Without the Beatles

By: Des Burkinshaw & Mark Hooper
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  • Des Burkinshaw and Mark Hooper meet a variety of famous guests to discuss how the Beatles directly impacted on them and their careers..

    Recorded over the past 10 years, guests include Sir Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Steve Van Zandt, Nancy Sinatra, all four members of 10cc, Barbara Dickson, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Willy Russell, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Richie Sambora, Diane Warren and some of the last interviews done by Neil Innes, Mary Quant and Lemmy.

    Each episode we also feature a member of the public who also has a Beatles' story to tell.

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  • #7 Jona Lewie Christmas Special

    #7 Jona Lewie Christmas Special
    Dec 25 2024

    You can fit all the truly classic Christmas songs onto a double album. Jona Lewie's Stop the Cavalry is absolutely one of them.

    Mark Hooper and Des Burkinshaw turned up at Jona's studio, demanding tea, to discuss its 44-year success, his career on Stiff Records, and to wonder - just what is the best Christmas record?


    A video version of this episode will be available to Patreon subscribers.


    Season 2 of the Without the Beatles podcast kicks off in January. Guests this season include Nancy Sinatra, Sir Michael Palin, and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys.


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    50 mins
  • #6 Steve Van Zandt

    #6 Steve Van Zandt
    Dec 8 2024

    A further 45 mins of Steve's interview is available to Patreon subscribers only. This entire episode is also available on video to subscribers.

    But even without that extra material, this is an in-depth discussion about what made The Beatles so unique, how they influenced other musicians, and just what Steve owes to them personally. Also features an interview with Summer Litchfield, daughter of One Hand Clapping director, David Litchfield.

    This is the final interview episode of 2024 but there will be a Christmas Day special featuring Stop the Cavalry's Jona Lewel. We'll be back in the New Year with Season 2, featuring Sir Michael Palin, Sir David Attenborough, Nancy Sinatra and a few new interviews being recorded over the next few weeks.

    Check out video excerpts of this episode on our YouTube channel @withoutthebeatles and follow us on social media.


    Have a great Christmas break and see you soon.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • #5 Mary Quant

    #5 Mary Quant
    Nov 21 2024

    The most important fashion designer of the 60s? Of the 20th century? There's no doubt Mary Quant remains an icon. She invented the miniskirt and created a whole new world of fashion for the emancipated women of the 60s. She was also a friend and confidante of The Beatles. They impacted on each other. Mary died in 2023 but in one of her last interviews, she talked about the sociological impacts she and the Beatles had on us and each other.

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    41 mins

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