Send us a text John Nichol talks about the thing that saved his life but propelled him on an unlikely route to being a best selling author....The Ejection Seat. His latest book is called Eject Eject! and that is something he has done, for real, in the heat of action. Plus there's Summertime drama on our screens with Shem Law of The Radio Times, the…

Send us a text Top Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin chats about throwing his voice, winning America's Got Talent, Palladium Panto with Havers and his latest tour of the UK and the USA. Plus the lowdown on the latest big stunt packed movie The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling, getting set for a massive Summer of sport on TV and a cunning Kennedy's conundrum …

Send us a text Episode 19 stars JLS as they get set for their UK Summer Hits Tour 24. Plus Carol Kirkwood on the ups and downs of TV fame and celebrity and on the subject of TV we talk brand new Dr, Who! Plus at the movies we have a film based on a true story complete with some Wicked Little Letters. Finally there's a teasing and testing conundrum …

Send us a text Nik Kershaw talks about the year that would be good for him, 1984. He's celebrating his music from his two huge albums 40 years ago Human Racing and The Riddle. Plus a star studded Minivan story from Wembley after Live Aid in 85. There's a lot of Eurovision and ABBA on TV and Streaming which includes when ABBA won at Eurovision in 19…

Send us a text Catch up with Amarillo's finest Tony Christie who at 81 is still singing fabulously and touring as much as ever. Also discover how he got the showbiz name of Tony Christie. Plus Clarkson's Farm is back on TV, there's a tricky conundrum and we have two classic Ealing films with a host of stars ranging from Alec Guinness. Audrey Hepbur…

Send us a text Founder member of the mega band UB40 chats about their 45 years in music, the ups and downs including his brother Ali leaving the band and not talking to him, the band or the rest of the Campbell family for 5 years! On TV there's the new show about the place and time UB40 started, This Town, which was created by the man who gave us P…

Send us a text Dave Hemingway chats about the huge success of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South plus his latest band Sunbirds. There's new TV for Spring including a big drama set in Moscow starring Ewan McGregor and in films Denzel is back for a third time with more Equalising! Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and e…

Send us a text Britain's Got Talent star Tom Ball chats about how the show changed his life from Teacher to launching his debut UK tour and album Curtain Call plus the Easter plan on TV, The Prince of Egypt on film and a chance to ponder on your family ties. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.c…

Send us a text Smack the Pony star and actor Fiona Allen on her debut stand up tour On the Run which has laughs and scary potholes. Plus to enjoy on TV a mix of romance and elections, there's the classic movie Thelma & Louise and 53 socks to ponder on! Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.com…

Send us a text Behind the scenes at one of TV's biggest hits, The Repair Shop, with Jewellery Expert Richard Talman. Uncovering the Miss Marple Effect on TV, plus scares a plenty with the Invasion of the Bodysnatchers! Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.com…

Send us a text Stand up and BGT star Daliso Chaponda on Comedy, growing up around the world and his latest tour plus the latest TV and Film news where we Bring on the Drama and enjoy the Masters of the Air. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text A cocktail of laughs, drinks and general knowledge with the Thinking Drinkers as they chat about their news pub quiz tour. The latest TV and Film news and this week's conundrum features the days of the week. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.com…

Send us a text What does the Chinese New Year of the Dragon have in store? Radio Times front cover secrets and the lowdown on a big Oscars hopeful, Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. For more details on the year of the Dragon and the work of Nick Haines go to www,FiveInstitute,com Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyD…

Send us a text From the cornershop to children’s author via a career anchoring major TV news shows, Babita Sharma tells her story. Plus we mull over the Oscar nominations and season four of The Crown. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text The secrets of sports commentating with top TV commentator Robyn Cowen. Plus all the big hit TV and movies on the way in 2024. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text Gregg Wallace chats to Phil Kennedy about his passion for cooking and his mission to get people back into the kitchen. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text Celebrity and climate change with TV weather presenter Clare Nasir and there's a handshake or 2 with a tricky Conundrum. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text What was it like to grow up as a child in Soviet Ukraine? Russia news editor and Ukrainecast Presenter, Vitaliy Shevchenko, reflects on his country then and now after nearly 2 years of war. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text Top stand up Chris McCausland gets ready for his Tour, Yonks and co-editor of the Radio Times Shem Law looks back at 100 years of the magazine. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text Some lessons and carols for curious people with the Infinite Monkey Cage star, Bibliomaniac and Stand Up Robin Ince. Plus is Die Hard a Christmas movie or not? Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

Send us a text A rare interview with weather forecaster and best selling author Carol Kirkwood. Plus behind the scenes at the Radio Times and the latest movie news. Get in touch via Instagram and X/Twitter on @PhilKennedyDJ and email Phil.KennedyDJ@gmail.comBy Phil Kennedy

This week I've been playing Diablo 4 and Street Fighter 6. We've also kicked off the summer of games with Summer Games Fest this week giving up a heads up about the future of video games. Today I'm going to round up all the latest news from the Summer of Games, plus reviews of two of the biggest games of 2023. 00:00 Introduction 03:20 Diablo 4 12:1…

Guardian/Observer staff photographer Sarah Lee first watched Dont Look Back whilst perched on a crowded bed in a Camden flat with a struggling rock combo called Coldplay. As she’s now a BAFTA photographer, Sarah checks plenty of other names in this episode, including Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett. On celebrity photogr…

This week I've been playing a lot of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, and I've been getting lost in Hyrule. Also this week I'm going to round up the PlayStation showcase from this past week, plus we've got all the latest news, plus a new game from Bungie to talk about. LINKS https://www.gamesindustry.biz/european-commission-approves-microsoft-activision…

Rebecca Slaman, writer and social media guru, is a fan of Bob Dylan’s “perfect random meme humour.” Twitter? “Girls lust after him! But I’ve seen some pretty egregious stuff. Old people don’t understand the platform.” Dylan’s 1987 film Hearts of Fire? “He cannot act. How can he not act? He’s been acting his whole life. So bad - but so entertaining!…

This week I've been checking out Resident Evil 4, a fantastic new remake from Capcom. Continuing the horror-theme I've also been playing Dredge, a great new indy game that blends fishing and horror. We had a couple of showcases this week with Nintendo's Indy World, plus Street Fighter 6, and the Tears of the Kingdom final story trailer, which was a…

In the 61st year of her singing career, five-time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette warns us that our chat will be “straight, no chaser”. And she lives up to that promise. Bettye describes her surprise backstage meeting with Bob Dylan: “He kissed me on the mouth. It was no big deal. I’ve kissed Otis Redding and David Ruffin”. Working with Keith Richard…

This week I've been checking out Tchia, a new indie platform adventure game. I've also been getting very hyped for Tears of the Kingdom, and Nintendo showed off some gameplay for the first time. I also managed to play some of the Diablo IV beta, and I'll bring you my hands-on impressions of that later on. 00:00 Introduction 03:59 Zelda Tears of the…

This week I've been catching up on some classic Metroid releases including Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion, both recently added to Nintendo Switch. I've also been played the latest Dead Cells Return to Castlevania DLC, plus I'm going to be looking why Lightfall's story in Destiny 2 felt very out of place.00:00 Intro 03:40 Metroid Prime Remastered …

Like his main man Bob Dylan, comedian Simon Munnery knows a few things about heckles: aside from being arrested in Edinburgh for heckling Arthur Smith, he met his future wife when she heckled him in Australia. When not on the road, Simon joins his local Morris Men in Bedfordshire pubs, serenading fellow drinkers with his version of Blind Willie McT…

This week I've been playing a lot of Destiny 2, given the new Lightfall expansion is out. Today I'll run through my first impressions of Lightfall, the campaign, post-campaign and quality of life improvements. I'll also round up the latest gaming news including a release date and showcase for Starfield. 00:00 Introduction 02:46 Destiny 2 Lightfall …

This week I've been playing the monster-hunting game called Wild Hearts from Koei Tecmo and EA. I've also been checking out Atomic Heart, plus we had a State of Play from Sony. We've had some big news related to EA, with some big players pulling out, plus I'm looking forward to Destiny 2 Lightfall coming next week. 00:00 Introduction 03:09 Wild Hea…

Journalist Helen Barrett was lullabied to sleep as her mother sang Mr. Tambourine Man; she had it played at her mother’s funeral (“the Dylan version, not the Byrds cover”). To top it off, Baby, Stop Crying was the soundtrack to her Dylan-loving parents’ divorce. Helen analyses Dylan’s clothes (“John Lennon wasn’t given to copying people, but he cop…

This week we've had big Nintendo news with the latest Nintendo Direct including a new Zelda trailer, Pikmin 4 news, plus loads of demos and Metroid Prime! Today I'm going to round up all the biggest news from Nintendo, including Kirby Return to Dreamland, Octopath Traveller 2 and more. I'll also be bringing you my thoughts on A Space for the Unboun…

This week I've been checking out Hi-Fi Rush, a surprise new game coming from Tango Gameworks this week. Goldeneye also made it's long, awaited returning, plus it has online multiplayer too, so I'll be checking that out. I'll also recap the Xbox Developer Direct which was held earlier this week, letting us know of some major titles coming to Xbox in…

Michael Bonner, editor of music magazine Uncut, takes on Dylan’s 2022 UK concerts, as well as The Philosophy of Modern Song (“Dylan mimicking the critical noise around Dylan”). Other topics include an in-depth dissection of Key West (“ambient, amniotic and immersive”), Dylan’s “thing that he has about dual guitarists” and a couple of unfortunate Do…

This week I've been checking out Need for Speed Unbound a racing game from Criterion and EA. I've been going back to some games I missed or fell off from including Hitman 3, plus getting back into Elden Ring. I'm also looking ahead to Diablo IV, which arrives later in June, as well as looking at a short history of secrets in Destiny 2. 00:00 Introd…

This week I've been looking ahead to 2023, and today I'm going to go through my most anticipated games of 2023, plus a few gaming predicitios. I've also been playing The Case of the Golden Idol, plus checking out for Forspoken Demo from Square Enix. All that plus we have one of the best seasons in Destiny 2 all year with Season of the Seraph, and t…

Comedian and columnist Stewart Lee remains “grateful to the people who brainwashed me into listening to Bob Dylan during a period of emotional and physical weakness.” He remembers seeing Dylan live at Hyde Park with his kids (“one of the greatest nights of my life”) as well as the time he alienated the audience at a Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit. “I…

This week I've been playing the Street Fighter 6 closed beta, plus Return to Monkey Island. Today I'll be going through all the news from the Game Awards 2022, the biggest announcements, plus I'll be revealing my Game of the Year for 2022, and rounding up the biggest news from 2022 too. RELATED LINKS Support This Week In Video Games through Patreon…

This week I've been playing Pokemon Scarlet, a technical mess of a game, that still manages to bring the Pokemon magic. I've also been playing Pentiment from Obsidian, in this 16th-century narrative adventure. Season of Plunder is finishing in Destiny 2, so I'll bring you my thoughts on the current state of the game, plus I've been playing Somervil…

Writer Matt Rowland Hill is well placed to comment on Dylan’s ‘Property of Jesus’ years: “the kind of fire-and-brimstone Christianity that I grew up with was exactly the kind that Dylan converted into. He was ripe to be captured”. At the age of 17, Matt wangled his way past security in London, hoping to accost his hero, only to told by members of D…

This week I've been playing God of War Ragnorok. It's finally time to jump into one of the biggest games of the year, and it does not disappoint. I've also been playing The Entropy Center, plus I'll be rounding up all the news from The Game Award Nominations and Nintendo's latest indie world showcase. I'm also going to be putting together a list of…

This week I've been playing Persona 5 Royal, since it's recently come to Xbox Game Pass. I've also been checking out Signalis, Marvel Snap and Wilfrost too. Finally, I've been back to one of my favourite games of all time with the Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past. It's a jammed packed show, full of recent games, classic games and hidden gems. 00…

Jeff Hanna, founder member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is a team player. He has played with Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Jackson Browne, John Prine, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Rosanne Cash, Linda Ronstadt and Matraca Berg. Oh, and Roger McGuinn, Jason Isbell, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Larry Campbell an…

This week I've been playing A Plague Tale: Requiem, where Hugo and Amacia take on the Black Death. I've also been getting ready for Halloween by checking out Scorn, plus we've had showcases from the Silent Hill team and Resident Evil too. All that plus I'll be saying goodbye to Google Stadia, plus checking in on the state of seasonal events in Dest…

This week I've been playing Overwatch 2, the new iteration on Overwatch from Blizzard. I've also been diving deep into the nostalgia zone with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Cowabunga Collection, plus checking out a brand new point and click adventure in the Excavation of Hob's Barrow, which is perfect for spooky season. CD Projekt also announced…

Australian singer/songwriter Emma Swift's highly acclaimed Blonde On The Tracks album, with guitar backing by life partner (and former podcast guest) Robyn Hitchcock, was her breakthrough recording. Emma swears that "singing Dylan's songs is like wearing a magical cape. Suddenly you have special powers. My job is to give each song a different emoti…

This week I've been playing The Last Of Us Part 1, the remake of the hit first game in The Last Of Us series. There has also been a ton of news over the past few weeks, with GTA VI getting leaked, then Nintendo and Sony having major showcases, so there's plenty of news to catch up on. I'll go through all of that plus break down the new Legend of Ze…

This week I've been playing Rollerdrome, plus checking out the latest Pirate-themed season in Destiny 2 called Season of Plunder. Bungie was also back letting us know what's coming next in their big expansion in 2023, and that's Lightfall, and I'll round up everything we know about what's next for Destiny 2 later on. All that plus Midnight Fight Ex…