Your Own Personal Beatles

Legendary guitarist and former member of Paul McCartney's band in the early 90s, Robbie McIntosh joins us on the podcast for the last of the series. Robbie chats to us about this time playing with Paul on the road and in the studio, recording Off The Ground and the MTV unplugged album, as well as his time with Talk Talk and The Pretenders. For subscribers, in this week's Pick A Song, we discuss the little known deep cut, She Loves You. KBO! 

This week's guest sharing their Personal Beatles is the fantastically talented singer-songwriter, Lavinia Blackwall and her partner in music and life, Marco Rea. Lavinia and Marco join us from Scotland to talk about the influence of Ram and George Harrison on her brilliant new album, The Making.For our subscribers, we delve into the early Beatles catalogue for an in-depth look at There's a Place from Please Please Me in this week's Pick a Song. 

Friend of the show, the inimitable Johnny White Really-Really returns for a third edition of the Beatles cover challenge. As has become customary, Jack, Robin and Johnny pick three songs to cover, beaver away over many months, and return to discuss the results.We are back for the second batch of Series 4, with new regular episodes along with bonus bits and Pick A Song, dropping from next week. KBO!

Stand-up comedian and comedy writer, Phil Wang joins us on the podcast to discuss his relationship with The Beatles. Phil tells us of his memories growing up listening to the band in a Beatles-obsessed household in Borneo, his unusual teenage music tastes, and taking his Dad to see Macca at the O2. This week's subscriber-only feature Pick A Song sees us dive into The White Album's Sexy Sadie. Get access by subscribing on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Links of Note:Wang in There, Baby: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81720942Patreon: https://patreon.com/personalbeatles

Playwright, Elly Tindall joins us this week for an in-depth discussion around one of her favourite films, A Hard Days Night. This is very much a spoiler-filled chat, you can watch the film on YouTube here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MYcKnL-9E4This week's Pick A Song features a deep dive into 'I'll Be Back', John's brilliant closer to the Hard Day's Night Album, available to subscribers. You can subscribe to the extended, ad-free version of the show on Apple Podcasts or Patreon: patreon.com/personalbeatles.

This week's guests is the very, very funny writer and internet comedy sensation, Ruth Husko, who joins us for a wonderful, and quite blue, chat all about Ringo. We take a look at Pretty Little Head from Paul's 1986 album, Press to Play in this week's Pick a Song for subscribers.WARNING: Blue content ahead!Links of note:Peter Doggett blogpost:https://peterdoggettbeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/miss-odell-and-final-beatles-meeting.htmlJoin the Patreon: http://patreon.com/personalbeatlesRandy Newman on You Can Leave Your Hat On: https://youtu.be/3RR8A-x0l_Q?si=zQB704GXPoyetYu_&t=106 Pretty Little Head music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_Mt0938Bs

Musician William Doyle joins us this week to share his personal Beatles. The result was a wonderfully rambling epic chat about Ram, recreating Beatles songs for Music A-level, and the band's influence on William's early music.The extended version for subscribers also features conversation about William's work with Brian Eno, as well as a discussion of John Lennon's solo track from Imagine, Oh My Love, in this week's Pick a Song.Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Patreon now: http://patreon.com/personalbeatles.Links of note:Turnstile Made for Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrK_HDYSIvcJack White Guessing Beatles Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8GeoZ97GLsWilliam’s latest album, Springs Eternal: https://williamdoyle.bandcamp.com/album/springs-eternal

Music journalist and broadcaster, Jude Rogers, joins Jack and Robin this week to unveil her Personal Beatles. Jude is a fabulous writer known for her work at The Word, Q Magazine and the BBC, and her recent memoir The Sound of Being Human, is a beautifully written look at the way music shapes our lives. In this week's Pick a Song, we discuss Fixing a Hole form SP'sLHCB. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or on Patreon to gain access to this and all the other extended version of the podcast. Links of Note:The Sound of Being Human: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ps3awhe37yqhk748dcre7/AMJIZRPJgch4Ho3kmwpbKTo?rlkey=niehfdravxe48s56m6r8rmscn&dl=0Jude's open letter to Paul McCartney: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/paul-mccartney-at-80-you-were-with-me-when-i-last-saw-my-dad-39tdlfs0pDavid Bennett on God Only Knows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NaJsJfPD0k