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Oh! Brother

by Paul and Steve Hanley
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  • DARYL EASLEA - The Sleevnotes Fellah

    October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Music writer, consultant and friend of the show Daryl Easlea sits down with Paul and Steve to explain how a request for 500 words on a budget CD launched his sleevenotes career. His first subjects were Sergio Mendes and the…

  • SIMON ARMITAGE - Reddish Light Arches

    September 25, 2026 · 48 min

    Recorded live at Futures and Pasts, this special episode of Oh! Brother sees Paul and Steve joined on stage by the Poet Laureate himself, Simon Armitage. Simon looks back on discovering The Fall as a teenager, his early gigs, and what it…

  • BARRY SUTTON - Beatnik Hurricane

    September 11, 2026 · 40 min

    This week Paul and Steve welcome Liverpool musician Barry Sutton, former Fall roadie and founder of Beatnik Hurricane. Barry recalls hearing Slates at 15, abandoning prog on the spot and beginning his long association with The Fall. He…

  • BADLY DRAWN BOY - Something To Talk About

    August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we were thrilled to welcome Manchester music legend and Mercury Prize-winner Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) to the show. Damon talks us through his early days as a tape-op at Square One Studios in Bury, his years…

  • BC CAMPLIGHT - A Sober Conversation

    August 14, 2026 · 46 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we welcome BC Camplight — aka Brian Christinzio. Brian discusses discovering the piano as a child, beginning his career in Philadelphia and finding a new home in Manchester. He also recalls his unusual…

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  • KATE THEMEN - Kicking Against Tradition

    August 3, 2026 · 51 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome drummer and academic Kate Themen to the show. Kate talks us through being recruited by Julia Nagle to play three shows with The Fall in April 1998, rehearsing the material at short…

  • ROB BARBATO - Mondays In Spaceland

    July 20, 2026 · 52 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Rob Barbato to the show. Rob talks us through joining The Fall at short notice in 2006, learning the set on the fly, touring America, recording with Mark E. Smith in Los Angeles, and…

  • ERWIN BLOM - Noisy Buggers

    July 6, 2026 · 53 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Erwin Blom to the show. Erwin takes us back to the late-70s Dutch punk scene and the formation of Eton Crop, talks about touring Holland and England, recording five Peel Sessions, and…

  • STEVE DIGGLE - Alive Tonight

    June 19, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Steve Diggle for a live episode covering his early life, the formation of Buzzcocks, and the first rush of punk in Manchester. We look back on 60s music, dead-end jobs, the Lesser Free…

  • TOMMY CROOKS - When You're Out Of Rocks, Give Them Real Soap

    June 5, 2026 · 60 min

    This week, Tommy Crooks joins us to talk art school, painting, Provence, East Lothian, and the chance meeting with Mark E. Smith on Leith Walk that led, somehow, to The Fall. Along the way, we get into first hearing “Totally Wired”, Craig…

  • JON SPENCER - Get Up & Do It

    May 22, 2026 · 49 min

    Joining us this week, the inimitable Jon Spencer. Jon talks us through P***y Galore, Blues Explosion, Heavy Trash, working with Steve Albini, US punk networks, record shops, and his current band. We also get onto The Fall, Jon supporting…

  • PAUL RESEARCH - Your Attention Please

    May 8, 2026 · 50 min

    This week on Oh! Brother, we’re joined by Paul Research of Scars. Paul talks Edinburgh punk, Fast Product, Horrorshow, touring with The Human League, and the making of Author! Author! There’s Fall chat too: Live at the Witch Trials…

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About the show

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.