Stephen Brotherstone's guest appearances

Stephen Brotherstone

The GROGNARD Files

Looks Unfamiliar

David Smith

Jeff Lewis

Tim Harford

Dave Chapman

Jonathan Green

Bryan Adams

Chris Shaw

Tom Baker

Samira Ahmed

Steve O'Brien

Tom Williamson

Salvador Dali

Jon Hancock

Gyles Brandreth

Russ Tamblyn

OwlTail

This is the second part of our exploration of Scarred for Life, the fantastic series of books about growing up in the dark decades of the seventies and eighties. Gen X-rated popular culture shaped our imaginations and informed our gaming.Buy the books here.Content warning for this one as we quote directly from  a couple of controversial games from the 80s.I’ve had a go at putting chapters on this one. In case they don’t pull through, here is the menu:00:00 INTRO: The incredible ghost voices that appeared on the free flexi-disc from The Unexplained magazine.03:53 The GAMESMASTER’s Screen. Ste Brotherstone give us insight from the forthcoming volume of Scarred for Life.  Phoenix Command, Alma Mater, The Unexplained: Mysteries of Mind, Space, &amp; Time, The Price of Freedom, and 2000ad. I also mention the wonderful Save for Half podcast who did a recent episode on East Texas University.57:30 Library Use. Judge Blythy joins me in the Room of Role-Playing rambling to look at Unexplained magazine. I make a mistake – it didn’t last for 115 issues, it was 157!1:33:0 Advert. Frankenstein’s RPG podcast – I appeared on a recent episode about Magic/ PSIonics and Investigation in SF role-playing games.1:34:0 I’ll Get mi Coat. Closing time chatter about Agon, Delta Green and a brief mention of the UNIT campaign.1:46:Outro. The Book Club is on the first Sunday of every month at 09:30 GMT for 90 minutes. Owl Bear and The Wizard’s Staff convention is scheduled to take place on the weekend 2nd September. I will be supporting an online version of the event. Watch this space for more details.Support us on Patreon

This is the second part of our exploration of <a href="https://twitter.com/ScarredForLife2?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scarred for Life</a>, the fantastic series of books about growing up in the dark decades of the seventies and eighties. Gen X-rated popular culture shaped our imaginations and informed our gaming.<a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-brotherstone-dave-lawrence/scarred-for-life-volume-one/paperback/product-23116461.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy the books here.</a>Content warning for this one as we quote directly from a couple of controversial games from the 80s.I’ve had a go at putting chapters on this one. In case they don’t pull through, here is the menu:00:00 INTRO: The incredible ghost voices that appeared on the free flexi-disc from The Unexplained magazine.03:53 The GAMESMASTER’s Screen. Ste Brotherstone give us insight from the forthcoming volume of Scarred for Life. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Command" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phoenix Command</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Mater_(role-playing_game)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alma Mater</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unexplained_(magazine)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Unexplained: Mysteries of Mind, Space, &amp; Time</a>, The Price of Freedom, and 2000ad. I also mention the wonderful <a href="https://saveforhalf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Save for Half podcast who did a recent episode on East Texas University.</a>57:30 Library Use. Judge Blythy joins me in the Room of Role-Playing rambling to look at Unexplained magazine. I make a mistake – it didn’t last for 115 issues, it was 157!1:33:0 <a href="https://www.frankensteinrpg.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advert. Frankenstein’s RPG podcast</a> – I appeared on a recent episode about Magic/ PSIonics and Investigation in SF role-playing games.1:34:0 I’ll Get mi Coat. Closing time chatter about <a href="https://evilhat.com/product/agon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Agon</a>, Delta Green and a brief mention of <a href="https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2022/05/30/u-n-i-t-campaign-scenarios/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the UNIT campaign</a>.1:46:Outro. The <a href="https://bookclubs.com/clubs/27362/join/e281b0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book Club is on the first Sunday of every month</a> at 09:30 GMT for 90 minutes. <a href="https://asakosoh.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Owl Bear and The Wizard’s Staff convention </a>is scheduled to take place on the weekend 2nd September. I will be supporting an online version of the event. Watch this space for more details.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thegrognardfiles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon</a>

Scarred for Life by RPGs (with Stephen Brotherstone) Ep. 54 (Part 2)

The 70s and 80s were the golden age of dark popular culture and Scarred for Life have chronicled the TV, comics, adverts, sweets and others of the period in a conversational but forensic style. There are two volumes available with a third on its way at the end of Summer ’22, which will feature role-playing games of the 1980s.  We are joined by Stephen Brotherstone, one of the authors, and we talk about his formative years in role-playing and how this  project came into being.You can find out more about Scarred for Life by following the twitter account. The books are available print on demand, check for discount codes. They also have live shows.We discuss Threads, Noah’s Castle, Dracula Lollies and much, much more.Resident rules lawyer Judge Blythy joins me in the Port Street Beer House for a new segment where we do a Speed Rating of a game. This time we look at Monster of the Week – the rules highlights and our experiences of playing the game. There is a Jazz warning.We finish off with a bit of closing time chatter about Dungeon Crawl Classics and the new Blade Runner kickstarter.Follow us on Patreon to support the podcast and associated projects.

The 70s and 80s were the golden age of dark popular culture and <a href="https://www.lulu.com/en/gb/shop/stephen-brotherstone-dave-lawrence/scarred-for-life-volume-one/paperback/product-23116461.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scarred for Life</a> have chronicled the TV, comics, adverts, sweets and others of the period in a conversational but forensic style. There are <a href="https://www.lulu.com/en/gb/shop/dave-lawrence-and-stephen-brotherstone/scarred-for-life-volume-two-television-in-the-1980s/paperback/product-gz5kgg.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">two volumes</a> available with a third on its way at the end of Summer ’22, which will feature role-playing games of the 1980s. We are joined by Stephen Brotherstone, one of the authors, and we talk about his formative years in role-playing and how this project came into being.You can find out more about Scarred for Life by following the twitter account. The books are available print on demand, check for discount codes. They also have live shows.We discuss <a href="https://thegrognardfiles.com/tag/threads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Threads</a>, Noah’s Castle, Dracula Lollies and much, much more.Resident rules lawyer Judge Blythy joins me in the Port Street Beer House for a new segment where we do a Speed Rating of a game. This time we look at <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/143518/Monster-of-the-Week" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monster of the Week</a> – the rules highlights and our experiences of playing the game. There is a Jazz warning.We finish off with a bit of closing time chatter about Dungeon Crawl Classics and the new <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/blade-runner-the-roleplaying-game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blade Runner kickstarter</a>.Follow us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/theGROGNARDfiles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> to support the podcast and associated projects.

Scarred for Life by RPGs (with Stephen Brotherstone) Ep 54 (Part 1)

Dave Lawrence

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time are writers Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence, who have been scarred for life by the lack of shared memories of The Lone Ranger by Quantum Jump, the Roger Moore And The Crimefighters books, CB Radio-themed comic 10-4 Action, ITV romantic comedy Pictures, ZX Spectrum immersive 'movie' Deus Ex Machina, and a Williams Furniture Superstore advert that gave viewers much more than was being offered in the sale. Along the way we'll be discussing what action to take if confronted with a robber carrying a stack of board games, revealing how Handel would have repelled invading hordes, working out the best way for mice to operate a typewriter, and singing a medley of all two and a half records owned by Radio Merseyside.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Especially if it’s one with a name that even Quantum Jump would have difficulty spelling.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time are writers Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence, who have been scarred for life by the lack of shared memories of The Lone Ranger by Quantum Jump, the Roger Moore And The Crimefighters books, CB Radio-themed comic 10-4 Action, ITV romantic comedy Pictures, ZX Spectrum immersive 'movie' Deus Ex Machina, and a Williams Furniture Superstore advert that gave viewers much more than was being offered in the sale. Along the way we'll be discussing what action to take if confronted with a robber carrying a stack of board games, revealing how Handel would have repelled invading hordes, working out the best way for mice to operate a typewriter, and singing a medley of all two and a half records owned by Radio Merseyside.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at <a href="http://timworthington.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://timworthington.org/</a>.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee <a href="https://ko-fi.com/outonbluesix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Especially if it’s one with a name that even Quantum Jump would have difficulty spelling.

035 - Stephen Brotherstone And Dave Lawrence - We'll Definitely Eat These Meatballs