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We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alonewww.wearenotalone.co.uk
The 1950s Sci-Fi Comedy Podcast
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Series 5 Episode 6 – Dr Terror’s a Poor Choice of Name for a Medical Professional

Continuing the series produced during the UK lockdown in early 2021. It's Episode 6, and the end of the road for this series. We're visiting the Museum of Anomalous Experience, where it's a time for philosophical reflection, looking back on past lives, and some archaelogical excavations. We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The music pieces "So Dramatic" and "Stal...

Apr 04, 202131 minSeason 5Ep. 6

Series 5 Episode 5 – My Fair Tax Return

Continuing the series produced during the UK lockdown in early 2021. This week, it's time to return to the roads, and recapture the sense of freedom granted by the motor car! Don't forget that massive corporations are people too, 123456. We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe vi...

Mar 28, 202123 minSeason 5Ep. 5

Series 5 Episode 4 – A Man for All Seasons (Closed Nov 30th – May 1st inclusive)

Continuing the series produced during the UK lockdown in early 2021. It's episode 4, and as you'd expect for a fourth installment, it's mostly kebabs and monkeys. We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The music "Enemy Ships" is Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subs...

Mar 21, 202127 minSeason 5Ep. 4

Series 5 Episode 3 – King Solomon’s Financial Services

Continuing the series produced during the UK lockdown in early 2021. Haven't you missed travelling by train? The daily commute or the weekend trip to the seaside? This week includes a free high speed, trouble free, overcrowded, overpriced simulation, along with the usual Victorian Jungle explorations, funeral arrangements and Norse Gods you've come to expect from us. We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-...

Mar 14, 202120 minSeason 5Ep. 3

Series 5 Episode 2 – The Moccasins of the Father

Continuing the series produced during the UK lockdown in early 2021. An engimatic radio station. A historic plague. And a scared chicken. Lockdown Teddy We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. The music Ophelia's Blues is Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe vi...

Mar 07, 202119 minSeason 5Ep. 2

Series 5 Episode 1 – Brief Encounter of the Third Kind

Rear Window and Rear Window The first in a new series produced during the UK lockdown in February 2021. We pay a bill, trade in some second hand magpies, visit Somerset, and listen to the podcast from our local Vicar. Crisps for Dogs. We Are Not Alone Series 5 - The Lockdown Tapes by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via i...

Feb 28, 202123 minSeason 5Ep. 1

Series 4 Episode 5: The Bridge on the River Wye

Brian was so late for the fancy dress party he had missed all the drink and weed. Episode 5 of Series 4. It's the end of the road already, and in our final episode we get a visit from a man in black, investigate a new kind of bank account, rebuild the country after the coming apocalypse, and round everything off with a nice game of cricket. We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Inter...

Jun 21, 201528 min

Series 4 Episode 4: Stratford, East of Barking

Tony's tiny space ship was the laughing stock of the galactic fleet Episode 4 of Series 4, in which we look at frankly irresponsible inventions, journey to the stars, decorate a war hero, and redecorate my living room. We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via itunes, or an...

Jun 14, 201528 min

Series 4 Episode 3: Wonderbirds are go!

Dan was too stupid to be concerned by the rising water level. Episode 3 of Series 4, in which we investigate claims of witchcraft, plan a career, expose a few lies, and not to mention... We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via itunes, or any other good podcast delivery se...

Jun 07, 201529 min

Series 4 Episode 2: DOA (Deaf or Asleep)

Science Fiction is completely without any sexual overtones whatever. Episode 2 of Series 4, in which we open up the archives again and explore near death experiences, go hunting in a field with a metal detector, choose a pair of trousers, and watch tennis on the moon. We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to...

May 31, 201530 min

Series 4 Episode 1: Dial M for Customer Service

"Well, I guess that fly was bigger than I first thought." Yes, at last, it's here! Episode 1 of Series 4, in which we examine small scale over-specific British manufacturing, contemplate buying a new universe, go behind the scenes on a new dinosaur movie, and look at the effects of government cut backs on infant tooth collection. We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Li...

May 24, 201533 min

We Are Not Alone Series 4 – YANWANA Trailer

There's one week to go until series 4 begins! And then five weeks to go until it ends! What? The gap between the announcement of the series release and the actual release was too long? You didn't like the other trailer? It had nothing to do with the show? Well, hang on there just a minute, mister. Who says we don't listen to criticism. Here's another trailer. Now, let's see you laugh that one off. We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative...

May 17, 20151 min

We Are Not Alone – Series 4

We Are Not Alone series 4 - scheduled for splash down 24th May 2015, somewhere in the UK... We Are Not Alone Series 4 - Return of the Sketches by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

May 09, 20152 min

Tallington – Part 7 – The Lost Child

Part 7 of Tallington - a 7 part audio drama series. Well, this is it, the final part. Marjorie has attempted to destroy the portal to save her husband, Eugene and Catherine are caught in the blast from the explosion, George is stranded in ancient Pompeii. Is it all over for the Tallington team, or will they uncover the truth behind the project? I'm thinking the latter. What do you think?For a full list of cast and credits see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Comm...

Feb 16, 201435 min

Tallington – Part 6 – Other Alternatives

Part 6 of Tallington - a 7 part audio drama series. Verity Neeves as Marjorie Eugene stumbles upon the existence of parallel universes, and tries to put theory into practice in order to return Catherine to her own time. How could he have foreseen the mess Rupert would create? It's not as if he had a time machine. Meanhwhile, George is starting to have second thoughts about the entire project, which shortly extend into third and fourth thoughts. By the time he gears up to fifth thoughts, there's ...

Feb 09, 201432 min

Tallington – Part 5 – The Wormhill Witch Hunt

Part 5 of Tallington - a 7 part audio drama series. Lucy Brownhill as Ruby The year is 1612, and in Wormhill a terrible tragedy has fallen upon the village. A local man has been murdered, and there are whispers of witchcraft abroad. It's a bit like Broadchurch but with witches. And time travel. And set in the seventeenth century. For a full list of cast and credits see here. For extras relating to this episode, see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu...

Feb 02, 201433 min

Tallington – Part 4 – Suffragette

Part 4 of Tallington, a 7 part audio drama. Matt Nation as Rupert The mysterious caller this time leaves only a name for the Tallington team to track down, and their increasing use of the time portal is starting to have unexpected effects on the time lines. Can they locate the real Emily Stanton, and save her before it's too late? For a full list of cast and credits see here. For extras relating to this episode, see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...

Jan 26, 201429 min

Tallington – Part 3 – The Real Mr Fawkes

Part 3 of Tallington, a 7 part audio drama. Tim Hounsome as George Catherine is still struggling to come to terms with her relocation to the 1950s, while the team investigate the unexplained removal of Bonfire night from the British calendar. Only Catherine retains a memory of it. Can she and time traveller George Smyth put history back on track? For a full list of cast and credits see here. For extras relating to this episode, see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creativ...

Jan 19, 201434 min

Tallington – Part 2 – The Disappearence of Gerard Fry

Part 2 of Tallington - a 7 part audio drama series. Lisa Walsh as Catherine Catherine is trying to come to terms with what has happened to her. Eugene, her captor, now has trouble of his own as MI5 agent Miss Charm investigates the unusual circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Gerard Fry. For a full list of cast and credits see here. For extras relating to this episode, see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives ...

Jan 12, 201433 min

Tallington – Part 1 – The Anomaly

Part 1 of Tallington - a 7 part audio drama series. In 2013, Catherine Wilder, a journalist tasked with producing stories about lost pets, stumbles upon references to a war time project that appears to have uncovered the secrets of time travel. At the same time, a strange character has arrived, and appears to be looking for something. Who is he, and what is Tallington? For a full list of cast and credits see here. For extras relating to this episode, see here. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is l...

Jan 05, 201432 min

Scary Stories – 3 – The Pot of Water

It's Christmas eve, and here's Robert Ancilliary again with the final of our three scary stories, and he's managed to come up with something that has nothing whatever to do with Christmas. Today's story is about a pot of water, which is about as scary as it can get, I'm sure you'll agree. Scary Stories by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Dec 24, 201312 min

Scary Stories – 2 – The Telephone

It's the second of our three part special series of Scary Stories, in the run up to Christmas, and Dr Robert Ancilliary has a tale to chill the bones. Just what you need for a cold winter's evening. This time it's about a telephone. So pull up a chair, light a fire, and throw your telephone on it. Scary Stories by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Dec 23, 201313 min

Scary Stories – 1 – The Brick

In the first of our three part special series of Scary Stories, Dr Robert Ancilliary, curator of the Museum of Anomalous Experience tells the story behind a humble house brick. But surely there's more to it than that? Well, you'd think so, wouldn't you. Scary Stories by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Dec 22, 201311 min

Scary Stories – Coming Soon!

While you're waiting for Tallington in January, as a special pre-Christmas treat, We Are Not Alone have invited the curator of the infamous Museum of Anomalous Experience, Dr Robert Ancilliary to record some special spooky stories in the run up to Christmas. Robert has selected three of his favourite exhibits from the museum, and will tell their stories, to be relased on 22nd, 23rd and 24th December 2013. Here he is to tell you all about them. Scary Stories by We Are Not Alone is licensed under ...

Dec 17, 20132 min

Tallington – Teaser Trailer

A tiny first preview of the new show, available Jan 5th 2014. Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Subscribe now via itunes or your favourite podcatching service to make sure you don't miss out. Tallington by We Are Not Alone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Dec 01, 20131 min

We Are Not Alone Series 2 Episode 5 – The Smith Experiment

"I'm not scared. I just don't think this is a good time to try the Pepsi challenge." Well, here it is, Episode 5 and the end of our second series. We're following the exploits of Eileen Smith, the pioneer behind the first manned voyage into space, and watching voyeuristically as the whole thing goes up in smoke. Well, comes down in smoke, actually. We also explore the choices on offer when buying a new UFO, look into an expedition to Uranus, and consider the social life of the electron. We Are N...

Aug 26, 201227 min

We Are Not Alone Series 2 Episode 4 – Our Island Earth

"That's a Shlesheim and Werpenwarper laser pistol and you've had your sixteen..." It's Episode 4. Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? No? Well, maybe it's just me then. This month, we start our new paranormal answering service, bring back the ten second movie people, and follow the heroic Doctor Cal Meacham as he battles some seriously non-threatening extra terrestrials. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via itunes. Alternatively, click...

May 27, 201225 min

We Are Not Alone Series 2 Episode 3 – The Day the World Stood Still

The year is 1953. Oh no, my mistake it's 2012. Gosh, I must have overslept. Well, anyway, there's an enormous silver saucer landing in Hyde Park, and no one seems to know quite what to do about it, we try to get to grips with the sophistication of the alien psyche, and mourn the passing of a great inventor. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via itunes. Alternatively, right click here to download the file and listen later: Download File...

Apr 29, 201223 min

We Are Not Alone Series 2 Episode 2 – Blast Off

There were rarely disagreements over who would drive the rocket car. Yes, it's episode 2, and we've reached the point where we can actually call it a series. There's rockets afoot in a Yorkshire village where a brass band, I mean rocket manufacturer is suffering when the government attempts to close down the space programme, we hear from a psychic in touch with the Venusians, and there was something else that was really easy to remember, but I can't quite recall. And none of it is politically mo...

Mar 27, 201223 min

We Are Not Alone Series 2 Episode 1 – The Damned Village

When Brian had asked for a job "in computers" this isn't what he'd meant Episode one of the new series of the 1950s science fiction sketch show. A mysterious field has descended upon the sleepy town of Midwich and is getting right in the way, a new series of "star patrol" kicks off with the emphasis on scientific accuracy, and we make a startling discovery under the pyramids. We Are Not Alone Watching the skies so you don't have to. Don't forget you can subscribe via itunes. Alternatively, right...

Mar 04, 201223 min
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