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Send us Fan Mail In their latest Interview Special, Charles and Graham interview Sheffield artist, Pete McKee. About Pete McKee: Pete McKee is a Sheffield-born artist whose work greatly reflects and embodies his experiences of growing up on a council estate surrounded by working-class culture and humour. It is this down-to-earth and nostalgic thread that runs through all of his work that has gained him a worldwide following. Pete also runs the Pete McKee Gallery, based at Leah's Yard in Sheffield. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail The cult that won't die: Garth Marenghi has the last laugh on stage at Leeds City Varieties more than 20 years after his solitary TV series. Mark Ronson's Night Peoplememoir: Graham answers the question, is a DJ interesting enough to sustain a book? Charles reports on a new production  of the Broadway hit musical whodunnit, Murder For Two at the Stephen Jospeh Theatre in Scarborough. Graham has been listening again to John Lennon's 1974 album Walls & Bridges and reassessed: How the ex-Beatle was actually ahead of Bowie. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham discuss the Gorillaz show at Leeds Arena last week and how it shows how their past is not only the present but remains the future. Graham is looking forward to the latest Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate and explaining the difference between Queen's Greatest Hits and Queen's Greatest Hits II. Charles reports on the new film, Project Hail Mary and how Ryan Gosling exudes star quality. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham ponder if Morrissey's return to form is a lie? The persecution of Morrissey and his new album, Make-up is a Lie seems completely over the top. Watching new film Midwinter Break starring Lesley Manville and Ciaran Hinds, Graham starts to wonder if it means that serious films about middle age and older possible are now possible these days? If the monthly Spotify figures are what matters, Bruno Mars is now the world's greatest musician. Graham and Charles look at which artists are still building audiences. Graham mulls the richness in Harrogate's classical music calendar with the Harrogate International Festival Sunday Series debut of world renowned one-handed pianist, Nicholas McCarthy. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham catch up with former music journalist, now an author of intriguing fiction, Rob Chapman as he talks about his new book, Drum. Set predominantly in the alternative comedy world of the 1980s, Drum documents the rise and fall of Malcolm Drummond, a former jazz musician who takes a less than conventional route into stand up.  Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham recounts a weekend of accidental celebrity encounters in Harrogate. Charles and Graham discuss the small scale success  - and nature - of British comedy drama film The Ballad of Wallis Islandand the view from the second row of the Leeds debut at the weekend of new Harrogate-based Cuore Chamber Orchestra. Charles reports on the new play adapted by Tim Firth, The Ladies Football Club at Sheffield Crucible. Graham gives an update on the latest Vinyl Sessions talk on Peter Gabriel - a sold out success, don't you know. Why did Graham give a mild telling off to Jason Fox of SAS: Who Dares Wins. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham chew over the Brits and BAFTAs ceremonies. Graham is fresh from seeing a new surreal psych pop band called Voka Gentle from London who combine Talking Heads with Yard Act.How Field Music doing The Doors live last weekend lit my fire. Charles talks up the big news of Elvis Costello returning to Yorkshire at York Barbican later in the year with his Radio Soul tour. Graham is in proud posession of an advance copy of Grant McPhee's new book on Scotland's indie music history called, loosely, Postcards from Scotland Vol 2 And there's a new music festival in Leeds this summer - Roundhay Festival - will it be any good? Graham takes a look at the latest addition to Yorkshire's festival summer. Finally, Graham reports on the show, Awake by former Iron Maiden musician, Tony Moore. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham give their view on whether the withering reviews of new film Wuthering Heights are justified? Graham shares his second thoughts on Dry Cleaning's new album Secret Love and examines why Paul McCartney and Wings' multi-platinum 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound says more about what made the 1970s different than you might have thought. Charles takes a look at American film maker Richard Linklater's homage to Jean-luc Godard and the French New Wave in his new film, Nouvelle Vague. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham are joined by singer, Chesney Hawkes, who reflects on his latest album, Living Arrows and his love for performing live, ahead of his UK tour which includes playing Leeds Brudunell Social Club on 12 March. Plus: One U-turn after another: how a second viewing has changed has changed Graham's opinion about Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated One Battle After Another and how he spoke to Dave Mattacks, Fairport Convention's drummer this week about what keeps the veteran folk-rock legends going as they set off on yet another UK tour. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham interview Kate and Ellen from Badapple Theatre about their show, Crumbs. Graham reports on Field Music's new Doors tribute live act, which is going down a (riders in the) storm and reveals the Peter Gabriel album picked for the return of Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate next month. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham take a look at this year's BAFTA nominations. Graham wonders what is behind the explosion of new venues and big gigs in West and North Yorkshire this summer  - Museum Gardens and a lot more! Garnering rave reviews, the unique intelligence of avant indie band Dry Cleaning as new album Secret Love is released. Graham looks forward to Harrogate Film Society's new season of black & white classics and the appearance of ex-`iron Maiden musician, Tony Moore in Knaresborough with his new one man show, Awake. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail just back from a refreshing but cold winter visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Charles joins Graham to reflect on the artists and events that have caugh teir attention this past week. Charles and Graham run through the main Oscar nominations and discuss the likely winners and those who also missed out on being nominated. Charles reflects on the legacy of comedian, Victoria Wood, with the documentary, Becoming Victoria Wood. Graham selects some of the books he’s looking forward to reading in 2026 and takes a look at some enticing events coming up at Bradford Pictureville cinema in the next few months. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail After the December episodes in 2025 looked back, Charles and Graham take the opportunity to look ahead at what is coming up in 2026, focusing on film and music. They also discuss the release of Hamnet, the new film by Chloe Zhao that explores grief. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Graham looks at why  Timothée Chalamet’s new film Marty Supreme shows he is the greatest actor of Hollywood's young generation  - if nothing else.  Graham also reflects on Mark Ronson's 1990s New York memoir Night People and the shallowness of the long distance DJ. Charles pays tribute to Nigel Burnham who has died recently. Nigel was founder and promoter of The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, where he put on such acts as The Handsome Family, Cerys Matthews and Martin Carthy. Charles also reveals the new plans for the future of York River Art Market. Graham rounds things off with a look ahead to the return of Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos

Send us Fan Mail Charles and Graham round of the year with a look through some of the cultural gems that are important to both. On a sombre note - death of Brigitte Bardot. Why Metronomy's Greatest Hits album shows how subtlety has died on the vine in the 21st century but the sleeve notes by lead singer Joseph Mount are fab! Controversial French writer's Michel Houellebecq's new book Annihilation shows he is as brilliant as ever but still as dangerous. The Guardian writer Jason Burke's new book The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s promises to shed new light on a sea of misunderstanding over modern-day terrorism. Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car: X @2big_egos Facebook @twobigegos