Oh! Brother

By Paul and Steve Hanley

Tales from one of Britain's most influential post-punk bands, The Fall. From the rhythm section that brought you Hex Enduction Hour, brothers Paul and Steve Hanley provide insight and anecdotes from t... more

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January 30, 2026 NICHOLAS BLINCOE - All Hail the New Puritan
This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome author, screenwriter and critic Nicholas Blincoe to the show. Nicholas talks us through discovering The Fall via Dragnet as a teenager in Rochdale, his early days in post-punk bands, and how a Factory Records hip-hop project with Greg Keeffe from Big Flame briefly put him on the other side of the microphone. We also chat about his novels shaped by Manchester's music and queer scenes, his years living between London and Palestine, co-founding the New Puritans literary movement, and his new book Oliver Twist and Me — which uncovers his family's surprising connection to Dickens. Hope you enjoy!
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January 16, 2026 ADRIAN SHERWOOD - Two Semitones and a Raver
This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome producer and On‑U Sound founder Adrian Sherwood to the show. Adrian talks us through first meeting Mark E. Smith in Rough Trade, working with The Fall on Slates and later Extricate, and the studio tricks (and “anti‑production” ethos) that shaped those records. We also chat Prince Far I, John Peel, Tackhead and Lee “Scratch” Perry and hear about his recent move from behind the desk to performing live. Hope you enjoy!

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42min
December 26, 2025 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Through The Red Door
Merry Christmas, Pod-fans! For this festive treat we decided to join up with Red Army Reaction for that grandest of Boxing Day traditions, a family quiz! Hosted by the inimitable Terry Christian, an authoritative voice for all things music and football, our two almost specialist subjects. Thanks for all your support through the year, and thanks again to Terry for hosting. Plenty more to come from us here at Oh! Brother in 2026, with loads of great guests and the Futures and Pasts Festival. Merry Christmas from Paul and Steve!
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December 12, 2025 DOMINIC BRUNT - Hard Life In Country
This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome actor, director and horror fan Dominic Brunt to the show. Best known as Paddy from Emmerdale, Dominic talks us through discovering The Fall via Mr Pharmacist, seeing them dozens of times over the years, and narrowly missing out on a couple of infamous gigs. We also chat welding and drama school, life on a long‑running soap, making low‑budget horror and zombie films, Romanian bear rescues and accidentally saving a lion. Hope you enjoy!

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56min
November 28, 2025 MARK REEDER - Against The Wall
This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Mark Reeder to the show. The Berlin-based producer talks us through his journey from Manchester to Berlin, putting on illegal gigs in the GDR, smuggling East German uniforms back to the West, and his encounters with The Fall along the way. We also discuss life behind the Wall, the collision of post‑punk and electronic music, and how those years shaped his work as a producer and label runner. Hope you enjoy!

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1h 7min
November 14, 2025 IAN BROUDIE - The Story Goes
This week on Oh! Brother, we are delighted to welcome Ian Broudie to the show. The Lightning Seeds frontman and renowned producer talks us through his early days in Big in Japan, his production work with the Bunnymen, The Coral, The Zutons and The Fall, and the unexpected path that led to one of the nation’s favourite football songs. Hope you enjoy!

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58min
October 31, 2025 PAUL SIMPSON - My Boyish Days
Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Paul Simpson - Liverpool legend, founder of The Wild Swans and original member of The Teardrop Explodes. From formative nights at Eric’s and early encounters with The Fall, to coming up with one of post-punk’s most poetic band names and introducing Julian Cope to Scott Walker. We chat about post‑punk tribes, unexpected fame in the Philippines, and a memorable meeting with Paul McCartney. Big thanks to Paul for joining us this week - hope you enjoy!

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1h 1min
October 17, 2025 DAREN GARRETT - When Your Profession Dropped You in a Job
Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are thrilled to welcome friend of the show Daren Garrett through our virtual doors. A whistle-stop tour through some iconic post punk bands, the guys discuss Daren's time with Pram, The Nightingales, The Fall and his current projects, including the coining of the phrase Dubabilly (exact spelling tbc). Perhaps the only man to turn down 2 invitations to join the group, Daren was a member of the Fall from 2013 - 2015, and featured in the now iconic Glastonbury performance and was part of a brilliant 2 drummer line up with Keiron Melling. Big thanks to Daren for joining us this week, hope you enjoy!

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47min
October 03, 2025 JIM GLENNIE - Something of a Pleasure
Our guest this week is the wonderful Jim Glennie, bassist and founding member of James. We discuss phone calls from Brian Eno, Chesney Hawkes’ baseball caps, and the unlikely kindness of bank managers, as well as the brutal nature of the music industry and the delights of vegetarian cuisine. Hope you enjoy!

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1h 5min
September 19, 2025 WILL SERGEANT - Read It In Books
Our guest this week is Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist, author and polymath, Will Sergeant. We chat about first encounters with The Fall, drum machines gone wrong, icy trips to Berlin, Top of the Pops dressing rooms and why Liverpool bands feared “selling out.” Hope you enjoy!

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