The Parish Counsel

The Parish Counsel

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The podcast from the Media Motel. Terence Dackombe and Juliet Harris present a weekly view of music, media and the arts.

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433 episodes

The Parish Counsel - Episode 642

Terence Dackombe with a solo show. Just great songs (from the 1970s). It's like radio without the news, weather, travel, commercials, and all the other annoying bits. {Bevan T. Woodhouse}

1h 1m
Mar 29
The Parish Counsel - Episode 641

Juliet and Terence on: the extraordinary components of Manfred Mann; the two sides to Comic Relief; The Now Show, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue; and farewell to Eric Carmen, Vince Power, and Karl Wallinger. {Greta Garbo, Bob, Thelma, and Terry}

1h 5m
Mar 19
The Parish Counsel - Episode 640

Juliet and Terence on: changes at TalkTV; TikTok video values; red carpet fiascos; why volunteering in theatres is not a 'feel good' story'; trouble at Scala Radio, joy at Fix Radio, and BBC Radio 4 shoves a few shows around. {Orpheus and Eurydice}

1h 4m
Mar 12
The Parish Counsel - Episode 639

Juliet and Terence on: woe at the Willy Wonka Experience; Paul McCartney vs Lily Evans; memorabilia wars; love triangles in rock; farewell to Richard Lewis. {Stanislav Petrov}

51m
Mar 04
The Parish Counsel - Episode 638

Juliet and Terence on: Taylor Swift candles; break up songs; forgotten band members; best stage invasions; four new Beatles movies; Fabs' treatment of Mal Evans. {"So what?"}  

49m
Feb 26
The Parish Counsel - Episode 637

Juliet and Terence on: Brits Award chaos; 1974 - best year in pop history?; Monty Python and Orbital angst; hooray for Madonna, and daytime gigs. {Son Heung-min}

1h 8m
Feb 20
The Parish Counsel - Episode 636

Juliet and Terence on: Curb Your Enthusiasm; why Gregg Wallace went viral; BBC Radio gets it wrong again; and farewell to Adele Springsteen, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Steve Brown, and Steve Wright. {Serious Jockin'}

1h 13m
Feb 13
The Parish Counsel - Episode 635

Juliet and Terence on: 'The Greatest Night In Pop'; Stuart Sutcliffe; Band On The Run - Underdubbed; tales of the theatre, and some first class name-dropping. {Check Your Ego At The Door}

1h 4m
Feb 07
The Parish Counsel - Episode 634

Juliet and Terence on: Taylor Swift for Prez; Gladiators update; Madonna's tardiness; Pitchfork 'absorbed' into GQ; and farewell to Mary Weiss, Frank Farian, Melanie, & Marlena Shaw. {Oh! Those Russians...}

1h 3m
Jan 29
The Parish Counsel - Episode 633

Juliet and Terence on: the reboot of Gladiators; Madonna's faux pas; Black Grape; and farewell to David Soul and Annie Nightingale. {Are you ready, Boston?}

1h 2m
Jan 22
The Parish Counsel - Episode 632

Juliet and Terence on: the weirdness of the album charts; sending emails during Hamlet; BBC auction; renaissance of Simple Minds; Gallagher and Squire. {Octopus's Garden}

1h 0m
Jan 11
The Parish Counsel - Episode 631

Look out! It's a Parish Counsel special. Terence Dackombe, solo, with ten gorgeous tracks. Forty two minutes and two seconds of pure joy.  {Newlands Corner}

42m
Jan 02
The Parish Counsel - Episode 630

Juliet and Terence with: a Christmas quiz; the 1993 Christmas singles chart; how to write a Yuletide hit; December memories - Strummer, Lennon, Kirsty MacColl; and Boy George in panto. {he's behind you!}

57m
Dec 14, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 629

Juliet and Terence on: the Spinal Tap sequel; buskers controversy; one-sided documentaries; and farewell to Benjamin Zephaniah, Jean Knight, Brigit Forsyth, and Denny Laine, {Invasion Of The Pan Pipes}

1h 14m
Dec 08, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 628

Juliet and Terence on: when Louis Theroux met Pete Doherty; Top Gear goes into reverse; Lauryn Hill's casual approach to timekeeping; Hall vs Oates; and farewell to Annabel Giles, and Shane MacGowan. {Lynn Barber}

1h 5m
Dec 02, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 627

Juliet and Terence on: rinsing yet more from The Beatles; the art of mixtapes; Tom Kerridge's Christmas; Nicky Haslam vs Martin Lewis; Cliff at Hammersmith; Stereolab in Hastings; and Show Of Hands at Bexhill. {Stairway To Devon}

1h 10m
Nov 27, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 626

Juliet and Terence with a Beatles special: Now And Then; new TV documentary about the murder of John Lennon; Red and Blue albums remixed and extended; Philip Norman's new book on George Harrison; and Danny Baker's tweet about solo Beatles. {philandering}

47m
Nov 07, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 625

Juliet and Terence on: the fate of Milli Vanilli; Richard Curtis regrets; Slade as working class heroes; and farewell to Bobby Charlton, Bill Kenwright, and Matthew Perry. {Frederick Algernon Trotteville}

1h 6m
Oct 30, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 624

Juliet and Terence on: Frasier, and Boiling Point rebooted; The Pretenders can't make any money touring but Metallica make billions; Holly Willoughby's troubles, and the sadness of Michael Aspel. {Waitrose in Weybridge}

58m
Oct 18, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 623

Juliet and Terence on: the appeal of the Beckhams; No! Do play the hits!; can music change people's minds?; and Nicholas Witchell peeping through the windows at Buckingham Palace. {Diego Simeone}

55m
Oct 09, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 622

Juliet and Terence on: Marc Bolan & T Rex; the unstoppable rise of the Savannah Bananas; Paul McCartney at the National Portrait Gallery; PJ Harvey at the Roundhouse; and farewell to Roger Whittaker. {Murray The K}

1h 17m
Oct 03, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 621

A solo special with Terence Dackombe taking a journey through space and time with the very best of prog rock. Featuring ELP, Big Big Train, Yes, Porcupine Tree and many, many, more. It's a l-o-n-g journey so put the cosmic kettle on. {Juliet is on holiday}

2h 22m
Sep 22, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 620

A solo episode with Terence Dackombe presenting what he calls 'a cavalcade of cover versions'. Fourteen of the best including Big Audio Dynamite, Stevie Nicks, and Elton John. It's almost like a radio show. {Juliet is on holiday}

55m
Sep 15, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 619

Juliet and Terence on: the rebirth of the Rolling Stones; Freddie Mercury, and The Beatles - for sale!; young people on trains and in tents; Jimmy Fallon in trouble; and farewell to Gary Wright. {Trans-Global Express}

1h 4m
Sep 11, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 618

Juliet and Terence on: discrimination against Kylie?; Eminem vs Vivek Ramaswamy; rock band behaviour, Me Too, and Rolls Royces; cancelling successful TV shows and... Amanda Holden or Sir Kenneth Clark? {Mel B}

1h 0m
Sep 04, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 617

Juliet and Terence on: Punk's 'fake history'; Coldplay's applecart upset; Fyre Festival reboot; when Fleetwood Mac weren't Fleetwood Mac; Amy Winehouse's journals; and farewell to Bernie Marsden. {the $200 hoodies}

59m
Aug 29, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 616

Juliet and Terence on: the kindness of George Harrison's mum; the gig-goers dress code; the cancellation of Graham Linehan; and farewell to Michael Parkinson. {Janet Gray}

49m
Aug 21, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 615

Juliet and Terence: with a quiz on albums from 1984; the end of everything! (well... tv, radio, and DVDs); and farewell to Jamie Reid and Robbie Robertson. {John Mortimer QC}

53m
Aug 14, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 614

Juliet and Terence on: Jagger at 80; tiffs at Radio 1; the link between Jamie Carragher and Cardi B.; the sadness of Randy Meisner; and our Premier League predictions 2023/24. {You're too shy shy, hush-hush, eye to eye}

1h 3m
Aug 05, 2023
The Parish Counsel - Episode 613

Juliet and Terence visit Barbie Land; Spotify increases its monthly subscription costs; Why, Why, Why? Delilah; and farewell to Tony Bennett, and Sinead O'Connor. {Lt. Col. Kilgore}

59m
Jul 29, 2023