The old is the new: Graham on experiencing modern US jazz star Kamasi Washington at Project House in Leeds.Good news for Bradford 2025 UK C...

Graham and Charles take a look at the struggle facing small venues in the UK,  the continuing rise in ticket prices and the beauty of My Bloody Valentine.Graham examines why The  Beatles road manager and the hidden aspects of ...

Interview special: Toby ManningToby Manning is a London-based music journalist, author, and academic with a career spanning popular culture, music, and political history. He’s best known for his work examining the intersect...

Graham and Charles report that York is about to have Britain's biggest independent book store with Topping Books https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/Is it going to be an opportunity or threat?Charles asks  what do two Robert De Niro...

Graham explores why Steven Soderberg's new spy/com film, Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender isn't as good as his best and most under-rated film, The Limey from 1999 which starred Terence Sta...

Graham rejects on this year’s Academy Awards: Is Anora really the Best Picture of this or any other year?The  Beta Band are reforming and are coming to Leeds.Richard Hawley is...

CHarles and Graham interview Yorkshire-based Scottish musician, Gary Stewart.Gary Stewart is a Scottish singer/songwriter who has carved out a strong fan-base in his adopted home of Yorkshire with songs about paranoia, love &...

Graham explores the mystery of rock n roll and Jim Jarmusch's 1989 film Mystery Train and talks about his meeting with Marxist rock writer Toby Manning at a Harrogate International Festivals event last week....

Charles and Grham interview 10cc's Graham Gouldman ahead of his latest tour with his band, Heart Full of Songs.The band line-up comprises Graham, 10cc live band members Iain Hornal and Keith Hayman, and Dave Cobby....

Graham reports on BBC 6 Music's State of Independent Venues Week which for once makes Leeds and York look great.Graham and Chales share further thoughts on Bradford City of Culture's programme.Charles reports on David Hockney’s ex...

In a packed podcast episode:Graham asks if Netflix is really beating the BBC at the numbers of viewers game in the UK? Graham and Charles have been listening to Mogwai's new album The Bad Fire an...

Graham and Charles honour titan of US cinema David Lynch whose recent death at the age of 78 brings to an end the career of one of cinema and television’s true greats.Graham asks if the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unkn...

January and February are often the best months for new films but how good are critics’ favourites Nosferatu and A Real Pain?Graham looks at the recent launch of Bradford as this year's City of Culture and ...

Graham and Charles interview Grant McPhee, a Scottish film director, cinematographer and writer.Books: Two oral histories of Scottish indie music history - Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underg...

Graham discusses how two dystopian British films in 2006 (V for Vendetta and Children of Men) predicted the politics of now.Charles takes a look at the new Robbie Williams biopic Better Man...

Charles and Graham revisit their best live music gigs of the year for 2024 with a competitive countdown of their Top 5.Charles celebrates the extraordinary production of Bluebeard by Wise Children as his theatre event of the year, which...

Graham shares his recent experience on BBC 6 Music plugging his many years in the Harrogate music scene on the Craig Charles show.Graham wonders how two new very different films manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (Blitz an...

Rob Chapman, music writer talks about his current book, Unsung: Unsaid. Syd and Nick in absentia - about Syd Barrett and Nick Drake.About Rob Chapman:Rob Chapman was the singer with the Bristol-based band the

Charles and Graham give a rundown of their Top 10 films from this year.;

Charles and Graham take a look at their favourite albums of 2024, looking back at a blockbuster year for female artists.

Charles and Graham are joined by novelist and short story writer, York based Ross Raisin to talk about his recent triumph in the BBC National Short Story Award with Ghost Kitchen and life as a writer.

Graham examines how and why successful film franchises end up losing the plot in a comparison of disappointing new film, Paddington 3 with The Godfather 3.Graham discusses his recent talk on Nirvana...

Graham declares that Nick Cave is no god - as he assesses the opening night of the British leg of his 'Wild God' tour at Leeds Arena last night.Charles reviews The Pretenders at York Barbican: why Chrissie Hynde remains the...

Graham tells us what he learned by talking to Sean O'Hagan from the High Llamas when he saw the band at Hebden Bridge last weekend.Graham has also been watching Fellini's Roma (1972) in Italian! And visiting...

A massive thank you to all our guests and collaborators, we've made it to our 200th episode!To mark such a special occasion Charles and Graham are absolutely delighted to welcome Peter Brewis, co-founder of Sunderland indie legends,