Episodes
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The Almost The Beatles Special: Inaugural York Jazz Festival; Samira Ahmed on A Hard Day's Night the film; New mix of Rubber Soul; Arts Council; Arts Council England
Send us Fan Mail Inaugural York Jazz Festival. Charles reports. Graham on talking to Samira Ahmed about her new book on The Beatles A Hard Day's Night film. Speaking of The Beatles, there is a new remix and re-release of the 1965 album Rubber Soul. Arts Council England, whither? Keep in touch…
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On location in Helsinki and Stockholm; Plus new albums from The Strokes and Fontaines DC
Send us Fan Mail Graham reports back from his trip to FInaland and Sweden, taking in Helsinki and Stockholm. Charles and Graham discuss new albums by The Strokes and Fontaines DC. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos
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Episode 285: The wonder of Topping & Co Books; New Pedro Almodovar Film; Harrogate Theatre'sNew Drama Season
Send us Fan Mail Graham pays a visit to Topping & Co book store in York. Why renowned Spanish director Pedro Almadovar's new film is his worst to date - and his best. Harrogate Theatre's new drama season begins, literally, with a bang. Brighton ‘84 Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car…
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Interview Special with Gilbert O'Sullivan as he celebrates 60 years in music and releases a new album, On the Record
Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles chat to pop legend Gilbert O'Sullivan as he prepares to release his new album, On the Record and celebrates sixty years in music. About Gilbert O'Sullivan: He was the superstar who topped the UK and US single charts in the 70s with songs of endearing…
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Edinburgh International FIlm Festival Special: Bruce Dern, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Sheen
Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles review their recent visit to the Edinburgh International Film Festival, discussing various film screenings, art exhibitions, and a high-profile talk by Kenneth Branagh. They also share news regarding producer Antony Pickthall's new appointment as a poet in...
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Trainspotting the opera?; Johnny and June Cash - the musical; Yard Act's new album - part two
Send us Fan Mail As Charles and Graham prepare to go up to Edinburgh... The shortcomings of a long story: Christopher Nolan's version of Homer's The Odyssey. A second thought on Yard Act's new album You're Gonna Need A Little Music. Charles on The Ballad of Johnny and June, a new musical about...
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Paul McCartney Nominated for Mercury Prize and New Puritanism is a Thing
Send us Fan Mail Charles reports on this year’s York River Art Market and Graham on Wakefield’s bold but, obviously wholly correct, declaration of achieving its UK sculpture capital status by 2029. Paul McCartney has been nominated for the Mercury Prize at the age of 84 for his latest album The...
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey; Sleaford Mods at Deer Shed Festival; Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Send us Fan Mail How did Sleaford Mods go down with the family audience at Deer Shed Festival in North Yorkshire? Big names turn up at Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. The Odyssey has had critics and audiences wowed Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X...
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Rolling Stones' Foreign Tongues, Asimov's Foundation v Star Wars and Cuore Chamber Orchestra
Send us Fan Mail What sci fi writer Isaac Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation says about now and about Star Wars. Reviving the past at Harrogate's Royal Hall with the brilliant young Cuore Chamber Orchestra. Reviews: Yard Act's new album, You're Gonna Need a Little Music Rolling Stones' new album...
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Wet Leg, The Invite & Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival
Send us Fan Mail A Yorkshire culture podcast covering live music, film and books. Charles Hutchinson and Graham Chalmers discuss summer gigs by Wet Leg, Super Furry Animals and OMD, review the new Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde film The Invite, and preview the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing...
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Francis Rossi: Quo Songbook: Past, Present, Future
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham interview the legendary Francis Rossi as he prepares for a UK tour of his show Quo Songbook: Past, Present, Future. Francis will be playing Harrogate's Royal Hall on 4, October 2026. Please note: Strong language content warning Keep in touch with Two Big Egos…
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Episode 276: Interview Special - Scottish Film Director and Writer, Grant McPhee on his new Scottish Indie Music Compilation foir Cherry Red Records
Send us Fan Mail Interview Special: Grant McPhee, Scottish film director, cinematographer and writer is back in the car to talk about his latest project, Something For The Longing - Scottish Independent Pop 1985-1999, 3CD Box Set on Cherry Red Records. About Grant McPhee Books: Two oral histories...
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Episode 275: Lemon Twigs; Bradford; Jason Burke's new book The Revolutionists; Elvis Costello live in York; Belle & Sebastian live in Halifax
Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles discuss the Lemon Twigs and their enduring appeal. Though are they great pop but just not quite achieving the greatness they promise? Graham is delighted that Bradford’s cultural resurgence continues, especially the gigs at Bradford Live. Graham has been…
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Episode 274: Celebrating David Hockney; Boards of Canada new album; Spielberg's Disclosure Day
Send us Fan Mail This week Charles and Graham celebrate the extraordinary life and achievements of Bradford born artist, David Hockney. Graham salutes the quality of the latest album, Inferno - and first in 14 years - by Boards of Canada. Where does Disclosure Day sit in the pantheon of Spielberg...
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Episode 273: Paul McCartney's new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane; Harrogate rapper Lence; new films, Tuner and The Christophers; Fat Dog's new single
Send us Fan Mail Graham has been listening to Paul McCartney's new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane and it shows he is still firing on all cylinders, nearly - at the age of 83. Two new cinema releases, Tuner (starring Leo Woodhall with a cameo from Dustin Hofmann) and The Christophers come under...
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Episode 272: Chris Difford and Richard Hawley In Conversation at Bettys; New Beatles Book, John and Paul; Fawlty Towers The play in York
Send us Fan Mail Graham reports on the occasion when rock royalty met tearoom royalty: what he learned by chatting to Richard Hawley & Chris Difford at Bettys in Harrogate. Graham has also found a new way of seeing The Beatles in Ian Leslie's book John and Paul and maybe a new way of destroying...
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Episode 271: Interview Special with Daliso Chaponda;
Send us Fan Mail Interview special with comedian Daliso Chaponda. Plus: After Bone Temple's underwhelming performance at cinemas, do Danny Boyle and Alex Garland deserve the chance to complete the 28 Years Later trilogy? Leeds Literature Festival returns but are there too many of these things?...
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Episode 270: Michel Houllebecq's new novel; Eurovision; Yard Act Album and Tour; Rose of Nevada; The Psychic
Send us Fan Mail Graham reports on the mellowing of controversial French author Michel Houllebecq as testified by his most recent novel, Annihilation. How the Eurovision Song Contest lost its place and gained a huge young audience instead, as shown by a new exhibition at Bradford's National…
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Episode 269: Is Indie Music now just a Hobby? Rob Cowen's Vinyl Sessions; The Devil Wears Prada 2; Banksy's Audacious London Statue
Send us Fan Mail Graham argues that indie/alt music is now only a hobby according to The Guardian. But is it partly to blame? Graham previews his and Rob Cowen's Vinyl Sessions event in Harrogate. Charles reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2. Charles wonders about the significance of a new Banksy...
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Episode 268: AI and a former PM; Tim Key Live in Leeds; Jason Burke's The Revolutionists
Send us Fan Mail AI continues to find its way into every corner of our lives and even the bank balance of former PM, Rishi Sunak. Graham is moved to discuss the strange success of comic writer Tim Key, whom he watched up close on stage in Leeds. He follows this up with a new book of history that…
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Episode 267: New François Ozon film, The Stranger; Queen in Space; Mint in Grangemouth; Lence in Leeds; Aesthetica Art Prize; Evan Dando Memoir, Rumours of my Demise
Send us Fan Mail Graham takes a look at what is potentially the graveyard of filmmakers: is the new cinema adaptation of Albert Camus's The Stranger by François Ozon any good? Queen in space and Harrogate's six degrees of separation link to Artemis II's recent mission to the Moon. New BBC TV…
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Episode 266: Interview Special - Sheffield Artist, Pete McKee
Send us Fan Mail In their latest Interview Special, Charles and Graham interview Sheffield artist, Pete McKee. About Pete McKee: Pete McKee is a Sheffield-born artist whose work greatly reflects and embodies his experiences of growing up on a council estate surrounded by working-class culture and...
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Episode 265: The Return of Garth Merenghi, Live in Leeds; Mark Ronson's Night People Memoir; Murder for Two in Scarborough; John Lennon's Walls and Bridges Album Re-assed
Send us Fan Mail The cult that won't die: Garth Marenghi has the last laugh on stage at Leeds City Varieties more than 20 years after his solitary TV series. Mark Ronson's Night Peoplememoir: Graham answers the question, is a DJ interesting enough to sustain a book? Charles reports on a new...
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Episode 264: Gorillaz in Leeds; Queen's Greatest Hits at Harrogate's Vinyl Sessions; New Ryan Gosling film Project Hail Mary
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham discuss the Gorillaz show at Leeds Arena last week and how it shows how their past is not only the present but remains the future. Graham is looking forward to the latest Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate and explaining the difference between Queen's Greatest Hits…
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Episode 263: The Persecution of Morrissey and his new album Make-up is a Lie; New British film, Midwinter Break; Spotify's monthly figures and Bruno Mars; Nicholas McCarthy's Harrogate International Debut
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham ponder if Morrissey's return to form is a lie? The persecution of Morrissey and his new album, Make-up is a Lie seems completely over the top. Watching new film Midwinter Break starring Lesley Manville and Ciaran Hinds, Graham starts to wonder if it means that...
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Episode 262: Interview Special with DRUM author Rob Chapman
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham catch up with former music journalist, now an author of intriguing fiction, Rob Chapman as he talks about his new book, Drum. Set predominantly in the alternative comedy world of the 1980s, Drum documents the rise and fall of Malcolm Drummond, a former jazz...
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Episode 261: The Ballad of Wallis Island; Harrogate-based Cuore Chamber Orchestra; Peter Gabriel Classic Album
Send us Fan Mail Graham recounts a weekend of accidental celebrity encounters in Harrogate. Charles and Graham discuss the small scale success - and nature - of British comedy drama film The Ballad of Wallis Islandand the view from the second row of the Leeds debut at the weekend of new...
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Episode 260: Brits & BAFTAs 2026; new psych pop band Voka Gentle;
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham chew over the Brits and BAFTAs ceremonies. Graham is fresh from seeing a new surreal psych pop band called Voka Gentle from London who combine Talking Heads with Yard Act.How Field Music doing The Doors live last weekend lit my fire. Charles talks up the big…
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Episode 259: Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights; Dry Cleaning's Secret Love Take Two; Wings at the Speed of Sound Revisited; Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham give their view on whether the withering reviews of new film Wuthering Heights are justified? Graham shares his second thoughts on Dry Cleaning's new album Secret Love and examines why Paul McCartney and Wings' multi-platinum 1976 album Wings at the Speed of...
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Episode: 258 - Interview special with Chesney Hawkes plus One Battle After Another u-turn; Fairport Convention
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham are joined by singer, Chesney Hawkes, who reflects on his latest album, Living Arrows and his love for performing live, ahead of his UK tour which includes playing Leeds Brudunell Social Club on 12 March. Plus: One U-turn after another: how a second viewing has...
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Episode 257: Interview Special with Kate Bramley and Ellen Carnazza from Badapple Theatre plus Field music and The Doors; Peter Gabriel and Vinyl Sessions
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham interview Kate and Ellen from Badapple Theatre about their show, Crumbs. Graham reports on Field Music's new Doors tribute live act, which is going down a (riders in the) storm and reveals the Peter Gabriel album picked for the return of Vinyl Sessions in...
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Episode 256: Awards Season - BAFTA nominations; Big gig summer in Yorkshire; Dry Cleaning's new album, Secret Love; Harrogate Film Society's black & white season; Ex-Iron Maiden star, Tony Moore's show, Awake
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham take a look at this year's BAFTA nominations. Graham wonders what is behind the explosion of new venues and big gigs in West and North Yorkshire this summer - Museum Gardens and a lot more! Garnering rave reviews, the unique intelligence of avant indie band Dry...
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Episode 255: Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Cinema Awards Season - Oscar Nominations; Becoming Victoria Wood; Books to look forward to in 2026
Send us Fan Mail just back from a refreshing but cold winter visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Charles joins Graham to reflect on the artists and events that have caugh teir attention this past week. Charles and Graham run through the main Oscar nominations and discuss the likely winners and…
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Episode 254: Looking forward to what's coming up in 2026; Chloe Zhao's new film, Hamnet, reviewed
Send us Fan Mail After the December episodes in 2025 looked back, Charles and Graham take the opportunity to look ahead at what is coming up in 2026, focusing on film and music. They also discuss the release of Hamnet, the new film by Chloe Zhao that explores grief. Keep in touch with Two Big…
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Episode 253: Marty Supreme; Mark Ronson's Night People; The Band Room's Nigel Burnham; York River Art Market
Send us Fan Mail Graham looks at why Timothée Chalamet’s new film Marty Supreme shows he is the greatest actor of Hollywood's young generation - if nothing else. Graham also reflects on Mark Ronson's 1990s New York memoir Night People and the shallowness of the long distance DJ. Charles pays...
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Episode 252: End of Year Review Part 5
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham round of the year with a look through some of the cultural gems that are important to both. On a sombre note - death of Brigitte Bardot. Why Metronomy's Greatest Hits album shows how subtlety has died on the vine in the 21st century but the sleeve notes by lead...
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Episode 251: End of Year Round Up 2025 - Museum and Gallery Shows and Theatre
Send us Fan Mail Garaham and Charles conclude their annual review of their cultural highlights with a look at their favourite museum and gallery shows of the year and Charles reflects on the theatre that has impressed him the most in 2025. Graham on the other hand, gives his verdict on Lily…
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Episode 250: End of Year Round Up Part 3 - Best TV and Gigs 2025
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham continue with their review of cultural experiences in 2025, in this episode concentrating on their favourite gigs and their favourite television shows. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos
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Episode 249: End of Year Round Up Part 2 - Best films 2025
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham continue their annual round up of their best cultural experiences in 2025 concluding their look at books and with a focus on the best of this year's films. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos
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Episode 248: End of Year Round Up Part 1 - Best albums 2025
Send us Fan Mail As the year draws to a close, Charles and Graham take a look back at their favourite albums from 2025 and Charles picks his book of the year. Next episode will feature Graham's book of the year and both select their favourite films. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car…
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Episode 247: Agadoo? Interview Special with Kim Hopkins and Dene Michael - Still Pushing Pineapples
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham interview Kim Hopkins, director and singer Dene Michael about their new documentary, Still Pushing Pineapples. Kim Hopkins’ moving and funny follow up to her modern classic, the award-winning A Bunch of Amateurs, is in UK cinemas from 28 November. Still Pushing...
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Episode 246: Bob Dylan live in Leeds; Nouvelle Vague live in Farsley; Bradford UK City of Culture Update; Daniel Day-Lewis’ new film, Anemone
Send us Fan Mail Graham just had to go to Leeds Arena: is Bob Dylan still the monarch of the shadow kingdom? Nouvelle Vague at Old Woollen, Farsley. French chic in West Riding as Charles catches the wave of the ultimate french cool. Bradford's UK City of Culture Year comes alive right at its…
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Episode 245: Interview Special with Hugh Cornwell
Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham take the opportunity to interview musician, writer and all round legend, Hugh Cornwell, as he continues his latest solo tour around the UK. Hugh was lead singer and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band The Stranglers from 1974 - 90 and responsible...
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Episode 244: New films from Guillermo del Toro and Yorgos Lanthimos; The Last Dinner Party New Album; Aesthetica Short Film Festival; Scott Michaels and his Dearly Departed Tours
Send us Fan Mail Graham has been watching two new films: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia - two new films that employ a sledgehammer approach to the folly of man. Does The Last Dinner Party's new album From The Pyre live up to their number 1 debut? Charles…
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Episode 243: The Turner Prize 2025 Short List; Taylor Swift's New Album; The Appeal of Light Festivals
Send us Fan Mail Graham tries to explain why his favourite artist on the Turner Prize shortlist won't win as Bradford hosts this year's competition. A no show girl - how Taylor Swift's new album exposes her limitations. Charles takes a look at why there is a strong appeal in presenting light...
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Episode 242: Comedy Greats at Red House Gallery; Sam Fender Wins Mercury Prize 2025; New Wes Anderson Film - The Phoenician Scheme
Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles discuss the art of Jim Moir (AKA Vic Reeves) as his latest art exhibition, What a Load of Monarchs opens at Harrogate's Red House Gallery. Graham salutes Sam Fender's Mercury Prize victory in Newcastle and wonders why Wes Anderson recent film The Phoenician...
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Episode 241: Interview Special with 'John Lennon'; the Decline of Ed Sheeran; the end of MTV's Music Channels
Send us Fan Mail 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. Plus: Graham takes a look at the decline of Ed Sheeran and ponder the end of MTV's once...
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Episode 240: Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another; Philosopher AC Grayling; Grayson Perry's Are You Good?; the Beta Band live
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Episode 239: Suede's new album Antidepressants; Ari Aster's new film, Erdington; Big Money for The National Gallery; Harrogate Events; Culture in Prague
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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Episode 238: Leeds Festival 2025; Don Henley's Boys of Summer; Mitchell and Webb Get Sketchy; Anti-colonial Art at the Edinburgh Festival
Send us Fan Mail 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...
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