Two Big Egos in a Small Car
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Thursday Murder Club film; Highlights of the Edinburgh International Film Festival; Reception; a new musical using songs by David Gedge, The Wedding Present and Cinerama
Fresh back from the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Graham and Charles launch into a review of their film festival experience, picking out their highlights including the very hig…
Episode 236: Joan Didion on Civil War; The Naked Gun with Liam Neeson; The strange death of the writer of Grosse Pointe Blank
Graham takes a look at a classic Joan Didion essay, exploring how Joan Didion's observations in her 1983 essay Salvador - on America's involvement in the civil war in El Salvador - now …
Episode 235: Chris Simpson and Magna Carta Update; Deershed Festival; Bradford 2024 - The Railway Children
Graham gives an update on promotion around Chris Simpson and Magna Carta both with the Vinyl Sessions event in Harrogate and Chris Simpson's appearance at the Magna Carta exhibition lau…
Episode 234: Dave Gedge Live at Rise, York; Katja Hoyer's Book on East Germany 1949-1990; F1 Movie with Brad Pitt
Following last episode's interview with The Wedding Present's Dave Gedge, Charles and Graham report on seeing him live in an accoustic gig at Rise, York. Graham does the hard work readi…
Episode 233: Interview Special with David Gedge from The Wedding Present
Charles and Graham welcome The Wedding Present's David Gedge to the podcast.
They talk to him about current projects and the anniversaries for classic Wedding Present albums that seem to…
Episode 232: Interview Special with Emma Swan talking about her debut children's Cruiseship Kid plus Rotherham Children's Capital of Culture; Chris Simpson and Magna Carta
Rotherham born, West End actress, Emma Swan is our guest, talking about her debut middle grade children's novel, Cruiseship Kid: Thief at Sea. Emma recently launched her novel at Rother…
Episode 231: Glastonbury; Oasis - get ready; Gang of Four live at the Brudenell; More streaming data now; Shifty Documentary by Adam Curtis; EIFF Update
It’s June and it’s Glastonbury, Graham is in clover, Charles less so. It’s also almost time for Oasis to start their comeback tour.
Meanwhile, in the real world, Graham has been to see p…
Episode 230: Streaming Giants; Zombies are us - 28 Years Later; Fyfe Dangerfield live in Leeds
Graham chews over fascinating new data on how the popularity of heritage rock acts compares to today's pop juggernauts in the streaming world.
The duo consider whether Danny Boyle and Al…
Episode 229: Pulp's new album More; Remembering Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys; Bang & Olufsen Harrogate; The Rilling Stones Exhibition at Sledmere House
Graham and Charles dissect Pulp’s new album more - but is it more Leonard Cohen than Roxy Music?
What Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys meant to me - Graham remembers - in four brief parts…
Episode 228: Press Tickets Fiasco; Richard Hawley; Sheffield and the Sheffield Water
Charles discusses the trend of theatre companies not offering press tickets and wonders if a place of record even exists today.
Charles reflects on interviewing Richard Hawley. Richard H…
Episode 227: Interview Special - Jamie Taylor, author of Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp
Charles and Grahamspeak to Sheffield's Jamie Taylor whose first book is Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from The Human League to Pulp.
Published by Manchester University…
Episode 226: Gary Oldman in Krapp's Last Tape; Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii Re-issued; The Murder Capital Live in Leeds; Chaper 3 of Graham Chalmers' Book on Magna Carta
Graham looks at the re-issued Pink Floyd live in Pompeii film: When rock was classical music.
Graham reports on meeting assistant manager of Notts County at final Harrogate Town Home mat…
Episode 225: Interview Special with Author of The North Road, Rob Cowen
Charles and Graham are delighted to invite Harrogate based poet and author, Rob Cowen back onto the show to talk about his highly acclaimed new book, The North Road.
About Rob Cowen
Rob C…
Episode 224: Kamasi Washington live in Leeds; Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra at Bradford 2025; Record Store Day in Bradford and the Leeds Indie scene; The politics of Comedy - Al Murray followed by John Simpson (not together)
The old is the new: Graham on experiencing modern US jazz star Kamasi Washington at Project House in Leeds.
Good news for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture as art deco venue is to reopen …
Episode 223: Music Venue Crisis; My Bloody Valentine; Sam Mendes’ Beatles Films; Val Kilmer RIP; Public Service Broadcasting
Graham and Charles take a look at the struggle facing small venues in the UK, the continuing rise in ticket prices and the beauty of My Bloody Valentine.
Graham examines why The Beatle…
Episode 222: Interview Special With Toby Manning - Music Journalist and Author of Mixing Pop and Politics: A Marxist History of Popular Music
Interview special: Toby Manning
Toby Manning is a London-based music journalist, author, and academic with a career spanning popular culture, music, and political history. He’s best know…
Episode 221:Topping Books open in York; Alto Knights with Robert de Niro; Edwyn Collins' New album; Harrogate Sessions Re-visit A Hard Day's Night and Help!
Graham and Charles report that York is about to have Britain's biggest independent book store with Topping Books https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/
Is it going to be an opportunity or threa…
Episode 220: Steven Soderbergh's new film Black Bag; Glastonbury Festival Lineups; Scottish indie music in Grant McPhee's new book Postcards from Scotland
Graham explores why Steven Soderberg's new spy/com film, Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender isn't as good as his best and most under-rated film, The Limey from 199…
Episode 219: Anora Oscars Surprise; Beta Band Back; Richard Hawley Celebrates Coles Corner; Mickey 17 review
Graham rejects on this year’s Academy Awards: Is Anora really the Best Picture of this or any other year?
The Beta Band are reforming and are coming to Leeds.
Richard Hawley is to play M…
Episode 218 - Interview Special: Gary Stewart
CHarles and Graham interview Yorkshire-based Scottish musician, Gary Stewart.
Gary Stewart is a Scottish singer/songwriter who has carved out a strong fan-base in his adopted home of Yor…