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  • Episode 241: Interview Special with Tyson Kelly; the Decline of Ed Sheeran; the end of MTV's Music Channels
    Oct 19 2025

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    Charles and Graham interview Tyson Kelly as he starts touring a new show about John Lennon. The former member of the Bootleg Beatles is rightly lauded for his uncanny performances as John.

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    Graham takes a look at he decline of Ed Sheeran and ponder the end of MTV's once mighty music channels.

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    37 mins
  • Episode 240: Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another; Philosopher AC Grayling; Grayson Perry's Are You Good?; the Beta Band live
    Oct 12 2025

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    Graham and Charles take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's new film One Battle After Another with Leonardo Di Caprio.

    Graham reflects on his interview with philosopher and author AC Grayling for the Harrogate Advertiser.

    Talking about deep thinkers, Charles takes a look at star artist Grayson Perry's latest touring performance, Are You Good?

    Graham gives gives his verdict on the reformed Beta Band out on tour for the first time in two decades.

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    28 mins
  • Episode 239: Suede's new album Antidepressants; Ari Aster's new film, Erdington; Big Money for The National Gallery; Harrogate Events; Culture in Prague
    Sep 21 2025

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    Graham gives the new release from Suede a listen. Have Suede managed a resurrection part 2 with new album Antidepressants?

    New movie Eddington with Joaquin Phoenix and the trend for social surrealism in cinema.

    There's money for major art museums and a bit of a face-off between Tate and The National Gallery as they re-draw their agreement to keep the National Gallery exhibits confined to 1900 and before. Graham and Charles take a look at the big money flowing into The National Gallery and Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum.

    Graham looks ahead to Harrogate events with Charlie Higson, Pete McKee and Kate Bush.

    Charles reports on his recent visit to Prague enjoying the sheer breadth and depth of galleries and museums.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 238: Leeds Festival 2025; Don Henley's Boys of Summer; Mitchell and Webb Get Sketchy; Anti-colonial Art at the Edinburgh Festival
    Sep 14 2025

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    Is going contemporary in its choice of acts a good idea for Leeds Festival? Charles and Graham wonder what the future holds for big festivals in the UK.

    Graham explores the unexpected depths of Don Henley's 1980's hit Boys of Summer.

    Charles takes a look at the return of Mitchell and Webb with their new television show and wonders what they can bring to sketch comedy in 2025.

    Graham takes a look at some of the anti-colonial art on show in Edinburgh during this year's Festival.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 237: The Thursday Murder Club film; Highlights of the Edinburgh International Film Festival; Reception; a new musical using songs by David Gedge, The Wedding Present and Cinerama
    Aug 30 2025

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    Fresh back from the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Graham and Charles launch into a review of their film festival experience, picking out their highlights including the very high quality talks with directors such as Ben Wheatley and the legendary British film producer, Jeremy Thomas.

    Plus Graham takes a look at a new film based on Richard Osman’s novel, Thursday Murder Club and Charles reports on the new musical using songs by David Gedge, The Wedding Present and Cinema, Reception.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 236: Joan Didion on Civil War; The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson; The strange death of the writer of Grosse Pointe Blank
    Aug 9 2025

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    Graham takes a look at a classic Joan Didion essay, exploring how Joan Didion's observations in her 1983 essay Salvador - on America's involvement in the civil war in El Salvador - now apply to the mainstream of the western world.

    The duo share their final thoughts on this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival before they set off for Edinburgh.

    Charles takes a look at the Naked Gun film franchise revival with Liam Neeson in The Naked Gun.

    Graham reflects on the strange death of the writer of 1997 cult classic film Grosse Pointe Blank starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver, Tom Jankiewicz.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 235: Chris Simpson and Magna Carta Update; Deershed Festival; Bradford 2024 - The Railway Children
    Aug 2 2025

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    Graham gives an update on promotion around Chris Simpson and Magna Carta both with the Vinyl Sessions event in Harrogate and Chris Simpson's appearance at the Magna Carta exhibition launch in London.

    Graham also reports on the artists he managed to catch at this year's Deer Shed Festival.

    Charles reflects on his visit to Bradford to see the revival of Mike Kenny's adaptation of The Railway Children for Bradford 2025.

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    38 mins
  • Episode 234: Dave Gedge Live at Rise, York; Katja Hoyer's Book on East Germany 1949-1990; F1 Movie with Brad Pitt
    Jul 25 2025

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    Following last episode's interview with The Wedding Present's Dave Gedge, Charles and Graham report on seeing him live in an accoustic gig at Rise, York. Graham does the hard work reading Katja Hoyer's book about East Germany 1949-1990 and examines what it was like to live in the communist state. Both Charles and Graham take a look at Bradd pitt's new film, F1. Is it too formulaic?

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    31 mins