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Send us Fan Mail Graham is mightily impressed by Quentin Tarantino's meditation on film, Cinema Speculation . Charles and Graham look back on the BAFTAs and ahead to the Oscars with their own predictions. Graham reports on two contrasting gigs: Fairport Convention in Harrogate and Luke Haines and REM's Peter Buck in Leeds. The duo discuss their admiration for Leeds company Imitating The...

Send us Fan Mail Graham eulogises about a brilliant but neglected Mexican-French film from 2020, New Order . Charles reports on the latest Told By An Idiot show, Charlie & Stan, alias Chaplin & Laurel, "the greatest double act that nearly was", at York Theatre Royal.   Graham sees red on the bias of Anthony Beevor's recent  book on the Russian Civil War, then celebrates the...

Send us Fan Mail Charles reports on "the future of theatre" as presented by An-Ting Chang's Kakilang at York Theatre Royal Studio in their multiverse production of Home X . Graham gets spooked by Imitating The Dog's multi-media production of Macbeth, set in Estuary City, on tour at Harrogate Theatre, while recalling Andrew Manley's groundbreaking days there. Why the Brit A...

Send us Fan Mail Graham reports back on seeing singer/songwriter Hamish Hawk at Leeds Brudenell. Charles and Graham reflect on Todd Haynes' Velvet Underground documentary with Charles also referring to the latest Andy Warhol documentary. Graham reads from Jon Stewart's Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God and the duo argue disagree on the merits of Wet Leg . Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a S...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Graham and Charles pay tribute to the unique sound of Television's Tom Verlaine and the American guitarist's contribution to punk and post-punk music. Now that the Oscar nominations are finalised, the duo try to second guess which films will triumph at the March 13ceremony. Finally, Graham compares and contrasts two music books published last...

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham pick up their discussion of the new Cate Blanchett film, Tár and explore the furore surrounding its controversial depiction of a female conductor, then turn the spotlight on two contrasting hymns to bygone cinema:  Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle, who made the Oscar- winning  La La Land, and Sam Mendes' oh-so English Empire Of Light. Late Developers ,...

Send us Fan Mail Still feeling rough,  Graham reports on his interview with Simon Nicol from Fairport Convention. Inspired by a discussion with Jon Boden, Charles challenges Graham to come up with songs that could survive the Apocalypse.  Graham remembers Robbie Bachman and the duo pay tribute to Lisa Marie Presley. Graham reflects on his reading of British military historian Antony Beevor's...

Send us Fan Mail In this special extended edition, Charles and Graham interview York musician Chris Helme - co-founder of The Seahorses with Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. As he marks 25 years since their debut, Do It Yourself , by revisiting the songs on a solo acoustic tour, Chris spills the beans on his journey from busker to Glastonbury-playing front man, Hollywood recording sessions with...

Send us Fan Mail AS the old year ends, Graham and Charles reflect on the progress to try to save the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In a year of many high-profile deaths, Terry Hall's seems particularly poignant, prompting Charles and Graham to explore Terry's legacy as a frontman and songwriter and the influence he has had on many other artists. Graham looks at two recent memoir...

Send us Fan Mail Graham interrupts early with André Rieu news, then goes back to the future...again with Stereolab at Leeds Stylus. Charles turns all immersive about the cutting-edge attempt to entertain us with Van Gogh's art in a York church. Graham details what links Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums with Thomas Pynchon's Vineland . Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X...

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham talk to co-founder of Deershed Festival, Oliver Jones. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham confounds Charles with an early interruption about musician Pete Doherty's Yorkshire days. Charles reflects on the achievements of York Theatre Royal chief exec Tom Bird as he announces his move to Sheffield Theatres. Graham reports on #MeToo film of the moment She Said, prompting fellow hack Charles to join the discussion on journalism in cinema. Graham gives an updat...

Send us Fan Mail There's Christmas in the air as Charles takes a look at the up and coming pantomime season and reflects on his experience of Castle Howard's new Christmas lights event, Into the Woods. Graham looks at the new Harrogate exhibition for Norwegian artist, Danny Larsson and then explores the latest music venue to be thrown into crisis, Manchester's Night and Day, which a...

Send us Fan Mail Graham recounts a slightly tense encounter with rock and pop writer Bob Stanley at the Harrogate Literary Festival and previews his new book, Let’s Do It - the Birth of Pop. Charles previews a new play about York born Guy Fawkes. Anthony Burgess was famously dismissive of the Beatles and did not believe classical music could be bettered. Graham reports on the 2022 Mercury Prize. K...

Send us Fan Mail Charles starts to unpick the repercussions of Arts Council England's NPO funding announcements. Graham gives a quick update on the plight of the Edinburgh Film House and International Festival before looking at the work of film director Ruben  Östlund including comparing his new film, A Triangle of Sadness with the original 60's adaptation of the same book. Charles revie...

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham take a look at the controversial to stop funding English National Opera, unless they move out of London - probably Manchester. Charles tries to enthuse Graham with a musical based on songs by Cher. Graham explores the contemporary resonances within Kingley Amis's classic novel, Lucky Jim and shares the joy of meeting Dave Hill, who at 76 years of age is sti...

Send us Fan Mail Graham explores the new film by Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin, provides an update on the future of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, reviews the new album by Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys and the leads discussion about whether some books remain better as books, even though there have been highly successful film versions. Charles gives his verdict on the emotiona...

Send us Fan Mail As the mourning begins, Charles and Graham discuss who was allowed to do what and when as the Queen’s death was announced. Graham gives an insight into what it is like to visit Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’s eccentric and beautiful village of Portmeirion. The duo reflect on the rise of having gigs signed for the deaf ad hard of hearing and Charles enthuses about Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s...

Send us Fan Mail As the nation mourns, Graham revisits another of his now classic fallings out with celebrity interviewees. The duo pick up on what films like A Hard Day's Night and The Ipcress File say about class in Britain in the 1960's and then explore how playing HM Queen Elizabeth II suddenly gained traction across stage, theatre and film. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small...

Send us Fan Mail As the country reels from yet another political crisis amid the scratching around for a new PM, Graham reports on seeing the incomparably thorough Mark Lewisohn present his latest show based on his studies of Beatles' history, Evolver:62. In a restless week for Graham, Charles grills him on his response to seeing veteran Roxy Music reconvene in Manchester, followed by the you...

Send us Fan Mail As peripatetic Graham reports back from trips to Amsterdam, Paris and Leeds, Charles interrupts him with his reaction to David O Russell's new movie, Amsterdam . The duo reel from the shock news that the Edinburgh Filmhouse and Edinburgh International Film Festival have been forced to close. Graham responds to the rushing thrills of Suede's fine new "punk" albu...