Your Own Personal Beatles

Jack Pelling

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  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Robbie McIntosh's Personal Beatles

    Legendary guitarist and former member of Paul McCartney's band in the early 90s, Robbie McIntosh joins us on the podcast for the last of the series. Robbie chats to us about this time playing with Paul on the road and in the studio, recording Off The Ground and the MTV unplugged album, as well as his time with Talk Talk and The Pretenders. 


    For subscribers, in this week's Pick A Song, we discuss the little known deep cut, She Loves You. KBO! 

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    20 November 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Tom Sheehan's Personal Beatles

    Legendary rock photographer Tom Sheehan joins us on the pod this week to talk about his personal relationship with the Beatles, his favourite Fab fotos, rowing a boat at John and Ringo's old house, and what makes an iconic rock and roll portrait. 


    We also take a deep dive into That Mean's A Lot, a discarded track from the Help! sessions which was released on Anthology 2. 

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    13 November 2025, 12:54 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Lavinia Blackwall's Personal Beatles

    This week's guest sharing their Personal Beatles is the fantastically talented singer-songwriter, Lavinia Blackwall and her partner in music and life, Marco Rea. Lavinia and Marco join us from Scotland to talk about the influence of Ram and George Harrison on her brilliant new album, The Making.


    For our subscribers, we delve into the early Beatles catalogue for an in-depth look at There's a Place from Please Please Me in this week's Pick a Song. 

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    6 November 2025, 6:00 am
  • 56 minutes 6 seconds
    Covers Challenge Vol. 3 with Johnny White Really-Really

    Friend of the show, the inimitable Johnny White Really-Really returns for a third edition of the Beatles cover challenge.


    As has become customary, Jack, Robin and Johnny pick three songs to cover, beaver away over many months, and return to discuss the results.


    We are back for the second batch of Series 4, with new regular episodes along with bonus bits and Pick A Song, dropping from next week. KBO!

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    30 October 2025, 12:08 pm
  • 59 minutes 34 seconds
    Phil Wang's Personal Beatles

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


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


    Links of Note:


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

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/personalbeatles

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    31 July 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Elly Tindall's Personal Beatles

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


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


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


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    24 July 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Ruth Husko's Personal Beatles

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


    WARNING: Blue content ahead!


    Links of note:

    Peter Doggett blogpost:

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

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

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


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    10 July 2025, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    William Doyle's Personal Beatles

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


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


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    Links of note:


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

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

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

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    3 July 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    Jude Rogers' Personal Beatles

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


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


    Links of Note:


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

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

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


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    26 June 2025, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Mark Brown's Personal Beatles

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

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

    Links of note:

    https://www.thehornesection.com/

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

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    12 June 2025, 4:00 am
  • 57 minutes 35 seconds
    Ollie Judge's Personal Beatles

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


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


    Links of note:


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

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

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    5 June 2025, 4:00 am
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