Mastertapes Podcast
John Wilson talks with musicians about a career-defining album, and a live audience also puts questions. Featuring exclusive live performances.
Episodes to download
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Brinsley Forde (the A-Side)—Series 1
Tue 20 Nov 2012
7/14 Brinsley Forde discusses Aswad's album 'New Chapter' and performs tracks from it live.
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Paul Weller (the B-Side)—Series 1
Mon 19 Nov 2012
6/14 Paul Weller answers questions from the audience about The Gift, the Jam's final album.
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Paul Weller (the A-Side)—Series 1
Tue 13 Nov 2012
5/14 Paul Weller talks to John Wilson and a live audience about the last Jam album, The Gift.
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Suzanne Vega (the B-Side)—Series 1
Mon 12 Nov 2012
4/14 Suzanne Vega answers questions about her platinum-selling album, Solitude Standing.
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Suzanne Vega (the A-Side)—Series 1
Tue 6 Nov 2012
3/14 Suzanne Vega talks to John Wilson about her platinum album Solitude Standing.
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Billy Bragg (the B-Side)—Series 1
Mon 5 Nov 2012
2/14 Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album, 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
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Billy Bragg (the A-Side)—Series 1
Tue 30 Oct 2012
1/14 Billy Bragg talks to John Wilson about his album 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry'.
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Tom Jones - `Praise and Blame'
Mon 30 Jan 2017
Tom Jones talks to John Wilson about his album `Praise and Blame'
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Craig David - Born To Do It
Mon 23 Jan 2017
Craig David talks to John Wilson about his global hit debut album, "Born To Do It"
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Shirley Collins - Love, Death And The Lady
Mon 16 Jan 2017
Shirley Collins talks to John Wilson about her 1971 album 'Love, Death And The Lady.'
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Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners
Mon 9 Jan 2017
Graham Nash talks to John Wilson about his debut solo album Songs For Beginners.
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Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle
Mon 2 Jan 2017
Laura Marling talks to John Wilson about her 2013 album 'Once I Was An Eagle.''
Eight things we learned from Lily Allen鈥檚 Mastertapes
We hear about the breakdown of her marriage, substance abuse鈥� and socks
10 things we learned from Randy Newman鈥檚 Mastertapes
The legendary songwriter's interview with John Wilson is fascinating and very funny.
Mastertapes special: Paul McCartney
Watch a filmed version of Paul McCartney speaking to John Wilson about his career.
Live performances
Watch and listen to exclusive live performances from the Mastertapes recordings.
Radio 4 on Music
Re-releasing music documentaries from the Radio 4 Archive.
