DEC4 Podcast

A very warm welcome to the second episode in our occasional series, the Elvis History Vault, where we learn about some perhaps lesser known people and events in Elvis’ professional life. This time, we go back to 1976 with our leading contributor, Gary Wells‬, to discuss Presley’s Center Courts, an ill-fated business venture Elvis became embroiled in thanks to Joe Esposito and Dr George Nichopoulos. We then look a little deeper into the ethically questionable doctor-patient relationship between Dr Nichopoulos and Elvis, and consider the legacy of another of Elvis’ go-to medics, Las Vegas physician and medical entrepreneur, Dr Elias Ghanem.

We also look more generally at contemporary perceptions of Elvis’ health trajectory and if the inevitable reality was masked by a combination of continued success, dependency, denial and wishful thinking.

See our podcast website for additional background, images, links and sources;
https://dec4podcast.com/2026/11/04/elvis-history-vault-2-presleys-center-courts-medical-ethics-health-money/

It's a great thrill and privilege this episode to welcome multi-talented actor, writer and music artist, Andrew Mackintosh, who carved his own special niche in British television history as Detective Sergeant Alistair Greig, a key character in over 300 episodes of one of the most successful and influential television dramas of all time, The Bill.

But as we discover, there's so much more to his varied career, encompassing acting, music and writing. We learn about Andrew's current project, the hit fiction podcast, Letter From Helvetica, talk about his early life and how his professional journey in music and acting began, and he shares with us some of his creative influences...

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https://dec4podcast.com/2024/09/17/a-conversation-with-andrew-mackintosh/

A very warm welcome to the first episode in our occasional series, the Elvis History Vault; our leading contributor, ‪Gary Wells, is along for the ride as we learn about some perhaps lesser known people and events in Elvis’ professional life.

In this clip not featured in the main episode, we discuss a new stage jumpsuit that was under construction at the time Elvis passed away.

Join us for more background at our podcast website;
https://dec4podcast.com/2026/08/04/elvis-history-vault-1-tour-photographer-bob-heis-vegas-78-jerome-stump-monroe-kye-fleming-ronnie-milsap/

Our leading contributor Gary Wells joins us to explore two tumultuous decades in the lives of the Beach Boys, through the lens of Malcolm Leo’s 1985 BAFTA nominated biographical documentary, The Beach Boys: An American Band. We learn about some of the key people on both sides of the camera, and of Malcolm Leo’s established method of sourcing a wide variety of music and interview clips (long before the easy accessibility of digital archives) to create an intimate, first-person narrative... #thebeachboys

Find the full episode with supporting background, images and links at our podcast website;
https://dec4podcast.com/2025/03/05/gary-wells-the-beach-boys-an-american-band/

A very warm welcome to the first episode in our occasional series, the Elvis History Vault; our leading contributor, ‪Gary Wells ‬ is along for the ride as we learn about some perhaps lesser known people and events in Elvis’ professional life.

In this clip not featured in the main episode, we discuss a seven year legal battle over unclaimed ticket refunds, for two shows scheduled at the Mid-South Coliseum at the end of August 1977...

More at our podcast website;
https://dec4podcast.com/2026/08/04/elvis-history-vault-1-tour-photographer-bob-heis-vegas-78-jerome-stump-monroe-kye-fleming-ronnie-milsap/