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’s Mastertapes
We hear about the breakdown of her marriage, substance abuse… and socks
10 things we learned from Randy Newman’s 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.
