The Great Divide - The Big Country Podcast

The Great Divide
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An audio fanzine for legendary Scottish rock band Big Country, displaying incredible levels of geekitude when it comes to the discussion of Big Country minutiae.

  1. 12/14/2025

    The Great Divide, Episode 101

    The deep-dive series on the Wonderland EP/mini-album is finally reaching its end, as Tom and Svein delve into the song that shares its name with Big Country's debut album: The Crossing. You get comprehensive coverage of the song's origins and development, and everything else you expect from a Great Divide deep-dive. Have at you, and enjoy!

    2h 38m

  2. 08/02/2025

    The Great Divide, Episode 100

    We have reached our 100th episode! The best possible way we could mark the occasion is with a definite Bruce Watson interview, where every activity and happening with the band is discussed. This includes tributes to Mike Peters, thoughts on the recent band split and the new line-up, the coming book and documentary, the chance for a 40th Anniversary edition of The Seer (including the Robin Millar mix), the Restless Natives musical, news on Eastworld (the coming b-sides/re-recordings album), unreleased songs from the Mike Peters years, as well as plenty of musings from your podcast hosts. Enjoy!

    2h 32m

  3. 11/15/2024

    The Great Divide, Episode 99

    After two and a half years, Tom and Svein have finally arrived at the fourth song from their selection of songs from the Wonderland EP. Heart And Soul is one of the earliest Big Country songs, and it fascinates the hosts how much of the song would show up in later works thematically. Expect the usual deep-dive into the song's history, lyrics, and music.

    1h 56m

  4. 09/08/2024

    Rocking In the Norselands, book 1 - An Infomercial

    Tom and Svein take another sidestep as they do a PSA about Svein's new book "Rocking In the Norselands, part 1". Find out what the book is all about, how it was like to put it together, and several reflections on the power of stories about music. Thanks for indulging us, and we'll be back with the next part of the Wonderland deep-dive series soon.

    50 min

  5. 12/15/2023

    The Great Divide, Episode 98

    We have reached the third part of the Wonderland deep-dive, which continues with its track-by-track approach. This time Tom and Svein takes a thorough look at All Fall Together, and rarely have they been so in sync about being jubilantly positive about a track. Expect some song background for both Giant and All Fall Together, an overview of different versions, as well as the usual dissection of music and lyrics. And if you're a fan of the movie Streets of Fire, apologies in advance!

    2h 11m

  6. 08/25/2023

    The Great Divide, Episode 97

    The Wonderland deep-dive continues with this second part, which is wholly devoted to the track Angle Park. This is the first Big Country song that Stuart and Bruce finished in 1981, with its roots going back several years before that. We delve deep into the timeline of the track, its lyrical meanings, and the actual location in Dunfermline that named it. Wonderland may "just" an EP, but after just two songs we have spent more time on it than we have some of the albums!

    2h 14m

  7. 07/01/2022

    The Great Divide, Episode 96

    To celebrate the podcast's 10th anniversary, Tom and Svein speak at long last to Pete and Alan Wishart, the respective keyboardist and bassist in the very first incarnation of Big Country. This is an incredibly informative conversation on the earliest begninnings of the band, including the ill-fated Alice Cooper tour and the subsequent difficult decision by Stuart to revamp the lineup. Some rare live clips are played from BC's first-ever show, as well as some rare interview clips with Pete and Stuart from 1981. Joining Tom and Svein are the mighty JfnG and Stuart "Ming the Merciless" Menzies. Enjoy this incredible deep dive into this rare and formative period of the band's history.

    1h 27m

  8. 04/11/2022

    The Great Divide, Episode 95

    After talking about the possibility of a Wonderland deep-dive several times, it's finally happening. Tom and Svein dive deeper than ever before as they explore every aspect of the most significant singles release in the band's career and get into the song itself. You are welcome to join them, but encouraged to bring an extra oxygen tank for this one.

    2h 58m
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An audio fanzine for legendary Scottish rock band Big Country, displaying incredible levels of geekitude when it comes to the discussion of Big Country minutiae.

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