My Favourite Beatles Song

About My Favourite Beatles Song

Each episode Tim Tucker talks to a distinguished guest about their favourite song by the Beatles.

Publisher

Tim Tucker

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2021

Latest episode

9 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Nov 2026

   Nowhere Man – Scott Freiman

   Send us Fan Mail Beatles musicologist Scott Freiman discusses Nowhere Man, from Rubber Soul, highlighting the 30 days The Beatles had to make the album, the treble-boosted twin guitar solo, and how John Lennon starts writing about himself. He also explains what he calls forensic musicology, and tells us about the Beatles tours of Liverpool, Hamburg and London he runs with Ken. The Beatles’ Touring Era: Inside the Fab Four's Musical Artistry, Song by Song, 1962–1966, by Scott Freiman and Kenne...

2. 

   5 Nov 2026

   Silly Love Songs – David Quantick

   Send us Fan Mail Writer and author David Quantick discusses Silly Love Songs, from Wings at the Speed of Sound. He calls it Paul's 'manifesto' and argues for McCartney as 'the first adult in rock'. We also discuss the monster bass line, and the Paul and Linda vocal round that makes it 'the world's first baroque disco number’. Plus there's the story of his slightly awkward meeting with Paul on a train to Robertsbridge, and a Red Rose Speedway Frisbee. David's new novel, The Hyena, is out on 1...

3. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Because – Owen Cutts

   Send us Fan Mail Owen Cutts is a renowned producer and the creator of Old Music Friday on Instagram. He grew up in a house where the Beatles were always on, but getting Abbey Road on CD for his 10th birthday made them his own. Here he discusses Because, from Abbey Road, highlighting its eerie nine-voice harmony and classical connections. In his new book, Have You Ever Heard Old Music? Owen selects 52 essential tracks from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and explores why these records still conne...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

56,068

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

46 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

97

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