REJ Shorts • 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, produc...

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. 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 commercials and even the Fr...

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. 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 birthday...

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...

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 internet...

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...

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 wen...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 22 Oct 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri 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 celebrates t...

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 rev...

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 Wor...

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 a...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 16 April 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 26 April 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Funeral for a Fan? The last minute was the best minute? Those were some of the suggestions of Elton John fans who delivered their verdict on each and every song on Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s new album  Who Believes in Angels?  Expert fans on the s...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 21 March 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 March 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Elton's birthday episode is full of surprises - for the Rocketman and his fans. Dale DeBakcsy plays piano and rips Elton's songs and sheetmusic to shreds on the show! Author of a new book released on 30 March in the UK and USA in May,  Elton Joh...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 Feb 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 1 March 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock He's a multi-instrumentalist who left his mark on Elton John's music in the second half of the 1990s. It is 30 years on 17 March when album Made In England was released and it spawned a successful tour in 1995. Touring Europe in April, John Jorgens...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 17 Jan 2025  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Jan 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Music legend Sedaka was a top-seller in the 1950s and 1960s. After spending 12 years off the charts, Elton John convinced him to sign with Rocket Records and this led to a successful comeback. Now 85 and still going strong, hear Neil's story only on RE...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 11 Dec 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 Dec 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nop...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 10 Nov 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 30 Nov 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nope...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 14 Oct 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nop...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 1 Sept 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 Sept 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nop...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 29 July 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Aug 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? No...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 27 June 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 July 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nope....

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 May 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 June 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nope. ...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 7 May 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 May 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nope.  O...

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 5 April 2024  Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 April 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of  Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). All episodes since Season 1 are available: on  ⁠⁠PLATINUM here⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠SILVER?⁠⁠ Only the past 12 months are Free Anywhere else? Nope...