This week, we react to Marillion's latest studio update, ponder the future of touring, ask why Marillion can't get a break when it comes to perceptions about them - AND delve into your letters on the topic of Brave!

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In a slight change from our usual programming, Paul and Sanja discuss the backlash against the new Steven Wilson album, The Future Bites - and ask why so many prog fans seem resistant to change. Why did Marillion lose fans when it came to Holidays In Eden and Brave? Why did the band run scared of the prog label for so long, and what even is prog anyway? Most importantly, why is Paul entirely responsible for Steve Rothery's Ghosts of Pripyat?

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This ep, Paul and Sanja are going through Marillion's Brave track-by-track. Which are the songs that they feel stop it being a perfect album - and which three do the think are among the best the band have ever written? Strap yourselves in; this one's an epic worthy of Brave itself.

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A girl is found wandering on the Severn Bridge that connects England to Wales. She doesn't tell the police her name, how she got there, or where she came from. This true story is the starting point for Brave - one of the darkest, densest, most challenging, and probably best, albums of Marillion's career. And yet, upon release, it disappeared almost without trace, while not dissimilar albums by bands like Radiohead were heralded as classics. Paul and Sanja start digging into the story of all this and more...

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PLEASE NOTE: Apologies about the sound on this ep. We had some technical issues.

Before they could re-establish their artistic credentials with Brave, in 1992 Marillion celebrated the band's 10th anniversary with the release of A Singles Collection, and a show at Wembley Arena. Paul and Sanja discuss both album and show, as well as tackling the one question that must never be asked about the band... Strap yourselves in; this one could get bumpy.

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After the trauma of the previous ep, it's onto the second part of Marillion's Holidays In Eden, as Paul and Sanja get to grips with Dry Land, Waiting To Happen, and the prog-esque This Town Trilogy. Plus! We read your letters, and reveal Paul's most treasured item of Marillion memorabilia!

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The second Marillion album with Steve Hogarth is the band's poppiest yet; at the time, it alienated a lot of their fans, but will it alienate Paul and Sanja? Also... which track provokes Paul's biggest rant yet? Find out here!

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It's our Christmas Special, in which we take a look at Marillion's long association with Christmas, and present a very special quiz - in which you can play along with Paul, as he crashes and burns spectacularly! Merry Christmas, everyone!

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We take a side-step from Marillion for one week, for a look at Fish's solo career, from Vigil In The Wilderness of Mirrors to his final album, Weltschmerz. We also answer the question of why we're not a Marillion AND Fish podcast, and begin with a wholly unnecessary Fish-related pun-off...

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This ep, wrap up our look at Seasons End, and summarise Marillion's debut release with Steve Hogarth. Also, we delve into the BYAMPOD postbag for the first time, and keep getting interrupted by our cat...

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