Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Cartwheeling into 2026 with the usual cast of rock and roll heroes and pantomime villains. Behind you this week you’ll find …

… Boy George? Rick Wakeman? Chas Smash? Vanilla Ice? Pop stars who’ve done panto

… will there ever be another Rock Knighthood?

… Dylan, Elton, Chrissie Hynde and Lil Wayne mention Brigitte Bardot in songs: but who’s seen any of her films?

… “the Brigitte Bardot idea of beauty was conceived at the same time as the idea of rock and roll”

… Chris Rea’s obsession with Miles Davis – and the tale of Benny Santini

… Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ and ‘Hello’ by the Beloved and their roll calls of saints and sinners

… David saw Bob Marley at the Lyceum but now thinks he’s seen a show that was even better

… the great attraction of cinema is “our furtive dreams in the dark”

… what Van Morrison owes Hugh McCracken for the intro to Brown-Eyed Girl

… and birthday guest Andrew Slattery’s Hepworth v Ellen SmashWaddy reviews quiz!

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