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Graham and Charles discuss the Lemon Twigs and their enduring appeal. Though are they great pop but just not quite achieving the greatness they promise?

Graham is delighted that Bradford’s cultural resurgence continues, especially the gigs at Bradford Live.

Graham has been reading The Guardian foreign correspondent, Jason Burke's new book, The Revolutionists - The Story of the Extremists who Hijacked the 1970s.

Charles reports on his recent visit to the Summer Season displays at York’s Castle Museum.

Charles has been to both the Elvis Costello and Belle and Sebastian gigs in York and Halifax respectively as the two bands go on a nostalgia trip. But only one comes out on top.

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This week Charles and Graham celebrate the extraordinary life and achievements of Bradford born artist, David Hockney.

Graham salutes the quality of the latest album, Inferno - and first in 14 years - by Boards of Canada.

Where does Disclosure Day sit in the pantheon of Spielberg films? Graham expands on why it's good but not amongst the best of Spielberg's long career.

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Graham has been listening to Paul McCartney's new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane and it shows he is still firing on all cylinders, nearly - at the age of 83.

Two new cinema releases, Tuner (starring Leo Woodhall with a cameo from Dustin Hofmann) and The Christophers come under Charles and Graham’s restless gaze.

Graham reports on Lence, the Harrogate rapper - who doesn't swear - and is now a legend on the Leeds spoken word scene.

Graham talks up South London's monstrous indie dance rockers Fat Dog, whose new single may show an alarming mellowing of their fearsomely unhinged style.

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Graham reports on the occasion when rock royalty met tearoom royalty: what he learned by chatting to Richard Hawley & Chris Difford at Bettys in Harrogate.

Graham has also found a new way of seeing The Beatles in Ian Leslie's book John and Paul and maybe a new way of destroying them.

Charles reviews John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers The Play: a good conversion from screen to stage?

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Interview special with comedian Daliso Chaponda.

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After Bone Temple's underwhelming performance at cinemas, do Danny Boyle and Alex Garland deserve the chance to complete the 28 Years Later trilogy?

Leeds Literature Festival returns but are there too many of these things?

Looking ahead to talking about Boston in the next Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate - not the city, by the way...

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Graham reports on the mellowing of controversial French author Michel Houllebecq as testified by his most recent novel, Annihilation.

How the Eurovision Song Contest lost its place and gained a huge young audience instead, as shown by a new exhibition at Bradford's National Science and Media Museum.

Graham and Charles are looking forward to new album and tour by Leeds band Yard Act.

Charles reports on a new film and a new play: Mark Jenkin's film, Rose Of Nevada and The Psychic a play by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson, receiving its world premiere at York Theatre Royal. One is definitely a ghost story; the other, a clash of spiritualists.

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Graham argues that indie/alt music is now only a hobby according to The Guardian. But is it partly to blame?

Graham previews his and Rob Cowen's Vinyl Sessions event in Harrogate.

Charles reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2.

Charles wonders about the significance of a new Banksy statue.

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AI continues to find its way into every corner of our lives and even the bank balance of former PM, Rishi Sunak.

Graham is moved to discuss the strange success of comic writer Tim Key, whom he watched up close on stage in Leeds.

He follows this up with a new book of history that by being brilliant is missing the point - The Guardian foreign correspondent Jason Burke's new book The Revolutionists - The Story of the Extremists who Hijacked the 1970s.

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