James Follett Chronology

1939	James Follett is born in Tolworth Surrey
1953	Loss of sight after an accident James learns to read by use of Braille
1953	James Follett 14 years old
1957	Sight restored after an eye operation.
1957	James Follett 18 years old
1964	Boat he builds is launched
1973	James Follett is 34 years old
1973	First published work a radio play called The rules of Asylum on BBC Radio 4
1974	The Light of a Thousand Suns radio play on BBC Radio 4
1974	The Doppelganger Machine radio play on BBC Radio 4
1974	Security Risk in 3 parts Crown Court Television Drama
1974	Speculator Sport radio play on BBC Radio 4
1975	Designing powerboats at Pioneer Designs Godalming
1975	The U-boat that lost its Nerve radio play on BBC Radio 4
1975	The War in Secret Episodes 1-3 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1975	The Murder Monitor in 3 parts Crown Court Television Drama
1975	The Last Riot radio play on BBC Radio 4
1976	Leaves Full time work to be a writer
1976	Jumbo radio play on BBC Radio 4
1976	No time on our Side radio play on BBC Radio 4
1976	The Rabid Summer radio play on BBC Radio 4
1976	The Doomsday Ultimatum Novel published his 1st novel
1977	The Twisted Image radio play on BBC Radio 4
1977	The Spanish Package radio play on BBC Radio 4
1977	The War Behind the Wire in parts 4 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1977	Crown Court Novel published
1977	A Touch of Slander radio play on BBC Radio 4
1978	The Destruction Factor parts 1-2 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	Vendetta for a Judge radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	The Bionic Blob or This bazooka on my shoulder is loaded radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	The Devil to Pay radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	The Bionic Blob and the case of the stolen wavelengths radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	Softly Steal the Hours to Dawn radio play on BBC Radio 4
1979	James Follett 40 years old
1980	The Man Who Invented Yesterday radio play on BBC Radio 4
1980	The Long Lonely Voyage of U-395 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1980	The Squad Television Drama series Hit & Run broadcast
1980	Today & Tomorrow television series in 4 parts broadcast
1980	Dawn of The Gods Episode 30 Series C Blake's Seven television drama broadcast
1980	Oboe at the Embassy radio play on BBC Radio 4
1981	The Squad Television Drama Diplomatic Incident broadcast
1981	Stardrive Episode 43 Series D Blake's Seven television drama broadcast
1981	Earthsearch 1 Episodes 1-10 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1982	Earthsearch 2 Episodes 1-10 radio play on BBC Radio 4
1986	A Darkening of the Moon radio play on BBC Radio 4
1986	Ice radio play on BBC Radio 4
1987	Swift Novel published
1988	Know How Series Called Hyperspace Hotel Episode 18 episodes broadcast
1988	Mirage Novel published
1989	Ice Novel published
1989	U700 Novel published
1989	Churchill's Gold Novel published
1989	James Follett 50 years old
1990	A Cage of Eagles Novel published
1990	Dominator Novel published
1990	Torus Novel published
1991	Trojan Novel published
1991	The Doomsday Ultimatum Novel republished& updated
1991	First British author in the Gulf just after the end of Desert Storm ends up in hospital, researching Savant
1991	James Follett 52 years old
1992	Dominator Novel published
1992	The Tiptoe Boys Novel published
1993	Savant Novel published
1993	Deathship Novel published
1994	Those in Peril Novel published
1994	Earthsearch Novel published
1994	Earthsearch audio tapes released
1994	Mindwarp Novel published
1996	Finds out that website James Follett Archive has been set up as reference point of all his work
1997	Sabre Novel published
1998	Second Atlantis Novel published
1999	Earthsearch Saga Novel due to be published
1999	The Tiptoe boys Novel republished with corrections.
1999	Earthsearch II audio tapes released
1999	James Follett 60 years old
2000	A Cage of Eagles audio tape released
2000	James Follett Archive website passes 35 000 visitors
2000	Temple of Winds Novel published
2000	24 years since first Novel published & 27 years since first written work published
2000	Wicca Novel Published
2001	James Follett 62 years old
2002	Website passes 63 000 visitors
2002	The Silent Vulcan Novel Published
2002	Website moves to www.james.dswilliams.co.uk in Aug 2002 more space and bandwidth
2002	Website hits 86332 in September 2002
2002	James Follett 63 years old
2002	Website passes 95861 hits in Late December 2002
2003	Earthsearch Radio series re-broadcast on BBC7 30th Dec-Jan 2003
2003	Website starts to get lots of hits on Earthsearch site hits 99911 on 22.01.2003
2003	Website hits 111441 hits on 11.05.2003
2003	James Follett 64 years old
2003	Men, Martians and Machines Broadcast BBC7
2004	Temple of the Winds Read in 8 parts on BBC7
2004	James Follett 65 years old
2004	Wicca Read in 8 parts on BBC7
2004	A Forest of Eagles Novel Published
2004	Return of the Eagles Novel Published
2005	James Follett 66 years old
2006	James Follett 67 years old
2006	December James suffers a stroke & is getting better.
2007	James Follett 68 years old
2008	James Follett 69 years old

If you find that the information given here is wrong or incomplete, then do contact me, and I will try and put it right!

The James Follett Chronology V0.77

By

David Williams

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