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DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: Elvis Aloha From Hawaii - The Complete Story (Omnibus Edition)For this episode, we’ve put together a special omnibus edition of our series on the pioneering 1973 satellite concert broadcast, Elvis Aloha From Hawaii, with our leading contributor Gary Wells.There's so much to explore; preparations and rehearsals, critically important people behind the scenes, the intense pressure on everyone involved, creative and corporate conflict, a near catastrophe as technical faults threatened to derail the broadcast at the last minute; and finally an entertainment event that would present to an international audience Elvis at the top of his game, dominate television ratings around the world, af...2025-06-262h 49
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: David Leaf on Brian Wilson, Melinda, Friendship, and Emotional SecurityThis episode, we're enormously privileged to welcome award winning filmmaker and author, David Leaf, to discuss his latest book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. This celebratory work takes us to the very heart of Brian Wilson's lost musical masterpiece; its traumatic unravelling in 1967, and the road to a triumphant rebirth in 2004 as an ecstatically received live concert experience and studio album...(Our conversation was recorded prior to Brian Wilson's passing.)Join us on your chosen podcast platform for the full conversation, or link...2025-06-1802 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker: Behind the Scenes of The Bill - Larry Dann's 'Lovely Memoir' - A Right Carry OnThis episode, we present part II of our conversation with leading UK author, publisher, podcaster and television historian, Oliver Crocker . In part one, we discussed his acclaimed book on the iconic BBC television series, All Creatures Great and Small. This time, we focus on his ongoing success, The Bill Podcast, according to Listen Notes in the top 1.5 % worldwide, and Oh, What a Lovely Memoir, the autobiography of actor Larry Dann, edited by Oliver and published by Devonfire Books.Born in 1941, Larry Dann worked as a child actor in movies, which included a brush with Ho...2025-06-0350 min
DEC4 PodcastDavid Leaf (Clip) - The Beach Boys & Career Direction, The Effect of Music StreamingIn this clip from our extended conversation with David Leaf, citing the example of how the advent of music streaming affected Levon Helm, we ask how Brian Wilson himself might have been impacted. In the course of answering that question, David gifted us some bonus gold dust on the way the career of The Beach Boys was guided...or not...Join us for the full conversation on your favourite podcast platform;https://dec4podcast.com/2025/04/09/david-leaf-smile-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-brian-wilson/"...This episode, we’re enormously privileged to welcome award winning filmmaker and author, Da...2025-05-2309 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Gary Wells - The (Almost) Unmaking of American Graffiti (1973)Our leading contributor, Gary Wells, explains how reluctance by Universal Studios executives nearly derailed the release of George Lucas' landmark film, American Graffiti, which went on to make the equivalent of over half a billion dollars (adjusted for inflation) and boast one of the highest cost-to-profit ratios in movie history...Related podcasts; https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/09/50th-anniversary-supplement-gary-wells-on-american-graffiti-aloha-from-hawaii/https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/01/gary-wells-end-of-year-special-2021-previewing-our-aloha-from-hawaii-series/2025-05-1002 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: David Leaf, Author of SMiLE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson - Brian in 2025, A Friend's PerspectiveThis episode, we're enormously privileged to welcome award winning filmmaker and author, David Leaf, to discuss his latest book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. This celebratory work takes us to the very heart of Brian Wilson's lost musical masterpiece; its traumatic unravelling in 1967, and the road to a triumphant rebirth in 2004 as an ecstatically received live concert experience and studio album...Join us on your chosen podcast platform for the full conversation, or link directly to our website;https://dec4podcast.com/2025/04/09/david-leaf-smile-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-brian-wilson/(Post...2025-04-2902 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Elvis and the Press - NYE 1976-77 - The Phoenix Jumpsuit BackstoryIn this our second Elvis and the Press episode, we're joined once again by our leading contributor, Gary Wells, to take a deep dive into the coverage of Elvis' New Year's Eve performance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the end of 1976. The jumpsuit of choice for the night was the black-on-white phoenix style, about which there is an interesting backstory.Find the full episode on your chosen podcast platform, or at our website;https://dec4podcast.com/2024/11/11/elvis-and-the-press-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-new-year-1976-77/2025-04-1701 min
DEC4 PodcastDavid Leaf - SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian WilsonThis episode, we’re enormously privileged to welcome award winning filmmaker and author, David Leaf, to discuss his latest book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson. This celebratory work takes us to the very heart of Brian Wilson’s lost musical masterpiece; its traumatic unravelling in 1967, and the road to a triumphant rebirth in 2004 as an ecstatically received live concert experience and studio album.David affords us some fascinating, behind the scenes insights into his 2001 television special recorded at Radio City Music Hall, An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson, his Grammy-nominated documentary, Beau...2025-04-091h 38
OUR MILLWALL FANS SHOW - Topical Weekly TalksOUR MILLWALL FANS SHOW- Sponsored by G & M Motors, Gravesend - 280325Join Eamonn Barclay and his team—Stan Godwin, George Lampey, and Ted Robinson—as they host a former Lion who progressed from the youth ranks to the first team and played for the Republic of Ireland senior team. They discuss head injuries in football, Bangura Williams' replacement of Romain Esse in the England U21 Elite game during the international break, and the changes announced by Mark Fairbrother.Aiden O’Brien talks about: • Being a Millwall Community Trust Ambassador • Celebrating goals, including his most memorable one for Millwall • Joining the Dublin side Shelbourne • Playing at Woking, where some...2025-03-281h 10
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: The Beach Boys: An American Band - Brian Wilson's Music TeacherOur leading contributor, Gary Wells, joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band.We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of Malcolm Leo’s established method of sourcing a wide variety of music and interview clips (long before the easy accessibility of digital archives) to create an intimate, first-person narrative.The Beach Boys: An American Band is a fan’...2025-03-2000 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Andrew Mackintosh (DS Greig) on The Bill - Remembering Kevin LloydIt's a great thrill and privilege this episode to welcome multi-talented actor, writer and music artist, Andrew Mackintosh, who carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time, The Bill. In this clip, Andrew remembers his friend and fellow cast member, Kevin Lloyd, whose character, DC Tosh Lines, was one of the most popular characters of all...Find the complete conversation on your favourite podcast...2025-03-1000 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: The Beach Boys - An American BandOur leading contributor Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com) joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band.We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of Malcolm Leo’s established method of sourcing a wide variety of music and interview clips (long before the easy accessibility of digital archives) to create an intimate, first-person narrative.The Beach Boys: An American Band...2025-03-051h 12
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Andrew Mackintosh (DS Greig) on Location for The Bill - Winnebago MixupIt's a great thrill and privilege this episode to welcome multi-talented actor, writer and music artist, Andrew Mackintosh, who carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time, The Bill. In this clip, Andrew recalls being on location for The Bill, and being pleasantly surprised by a new level of luxury for relaxing between scenes...Find the complete conversation on your favourite podcast platform, with...2025-02-2400 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker: All Memories Great and SmallWe’re delighted to be joined once again by leading author, publisher and podcaster on classic British television, and hugely valued contributor to this podcast, Oliver Crocker. This episode we take an in-depth look at his definitive history of the iconic BBC television series, All Creatures Great and Small, based on the bestselling books by James Herriot, which ran for 90 episodes between 1978 and 1990.
For All Memories Great and Small, Oliver sourced rare production documents and photographs, and personally interviewed 75 cast and crew, including the producer and stars, so we get unprecedented access behind the sc...2025-02-0642 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): Aloha From Hawaii - After the Show - Selected Audience Figures - Colonel Parker's ReactionIn this clip from our podcast series taking a deep dive into Elvis' 1973 satellite concert broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (https://soulrideblog.com/), is with us to discuss what happened immediately after the international live broadcast went out.
Once the audience had departed, Elvis and his band returned to the stage to record some inserts for the US television edit under the direction of Marty Pasetta, preliminary audience figures came in, and Colonel Parker expressed his feelings in a 3.00 am letter to Elvis.
Our source fo...2025-02-0506 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Remembering Ian Lavender - Oliver Crocker on an Encounter with the British TabloidsRemembering the last of Dad's Army's 'Magnificent Seven', Ian Lavender (Private Pike), who passed away February 2nd, 2024, aged 77.
This is a preview short from our main tribute episode, available at our website or on your favourite podcast platform.
(Please note that there is the use of in-context profanity in Oliver's anecdote)
Leading UK television historian, publisher, author and podcaster, Oliver Crocker, joins us to share his thoughts on this very talented gentleman, and to recall his own memorable experience working with Ian Lavender on...2025-02-0100 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis: Aloha From Hawaii (Sample Clip) - Wayne Harada on Jackie Kahane - Eddie Sherman and the Kui Lee BenefitIn this clip from our podcast series taking a deep dive into Elvis' 1973 satellite concert broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii, our leading contributor, Gary Wells, (https://soulrideblog.com/), joins us to discuss Wayne Harada's review of Elvis' Hawaiian shows in late 1972, as well as local entertainment writer Eddie Sherman's charitable initiative, the Kui Lee Cancer Fund.
Find the complete series on SoundCloud or your favourite podcast platform, with more information and background at our podcast website, dec4podcast.com.
https://soundcloud.com/georgefairbrother/sets/gary-wells-elvis-aloha-from2025-01-2604 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): Elvis - Aloha From Hawaii - Director Marty Pasetta - Meeting the Memphis MafiaIn this clip from our podcast series taking a deep dive into Elvis' 1973 satellite concert broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii, our leading contributor, Gary Wells, joins us to discuss the importance of producer-director Mary Pasetta, and a memorable pre-production meeting with Elvis and the Memphis Mafia.
Find our complete series on Aloha wherever you get your podcasts, on SoundCloud, or at dec4podcast.com;
https://soundcloud.com/georgefairbrother/sets/gary-wells-elvis-aloha-from
2025-01-2109 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Obbocast 01: Ted Roach Special - Extended ClipThe Bill Obbocast is a new monthly spin-off series, available for ALL patrons, where presenter Patrick Stratford and a special guest from the Patreon community share their observations about a chosen aspect of "The Bill".
The first hour-long edition features our sponsor and executive producer George Fairbrother as he joins Patrick to discuss the iconic character DS Ted Roach, with a focus on his spectacular exit in "Punch Drunk" and a cracking discussion about police corruption. George also shares some gold about the broadcasting history of "The Bill" in Australia on the ABC.
The Billaton legend Sarah Went introduces this...2025-01-2105 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - The Tarantino Ending (Spoiler!) (Re-Edit)Our leading contributor , Gary Wells, helps us get to grips with the ending to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, offering his fascinating personal take on the unexpected twist that 'slightly' tampers with history. (Spoiler warning reminder!). This was the very first segment we recorded back in 2021, and we've also added a wishful moment from our more recent discussion on Buddy Holly and the Winter Dance Party, imagining a similar rewriting of history.
Episode webpage:
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/03/18/gary-wells-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-spoiler-american-actors-abroad/
2025-01-1510 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Gary Wells - Backstage with the Beach Boys - Meeting Carl WilsonIn this clip sampled from our 'Beach Boys Book Club' episode, Gary recalls meeting Carl Wilson backstage at Canada's Wonderland in the early 1990s.
In the full episode, we discuss some important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys - The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience (1994), by Timothy White, and Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy (2016), by Mike Love with James S Hirsch. For a little additional context, we also refer to I am Brian Wilson, (2016) written by Brian himself with Ben Greenman.
2025-01-0500 min
DEC4 PodcastPreview Short: Gary Wells visits 1034 Audubon Drive, The Presley Family's First Home in MemphisIn this clip from our podcast catalogue, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), recalls a visit to 1034 Audubon Drive, the Presley family's first home in Memphis.
Find the full episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, at our podcast website, dec4podcast.com, or on the usual platforms:
On Spotify;
https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/avNDJcoWpPb
Thank you for listening.2024-12-1800 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: A Vintage Leisure ChristmasFor this final upload of 2024, sampled from our end of year special back in 2021, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com), shares some personal Christmas and New Year reading, viewing and listening traditions for the vintage leisure enthusiast.
The complete episode also features a discussion on the 1973 George Lucas classic, American Graffiti, and a preview of our podcast series on Elvis’ iconic 1973 satellite broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii.
Find the complete episode with additional background, images and links, here;
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/01/gary-wells-end-of-year-special-2021-previewing-our-aloha-from-hawaii-series/
2024-11-2507 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis and the Press: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New Year 1976-77In this our second Elvis and the Press episode, we’re joined once again by our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), to take a deep dive into the coverage of Elvis’ New Year’s Eve performance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the end of 1976. This was the second consecutive New Year’s Eve Elvis had worked, with touring now continuing throughout winter by financial necessity. Elvis’ Pittsburgh show, concluding a very well-received, high energy tour over just five nights, proved to be a remarkable moment in time, and was widely considered one of the best performances of his later career.2024-11-111h 04
DEC4 PodcastAndrew Mackintosh on The Bill (Clip): Remembering Kevin Lloyd, Characters, Scripts and Ensemble ActingActor, writer and music artist Andrew Mackintosh carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of The Bill, one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time.
In this clip from our recent conversation, Andrew remembers his friend and colleague Kevin Lloyd (DC Tosh Lines), recalls the consistently high quality scripts in The Bill, the careful selection of guest artists, and the art of ensemble acting.
In the full episode, Andrew talks more about The Bill and his...2024-10-1907 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker (Clip): BAFTA Nominated Director Mervyn Cumming - Ian Cullen - Roger AvonOliver Crocker is a filmmaker, podcaster, publisher, and leading writer and historian on classic British television. In this clip from a two-part podcast recorded in 2021, we discuss Oliver's friend and mentor, BAFTA nominated television director Mervyn Cumming (1943-2021), including his extensive CV and brush with the BBC's ill-fated soap, Eldorado. We also talk a little more about Ian Cullen in terms of his career beyond Z-Cars, along with his co-star in When The Boat Comes In, Roger Avon.
Find the full episode here, with additional background, links, and suggestions for further...2024-10-0907 min
DEC4 PodcastThe Winter Dance Party Supplement (Clip): The Big Bopper - Family, Heirs and RoyaltiesIn this clip from our previous Winter Dance Party (supplement) episode, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), joins us to discuss some press coverage of a dispute within the family of the late JP Richardson (The Big Bopper), over the allocation of royalties.
Find the original episodes, additional background, as well as detailed research notes and links to our sources, with some suggestions for further reference, at a dedicated page at our podcast website;
https://dec4podcast.com/2024/02/23/gary-wells-the-winter-dance-party/
2024-10-0109 min
DEC4 PodcastA Conversation with Andrew MackintoshIt's a great thrill and privilege this episode to welcome multi-talented actor, writer and music artist, Andrew Mackintosh, who carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time, The Bill.
But as we discover, there's so much more to his varied career, encompassing acting, music and writing. We learn about Andrew's current project, the hit fiction podcast, Letter From Helvetica, talk about his early life and how his professional journey...2024-09-171h 40
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): The Memphis Experience - Graceland and the Meditation GardenIn this clip from our 2022 episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (https://soulrideblog.com), talks about the serenity of an early morning visit to Graceland's Meditation Garden. He also takes us inside the mansion itself and to other significant areas including the racquetball court.
Find the full episode here (website embed with images, links, background and additional local information);
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/26/gary-wells-from-memphis-to-vegas-a-vintage-leisure-tour/2024-08-3009 min
The Bill Podcast"Lost In Solway" from George Fairbrother (Sponsor Promo)Natalie Roles narrates this promo for our friend and sponsor George Fairbrother's latest novel "Lost in Solway"
Solway is a tough industrial city somewhere on England's North Sea coast. The Great Depression laid waste to its proud engineering and shipbuilding heritage, creating poverty on a Dickensian scale, but the onset of World War Two offered the dying city a lifeline; moribund industry was resurrected for the war effort and thousands went back to work.
But now the city faces a new threat, this time from above; docks, factories and military installations are prime targets for German bombers, turning long winter...2024-08-1601 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker (Clip): Encounters with Dad's Army LegendsOliver Crocker is a filmmaker, podcaster, publisher, and leading writer and historian on classic British television. In this clip from a two-part podcast recorded in 2021, prior to the passing of Frank Williams (Vicar Timothy Farthing), Oliver shares some personal encounters with Dad's Army legends.
Find the complete episode with some additional background, images and links, here:
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/01/29/in-conversation-with-author-filmmaker-and-podcaster-oliver-crocker-a-two-part-podcast/2024-08-1608 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells - The Memphis Experience - The Stax Museum, and Al GreenIn this clip from our 2022 episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), recounts his joyous experiences at the Stax museum, and a memorable visit to Al Green's Full Gospel Tabernacle Church.
Find the full episode here (website embed with images, links, background and additional local information);
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/26/gary-wells-from-memphis-to-vegas-a-vintage-leisure-tour/
(Information and commentary about destinations and city conditions generally are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of the original episode's...2024-08-0506 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker (Clip): Ian Cullen - Police Drama From Z-Cars to The BillOliver Crocker is a filmmaker, podcaster, publisher, and leading writer and historian on classic British television. In this clip from a two-part podcast recorded in 2021, we discuss Oliver's friend, Z-Cars legend Ian Cullen (1939-2019), and the evolution of police drama from Z-Cars to The Bill.
Find the complete episodes, with links to suggestions for further viewing, reading and listening, at our podcast website;
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/01/29/in-conversation-with-author-filmmaker-and-podcaster-oliver-crocker-a-two-part-podcast/2024-07-2604 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): Elvis in 1972 - Representation of the Fans in Concert Movies - Meeting the MayorIn this clip from our podcast series taking a deep dive into Elvis' 1973 satellite concert broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), joins us to discuss some highlights from 1972.
We consider Colonel Parker's hesitancy to play New York, and compare how the fans were showcased in two documentary movies, Elvis That's The Way It Is (1970) and Elvis on Tour (1972). We also take a lighthearted look at Elvis' memorable encounter with the Mayor of Roanoke, VA, Roy Webber.
There doesn’t seem to be a huge am...2024-07-1810 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker: Evolution of The Bill - AuthenticityOliver Crocker is a filmmaker, podcaster, publisher, and leading writer and historian on classic British television. In this clip from a two-part podcast recorded in 2021, we discuss how The Bill evolved throughout the course of its run, and how the skills of the writers and actors created some of the most admired and fondly remembered characters in British television.
The Bill was an iconic ITV police series which ran for nearly 2500 episodes, from 1983 to 2010. Oliver's series of interviews with cast and crew is in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally.
Fi...2024-07-1106 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: Visiting 1034 Audubon Drive and Sun Records, MemphisIn this clip, we revisit our earlier podcast episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, in which our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), takes us on an audio journey to some of the important cultural sites in Memphis and Las Vegas. Here we recall Gary's visit to 1034 Audubon Drive (the Presley family's first home in Memphis), and to Sun Records.
In the complete episode, available on our podcast website and the major platforms, we also visit the Stax Museum, Al Green’s Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Beale Street, and we explore El...2024-07-0408 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: The Winter Dance Party (Supplement)In this supplement to our episode on the Winter Dance Party tour, headlined by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson (the Big Bopper), our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), joins us to discuss in more detail some of the friendships and professional relationships forged during the tour. We examine the culpability of the promoters taking into account the context of the time, and learn that the Ritchie Valens biopic, La Bamba, might have been a very different movie if not for a notable intervention. We also look at how the tragedy shaped the future of JP Richardson’s...2024-06-2840 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): The Memphis Experience - First Impressions
In this clip from our 2022 episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, our leading contributor, Gary Wells (https://soulrideblog.com), talks us through the excitement of arriving in Memphis, first impressions and safety, and settling in ahead of visiting Graceland and other important cultural sites.
Find the complete episode, including additional background, images and links, at our website:
https://dec4podcast.com/2023/02/26/gary-wells-from-memphis-to-vegas-a-vintage-leisure-tour/
(Information and commentary about destinations and city conditions generally are correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of the...2024-06-2110 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): Elvis That's The Way It Is - Director Denis Sanders' Editorial Choices - Gee Gee GambillIn this clip from our 2021 two-part podcast taking a deep dive into Elvis That’s The Way It Is (MGM 1970), featuring our leading contributor Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), we look at one of the more interesting editorial decisions taken by two-time Oscar winning director, Denis Sanders (1929-1987).
“What we’re trying to do,” Sanders told Jerry Hopkins for a feature in Rolling Stone, “is capture Elvis the entertainer, from the point of view of the fans, the hotel, the city, the audience.” The director also predicted that, “the film will make a fortune…but it will also cha...2024-06-1405 min
DEC4 PodcastFrank Williams Remembers: Life as a Movie Extra, Live TV, Dad's ArmyActor and playwright Frank Williams passed away June 26th, 2022, just short of his 91st birthday. He is remembered with enormous fondness by generations of fans as Timothy Farthing, the perpetually exasperated Vicar in the BBC’s Dad’s Army; on television, radio, stage, and in two feature films separated by almost half a century.
This is a clip from our complete tribute episode which was released to coincide with the first anniversary of Frank Williams' passing. His friend, leading television historian, author, podcaster and publisher, Oliver Crocker, joined us to share some personal memories of t...2024-06-0209 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker: Remembering Ian LavenderIn this episode we pay tribute to the last of Dad’s Army’s ‘Magnificent Seven’, Ian Lavender (Private Pike), who passed away on February 2nd, 2024, aged 77.
Leading UK television historian, publisher, author and podcaster, Oliver Crocker, joins us to share his thoughts on this very talented gentleman, and to recall his own memorable experience working with Ian Lavender on a segment for ITV’s This Morning.
Although Private Pike remains his most enduring and universally beloved creation, we also take a wider look at Ia...2024-04-0818 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 124: Pal Aron (DC Brandon Kane) Part 3Welcome to the extended finale of this three-course feast of an interview with the wonderful Pal Aron!
Pal and Natalie continue to discuss his time at Sun Hill, where Natalie asks him to share some memories of some of their lovely colleagues...
Pal also reflects on his time on the cobbles, his role in the BAFTA-winning sitcom Stella, his recent writing work, a dream job on the big screen AND they both share stories about the music icon Prince!
The Bill Podcast is brought to you in association with georgefairbrother.com shop.saturdaymorningpress.co.uk cityfiction.co.uk and vanguardcomics...2024-03-2946 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 123: Pal Aron (DC Brandon Kane) Part 2Welcome back to Part 2 of Natalie's Bill Podcast interview with her friend and colleague Pal Aron (DC Brandon Kane) This time Pal shares memories of growing up in Birmingham, discovering acting, his impressive work in the theatre and joining the BBC's flagship drama series Casualty. They also begin to talk about Pal's time as DC Brandon Kane in The Bill and discuss THAT Cathy Bradford storyline.
We're also thrilled to introduce our new sponsor vanguardcomics.co.uk who on Sunday April 14th are hosting Gosport Comic Con, where you can meet Natalie Roles, Larry Dann, Raji James and Mark Wingett...2024-02-2837 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: The Winter Dance PartyIn this episode our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), joins us to take an in-depth look at the Winter Dance Party tour of early 1959, and explore what led up to a critical midtour decision to charter a light plane for a late night, 300 mile flight from Mason City, Iowa, to Fargo, North Dakota. Around five miles northwest of Mason City Airport the plane crashed on private farmland, killing the pilot, Roger Peterson, along with his three passengers, touring musicians Buddy Holly, Jiles Perry ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson, and Ritchie Valens.
Drawing primarily from pers...2024-02-2345 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (Clip): Beach Boys Biographer Timothy White - Murry Wilson and the Legacy of PainIn this clip compiled from our 2022 Beach Boys Book Club episode, with our leading contributor, Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com), we focus on Timothy White's wide-ranging 1994 biography, The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the Southern California Experience. Gary explains what sets this apart as more than just a rock and roll bio, we discuss Timothy White's assessment of family patriarch Murry Wilson, and how, in the early 1960s, emerging artists in Southern California transformed the corporatised music scene.
In the original 62 minute episode, we expand a little on Timothy White's...2024-01-0110 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 121: Jane Wall (PC Di Worrell) Part 3New Years Eve is perhaps the perfect time to release this interview, as Jane recalls the fireworks that were going off behind the scenes in 2002 with the arrival of new Executive Producer Paul Marquess. Jane had never seen her explosive exit from The Bill until Oliver sent her a highlights reel of her time as Di Worrell ahead of this interview and so we hear Jane's thoughts on this for the very first time.
New Years Eve is also a time for reflection and to look ahead at new beginnings and Jane's new life in L.A. has brought her...2023-12-3134 min
Harpin' On Rugby291 : #DRAvLEI previewPreview also available on our YouTube channel
Leinster : 15. Ciarán Frawley 14. Tommy O’Brien 13. Jamie Osborne 12. Charlie Ngatai 11. Jimmy O’Brien 10. Ross Byrne 9. Ben Murphy
1. Jack Boyle 2. Dan Sheehan (c) 3. Thomas Clarkson 4. Joe McCarthy 5. Jason Jenkins 6. Ryan Baird 7. Will Connors 8. James Culhane
16. Lee Barron 17. Paddy McCarthy 18. Michael Ala’alatoa 19. Max Deegan 20. Scott Penny 21. Cormac Foley 22. Harry Byrne 23. Rob Russell
Dragons : 15 Cai Evans 14 Rio Dyer 13 Steff Hughes (c) 12 Aneurin Owen 11 Jared Rosser 10 Will Reed 9 Rhodri Williams
1 Rhodri Jones 2 Elliot Dee 3 Lloyd Fairbrother 4 Matthew Screech 5 George...2023-11-1015 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis and the Press: St Paul, Minnesota, April 1977Our leading contributor, Gary Wells, joins us this episode to take a close look at Elvis' concert at the St Paul Civic Centre on April 30th, 1977, which was the subject of a devastating review in the St Paul Pioneer Press, by a very well regarded sports reporter named Charley Hallman. Many claims in the article are open to question, and it's an interesting chapter in the saga of Elvis and Colonel Parker's relationship, or deliberate lack thereof, with local press while on tour.
In a pre-internet and social media age, with no other available...2023-10-0739 min
The Cider Shed - Ploughing through BBC's 'The Archers'George of The JingleShameless plug straight off the bat: You can vote for us in the Listeners' Choice section of The British Podcast awards below.https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/votingDone it? Great!Join Keri and Matthew this week as we discuss Latino radio soap operas, enjoy TWO new Ambridge business sponsors and grasp the following greased donkeys of Ambridge:Storm in a Tea Room : Helen and George turn the Borsetshire air blue.To Bee, or not, Toby? : The prodigal Fairbrother brother enters Pip's honeytrap.Pimp My Grinder : Natasha...2023-08-2755 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 114: Beth Cordingly (PC Kerry Young) Part 3It’s time for the third and final part of Natalie's chat with the fantastic Beth Cordingly. This time, we hear more about Beth’s time as PC Kerry Young and working with the legendary Roberta Taylor. The legends also remember awards nights, trade stories about bad publicity, run-ins with journalists, dream jobs and lots, lots more! So pop the kettle on and enjoy the finale of this special trilogy!
We are also pleased to introduce you to our new co-sponsor - City Fiction - a publishing house dedicated to supporting and promoting new and established innovative writers. Tony Drury is t...2023-07-2135 min
DEC4 PodcastOliver Crocker: Remembering Frank WilliamsOliver Crocker is one of Britain’s leading and most respected authors, historians, podcasters and publishers on classic British television, whose work on iconic productions like The Bill and All Creatures Great and Small is valued and appreciated as much by the creators as by the fans. He has put together something very special for us this episode, as we remember actor and playwright, Frank Williams, who passed away June 26th, 2022, just short of his 91st birthday.
Frank Williams is remembered with enormous fondness by generations of fans as Timothy Farthing, the perpetually exasperated Vi...2023-06-2656 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 8: Octopus's Garden8/8 - Abby learns about the marine life that surrounds them and The Wesley Family solve the problem of having no washing machine by not wearing clothes. But will Bettina be offended...
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Glen Allen, Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter from Helvetica is...2023-06-1820 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 7: What Goes On7/8 - Abby describes their extraordinary house and tells John all about the food that is available for them to eat and how they obtain it.
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Glen Allen, Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
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Letter from HelveticaChapter 6: All Together Now6/8 - John enjoys a stupendous Croatian meal prepared by Zlata and is taken aback by 'skyclad' dancing around the bonfire at Beltane. Abby meets Egbert and Bettina for the first time...
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Glen Allen, Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter from Helvetica is...2023-06-0421 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 5: Ride a White Swan5/8 - Arriving on Burbango, Abby sees "Haos Blong Olfala" for the first time. In Helvetica, John attends the Parish Council and prepares for the festival of Beltane...
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter from Helvetica is brought to you in association with...2023-05-2822 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 4: Magical Mystery Tour4/8 - The Wesley family sail up the coast of Vanuatu in the research vessel, 'Gloria', and get their first glimpse of Burbango Island. And they meet smiling Stephen.
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter from Helvetica is brought to you in association...2023-05-2122 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 3: Another Girl3/8 - John finds out rather more than he expected about Zlata the new House Elf, and meets one of the new owners of "Celliwig". Abby is thrilled that John has agreed to email rather than snail-mail...
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter...2023-05-1422 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 2: A Long and Winding Road2/8 - After her horrendously long journey, Abby wakes up in a luxury hotel and meets Martin the German. Back in Helvetica, John introduces the new house Elf to Penstruther Grange...
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley.
The series is produced by Oliver Crocker; co-produced by Rob Cook, Tessa Crocker, Bryony Kelly, Tracie King, Paul Morris, Triona Palmer, Laura Pini-Fay, Lee Pointer, Valerie Roles, Yulia Thurlow and Andrew Ruff; and executive produced by Andrew Diack, George Fairbrother, Edward Kellett, Sophie Pyecroft, Amanda Rotheram, Kay Scoble and Michael Seely.
Letter from Helvetica is brought to you...2023-05-0721 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells (clip): Backstage with the Beach Boys - Donna LorenIn this episode we sample a clip from our Beach Boys Book Club conversation, as our leading contributor Gary Wells tells us how he and an accomplice managed to find themselves backstage at an early 1990s Beach Boys concert in Canada, chatting to Mike, Al and Carl. It’s a little comical, poignant, and slightly eccentric at various moments, but it’s a great story with some treasured memories.
We also recommend a conversation between Gary and singer and actress, Donna Loren, to be found at her Love's a Secret Weapon Podcast, and in our...2023-05-0614 min
Letter from HelveticaChapter 1: You Say Goodbye, I Say HelloLetter from Helvetica is a humorous ‘epistolary’ series that takes the form of emails exchanged between Abigail Wesley, a talented young botanist from Surrey, and her Uncle John, an acerbic retired Lieutenant Colonel who lives in the not quite real village of Helvetica in Cornwall.
Abigail has been sent by her employer to research, among other things, Kava-Kava root on the ever so slightly made-up island of Burbango, a tiny speck of dormant volcano nestling among the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Having tasked her with spending a whole year away from her home, her kind...2023-04-3022 min
Letter from HelveticaPrologue - Series Premiere 30th AprilLetter from Helvetica is a humorous ‘epistolary’ series that takes the form of emails exchanged between Abigail Wesley, a talented young botanist from Surrey, and her Uncle John, an acerbic retired Lieutenant Colonel who lives in the not quite real village of Helvetica in Cornwall.
The first 8-part series will launch on Sunday 30th April at 8pm UK time, featuring the collected chronicles, tales, musings and canards that constitute John and Abby's correspondence, introducing us along the way to a veritable mishmash, jumble and salmagundi of diverse characters.
Starring Andrew Mackintosh as John Stotter and Natalie Roles as Abigail Wesley, the...2023-04-2705 min
DEC4 PodcastSteve Collins (Clip): Billy Thorpe, Chuck Berry and Hound Dog TaylorIn this latest episode, we present clips sampled from our conversation with Australian radio legend, Steve Collins, Once Upon a Time in Sydney, in which Steve took us on a nostalgic, personal journey through the intense Sydney music scene of the 1970s.
As well as his studio work for pioneering rock radio station 2JJ, Steve was at the heart of an incredible era of authentic, in-your-face live music, working at iconic venues – sound and lighting at Revesby Workers Club and security at Hordern Pavilion – and mixing with era-defining Australian and international artists.
In this brief samp...2023-02-1308 min
DEC4 Podcast50th Anniversary Supplement: Gary Wells on American Graffiti - Aloha From HawaiiIn this episode, we reflect on a couple of important 50th anniversaries in 2023; Elvis’ pioneering satellite concert, Aloha From Hawaii, which was broadcast internationally in January of 1973, and the August release of one of the iconic movies of the 1970s, American Graffiti, both of which we’ve discussed in previous episodes.
These were landmark moments in entertainment, but both faced potential disaster right up until the last moment. Aloha From Hawaii nearly collapsed due to catastrophic technical faults, while Universal Studios executives had major reservations about American Graffiti.
Our regular contributor Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com...2023-01-0330 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells - From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure TourIn this special extended episode, Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com) is our guide for an immersive audio tour through Memphis and Las Vegas. We’re considering these destinations wholly in the context of mid-twentieth century entertainment and culture, and what are essential places of interest for the ‘vintage leisure’ enthusiast.
We begin in Memphis, and visit Sun Records, the Stax Museum, Al Green’s Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Beale Street, and a highly significant site on Audubon Drive. We explore Elvis Presley’s Graceland in detail, and of this Gary says, “It’s a hundred percent worth it, and what y...2022-10-091h 34
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Archers: Vintage Highlights: Classic storylines from the BBC Radio drama by VariousPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Archers: Vintage Highlights: Classic storylines from the BBC Radio drama Author: Various Narrator: Colin Skipp, Dennis Folwell, Alan Devereux, Norman Painting, Angela Piper, Ysanne Churchman, Charles Collingwood, Full Cast, Patricia Gallimore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: July 21, 2022 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: Classic vintage highlights from the much-loved radio soap The world's longest-running drama, The Archers has delighted audiences ever since its launch on 1 January 1951. Today, over five million fans across generations and across the world tune in, hooked on the epic saga of everyday...2022-07-2105 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells: The Beach Boys Book ClubThis episode is inspired by our regular contributor Gary Wells’ popular website, www.soulrideblog.com, Your Home for Vintage Leisure; specifically, his reviews of two important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys - The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience (1994), by Timothy White, and Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy (2016), by Mike Love with James S Hirsch.
Gary joins host George Fairbrother to take us through why the ambitious scope of Nearest Faraway Place makes it much more than just a rock and roll bio. We discuss th...2022-06-201h 02
The Watership Down Podcast58: Introduction to the 1978 film
58: Introduction to the 1978 film Scripted, narrated, recorded and edited by Newell Fisher, with script-assistance by John Ruths Origin of a film Martin Rosen bought the rights by 1975 and production started that year. He hired Terry Rawlings as editor. The music for the film hit a major crisis after Malcolm Williamson, a prestigious composer, left the country with hardly anything written. Angela Morley took over, reluctantly, and developed the score in 2 weeks , both from his initial sketches and her own original work. Rabbit Voices So who were the actors who portrayed our rabbit friends...and enemies? Hazel is probably...2022-04-0516 min
DEC4 PodcastSteve Collins: Once Upon a Time in SydneyWe're delighted for this episode of the DEC4 Podcast to be joined by a genuine legend of Australian radio, Steve Collins, who takes us on a nostalgic, personal journey through the intense Sydney music scene of the 1970s. As well as his studio work for pioneering rock radio station 2JJ, Steve was at the heart of an incredible era of authentic, in-your-face live music, working at iconic venues, and mixing with era-defining Australian and international artists.
Steve takes us back to the earliest days of ACDC, the night Chuck Berry played the Revesby Workers’ Club, and Alexis Ko...2022-04-0457 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis: Aloha From Hawaii - Episode 3Gary Wells is back with us for our final instalment in our deep dive into the landmark entertainment event, Elvis Aloha From Hawaii. This time, we look beyond the international concert broadcast to the hit double-album release, the single, and then the domestic television special that aired in the US in April, 1973. This is the only available preserved visual record in its original edit, and we see this time capsule exactly as Marty Pasetta intended, and how audiences did half a century ago.
Meanwhile, RCA were moving to gain complete control over Elvis’ back catalogue, and to mo...2022-01-3050 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis: Aloha From Hawaii - Episode 2Welcome to our second of three episodes taking a deep dive into the landmark concert via satellite, Elvis Aloha From Hawaii, with Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com).
In this instalment, we consider the lessons learnt from the dress rehearsal show, then Gary takes us on an in-depth and personal journey into the music and the performance of the international broadcast event. We recognise the supporting talent on stage, including Hawaiian jazz legend Gabe Baltazar Jnr, who played the perfect flute solo in American Trilogy, and learn how Elvis’ introduction of actor Jack Lord (Hawaii Five-0) came about an...2022-01-1656 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis: Aloha From Hawaii - Episode 1Welcome to the first of our three-part series as we take a deep dive into Elvis' pioneering live satellite concert broadcast, Aloha From Hawaii. Gary Wells (www.soulrideblog.com) joins host George Fairbrother to discuss the most iconic single performance of Elvis’ later career, and very possibly one of the most significant entertainment events of the 20th century.
In this first episode, we follow Elvis’ career during the stunningly successful and busy year of 1972, and look at planning and preparations in staging, wardrobe and publicity taking place during the months leading up to the international broadcast, scheduled for...2022-01-0350 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis Aloha From Hawaii Preview and End-of-Year SpecialGary Wells is back with us to preview our upcoming three-part series on the pioneering 1973 satellite live concert, Elvis Aloha From Hawaii, which will be available across January of 2022. There’s a lot explore; the lead-up, preparations and rehearsals, important people behind the scenes, the intense pressure on everyone involved, a near catastrophe as technical faults threatened to derail the broadcast at the last minute…and finally an entertainment event that would present to an international audience Elvis at the top of his game, dominate television ratings around the world, afford him a number one album, and create the defi...2021-11-0352 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Reunion Highlights on PatreonHighlights from The Bill Reunion 7 are live NOW for all supporters of The Bill Podcast Patreon channel, courtesy of our friends and sponsors Misty Moon Events
Patrons can enjoy 30 minutes of video highlights from a very entertaining evening, featuring Lisa Geoghan (WPC Polly Page), Louise Harrison (WPC Donna Harris), Andrew Mackintosh (DS Alastair Greig) and Vic Gallucci the longest serving CID extra (DC Tom Baker).
There’s also two more 30 minute Highlight Podcasts from the previous two Misty Moon The Bill Reunions - you can enjoy Graham Cole (PC Tony Stamp), Ashley Gunstock (PC Robin Frank), Robert Hudson (PC Yorkie Sm...2021-10-1007 min
DEC4 PodcastGary Wells' SoulRide Blog Tie-in: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodThank you for joining us for this interim episode featuring a recap of Gary Wells’ fascinating personal take on the ending to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. (Spoiler warning reminder). Gary has written some very interesting stuff on his website, www.soulrideblog.com, on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the soundtrack, and also a review of Quentin Tarantino’s novelisation. There are also associated pieces on an actor called Michael Parks with an interesting Tarantino connection, so we present this episode as a tie-in to those articles. This time, in lieu of a newsletter, we’ve...2021-09-1411 min
DEC4 PodcastIn Conversation with Oliver Crocker - Part 2Highly accomplished author, podcaster and filmmaker Oliver Crocker is back for part 2, in conversation with host George Fairbrother and this time talking adventures in guerrilla indie filmmaking, Dad's Army, some memorable and poignant encounters with authentic legends of British television, and lots more. We thank Oliver for being so generous with his time and sharing so many candid and fascinating insights.
(UPDATE; Frank Williams, best known as the Vicar from Dad's Army, and about whom Oliver speaks so fondly, sadly passed away June 26th, 2022, aged 90)
There is a companion newsletter for this episode, with some...2021-08-2447 min
DEC4 PodcastIn Conversation with Oliver Crocker - Part 2Highly accomplished author, podcaster and filmmaker Oliver Crocker is back for part 2, in conversation with host George Fairbrother and this time talking adventures in guerrilla indie filmmaking, Dad's Army, some memorable and poignant encounters with authentic legends of British television, and lots more. We thank Oliver for being so generous with his time and sharing so many candid and fascinating insights.
There is a companion newsletter for this episode, with some additional background and links to further reading, watching and listening, also to Oliver's own podcast series, The Bill Podcast and official website for his books, Witness...2021-08-2347 min
DEC4 PodcastIn Conversation with Oliver Crocker- Part 1Welcome to the first of two episodes in which host George Fairbrother is joined by highly accomplished filmmaker, author and podcaster, Oliver Crocker. With around 200 000 listens as of August 2021, Oliver's ongoing project, The Bill Podcast, is loved not only by fans of the iconic ITV police show (2500 episodes, 1983-2010), but also by the artists and crew behind it. He has written a very well-received companion book, Witness Statements - Making The Bill Series 1-3, with another on the way, and has also applied his forensic research and outstanding interviewing skills to another legendary British television classic, with All Memories...2021-08-0350 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 77: Lolita Chakrabarti OBE (WPC Jamila Blake) Part 2In Part 2 of this Podcast with the mighty Lolita Chakrabarti, we walk the beat down memory lane of her time on The Bill, discussing specific storylines, plus her hopes for the future. Since recording this interview, Lolita has been appointed an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List! Follow the legend on Twitter - @lolitachakra
The Bill Podcast is brought to you in association with:
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georgefairbrother.com and Misty Moon Events, organisers of The Bill Reunions mistymoonfilmsociety.com2021-07-2528 minThe Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 76: Lolita Chakrabarti OBE (WPC Jamila Blake) Part 1JAMILA'S BACK! The mighty Lolita Chakrabarti OBE joins us for a two-part special! In Part 1, we chat about Lolita's fantastic dual career as actress and writer - looking at her recent successes, her latest production "Hymn" and the struggles with Lockdown, analyse her early career and how she joined a certain police station in Sun Hill... even more gold dust to follow in Part 2 in a few weeks time...
The Bill Podcast is brought to you in association with:
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mistymoonfilmsociety.com2021-06-2530 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 75: Robert Hudson (P.C. Yorkie Smith) Part 2In Part 2, Rob discusses his final regular episodes and subsequent guest returns, life after "The Bill", working with John Godber and his hopes for the future.
You can read more about the great man's early life and career (plus 39 more cast and crew) in "Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3)" On offer from www.devonfirebooks.com
The Bill Podcast is brought to you in association with:
George Fairbrother, author of the Armstrong & Burton series
georgefairbrother.com
and Misty Moon Events, organisers of The Bill Reunions
mistymoonfilmsociety.com2021-06-1126 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis That's The Way It Is - Part IIWelcome to part two of our deep dive into the influential 1970 MGM concert documentary, Elvis That's The Way It Is. Host George Fairbrother is joined once again by Gary Wells, whose website, soulrideblog.com, Your Home for Vintage Leisure, is loved by thousands of readers in over 100 countries.
It's the summer of 1970, and Elvis is riding an exhilarating wave of renewed commercial and artistic success. Having escaped his declining movie career and returned to live performance and non-soundtrack work in the studio, he is once again making some great music, topping the charts, and is already the...2021-06-0544 min
DEC4 PodcastElvis That's The Way It Is - Part IWelcome to part one of our deep dive into the influential 1970 MGM concert documentary, Elvis That's The Way It Is. Host George Fairbrother is joined for this two-part special by Gary Wells, whose website, soulrideblog.com, Your Home for Vintage Leisure, is loved by thousands of readers in over 100 countries.
It's the summer of 1970, and Elvis is riding an exhilarating wave of renewed commercial and artistic success. Having escaped his declining movie career and returned to live performance and non-soundtrack work in the studio, he is once again making some great music, topping the charts, and is a...2021-06-0546 min
The Bill PodcastThe Bill Podcast 70: Clara Salaman (D.I. Claire Stanton)STANTON'S BACK! The mighty Clara Salaman (D.I. Clare Stanton) shares her memories of playing Sun Hill's mole and Don Beech's nemesis in #BeechIsBack Plus we chat about her fantastic career as a novelist, currently writing as Natalie Daniels - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natalie-Daniels/e/B07KJN25CX%3F
The TV version of Too Close begins Monday 12th April 2021 at 9pm on ITV
The Bill Podcast is brought to you in association with:
George Fairbrother, author of the Armstrong & Burton series
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and Misty Moon Events, organisers of The Bill Reunions
mistymoonfilmsociety.com2021-02-1945 min
Download New Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveWheel of Fire by Hilary BonnerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629969to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wheel of Fire
Series: #2 of David Vogel
Author: Hilary Bonner
Narrator: Ben Higgins
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Length: 9 hours 3 minutes
Release date: February 1, 2019
Genres: Police & Detective
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When Sir John Fairbrother, head of one of the world's biggest private banks, burns to death, along with his nurse, in a catastrophic fire at his Somerset manor house, Detective Inspector David Vogel finds himself dealing with a complex and mystifying sequence of events. If arson was involved, as Vogel believes, the obvious suspect is Sir John's chauffeur/gardener, George Grey...but i...2019-02-019h 03