S02 E12 - Pat Sharp

04/24/23 • 51 min

Yeah mate. Got Pat Sharp on the pod. No biggy.

We'll keep it brief as he doesn't really need much of an introduction.

Find out the real story of the fabled Parky red card incident; what it was like to share a Top of the Pops dressing room with the whole Radio 1 line-up; and the tale of an awkward gig that he wasn't so keen to do.

Pat's website: https://patsharp.co.uk/

And Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mrpatsharp/

Yeah mate. Got Pat Sharp on the pod. No biggy.

We'll keep it brief as he doesn't really need much of an introduction.

Pat's website: https://patsharp.co.uk/

And Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mrpatsharp/

Previous Episode

S02 E11 - Neil Bentley

We didn't plan to have loads of former Capital FM legends on this series of Crunch & Roll - in fact we don't plan anything - but we're very pleased it turned out that way.

Neil Bentley's happiest times were not at the big 95.8 though, they were at a another often featured station that, like him, were big on dance and R&B.

Neil's not spoken about his career since leaving the industry over a decade ago, so prepare to learn. And prepare to pick your jaw off the floor after some of the tales that would be best described 'SO radio'.

There's the story of the brutal rejection letter from Radio 1 that might not have been all it seemed; he tells us how one of the world's biggest DJs offered to carry his records into an Egyptian-themed nightclub in Barnsley for him; and his embarrassing interaction with the Queen of Pop.

Contains strong language and adult content.

Neil's on Twitter, see: https://twitter.com/DJneilbentley

And Inst: https://www.instagram.com/neilbentley/

This is Neil's digital and creative company: https://www.webvid.com/about/

And you can indulge yourself in some classic Bentley here: https://aircheckdownloads.com/audio-search?term=neil+bentley&sort_bef_combine=relevance_DESC

Next Episode

S03 E01 - Andy Bush

We're back with an absolute beaut of a guest: It's Andy Bush (or Andrew Buschenfeld if he's in trouble).

We caught up with him just after his show one evening, shortly before he tucked into a supermarket chicken jalfrezi. Don't let anyone tell you radio isn't glamorous.

He chatted to John about how he had always dreamed of being on the radio as a child; his delight after the Global had taken over GWR; and how he bloody LOVES radio conferences. *

Oh, John also goes 'there' and asks the question we all wanted to know...

Expect strong language, adult content and a sad story about a turkey.

For the avoidance of doubt, the opposite of all these things is true.

Listen to Hometime with Bush & Richie on Absolute here: https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/shows/hometime-with-bush-richie/

Buy his amazing book 'Celebs at Home' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebs-At-Home-Andy-Bush/dp/1783528192

And his numerous, excellent podcasts, including The A-Z of the 90s, Beethoven: The Basics and Scarred for Life are available wherever you get your podcasts.