Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Stackwaddy quiz
09:05 - British acts who never cracked America
20:26 - Bob Harris
24:47 - Are we nearing Beatles Overload?
33:03 - Any Other Business
37:01 - Birthday guest Paul Thompson

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When the pedalo of perusal cruised the lagoon of news this week, it paused to inspect the following ...

… the particular magic of the late-night DJ

… a Get Well card to dear Bob Harris

… is Global Beatles Day a bridge too far?

… the exquisite Britishness of the Manics, the Fall and the Small Faces

… Cyprus Avenue, Soho, Asbury Park … the best places to visit to help you understand an artist who lived there

… how T.Rex and Roxy Music were “too fancy” for America

… Jagger, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Johann Sebastian Bach? Musicians with the most children

… All You Need Is Love – work of genius or “ropey old doggerel”?

Plus birthday guest Paul Thompson, Foghat and watching the One World global-cast on a black and white telly.