A pdf version can be downloaded here.

Anyone interested in the original Rockwell integrated space plan can find it here (courtesy of Space Safety Magazine).

“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.

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Alan was confident that his new uniform would increase his manliness

The last episode of series 2 goes live tomorrow, and we hope you agree, it’s been a successful set of shows. We’ve been to the moon and back, although the hotels were mediocre at best. We’ve been to Metaluna, although we still can’t locate it on our Ordnance Survey map of Surrey, and are not completely convinced that’s not some kind of chopping instrument. After all this, in a piece of scheduling that could have been better thought out, we then left the Earth’s atmosphere for the first time in our final episode.
We’ve also had a number of other firsts, although strictly speaking only the first one can really be a first. There was the first episode, which was something of a first for us. Then there was the first sketch in the second episode. We also had the first occasion when everyone showed up on time. And then there was the first episode to edited by a dog. Although I may have dreamed that.
I can also announce exclusively that there will be a third series, some time in 2013, with format and release dates yet to be decided upon. So now you can start to look forward to it, even though you don’t really know what it is, or when it’s coming. A bit like being pursued by a surrealist father Christmas. Only funnier.
In the meantime, we’ll be continuing to update the website and announce other projects that our team are involved in via facebook and twitter.
Keep watching the skies!

“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.

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All this space and they have to park right next to us.

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.

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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 motivated. At all.

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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.

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Amongst other things, we’ll be flying to the moon, looking at how to rid your house of fairies,  investigating bank security, looking into the lives of super villains, choosing a new spacecraft, taking our first space walk, and generally pushing back the frontiers. Of course, as usual, there will be robots, aliens, bank managers, and other nasties.  Among the regulars, Nancy is back demonstrating some of the hazards of the World of the Future, and Professor Smith will be continuing his confidential military research.

Professor Smith was angry that the builders had installed his lab at 45 degrees

It’s pretty much the same format as series 1. It’s a fast moving sketch show, with the theme of 1950s science fiction. Each episode is a little over 20 minutes long, and is still completely free to download. You can get it from the website, or you can join our growing group of subscribers via itunes. Just follow this link http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-not-alone/id416322002. Or you can subscribe to our newsletter via our website, and we’ll tell you when each episode is available. We promise not to bombard you with useless information. Other than our episode release dates, that is. If you enjoy the show, why not give it an itunes star rating, or review it?

We’ll also be parodying some famous science fiction movies, starting with “Village of the Damned”. We’ve also got interpretations of “Destination Moon”, “This Island Earth”, and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” lined up.

There’s also been a change in personnel – Amy Hughes is taking a break from providing voices for us, and so we’ve drafted in Al Cubbin to the team.

We’re looking forward to getting back to going back to look forwards.

Alan realised he had completely forgotten to download the new series of "We Are Not Alone".

Lots of love

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We hope you enjoy the trailer and are looking forward to coming back to us on 4th March 2012 for more going back to looking forwards.

For further details of the new series see the latest blog post on the website.

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Join our five hapless friends as they share their eerie experiences of the supernatural at a dinner party they’ll never forget. Ha ha ha! Damn, that evil laugh doesn’t work quite so well in print, does it. Ha HA Ha. Ha ha! No wait, stick with me. I’ll get it in a minute.

For a more full list of credits than you were probably expecting, see here.

Coming Soon!

Dinner of Death – a 1950s style portmanteau horror audio comedy – brings you five interlinked, spine-tingling tales of terror, trickery and terrible cuisine. Let us take your clammy hands (would you like wet wipe?) as we lead you through valleys of werewolves, past cursed mirrors and down narrow twisty staircases that raise serious questions about health and safety, into cellars inhabited by devils.
 

The frowning competition was a dead heat for the third year running

Yes, it’s Episode 6, the final episode in our first series, and quite frankly, we’re losing track of what’s real, what’s imaginary and what’s just been dreamed up in the lab by our scientists.

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How many questions have you received exactly?
I told you. We were inundated.

Why do you take such an aggressive stance against mediums?
I always stand like this.

What are you doing in my garden?
Well, inspiration is a funny thing. It can strike at any time, and in any place.

What is it about the nineteen-fifties that fascinates you?
Did you read the “about” page? Did you?

What is it about the nineteen-fifties that fascinates you?
I know this is a “frequently asked questions”, but this is ridiculous.

Does it help to have seen the films being parodied in your show?
Hopefully, the podcasts can be enjoyed on their own. If not, we’re sunk. However, there will be a recommended viewing topic introduced which lists some of the more famous films. We think most of these can be enjoyed without listening to the podcasts. You decide.

A man has a clock that keeps excellent time, but that he has unfortunately forgotten to wind. Faced with this stopped clock, he recalls his friend in town has one that’s the same make. He went to visit his friend, spent the evening with him, and then returned and set his own clock. How did he do this correctly without knowing the length of the trip?

Before leaving the house, the man starts the clock, giving him a time, A. On arriving at his friend’s house, he notes the time b. When he leaves he notes the time c. When he gets home, he notes the time on his own clock, D. His total time away is D-A. His time at his friend’s house is c-b. The time spent travelling is 2t = (D-A) – (c-b) The time when he gets home is therefore c+t.

What’s you general approach toward the paranormal?
On tiptoe.

What happened to Episode 1?
Episode 1 was originally a pilot, and was never intended to be released. In the end it came out better than we thought it would, so we released it for a limited time only. Now it’s gone. Maybe one day it will come back again. These things happen. Because we didn’t feel it was our best material, we didn’t want it to be the first thing people listened to.

Why didn’t you follow your father into plumbing?
Is that you, Mum?

Will there be a second series?
Yes. We’ll start writing after the special to be broadcast in August to coincide with the Edinburgh Fringe.

Do you do live shows?
No.

If you could be an animal, what sort of animal would you be?
A hard one to pin down. Some kind of jelly fish, maybe.

If you could be a science fiction character…
I’m going to stop you there.

Is this all you could come up with?
It’s been a long day. Leave me alone.

Brian thought the whole lost in space thing would be tolerable without his cretinous grandfather.

Episode five of the 1950s science fiction sketch show, in which there are a few issues with identity, the NHS creates a bionic man, and we consider the aftermath of the War of the Worlds.

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In the year 2000, men will run semi-naked around airports.

Episode Four of the 1950s science fiction sketch show, in which we uncover a mysterious object in the permafrost, are convinced we’re getting smaller, and recruit a new scientist.

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Our podcast is like a radio show, but you can listen to it at any time. Well, within reason. We don’t recommend listening while on jury duty, asleep, or editing your own podcast.

In our case you can either:

• listen online at the website;
• download the mp3 file from the website to play later (through music playing software on your pc, or transferred to an mp3 player);
• or, you can use iTunes to download it and then play it on your pc or transfer it to an iPod.

If you choose to use iTunes, you can subscribe to the series and it will download the episodes automatically as we post them.

Our sketch show style episodes are between 20 and 30 minutes long and so are ideal for listening to while commuting.

The alien was impressed with the interior of the Ford Transit.

Episode three of the 1950s science fiction sketch show, in which we meddle with history, have an exclusive interview with a medium, and investigate strange goings on in a bookshop.

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"Look, you have stepped in something."

Episode two of the 1950s science fiction sketch show, where we look into the new world of computers, irritate some insects and foil an intergalactic plan.

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"Look where you're damn well going, will you?"

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EPISODE ONE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD.

“The Incredible Shrinking Man” is also available as part of the Classic Sci-Fi collection.

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” is also available as part of the Classic Sci-Fi collection.