TGP NOMINAL
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What can you expect from TGP Nominal? Space, Science, Astronomy & Technology news, along side news from the world of Sci-Fi, whether it be on the big screen, small screen or in print, we will cover it.We hope to bring you guests from the Space, Science, Astronomy, Technology & Sci-Fi community to help "Edutain" our listeners.We also aim to bring you content from places of interest & social events related to Space, Science, Astronomy, Technology & Sci-Fi.From The National Space Centre to Movie collectors fairs, we will be there.
Episodes
- S12E9 - TGP NOMINAL 12.9 - Yuri's Night 2026
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's annual Yuri's Night Podcast. Mark Taylor hosts with guest Co-host 'Dan Pye' from the Kielder Observatory. UK Astronomy have produced a Sky Guide for the month ahead, especially for this epiosde. Also throughout t…
- S12E8 - TGP NOMINAL 12.8 - The Boys Are Back!
Welcome to Episode 12.8 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast John Berger returns to the show, as he and Mark Taylor chat about all things Science Fact and Science Fiction. Dan Pye from the Kielder Observatory also returns to bring you his Sky Guide for…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.7 - February Skies 2026
Welcome to the first TGP NOMINAL Sky Guide of 2026 Not only is it the first of the year, it's also the first of the new look Sky Guide featuring Director of Astronomy and Science Communication at the Kielder Observatory and TGP NOMINAL Hon…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.6 - Happy New Year 2026
Happy New Year! and wecome to the first TGP NOMINAL podcast of 2026. Back in November 2025, Zoe Crofts and her team at Bolt Events hosted the Winter Edition of the Aylesbury Comic Con, which TGP NOMINAL were invited along to. So Mark Taylo…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.5 - Christmas Crossover 2025 (Part 2)
Welcome to the 2025 Garbage POD / Christmas Crossover. This Year's Crossover is so big, it has been split into two episodes. In this episode, John Berger & Eddie Spangles join Mark Taylor for Festive Fun & Games. Including the Annual Twelv…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.4 - Christmas Crossover 2025 (Part 1)
Welcome to the 2025 Garbage POD / Christmas Crossover. This Year's Crossover is so big, it has been split into two episodes. In this episode, Mark Taylor catches up with Aylesbury Town Council Councillor 'Tim Dixon' to recap the 2025 Live…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.3 - December Skies 2025
Welcome to the final Sky Guide of 2025! Tik-Tok Astronomer Bobby 'BOA' Astalus takes us through the last few celestial objects that you can spot before the end of thr year. This month we have not 1 not 2 but 4 Meteor Showers! And there is…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.2 - November Skies 2025
Welcome to the TGP NOMINAL November Sky Guide. Now the nights are getting longer, Tik-Tok Astronomer Bobby 'BOA' Astalus takes us on a celestial journey, for all to enjoy. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Vi…
- TGP NOMINAL 12.1 - World Space Week 2025
Welcome to the first TGP NOMINAL Podcast episode of our 12th Season. In this episode we celebrate World Space Week. And we resurrect our Sky Guide for the for the month ahead. With the the help of Tik-Tok Astronomer Bobby 'BOA' Astalus. “S…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.9 - Born To Save The World
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's 2025 International Podcast Day Podcast. TGP NOMINAL have taken the reins for the annual podcast instead of The Garbage POD. So, we have delved into our content vault and rewound back to 2016 when TGP Nominal was in…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.8
In this episode of TGP NOMINAL, your host 'Mark Taylor' joins up with Honorary Crew Member 'Liz Springs' for Aylesbury Summer Comic Con at the world famous Stoke Mandeville Stadium. We induct a new TGP NOMINAL Honorary Crew Member, Liz Rid…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.7
Welcome to this special edition of TGP NOMINAL Podcast In this episode, TGP NOMINAL host 'Mark Taylor' meets up with Visual Effects Designer 'Mike Tucker' who has been involved with some of the most influential British Sci-Fi, over the las…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.6
Welcome to the first episode of TGP NOMINAL Podcast for 2025. So, what happened to January? Well, with over three hours of content, spread over three episodes of the Christmas Crossover we thought you might have become fed up with us waffl…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.4 - Christmas Crossover 2024 (Part2)
Welcome to the Second instalment of the 2024 Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover In Part 2: John Berger & Eddie Spangles join Mark Taylor for Festive Fun & Games. TGP NOMINAL takes part in the inaugural Aylesbury Sci-Fi Day. And…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.3 - Christmas Crossover 2024 (Part1)
Welcome to the first instalment of the 2024 Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover In Part 1: Mark Taylor catches up with Ruth Mayhew. Who is the Senior Community & Events Officer for Aylesbury Town Council. To recap the 2024 Live I…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.5 - Christmas Crossover 2024 (Part3)
Welcome to the third instalment of the 2024 Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover In Part 3: TGP NOMINAL visit the Aylesbury Winter Comic Con 2024. A new Honorary Crew Member is inducted onto the TGP NOMINAL Honorary Crew Member Wa…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.2
Welcome to Episode 11.2 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast! As promised Ross Hockham BCAe returns for UK Astronomy's 10th Anniversary Joining Mark Taylor with his November Sky Guide. The guys also chat about UK Astronomy's recent joint venture with Wi…
- TGP NOMINAL 11.1 - 10th Birthday Celebration
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL Podcast's 10th Birthday Celebrations! Join Mark Taylor & John Berger as they reminisce about the past 10 years that they have hosted the show together. (even though they have never met in person) Matt & Jo Fox from a…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.7
We're Back! After a short hiatus, Mark Taylor & John Berger return with the usual Trans-Atlantic banter that you expect from TGP NOMINAL , but with a gargantuan episode to make up for lack of output. In this episode John Berger talks about…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.6 - Yuri's Night Podcast 2024
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's annual Yuri's Night Podcast. Mark Taylor and John Berger bring you their Trans-Atlantic banter and chat about what's going on in the Cosmos. We have produced a special edition of our monthly Sky Guide in collaborat…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.5
Welcome to Episode 10.5 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. UK Astronomy's Ross Hockham BCAe joins Mark Taylor for his Sky Guide for March. The guys reminisce about the recent UK Astronomy Accessible Mobile Planetarium Trial and a generous gift from o…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.4
Welcome to Episode 10.4 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. After a short absence, UK Astronomy's Ross Hockham BCAe joins Mark Taylor for his Valentine themed Sky Guide. The guys also chat about everything from Tomatoes lost in space to the gross real…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.3 - Christmas Crossover 2023
Welcome to The 2023 edition of The Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover! Mark Taylor travels back to his hometown to catch up with Ruth Mayhew who is the Senior Community & Events Officer for Aylesbury Town Council to recap the 20…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.2
Welcome to Episode 10.2 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. After a long hiatus, UK Astronomy's Ross Hockham BCAe joins Mark Taylor with his November Sky Guide and a few Space Themed beers. Will they make it to the end of the episode? There's only one…
- TGP NOMINAL 10.1 - Happy 9th Birthday
Welcome to this special episode of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. Mark Taylor and John Berger are not only celebrating our 9th Anniversary but they are celebrating the start of the 10th Season of the Podcast. That's Right, TGP NOMINAL is Nine Years…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.12
Welcome to the TGP NOMINAL Podcast episode for August 2023 Joining Mark Taylor is UK Astronomy 's very own Ross Hockham with his Sky Guide for the month. As It's August, the highlight of the month is The Perseid Meteor Shower. Also Wil Che…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.11
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL Episode 9.11 This month Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy flies solo with his guide to the night skies as Mark Taylor has lost his voice and is trying to get well in time for his Half-Century rotation around the Sun. Wi…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.10
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL episode 9.10 This month we are reminiscent of the British rail network.... Running a reduced service & a Bit late! Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy returns with his guide to the night skies. This month expect to see a…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.9 - Yuri's Night 2023
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's annual Yuri's Night Podcast. We have produced a special edition of our monthly Sky Guide in collaboration with an awesome charity called UK Astronomy for the event. Our Objects Of The Month section is brought to yo…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.8
Welcome to the first episode of the new look TGP NOMINAL Podcast! John Berger comes back to the fold with Mark Taylor for some Trans-Atlantic banter. We have our monthly Sky Guide in conjunction with UK Astronomy . Wil Photography from Twi…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.7 - February Skies 2023
In Episode 9.7 of TGP NOMINAL, Mark Taylor goes through changes to the podcast, that will come into fruition from March 2023. Although February is the shortest month of the year, it certainly isn't short of wonders for our Sky Guide. Comet…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.6 - January Skies 2023
Welcome to the first TGP NOMINAL Episode of 2023! For Ross Hockham's Sky Guide, we track a comet (with a catchy name) as it passes a plethora of celestial objects on it's journey through the month. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episo…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.5 - Christmas Crossover 2022
In Part 2 of The Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover Mark Taylor is Joined by TGP NOMINAL “Regular” Co-Host John Berger and Wil from Wil Photography , for some Festive Fun. Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy tells us about a long for…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.4 - Christmas Crossover 2022
Welcome to Part 1 of The 2022 The Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover. This years show is so big, we had split it into two episodes! In part 1, we rewind back to August Bank Holiday for Aylesbury Town Council 's Live In The Park…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.3 - December Skies 2022
Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy returns for the last Sky Guide of 2022. This month, there is not one but two Meteor Showers, two Comets and a Celestial Festive Feature that would keep Pythagoras happy. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Ep…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.2 - November Skies 2022
Mark Taylor flies solo for this episode of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. As always we have UK Astronomy 's Sky Guide for the month ahead. And we have audio from Wil Photography 's Partial Eclipse Live Stream. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Epi…
- TGP NOMINAL 9.1 - World Space Week 2022
Welcome to the 2022 TGP NOMINAL World Space Week Podcast! Your Host 'Mark Taylor' is joined by Astronomer, Photographer and Aurora Chaser ' Wil Photography ' to talk about his recent Icelandic trip, The new Planetarium being built at Twice…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.10 - August Skies 2022
Welcome to a Special Edition of TGP NOMINAL's Sky Guide. TGP NOMINAL host Mark Taylor and Ross Hockham BCAe from UK Astronomy discuss the amazing First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope and James Webb's recent Micrometeoroid strik…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.9 - July Skies 2022
Welcome to the July edition of TGP NOMINAL's Sky Guide. Ross Hockham BCAe from UK Astronomy returns to bring you his unique take on the Cosmos for the month ahead. TGP NOMINAL host Mark Taylor and Ross also discuss how the Moon can be seen…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.8 - June Skies 2022
Welcome to the June edition of TGP NOMINAL's Sky Guide. The Precedings become a bit Fowl as Ross Hockham BCAe from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor after a short absence, to bring you his unique take on the Cosmos for the month ahead. Artifi…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.7 - May Skies 2022
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's Sky Guide for the month ahead. Joining Mark Taylor on the Eve of a special day is TGP NOMINAL Honorary Crew Member Founder of Twice Brewed Stargazing and Resident Astro-Photography Guru for UK Astronomy, 'Wil Cheun…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.6 - Yuri's Night Podcast 2022
Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's annual Yuri's Night Podcast. As well as the usual Trans-Atlantic banter that you expect from your hosts 'Mark Taylor' and 'John Berger' we have produced a special edition of our monthly Sky Guide in collaboration w…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.5
Welcome to episode 8.5 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast Join Mark and John as they discuss the future of Space Flight after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The many Space Flight Operations that could step up to the plate during these difficult time…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.4 - March Skies 2022
Welcome to TGP Nominal Podcast Episode 8.4 Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy returns for the March Sky Guide. This Month, look out for a Comet, a Minor Planet & an Unusual Light Phenomena. Also, check out the Show Notes for Ross's Astrophotog…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.3 - February Skies 2022
Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor for the February Sky Guide Featured this Month: UK Astronomy Facebook Group Members get their 15 minutes of Fame News that might change the face of Astronomy (for the better) Valentines Star…
- TGP NOMINAL Xtra - January Skies 2022
Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor for the First Sky Guide of 2022. Featured this Month: A Christmas Present for Astronomers (20 years in the making), A Fireball buzzes Mark's Hometown, And a smorgasbord of Objects Of The Mon…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.2 - Christmas Crossover 2021
Welcome to the 2021 Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover. We’ve produced The Christmas Crossover for the last few years so that listeners of both podcasts can experience a taste of the other podcast. First up on the show, we chat…
- TGP NOMINAL Xtra - December Skies 2021
Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor for the last Sky Guide of 2021. This month, there is not one but two Meteor Showers (One from an unusual source!) A Celestial Festive Favourite. And an opportunity to view six planets in one…
- TGP NOMINAL 8.1
We're Back! John Berger returns to the fold, after a short absence. So join Mark & John for the first episode of season 8. The guys "Look At All Things Science Fact & Science Fiction" & chat about everything from space travel in the curren…
- TGP NOMINAL Xtra - November Skies 2021
Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. This month there is a smorgasbord of Celestial goodies for you to search for. As there are two Comets, two Meteor Showers, Lunar Let…