Talking About The Who

Paul Bearman is joined by author and musician Dante DiCarlo to look at the news stories relating to The Who for September 2026 and travel down various tangents along the way:

The Who By Numbers Super Deluxe Edition announced – is it the band’s most underrated album?
Brian Kehew’s discovery of lost Who tapes at Sunset Sound, Hollywood in 2020
What future Super Deluxe Editions can we expect?
New Roger Daltrey interview and his recent tour of North America – is he singing better than ever?
The band’s recent reunion with Zak Starkey
Pete Townshend / Lifehouse documentary ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ announced
And the upcoming reissue of My Generation for National Album Day

Recorded 23rd September 2026

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‘Imagine a Man’ (Pete Vocal / Early Mix)

‘Squeeze Box’ (Animation Video)

Who played the drums on Slip Kid? Fisher Protocol video

Brian Kehew discovering lost Who tapes at Sunset Sound, Hollywood Ultimate Classic Rock

Roger Daltrey interview with Joann Butler

Roger Daltrey – ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’ September 2026

Roger Daltrey solo North American tour 2026 Talking About The Who video

Pete Townshend / Lifehouse documentary announced Hollywood Reporter

Pre-order My Generation reissue for National Album Day

Buy tickets for Bob Harris: A Celebration of Life in Music
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Paul Bearman is joined by YouTuber Ethan Fisher and musician Matt Weston to report on two concerts from Roger Daltrey’s solo North American tour of 2026.

Recorded 25th September 2026

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In 1983, Paul Bearman was three years old, hyperactive, and rarely slept. One evening, he defied his parents' expectations by sitting completely transfixed as BBC Two aired a documentary about Jimi Hendrix as part of its Rock Around the Clock programming… and his life was changed forever. Soon afterwards, he developed a love for The Who, watching The Kids Are Alright and The Who Rocks America on repeat, receiving albums and books for birthdays and at Christmas, and playing toy guitars while pretending to be Pete Townshend.

In this free bonus episode, Paul talks to his parents, Wendy and John, about his early exposure to music; going with them to see The Who live; his childhood fascination with musical instruments, from toy guitars to his dad's drum kit; the birthday and Christmas presents he thought had come from Pete Townshend; and his lifelong relationship with The Who, including his attempts to better understand what that connection means.

Interviews recorded April 2026

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Remus Down Boulevard – ‘Only For You’ From the album A Week at the Bridge E16 (recorded live at the Bridge House, London, April 1978)

Thomas Dolby – ‘Hyperactive!’ Official video

Jimi Hendrix – ‘Johnny B. Goode’ From the album Hendrix in the West

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘Wild Thing’ From Live at Monterey (video)

The South Bank Show episode on Pete Townshend First broadcast 3rd November 1985

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Rain. Crowd violence. Counterfeit tickets. Overcrowding. People climbing up floodlights. Lasers. Keith Moon’s last gig to a paying audience in England. The final entry in The Guinness Book of Records for loudest concert ever recorded.

This is Charlton 1976, fifty years on.

Host Paul Bearman talks to his parents – the people he inherited his Who fandom from – as well as Tony Fletcher (author of Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon), Buddy Ascott (drummer of seminal Mod band The Chords) and Richard Evans (The Who’s artist and designer) about their memories of attending one of the most unique concerts in The Who’s history.

Interviews recorded March and April 2026

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(Please note that there are some minor sound issues during the first minute of our conversation with Tony Fletcher, which are quickly resolved)

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Keith Moon and Norman Gunston at Charlton ‘76
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