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Oh! Brother

Paul and Steve Hanley

60 episodes

1 week ago

Tales from one of Britain's most influential post-punk bands, The Fall. From the rhythm section that brought you Hex Enduction Hour, brothers Paul and Steve Hanley provide insight and anecdotes from their time in the band, along with interviews with other members, people involved with the band and fans from the world of music and beyond.

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Tales from one of Britain's most influential post-punk bands, The Fall. From the rhythm section that brought you Hex Enduction Hour, brothers Paul and Steve Hanley provide insight and anecdotes from their time in the band, along with interviews with other members, people involved with the band and fans from the world of music and beyond.

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Episodes (20/60)

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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Through The Red Door

Merry Christmas, Pod-fans! For this festive treat we decided to join up with Red Army Reaction for that grandest of Boxing Day traditions, a family quiz! Hosted by the inimitable Terry Christian, an authoritative voice for all things music and football, our two almost specialist subjects. Thanks for all your support through the year, and thanks again to Terry for hosting. Plenty more to come from us here at Oh! Brother in 2026, with loads of great guests and the Futures and Pasts Festival. Merry Christmas from Paul and Steve!

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1 week ago

59 minutes 30 seconds

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DOMINIC BRUNT - Hard Life In Country

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome actor, director and horror fan Dominic Brunt to the show. Best known as Paddy from Emmerdale, Dominic talks us through discovering The Fall via Mr Pharmacist, seeing them dozens of times over the years, and narrowly missing out on a couple of infamous gigs. We also chat welding and drama school, life on a long‑running soap, making low‑budget horror and zombie films, Romanian bear rescues and accidentally saving a lion. Hope you enjoy!

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3 weeks ago

55 minutes 8 seconds

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MARK REEDER - Against The Wall

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Mark Reeder to the show. The Berlin-based producer talks us through his journey from Manchester to Berlin, putting on illegal gigs in the GDR, smuggling East German uniforms back to the West, and his encounters with The Fall along the way. We also discuss life behind the Wall, the collision of post‑punk and electronic music, and how those years shaped his work as a producer and label runner. Hope you enjoy!

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1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes 17 seconds

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IAN BROUDIE - The Story Goes

This week on Oh! Brother, we are delighted to welcome Ian Broudie to the show. The Lightning Seeds frontman and renowned producer talks us through his early days in Big in Japan, his production work with the Bunnymen, The Coral, The Zutons and The Fall, and the unexpected path that led to one of the nation’s favourite football songs. Hope you enjoy!

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1 month ago

57 minutes 35 seconds

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PAUL SIMPSON - My Boyish Days

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Paul Simpson - Liverpool legend, founder of The Wild Swans and original member of The Teardrop Explodes. From formative nights at Eric’s and early encounters with The Fall, to coming up with one of post-punk’s most poetic band names and introducing Julian Cope to Scott Walker. We chat about post‑punk tribes, unexpected fame in the Philippines, and a memorable meeting with Paul McCartney. Big thanks to Paul for joining us this week - hope you enjoy!

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2 months ago

1 hour 18 seconds

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DAREN GARRETT - When Your Profession Dropped You in a Job

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are thrilled to welcome friend of the show Daren Garrett through our virtual doors. A whistle-stop tour through some iconic post punk bands, the guys discuss Daren's time with Pram, The Nightingales, The Fall and his current projects, including the coining of the phrase Dubabilly (exact spelling tbc). Perhaps the only man to turn down 2 invitations to join the group, Daren was a member of the Fall from 2013 - 2015, and featured in the now iconic Glastonbury performance and was part of a brilliant 2 drummer line up with Keiron Melling. Big thanks to Daren for joining us this week, hope you enjoy!

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2 months ago

46 minutes 11 seconds

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JIM GLENNIE - Something of a Pleasure

Our guest this week is the wonderful Jim Glennie, bassist and founding member of James. We discuss phone calls from Brian Eno, Chesney Hawkes’ baseball caps, and the unlikely kindness of bank managers, as well as the brutal nature of the music industry and the delights of vegetarian cuisine. Hope you enjoy!

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3 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes 6 seconds

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WILL SERGEANT - Read It In Books

Our guest this week is Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist, author and polymath, Will Sergeant. We chat about first encounters with The Fall, drum machines gone wrong, icy trips to Berlin, Top of the Pops dressing rooms and why Liverpool bands feared “selling out.” Hope you enjoy!

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3 months ago

1 hour 1 minute 9 seconds

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MAT OSMAN - It's Always the Quiet Ones

Welcome to Series 6 of Oh! Brother. As we enter our Perverted by Language era, our guest this week is Suede bassist, journalist and author, Mat Osman. We chat about hearing The Fall for the first time in a Sussex bedroom, getting the call to support them on tour, Mark E. Smith’s unique way with compliments. We also discuss Suede, their formation, successes and reformation, and how Mat ended up writing novels in hotel rooms. Enjoy!

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4 months ago

59 minutes 20 seconds

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Q&A - So What About It?

For our series finale of Oh! Brother, we answer your pressing questions, some more open ended than others, with help of our resident Michael Parkinson, Nathan Hanley. Thanks for everyone who sent in questions, and thanks for all our great guests this series. We won't be away for long, with guests for next series already lined up. In the meantime, keep an eye on our socials for news. Thanks for listening!

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6 months ago

47 minutes 37 seconds

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MICKEY BRADLEY - Everything You Say Is Right

Our guest this week is the one and only Mickey Bradley, bass player, broadcaster, and all-round raconteur from sunny Derry. We dive into the early days of The Undertones, Terry Hooley's Good Vibrations label, death threats against Joe Strummer, and the eternal question of whether bands need "the" in their name. Hope you enjoy!

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7 months ago

58 minutes 17 seconds

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BRIX SMITH - This Is My Happening

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were thrilled to be joined by friend of the show, Brix Smith, for this week's episode, as we take a look back at the year that was, 1988. Tours, ballets, videos and phlegm, we reminisce about perhaps the world's busiest band's busiest ever year. Hope you enjoy!

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8 months ago

46 minutes 30 seconds

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DONALD JOHNSON - Oh! Brother LIVE

Recorded live at Wythenshawe Cultural Hub, we were thrilled to interview fellow Wythenshawrite Donald Johnson, best known for his storied career in A Certain Ratio. Stories of codpieces, drivers and The Hacienda make up this weeks show, amongst some discussion of music and drumming as well. Hope you enjoy!

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9 months ago

47 minutes 35 seconds

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PETE WYLIE - How I Didn't Get Where I Am Today

Our guest this week is the legend that is Pete Wylie. Pete and the guys, but let's be honest, mainly Pete, discuss the post-punk scenes developing in Liverpool and Manchester in the 70's and 80's, Pete's life in and out of bands, John Peel, Mark E Smith and more than a few others. Hope you enjoy!

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9 months ago

1 hour 16 minutes 30 seconds

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JOHN NIVEN - O Brother

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were delighted to speak to renowned author and less renowned A&R man, John Niven. Along side tales of the Fall, John regales us with stories of his own attempts at being a rock star, the creation of Steven Stelfox and the guys even find time to talk about the trials of being a working class artist. Enjoy!

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9 months ago

57 minutes 30 seconds

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SIMON 'DING' ARCHER - The Past

Simon 'Ding' Archer is our guest this week. Bass player and producer extraordinaire, Simon tells us about his times in an innumerable list of great bands, the art of singer-wrangling and the difference between being inside and outside the large Fall tent.

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10 months ago

48 minutes 24 seconds

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ELIS JAMES - Fiery Jack

Our guest this week is the one and only Elis James, welsh standup and podcast host. In a bumper edition of the podcast, we get into the weeds of Fall gigs, watching and supporting, welsh language music and comedy, and roast dinner etiquette. Hope you enjoy!

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11 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes 55 seconds

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ANDY DAWSON - Athletico Cured

Welcome to another edition of Oh! Brother. This week we welcome Andy Dawson, writer, podcaster, actor and avid Fall enjoyer. We discuss the hit and miss nature of watching The Fall, the trials and tribulations of Twitter and the wonderful and frightening world of the darts. Hope you enjoy!

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11 months ago

44 minutes 50 seconds

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IAN RANKIN - Real Noise Merchants

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Sir Ian Rankin to the show. The best selling author talks us through his brief stint as a punk front man, his writing processes and the intersection of literature and music. Hope you enjoy! This episode, as well as future episodes, was recorded in partnership with Forum Library Creative Space, see our socials for more details, or follow the link below:

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12 months ago

40 minutes 51 seconds

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CHRISTMAS 2024 - Ho! Ho! Ho! Brother

Merry Christmas one and all! In keeping with a Hanley family tradition, we have decided to mark the season with a quiz! We gathered members of the wider Fall family, for a quick game of "Name That Fall Tune". What says Christmas more than 7 people shouting over each other, not understanding the rules of a game. Fans of high fidelity audio and tight well rehearsed formats are invited to keep their thoughts to themselves. Hope you enjoy, and have a very merry Christmas, from all of us here at Oh! Brother.

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1 year ago

50 minutes 52 seconds