Across the UK, across continental North America, and around the world, on the internet, by webcast, and by podcast, my name is Howard Hughes, and this is the return of the unexplained.

Well, thank you very much for keeping the faith and bearing with me. I've had quite a few emails to say why haven't you been here for the last week or two.

And very good reason for that. I've had a really bad chest infection. In fact, you may be able to hear the back end of it now because it won't let me go. I'm still taking antibiotics.

But literally, it left me unable to speak or do anything, but from just lie in bed drinking fluids and hoping to get better as soon as I could.

So that's the reason why I haven't been here. And of course, this being a small operation, they're only being you Adam Cornwell, my webmaster, and me involved in this.

If anything happens to me, it means that we just can't do shows. We don't have backup plans and relief hosts and that kind of stuff. It just isn't that kind of gig.

So that's why, and I do apologize, and I promise to do some shout outs next time round when I mention some of the emails that you sent.

But as you might be able to hear, my voice is still a little affected by this. But at least I can speak and for that I'm giving thanks.

This edition is slightly different. I'm going to run part of a conversation that I had just before I got sick with a man called Tony Topping.

Now Tony Topping's in the UK, pretty controversial. He's been featured by newspapers, magazines, television shows, radio shows here.

He claims to have had ongoing contact with UFOs that have had a big impact on him and also a certain amount of, I guess what we could call harassment.

From some kind of agencies to do with what he knows or what it is perceived he's connected with you. You'll hear this.

Now it is what you might call an outlandish story. And I do understand that you might not find it the kind of thing you want to listen to, but I suggest you do. And then you make a decision.

One of the questions that I ask him in this conversation is, are you hoaxing and we'll get his response to that.

The other guest is somebody else that you suggested Scott Criton. We're going to talk about ancient Egypt and many other things this man is interested in.

He too is in the UK, so two good guests. Before we do anything, thank you very much to Adam Cornwell for keeping things ticking over for me.

My webmaster at Creative Hotspot in Liverpool, thank you to him. The website is all down to him. It's www.theunexplained.tv.

And that's the place that you need to go. If you want to make a donation to the show or you want to send me an email, there are links on the website www.theunexplained.tv that allow you to do those things.

I've had to put a few plans on hold for guests, which means that we're running a few weeks behind Shed You all now, but we'll get round to all of the guests that I booked and wanted to get on as we move towards the spring time here.

But these things are sent to Trius. And let me tell you this particular one certainly has tried me over this last couple of weeks. Like I say, I'm going to do some shout out. So if you've been in contact, I'm going to do those probably on the next edition.

But this time, let's get on with the two guests. Tony Topping is the second guest. And the first one in the UK is Scott Criton. Scott, thank you very much for coming on the unexplained.

Great to be here, Harold.

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