Alan McClure and Gerry Hassan chat about all things Beatle from their cosy corner of South West Scotland. Includes interviews with Beatle authors and musicians whose work has been influenced by the Fab Four.
Gerry and Alan discuss the Beatles' 1967 film, the critical reaction to it, and the EP/album that it spawned.
26 Sept 2026
Season 3 Episode 3: A Bite at the Apple
Gerry and Alan discuss Apple Corps: it's origins, triumphs, travails and the way it currently handles the Beatles' musical legacy.
18 Jun 2026
Season 2 Episode 6: You Say You Want a Revolution! John Lennon, musician and activist
Gerry and Alan look at John's post-Beatles work, in particular his political activism and some of the resulting music.
18 Jun 2026
Season 2 Episode 5: Back to the Egg - interview with Luca Perasi
Alan and Gerry chat to Beatles author Luca Paresi about the final Wings album, exploring its evolving critical appreciation and its pivotal position in McCartney's solo discography.
18 Jun 2026
Season 3 Episode 2: Top Ten McCartney Albums
Gerry and Alan share their highly subjective top tens of Paul's post-Beatles material. What would yours look like?
12 Jan 2026
Season 2 Episode 3: Ringo!
Alan and Gerry explore the musical and personal chemistry which allowed Ringo Starr to become an indispensible part of The Beatles.
30 Nov 2025
Season 2 Episode 3: Female Fandom (with Bea Martinez-Gatell)
Gerry and Alan chat with author Bea Martinez-Gatell about female fanhood through history, inspired by her book 'Swoon - Fangirls, Their Idols and the Counterculture of Female Lust - from Byron to the Beatles'.
11 Nov 2025
Season 2 Episode 2: Paul is Cool! Interview with JR Moores
In this episode we chat to author JR Moores about Paul McCartney's cultural standing through the years, and celebrate its current justified heights.
27 Oct 2025
Season 2 Episode 1b) Rubber Soul Side 2
Second part of our celebration of this influential album.
27 Oct 2025
Season 2 Episode 1a) Rubber Soul, Side 1
Gerry and Alan take their first deep album dive, this time into the the 1965 classic Rubber Soul. Part 1.
2 Oct 2025
Episode 5: Beatles Bootlegs and Beyond (with Adam Blake)
Alan and Gerry are joined by Blues guitarist, sitarist and musical maestro Adam Blake, to discuss his enduring love of the band and the joys of hidden treasures in bootleg recordings.
13 Sept 2025
Episode #4 Interview with Ken McNab
Gerry and Alan are joined by Ken McNab, author of The Beatles in Scotland, Shake It Up Baby and And In The End, to discuss some of the most significant phases of the band's career.
6 Sept 2025
Episode 3: Interview with Graeme Thomson
This week we interview Graeme Thomson, author of George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door, to discuss George's role in the greatest band of all time.
28 Aug 2025
Episode 2: The Beatles and Brian Wilson
Recorded shortly after the sad passing of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson, Alan and Gerry look at the relationship between the two bands and in particular the friendship between Brian and Paul McCartney.
23 Aug 2025
Episode 1 - Introducing Beatle Blethers
Alan and Gerry share their own Beatle obsessions and consider what (if anything) is left to say about the greatest band of all time.
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