We chat to amazing guests about their personal relationship with The Beatles, and discover how their lives and work have been influenced by the greatest band of them all.
Guests include Adam Buxton, Jon Ronson, Mae Martin, Elis James, Josh Widdicombe, John Robins, Matthew E White, Kevin Eldon, Shaparak Khorsandi, Nish Kumar, Field Music and many more.
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Comedian, broadcaster and 1/3 of the fantastic sketch group, Pappy's, Matthew Crosby joins us this week to talk in depth about Yellow Submarine, Beatles for Sale, and Richard Curtis's Yesterday, amongst many other things. You can also hear Jack make a pig's ear of the introduction to Mr Moonlight. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the show this week is the fantastic comedian and host of The Mash Report, Nish Kumar. Nish reveals his love of the Beatles Anthology, notably the gigantic silver book, and how his love for the Beatles and the music of the 60s shaped his musical taste, with lots of chat about Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Amongst many other things, we discuss George's Indian influence, butchering Blackbird as amateur guitarists, and the joy of Abbey Road side 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Felicity Ward, the fantastic Australian comedian and actor joins Jack & Robin this week to discuss her Personal Beatles. In this fantastically wandering chat, topics up for discussion include Felicity loves of The White Album and Abbey Road, formative musical loves including Urge Overkill, British Big Beat acts of the 90s, and Wilco. We also lean some Aussie slang from the bush-rave scene and hear about Felicity's brilliant new drama, Wakefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Award winning broadcast, podcaster and Beatles superfan Geoff Lloyd joins Jack and Robin this week to share his personal Beatles. There's fantastic chats about Beatle fandom, what it's like interviewing Paul, and what made The Beatles the GOAT. Check out Geoff's podcast, Beatle Juice wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week's guests is the fantastic comedian and writer, Shappi Khorsandi. Jack & Robin chat to Shappi over a glass of wine about her introduction to The Beatles, which includes a Beatles-themes school play about an Ealing shopping centre, and the Fab Four's place in our shared cultural identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David and Peter Brewis of Field Music join Jack & Robin to discuss their personal Beatles. There's special love for Ringo, how Happiness is a Warm Gun shaped their sound, and the enduring influence of The Beatles and George Martin on their music. Field Music are a rock band from Sunderland who have been releasing music since 2004. Their latest album, Flat White Moon, is available now on Memphis Industries . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
We're back! Jack & Robin are returning for another series of Your Own Personal Beatles with more amazing guests. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out on more of our favourite comedians, musicians, writers and broadcasters discussing their own Personal Beatles. If you want to gain access to ad-free, extended episodes as well as monthly bonus podcasts, you can sign up to our Patreon here: http://patreon.com/personalbeatles. Your Own Personal Beatles returns for series 2 on Tuesday...
Surprise! As a Christmas treat, here's more from our festive chat with John Robins, in which John talks about his favourite Beatles songs, more cans are consumed, and everything gets a little bit silly. Contains language that might make Santa sad. Happy Christmas and thanks for listening. J & R. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a YOPB Christmas special! And as a festive treat, we're joined by comedian, broadcaster and Beatle-skeptic, John Robins for a very merry, can-fuelled session. Will we convert John into a Beatlemaniac and get him to renounce Queen? Seems unlikely, but you'll have to listen to find out. We also offer our thoughts on Paul McCartney's new Lockdown album, McCartney III. Merry Christmas and enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
It's the final show, and it' a little bit different this week as we're joined by musician, Benoit Pioulard in an ambient hidden track to end the series. Our very sincere thanks to everyone who has joined us and especially those who’ve shared their personal Beatles with us. If you’ve enjoyed the podcast and would like to see us return for more, why not give us a 5 star rating or donate below? For now, we’re sorry, but it’s time to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Josh Widdicombe is here to share his personal Beatles in a bumper episode. In addition to Josh's relationship with the Fab Four, we chat about Glastonbury, the danger of becoming a music dweeb, persisting with Pet Sounds, and being pranked by Trout Mask Replica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a Yoko Ono special! Actor and comedian Gabby Best joins us to talk about her love for Yoko Ono, and particularly her Twitter feed. Other topics of discussion include reassessing Yoko and her work, musical theatre audition nightmares, roasted baguettes, and the 1993 power ballad from the film The Three Musketeers. We also hear the details of Gabby's dream lunch with 'Yokes' and mention The Beatles here and there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Musician, producer and founder of Spacebomb records, Matthew E. White joins Jack and Robin from Richmond, VA to chat about The Beatles and George Martin's impact on his sound and career. Matt also talks about his eclectic musical influences, the Lady Madonna piano in Abbey Road, and the ingenious arrangement on Ob-Lad-Di-Ob-La-Da. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Actor and comedian Al Roberts shares his personal Beatles with Jack and Robin this week. You may know Al from his roles in sitcoms, Stath Lets Flats, Feel Good and Ghosts, as well as being 1/3 of comedy trio, Sheeps. Al was kind enough to revisit the entire Fab Four catalogue in preparation for the episode, so we chat to him about the band's evolution, their comedy, writing techniques and how we readdress our formative musical heroes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Comedy legend and George Martin impersonator, The Actor Kevin Eldon and author Jem Roberts pop in to chat about the fantastic new book Fab Fools: The Last Ever Untold Beatles Story . Lots of lovely chat about The Beatles and comedy, Neil Innes and The Rutles, and the origins of Kevin's perfect George Martin impression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Hazel Wilde of the Mercury-nominated band Lanterns on the Lake joins Jack & Robin this week to talk about their fantastic new album, growing up with Magical Mystery Tour and the Frog Chorus, post rock, Brit pop and terrible teenage band names. Spook the Herd by Lanterns on the Lake is available on Bella Union now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, comedian, writer and 1/3 of Sheeps, Jonno joins us to share his Personal Beatles, revisionist Paul and Only Fools and Horses in a hilarious episode recorded IRL* and CIH**. *In real life **Cans in hand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian and writer Josie Long shares her Personal Beatles with Jack & Robin this week. Amongst many other things, we discuss her love of Revolver, her hatred of The Beatles' children's songs, and her newfound love for Paul. We also chat about her other formative musical experiences and championing of 90's indie rockers, Gomez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Christian Madden, keyboard player for Liam Gallagher, joins Jack & Robin this week to talk about The Beatles' great key players, Billy Preston and Nicky Hopkins, as well as Liam's Lennon influence. We also chat about recording at Abbey Road, playing with Daniel Johnston and evaluating 80's McCartney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Jack & Robin are joined by comedian, musician, producer and host of the Lunchwatch podcast, Johnny White Really-Really. It's a magical mystery tour of a conversation which includes chats about Steve Albini, scary nighttime thoughts, teenage listening shame, being mocked by Penny Lane, and some cracking controversial Beatles opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon Ronson discusses his personal Beatles with Jack and Robin this week. There's also chat about 'Paul is Dead' conspiracy theories, outsider art, and one of the great rock n roll anecdotes involving Keith Richards, Concorde and M and S vouchers. The book we discussed at length is Craig Brown's One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time . Photo: Emli Bendixen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Comedian, writer and Beatles superfan, Mae Martin joins Jack & Robin this week to talk about formative Beatles records, the relationship between music and comedy, and her Beatles tattoo. We also discover Jack and Mae's least favourite Beatles song. Check out all the tracks in this episode on our Spotify playlists (we know, Paul's Boutique came out in 1989, not 1986). If you'd like to support the show, visit personalbeatles.com/donate . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Guy Chambers is one of the UK's most successful songwriters, having written numerous number one hits, most notably songs like Angels, Let Me Entertain You, and Millennium with his long-time collaborator, Robbie Williams. As a producer, he has worked with everyone from Diana Ross to Kylie, and even one Sir Paul McCartney. Guy chats to Jack and Robin about his time at John Lennon's school in Liverpool, The Beatles' influence on his career, and what it was like producing Paul in the studio. If you ...
Epidemiologist, author and host of the brilliant 'Say Why to Drugs' podcast, Dr. Suzi Gage joins Jack and Robin this week to talk about her own personal Beatles. Suzi chats about her early Beatles influences, drugs and creativity, and living in Liverpool as a Beatles fan. If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating! For more info, or to get in touch with the show, visit http://personalbeatles.com Photo by Andrew Gale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
This week, Jack & Robin are joined by Welsh stand-up and broadcaster, Elis James. Elis is a massive Beatles fan and is perhaps best known for his work with John Robins on Radio X and BBC 5Live. We chat about the Beatles touring years, bishop gossip, meeting Paul, and which Beatle would you not want to fight? Thanks for listening and please subscribe for more weekly episodes featuring some amazing guests. If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating! For more info, or to get in touch with t...
The journey begins. In our introductory episode, Jack and Robin discuss their personal Beatles, as we begin to try and unpack the mystery of how this rock n roll band can still mean so much to us half a century on. They also attempt to answer one of the most important cultural questions of the 20th century: who had the best beard? Thanks for listening and please subscribe for more weekly episodes featuring some amazing guests. If you enjoy the show, please give us a rating! Hosted on Acast. See ...
