Midnight Meets With Colin Murray
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Midnight Meets With Colin Murray
Colin talks to interesting people with fascinating life stories. No rules, no soundbites, just in-depth conversations with some incredible people.
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Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
Ahead of their 50th anniversary tour, Squeeze members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook chat to Colin Murray about their intense tour schedule, how the...
Adam Kay
“It’s not thick skin, it’s scar tissue.”
Doctor-turned-comedian and writer Adam Kay on why he left his medical career and if he’ll ever return...
Dave Hemingway
Former Beautiful South and Housemartins member Dave Hemingway on being raised in the Hull bar scene, how The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper is responsible for h...
Dom Joly
“I went straight out of a civil war and ended up hanging out with most of the current Tory cabinet… a very strange place to be”.
Comedia...
Martin Fry
ABC frontman Martin Fry on his love of late footballer George Best, starting as a music journalist before finding success in performing, the music sce...
Val McDermid
“A book is the most interactive form of entertainment there is”.
Crime writer Val McDermid chats to Colin Murray about keeping her char...
Howard Jones
Musician Howard Jones chats to Colin Murray about his Welsh heritage, migrating to Canada and how a near death experience involving vegetables gave hi...
Rick Witter
Lead vocalist of Shed Seven, Rick Witter, chats to Colin Murray about fan connection and commitment, the band’s music getting better with age and expe...
Tim Wheeler
Lead singer of Ash, Tim Wheeler, chats to Colin Murray about the band's latest album Chase the Night and their upcoming tour. The pair also get into h...
Mark Watson
Comedian Mark Watson on the underrepresentation of the city of Bristol. Do we hear the accent enough and how have they not had a football club in the...
Stephen Morris
Joy Division and New Order drummer, Stephen Morris, on being in a band as an older man, adapting to gig audiences, memories of Joy Division vocalist I...
Danny McNamara
Danny McNamara, founding member and frontman of Embrace chats to Colin Murray.
They discuss the 25th anniversary of their debut album The Good W...
Mark Thomas Part Two
In the second half of their chat, the pair go from Mark being on the MET police’s domestic extremism database, to public trust in police, Mark’s long...
Mark Thomas Part One
Comedian Mark Thomas and Colin Murray talk through the community of grassroots football, working with writer Ed Edwards, and Mark’s new theatre show E...
Sharleen Spiteri
“I still get that call from my sister saying, ‘Bring your scissors’, she never asks me to sing her a song!”
Sharleen Spiteri, lead singe...
Sam Ryder
Eurovision extraordinaire Sam Ryder chats to Colin Murray about all-time favourite singing voices, why he thinks cool is ‘the enemy’, what he’s learne...
Pam Ayres
Performance poet and comedian Pam Ayres chats to Colin Murray about influences like Spike Milligan, how her accent has affected her career, writing fo...
Sir Tony Robinson
Sir Tony Robinson on discovering archaic Roman mosaics, how his daughter inspired Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, what being political means to him, th...
Colin Jackson
World Champion sprinter Colin Jackson on his Director role with the Wings for Life world run, being namechecked in Aswad’s track Shine, how his passio...
Susanna Hoffs
The Bangles’ lead singer Susanna Hoffs shares career highlights including touring with Cyndi Lauper, having Robert Plant knock on their tour van, jamm...
Don Letts
Musician, director and DJ Don Letts chats to Colin Murray about the relationship between punk and reggae music, DJing at The Roxy, directing milestone...
James Haskell
Former England flanker James Haskell chats to Colin Murray about underdog mentality, DJ’ing across the world, touring his comedy show, writing about m...
John Robins
Comedian and broadcaster John Robins on night-time driving, comparing yourself to others, his love for the band Queen, his comedy partner Elis James,...
Craig Robinson
Comedian, actor and musician Craig Robinson on working with Eddie Murphy and Steve Carrell, his famous roles as Darryl Philbin in The US Office and Do...
Belinda Carlisle
Singer and former lead vocalist of 80s rock band The Go-Go’s Belinda Carlisle on imposter syndrome, how things changed once the band got sober, and wh...
Sara Pascoe
Comedian Sara Pascoe on self-deprecating jokes, being a ‘bad’ actor, her IVF process, and her mother’s fictional beef with one of the Spice Girls.
Betty Boo
90s artist Betty Boo on how she got into rapping, touring with Public Enemy, filming in a kebab shop with LL Cool J, what Vanilla Ice did to hip-hop,...
Johnny Borrell
Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell opens up about his drug use and moving to Belfast to get clean, his latest tour and how the band's communication ha...
Scott Mills
DJ Scott Mills on the evolution of radio and fame, how he deals with trolls, why he’s got a bridge named after him and the trait he shares with Colin...
Carol Decker
T’Pau lead singer Carol Decker on life before music, touring America as a British band, and the highs and lows of musical success.
Paul Sinha
Celebrity Chaser, stand-up comic and qualified doctor Paul Sinha – or, as he puts it, “the only openly gay British Asian qualified doctor & television...
Shirley Manson
The Garbage lead singer on accountability in song writing, connection and escapism when performing live, sexism, legacy, inspiration, and criticism ov...
Stephen K Amos
Comedian Stephen K Amos on race, identity and the significance of representation. And how his pick and mix ‘antics’ potentially contributed to the dem...
Derren Brown
British mentalist and illusionist Derren Brown on his writing process, isolation, being on the road and why nobody wants to see real magic. Oh, and hi...
Ranulph Fiennes
Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes on planning and executing the world’s first polar circumnavigation expedition, discovering a lost city and overcoming phobi...
Patrick Kielty
Comedian Paddy Kielty on protocol politics, identity, growing up during The Troubles and the evolution of comedy.
Stuart Braithwaite
The Mogwai guitarist on his memoir, the evolution of the music industry and his hero Robert Smith.
Tim Burgess
The Charlatans front man dissects his discography, musical career and the impact of his listening parties.
Tom Chaplin
Keane front man Tom Chaplin on his solo music, loss of youth and self-reflection and exploration.