Graham reports on how the unfairly maligned The Last Dinner Party's just released debut album revives 1970s Queen and ABBA with 21st Century attitudes.

Charles and Graham discuss why Jonathan Glazer's remarkable new film about Auschwitz - The Zone of Interest - is only part of a new wave of provocative directors working in the new cinema of satirical super realism. Charles asks Graham for a definition.

Graham has been to see emerging Leeds band, English Teacher and reflects on a superb night at The Crescent.

Charles by contrast went to see ABC with the South Bank Symphonia at York Barbican performing hits including the glorious Lexicon of Love.

Graham also discusses how Bill Ryder Jones's new album Iechyd Da hits new heights - or perhaps depths - of beautiful melancholia.

Charles and Graham discuss why Rory Stewart's Politics on the Edge is one of the best ever political memoirs - and best selling ones. Graham wonder if Stewart’s damning view of Westminster politics (under his own party's rule since 2010) is wholly justified?

Graham discusses two jarring moments in an otherwise brilliant new book about Pauline Boty, the most overlooked British Pop Artist of the 1960s.

Charles and Graham reflect on the new film by Greek director, Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, which features an astonishing performance by Emma Stone and is a film dividing audiences over its feminist credentials.

Charles draws attention to the recent decision by York Art Gallery to re-introduce a charge to enter its permanent collections gallery. Yet another sign of the problems currently being faced by cultural institutions around the country, struggling to balance their budgets post-Covid in the face of rising costs.

Charles and Graham reflect on the new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things.

Graham wants to correct some wrong perceptions about indie bands Bar Italia and The Last Dinner Party.

Former guest (Episode 153) Rick Witter's band Shed Seven gets its first Number One album and Charles challenges the view that they are not as important as other bands of the same era.

Graham confesses that in last week's episode he got a few things wrong about Sofia Coppola's new film Priscilla.

Graham stares back into the abyss of the past to reclaim the miracle of Mr Mick, Stackridge's 1976 cult album and rediscovers how it invented the future.

Graham and Charles take a look at what Sofia Coppolla's new film Priscilla says about Mr & Mrs Elvis and contrast it to Baz Lurmann's own take on the couple in his film, Elvis.

Harrogate gets a mention in a brilliant new book on Pauline Boty, the most overlooked figure in the British Pop Art movement of the 1960s.

As the charts of the year reveal yet another bland list of pop artists, Graham proposes that BBC 6 launches its own chart.

Graham's Christmas presents are, possibly, the best arts-related presents anyone got this year anywhere on the planet and very well worth talking through.

Graham wonders if Michael Mann's new movie Ferrari is finally the first great film made about cars.

Charles considers what has been popular on TV this Christmas

Charles and Graham continue looking back at their cultural highlights from 2023, this time focusing on their films of the year.

Charles fights through the floods to join Graham for a review of the cultural year. The duo discuss the films, plays, books and albums that most impressed them in 2023.

Longer wording: Charles and Graham are moved to discuss just why why Harrogate Theatre’s pantomime is the best in the world.

Graham discusses Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman's chemistry and why May December is Todd Haynes's slipperiest film.

A sombre conclusion as the great songwriting talent of The Pogues' Shane MacGowan is considered after his flame was snuffed out at 65.

Charles reports back on his return to Berlin after 34 years and how he felt about the changes since his visit there with Graham in November 1989 immediately after the wall "came down".

Charles and Graham reflect on meeting Barnsley bard Ian McMillan in Bradford at the St George's Hall premiere of his very Yorkshire version of Rossini's opera, The Barber Of Seville.

Graham examines the lingering impact of Robert M Pirsig's bestselling 1974 counter-culture philosophical novel Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.