Corridors and doors; strip-lighting; more corridors; fast-walking, important walking. Blake was escorted at top-speed. Blake was on his way to see God. They led him into a bullet-shaped capsule then followed him in… Whoosh of doors. The windows were tinted thus Blake could not see out. He knew they were travelling at great speed […]
Month: January 2018
Activists and Objectors, Resisters, Rebels, Ranters, and Rascals.
Available FREE on iTunes and Podbean On this episode, introduced by Neil Scott, Damanvir Kaur will be giving us an update on Bapu Surat Singh’s hunger strike and also updating us on the #FreeJaggi campaign, Catriona Stevenson will be here to talk about missing historical documents and Teresa Durran will be talking about small acts of resistance, and why they are […]
Catriona Stevenson
Catriona is a tour guide who started a group called the Scottish History Police, flagging discrepancies in the historical accounts and plaques at our historic properties and places of cultural significance. Although born in South Africa to British parents, she grew up in the town of Greenock in the shadow of fallen industry and severe […]
James King and the Lonewolves
James King and the Lonewolves – the Glasgow band famed in the 1980s for their wild gigs – got back together in 2013, and still have some bite about them! ‘You guys were 10 years too early’ Ken McCluskey (The Bluebells) in 1996 at height of Britpop. Now, having hooked up with Edinburgh’s Stereogram […]
12 Days of Christmas -Day 12
It’s the 12th day of Christmas. The decorations are coming down, epiphanies have been reached, wise men have delivered unwise gifts. You’ve made it through the festive season unscathed for another year and we can all take a huge sigh of relief. Christmas is hard work for lots of people. Even if you aren’t one […]
12 Days of Christmas- Day 11
Today’s 12 Days of Christmas challenge is arguably the most challenging, but we are sure you can do it. Did you know that in the top 10 of UK’s most endangered species are hedgehogs, turtle doves, red squirrels but also that 6 out of the 10 are in fact insects? Insects play a vital role […]
NoseBlind
Sara sat in the clinic. She looked at the pretend smiling faces and their intake of Breathe as they realised her class. She had grown up with this, it had became law when she was a baby. The smell depended on your designated class. This had affected her all her life. Her teachers, her classmates […]
12 Days of Christmas- Day 10
On the 10th day of Christmas, Ungagged are asking you to suport a cause. “But wait, isn’t that just the same as ‘Support a Charity’ from the other day?” I hear you cry. Well, no. There are lots of causes that aren’t linked to charities, which desperately need our support. This doesn’t have to be […]
12 Days of Christmas- Day 9
On the 9th Day of Christmas Ungagged are bringing the focus back to your local community. Another nice easy one to do today, and it really will make at least your little corner of the world a nicer place. Wherever you are going today, whether you’re off to work or to the shops, on the […]
12 Days of Christmas- Day 8
On the 8th day of Christmas Ungagged are asking you to save 8 people’s lives. Don’t worry, it’s easier than you think. Signing up to the organ donor register will take around a minute, and it won’t cost you a single penny. But you can literally save the lives of eight people, and improve the lives […]