Sombrero Fallout

SF0226 The Birds and the Bees 15.10.2026 1:09:10 ↓

An episode dedicated to the birds and the bees. Actual birds and bees, not what you might have in mind.

SF0225 Mountains 30.09.2026 1:07:04 ↓

From Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, K2 to Kilimanjaro, tracks inspired by mountains.

SF0224 30 Years Ago: Belle and Sebastian Begin 17.09.2026 1:07:04 ↓

Celebrating 30 years of Belle and Sebastian and focusing on their origins in 1996-97.

SF0223 Odysseus and the World of Myth 03.09.2026 1:08:02 ↓

In the wake of Christopher Nolan's movie 'The Odyssey', an episode about Greek and Roman myths plus other mythologies from around the world.

SF0222 The Return of the Durutti Column 20.08.2026 1:07:51 ↓

After a gap of many years following physical incapacity, Vini Reilly's Durutti Column is back. In this episode some benchmark tracks from the band and the artists they influenced.

SF0221 Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Part Three) 06.08.2026 1:08:34 ↓

SF0221 Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Part Three) by Ian Deeker Forth

SF0220 The Tempest (Shakespeare Part Two) 22.07.2026 1:06:58 ↓

The second in our Shakespeare trilogy: songs about tempests, storms, heavy rain, thunder, lightning and conflagrations.

SF0219 The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Part 1) 09.07.2026 1:09:44 ↓

First in a trilogy, with tunes based on Shakespeare's plays. First up, The Comedy of Errors.

SF0218 All-New Gripping Dramas! 25.06.2026 1:07:42 ↓

A humorous selection of titles suggesting new TV dramaa and documentaries. For example, English Murder Mystery, Clean Kill, Snow Angel.

SF0217 50 Years On - Punk Rock 76-77 11.06.2026 1:10:15 ↓

It's 50 years since the first explosion of punk rock. Here's a selection of tracks from 1976 and 1977.

SF0216 Into the Garden 28.05.2026 1:34:07 ↓

An episode devoted to all things garden-related - flowers, plants, grass and so on

SF0215 "It was 20 years ago today" 2006 Revisited 14.05.2026 1:07:38 ↓

SF0215 "It was 20 years ago today" 2006 Revisited by Ian Deeker Forth

SF0214 Manchester Part 2 1984 - 2026 30.04.2026 1:08:41 ↓

The second of our two-part series on Manchester, this one covering the "post post-punk era"

SF0213 Manchester (Part One) 1978-83 16.04.2026 1:09:46 ↓

Part one of a two-part series surveying the legendary Manchester scene. This episode puts the post-punk era under the miscoscope.

SF0212 Synth Punk Today 01.04.2026 1:08:02 ↓

Synthpunk has a glorious heritage, but these are the synthpunk artists who are bringing it today

SF02011 New Beginnings 19.03.2026 1:08:40 ↓

After 200 episodes, our Readers' Poll episodes and the sad demise of the podcast spaniel Toby, it's time to start al over again.

SF0210 Slide Guitar Special with Dave Kelly 14.03.2026 1:09:27 ↓

Interviewing the legendary Dave Kelly, ex The Blues Band, who's played with all the blues greats. Special focus on the slide guitar.

SF0209 The Digital Age 05.03.2026 1:08:17 ↓

We live in the Digital Age - and here are some tracks about what's that like.

SF0208 Songs from our poll that got one vote 19.02.2026 1:07:47 ↓

A shout-out to some of our generous patrons, friends and sponsors with their choice of tracks that didn't make our Bicentennial Poll.

SF0207 The Bicentenary Poll Ep7 #10-1 05.02.2026 1:20:31 ↓

At last! The Top Ten Songs of All-Time, as voted by you, the podcast listener.

SF0207 The Bicentenary Poll Ep6 #25-11 02.02.2026 1:42:18 ↓

The penultimate tranche of songs in our Listeners' Poll 2026.

SF0206 The Bicentenary Poll Ep5 #40-26 29.01.2026 1:34:27 ↓

Into the Top 40 we go on our All-Time Listeners Poll.

SF0205 The Bicentenary Poll Ep4 #55-41 26.01.2026 1:33:14 ↓

So we reach the halfway stage of our All-Time Poll, as voted for by listeners to the Sombrero Fallout podcast.

SF0204 The Bicentenary Poll Ep3 #70-56 21.01.2026 1:31:48 ↓

The third episode in the Top 100 rundown of listeners' favourite tracks

SF0203 The Bicentenary Poll Ep2 #85-71 19.01.2026 1:32:49 ↓

The second in our tranche of listeners' all-time choices from music played on the Sombrero Fallout podcast.