https://skymachine.podbean.com Now in season two. Follow the journey of Gilly, a young weather-watcher, as she travels through a Neolithic world to a strange meeting. Along the way she faces challenges from old and new gods. The latter seem particularly interested in her, much to her surprise. And as for the old gods - well, as Yarrow, their priestess says: they move the blood in unexpected ways, as Gilly will find out for herself. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:01:00 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Fiction 1440 episodic In the first season of The Sky Machine, science collided with conspiracy theories and a strange secret was revealed. In season two, set in a Neolithic world, Gilly, a young weather-watcher, starts a journey with her people. Their old gods drive them on, but new gods are watching, and they set high standards. Can Gilly rise to the challenge? And can her friendship with the tribe’s priestess, a follower of the old gods, withstand the strain of the dangers they must both face before they reach their destination? skymachine skymachine No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9621654/The_Sky_Machine_medium.jpg https://skymachine.podbean.com 144 144 The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 10 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-10/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-10/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/e9e8c7fa-d25b-3ea5-8c54-5c471a617a51 The journey is over. Gilly stands in the world of the dead. But there has been more to her journey than she knows. The new gods have done more than watch over her and they have plans for Gilly.

]]> The journey is over. Gilly stands in the world of the dead. But there has been more to her journey than she knows. The new gods have done more than watch over her and they have plans for Gilly.

]]> The journey is over. Gilly stands in the world of the dead. But there has been more to her journey than she knows. The new gods have done more than watch over her and they have plans for Gilly. skymachine false No 1012 2 10 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 9 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-9/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-9/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/36efae9b-1876-31c9-8ef0-f543a92fd6c1 Gilly must brave the sea if she is to reach the Other Place and speak with her family again. It’s the last step in the journey, but here, at the edge of the world, all Gilly’s hopes are in danger of being wrecked.

]]> Gilly must brave the sea if she is to reach the Other Place and speak with her family again. It’s the last step in the journey, but here, at the edge of the world, all Gilly’s hopes are in danger of being wrecked.

]]> Gilly must brave the sea if she is to reach the Other Place and speak with her family again. It’s the last step in the journey, but here, at the edge of the world, all Gilly’s hopes are in danger of being wrecked. skymachine false No 1130 2 9 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 8 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-8/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-8/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/5ab322ce-3ed0-3347-b0c5-4a67307b079f Gilly has reached Prim’s village, but things are not as they should be. As the power of the new gods makes itself known, she faces a challenge more dangerous than any she has experienced on the journey.

]]> Gilly has reached Prim’s village, but things are not as they should be. As the power of the new gods makes itself known, she faces a challenge more dangerous than any she has experienced on the journey.

]]> Gilly has reached Prim’s village, but things are not as they should be. As the power of the new gods makes itself known, she faces a challenge more dangerous than any she has experienced on the journey. skymachine false No 1132 2 8 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 7 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-7/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-7/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/0176de3e-5702-3974-b70c-8c2b959cbe78 Yarrow and Gilly face an impossible choice. One of them will emerge as a true leader, but the price is more than they can know. When they descend from the heights, they will be changed forever.

]]> Yarrow and Gilly face an impossible choice. One of them will emerge as a true leader, but the price is more than they can know. When they descend from the heights, they will be changed forever.

]]> Yarrow and Gilly face an impossible choice. One of them will emerge as a true leader, but the price is more than they can know. When they descend from the heights, they will be changed forever. skymachine false No 1040 2 7 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 6 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-6/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-6/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/2a398c6f-9543-3e66-90c1-e8a07d58aeef When is a stone not a stone? When it’s the key to a puzzle that will lead to life or death for the starving tribe. Gilly is their only hope, but she’s not sure she understands what she needs to do.

]]> When is a stone not a stone? When it’s the key to a puzzle that will lead to life or death for the starving tribe. Gilly is their only hope, but she’s not sure she understands what she needs to do.

]]> When is a stone not a stone? When it’s the key to a puzzle that will lead to life or death for the starving tribe. Gilly is their only hope, but she’s not sure she understands what she needs to do. skymachine false No 1236 2 6 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 5 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-5/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-5/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/d2c7a846-ee2e-32db-83bf-da1d977bd9e3 Gilly follows Yarrow to a sacred place and learns more about her friend’s internal struggles with the new gods. There’s a surprise in store for Gilly, and it’s not as pleasant as it should be.

]]> Gilly follows Yarrow to a sacred place and learns more about her friend’s internal struggles with the new gods. There’s a surprise in store for Gilly, and it’s not as pleasant as it should be.

]]> Gilly follows Yarrow to a sacred place and learns more about her friend’s internal struggles with the new gods. There’s a surprise in store for Gilly, and it’s not as pleasant as it should be. skymachine false No 1086 2 5 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 4 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-4/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-4/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/0ec5d279-738b-3249-b478-81b1e7b2a18c Gilly’s world has been turned upside down. Strange sights are everywhere and the gods seem intent on testing her, every step of the way. For a young Neolithic girl, it’s a trial of her strength and wits.

]]> Gilly’s world has been turned upside down. Strange sights are everywhere and the gods seem intent on testing her, every step of the way. For a young Neolithic girl, it’s a trial of her strength and wits.

]]> Gilly’s world has been turned upside down. Strange sights are everywhere and the gods seem intent on testing her, every step of the way. For a young Neolithic girl, it’s a trial of her strength and wits. skymachine false No 1138 2 4 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 3 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-3/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-season-2-episode-3/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/bb65dbf6-ad28-3d51-8478-2fd496f3cb9b The tribe are on the great journey to the Other Place, and Gilly’s worst fears are realised when they are attacked along the way. Her sister is missing and she’s lost in a maze. The last thing she needs is an encounter with a wolf.

]]> The tribe are on the great journey to the Other Place, and Gilly’s worst fears are realised when they are attacked along the way. Her sister is missing and she’s lost in a maze. The last thing she needs is an encounter with a wolf.

]]> The tribe are on the great journey to the Other Place, and Gilly’s worst fears are realised when they are attacked along the way. Her sister is missing and she’s lost in a maze. The last thing she needs is to encounter a wolf. skymachine false No 1182 2 3 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 2 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-2/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/season-2-episode-2/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/cad9074c-645f-3caf-859b-64ed54bf93d3 Love finds Gilly at a bad time. As weather-watcher for her tribe she feels her duties keenly, and now there are complications. But the journey to the Other Place must start and everyone obeys the old gods.

]]> Love finds Gilly at a bad time. As weather-watcher for her tribe she feels her duties keenly, and now there are complications. But the journey to the Other Place must start and everyone obeys the old gods.

]]> Love finds Gilly at a bad time. As weather-watcher for her tribe she feels her duties keenly, and now there are complications. But the journey to the Other Place must start and everyone obeys the old gods. skymachine false No 1068 2 2 full The Sky Machine. Season 2: Episode 1 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-thing/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-thing/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 03:00:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/7460ecc8-c8c3-36be-92a1-d9713b6704d4 In a Neolithic world, a young girl has an important meeting with her mother before starting a long and dangerous journey with her people. Their old gods drive them on, but new gods are watching, and they set high standards. Can Gilly rise to the challenge? 

]]> In a Neolithic world, a young girl has an important meeting with her mother before starting a long and dangerous journey with her people. Their old gods drive them on, but new gods are watching, and they set high standards. Can Gilly rise to the challenge? 

]]> In a Neolithic world, a young girl has a meeting with her mother before starting a long and dangerous journey with her people. Their old gods drive them on, but new gods are watching, and they set high standards. Can Gilly rise to the challenge? skymachine false No 1134 2 1 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 10 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-10/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-10/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/907745bd-1113-327f-9d66-a499cd442895 It's the end of the chase. The truth about Helezon and the Sky Machine is revealed, and it's one that transcends any conspiracy about climate engineering. When David returns to Orkney to find Susan, what will he have learned, and what will that knowledge lead him to?

]]> It's the end of the chase. The truth about Helezon and the Sky Machine is revealed, and it's one that transcends any conspiracy about climate engineering. When David returns to Orkney to find Susan, what will he have learned, and what will that knowledge lead him to?

]]> skymachine false No 1468 1 10 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 9 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-9/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-9/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/ec774d38-2136-382c-957b-a4f17fc0cb5f Susan has given David the time and opportunity he needs to discover the meaning of her brother's last message. But the sky machine proves to be more than either of them expected. And now David has an appointment with one of the figures behind Helezon. It will be a dangerous encounter, held in a strange forest of metal trees, in a place that feels like nowhere.

]]> Susan has given David the time and opportunity he needs to discover the meaning of her brother's last message. But the sky machine proves to be more than either of them expected. And now David has an appointment with one of the figures behind Helezon. It will be a dangerous encounter, held in a strange forest of metal trees, in a place that feels like nowhere.

]]> skymachine false No 1259 1 9 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 8 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-8/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-8/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/9031ff24-981f-3612-9914-8c034b30fe69 Susan has found David, and she has a lot to tell him. But how much of it will he want to hear?

]]> Susan has found David, and she has a lot to tell him. But how much of it will he want to hear?

]]> skymachine false No 1358 1 8 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 7 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-7/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-7/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/aa50fda3-a907-38f3-add0-b1d993f17577 David and Susan are separated. David is in the hands of their pursuers, but what is it that they want? As he faces a strange interrogation, he must find courage from somewhere. He can try to hold out, but that's going to be difficult when a small amphibian is involved.

]]> David and Susan are separated. David is in the hands of their pursuers, but what is it that they want? As he faces a strange interrogation, he must find courage from somewhere. He can try to hold out, but that's going to be difficult when a small amphibian is involved.

]]> skymachine false No 1323 1 7 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 6 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-6/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-6/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/2197dec3-c181-35cb-a2d2-a617c191d41c A small community centre and cafe by a Scottish loch offers David and Susan an oasis of calm as they travel back to London. But a strange conversation with another customer may alter their plans dramatically.

]]> A small community centre and cafe by a Scottish loch offers David and Susan an oasis of calm as they travel back to London. But a strange conversation with another customer may alter their plans dramatically.

]]> skymachine false No 1567 1 6 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 5 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-5/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-5/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/5a334c67-ada6-35a8-aa71-2e75a8b50d34 Orkney offers a few days of peace and reflection for David and Susan. But the ever-present threat of Helezon and strange links with the islands' Neolithic history combine to shatter their hopes and remind them of the dangers they still face.

]]> Orkney offers a few days of peace and reflection for David and Susan. But the ever-present threat of Helezon and strange links with the islands' Neolithic history combine to shatter their hopes and remind them of the dangers they still face.

]]> skymachine false No 1420 1 5 full The Sky Machine. Season1: Episode 4 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-4/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-4/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2020 23:01:00 +0000 skymachine.podbean.com/fcca3080-fd57-3d02-baa7-579fe6a6443a In an attempt to regain access to the ROC, David and Susan arrange a meeting with a fellow-scientist in Amsterdam to persuade her that they have not been sucked into a mad conspiracy theory. Maybe it will make things feel more normal, for a while. But what has happened to the paintings in the Rijksmuseum? 

]]> In an attempt to regain access to the ROC, David and Susan arrange a meeting with a fellow-scientist in Amsterdam to persuade her that they have not been sucked into a mad conspiracy theory. Maybe it will make things feel more normal, for a while. But what has happened to the paintings in the Rijksmuseum? 

]]> skymachine false No 1547 1 4 full The sky machine. Season1: Episode 3 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-3/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/49a92908-49b6-305b-8f70-00f2b5a19022 David and Susan try to behave normally, despite the growing danger. But when Susan receives a message from a contact, their field trip to a climate research station takes a sudden and dramatic turn. Who would have thought that time could be so deadly?

]]> David and Susan try to behave normally, despite the growing danger. But when Susan receives a message from a contact, their field trip to a climate research station takes a sudden and dramatic turn. Who would have thought that time could be so deadly?

]]> skymachine false No 1582 1 3 full The sky machine. Season1: Episode 2 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-2/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:01:00 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/61d1e05b-bee6-3bcb-9420-0654c6bbe66c A young scientist attempts to persuade a colleague that she has stumbled on information that is putting them in danger. Cut off from the academic community and branded a conspiracy theorist, can she convince him that governments are working to deliberately alter the climate for their own ends? And what is the meaning of the strange text message she has received from her brother? 

]]> A young scientist attempts to persuade a colleague that she has stumbled on information that is putting them in danger. Cut off from the academic community and branded a conspiracy theorist, can she convince him that governments are working to deliberately alter the climate for their own ends? And what is the meaning of the strange text message she has received from her brother? 

]]> skymachine false No 1629 1 2 full The sky machine. Season1: Episode 1 https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-1/ https://skymachine.podbean.com/e/the-sky-machine-chapter-1/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2020 06:37:22 +0100 skymachine.podbean.com/9c22bc9f-872b-382b-8c3c-872b255030e1 Cloud formation specialist David Forrester is stuck in a garage. He's frightened, and for good reason. But what could have got a rational, sceptical climatologist into a situation where he fears for his life? 

]]> Cloud formation specialist David Forrester is stuck in a garage. He's frightened, and for good reason. But what could have got a rational, sceptical climatologist into a situation where he fears for his life? 

]]> skymachine false No 1627 1 1 full