Lost Immortals and Radio Hieroglyphics with Roy Stannard and Matt Staples

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 206 with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples Sun 5th March 5-7pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen We celebrate octogenerians this week with music from Mott's Ian Hunter, 83 years young and Ry Cooder 76, plus blues from Colchester, heavy soul from the 60s, some lively Zydeco, classic Nick Drake and The Cinematic Orchest...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 110 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 5th March 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen #Heavenly Heaven on earth is a state of being where everything falls into perfect harmony. It's a place where the sky is always a perfect shade of blue, the air is clean and fresh, and the people are kind and loving. In this earthly heaven, there's an abundance...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS  Ep 205 Sun 26.2.23 5-7pm⁠ with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples  on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM⁠  www.midsussexradio.co.uk⁠ ⁠  Lowe⁠ ⁠  In the early 70s when Punk was still a twinkle in Malcolm Mclaren's eye, a swashbuckling gang of bands were making a stirring racket in the Hope & Anchor, Islington and other North Lon...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 109 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 26th February 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen ⁠ ⁠ Right Here. Right Now. ⁠ Two  thousand years ago, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said that  “perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your  last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.” Malachy McCourt...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS   Ep 204 Sunday 19th February 2023 5-7pm ⁠ on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM ⁠ with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen⁠ ⁠ Songs that have not punched their weight get their chance of a comeback. Selected by our Lost Immortals Facebook followers. we play music that may have performed weakly in the charts, but pack a r...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 108 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 19th February 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Trois à cinq et pour toujours (Three to Five and Forever) Un cinq à sept is a typical French expression to describe an affair. The expression, which literally translates to 'five to seven', comes from the hour at which work days ends at 5pm, and the time di...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS  Ep 203 12.2.23 with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples  on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  Birch Trees?  Or a solid oak of a musician, writer, director and historian hailing from Southend called Will Birch?  We celebrate a hidden figure who appears Leonard Zelig-like amongst the succession...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 106 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 5thFebruary 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Better than the real thing Good 1st time, better 2nd. Some songs come into their own the second time around. Nothing Compares to U – but sometimes it does. With a little help from friends, covers stop being copies and start to define a song. Bob Dylan’s ‘All...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 201 Sunday 29th Jan 5-7pm with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Never Met a Dog Bizzarely, this week a pack of dog tunes have invaded the studio. Dada, BoyGenius, Green Day and Vinegar Joe lead the charge whilst OneLineDrawing urge us to get a dog. We even have Chlöe Howl on the show...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 105  With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM  Broadcast Sunday 29th Jan 2023 3-5pm  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  Heartstrings  When someone or something pulls at your heartstrings, you’re likely to go a little wobbly at the knees. So this week we have found some romantic songs that utilise string sections. That these include songs by...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 104 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 22nd Jan 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Invisible superheroes Never underestimate the people and things that go unnoticed. Imagine being able to make yourself, or someone else, vanish whenever you wanted. Of course, feeling like you're unnoticed or unloved - is no fun at all. Those are the times to ta...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 199 Sunday 15th Jan 2023 5-7pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Very few musicians have made music that trancends the ordinary in so many types and genres of music. Jeff Beck played pop, blues, rock, jazz and classical guitar. This week, sadly he left us. We start the show with our own tribute to the musician who co...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 103 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 15th Jan 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen ParentAge We’ve all been parents or known one. It’s the most important job that we’ll ever do and the most significant product of our time on earth. Parenting means being there and meeting basic needs, protection, preparation, love and leading Preparing children...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS  Ep 197 New Year's Day Sunday 1st January 2023 5-7pm  on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM with Roy Stannard and Matt Staples  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  Last year's resolutions..the ones you didn't keep? They are still the best ones. You lost them and won at the same time. Like the vinyl stolen at a party and recovered from a c...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 101 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 1st Jan 2023 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Dreams of a Life Dreams of a Life is a 2011 drama-documentary film, released by Dogwoof Pictures, directed by Carol Morley and starring ZAWE ASHTON as Joyce Carol Vincent, a London woman whose remains were discovered in her home in 2006, just over two years after...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS  Ep 196 Christmas Day 5-7pm 25.12.22  with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  On the one hand we have The Greedies, The Yobs and The Tractors - on the other Frank Sinatra, Peter, Paul & Mary and Diana Krall. Diverse, immortal and always surprising. Happy Christma...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 100  With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM  Sunday December 25th 2022 3-5pm  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  Christmas Music Therapy  Music is good for you, especially Christmas music. Studies show that listening to music has all kinds of positive effects on your body and mind, and your favourite Christmas music can be beneficial durin...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 99 with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sun 18th 5-7pm Listen live on www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen It's 7 days before Christmas and we gather the kings, wise men and shepherds  together and ask them for their favourite songs. The Outlets - Sheila (Whole New World, 1985) The Hoosiers – Choices (The Illusion...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 99 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday December 18th 2022 3-5pm Blue Christmas Christmas is defined largely by the media by the media. Just think about the annual John Lewis ad which sets out a perfect family Christmas but that is a myth for a lot of people. Social media is swamped by happy family images, Christmas trees and mince pies but this often t...

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 194 Sunday 11th 5-7pm with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples on Mid Sussex Radio103.8FM www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Time ain't Nothing Says Chuck the Prophet in Greeen on Red parchment as Ballboy goes on a Europwide search for love and the Thompson Twins investigate why love lies bleeding and Jellyfish feel like a glutton of sympathy. Labi...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 97 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday December 11th 2022 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Notes from Childhood Music is at its best when it looks back and recalls better times. It is especially poignant when the singer tries guide younger people or their younger selves with the benefit of wisdom and hindsight. This week we play songs that act lik...

Ep 193 4.12.22 Sunday 4th December 2022  5-7pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM  with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples  www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen  She Does it Right  The sea walls of Canvey Island groaned last week when Wilco Johnson fired his last guitar machine gun bullet. He did it right. Newcastle folk troubador reminds us of Robert Wyatt and Roland Orzabal wrote 'I B...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 97 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Broadcast Sunday December 4th 2022 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Runaway Running away is probably one of the most common themes in music. Whether it’s running away from home or escaping with someone, the idea of running away seems to inspire artists of all genres and ages. Sometimes it just comes without a reason...

Lost Immortals Ep 192 THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 192 27.11.22 Broadcast Sunday 27th November 2022 5-7pm on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen When you wake..you're still in a dream Smiths,  Bragg, Gene - to Gal Costa, Baden Powell and Flora Purim. Not to  mention Oleg Yakoviev. You've scoured the ear...

The Whole Nine Yards Episode 96 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday November 27th 2022 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen After the end of the road This year two of my music heroes passed on to the next sound stage. Gary Brooker on the 22nd February and Wilko Johnson on the 21st of this month. Both were from my home town of Southend and both made music that was unique and etern...