Alan McClure

Beatle Blethers

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Alan McClure and Gerry Hassan chat about all things Beatle from their cosy corner of South West Scotland. Includes interviews with Beatle authors and musicians whose work has been influenced by the Fab Four.

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Alan McClure

Episodes

Season 2 Episode 6: You Say You Want a Revolution! John Lennon, musician and activist 18.06.2026 57:13

Gerry and Alan look at John's post-Beatles work, in particular his political activism and some of the resulting music.

Season 2 Episode 5: Back to the Egg - interview with Luca Perasi 18.06.2026 56:43

Alan and Gerry chat to Beatles author Luca Paresi about the final Wings album, exploring its evolving critical appreciation and its pivotal position in McCartney's solo discography.

Season 3 Episode 2: Top Ten McCartney Albums 18.06.2026 1:00:16

Gerry and Alan share their highly subjective top tens of Paul's post-Beatles material. What would yours look like?

Season 2 Episode 4: Ringo! 12.01.2026 1:01:27

Alan and Gerry explore the musical and personal chemistry which allowed Ringo Starr to become an indispensible part of The Beatles.

Season 2 Episode 3: Female Fandom (with Bea Martinez-Gatell) 30.11.2025 52:05

Gerry and Alan chat with author Bea Martinez-Gatell about female fanhood through history, inspired by her book 'Swoon - Fangirls, Their Idols and the Counterculture of Female Lust - from Byron to the Beatles'.

Season 2 Episode 2: Paul is Cool! Interview with JR Moores 11.11.2025 56:11

In this episode we chat to author JR Moores about Paul McCartney's cultural standing through the years, and celebrate its current justified heights.

Season 2 Episode 1b) Rubber Soul Side 2 27.10.2025 35:25

Second part of our celebration of this influential album.

Season 2 Episode 1a) Rubber Soul, Side 1 27.10.2025 50:23

Gerry and Alan take their first deep album dive, this time into the the 1965 classic Rubber Soul. Part 1.

Episode 5: Beatles Bootlegs and Beyond (with Adam Blake) 02.10.2025 1:14:27

Alan and Gerry are joined by Blues guitarist, sitarist and musical maestro Adam Blake, to discuss his enduring love of the band and the joys of hidden treasures in bootleg recordings.

Episode #4 Interview with Ken McNab 13.09.2025 49:16

Gerry and Alan are joined by Ken McNab, author of The Beatles in Scotland, Shake It Up Baby and And In The End, to discuss some of the most significant phases of the band's career.

Episode 3: Interview with Graeme Thomson 06.09.2025 34:15

This week we interview Graeme Thomson, author of George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door , to discuss George's role in the greatest band of all time.

Episode 2: The Beatles and Brian Wilson 28.08.2025 52:38

Recorded shortly after the sad passing of Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson, Alan and Gerry look at the relationship between the two bands and in particular the friendship between Brian and Paul McCartney.

Episode 1 - Introducing Beatle Blethers 23.08.2025 48:15

Alan and Gerry share their own Beatle obsessions and consider what (if anything) is left to say about the greatest band of all time.