Never Knowingly Understood

Fraser joins us to talk about his upcoming 1000th gig! Plus Mick the Hippy talks Mickfest 2024! Catch us every Sunday at 8pm on Colne Radio. www.colchesterartscentre.com (http://www.colchesterartscentre.com/)

Happy New Year! We are delighted to be joined for the first podcast of 2024 by legendary broadcaster, singer and all rounder Katie Puckrik, ahead of the return of the Lust for Life tour to Colchester Arts Centre in February.  There's also our usual picks from Mick the Hippy and our regular column from Dr Anthony Roberts. Happy listening and have a great month! Nina and Tim x

It's the Christmas Special! Joining us this month is Jason Frederick and our very own Dr Anthony Roberts! Join us on Colne Radio 106.6FM every Sunday night at 8pm and tune into Mixcloud to be treated to a carefully curated selection of Christmas classics. Happy Listening, and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Nina and Tim x Show less

Joining us this month is Zion Train and Jay Stapley and Robin A Smith, both joining us later this month. Of course there is the usual picks from Mick the Hippy and for extra tracks from the artists, as well as some other choice picks,  join us on Mixcloud or Colne Radio 106.6FM every Sunday night at 8pm Happy Listening! Nina and Tim x

It's our 1 year anniversary! Well, This is our 12th podcast since the relaunch so we are celebrating and saying thanks to all who tune in, either on their chosen podcast platform, over on mixcloud or on Colne radio. Joining us this month is Luke Wright, ahead of his Silver Jubilee show at the Arts Centre in October, and Silver Moth, playing one of only 7 UK dates with us in November, Of course ...

We were joined once again by Martin Newell aka The Cleaners from Venus ahead of his Golden Afternoon on the 24th September Of course there is the usual pick from Mick the Hippy and a story from Dr Anthony Roberts and for extra tracks, join us on Mixcloud or Colne Radio 106.6FM every Sunday night at 8pm Happy Listening!

We were joined by the lovely Chaz Jankel to talk all things Blockheads ahead of their gig at Colchester Arts Centre.

Well, you might've heard, but a few weeks ago, a rather special gig took place at Colchester Arts Centre. We caught up with Nigel Hildreth, chair of Colchester Arts Centre board (and Damon and Grahams boyhood music teacher!), Stuart Lowbridge, long time Blur Crew member and John Osbourne, who'll be bringing his radio 4 show "The New Blur album", to the Colchester Arts Centre stage later this ye...

We have 2 fantastic guests for this months podcast!  First up is Steve Ignorant, who really needs no introduction! Steve will be returning to Colchester Arts Centre on the 5th October, but this time playing Crass songs for the first time.  We were also joined by acclaimed Scottish singer songwriter Karine Polwart who will be playing an intimate one woman show on the 13th June. Of course there i...

Local legend Ben Brown has not one, but two gigs coming up in the coming months at Colchester Arts Centre! And we love him so much, we thought he deserved his own episode!  You can catch Ben playing with Pissabed Prophet on the 6th July, alongside Matty Simpkins, but we caught up with him ahead of next weekends sold out Dingus Khan homecoming show to find out all about his recent musical endeav...

We were very lucky indeed to be joined by Indie royalty x 2 this month, both of whom have gigs at Colchester Arts Centre in May. Roddy Woomble from Idlewild will be performing a solo show and joined us to chat all things music, lockdown and being an indie superstar.  We were also joined by David Gedge from the Wedding Present ahead of their show on the 18th May. Of course there is the usual pic...

Episode 5 of the Podcast is out now! This month is a bumper edition, where we caught up with Anna Pool from Wise Woman. Hailing from the wilds of East Anglia and South Wales, power-folk four-piece Wise Woman bring lush vocal harmonies, cinematic strings and 90s girl power to the airwaves and eardrums. We also chatted with Ian Prowse ahead of the 30th anniversay of seminal album Fireworks.  Mers...

Episode 4 of the Podcast is out now! We were very excited this month to be in the company of music royalty in the form of folk Legend Eliza Carthy and Buzzcocks superstar Steve Diggle, both of whom will be appearing at Colchester Arts Centre in the coming months. You can also hear the second installment of Dr Anthony Roberts book reading and of course, check out Mick the Hippys picks for March....

Episode 3 of the podcast is out now! This months episode, "New Wave icons and Vinyl Excursions" is a bumper edition and features an exclusive interview with music icon Tony Fox Sales, who we were lucky enough to catch up with ahead of his gig in March. Hear him tell us all about the upcoming tour, celebrating 45 years of Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" album, and what it was like working alongside I...

Welcome  to Episode 2 of the Colchester Arts Centre podcast...”Saints, Sinners and Sidemen”. This month we join punk royalty Baz Warne of The Stranglers to talk about his lockdown project Wingmen, who be playing at the arts centre in January. We also caught up with local legend Rev Simpkins and of course there is more picks for January from our very own Mick the Hippy. Please like and subscribe...

Welcome to episode 1 of the new look Colchester Arts Centre Podcast, Never Knowingly Understood.  We are back with a monthly dose of news, interviews and features. Coming up in this month's episode, Cult Heroes and Rising Stars, is local legend and lo-fi pop genius Martin Newell, who talks all things Cleaners from Venus Golden Afternoons and Christmas Poetry.  We are also joined by Lily and Lew...

Special guest Neil Darcy Jones, long time Arts Editor of the Colchester Gazette and Essex County Standard talks music; the past, present and future. There's a jazz experiment in the woods with all the usual shenanigans and Anthony is, of course, still reciting poetry. A big thank you to the brilliant Bill Lawrance. 

Culture, poetry, history, music and ‘The Anthony Robert’s Basic Swearing in English, for Americans – Advanced Level module’. What more could you want from a podcast, enjoy! A big hearty thank you to Bill Lawrance and his team.

This latest instalment starts with a stakeout in Anthony's vegetable patch. Presenter Bill is after Anthony's Podcast BAFTA. With guest appearances from Paul Butler of our monthly album listening club - The Vinyl Sessions and music from Chris Allard plus other eclectic goings-on. Thanks to creator Bill Lawrance and his team.

Watch out... Sheriff Anthony Roberts is on the warpath armed with a bottle of hand sanitizer. Environmental Health expert Peter Chisnall talks about CAC's green pledge plus music from Big Country, football ramblings by Bryn Griffiths and a short story by new author Toni Peers. Thanks to creator & producer extraordinaire Bill Lawrance.

In this episode the truly lovely Elaine Barker talks about Colchester Folk Club, prog-rock yodel meisters Focus make an appearance, Bryn Griffiths talks football, racism and BLM. Meanwhile Anthony has a go at plumbing, with a little bit of creative licence from Bill Lawrance and his team.

And there's more.... Get set for another rollicking ride, in this edition Anthony's in trouble with the comedy police & there's a poetry flash mob with a touch of Les Dawson. Going behind the scenes, Chris Moore, Front Of House manager talks work, Mr Methane & his love of Darts. There's music from singer/guitarist John Smith and a bit of bluegrass because we felt like it! Our thanks as always t...

Once we started talking Classic Horror, we just couldn't stop.... Delve in for a behind the scenes glimpse with composer & sound artist Jason Frederick. Our thanks as always to creator Bill Lawrance & his team.

Lots going on in our latest lockdown podcast. Stafford Glover, exec producer talks Classic Horror and Yvonne Pini, Steve Gow, Mike Harwood discuss life in lockdown. With music from Kim Cypher quintet and inspirational words from HM. Big thanks to Bill Lawrance and his brilliant team. 

So the podcast is back thanks to the brilliant Bill Lawrance and his team. In this first lockdown podcast, Anthony's in the bath, there's a random goat on the loose, Mike Harwood reinvents WH Auden's famous poem & Lesley talks about volunteering plus music from Mairearad Green & Anna Massie.

That’s right folks - our Podcast is finally back from hiatus, with a new production crew at the helm in the form of Colne Radio’s fantastic Bill Lawrance. Supplement your daily listening of our glorious leader’s Poetry Readings (link) with this pre-lockdown slice of Colchester Arts Centre behind-the-scenes insight, featuring performer John Osbourne discussing his recent appearance on our Wonder...

Johnny Marriott from Pet Needs, Anthony Clavane, Sue Hollingrake & poet Mike Harwood talk all about If It's Wrong, Change It; a variety night of local talent hosted by Creating Change Colchester at Colchester Arts Centre on Friday 21 Sept.

In the exotic location of Colchester Arts Centre office,  Anthony Roberts, Anthony Clavane,  Brynn Griffiths &  poet Mike Harwood, talk football. Emma Wallis is also there but she doesn't know too much about football, cant get a word in edgeways so leaves them to their ramblings...

Anthony Clavane, known here on in as "The Anchor" is joined by Wendy Hildreth, Stafford Glover and not so new marketing person Emma Wallis.

We could have called a "snow day" but that's not our style. We do our best to Carry On regardless. However, when the Two Anthonys (Roberts and Clavane) were here at Colchester Arts Centre at the same time we thought it was the perfect opportunity to record our first podcast of 2018. Listen in for not-quite showbiz gossip on forthcoming events such as The LipSinkers and Why England Lose!

Find out more about the late Joe Allard, the commission Colchester Arts Centre set up in his name, and hear from singer/songwriter Lou Terry about being in receipt of the Joe Allard Commission for 2018. The two Anthonys -Clavane and Roberts - interview Lou ahead of his performance here on Sunday 7th January. Lou also plays a beautiful taster of the commission live on the podcast!

Find out what Colchester Arts Centre staff picked out as their favourite events of 2017. Anthony Clavane speaks to Anthony Roberts, Stafford Glover, Chris Moore, Ben Howard, Bex Patch, Julia Mayne, Joanne Parry and Mark Butchers for a look back at the year. Take a listen to our latest podcast and then tell us about YOUR favourite Colchester Arts Centre event in 2017.

In the latest Colchester Arts Centre podcast, Sophie Cole interviews Anthony Roberts about his legendary recital alongside Jamie Cunliffe of the classic tale, A Christmas Carol. In a wide ranging discussion, Sophie and Anthony are joined by Anthony Clavane and Ben Howard to talk about topics including their favourite muppets, the grey radicalism of The Magic Band and whether Charles Dickens rea...

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Frederick returns to Colchester Arts Centre next month with 2 very different festive shows - A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi on 17th December, and Classic Horror At Christmas: Tales From The Crypt on 21st December. Anthony Clavane chats with Jason on our latest podcast about what we can expect on the nights.#soundtrack #peanuts #ch...

Featuring an exclusive phone interview with Sarah Jones, the first person to submit a correctly completed book with all the right answers to the Street Hunt competition. She's won £2,548! Cue for the two Anthonys - Roberts and Clavane - to quiz her about the Cod Wars, Podcast No 2 and, oh yes, how she feels about winning £2,548. Added features: Clavane and Ben Howard singing Randy Crawford's 'S...

In this special, extended podcast - earthalujah! - the anti-consumerist preacher Reverend Billy, in a rare and exclusive interview - praise be! - lets rip. Come and see his fantastic show on tour throughout the UK in October, including at Colchester Arts Centre on Wednesday 25th October. Amen!#ReverendBilly #RevBilly #ChurchofStopShopping #TrumpDepressionHotline

On Thursday 28th September, we had the pleasure of spending an evening in the company of legendary writer Alan Moore, and poet and musician MacGillivray. Anthony Clavane was joined by Sophie Cole, Justin Lee Jones and Rhiannon Callely to capture the night. Listen to our podcast to get some background info on what was a very special occasion here at Colchester Arts Centre. #AlanMoore #MacGillivr...

Citizen Journalism is now officially underway at Colchester Arts Centre with a team of creative volunteers all set and ready to preview and review events here. For our latest podcast, journalist Anthony Clavane speaks with Sophie, Wendy, Nelleke and Ray about their favourite Arts Centre memories and their plans for this exciting new project. To find out more about Citizen Journalism email ben @...

We had the pleasure of chatting with Elaine Barker from Colchester Folk Club about the history of the much respected folk gig that’s hosted at Colchester Arts Centre, and her highlights from the new season. Our Box Office guru Bex Patch talks about the different fairs happening here before the year is out. Journalist Anthony Clavane hosts.

Colchester Arts Centre hosted a Citizen Journalism workshop on 7th September 2017. This podcast was recorded later that night with Anthony Clavane, George Henry King, Molly Garlick, Jonathan Dadds, Neil D'Arcy Jones and Ben Howard talking about the opportunities around DIY reporting.

But not before treating us to his latest company song on the banjolin and telling us more about Street Hunt. Also on podcast no. 5 - Anthony Clavane, Bex and Ben talk tribute act names, Citizen Journalism and a whole lot more.

In our 5th Podcast, Anthony Clavane talks to Anthony Roberts, Steve Goatman and Philippa Barr on the opening night of the Street Photography Exhibition in The Old Bus Depot, Colchester.

We’re up in Edinburgh for our 4th podcast! Anthony Roberts, Stafford Glover and Ben Howard talk about Dad's Army Radio Hour, The Duke, Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman, and the Street Photography Opening Party this coming Friday at the Old Bus Depot in Colchester. The podcast also features Andy Winmill and a splattering of canned laughter.

Colchester Arts Centre's latest podcast features Living With Luke, Frank Iero and the Patience, All The Sex I've Ever Had, Alan Moore & MacGillivray, Citizen Journalism and a whole lot more. Enjoy live appearances from Anthony Clavane, Stafford Glover, Neil D'arcy Jones, Bex Patch, Anthony Roberts and Emma Wallis.

Anthony Clavane interviews Mammalian Diving Reflex's Darren O'Donnell and Alice Fleming along with Emma Wallis about All The Sex I've Ever Had, taking place at Colchester Arts Centre on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd July.