Episode 17 - Happy Mondays go on their reunion tour as Paul fights to stay sober, Paul Davis leaves the band and Paul's son Chico is diagnosed with cancer

On this award-winning show charting the dramatic life story of Happy Mondays founding member and bass player Paul Ryder - interviewed by his ex-wife journalist Angela Smith - the Mondays, just having reformed in 2012 with the original line-up, are playing together for the first time in 17 years. Newly clean and sober Paul fights to keep his sobriety in the face of untold stress as his youngest son Chico is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Featuring special guests: Phil Saxe, John Robb, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Jason Godwin, Mark Day, Paul Davis, Gaz Whelan, Lee "Latch" Parker, Anthony "Muzzer": Murray and Chico Ryder.Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapesIf you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.comVisit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!Thanks so much for being a part of the series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.