"Born to the Purple" - Season 1, Episode 3
Welcome to episode 4 of Braving Babylon 5. This week Phil has mixed feelings about both the main and secondary plots, with some criticism mixed with much praise. He also receives his first email!
Further feedback of all kinds would be really welcome - please email me your thoughts or just tweet me, or leave a comment here.
The email address is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5
Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a chance.

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Episode 4 - Purple Pain

Join Phil as he watches Babylon 5 for the first time and shares his thoughts and impressions.

TV & Film

"Wheel of Fire" - Season 5, Episode 19 An odd littel diversion on the way to climax. The email address for the show is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5 Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a listen, much appreciated. Huge thanks to listener Steve Evans for his big contribution to the show. If you love movies and want to hear two very charming, funny and smart chaps discuss some classic and no-so-classics from yesteryear, do check out Yours, Mine, Theirs - yours truly was a guest on their recent discussion of three sword 'n' sorcery delights! http://yoursminetheirspodcast.blogspot.com/ A rare gem - an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that's super smart, super funny but not over the top and has a terrific story, I recommend "Not Another D&D; Podcast" -  https://www.headgum.com/not-another-dandd-podcast All music in the podcast is by Dexter Britain, who kindly makes his work freely available. Go visit him at www.dexterbritain.co.uk   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.  

Episode 99 - Circling the Drain

"The Fall of Centauri Prime" - Season 5, Episode 18 Londo's loop closes in a classic episode - the endgame really is in sight. The email address for the show is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5 Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a listen, much appreciated. Huge thanks to listener Steve Evans for his big contribution to the show. I've really been enjoying "Swindled" lately, a podcast about white collar crime, fraudsters, hucksters etc. Give it a go: http://swindledpodcast.com/ A rare gem - an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that's super smart, super funny but not over the top and has a terrific story, I recommend "Not Another D&D; Podcast" -  https://www.headgum.com/not-another-dandd-podcast All music in the podcast is by Dexter Britain, who kindly makes his work freely available. Go visit him at www.dexterbritain.co.uk   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.  

Episode 98 - Last Salute to Londo

"Movements of Fire and Shadow" - Season 5, Episode 17 Nought to sixty without really noticing in this surprisingly awesome episode of Babylon 5! The email address for the show is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5 Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a listen, much appreciated. Huge thanks to listener Steve Evans for his big contribution to the show. I've really been enjoying "Swindled" lately, a podcast about white collar crime, fraudsters, hucksters etc. Give it a go: http://swindledpodcast.com/ A rare gem - an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that's super smart, super funny but not over the top and has a terrific story, I recommend "Not Another D&D; Podcast" -  https://www.headgum.com/not-another-dandd-podcast All music in the podcast is by Dexter Britain, who kindly makes his work freely available. Go visit him at www.dexterbritain.co.uk   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.  

Episode 97 - Boiling the Frog

"And All My Deams, Torn Asunder" - Season 5, Episode 16 Depressing, fatalistic, horrifyingly relevant, and I loved every minute! "Tell all your agents never to confess. If they're confronted with a photo of themselves with a soviet contact or a German contact, it's a fake. If they confront you with a report in your own handwriting, it's a forgery. Just deny everything." - Kim Philby, cold war double-agent for the Soviet Union. The email address for the show is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5 Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a listen, much appreciated. Huge thanks to listener Steve Evans for his big contribution to the show. I've really been enjoying "Swindled" lately, a podcast about white collar crime, fraudsters, hucksters etc. Give it a go: http://swindledpodcast.com/ A rare gem - an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that's super smart, super funny but not over the top and has a terrific story, I recommend "Not Another D&D; Podcast" -  https://www.headgum.com/not-another-dandd-podcast All music in the podcast is by Dexter Britain, who kindly makes his work freely available. Go visit him at www.dexterbritain.co.uk   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.  

Episode 96 - Deny Everything

"Darkness Ascending" - Season 5, Episode 15 A very affecting and effective episode as we maybe say goodbye to one aspect of Babylon 5. The email address for the show is bravingb5@gmail.com and you can find me on Twitter at @bravingb5 Many thanks as always to Phil Steere for the podcast logo, and to everyone downloading the podcast and giving me a listen, much appreciated. Huge thanks to listener Steve Evans for his big contribution to the show. I've really been enjoying "Swindled" lately, a podcast about white collar crime, fraudsters, hucksters etc. Give it a go: http://swindledpodcast.com/ A rare gem - an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that's super smart, super funny but not over the top and has a terrific story, I recommend "Not Another D&D; Podcast" -  https://www.headgum.com/not-another-dandd-podcast All music in the podcast is by Dexter Britain, who kindly makes his work freely available. Go visit him at www.dexterbritain.co.uk   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.  

Episode 4 - Purple Pain

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