Stand-up comedian and comedy writer, Phil Wang joins us on the podcast to discuss his relationship with The Beatles. Phil tells us of his memories growing up listening to the band in a Beatles-obsessed household in Borneo, his unusual teenage music tastes, and taking his Dad to see Macca at the O2.

This week's subscriber-only feature Pick A Song sees us dive into The White Album's Sexy Sadie. Get access by subscribing on Patreon or Apple Podcasts.

Links of Note:

Wang in There, Baby: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81720942

Patreon: https://patreon.com/personalbeatles

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Playwright, Elly Tindall joins us this week for an in-depth discussion around one of her favourite films, A Hard Days Night. 

This is very much a spoiler-filled chat, you can watch the film on YouTube here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MYcKnL-9E4

This week's Pick A Song features a deep dive into 'I'll Be Back', John's brilliant closer to the Hard Day's Night Album, available to subscribers. 

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This week's guests is the very, very funny writer and internet comedy sensation, Ruth Husko, who joins us for a wonderful, and quite blue, chat all about Ringo. We take a look at Pretty Little Head from Paul's 1986 album, Press to Play in this week's Pick a Song for subscribers.

WARNING: Blue content ahead!

Links of note:

Peter Doggett blogpost:

https://peterdoggettbeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/miss-odell-and-final-beatles-meeting.html

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Randy Newman on You Can Leave Your Hat On: https://youtu.be/3RR8A-x0l_Q?si=zQB704GXPoyetYu_&t=106

Pretty Little Head music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_Mt0938Bs

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Musician William Doyle joins us this week to share his personal Beatles. The result was a wonderfully rambling epic chat about Ram, recreating Beatles songs for Music A-level, and the band's influence on William's early music.

The extended version for subscribers also features conversation about William's work with Brian Eno, as well as a discussion of John Lennon's solo track from Imagine, Oh My Love, in this week's Pick a Song.

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Links of note:

Turnstile Made for Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrK_HDYSIvc

Jack White Guessing Beatles Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8GeoZ97GLs

William’s latest album, Springs Eternal: https://williamdoyle.bandcamp.com/album/springs-eternal

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Music journalist and broadcaster, Jude Rogers, joins Jack and Robin this week to unveil her Personal Beatles. Jude is a fabulous writer known for her work at The Word, Q Magazine and the BBC, and her recent memoir The Sound of Being Human, is a beautifully written look at the way music shapes our lives.

In this week's Pick a Song, we discuss Fixing a Hole form SP'sLHCB. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or on Patreon to gain access to this and all the other extended version of the podcast.

Links of Note:

The Sound of Being Human: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ps3awhe37yqhk748dcre7/AMJIZRPJgch4Ho3kmwpbKTo?rlkey=niehfdravxe48s56m6r8rmscn&dl=0

Jude's open letter to Paul McCartney: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/paul-mccartney-at-80-you-were-with-me-when-i-last-saw-my-dad-39tdlfs0p

David Bennett on God Only Knows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NaJsJfPD0k

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Musician and member of The Horne Section, Mark Brown, joins Jack and Robin this week to share his Personal Beatles memories. We chat about Tug of War, meeting Paul at Ronnie Scotts, and

Catch the Horne Section at Glastonbury and on tour and check out The Horne Section Television Show on Channel 4 now!

Links of note:

https://www.thehornesection.com/

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-horne-section-tv-show

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Jack and Robin are joined by Ollie Judge of the brilliant post-pink band Squid to chat about Ollie's Personal Beatles and the influence of Paul's experimental homemade 1980 masterpiece, McCartney II.

For subscribers, this week's Pick A Song TM features an in-depth look at Junk from McCartney I.

Links of note:

Check His Machine: Paul McCartney Interviewed On McCartney II: https://thequietus.com/interviews/paul-mccartney-interview/

Junk - Working Classical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1JnAPDMbo

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Comedian Amy Matthews joins us this week to chat about her early musical memories, her love of Rubber Soul, and we take a deep dive into the 1978 Bee Gee-fronted mind-melting musical film, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Spoiler: it's less than brilliant.

For subscribers, Jack and Robin break down George Harrison's Try Some, Buy Some, from 1973's Living in the Material World. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts or at Patreon.com/personalbeatles.

Links of note:

You can watch the film here: https://youtu.be/ZwfSfdYMfXs?si=QYh9WFEF-0GhFm3q

Gary Barlow's big son: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gary-barlow-massive-giant-tall-son-b2642537.html

David Bowie's version of Try Some, Buy Some: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svpv6UHA-dw

Amy's stuff!

WEBSITE: www.amymatthewscomedy.com

SOCIALS: @amyfmatthews

SUBSTACK: amyfmatthews.substack.com

VINYL PRE-ORDER: www.monkeybarrelrecords.com/product-page/amy-matthews-commute-with-the-foxes

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Indie rock legend of the game, David Bazan, AKA Pedro The Lion joins Jack and Robin from Seattle Washington to talk about his formative experiences of The Beatles and his latest record in his suite of autobiographical LPs, Santa Cruz.

Plus we debut our groundbreaking new feature 'Pick a Song' in which we take a deep dive into Ram's denouement, Back Seat of My Car.

Links of note:

Pedro The Lion - Santa Cruz:

https://pedrothelion.bandcamp.com/album/santa-cruz

Kieran's Beatley Writings:

https://kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/2025/05/07/on-listening-to-thrillington-in-buxton/

https://kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/2025/04/21/on-controversial-beatles-opinions/

Back Seat of my Car Isolated Tracks:

https://youtu.be/4IoVr3WykK4?si=IXBDNKStDo6lakPl

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After a few years away, Jack and Robin are back Beatling on and writing about themselves in the third person.

In this episode, we run through a few of our highlights from the Beatles universe that have taken place while we've been away. And there are a lot! Paul's live tour. Now and Then, our favourite new Beatles books, and more.

We also discuss a little of what is in store over the next few months on the podcast.

Get in touch with your Personal Beatles stories from the last 3 years by emailing [email protected].

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Links of note:

First Time South:

https://shows.acast.com/the-beatles-first-time-south

Ray Newman story:

https://precastreinforced.co.uk/2021/08/25/fiction-u115-the-beyond-lennon/

Beatles Explained insta:

https://www.instagram.com/beatles_explained/

KBO!

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