Right Back At Ya! - The 2000s Pop Music Podcast

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• 25 Years of Pop Idol Series 1: Part Two - Will Young, Gareth Gates, Darius, Zoe Birkett [Reissue]

  October 23, 2026 · 50 min

  It was a big 'YES' from us when it came time to reissue our "Pop Idol" episode for the series' 25th anniversary! Romford's most prolific #TeamWill campaigner Joel is taking Aussie expat David on a nostalgic profile of Series 1 finalists…

• 25 Years of Pop Idol Series 1: Part One - Sarah Whatmore, Rosie Ribbons, Haylie Evetts, Jessica Garlick [Reissue]

  October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  25 years ago, the very first series of "Pop Idol" kicked off in the UK on ITV, going on to attract over 10 million viewers and become a national obsession. The pop culture phenomenon spawned the careers of Will Young, Gareth Gates, Darius…

• Rachel Stevens - 21 Years of "Come And Get It" Part Three: The Album [Reissue]

  October 20, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

  This is the glittery grand finale of our three-part deep dive and oral history of Rachel Stevens' "Come And Get It" album, one of the greatest pop albums of the 2000s. This episode is packed with exclusives that no S Club and Rachel fan…

• Rachel Stevens - 21 Years of "Come And Get It" Part Two: 'So Good' and 'I Said Never Again (But Here We Are)' [Reissue]

  October 19, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  Amidst a puff of smoke machine across a sticky regional gay club dancefloor, Joel and David are meeting you in July 2005, rocking cropped leather gloves for the 'spiritual lead single' of the album. 'So Good' - written by friend of the…

• Rachel Stevens - 21 Years of "Come And Get It" Part One: 'Some Girls' and 'Negotiate With Love' [Reissue]

  October 17, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

  Top up the champagne and don a pair of zip-up boots, dallyn! We are celebrating 21 years of one of the greatest pop albums of the 2000s: Rachel Stevens' "Come And Get It". Featured on The Guardian's "1000 Albums You Must Listen To Before…

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