Lady Madonna – Tom Murray
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by renowned photographer Tom Murray. They discuss Tom’s remarkable firsthand experience photographing The Beatles during their famous 'mad day out' in 1968, reflecting o...
19 Mar 19min
Lovely Rita – Matt Howell
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by musician and podcaster Matt Howell to explore Lovely Rita. They examine its playful humour, psychedelic atmosphere, studio craft and sequencing on Sgt. Pepper. They a...
12 Mar 30min
Only a Northern Song – Steven Cockroft
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by former Nothing Is Real podcaster Steven Cockroft to explore Only a Northern Song. They examine George Harrison’s frustrations with publishing and ownership, the song’...
26 Feb 49min
I Saw Her Standing There – Debbie Greenberg
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by Cavern Club owner and author Debbie Greenberg to explore I Saw Her Standing There. They examine the song’s explosive energy, its rock and roll roots, and how it captu...
19 Feb 35min
Please Please Me – Chris Purcell
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by filmmaker Chris Purcell to explore Please Please Me. They examine its transformation from a Roy Orbison-style ballad into an urgent pop classic, George Martin’s cruci...
12 Feb 32min
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – Christine Feldman-Barrett
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by Beatles academic and author Christine Feldman-Barrett to explore Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown). They examine the song’s storytelling ambiguity, its blend of wa...
5 Feb 42min
Strawberry Fields Forever – Julia Baird
Send us Fan Mail Tim is joined by John Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird to explore “Strawberry Fields Forever.” They trace John’s early musical roots, unpack the song as a window into his inner life, ...
29 Jan 42min
Misery – Andy Edwards
Send us Fan Mail Beatles statue sculptor Andy Edwards joins Tim to explore Misery, a deceptively bright early Beatles song with a surprisingly rich backstory. They examine its origins backstage in Sto...
22 Jan 37min
