Your Own Personal Beatles

By Jack Pelling & Robin AllenderComedy Music Music Interviews

Your Own Personal Beatles episodes

October 27, 2020 Gabby Best's Personal Beatles
It's a Yoko Ono special! Actor and comedian Gabby Best joins us to talk about her love for Yoko Ono, and particularly her Twitter feed. Other topics of discussion include reassessing Yoko and her work, musical theatre audition nightmares, roasted baguettes, and the 1993 power ballad from the film The Three Musketeers. We also hear the details of Gabby's dream lunch with 'Yokes' and mention The Beatles here and there.
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1 hr 14 min
October 20, 2020 Matthew E. White's Personal Beatles
Musician, producer and founder of Spacebomb records, Matthew E. White joins Jack and Robin from Richmond, VA to chat about The Beatles and George Martin's impact on his sound and career. Matt also talks about his eclectic musical influences, the Lady Madonna piano in Abbey Road, and the ingenious arrangement on Ob-Lad-Di-Ob-La-Da.
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1 hr 5 min
October 12, 2020 Al Roberts' Personal Beatles
Actor and comedian Al Roberts shares his personal Beatles with Jack and Robin this week. You may know Al from his roles in sitcoms, Stath Lets Flats, Feel Good and Ghosts, as well as being 1/3 of comedy trio, Sheeps. Al was kind enough to revisit the entire Fab Four catalogue in preparation for the episode, so we chat to him about the band's evolution, their comedy, writing techniques and how we readdress our formative musical heroes.
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1 hr 6 min
October 06, 2020 Kevin Eldon & Jem Roberts' Personal Beatles
Comedy legend and George Martin impersonator, The Actor Kevin Eldon and author Jem Roberts pop in to chat about the fantastic new book Fab Fools: The Last Ever Untold Beatles Story. Lots of lovely chat about The Beatles and comedy, Neil Innes and The Rutles, and the origins of Kevin's perfect George Martin impression.
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1 hr 13 min
September 29, 2020 Hazel Wilde's Personal Beatles
Hazel Wilde of the Mercury-nominated band Lanterns on the Lake joins Jack & Robin this week to talk about their fantastic new album, growing up with Magical Mystery Tour and the Frog Chorus, post rock, Brit pop and terrible teenage band names. Spook the Herd by Lanterns on the Lake is available on Bella Union now.
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1 hr 3 min
September 22, 2020 Jonno's Personal Beatles
This week, comedian, writer and 1/3 of Sheeps, Jonno joins us to share his Personal Beatles, revisionist Paul and Only Fools and Horses in a hilarious episode recorded IRL* and CIH**.

*In real life **Cans in hand.
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1 hr 8 min
September 15, 2020 Josie Long's Personal Beatles
Comedian and writer Josie Long shares her Personal Beatles with Jack & Robin this week. Amongst many other things, we discuss her love of Revolver, her hatred of The Beatles' children's songs, and her newfound love for Paul. We also chat about her other formative musical experiences and championing of 90's indie rockers, Gomez.
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56 min
September 07, 2020 Christian Madden's Personal Beatles
Christian Madden, keyboard player for Liam Gallagher, joins Jack & Robin this week to talk about The Beatles' great key players, Billy Preston and Nicky Hopkins, as well as Liam's Lennon influence. We also chat about recording at Abbey Road, playing with Daniel Johnston and evaluating 80's McCartney.
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1 hr 5 min
September 01, 2020 Johnny White Really-Really's Personal Beatles
This week, Jack & Robin are joined by comedian, musician, producer and host of the Lunchwatch podcast, Johnny White Really-Really. It's a magical mystery tour of a conversation which includes chats about Steve Albini, scary nighttime thoughts, teenage listening shame, being mocked by Penny Lane, and some cracking controversial Beatles opinions.
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1 hr 2 min
August 24, 2020 Jon Ronson's Personal Beatles
Jon Ronson discusses his personal Beatles with Jack and Robin this week. There's also chat about 'Paul is Dead' conspiracy theories, outsider art, and one of the great rock n roll anecdotes involving Keith Richards, Concorde and M and S vouchers. The book we discussed at length is Craig Brown's One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time.

Photo: Emli Bendixen
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1 hr 5 min

About Your Own Personal Beatles

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We chat to amazing guests about their personal relationship with The Beatles, and discover how their lives and work have been influenced by the greatest band of them all.

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