Two Big Egos in a Small Car
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Episode 136: Martin Creed; Vinyl Sessions Return; David Brewis Orchestra; Heathers The Musical in York
Charles finally gets to report on his experience at the Martin Creed exhibition at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate. Graham shares an update on his return to his Vinyl Sessions music tal…
Episode 137: 2023 FiIm Releases and AI's future in film; Bad Behaviour in Theatres and Martin Amis RIP
Graham and Charles discuss whether 2023 has been a bad year for movies so far but conclude that perhaps hope is on its way from the Cannes festival. Hope for sure with the new films b…
Episode 135: Ed Sheeran Wins in Court; The State of British films; Bob Stanley in Harrogate; Mayflies musical in York
Graham and Charles look at the impact of the copyright court case against Ed Sheeran and the trend for confessional albums as Sheeran releases his latest, Subtract. Non-pilgrim Charles…
Episode 134: Ed Sheeran in Court; BBC 6 Music Crisis: Brit Comedy The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Sympathy for the Sheeran: Why Ed deserves to beat Marvin Gaye in the current copyright court case. And why Status Quo's Francis Rossi has a point. Does the downgrading of old skool indi…
Episode 133: Art Special - Harrogate and York
Graham and Charles focus on art this week. Graham looks at three high quality contemporary art exhibitions on at the same time in three different galleries in Harrogate and Charles enth…
Episode 132: Harrogate's Music Scene; Ryan Adams Live; King Crimson; Ai Wei Wei; Coronation Chicken?
Graham reveals the decline in the Harrogate music scene. Charles reports back on Ryan Adams live in York. In the court of the Crimson King - Graham gets a little proggy and reflects on …
Episode 131: U2 Re-visited; Suede Live; New John Godber Play; Lord of the Flies in Leeds; John Ruskin
Charles catches up with U2's new album, Songs of Surrender. Graham reflects on the remarkable revival of Suede and why their gig in Leeds was one of the best he's ever seen. Graham repo…
Episode 129: Oscars Results; Francis Rossi from Status Quo; Edinburgh International Film Festival Update; Celebrating The Go Betweens
Charles and Graham eat humble pie after their Oscar predictions and reflect on the results of this year's Academy Awards. Graham looks ahead to Francis Rossi of Status Quo's spoken word…
Episode 130: Ai Wei Wei's Memoir; Martin Roscoe and John Ruskin in the Lake District; Coronation Spotify List; U2's fortifying Songs Of Surrender or not; Edinburgh Filmhouse Update
Graham reports on Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei's new memoir and on an encounter with classical pianist Martin Roscoe in John Ruskin's Lake District abode. Is King Charles III's Coronation …
Episode 128: Hockney's Yorkshire Spring at Salt's Mill; Edinburgh International Film Festival Update; Oscars Forecast; Tarantino's Book; Field Music's David Brewis - New Album
In a whistle-stop tour of everything cultural, Charles reports on David Hockney's Yorkshire Wolds exhibition at Salt's Mill; Graham gives an update on where things are at for the Edinb…
Episode 127: Quentin Tarantino's book on Cinema; BAFTAs and Oscars; Luke Haines & REM's Peter Buck and Fairport Convention concerts; Imitating The Dog's estuary city Macbeth
Graham is mightily impressed by Quentin Tarantino's meditation on film, Cinema Speculation. Charles and Graham look back on the BAFTAs and ahead to the Oscars with their own predictions…
Episode 126: New Order - the Mexican/French Film that slipped under the radar; Told By An Idiot's Charlie & Stan; Anthony Beevor's book on the Russian Civil War; The Harrogate Man Who Played with The Beatles
Graham eulogises about a brilliant but neglected Mexican-French film from 2020, New Order.
Charles reports on the latest Told By An Idiot show, Charlie & Stan, alias Chaplin & Laurel, "t…
Episode 125: The Future of Theatre in Home X; Imitating The Dog's Macbeth; Brit Awards Fiasco
Charles reports on "the future of theatre" as presented by An-Ting Chang's Kakilang at York Theatre Royal Studio in their multiverse production of Home X.
Graham gets spooked by Imitatin…
Episode 124: Hamish Hawk; Velvet Underground; Jon Stewart's Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God
Graham reports back on seeing singer/songwriter Hamish Hawk at Leeds Brudenell. Charles and Graham reflect on Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground documentary with Charles also referring to …
Episode 123: RIP Television's Tom Verlaine; Oscars Nominations - Who Will Win?; Jarvis Cocker's Good Pop Bad Pop vs Jon Stewart's Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God
In this week's episode, Graham and Charles pay tribute to the unique sound of Television's Tom Verlaine and the American guitarist's contribution to punk and post-punk music. Now that t…
Episode 122: Film focus on Tár, Babylon and Empire Of Light and first thoughts on Belle And Sebastian's surprise new album
Charles and Graham pick up their discussion of the new Cate Blanchett film, Tár and explore the furore surrounding its controversial depiction of a female conductor, then turn the spotl…
Episode 121: Sick Graham; Simon Nicol from Fairport Convention; Songs to Survive the Apocalypse; RIP Robbie Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive and Lisa Marie Presley; historian Antony Beevor on the Russian Civil War; Cate Blanchett in Tár
Still feeling rough, Graham reports on his interview with Simon Nicol from Fairport Convention. Inspired by a discussion with Jon Boden, Charles challenges Graham to come up with songs…
Episode 120: Interview with York musician Chris Helme on 25th anniversary of The Seahorses' rise...and sudden fall
In this special extended edition, Charles and Graham interview York musician Chris Helme - co-founder of The Seahorses with Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. As he marks 25 years since…
Episode 119: Edinburgh International Film Festival update; Terry Hall RIP; Pete Doherty and Barbara Charone Music Memoirs
AS the old year ends, Graham and Charles reflect on the progress to try to save the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In a year of many high-profile deaths, Terry Hall's seems part…
Episode 117: André Rieu in Dublin; Stereolabin Leeds; Van Gogh in York; What Links Kerouac and Pynchon?
Graham interrupts early with André Rieu news, then goes back to the future...again with Stereolab at Leeds Stylus. Charles turns all immersive about the cutting-edge attempt to entertai…