Ian Churchward’s Blog 27th September 2026

Got back home from the Isles of Scilly yesterday evening. It was a lovely holiday but I'm feeling quite tired today. There was an amazing model of Cloudesley Shovell’s HMS Association in a hotel at one end of St Martin’s. A few years ago I recorded my song about the Isles of Scilly naval disaster of October 1707. https://thelegendarytenseconds.bandcamp.com/track/sir-cloudesley-shovell

Ian Churchward’s Blog 18th September 2026

I am posting this on a Friday rather than the usual Sunday for my weekly blog as I am off to the Scilly Isles for a holiday tomorrow. Jack Anthony of Anthony Hamilton Productions has sent me this message about his new film. The film is about Richard the younger son of Edward IV. My short film “The Pretender” has been nominated and is screening at the Birmingham Film Festival on the 8th of November 2026. If anyone would like to come for FREE to watch any of the films at the festival the link is below:- https://www.birminghamfilmfestival.co.uk/screenings

Ian Churchward’s Blog 13th September 2026

On Thursday I took some video footage of the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. I have now edited this and put it onto youtube with the song that I composed with Elaine for its centenary. I have tried to make the video look like it was filmed in the 1920’s in view of the fact that the Babbacombe Cliff Railway was opened in 1926. We also attempted to try to make the song sound like it was from the 1920’s and it is going to be on a new album called Our Unfinished Business which is due for release in December.

Ian Churchward’s Blog 6th September 2026

Jay and Jules came over to my house on Wednesday afternoon and gave me a copy of their latest album. My name is mentioned on the back of the CD sleeve as I helped to record some of the songs. Elaine had made a nice cake which we enjoyed eating and then I recorded Jay playing bass on my three new Ricardian songs.

Ian Churchward’s Blog 30th August 2026

Here is a really nice video featuring my friends who are in a band called Changing Waves. It was filmed on Dartmoor in Devon. They are performing a song called Teign Valley and I helped to write some of the lyrics for this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSQlxypPDd4

Ian Churchward’s Blog 23rd August 2026

Oh dear me as well as Richard III being defeated on the 22nd August my football team were also defeated yesterday so that’s another weekend totally ruined!

Ian Churchward’s Blog 16th August 2016

On the 16th August 1942 John Challis was born. He played the character of Boycie the used car salesman in the comedy Only Fools and Horses. He was the patron of the Mortimer History Society and I recorded a comedy song with him for this society called the Mortimers. Lord Zarquon helped with the recording of the song. https://open.spotify.com/track/62oiduafNIaCZ6c8HFICD2?si=5b05085773004cc0