Behind The Curtain Podcast

Michele Winstanley joins me for episode 165! We spoke about Michele’s childhood, her journey into acting, her first role as an extra, her first acting role in Armchair Thriller: Quiet As A Nun, her first lead role in Going Out, how she got her role as Karen the barmaid in Only Fools and Horses, her time on set, actors she watched that she was in awe of, Men Behaving Badly, filming Straight To Hell in Almeria with Joe Strummer, The Pogues, Elvis Costello, Courtney Love, Kathy Burke etc, why she stopped acting, her jobs working in a zoo at a Ape House and learning sign language, her art & loads more!

Michele’s Website: https://www.michelewinstanley.com

Kate Jackson of The Long Blondes joins me for episode 164 of the podcast! We spoke about Kate’s childhood in Suffolk, her move to Sheffield for university, the start of The Long Blondes, their early rehearsals and early gigs, songwriting, the bands songs and albums, Kate’s artwork for the band, the bands split, Kate working with Bernard Butler, Kate’s artwork these days & loads more!

Kate’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katejacksonstudio?igsh=aWUyMnhkMmFhZmJk

Kate’s Website: https://katejackson.co.uk/art

Glyn Rhodes joins me for episode 162 of the podcast! We spoke about his early life before boxing, how he got into boxing, St Thomas’ gym, Brendan Ingle, turning professional, training in the same gym as Angelo Dundee, meeting his heroes such as Jake LaMotta, Marvin Hagler & Sugar Ray Leonard, the highs and lows of his career in boxing, mental health, his life these days & loads more!

Glyn’s book is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Good-Evil-Rhodes-Boxing/dp/1801503753

Jeremy Cunningham of Levellers joins me for episode 161 of the podcast! We spoke about Jeremy’s artwork for the band and his own personal artwork, how Jeremy met lead singer Mark Chadwick & started Levellers, songwriting, Jeremy’s years squatting & travelling, Glastonbury, why Jeremy struggled with fame and success, Jeremy’s favourite Levellers album, how Levellers have stayed together for so long, new music, Jeremy’s advice for new bands & loads more!

Jeremy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyleveller?igsh=MndrMnYyb2o4c3Fq

Levellers’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levellersofficial?igsh=ZGZyN2hyMXZxYzNq

Levellers’ Website: https://www.levellers.co.uk

Iconic music photographer Jill Furmanovsky joins me for episode 160 of the podcast! We spoke about Jill’s work with Oasis from 1994 till their split in 2009 and working with them again in 2025, how Jill got into photography her latest book showcasing her iconic Oasis work through the years, her first time seeing and shooting the band live, photographing the band on the set of music videos and live on stage, touring with the band, their iconic gigs at Knebworth & Maine Road, what it’s like photographing Liam & Noel Gallagher, stories behind her iconic photos & photography techniques, Oasis 2025 reunion, her iconic photographs of other acts such as Bob Marley, Amy Winehouse, Joy Division & Sinead O’Connor, Jill’s work these days and upcoming documentary on her life and work!

Jill’s Oasis book ‘Trying To Find A Way Out Of Nowhere’ is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oasis-Trying-find-way-nowhere/dp/0500030642/ref=asc_df_0500030642?mcid=ac23d4a21f1f3c2c838fe45750ca275a&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=773916216864&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11909064102037601461&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9192649&hvtargid=pla-2448716245141&psc=1&hvocijid=11909064102037601461-0500030642-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

Rockarchive website: https://www.rockarchive.com

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Andrew Cushin joins me for episode 159! We spoke about Andrew growing up in Newcastle, why he started playing the guitar, what made him start gigging, his support from Noel Gallagher, signing to Virgin EMI, songwriting, recording his albums ‘Waiting For The Rain’ & ‘Love Is For Everyone’, touring America, working on new music & loads more!

Andrew’s website: https://andrewcushin.os.fan/

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James Atkin & Ian Dench of EMF John me for episode 158 of the podcast! We spoke about how the pair first met, the start of EMF, their first gig, their songwriting partnership, Schubert Dip, the success of hit single ‘Unbelievable’, touring, America, their follow up album’s ‘Stigma’ & Cha Cha Cha, the loss of bass player Zac Foley, making new music, their upcoming UK tour & loads more!

EMF’s website: https://emf-theband.com/

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Terry Christian joins me for episode 157 of the podcast! We spoke about Terry growing up in Manchester, how he accidentally started working in media, radio work, hosting The Word, stories about guests and bands like Oasis, Nirvana & Oliver Reed on The Word, reality TV, what he’s up to these days & loads more!

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80’s icon Carol Decker of T’Pau joins me for episode 155! We spoke about T’Pau’s upcoming album ‘Be Wonderful’ and upcoming tour, the early days of T’Pau, their number 1 album ‘Bridge of Spies’, songwriting, hit songs ‘China In Your Hand’ & ‘Heart & Soul’, the 80’s success the band had, Top of The Pops & other career highlights, T’Pau’s split and how Carol got back into her singing career & loads more!

T’Pau’s Website: http://www.tpau.co.uk/

T’Pau’s tour dates & tickets are available here: https://tix.to/tpaulive

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