#123 The Medway Spaceman: BBC Secrets, Star Wars, and Superhero Surprises | Cherrywood Podcast - Video

This week on the Cherrywood Podcast, we’re joined by James Jefferson – known to many as the Medway Spaceman! ???? James talks about his lifelong passion for space, his time at the BBC, dressing up as everyone from Spider-Man to Boba Fett, and his mission to inspire children through space-themed school visits and self-published books.

We dive into:

How Star Wars changed his life

The touching story of a surprise Spider-Man visit to a recovering child

His huge costume collection

Meeting real astronauts

Crazy BBC behind-the-scenes moments

His brilliant self-published space books

And hilarious superhero wardrobe malfunctions ????

Grab your lightsaber and strap in – this is one of our most entertaining episodes yet.

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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 – James Jefferson intro: The Medway Spaceman
1:01 – Star Wars and the telescope that started it all
2:04 – Guessing James' age
2:40 – Sponsor shoutouts
4:10 – Spider-Man visits after surgery (hilarious story)
6:00 – Costumes and charity visits
7:30 – Walking through Medway in full costume
8:15 – Comic-Cons and meeting Star Wars actors
10:15 – Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge experience at Disney
13:01 – Talking Lego, Artemis rockets, and starships
15:45 – Disney ride secrets revealed
17:50 – Space Shuttle launch experience (Florida 1993)
20:15 – Moon landing thoughts and meeting astronauts
22:30 – Elon Musk, satellites, and future space races
26:00 – Childhood memories, BBC years, and life stories
33:50 – The books: "I Want to Go to Space", "Lost Alien", and more
36:10 – Inclusivity in children's publishing
38:45 – Kids designing aliens for his books
41:00 – How the books are illustrated
43:15 – Doing free school visits in full spacesuit
45:00 – Waterstones, ISBNs, and going mainstream
47:00 – From computer programmer to children’s author
51:00 – More Star Wars chat and fan culture
55:00 – Media trust, BBC vs social media
57:30 – Trump, politics, and global perspective
1:01:00 – Superhero suits & funny party stories
1:05:00 – Proper cosplay etiquette and hilarious warnings
1:06:40 – Final shout-out to Kent & Medway Cosplay Group

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