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Send us Fan Mail Inaugural York Jazz Festival. Charles reports. Graham on talking to Samira Ahmed about her new book on The Beatles A Hard Day's Night film. Speaking of The Beatles, there is a new remix and re-release of the 1965 album Rubber Soul. Arts Council England, whither? Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham reports back from his trip to FInaland and Sweden, taking in Helsinki and Stockholm. Charles and Graham discuss new albums by The Strokes and Fontaines DC. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham pays a visit to Topping & Co book store in York. Why renowned Spanish director Pedro Almadovar's new film   is his worst to date - and his best. Harrogate Theatre's new drama season begins, literally, with a bang. Brighton ‘84 Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles chat to pop legend Gilbert O'Sullivan as he prepares to release his new album, On the Record and celebrates sixty years in music. About Gilbert O'Sullivan: He was the superstar who topped the UK and US single charts in the 70s with songs of endearing tunefulness, unabashed sentiment and existentialist musings. Today, Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan continues to be regarded with tremendous affection and his songs remain well-loved around the world. Gilbert O’Sullivan was born Raymond Edward O’Sullivan in 1946 in Ireland. He moved to Swindon, England with his family aged 7 and after a formal education became a student at Swindon Art College, specializing in graphic design. But he had another love – music – and after forming and joining local bands as a drummer/vocalist, he started writing his own songs, heavily influenced by The Beatles as writers and Bob Dylan as a performer. Calling himself Gilbert, with a very distinctive image, two singles released by CBS Records and one with the Major Minor label, got little attention. Undeterred, he sent a demo tape to Gordon Mills, the man behind Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, who impressed with his song writing, became his manager. The result was his first single on the MAM label, Nothing Rhymed, became a UK Top Ten hit in 1970. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles review their recent visit to the Edinburgh International Film Festival, discussing various film screenings, art exhibitions, and a high-profile talk by Kenneth Branagh. They also share news regarding producer Antony Pickthall's new appointment as a poet in residence at Ripon Racecourse. Film Screenings they saw in Edinburgh include:     * Borges and Me     * Northbound     * The Education of Jane Cumming    * Out There     * The Last Resort     * Capsized Art Exhibitions: * Eva Rothschild     * Jamie Fitzpatrick:     * Etching Room 1 Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail As Charles and Graham prepare to go up to Edinburgh... The shortcomings of a long story: Christopher Nolan's version of Homer's The Odyssey. A second thought on Yard Act's new album You're Gonna Need A Little Music. Charles on The Ballad of Johnny and June, a new musical about Johnny and June Cash, which of course touches on Trainspotting - the musical. Graham finally reveals what Wakefield's new outdoor venue is.  Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles reports on this year’s York River Art Market and Graham on Wakefield’s bold but, obviously wholly correct, declaration of achieving its UK sculpture capital status by 2029. Paul McCartney has been nominated for the Mercury Prize at the age of 84 for his latest album The Boys From Dungeon Lane. How three cult films of the late 1990s show that times were different before the onset of the new puritanism. Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting and Buffalo Soldiers. Why Simon Reynolds new book Still In A Dream is more of a disguised personal memoir than a sequel to his classic Rip It Up & Start Again. Graham reports that Harrogate gallery, Red House Originals is involved with The Kinks in a new art project in London.  Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail How did Sleaford Mods go down with the family audience at Deer Shed Festival in North Yorkshire? Big names turn up at Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. The Odyssey has had critics and audiences wowed Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail What sci fi writer Isaac Asimov's 1951 novel Foundation says about now and about Star Wars. Reviving the past at Harrogate's Royal Hall with the brilliant young Cuore Chamber  Orchestra. Reviews:  Yard Act's new album, You're Gonna Need a Little Music Rolling Stones' new album Foreign Tongues Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail A Yorkshire culture podcast covering live music, film and books. Charles Hutchinson and Graham Chalmers discuss summer gigs by Wet Leg, Super Furry Animals and OMD, review the new Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde film The Invite, and preview the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. TIme Stamp: 02:08 Summer gigs 21:50 The Invite 30:00 Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham interview the legendary Francis Rossi as he prepares for a UK tour of his show Quo Songbook: Past, Present, Future. Francis will be playing Harrogate's Royal Hall on 4, October 2026. Please note: Strong language content warning Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Interview Special: Grant McPhee, Scottish film director, cinematographer and writer is back in the car to talk about his latest project, Something For The Longing - Scottish Independent Pop 1985-1999, 3CD Box Set on Cherry Red Records. About Grant McPhee Books:  Two oral histories of Scottish indie music history - Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984), published by White Rabbit Books in 2022, and Postcards From Scotland: Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995 published by Omnibus Books in 2024. The latter was 2024's Book of the Year on Two Big Egos in a Small Car. Films:  Grant has made two successful music documentaries on Scottish indie music history - Big Gold Dream (2015 - focusing on Scottish indie record labels Fast Product and Postcard Records), Teenage Superstars (2017 - focusing on the Glasgow independent music scene between 1982 and 1992). He won the prestigious audience choice award in 2015 for his film Big Gold Dream at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He was Second Assistant Camera on the Hollywood movie World War Z and Digital Imaging Technician on Under The Skin, among many other film jobs. Grant also served as 2nd Unit Director on two episodes of hit TV series Outlander. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham and Charles discuss the Lemon Twigs and their enduring appeal. Though are they great pop but just not quite achieving the greatness they promise? Graham is delighted that Bradford’s cultural resurgence continues, especially the gigs at Bradford Live. Graham has been reading The Guardian foreign correspondent, Jason Burke's new book, The Revolutionists - The Story of the Extremists who Hijacked the 1970s. Charles reports on his recent visit to the Summer Season displays at York’s Castle Museum. Charles has been to both the Elvis Costello and Belle and Sebastian gigs in York and Halifax respectively as the two bands go on a nostalgia trip. But only one comes out on top. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail This week Charles and Graham celebrate the extraordinary life and achievements of Bradford born artist, David Hockney. Graham salutes the quality of the latest album, Inferno - and first in 14 years - by Boards of Canada. Where does Disclosure Day sit in the pantheon of Spielberg films? Graham  expands on why it's good but not amongst the best of Spielberg's long career. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham has been listening to Paul McCartney's new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane and it shows he is still firing on all cylinders, nearly - at the age of 83. Two new cinema releases, Tuner  (starring Leo Woodhall with a cameo from Dustin Hofmann) and The Christophers come under Charles and Graham’s restless gaze. Graham reports on Lence, the Harrogate rapper  - who doesn't swear - and is now a legend on the Leeds spoken word scene. Graham talks up South London's monstrous indie dance rockers Fat Dog, whose new single may show an alarming mellowing of their fearsomely unhinged style. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos