Midnight Meets With Colin Murray

Singer-songwriter and Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie talks to Colin about his early days as a reluctant producer for the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen and The Fall, stealing milk crates to watch Liverpool from the Kop, writing bittersweet songs and how Three Lions took on a life of its own.

Primal Scream founder and singer talks to Colin about watching the 1970s Brazilian team training in Glasgow, the decline of the B-side, The Jesus and Mary Chain 'replacing him' with a drum machine when he left the band, and celebrating being working class in his new memoir.

Five-time Paralympic Champion Hannah Cockroft talks to Colin about being a McFly superfan, what she can do with the freedom of Calderdale, being excluded from PE classes when she was at school and her fear of fish.

Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

David Arnold who scored five James Bond films, Independence Day and the music for Sherlock talks to Colin about being riddled with doubt, his favourite James Bond film, working with Chris Cornell for Casino Royale and being mixed up with the other David Arnold.

Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

Poet John Cooper Clarke talks to Colin about why he needs an audience to write, how he found out Jazz musician Chet Baker had been his dealer and why he knew Arctic Monkeys were going to be successful.

The founder and Editor in Chief of the Big Issue on the origins of the magazine, on facing homelessness, care, and juvenile detention before reaching adulthood, and on hosting tea parties for Big Issue vendors at the House of Lords.

Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

The singer and songwriter who started his career as Terence Trent D’arby talks to Colin Murray about keeping his young sons under control, the influence and inspiration of Sade and how the death of ‘big brother’ Prince affected him.

Tony Hadley talks to Colin Murray about the beginning, middle and end of Spandau Ballet; being on stage with Freddie Mercury; meeting his heroes at Live Aid; and why he likes watching open heart surgery.

Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am – or available whenever you want via the BBC Sounds app.

Former NBA player and psychologist John Amaechi talks to Colin Murray about his inspirational mum, being stopped and searched, how he wishes he came out earlier and teaching people how to achieve ‘meaningful success’ through his book The Promises of Giants.

The Grammy award-winning singer Macy Gray on how she argued against I Try being a single, talking to her idol Prince for two hours in the dark, and her failed plan to set up a toilet paper company over the pandemic.