Radio Elton John

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 13 June 2026  Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of St...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 13 June 2026  Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of St...

Bang up to date, with an entry from Elton's (and Brandi's) latest album Who Believes In Angels from 2025, Neil Barrett explores the song Little Richard's Bible. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 27 May 2026  Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 30 May 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 6 June 2026. Presenter: Bill Hornblower, Executive Producer: None! Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: A mid-life transfer case, DJ Bill Hornblower makes a career-cramping move uninvited when he swoops on the brand-new Radio Elton John studios and decides to fool around. Durin...

Back to the 1990s for a song overlooked on the Made In England album, Cold. Neil Barrett gets into the groove to make for lost time. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026  Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Released on REJ Silver n 2 May 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026.  Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series...

Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.  Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthda...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.  Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthda...

Neil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year. All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Pop-up stores start in Dubai th...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 24 Jan 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026.  Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia bef...

Neil Barrett gives us a gust of Heels of the Wind, the 1981 track from album The Fox. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 24 Jan 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026.  Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the intern...

For his second episode, Neil Barrett explores the meaning of I Need You To Turn To. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 16 Dec 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 24 Dec 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock The holiday edition of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting) is a real treat. We feature recently released EP The Gus Dudgeon Sessions 1975-2025 from one of Rocket Records’ earliest signings, Maldwyn Pope, as well as REJ.World veteran Phil “Phlop” Green...

Podcaster Neill Barrett kicks off a new series for Radio Elton John where he analyses the music and delivery of a specific Elton song. This week: Burning Buildings from Breaking Hearts (1984). Be sure to follow this show on Spotify or your favourite podcast player app. That way, when a new episode is added, you get it first! Neil says: "Thank you, it means a lot." Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 Nov 2025  Released: 6 Dec 2025    Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Podcaster Neil Barrett joins George Matlock to explain the exciting changes to Silver. Login-free, and full episodes now available free on Silver from REJ.World. Also Neil explains why he has parked his own podcast to do a fresh show for Radio Elton John called Neil's In The Mix...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 10 Nov 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 Nov 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Know your ABCs? Did you know that Elton John worked with two producers with the same name? Steve Brown. We speak to wife Jacky Brown about Steve who cleaned Nigel Olsson's drum kit in his own bedroom and was shown the light by Gus Dudgeon, before he went on...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 30 Oct 2025  Released: 1 Nov 2025    Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Full episode 1 November is All Saint's Day. Today Radio Elton John pays tribute to those whom we can never interview but who contributed so much to Elton John's creativity and success. Many were friends of broadcaster George Matlock. This is a special edition of Saturday Night's...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 22 Oct 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Full Episode On 24 October 2025, we marked 50 years since Elton John released another chart topper album, Rock of the Westies. The cover was photpgraphed at Caribou Ranch, Colorado and the album was recorded at that infamous studios too. Radio Elton John c...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 15 Sept 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 Sept 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock This month our guests are fan-authors Andrea Grasso and Luca Perasi. Fresh from publishing a book Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - The Making of an Epic Album Andrea and Luca tell us about some of their discoveries in the book - but how much will they reveal?...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 10 July 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 26 July 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock This month our guest is the acclaimed artist Andre Miripolsky. Famed for creating THAT outfit, the piano key costume for Elton at the historic Central Park New York concert in 1980, Andre actually created no less than seven costumes for Elton’s 1980 World...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 May 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 May 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock On 23 May 1975, Elton John and Bernie Taupin's autobiograhical Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was released in the UK and USA - to become a defining hit album. It was delivered in the most creative album cover to ever grace an Elton John album b...