The Parish Counsel

Juliet and Terence on: Declan Rice's hair; Elton's oven gloves; Brian Hayes and the emergence of phone-ins; bands you can't get on with; and the enduring appeal of Cliff Richard.

{FAC 10}

Juliet and Terence on: the TikTok cup draw; 'Surf's Up' - a fresh look at the Beach Boys; we review a fifty year old documentary; would you trust Mike Love to water your plants and feed your kittens?; and farewell to Jimmy Cliff.

{Opportunity Knocks}

Juliet and Terence on: Sky TV's 'Halo' (Goodbye); Gino D'Acampo; ticket touts in the old days; music biopics; The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame; scented books (!); and farewell to Mani.

{Scent-O-Vision}

Juliet and Terence with: a Gregg Wallace update; David Quantick changes our mind about The Beatles; looking back at The Style Council and Sex Pistols; why Garbage won't tour America; and King Gizzard give their music away for free.

{Love Me Do to Let It Be}

Juliet and Terence on: The Beatles as Faithfuls or Traitors; Netflix and 'Kennedy'; Mike Joyce on life in The Smiths; Boy George - is he rude, or misunderstood?; and Nicky Haslam's list of 'things that are common' for 2025.

{Chappaquiddick}

Juliet and Terence on: the closure of MTV Europe; listening bars; the principles of Heaven 17; music/sport bundled extras; is John Lennon all that?; more on Beatles biopics.

{Cathy McGowan}

Juliet and Terence on: a new Simpsons movie; Curb Your Enthusiasm book; Naga Munchetty and her toast; Buckingham Nicks reissue; and hooray for Kathy Burke!

{Beloved Aunt}

Juliet and Terence on: a Wynne Evans update; tour rider excesses; breathtaking income from stadia tours; cassettes are back; and neverending Britpop nostalgia.

(Do not disturb Don Henley!}

Juliet and Terence on: Morrissey; extreme marketing; dangers of being a superfan; two reasons to leave the UK - Christmas TV, and Last Night Of The Proms; and the pointlessness of reviews.

{pie de resistance}

Juliet and Terence: With Love, Meghan is back for Season Two; Hashtag MerchWatch; British people are bonkers;  misunderstanding Springsteen; and two-thirds of The Police sue Sting.

{Sir John Lubbock}

Juliet and Terence on: Kylie; Beatles Anthology 4; Gyles Brandreth, serial killer; Clem Cattini; the tyranny of KissCam.

{Taxi light shines so bright}

Juliet and Terence on: Wynne Evans and Gregg Wallace on the comeback trail; Freddie Mercury's daughter; the exploitation of session musicians; and farewell to Bobby Whitlock, Ray Brooks, and Biddy Baxter.

{up on the roof}

Juliet and Terence with: some advice for Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers; an age of 'talentless pop stars'; and farewells to Mick Ralphs, Dave Cousins, James Whale, Terry Reid, and Ozzy Osbourne.

{Verily, I say to thee...}

Coming to the end of the Parish Counsel summer break, we go back to 2017 and a special podcast from Terence Dackombe in which he plays his top ten tracks of all time, including Todd, The Beach Boys, and Joni.   {'another chance to hear'}

Holiday season continues at the Parish Counsel with another chance to hear Juliet Harris from 2022, selecting some of her favourite holiday songs.

{cheap essential scenery}

The Parish Counsel is on a summer break. Here's 'another chance to hear' a special episode from 2024. Terence Dackombe with a music extravaganza - an hour of little hits and big misses. 

{A prisoner of the white lines of the freeway}

With the Parish Counsel taking a summer break, we go back to 2023 for another chance to hear Juliet presenting a special show featuring eighteen fabulous sunshine-y tracks. It's like vitamin D for your ears.

{Jupiter aligns with Mars}

Juliet and Terence with: farewell Sly Stone; the intriguing life of Mona Best; Sir Roger Daltrey, and a Zak Starkey update; Beyonce in London; the tedium of awards ceremonies, and hooray for Carol Kaye!

{Never Say Die}

Juliet and Terence with a special edition celebrating the life of Brian Wilson: the surfing years; Pet Sounds era; mental health, Eugene Landy, Mike Love, Murry Wilson; seeing/not seeing Brian Wilson live, and his place in music history.

{But long as there are stars above you...}