In this very special episode, we're thrilled to welcome one of the UK's most in-demand musicians — drummer, songwriter, and musical director, Karl Brazil!

Karl has been keeping the beat for Robbie since 2009 and most recently stepped into the role of musical director for the XXV tour. Beyond the stage, he's co-written a string of songs with Rob, including the latest single Rocket, penned alongside the legendary Tony Iommi and previous podcast guest Tom Longworth.

In our chat, Karl takes us through his musical journey — from early beginnings to his big break — and gives us an insider look at what it’s like to be MD for Robbie. We dive into the songwriting process, unpack the stories behind the tracks he's co-written, and even get a few exciting teasers about Robbie’s upcoming Britpop album and tour.

Follow Karl on Instagram @brazil.karl

Get in touch with us at robbiewilliamsrewind.com & @rewindrobbie on Instagram & Twitter. 

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

We were incredibly fortunate to attend the launch of Radical Honesty, Robbie’s powerful new art exhibition at the Moco Museum in London.

In our latest episode—out now—we take you behind the scenes: from the moment we got the invite, to our experience at the event, and our honest thoughts on Robbie’s striking work.

In Radical Honesty, Robbie invites us to embrace the full spectrum of being human, from anxiety and self doubt to self love and mirror pep talks.

The exhibition is open until October 2025. Book your tickets at Mocomuseum.com

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

What songs are you hoping Robbie Williams will play on his 2025 stadium tour?

With the tour kicking off in Edinburgh on 31st May, we asked fans to send in their dream setlists — and more than 30 delivered! In this episode, we play their voice notes and messages, featuring some familiar podcast voices and plenty of brand-new ones too.

We also reveal our own ultimate picks for the perfect Robbie show. From fan favourites to unexpected deep cuts, there’s a great mix of classics and wild cards.

Join us as we count down to opening night and speculate on what surprises Robbie might have in store!

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Now that Better Man has been released globally, and we’ve heard from some of the cast and crew, Sarina from Germany joins us to break down Robbie Williams’ incredible biopic, Better Man, scene by scene.

"I know what you're thinking – what's with the monkey?" We dive into the intriguing portrayal of Robbie as a monkey (or is he an ape?) and explore what this creative choice brought to the film.

From our first impressions to a deep reflection on how accurately the film captures Robbie's life, we share our thoughts on every detail. We also talk box office numbers, award wins and nominations, the electrifying soundtrack, the sharp script, standout performances, and stunning visual effects. Plus, we uncover lots of Easter eggs hidden throughout the film – did you catch them all?

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

In this special episode, we’re joined by the incredibly talented Jenny Griffin, who’s had a pivotal impact on Robbie Williams' career in two major ways. As the assistant choreographer on Better Man, Jenny worked alongside choreographer Ashley Wallen and director Michael Gracey, helping bring unforgettable moments to life, like the epic Rock DJ scene on Regent Street with 500 dancers and the stunning She’s The One sequence.

Jenny’s also been a part of Robbie’s dance team since 2016, debuting in the Party Like A Russian video. She went on to become the dance captain for his Heavy Entertainment Show and XXV tours, and even portrayed Theresa May in the Can’t Stop Christmas video! Tune in as she shares her journey, insights, and behind-the-scenes stories from these iconic projects.

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

We’re delighted to bring you another Better Man interview - we’re joined by singer Adam Tucker, who provided vocals for Robbie Williams in the film.

Adam tells us about the unique way he secured the role and explains why it was necessary to have someone younger sing some of Robbie’s vocals, to match the Robbie reflected in the film.

He discusses the integration of CGI and the unique experience of blending his singing with Jonno Davies’s portrayal of Robbie, before WETA worked their special effects magic to create the finished movie.

Adam even shares details of some voice notes he received from Rob of previously unrecorded songs, to help him capture the essence of Robbie.

You can follow Adam on Instagram at @theadamtucker, or on TikTok at @_adamtucker.

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Exclusive Better Man interviews! 

We’re delighted to welcome not one, but FIVE actors from Robbie’s biopic, Better Man, onto this very special episode of the podcast! 

We chat with the guys who play Take That: Jake Simmance (Gary Barlow), Jesse Hyde (Mark Owen), Chase Vollenweider (Jason Orange) and Liam Head (Howard Donald). This is the first joint interview the four actors have given and it’s as fun and fascinating as you’d hope, especially as they’ve become best friends in real life! 

As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we also bring you ANOTHER interview, with Frazer Hadfield who plays Robbie’s friend ‘Nate’ in Better Man! 

We hear about all of their audition processes, how they prepared for their roles and what their favourites scenes to film were. They reflect on the cultural significance of Take That & Robbie and tell us about the times they’ve seen Robbie live or met him. 

They celebrate Jonno Davies’s incredible portrayal of Robbie, discuss the technical marvels of filmmaking, and share the challenges of costume and makeup. 

They share insights into their characters, the challenges they faced, and the nostalgia and personal connections associated with Robbie and Take That’s music. 

This is definitely an episode you won’t want to miss! 

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Did you love the Boybands Forever documentary which Robbie was featured in recently? It was a great show, but it was also really sad to hear the negative sides of what most of the 90s/00s boybands went through. They each discussed their rise to fame and what they hysteria was like, but also how it affected their mental health, and left some of them with no money in the end.

There’s one 90s boyband member who’s been discussing this topic and more with other pop stars on his own YouTube channel, The Accidental Pop Star, for a while. So, we’re thrilled to be joined by Ally Begg from Bad Boys Inc to hear about his 90s boyband experience, as well as his memories of meeting and seeing Robbie live many times.

Bad Boys Inc had 6 Top 40 singles and a Top 20 album and were created by one of Take That’s early producers, Ian Levine, to rival Take That. Ally fills us in on how he felt about that, what being in Bad Boys Inc was like and why the band split after just one album. He also tells us what happened the first time he met Take That, and why he ended up going to some of Robbie’s earliest solo gigs and rehearsal shows. Robbie once suggested a put down to use with anyone being snide, that Ally still uses to this day!

Find Ally’s show at https://www.youtube.com/@theaccidentalpopstar 

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

Join us on the red carpet at the European Premiere of Robbie Williams’s film, Better Man! We were very lucky to be invited to interview some of the cast of the movie in London – hear our chats with Robbie, Ayda, Director Michael Gracey, Jonno Davies who plays Robbie, Raechelle Banno (Nicole Appleton), Carter J Murphy (young Robbie), Steve Pemberton (Poppa Pete), Jake Simmance (Gary Barlow) and Karina Banno (Natalie Appleton).

You can also watch a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel.  

Better Man is released in cinemas from 26th December in the UK and Ireland. Dates vary for other countries so check Robbie’s website for details.

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.

We’re very excited to have yet another member of Robbie’s band join us on the podcast!

Backing vocalist Sara Jane Skeete is one of Robbie’s longest serving band members, having joined him in late 2005.

She tells us how she became a backing singer and what it was like to work with artists from Kylie to Michael Jackson, before joining Rob.

She shares some great memories of touring with Rob all around the world as well as how she battled Crohn’s Disease whilst doing so.

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**About Robbie Williams Rewind**
Join husband and wife Matt and Lucy, as they rewind through legendary pop star Robbie Williams’ solo career. Each episode, they have a guest fan to help us relive Robbie’s incredible music and tours.
Visit: robbiewilliamsrewind.com to discover more episodes, track listings & photos!
Follow: @rewindrobbie on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & TikTok.