Midnight Meets With Colin Murray

BBC Radio 5 Live

4.8 (31)
PERSONAL JOURNALS

Colin talks to interesting people with fascinating life stories. No rules, no soundbites, just in-depth conversations with some incredible people.

30/11/2023

Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook

Ahead of their 50th anniversary tour, Squeeze members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook chat to Colin Murray about their intense tour schedule, how they’ve improved their craft with time, their unlikely influences, the re-defining of ‘hit’ tracks, and what they think of Brit Pop. The pair also get into their most surreal moments and biggest mistakes of the last 50 years, and their favourite acts to support on tour, including Bon Jovi, REM and U2, plus performing with Dave Grohl and Elton John.

56 min
29/11/2023

Adam Kay

“It’s not thick skin, it’s scar tissue.” Doctor-turned-comedian and writer Adam Kay on why he left his medical career and if he’ll ever return to it, attitudes towards the NHS and its staff, his new-found passion of writing for children, and what he thinks of the TV adaptation of his best-selling book This Is Going To Hurt. Plus he waxes lyrical over the band he’s seen “more than his family”, Pulp!

50 min
16/11/2023

Dave Hemingway

Former Beautiful South and Housemartins member Dave Hemingway on being raised in the Hull bar scene, how The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper is responsible for his love of music, and his audition process to join The Housemartins (nobody believed him!) The pair also get into regional music scenes in Northern England, gigging with Oasis and Blur, and supporting REM at Glastonbury in the 1990s, and what it’s like touring the country again today as a self-funded band.

56 min
03/11/2023

Dom Joly

“I went straight out of a civil war and ended up hanging out with most of the current Tory cabinet… a very strange place to be”. Comedian and writer Dom Joly on his Lebanese heritage, geo-political comedy, and his dark sense of humour. Joly also discusses AI, being pigeon-holed, his infamous prank show Trigger Happy TV, and his new book The Conspiracy Tourist which saw him travel the globe to investigate and understand some of the world’s most dangerous and hilarious conspiracy theories in a ‘post-truth’ political space.

56 min
24/10/2023

Martin Fry

ABC frontman Martin Fry on his love of late footballer George Best, starting as a music journalist before finding success in performing, the music scene in Sheffield, seeing James Brown at a convention, recording with Smokey Robinson, and how his Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis aged 27 made him see a “different side to humanity”.

57 min
23/10/2023

Val McDermid

“A book is the most interactive form of entertainment there is”. Crime writer Val McDermid chats to Colin Murray about keeping her characters authentic, time management techniques, TV adaptations, imposter syndrome, using Scottish colloquialisms in her writing (her American publishers asked for a glossary!), judging the Booker Prize, and advice for budding writers. Oh, and getting a kiss from Blondie’s Debbie Harry!

55 min
27/09/2023

Howard Jones

Musician Howard Jones chats to Colin Murray about his Welsh heritage, migrating to Canada and how a near death experience involving vegetables gave him the courage to pursue a career in music.

56 min
20/09/2023

Rick Witter

Lead vocalist of Shed Seven, Rick Witter, chats to Colin Murray about fan connection and commitment, the band’s music getting better with age and experience, having agency in their art, and falling out with record labels.

57 min

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Colin Murray

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Tony Robinson

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Colin Jackson

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4.8

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31 Ratings

Great Craic Altogether

24/08/2022

Dublin Blue

Imagine the feeling of getting home from a hard days graft at work and slipping into a pair of comfy slippers (if any has them these days). Well, that’s the feeling Colin Murray achieves with Midnight Meets. He’s a skilful conversationalist, very quick witted, and as down to earth as you’d like him to be. He puts his guests at ease, even when he’s a bit awestruck himself sometimes. I’ve only recently discovered this podcast series and been working my way through the archive of interviews. I’ve really enjoyed everyone of them and love scrolling through the episodes to find the ones that will interest me most. The conversations bring insight and personality to each of the guests he interviews. I’ll never think of many of his interviewee’s in the same way again. Some are so hilarious you end up replaying them. Great craic altogether. Colin Murray is a now a bit of a national treasure for anyone lucky enough to grow up in Northern Ireland. For me, Midnight Meets is a little like home away from home and something to look forward to. Can’t recommend the podcast series highly enough.
Excellent

21/08/2017

in-App purchases are a con

Great host, great guests
Excellent Series

05/08/2017

Ciarán Delaney

Colin does an excellent job at going beyond the standard generic interview angles. His unique style works brilliantly with his well chosen guests.
Top podcast

01/07/2017

Choppered

Colin really helps you get a feel for his interviewees personalities. Often starting out light and whimsical, he seems to have a talent for setting people at ease before drawing them into the more serious questions. Thoroughly enjoyable pod!