Word In Your Ear

Word In Your Ear

By Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex GoldMusicMusic CommentaryMusic InterviewsMusic History
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  • Typical duration

    42 min

    per episode

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    68%

    finish an episode

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Word In Your Ear episodes

  • Word Podcast 82 - Amy loses a contact lens
    Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall on the history of applause, the lonesome death of William Zantzinger and the remaking of Minder.

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    48 min
  • Word Podcast 81
    Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall treat an enthralled nation to the details of what they did on Christmas Day, how they wish they had a Christmas like Paul Weller's, Gwyneth Paltrow's top diet tips, a key lesson about parenthood, whether we would buy insurance from Iggy Pop and the things that the British are good at apart from soldiering, tailoring and character acting.

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    44 min
  • The Word's Hidden Track
    Editor Mark Ellen and his ukulele make late bid for Christmas number one.

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    2 min
  • The Word Christmas Podcast 2008
    This brief 'cast was recorded live at the office Christmas Party and features members of the editorial team revealing what was in Secret Santa's sack. Merry Christmas.

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    6 min
  • The 80th Birthday of the Word Podcast
    In honour of which David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and Matt Hall mislay their glasses, lose their train of thought, repeat themselves and let the irascible side of their natures rip. This podcast is also known as "do you want a biscuit?"

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    40 min
  • Word Podcast 78
    David Hepworth, Andrew Harrison and Matt Hall on: why Jerry Dammers is not joining the Specials reunion and what you should watch after "The Wire". Plus Arwa Haider on learning about Britain through 70s sitcoms.

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    38 min
  • Word Podcast 78
    Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall on: Brian Eno's acapella evenings, the magic of song titles and a solution to the problem of chattering punters.

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    40 min
  • Word Podcast 77
    Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall welcome Jude Rogers to talk about: Michael Jackson's bank account, how monkeys talk, what Bono is buying Brian Eno for Christmas, the startling mediocrity of Simon Cowell and what it's like to share an elevator with Bubbles. This podcast features a cameo appearance from Janet with some toast.

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    45 min
  • Word Podcast 76
    David Hepworth, Barry Mclheney and Matt Hall on Big Bill Broonzy in Belfast, the year 1972 in gigs, Brian Eno and the Singing Postman, Kanye West versus Leonard Cohen at the O2, your thoughts on Prog, the Enid at the Marquee, Reg Varney's real claim to fame, what Martina Navratilova is doing on "I'm A Celebrity...", the dirty secret of Stephen Fry's cab and finally have a guess how much money big TV stars are getting paid.

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    51 min
  • Word Podcast 75
    Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall on listening to Prog Rock in your living room, the late Mitch Mitchell, the people who have strangely not been given a Brit and boiling an egg on the San Andreas fault.

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    46 min

About Word In Your Ear

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Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio…

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