On this award-winning show charting the dramatic life story of Happy Mondays founding member and bass player Paul Ryder - interviewed by his ex-wife journalist Angela Smith - the Mondays, just having reformed in 2012 with the original line-up, are playing together for the first time in 17 years. Newly clean and sober Paul fights to keep his sobriety in the face of untold stress as his youngest son Chico is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Featuring special guests: Phil Saxe, John Robb, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Jason Godwin, Mark Day, Paul Davis, Gaz Whelan, Lee "Latch" Parker, Anthony "Muzzer": Murray and Chico Ryder.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

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If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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On this award-winning podcast, Paul settles into life in Los Angeles and holds a party with an array of celebrity guests including Stephen Marcus, the actor who played the role of Nick the Greek in Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels, a Sex Pistol, a member of Bananarama, Spear of Destiny drummer Dolph Taylor and Kate Winslett's psychic. Then Paul hears about an article in The Sun claiming that Happy Mondays were dramatically reforming with the original line-up and Paul and Shaun's relationship reaches an all-time low.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

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If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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On this award-winning show, Happy Mondays founding member and bass player Paul Ryder tells his unfiltered life story to his ex-wife Angela. In this episode he meets his childhood hero David Bowie and has a chance encounter in a bar with Mickey Rourke. He travels to Sweden to educate people on a controversial detox method and his mum Linda tells of how she almost became a Hollywood celebrity. Happy Mondays guitarist Mark reveals the secret of remaining incognito in his neighborhood. Big Arm struggle at a London gig and Paul gets blind drunk doing a DJ set in Denver and offers advice to others struggling with addiction issues.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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Paul watches helplessly as his chateau burns down, then rummages through the ashes trying to retrieve his beloved lyrics book. He travels to Prague to do a life-threatening heroin detox using a little-known substance called Ibogaine, acts in the movie 24 Hour Party People which details the rise and fall of his band Happy Mondays and goes on the Frank Sidebottom show where he duets with the one and only David Soul! With special guests Alan Howard, Rowetta, Phil Smethurst, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Gary Whelan, Paul Popplewell, Rosemary Barratt and Jeannette Jackson.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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In this hilarious and poignant podcast which finished recording just 12 days before Paul Ryder passed away and reached the number one position in the UK and Ireland Music Podcast charts, Paul opens up to tell his entire life story - the complete story of his time with the band he founded - Happy Mondays - detailing the triumphs as well as the terrible struggles he endured with addiction, mental health breakdowns and more. In this episode he forms a new band named by Ian Brown - Big Arm - and supports Ian on two tours. He describes almost getting arrested in New York during the filming of one of his videos, and actor Paul Popplewell, who played the part of Paul Ryder in the film 24 Hour Party People talks about the close bond they formed and Paul reveals the hilarious reason why he was particularly pleased that Paul Popplewell was given the role. Rock n Roll Mums Linda Ryder and Sandra Whelan give their less than enthusiastic review of the film. John Robb talks about working with Paul on an ITV show and Happy Mondays drummer Gaz Whelan talks about Paul's terrible stage fright. The episode ends with the dramatic fire breaking out that burned the family's French chateau. With special guests John Robb, Gary Whelan, Clint Boon, Phil Saxe, Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan, Alan Howard, Rosemary Barratt, Pete Smith, Danny Short, Daz Gilkinson, Lea Mullin, John Pennington, aka Gianni Pannetone and Chris Connelly, aka Double Pudding and Chips.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

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If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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The Mondays have reformed but tensions between Paul and Shaun reach crisis point and lead to Paul leaving the band. He struggles with drugs and goes into a series of rehab facilities. On one relapse, he is rescued from a drug house by Robbie Williams. Paul and Angela buy a chateau in France and rush to renovate it before paying guests arrive and in the meantime, Liam Gallagher is banned from the Mondays dressing room! With guests Linda Ryder, Sandra Whelan (aka "The Rock n Roll mums"!), Gaz Whelan, Bez, Lea Mullin, Rowetta, Paul Davis, Mark Day, Phil Saxe, Anthony Murray, Dave Brettell, Maureen Brettell, Andy Hardy and Jason Godwin.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

Visit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!

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Happy Mondays reform after a 6 year hiatus and Paul, fresh from a nervous breakdown and heroin addiction is worried. He enlists his friend, Dave, to accompany him on the tour to keep him on the straight and narrow but things go awry when Dave is mysteriously summoned home by his wife. Backstage food fights, kegs of beer onstage and an encounter with Marilyn Manson follow in yet another madcap episode. Featuring alongside Paul Ryder and his ex-wife Angela Smith are Lea Mullin, Gaz Whelan, Mark Day, Rowetta, rock n roll mums Linda Ryder and Sandra Whelan, plus Disco Dave and Maureen Brettell. This series finished recording just 12 days before Paul passed away.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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On this dramatic episode, the Mondays miss out on a lucrative record deal after Factory goes bust and Shaun is hours late for a showcase. Paul descends further into heroin addiction and gets sectioned after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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Paul's heroin use switches to crack as the band go to Barbados to record their fourth album with Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads, Rowetta leaves but quickly rejoins the band, Paul makes his most devastating confession yet and Linda and Sandra get a shock at a hotel when they suspect an orgy is going on in the room next door!

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

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Happy Mondays go awol for three days as the director of the Step On video waits for them in Barcelona, Paul's dad Derek gets in big trouble with mum Linda after their big show at Wembley Arena, The Stone Roses dancer Cressa has to make a painful choice and Paul takes heroin for the first time as his short-lived marriage crumbles.

Check out Angela's other podcast, Accidentally Milf - Online Dating Adventures After 50 - the podcast that inspired this one!

Please support The Paul Ryder Tapes by becoming a patron at Patreon.com/thepaulrydertapes

If you'd like to rent Paul's Normandy chateau that's featured in the series, (where he recorded the Big Arm album), email [email protected] for a big discount on the airbnb price! Check it out on airbnb at www.francechateauforrent.com

Visit the main website at paulryder.tv for links to our socials and please give us a review if you've not already done so!

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