The Jimmy Savile confession, Kylie & Wham!: Inside the era of fatal fame

Somebody once said - and don’t worry, he makes an appearance [“Disapearance, surely?” Ed.] - fame can “play hideous tricks on the brain” but who’s naturally built for the experience, and who gets swallowed whole? Tim, Bill and Ben spent the 90s and early 2000s surrounded by the most famous people in the world and have eye witness accounts.Some embrace fame, some try to shrug it off. Others struggle with the weird reality of never knowing if anyone’s being genuine (especially when every joke gets a laugh). Here the EXPloaded team look at who wore fame well, versus those who didn’t and a look at how easily things can tip from control into chaos. Along the way there are festival stories, chance encounters, and the strange idea that once you’re famous, your life can start happening without you. Then things take a darker turn with a loaded interview that, in hindsight, got as close to the evil truth about Jimmy Savile as any before it or subsequently.Elsewhere: There’s the usual cover star pitches, Gen Z football jargon in Vapes, a predictable heavyweight Platinum Rogue, and another unfortunate soul gets blasted off to Mars (no return).00:00 Fame’s Awkward Truth00:27 Podcast Setup and Theme01:20 Summer Special Kylie Cover02:20 Kylie’s Reinvention Era05:47 Supergrass and Ian Botham07:49 Who’s Good at Fame08:30 Noel Gallagher’s Balance09:28 Andrew Ridgeley vs George14:19 Fame Stories and Casualties18:15 Turning to Savile Interview21:33 Savile Interview Breakdown22:43 Rumors and Dark Confessions24:34 Fame and Cover Ups26:18 Sell Me the Cover29:42 Car Park Quotations32:02 Planet of Vapes Football Talk34:22 Rogue of the Week36:06 Fly Me to… erm… Mars