Back in Time: Civil War II Chapter Twenty-Two

Anglo-Force mansion, Surrey, 2000

As Reid and Dr. Alessi waited in the hangar, Watt and Pendragon walked through the corridors of the mansion towards the hangar.

"Are you sure it's wise to go off to America at a time like this?" Pendragon asked.

"The media could have a field day. They'll say that you're deserting a sinking ship."

Back in Time: Civil War II Chapter Twenty-One

Craigmillar Castle, Craigmillar Island, 2000

Teddy stood in the study of Craigmillar Castle, awaiting the arrival of his master. He did not have much longer to wait. A few seconds later, a portal opened, and Magus stepped through.

Julian's Social Media Discoveries Episode 28: Split Aura, Double Good Company, Lindsay Schoolcraft, When Rivers Meet & More!

We've reached episode 28 of the Social Media Discoveries series, with music coming from Greece, Norway, New Zealand, the USA, and the East Midlands!

Back in Time: Civil War II Chapter Twenty

Pegasus station, Time of Legends, 2372

 Magus arrived in the conference room to find Pendragon, Duncan MacCleod and General Hague seated around the table. On the viewer was Captain Sheridan, calling from Babylon 5.

Back in Time: Civil War II Chapter Nineteen

Senate Building of the Galactic Federation, San Francisco, 2372

Diane Haydn was nothing more than a puppet these days. A prominent member of the Federation Senate before the Imperials took over, she was now kept on for one reason. Along with the likes of Morgan Martin, she was the token representative of the old guard, the old Federation, the thing that didn't exist anymore.

Back in Time: Civil War II Chapter Eighteen

Starfleet Command, San Francisco, 2372

Admiral Thrawn sat reclining in his chair, taking in his surroundings: his office, the office that came with being Commander-in-Chief of whatever was left of Starfleet. There were still some Federation starships loyal to the Federation, but many others had gone missing. Thrawn surmised that they had defected to the Free Federation.

The Thursday Rock Show: Noughties Rock

It's back to the noughties for this week's edition of The Thursday Rock Show with a mixture of nu metal, rap rock, hard rock, two of the greatest ring walk songs ever, and possibly the greatest and best song in the world.

Julian's Social Media Discoveries Episode 27: Painted Young, Julie July Band, Dallas Studio Band, Heavy Metal Heroes & More!

It's Episode 27 of the Social Media Discoveries series, and for those of you who may have missed yet, yes, there is some heavy metal screaming guys on this week's episode. There's also a couple of those musical collectives that don't have any bios, as well as one of my favourite releases of the year. Which one is it? You'll have to listen and find out.

The Forties Weekender: Banned by the BBC

It's the second of our shows to commemorate the 1940's weekend in Sheringham, and this time around we're looking back at some of the songs that the B.B.C., the moral guardian of the nation, banned. Some where banned because of their supposed explicit content, some on religious grounds, and some because they just didn't seem to like them, reasons which would seem quite tame by today's standards.

(Not Quite) The Thursday Rock Show: 1940's Roots of Rock

It's time for The Thursday Rock Show, or perhaps this week it should be (Not Quite) The Thursday Rock Show, because to coincide with Sheringham's annual 1940's weekend we're going to take a look at some of the songs from that decade that strongly influenced the birth of rock 'n' roll music in the 1950's. So put your blackout curtains up and get your ration books ready to listen to some of the most influential artists of the 1940's.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Seventeen

The police transport was now out of the Earth's atmosphere, and Brogan and Castle finally got something in some ways they wanted: resistance.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Sixteen

They had made it to the other side of the compound, and the spaceport, with only one interruption, and Sutek had taken care of him with a Vulcan neck-pinch. But still, Brogan had that nagging feeling at the back of his mind. Something was not quite right. Everything had been too easy.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Fifteen

It was a cold night for Pendragon and his team as they moved towards Vargas' citadel. Even though they each wore several layers of clothing, the wind was still getting through to their skins. Her teeth almost chattering, Maris found it almost impossible to hold her tri-corder while trying to find the crew of the Valkyrie. Greenleaf soon stood beside her and held her hand steady as he studied the tri-corder readings. It appeared that elves were not as affected by the cold as humans.

Julian's Social Media Discoveries Episode 26: Tiger Tigz, Open Road Folk Music, New Morning Blues, Blooming Fire & More!

Six months! Julian's Social Media Discoveries has been going for six months! Time flies and all that. So what are we doing to celebrate the six month anniversary? Nothing, except play you some more tracks from artists I've discovered on various social media platforms over the years, and this week we're proving it's not all doom and gloom metal and hard rock.

The Thursday Rock Show: This Is Spinal Tap

With the release of the sequel to the greatest rock documentary of all time this week The Thursday Rock Show pays tribute to the legendary David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel, as we turn it up to eleven with an album listen-along, This Is Spinal Tap.

Julian's Social Media Discoveries Episode 25: The Pink Floyd Experience IV

It's the Social Media Discoveries show, and as we've reached episode 25 we're bringing you another of our specials with The Pink Floyd Experience IV, with our artists covering songs from The Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall and more.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Fourteen

The New Zealand Space Port used to be a hive of activity. At all hours of the day and night, shuttle crafts and runabouts would be flying in and out, taking in prisoners and supplies for the nearby penal colony. But since the "defeat" of the United Federation of Planets, all of this had stopped. A few troop carriers had brought in several Imperial prisoners, but nothing more. It seemed that everything had ground to a halt.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Thirteen

Purposefully, Magus strode through the corridors of the Scotsman, on his way to Engineering. As he did, a call came through from Pendragon on the Bridge.

"Doctor, we've reached Cygnus Alpha and achieved a standard orbit."

"Any sign of life from the surface?"

"None yet."

"Keep an eye on the sensors for any strange readings. In a few moments the sensors' abilities should jump tenfold."

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Twelve

A day later, Pendragon sat in the command chair of the U.S.S. Flying Scotsman, en route to Cygnus Alpha. Standing nearby was Commander Winthorn, the first officer of the Scotsman. His usual position at the Ops console was taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Archer Greenleaf. The head of security of the Pegasus station, Lieutenant Sevrina Maris, was now at the tactical station. She was still finding her feet, trying to familiarize herself with the layout of the station. She was on the mission because Magus wanted her there. After all, if anyone could break into a prison, Maris could, because she had broken out of a few in her time.

Rescue: Civil War II Chapter Eleven

It had been two days since the Galactic Empire had taken control of the United Federation of Planets, and renamed it the Galactic Federation. During that time a nonaggression pact had been signed with the Centauri Republic. It seemed that the two mighty powers had become allies.

On the Pegasus station, Captain Pendragon looked out of his office window. Since he had taken command of the station just over a year ago, things had changed dramatically. He no longer represented the United Federation of Planets, but an organization known as the Free Federation. But at the moment that name meant nothing. They had no basis of government, no official military wing, no political assembly. They were a Federation in name only. Pendragon looked outside at the Time of Legends, and the vast number of ships that now orbited that great planet. Since the defeat at Wolf 359 there had been a steady stream of ships arriving from all over the Alpha Quadrant, some military, some civilian, all requesting asylum with the Free Federation.

The Thursday Rock Show: Hot City Nights

It's Thursday, so you know what that means, don't you? It's time for another edition of The Thursday Rock Show, and this week we're taking a look at another album I owned back in the day, one of the countless compilation albums that were released back then, none other than the original Hot City Nights, released in 1988.

Sadly one of the tracks from that release isn't available on Spotify. I could have included the live version, which is on Spotify, but it wouldn't have been the same for me.

Julian's Social Media Discoveries Episode 24: Low Hummer, Berlin Heart, Marc Miner, Shape of the Sun and More!

This week's episode of the Social Media Discoveries series gives you a British film composer, a Grammy-nominated producer, and someone who follows me on social media, and those three things have never been featured on this series before!

Does Donald Trump Do a Podcast About Dean Withers?

It's no secret that I'm not a fan of Donald Trump. If you've read this blog, or listened to my old podcast during his last term in office you'd know that. Which is why I've taken to listening to the live shows of one Dean Withers, a young man who hosts a regular show on TikTok and Youtube in which he debates Trump supporters, often leaving them at a loss for words.

Family Memories

 A few family memories for you in the form of some of my recent Youtube/TikTok videos. Enjoy!