Best Matt Everitt Podcasts (2025)

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STATUE 20:47

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Enraged by the woke brigade, Keith Norcross wants to erect a new statue of a slave trader. The late Sir John Pockley put a lot of money into Keith's beloved town of Chopple including a vital civic building, the public toilets. But many people in the area feel it's time for positive local figures to be celebrated, not someone who made their profits …

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OSCAR 19:42

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A discovery on the 296 bus leads a Hollywood superstar to the door of ex-offender and boxer, Graham Harness. When Harness found an Academy Award on his way to work he was astounded. But as a sharp ex-con he had the skills to track down the owner. His efforts went awry due to shady showbiz agents, but that didn't deter him from using his fists and m…

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SOFT PLAY 15:32

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Gavin Sidwell's dream of creating a soft play centre for adults sadly became a nightmare ball pool of filth. This entrepreneur's vision was to relieve people of their pent-up stress by finding their inner child and throwing themselves down slides, jumping on trampolines and swimming through a sea of plastic balls. But he soon found that his adult s…

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CULT 21:30

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When Sean Flude's wife left him, he sought solace in the cult of Myriology. But unfortunately he killed the cult leader on his first day as a member. Sean has always claimed the death was a bizarre accident and, although his action led to a shocking discovery, he still remains one of the dullest members of the human race.…

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MAGIC 19:12

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Do you have a special skill that could deter a criminal? Dennis Earnshaw does. Magic. Earnshaw appeared on variety TV shows throughout the 70s and 80s with his glamourous assistant and wife, Linda. Political correctness forced Dennis to change his stage name as his career dwindled. But he lingers in the memory of people of a certain age, including …

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VINYL 24:07

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If your house caught fire, would you choose your record collection over your family? Patrick Laine did. Michael Spicer and Matt Tiller meet a man so obsessed by his vinyl LPs and singles that he rescued them from his burning home before thinking about his wife and daughter. They all survived – the spouse, the child and the music - but the marriage …

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Michael Spicer's It Happened To Me... Coming Soon 2:20

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Matt Tiller, with 'help' from his 'executive producer' Michael Spicer, is starting a podcast. This is the podcast. And this podcast has almost started.By Cup & Nuzzle

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Episode 5: The Release 57:33

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So all the songs have been recorded, and that's job done, right? Most definitely not right. Brian Eno has to bring the whole project together, tapes need to be flown across the world, CDs need to be manufactured and rushed into shops and then there's an all-star launch. This week we see how that (just about) happened, and look at the impact of the …

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Episode 4: Disc Two 1:02:04

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As we continue our journey through the tracklisting of the HELP album we meet Neneh Cherry, James Dean Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers, Blur, Paul Weller, Terrorvision and Salad. Plus we hear some rather fine music and we find out how War Child got The KLF and Sir Paul McCartney on their record.…

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Episode 3: Disc One 40:56

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It's one minute past midnight on Monday September 4th 1995. All around the world recording studios are humming into life and some of the best bands of the era have just 24 hours to record a song intended for an album that could save lives. In this episode some those groups remember that day - including Portishead, The Charlatans, The Boo Radleys an…

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Episode 2: The Countdown 24:32

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So we have a plan; this involves getting some of the biggest acts in the UK to record a whole album on one day and releasing it into shops – physically – a few days later. In this episode we find out who signed up and how they felt about the project. And more to the point, what exactly is War Child? Where did it come from? What do they do? And why …

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Episode 1: The Big Idea 27:36

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Where do we start? What were the events that inspired, "The greatest charity album ever"? What was the humanitarian crisis behind the music? What was the concept that attracted Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Massive Attack, Oasis, Blur and some of the biggest acts of the time to work together? This is where we begin...…

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HELP: The Story of the War Child Album 2:31

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Marking the 25th anniversary of its original release, this is the remarkable story of the landmark War Child 1995 charity album HELP – told with contributions from members of Radiohead, The Manic Street Preachers, Salad, The Charlatans, Portishead, Blur and Paul Weller.By Cup & Nuzzle

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Liam Gallagher 29:57

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Liam Gallagher talks to Matt Everitt about the songs and bands that have meant the most to him down the years. He discusses the Manchester music scene of the early 90s, meeting various members of The Beatles, the formative years of Oasis and his hopes for his brand new solo album.By BBC Radio 6 Music

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Dave Grohl 30:06

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Dave Grohl shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015. Dave discusses his earliest musical influence (Edgar Winter's prog rock classic Frankenstein made a big impression), his first punk gig (Naked Raygun in Chicago in 1982), which changed the path of his life and how he became politicised though his firs…

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Florence Welch 27:33

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Florence Welch shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2015 As the voice of and songwriter behind Florence & the Machine, she emerged from the grimy East London indie scene to become a full-blown international superstar with the release of her debut album Lungs in 2009 and its follow-up Ceremonials in 2011.…

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Janelle Monae 33:05

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Singer and rapper Janelle Monae discusses her life and career with Matt Everitt in aninterview first broadcast in July of 2018. Since her critically acclaimed debut album in 2010 The ArchAndroid, Janelle has been a rising star, earning Grammy nominations and healthy album sales along the way. Her third album Dirty Computer was released in 2018.…

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Chris Cornell 28:03

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In an edition of The First Time first broadcast in 2013, Chris Cornell shares the pivotal moments and songs that shaped his life and career. Chris was the frontman of Soundgarden, one of the key bands to emerge from the Seattle grunge scene in the early 1990s. Their biggest album, 1994's Superunknown, featured the Grammy Award-winning singles Black…

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Sir Elton John 32:40

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Sir Elton John shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2016. He's sold more than 250 million records worldwide, holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time and is the third most successful artist in the history of the American charts, just behind Elvis Presley and the Beatles. In an intervie…

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Mark Ronson 32:52

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Producer and musician Mark Ronson talks to Matt Everitt about the events that have shaped his musical career, including his celebrated album Version from 2006 and producing Amy Winehouse's Back to Black. First broadcast in 2010.By BBC Radio 6 Music

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Thom Yorke 32:28

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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt. Originally broadcast, June 2017.By BBC Radio 6 Music

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Episode 3: The Fender Stratocaster 0001 18:10

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Here David Gilmour talks us through his legendary – nay mythical - 1954 Fender Stratocaster with the serial number #0001. He also reveals some news about his future musical plans and gives us a world exclusive update on Pink Floyd.By David Gilmour

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Episode 2: Acoustic Guitars 16:27

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Digging into his passion for folk and blues, David Gilmour talks about his earliest musical passions and his own acoustic guitar recordings, including creating the famous song Wish You Were Here on his 1969 D-35 Martin.By David Gilmour

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Episode 1: The Black Strat 17:53

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David discusses the music created on his legendary black 1969 Fender Stratocaster - including tracks on landmark Pink Floyd albums like Wish You Were Here, The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon.By David Gilmour