In the last in the present series, I am joined by the singer and artist, Laura-Jayne Brown, known professionally as Elle-Jay.

Laura and I begin by recounting memories of how we first met when music brought us together. She then recounts two huge moments in her teenage life: leaving home at the tender age of 15, and then becoming a mother at the age of 19, but not necessarily in the way you might think.

Her third trip back through time is the shortest hop we've had yet, just a couple of months back to July 2022, when she finally got the chance to fulfil a lifelong dream of seeing one of the biggest rock bands of all time.

We move on to imagine life in the shoes of Billy Connolly, and what it must have been like overcoming a difficult upbringing to become the star we are all familiar with.

In the final section, we imagine travelling back in time to unlock the secrets of Stonehenge. There are many theories about who built it and why, but one thing we do conclude is that the ancients had advanced astronomical knowledge which was incredible for their time.

Laura's music page can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/elle.jayLITTLE
And her artwork is here: https://www.facebook.com/elle.jaypainting

The Time Bubble podcast is based on the bestselling book series by Jason Ayres which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TMYF3NV

This is the last episode in the current run, but there may be some additional episodes later in the year.

Find me at:

Website: https://www.jasonayres.co.uk/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble

The theme music for this podcast was composed and performed by Michael Livesley.

This week's episode was a first for the podcast as my guest, Gemma Parnell, joined me in the 'studio' to record the episode face-to-face.

Despite enjoying many chats with Gemma in the past, I had no idea about her illustrious ancestors of the nineteenth century. This formed a major part of the podcast as I learnt about former MP, Charles Parnell, and his sister, Anna, who was campaigning for women's rights long before the suffragettes came on the scene. Appropriately, as a tribute to Anna, this episode was recorded on the 111th anniversary of her death.

Other topics discussed included the importance of keeping community connections or forming new ones when your life circumstances change, for example, becoming a parent or moving to another town.

Gemma can be found on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@earthandanarchy

The Time Bubble podcast is based on the bestselling book series by Jason Ayres which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TMYF3NV

If you enjoyed this, please remember to like and subscribe. New episodes are released at midday on Thursdays.

I'm always on the lookout for new guests for the show, so please get in touch if you would like to come on.

Find me at:

Website: https://www.jasonayres.co.uk/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble

The theme music for this podcast was composed and performed by Michael Livesley.

There's definitely a 1980s nostalgia flavour to this week's episode, which is understandable, given the age of both myself and the guest. It's Keith A Pearson, a fellow time travel author who writes in the same genre as myself.

Among the many topics discussed are the joy of the early days of home computing and also of supporting possibly the most unfashionable football club in the country, Aldershot FC. We also talk about the carefree holidays of our later teenage years, the last time that the word responsibility wasn't part of our vocabularies.

In the second part of the podcast, Keith steps into some very lofty shoes - indeed you would have to say, the loftiest of all. Finally, we talk about a chance to play detective in time. What mystery took place in Fleet in Hampshire in 1939 that Keith would like to solve?

I highly recommend checking out Keith's books as we write in the same genre and have found that people who like books from one of us also enjoy the books of the other. You can find all his books on Amazon here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keith-A-Pearson/e/B01M685HKL

Or check out his website here: www.keithapearson.co.uk

Also on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pearson.author/
And TWITTER: www.twitter.com/keithapearson

The Time Bubble podcast is based on the bestselling book series by Jason Ayres which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TMYF3NV

If you enjoyed this, please remember to like and subscribe. New episodes are released at midday on Thursdays.

I'm always on the lookout for new guests for the show, so please get in touch if you would like to come on.

Find me at:

Website: https://www.jasonayres.co.uk/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble

The theme music for this podcast was composed and performed by Michael Livesley.