This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Erwin Blom (@erwblo.bsky.social) to the show. Erwin takes us back to the late-70s Dutch punk scene and the formation of Eton Crop, and talks about touring Holland and England, recording five Peel Sessions, and supporting The Fall. (+)

This week, Tommy Crooks joins us to talk art school, painting, Provence, East Lothian, and the chance meeting with Mark E. Smith on Leith Walk that led, somehow, to The Fall. (+)

This week on Oh! Brother, we’re joined by Paul Research (@paulresearch.bsky.social) of Scars. Paul talks Edinburgh punk, Fast Product, Horrorshow, touring with The Human League, and the making of Author! Author! (1/2)

Joining us this week on Oh! Brother, Manc music scribe Mick Middles. We dig into the DIY fanzine boom - spilling ink on buses, dodging bricks from Teds at the Electric Circus and writing for Sounds. (+)

This week on Oh! Brother, we’re delighted to present a live episode with Simon Wolstencroft (@funkysi.bsky.social), for a spirited look at The Fall in 1994. We revisit Middle Class Revolt, Peel sessions, a US tour, lineup shifts, Brix’s return, Julia Nagle’s arrival, and all the usual chaos. (+)

This week on Oh! Brother, we’re joined by David Gedge. David talks about growing up in Manchester, forming The Wedding Present in Leeds, John Peel’s early support, the band’s rise through the indie scene, the famous run of monthly singles, and working with Steve Albini.

This week on Oh! Brother, we were chuffed to have the one and only Spider Stacy (@spiderstacy.bsky.social) on the pod. Spider takes us right back to the pre‑Pogues days (the New Bastards, Millwall Chainsaws, Burton Street squats), the Ramones at the Roundhouse encounter with Shane, (+}

This week on Oh! Brother, we're delighted to welcome comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton. Adam discusses discovering The Fall as a student in the early 1990s, his memorable encounter with Mark E. Smith for television, and his reflections on that experience years later. (+)

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome author, screenwriter and critic Nicholas Blincoe to the show. Nicholas talks us through discovering The Fall via Dragnet as a teenager in Rochdale, his early days in post-punk bands, (+)

This week, on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome producer and On‑U Sound founder Adrian Sherwood. Adrian talks us through first meeting Mark E. Smith, working with The Fall on Slates and Extricate, and the studio tricks (and “anti‑production” ethos) that shaped those records. (+)

This week on Oh! Brother, we’re delighted to welcome actor, director and horror fan Dominic Brunt. Best known as Paddy from Emmerdale, Dominic talks us through discovering The Fall via Mr Pharmacist, seeing them dozens of times, and narrowly missing out on some infamous gigs. (+)

This week, we’re delighted to welcome Mark Reeder to the show. The Berlin-based producer talks us through his journey from Manchester to Berlin, putting on illegal gigs in the GDR, smuggling East German uniforms back to the West, and encountering The Fall along the way. (1/2)

This week on Oh! Brother, we are delighted to welcome Ian Broudie to the show. The Lightning Seeds frontman and renowned producer talks us through his early days in Big in Japan, and his production work with the Bunnymen, The Coral, The Zutons and The Fall (1/2)

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Paul Simpson - Liverpool legend, founder of The Wild Swans and original member of The Teardrop Explodes.

For our series finale of Oh! Brother, we answer your pressing questions, with some more open-ended than others, with help from our resident Michael Parkinson, Nathan Hanley. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions, and thanks to all our great guests this series.

Still time to get your questions in for our end of season Q&A! Feel free to send them via reply or dm as well as email

There will be no episode of Oh! Brother tomorrow, but Paul and Steve will be recording a special Q&A episode to mark the end of the current series. Please send your burning questions to [email protected] and the guys will do their best to answer them in an upcoming episode.

This week’s guest is the one and only Mickey Bradley (@mickeyundertone.bsky.social): bassist, broadcaster, and all-round raconteur from sunny Derry. We dive into the early days of The Undertones, Terry Hooley's Good Vibrations label, and the eternal question of whether bands need "the" in their name

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were thrilled to be joined by friend of the show Brix Smith for this week's episode, as we take a look back at the year that was 1988. Tours, ballets, videos and phlegm, we reminisce about perhaps the world's busiest band's busiest ever year. Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

New episode! Recorded live at Wythenshawe Cultural Hub, we were thrilled to interview fellow Wythenshavian Donald Johnson (@dojo007.bsky.social), best known for his storied career in A Certain Ratio. (1/2)

Our guest this week is the legend that is Pete Wylie. Pete and the guys, but let's be honest, mainly Pete, discuss the post-punk scenes developing in Liverpool and Manchester in the 70s and 80s, Pete's life in and out of bands, John Peel, Mark E Smith and more than a few others. Hope you enjoy!

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were delighted to speak to renowned author and less renowned A&R man, John Niven. Alongside tales of the Fall, John regales us with stories of his own attempts at being a rock star, the creation of Steven Stelfox (1/2)

Simon 'Ding' Archer is our guest this week. Bass player and producer extraordinaire, Simon tells us about his times in an innumerable list of great bands, the art of singer-wrangling and the difference between being inside and outside the large Fall tent. Enjoy!

As Paul is currently sunning himself (does he think it’s his birthday or something?), there will be no new episode this week. We’ll see you all next Friday with a brand new episode, and Oh! Brother Live from Forum Library. Remaining tickets available from linktr.ee/Ohbrothershow

Two weeks until Oh! Brother Live from Wythenshawe Forum Library Creative Space. Come down, have a drink and listen to Paul, Steve and @Dojo007 talk about all things Manchester, music, and Manchester music. Remaining tickets available from linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

Our guest this week is the one and only Elis James, Welsh standup and podcast host. In a bumper edition of the podcast, we get into the weeds of Fall gigs, watching and supporting, welsh language music and comedy, and roast dinner etiquette. Hope you enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

Tickets are going fast for our upcoming Oh! Brother Live with @dojo007.bsky.social Get yours now before they’re all gone! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

If you missed Friday’s Oh! Brother Live, make sure you don’t miss this one. Brought to you by Wythenshawe Forum Library Creative Space, it promises to be a fantastic evening. Paul and Steve will be chatting to A Certain Ratio’s Donald Johnson (dojo007.bsky.social), with music from SPIN KLASS (1/2)

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we welcome Andy Dawson (@andydawson.bsky.social), writer, podcaster, actor and avid Fall enjoyer. We discuss the hit and miss nature of watching The Fall, the trials and tribulations of Twitter and the wonderful and frightening world of the darts. (1/2)

This week on Oh! Brother, we’re delighted to welcome Sir Ian Rankin (@ianrankin1.bsky.social) to the show. The best-selling author talks us through his brief stint as a punk front man, his writing processes and the intersection of literature and music. Hope you enjoy!

As proud sons of Wythenshawe, we're delighted to announce that starting with tomorrow’s episode, we're partnering with Forum Library Creative Space. Funded by the Arts Council, the new Creative Space at Wythenshawe Forum Library is ‘for the Community, by the Community’. (1/3)

Merry Christmas one and all! In keeping with a Hanley family tradition, we have decided to mark the season with a quiz! We gathered members of the wider Fall family, for a quick game of "Name That Fall Tune". (1/2)

We’re pleased to announce that Oh! Brother Live has been rearranged for Friday 24th January. Your tickets will remain valid for the new date, but if you can no longer make it, please get in touch. Hope to see you there!

Oh! Brother returns with John Dwyer, founding member of Thee Oh Sees. We discuss the topics of Metal vs Indie, the art of touring diplomacy and the state of gigs in the UK and the US, as well as Johns various interactions with Mark and the Fall. Thanks for your support as always!

There will be no new episode of Oh! Brother tomorrow for personal reasons. The next episode will be with you Friday 13th December. We’ll make sure it’s worth the wait. P&S

POSTPONEMENT: We’re very sorry, but for personal reasons, we have taken the decision to postpone Oh! Brother Live. Refunds are available from eventbrite. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and we hope you can make the new date, which will be announced in due course. P&S

If you missed Paul’s chat with Dr John Cooper Clarke on Oh! Brother last year, go listen now! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week, Fall alumnus Dave Bush joins our hosts to discuss his time with the band, his post-Fall projects and the art of dragging a band into the late 20th Century. Hope you enjoy! Linktr.ee/ohbrothershow

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