Podcast appearances and mentions of Neil Hannon

"Retorno a Brideshead" (1945) es una historia sobre "la influencia de la Gracia divina", dice su autor, el escritor inglés Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), convertido al catolicismo en 1930. Son "las memorias sagradas y profanas del capitán Charles Ryder", cuando pasa durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial por la mansión de la aristocrática familia de un compañero de la Universidad de Oxford, que le recuerda su vida y el sentido trascendente que tenía para su desgraciado amigo Sebastian Flyte. Su amistad le introduce a la peculiar fe católica que hay en Inglaterra, que sorprende al lector latino por su falta de moralismo y visión de la Gracia como favor inmerecido. Hay libros que no los lees tú a ellos, te leen ellos a ti. Eso le ocurrió a José de Segovia con "Retorno a Brideshead" (1945), una novela que conoció por su adaptación a la pequeña pantalla en una serie de 1981, que es considerada por muchos como la mejor de la historia de la televisión. La leyó estudiando Periodismo, por una compañera de clase en la universidad, que era su libro favorito, ¡junto a la "Lolita" Nabokov, que también le regaló! La identificación que sintió con esta historia fue tan fuerte, que la ha llegado a ver en VHS con el libro en la mano, comprobando cómo sigue literalmente todos los diálogos. Hay una película más reciente en 2008, pero no está a la altura de la serie. En este programa de radio "Al Trasluz", escuchamos fragmentos del libro leídos por Inteligencia Artificial, que José de Segovia comenta con la música de fondo de la banda sonora original de la serie por Geoffrey Burgon y la película por Adrian Johnston. Escuchamos escenas de la versión doblada al castellano, tanto de la serie como la película, así como dos canciones del grupo del músico norirlandés Neil Hannon, The DIvine Comedy. El hijo del obispo de la Iglesia de Irlanda habla de "la certeza del azar" en "The Certainty Of Chance", su disco de "fin de siglo" (Fin de Siecle 1998) y "nuestro común amigo" (Our Mutual Friend) en su álbum al "amigo ausente" (Absent Friends 2004). El diseño sonoro y la realización técnica es de Daniel Panduro.

durée : 00:28:21 - " Wonka ", le film avec Timothée Chalamet et Hugh Grant - "Wonka" est un film musical de Paul King, sorti en 2023 et dont la bande-originale est signée Joby Talbot avec les chansons originales de Neil Hannon. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Send us a textGraham tries to explain why his favourite artist on the Turner Prize shortlist won't win as Bradford hosts this year's competition. A no show girl - how Taylor Swift's new album exposes her limitations.Charles takes a look at why there is a strong appeal in presenting light festivals at this time of year.A review of Neil Hannon's band The Divine Comedy at York Barbican: playing songs from their new album as well as old faves.Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car:X@2big_egosFacebook@twobigegos

Stéphanie Jovanovic, programmatrice musicale, nous emmène dans lʹunivers du dernier titre du groupe irlandais créé en 1989. On y retrouve tout le charme de la voix dandy du chanteur Neil Hannon.

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Durante toda esta semana repasamos el nuevo álbum del proyecto del músico norirlandés Neil Hannon, comentado por él mismo. En el programa de hoy también sonaron nuevas canciones de McEnroe, J'Aime, Nacho Vegas, Joaquín Pascual, Patrick Watson, David Byrne, Sprints, Lola Young y Miley Cyrus.Escuchar audio

Edith Bowman is your host for a special Loose Ends live at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival in Bradford. Guests include the celebrated actor - from Sherlock to Mission Impossible - and writer - from Dr Who to Bookish - Mark Gatiss. He's at the festival starring in a Radio 4 comedy drama written by his League of Gentlemen colleague Jeremy Dyson. We'll hear from Amit Dhand, who credits working in his Dad's Bradford cornershop with providing the psychological insight needed to be a best-selling thriller writer. Writing as AA Dhand, he's behind the high octane BBC drama Virdee and his latest book The Chemist, set against a raging drugs war in Leeds, is his most personal yet, based on what he learnt while working as a Bradford community pharmacist. We'll have festival poet Kate Fox, who is also a standup, a Dr Who superfan and has a phd in northern comedy. All this and music from The Divine Comedy's brand new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon.Produced by Olive Clancy

In Episode #245 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is joined by Neil Hannon — the brilliant mind behind The Divine Comedy — for a revealing conversation about his stunning new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, out this September on Divine Comedy Records. His 13th studio album and perhaps his finest to date, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, was recorded at Abbey Road and finds Hannon blending lush orchestral arrangements with sharp lyrical insight. Written as a response to personal reflection and global unrest, the record explores themes of memory, mortality, and melancholy — all delivered with his trademark wit and elegance. The Divine Comedy's 13th album, balancing grief and absurdity, and why songwriting still feels like emotional alchemy. The album's lead single Achilles, inspired by a 1915 WWI poem, is a moving meditation on bravery and loss. Elsewhere, Hannon reflects on writing songs for the hit film Wonka and revisiting his past through the remastered Divine Comedy back catalogue. In this episode, Neil discusses the emotional and philosophical ideas behind the new record, the creative freedom of writing for film, and why music — now more than ever — needs both sadness and silliness. He also teases the upcoming UK tour and shares reflections on a career spent crafting one of Britain's most unique and literate songbooks. Whether you've followed The Divine Comedy since Casanova, or are discovering Neil's genius for the first time, this is a rich, witty, and deeply human episode not to be missed. Previous XS Noize Podcast Guests Over 240 episodes in, XS Noize has welcomed legends and trailblazers, including: Matt Beringer, Saint Etienne, D:Ream, Gavin Rossdale, The Farm, Snow Patrol, John Lydon, Will Sergeant, Ocean Colour Scene, Gary Kemp, Doves, Gavin Friday, David Gray, Anton Newcombe, Peter Hook, Razorlight, Sananda Maitreya, James, Crowded House, Elbow, Cast, Kula Shaker, Shed Seven, Future Islands, Peter Frampton, Bernard Butler, Steven Wilson, Travis, New Order, The Killers, Tito Jackson, Simple Minds, The Divine Comedy, Shaun Ryder, Gary Numan, Sleaford Mods, Michael Head — and many more. Find The XS Noize Podcast's complete archive of episodes here.

Katie Taylor's married?? Traitors Update , The 15 Year Old Saint and KC's predictions,How to get a 'World Cup Pass' from your wife, Neil Hannon from Devine Comedy on The Fr Ted themeNo Sex Frogs Play Dead Pop Quiz

As tickets go on sale tomorrow morning (Fri Sep 5th) for David Gray Live At The Marquee PJ talks to his special guest Neil Hannon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to a Corkman in Lisbon about the funicular tragedy, hears about a group trying a radical answer to student housing, chats with Neil Hanon who will be special guest at the Live At The Marquee 2026 David Gray gig. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon has a table booked at the Dream Restaurant this week. Something for the weekend.The Divine Comedy's new album ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon' is released on Fri 19 Sep. Pre-order is here. Follow The Divine Comedy on Instagram @divinecomedyhq Donated to My Lovely Horse Rescue at www.mylovelyhorserescue.com Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Fri 5 Sep. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcastFollow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok: @offmenuofficial.And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show.Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster.Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Video production by Megan McCarthy for Plosive.Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you not love the Divine Comedy whose inspirations include Tom Lehrer and “Landfill Indie”? And Neil Hannon wrote music for Wonka, Father Ted and the IT Crowd. There's a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, and a tour in October and all bases are covered in this conversation from Kildare, these among them … … seeing U2 at Croke Park “and feeling as though I'd won the Wonka Golden Ticket”. … favourite bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s - Pixies, Sugarcubes, Sonic Youth and Ride.… the miserably cancelled Father Ted musical and how he's recycled the songs he wrote for it. … a research trip to an Indie Disco with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. … how it feels to record at Abbey Road. … his teenage band inventing new words to R.E.M songs in an Enniskillen youth club. … how new songs begin. … supporting Carter USM and Suede, “the moment I first felt like a pop star”. … Mar-A-Lago, a childhood trip to London and further melancholia on his new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon.… rocks on the street in Derry en route to Primary School during the Troubles. … Hepworth and Ellen appearing on a Duckworth Lewis album - “nudging and nurdling!” … his first stab at “witty pseudo-intellectual lyrics”. … “never leave your tour bus, be rehearsed before you start rehearsals” and other ways touring saves money. … and the five songs he always plays.Divine Comedy tickets here: https://thedivinecomedy.com/livePre-order Rainy Sunday here: https://lnk.to/RainySundayFind out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you not love the Divine Comedy whose inspirations include Tom Lehrer and “Landfill Indie”? And Neil Hannon wrote music for Wonka, Father Ted and the IT Crowd. There's a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, and a tour in October and all bases are covered in this conversation from Kildare, these among them … … seeing U2 at Croke Park “and feeling as though I'd won the Wonka Golden Ticket”. … favourite bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s - Pixies, Sugarcubes, Sonic Youth and Ride.… the miserably cancelled Father Ted musical and how he's recycled the songs he wrote for it. … a research trip to an Indie Disco with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. … how it feels to record at Abbey Road. … his teenage band inventing new words to R.E.M songs in an Enniskillen youth club. … how new songs begin. … supporting Carter USM and Suede, “the moment I first felt like a pop star”. … Mar-A-Lago, a childhood trip to London and further melancholia on his new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon.… rocks on the street in Derry en route to Primary School during the Troubles. … Hepworth and Ellen appearing on a Duckworth Lewis album - “nudging and nurdling!” … his first stab at “witty pseudo-intellectual lyrics”. … “never leave your tour bus, be rehearsed before you start rehearsals” and other ways touring saves money. … and the five songs he always plays.Divine Comedy tickets here: https://thedivinecomedy.com/livePre-order Rainy Sunday here: https://lnk.to/RainySundayFind out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you not love the Divine Comedy whose inspirations include Tom Lehrer and “Landfill Indie”? And Neil Hannon wrote music for Wonka, Father Ted and the IT Crowd. There's a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, and a tour in October and all bases are covered in this conversation from Kildare, these among them … … seeing U2 at Croke Park “and feeling as though I'd won the Wonka Golden Ticket”. … favourite bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s - Pixies, Sugarcubes, Sonic Youth and Ride.… the miserably cancelled Father Ted musical and how he's recycled the songs he wrote for it. … a research trip to an Indie Disco with Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. … how it feels to record at Abbey Road. … his teenage band inventing new words to R.E.M songs in an Enniskillen youth club. … how new songs begin. … supporting Carter USM and Suede, “the moment I first felt like a pop star”. … Mar-A-Lago, a childhood trip to London and further melancholia on his new album Rainy Sunday Afternoon.… rocks on the street in Derry en route to Primary School during the Troubles. … Hepworth and Ellen appearing on a Duckworth Lewis album - “nudging and nurdling!” … his first stab at “witty pseudo-intellectual lyrics”. … “never leave your tour bus, be rehearsed before you start rehearsals” and other ways touring saves money. … and the five songs he always plays.Divine Comedy tickets here: https://thedivinecomedy.com/livePre-order Rainy Sunday here: https://lnk.to/RainySundayFind out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ein wiederveröffentlichter Back-Katalog, ein Best-Of-Album, eine ausgiebige Tour und dann noch der Soundtrack zum Blockbuster "Wonka" mit Timothée Chalamet in der Hauptrolle: seit dem letzten Studioalbum "Office Politics" (2019) hat Frontmann Neil Hannon gemeinsam mit seiner Band The Divine Comedy so einiges realisiert – und nebenher immer auch an neuen Songs gearbeitet. "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" wird ihr Album Nummer 13 heißen, das im September erscheint und in den legendären Abbey Road Studios aufgenommen wurde. Die neuen Songs verbinden dabei auf schräg humorige Weise die weltweit eher präsente Unruhe, die auch Hannon im Privaten wie Politischen beobachtet.

Ein wiederveröffentlichter Back-Katalog, ein Best-Of-Album, eine ausgiebige Tour und dann noch der Soundtrack zum Blockbuster "Wonka" mit Timothée Chalamet in der Hauptrolle: seit dem letzten Studioalbum "Office Politics" (2019) hat Frontmann Neil Hannon gemeinsam mit seiner Band The Divine Comedy so einiges realisiert – und nebenher immer auch an neuen Songs gearbeitet. "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" wird ihr Album Nummer 13 heißen, das im September erscheint und in den legendären Abbey Road Studios aufgenommen wurde. Die neuen Songs verbinden dabei auf schräg humorige Weise die weltweit eher präsente Unruhe, die auch Hannon im Privaten wie Politischen beobachtet.

Ein wiederveröffentlichter Back-Katalog, ein Best-Of-Album, eine ausgiebige Tour und dann noch der Soundtrack zum Blockbuster "Wonka" mit Timothée Chalamet in der Hauptrolle: seit dem letzten Studioalbum "Office Politics" (2019) hat Frontmann Neil Hannon gemeinsam mit seiner Band The Divine Comedy so einiges realisiert – und nebenher immer auch an neuen Songs gearbeitet. "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" wird ihr Album Nummer 13 heißen, das im September erscheint und in den legendären Abbey Road Studios aufgenommen wurde. Die neuen Songs verbinden dabei auf schräg humorige Weise die weltweit eher präsente Unruhe, die auch Hannon im Privaten wie Politischen beobachtet.

Ein wiederveröffentlichter Back-Katalog, ein Best-Of-Album, eine ausgiebige Tour und dann noch der Soundtrack zum Blockbuster "Wonka" mit Timothée Chalamet in der Hauptrolle: seit dem letzten Studioalbum "Office Politics" (2019) hat Frontmann Neil Hannon gemeinsam mit seiner Band The Divine Comedy so einiges realisiert – und nebenher immer auch an neuen Songs gearbeitet. "Rainy Sunday Afternoon" wird ihr Album Nummer 13 heißen, das im September erscheint und in den legendären Abbey Road Studios aufgenommen wurde. Die neuen Songs verbinden dabei auf schräg humorige Weise die weltweit eher präsente Unruhe, die auch Hannon im Privaten wie Politischen beobachtet.

Welcome to faustforward 12 Weird goings on in the sonic shadows.....   Playlist Bernice Johnson Reagon – We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder Grobschnitt – Solar Impro Suarasama – Flying Gambus Amadou & Mariam – Coulibaly Pavement – Stereo Super Kidd – People Pere Ubu – Worried Man Blues SeizzeSA & DJ Harvey – Afghan Alan Blood & Skanking Lizard – Heart Full of Soul Karen Dalton – Katie Cruel Shirley Collins & Davy Graham – Hares on the Mountain The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – The Hot City Symphony Pt 1: Vambo Edith Frost – Time to Bloom Eroc – Nebelwelt Sweetpool – Dancing Wildly Hidden Horse – The Tape Spool Withing the Horse's Mouth (feat. Arianne Churchman) Troth & Jon Collin – Nocturnal House Ute Lemper, Neil Hannon, The Divine Comedy & Others – Die Dreigroschenoper: Tango Ballad A.R. & Machines – Station 3-Body Kali Malone – Retrograde Canon A.R. & Machines – Station 3 – A Book's Blues Bryan Ferry & Antony – Lowlands Low Edith Frost – The Bastards Johnny Cash – I See a Darkness Amici Chamber Ensemble – Pour L'ange Qui Annonce La Fin Du Temps (Messiean) Patrick Shiroishi & Piotr Kurek - Days Lawrence English – Even the Horizon Knows its Bounds VI (feat. Dean Hurley, Vanessa Tomlinson, Stephen Vitiello & Jim O'Rourke)

Best of 2024 - Part 4 - It's not Christmas any more. But here's another RHLSTP compilation! This time, guests include Jon Ronson on the time he stayed up all night with real-life superhero Phoenix Jones, and Neil Hannon talking about his cricket album The Duckworth Lewis Method - plus, the Edinburgh Fringe run begins!See a live recording of RHLSTP - https://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#513 Bashful Secrets - Richard has come to Dublin and with 900 people in the 3 Olympia it's an incredible atmosphere! He discusses his Irish heritage and why Ireland should leave Europe! His guest is the man behind and in front of the Divine Comedy, Neil Hanlon. They chat about their authority figure dads, whether “My Lovely Horse” will be his enduring legacy, the Duckworth Lewis Method, Band Aid 20 and Midge Ure's lack of imagination, what was in the wood shed, plus a toilet mishap when performing as a backing singer for Robbie WilliamsSee a live recording of RHLSTP - https://richardherring.com/rhlstpSUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

We prize knowledge, and rightly so. We think of ignorance as a bad thing. But ignorance is inseparable from what we know.Knowledge can distract us, mislead us and endanger us. While ignorance is often the most fundamental insight about our human condition. Ignorance is not simply the opposite of knowledge, but a positive force with its own momentum that gives meaning to our lives. It drives scientific discovery, fosters creativity and can be psychologically helpful. That's why Rory Stewart wants to make a radical case for embracing ignorance. He wants to encourage a way of knowing in which knowledge and ignorance exist in a relationship with each other.With a cast of global thinkers, drawing on Western and Eastern ideas from the ancient world to the present day, Rory explores how a greater awareness and appreciation of ignorance can help us become more clear-thinking, humble, empathetic and wise. Writer and presenter: Rory Stewart Producer: Dan Tierney Mixing: Tony Churnside Editor: Tim Pemberton Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeReadings by Rhiannon NeadsContributions across the series from:Alex Edmans - Professor of Finance at London Business School. Ani Rinchen Khandro - a life ordained nun in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Annette Martin - Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Antony Gormley - sculptor. Carlo Rovelli - Theoretical physicist and Professor in the Department of Physics at Aix-Marseille University. Daniel DeNicola - Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania – and author of ‘Understanding Ignorance: The Surprising Impact of What We Don't Know' (2018). Daniel Whiteson - Professor of Physics at The University of California, Irvine. Derek Black - Author of ‘The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism' (2024). Edith Hall - Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, at Durham University. Fabienne Peter - Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Felix Martin - economist and fund manager. Iain McGilchrist - Psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher and literary scholar. James C. Scott - Anthropologist and Sterling Professor Emeritus in Political Science at Yale University. Jay Owens - Author of ‘Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles' (2023). John Lloyd - Television and radio comedy producer and writer. Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale - Former Director General of MI5. Karen Douglas - Professor of social psychology at the University of Kent. Mark Lilla - professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know' (2024). Martin Palmer - Theologian, sinologist and translator of Daoist and Confucian texts. Mary Beard - Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge. Michael Ignatieff - Professor in the Department of History at Central European University in Budapest and former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Neil Hannon - singer-songwriter and frontman of The Divine Comedy. Nicholas Gruen - policy economist and social commentator. Rik Peels - Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and author of ‘Ignorance: A Philosophical Study (2023)'. Robert Beckford - Theologian and Professor of Climate and Social Justice at the University of Winchester. Rowan Williams - Theologian and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Sandrine Parageau - Professor of Early Modern British History at Sorbonne University and author of ‘The Paradoxes of Ignorance in Early Modern England and France' (2023). Stuart Firestein - Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, New York City and author of ‘Ignorance: How It Drives Science' (2012). Tom Forth - data scientist, Head of Data at ‘Open Innovations' and co-founder of ‘The Data City'.

Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy is getting ready to play Forest Fest at Emo Village in Laois from 19-21 July.

"Wonka" (2023), música de Joby Talbot y Neil Hannon.

In this episode of MyMusic, host Graham Coath sits down with the captivating singer-songwriter, Amelia Coburn. With a string of accolades under her belt including being a BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Finalist, UKE Magazine Breakthrough Artist winner, and participant in the English Folk Expo Mentor Scheme, Amelia's star is on the rise. Her music, often likened to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, and Nick Drake, effortlessly blends folk and jazz influences into beguiling original compositions. As Amelia prepares to embark on her first tour with a full band, listeners are treated to a preview of what's to come, with festivals and a winter tour on the horizon. Join Graham Coath as he uncovers the magic behind Amelia Coburn's unique musical journey, offering listeners an intimate glimpse into the mind of an emerging folk and jazz sensation. Amelia: You know, I think a lot of the times when I'm writing, I'm trying to find idioms and metaphors. And I was writing the song "Seesaw," and I just came across... I thought it was quite a well-known phrase. I just typed in, like, you know, moon phrases, and I came across "Between the Moon and the Milkman," and I was like, I really like that because it can evoke a lot of different things. It can mean physically between that time, but also like that space at nighttime, for me, is quite... I find it really interesting because a lot of the songs were written at nighttime. 0:01 - Introduction by Graham Coath 0:03 - Graham Coath expresses excitement about the upcoming discussion on a fantastic album with guest Amelia Coburn. 0:08 - Introduction of guest Amelia Coburn. 0:20 - Graham Coath introduces the music interlude from Analogue Trash. 0:35 - Analogue Trash music interlude. 1:01 - Graham Coath comments on the energetic nature of the music and its suitability for the podcast's timing. 1:10 - Graham Coath praises Amelia Coburn's album, "Between the Moon and the Milkman," as one of the most important albums in the last five years. 1:21 - Discussion about the origin of the album title and its significance to Amelia Coburn's creative process. 3:01 - Conversation about the challenges of genre classification and pigeonholing in the music industry. 4:07 - Comparison between Amelia Coburn's musical influences and her unexpected similarity to Kirsty MacColl. 5:28 - Discussion about Amelia Coburn's admiration for Neil Hannon and his influence on her songwriting. 6:05 - Conversation about the songwriting process, including the role of dissonance and experimentation with chords. 7:26 - Amelia Coburn's approach to writing lyrics and the importance of melody over lyrics. 9:18 - Discussion on the pronunciation and enunciation of lyrics, influenced by Amelia Coburn's background. 10:42 - Graham Coath highlights Amelia Coburn's ability to blend pop and folk elements in her music. 11:52 - Discussion about the duration of time taken to write and compile the album. 13:45 - Amelia Coburn's experience of working with producer Bill Ryder-Jones and their shared musical influences. 16:21 - Surprise and gratitude expressed by Amelia Coburn regarding the success and positive reception of the album. 17:53 - Mention of Paul Heaton's acknowledgment of the album, indicating potential future opportunities. 18:50 - Discussion about upcoming festival appearances and plans for touring with a band. 19:33 - Graham Coath offers suggestions and support for Amelia Coburn's future musical endeavors.

Neil Hannon is a singer, songwriter and the driving force behind the band The Divine Comedy, which he founded in 1989. Along with hit singles such as National Express, and 12 albums with the band, his music appears in an impressively varied range of settings – including original songs for the recent film Wonka, a chamber opera inspired by Tolstoy for Covent Garden, and the theme tune for the sitcom Father Ted. Neil talks to Michael Berkeley about growing up in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland with a bishop for a father, writing his first pop song when he was 14, and how, as a self-described "pathetic twerp", he managed to make it in the pop world. His typically wide-ranging musical passions include works by Puccini, Stravinsky, Chopin and Ravel, alongside tracks by Michael Nyman, Kate Bush and Scott Walker. Producer: Graham Rogers

Wonka is a 2023 musical fantasy film directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby based on a story by King. It tells the origin story of Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, featuring his early days as a chocolatier. The film stars Timothée Chalamet in the title role and an ensemble cast including Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant. It is the third live-action film based on Dahl's novel, following Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Development began after Warner Bros. Pictures reacquired the rights to the character in October 2016 and announced that the film would serve as an origin story. While the film tells a standalone story with no connection to prior adaptations, King developed Wonka to exist as a "companion piece" to the 1971 film by reprising some of the music, thematic elements, and visual design of the Oompa Loompas. In May 2021, Chalamet was confirmed to be portraying Wonka and the supporting cast were announced in September of that year. Filming began in the United Kingdom in September 2021, taking place in Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, in Watford, as well as Oxford, Lyme Regis, Bath, St Albans and at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park, London. The original songs for the film were contributed by Neil Hannon, while its original score was provided by Joby Talbot. Wonka had its world premiere in London at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, on November 28, 2023. It was released in the United Kingdom on December 8 and in the United States on December 15 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has grossed $469 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. For his performance, Chalamet was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film also received two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Young Actor/Actress for Lane & Costume Design. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcorn-junkies/message

Singer/songwriter Thomas Walsh (previously of Pugwash and The Duckworth Lewis Method with Neil Hannon ) chats about making music, mental health and he also performs from his new solo album ‘The Rest Is History' (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be made available in the podcast)

It's a Wonka special for you today, as writer director Paul King, songwriter Neil Hannon and composer Joby Talbot join Edith to discuss their origin story of the eccentric chocolate maker, who is brilliantly played by Timothée Chalamet. It's a beautiful, all-singing, all-dancing spectacular, with all the characteristic charm of Paul's work, and with fine contributions from Neil and Joby.

Neil Hannon, of The Divine Comedy, tells Brendan how he landed the gig to write music for the new Wonka film and gives us an eclectic mix of songs from his life. .

With the end of the year fast approaching the hot topic on everyone's lips is forgiveness. Whether it be the person that accidentally spilled a can of lager all over your laptop, or the football player that scored the goal that relegated your favourite team, it's time for those feelings of negativity from the past year to be let go. However, some beefs stretch back further than 12 months... some even more than 12 years. Yes, on this week's show John Robins sought to end a two decade-long beef that he's had against one-time Queen-disliker Neil Hannon, lead singer of The Divine Comedy. Would Elis and Producer Dave be able to keep the studio calm enough for a civil discussion to take place? Well, why not jump into today's podcast to find out.As well as all the usual fun, Tony Livesey revealed a missed career opportunity, there's a Made Up Game that the guys performed surprisingly well in, John told us about his fun New Years Eve plans and Elis decided to share his much-anticipated review of John's recent stand up show.

Thomas Walsh of Pugwash and The Duckworth Lewis Method joins Sodajerker to discuss his new album The Rest is History and his songwriting process. In this in-depth conversation, the Irish power pop legend talks about his origins in music, his collaborations with The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, and his reverence for his musical heroes like Michael Penn and Jeff Lynne.

It's the 200th episode of Baxie's Musical Podcast! This time we welcome back one of the greatest songwriters alive--Thomas Walsh (formerly of Pugwash and the Duckworth Lewis Method). Thomas has just released his first album in six years---the insanely wonderful "This Rest is History" on Curations Records. Thomas talks about the making of the album, recording at the Abbey Road Studios, and about getting help from people like Joe Elliott from Def Leppard, Michael Penn, Neil Hannon from the Devine Comedy, and Dave Gregory from XTC! The music of Pugwash has been praised by the likes of Brian Wilson, Ray Davies from The Kinks, Jeff Lynne from ELO, and Andy Partridge from XTC. This is an incredibly gifted artist that well deserves your attention! Just amazing! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 website!

We are so very excited to welcome Matt Berry's longtime friend and collaborator Thomas Walsh to the show! Thomas is the mega talented singer/songwriter of Pugwash and half of the cricket pop duo, the Duckworth Lewis Method, with Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy. Along with many stories, Thomas shared with us an exclusive sneak peak of a track from his upcoming album featuring Matt on vocals and keyboard. You don't want to miss this! Leave us a comment @obsessedobscure on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok Join our Discord Server and chat with us about the music Stuff we talked about this episode: Pugwash: Listen and buy it on ⁠⁠Bandcamp. You can also find it on ⁠Spotify⁠ or ⁠Apple Music⁠  The Duckworth Lewis Method: You can find it on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Apple Music⁠⁠  Join Thomas Walsh's Patreon: Here and stay up to date on the new album release information as well as exclusive content and tutorials Music from this episode: The Duckworth Lewis Method - "Mason on the Boundary" - The Duckworth Lewis Method "Mystery Man" - Sticky Wickets Pugwash - "Dear Belinda" - The Olympus Sound "What Are You Like" - Silverlake "Anyone Who Asks" - Almanac "Apples" - Almanac "It's Nice To Be Nice" - Jollity "Finer Things In Life" - Almond Tea "Nearly The Same As Before" - Almond Tea Thomas Walsh -  "This Is My Fortress" exclusive sneak peak from the upcoming Album The Rest is History Intro/Outro music "Obsessed and so Obscure - Phil Scragg Remix" originally from The Small Hours - 2016, Written and Performed by Matt Berry, Acid Jazz Records/Witchazel Ltd --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/obsessedobscure/message

Como solía decir el predicador de Nueva York, Tim Keller, "todo verdadero amor que cambia la vida es un sacrificio sustitutorio". La Buena Noticia que nos trae Marcos no es una iluminación que nos de mayor conocimiento, ni un modelo de vida a seguir como ejemplo, sino un acto de rescate (10:45). El cristianismo no consiste en los sacrificios que podamos hacer para Dios, sino el que Él ha hecho por nosotros en Cristo Jesús. Tras la sintonía de Ruta 66, que oímos esta vez en la voz del sueco Mats Ronander, escuchamos la petición de "Rescate" (1980) de Ian McCulloch en el primer álbum de Echo & The Bunnymen, que se ve perdido, ya que todo ha ido mal. Más claramente cristiano es el ruego del galés Mike Peters en su impresionante súplica con La Alarma: "¡Rescátame!" (1987). Aún más emocionante es el anuncio del hijo del obispo anglicano de Irlanda del Norte, Neil Hannon con la Comedia Divina, de que "Viene el rescate" (2016). Para mostrar el significado cósmico que supone el sacrificio de rescate que Cristo hace en la cruz hemos recurrido esta vez a una película espacial de "Gravedad" (2013). La obra que han hecho los hermanos mejicanos Cuarón nos traslada ahora a una misión a bordo del transbordador Explorer, donde el veterano astronauta que interpreta George Clooney tiene que sacrificarse para rescatar a la doctora encarnada por la angustiada Sandra Bullock. Escuchamos su intento de oración cuando se encuentra perdida en el espacio y la respuesta divina, que comenta José de Segovia con la música de la banda sonora original de Steven Price. Ese "Amor que me rescata" es al que canta Bono en 1988 tras soñar con Bob Dylan y recibir una llamada suya de teléfono a continuación. Estas dos grandes figuras de la cultura popular se unen por su fe en este tema que apareció en la película "Rattle & Hum". Y si hay un grupo conocido en español por la palabra Rescate, esa es la banda argentina del ahora fallecido Ulises Eyherabide, que se formó para comunicar el mensaje cristiano en la ciudad de San Nicolás de los Arroyos (Buenos Aires) en 1987. Una de sus canciones más conocidas precisamente es la dedicada al episodio que cierra este capítulo del Evangelio según Marcos (vv. 46-52), la curación milagrosa del ciego "Bartimeo", que se llama en realidad "Deja que te toque". La escuchamos en vivo y entraremos con Jesús en Jerusalén en el próximo programa sobre el siguiente capítulo de esta Buena Noticia...

RTD has revived the Doctor Who hype machine and Ben and David have been lapping it up. They enthuse over the many costume reveals for Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor and other members of the cast. Ben, who has been in England this past month, liked the Doctor Who trailer that dropped before EuroVision this year on BBC and is picking up a palpable buzz about the coming 60th anniversary series. Plus speculation if there will be a musical episode with Ncuti? Then, in the second part of the podcast, at about the 20:30 mark, we chat about the 2023 William Hartnell story rankings in Doctor Who Monthly. The intro and outro music is "Love Don't Roam" featuring Neil Hannon and composed by Murray Gold. We recorded this episode on 19 May 2023.

In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Legge, Co-Writer & Director of LOLA. 1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future.This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace theirinner punk well before the movement came into existence.But with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine for good to intercept information from the futurethat could help with military intelligence. The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the waragainst the Nazis. While Thom becomes intoxicated by LOLA, Mars begins to realise the terrible consequences of its power. LOLA was co-written with Angeli Macfarlane and stars Emma Appleton and Stefanie Martini, with original score by Neil Hannon. LOLA is in cinemas from 7th April 2023

When your host purchased The Divine Comedy's Fin De Siècle in 1998, I couldn't quite penetrate it at the time. Listening again to the record in preparation for this conversation with Neil Hannon  I have to say, I missed out. As Hannon describes himself, the album was “a musical hallucinogen". Essentially a sombre affair in which Hannon exercises all his fascinations with troubadour influences, Scott Walker, Jacques Brel, even Charles Aznavour. Oh, and Faith No More. And why not? Despite its rather avant garde nature, the album plays host to The Divine Comedy's biggest hit and probably best known song, The National Express. Why, I wondered, would a pop star like Neil Hannon possibly be travelling around the country by coach? (you'll have to listen in for the answer). The Divine Comedy perhaps never made the ‘A List' of the 1990s British music boom. Hannon's journey was not that of Oasis, The Stone Roses or Blur, or even more kindred spirits, Pulp. But, Hannon still had three solid years of full-on fame. As he describes it:“The heights and the valleys are shallower in my experience than Suede or others. But, I looked through my old diaries recently and the difference between one year and the next - suddenly I didn't have a day to myself for the next three years. It drove me mad, but I came out the other side”. With that quote, Neil Hannon captures his very own successful recipe for longevity - namely don't get too carried away. However, that gentle roller coaster ride has rolled on, largely down to Hannon's ability to write very good songs. Those songs and Hannon's independent, self-reliance has seen The Divine Comedy mature very nicely indeed. Despite the industry's ebbs and flows since his debut album Fanfare for the Comic Muse in 1990, Hannon still gets asked to do interesting projects (writing the music for a Willie Wonka prequel), still goes on successful tours (pandemic permitting) and still gets played on the radio (now & again). I asked Neil if that really is the secret to longevity in pop music - on top of everything else - to be able to knock out great songs?“I feel like it might be. You never quite know. I sat in the control room in Abbey Road while the orchestra played their part on Our Mutual Friend. I remember thinking well, that's the best thing I've ever done. “After Regeneration [2001] I knew I had to change things or I'm doomed. I have to make the record that makes me happy. I went back to the source - pure 60s orchestral pop with layers of golden age British pop. It got me back on course. It was easier after that. To know you don't have to go looking - just do what you do - and an audience will come”. The amazing thing about bands of longevity is how new audiences keep on coming. No doubt a benefit of the streaming era, always on music, playlists and discovery algorithms. But good songs are the essential ingredient and Hannon has a bounty of them.  As a "musical entity, a singer-songwriter", Hannon is a rather distant pop star.“I'm not sure I was ever really a pop star, though at one point I did read the manual, so I knew what I was doing”.Sounds like it. Full article at https://www.songsommelier.comSupport the show

In episode #82 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. Having completed his third decade as a recording artist, The Divine Comedy recently released Charmed Life - The Best Of The Divine Comedy - a collection of his finest moments.  A 24 track career-spanning roster of hit singles and fan favourites, compiled by Neil and remastered at Abbey Road Studios, Charmed Life includes monumental tracks ‘National Express', ‘Something For The Weekend', ‘Songs of Love', ‘Our Mutual Friend', ‘A Lady of A Certain Age', ‘To The Rescue' and ‘Norman and Norma'. It also features the brand new track ‘The Best Mistakes.' In this interview, Neil talks about the new greatest hits collection, growing up in N.Ireland, songwriting, his work on the new Wonka prequel and lots more.

 On this week's Talkhouse Podcast we've got a pair of songwriters who share a serious dedication to the craft, a slightly sardonic outlook on life, and deep, incredible catalogs: Neil Hannon and Ben Folds. Neil Hannon is from Northern Ireland, and it's safe to say that he and the band that he's fronted for the past 30 years, the Divine Comedy, are a bit better known in Europe than in the States. Under the Divine Comedy name, Hannon has released a dozen delightfully clever albums, the latest of which is 2019's Office Politics. If you're a newbie and that seems far too much to catch up on, you're in luck: Just this year, the Divine Comedy released a fantastic greatest-hits set called Charmed Life. Hannon has also kept himself busy over the years writing an opera of sorts, as well as composing the theme songs to two beloved British sitcoms, The IT Crowd and Father Ted—the latter show comes up at the beginning of this conversation. Another thing you'll hear Hannon reference in this chat is “Wonka money”—he's referring to the fact that he's composing the music for the upcoming Willy Wonka movie starring Timothee Chalamet. Not too shabby. Here's a little bit of the Divine Comedy's “The Best Mistakes.” Ben Folds, as you'll hear in this conversation, is a huge fan of Hannon and his music. They've played together in the past and they plan to again; you'll even hear them chatting about an orchestral series of concerts that Folds helps produce at the Kennedy Center. Folds, of course, is the piano-playing maestro who led the Ben Folds Five during the ‘90s, then struck out on his own for a vastly varied career in music. In addition to more pop-oriented albums, he's collaborated with everyone from William Shatner to Weird Al; he's written a piano concerto for the Nashville Symphony, released a well received memoir, and started a podcast in which he interviews interesting folks from various walks of life. Another guest who makes us all feel lazy. Damn it, Folds! For this chat, the old friends were in vastly different time zones: Hannon in Ireland and Folds in Australia, the former ready for bed and the latter just waking up. They talk about their admiration for each other—and how they don't really understand current pop music, because they know they're not supposed to. They talk about the downsides of ProTools and the upsides of the pandemic. And you get to hear Ben Folds say the phrase “getting on fucking Talkhouse and kissing ass,” which made my week. Enjoy. Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast, and thanks to Ben Folds and Neil Hannon for chatting. If you liked what you heard, please follow Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting platform. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time!

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11 of Song Chronicles. Our special guest today is Thomas Walsh, an Ivor Novello-nominated songwriter who is the front person and songwriter behind the Irish pop-rock project Pugwash. As a band, Pugwash released six albums and toured through the UK and Ireland before Thomas returned Pugwash to its roots as a solo project with the most recent album Silverlake. He's currently at work on a new solo album. Pugwash in 2015 We also talk about The Duckworth Lewis Method, his collaboration with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, and what it's like working with a true partner in co-writing.  The Duckworth Lewis Method Thomas is an incredible writer of melodies. We talk about the songwriting process, how he often dreads the process but loves the result, and how he usually writes from his own experience. Though he feels the need to be modest about his own songwriting, I get him to share his favorites of his own songs that he's written throughout his career. As he shares, it's often the songs that come to you quickly that turn out the best. Thomas performing in 2015 Thomas is a walking encyclopedia of music with the biggest record collection I've ever seen. He shares his obsession with the labels printed on records and the sense memories he associates with 70s music. He talks about getting to work with many of his influences, including Jeff Lynne, co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra, who told him a funny story about how George Harrison found his awards to be highly valuable — in the garden. You'll also hear a fun story about singing Kinks songs with Ray Davies in the pub. Thomas with Jeff Lynne Enjoy this in depth conversation with a true lover of music.

Hear all the music on our rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunkA mash-up of Burt Bacharach, Scott Walker and Michael Nyman for the modern day, Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy tells us about his new best of album Charmed Life, 30 years in pop, and lovely horses.Neil joins guest Hannah Verdier plus Sîan and Andrew to discuss Guillermo del Toro's grand guignol fable Nightmare Alley, the joy of angst on the new Eels album, and low-key suspense movie Framed on Amazon Prime. And comedy writer David Quantick tells us about his friend and hero Barry Cryer who died this week.“I started a radio show because I wanted to force my musical tastes down the public's throats.” – Neil Hannon“I thought I missed all the fun in the 90s, but I preferred leaving parties after an hour and coming home to a sherry in front of Frasier…” – Neil“So many films are now like pop videos, but Guillermo del Toro really dwells on his scenes.” – Neil on Nightmare Alley“Olly Alexander is one of those pop stars who would be great Smash Hits fodder.” – Hannah Verdier“Who wouldn't love a song that rhymes ‘Colin Firth' with ‘earth'?” – Neil on EelsWritten and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)' by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production.Rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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