about her work and career.

And stay tuned to the end for the reveal of next month's Cakes & Ale Book Club choice!

Welcome to the first episode of the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we’ve been reading, and we& #8…

16/02/2019

Our Twin Peaks podcast "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee" is back!

We have returned to the water and the well of Lynch/Frost’s surreal vision to discuss some of the themes and ideas that have resonated with us in the months since The Return hit our screens. Each episode will use the given title of each ‘part’ of season 3 as a jumping-off point, starting with "My Log has a Message for You".

In this, our first of a new 18-episode podcast run, we’ll be discussing the symbolism of trees and forests within the show, and their link to doubles, doppelgangers and tulpas, by way of the recurring image of a telegraph pole.

Welcome to Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee, a podcast all about Twin Peaks. We have returned to the water and the well of Lynch/Frost’s surreal vision to discuss some of the themes and ideas t…

13/02/2019

We'll be recording our first Cakes & Ale Book Club podcast episode in a couple of weeks! 🍰🍺📚
February's choice is the weird and wonderful 'The Loosening Skin' by Aliya Whiteley.
There's still time to read it and send us your thoughts!

28/01/2019

We'd like to thank all our listeners who made 2018 such a great year! We've had a few weeks off and we've been giving our plans for 2019 a lot of thought, and we're excited to be able to announce some of our upcoming podcasts...

We will soon be returning to the water and the well of Twin Peaks with more episodes of Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee. Each one will take a deep dive into The Return through the lens of a particular theme that runs through the show.

The Tally Ho will continue looking at the wider world of The Prisoner as it lived on through other media, as well expanding into other classic TV and film, including some of Patrick McGoohan's other works.

And of course you can expect plenty more Time for Cakes and Ale, with so many great movies, books, comics, games and TV on the horizon! Speaking of which...

We're excited to announce the start of the Cakes & Ale Book Club podcast! Each month we'll discuss a recent novel we enjoyed, plus a round-up of short fiction/comics we're reading. The first episode, out at the end of February, will be on The Loosening Skin by Aliya Whiteley.

More info to follow! We're certainly going to be kept busy, and we hope that there will be something for everyone to listen to. Be seeing you!