Culture Bunker: The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon guests, Nightmare Alley, Eels, Framed

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🗓️ 29 January 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Hear all the music on our rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk A mash-up of Burt Bacharach, Scott Walker and Michael Nyman for the modern day, Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy tells us about his new best of album Charmed Life, 30 years in pop, and lovely horses. Neil joins guest Hannah Verdier plus Sîan and Andrew to discuss Guillermo del Toro’s grand guignol fable Nightmare Alley, the joy of angst on the new Eels album, and low-key suspense movie Framed on Amazon Prime. And comedy writer David Quantick tells us about his friend and hero Barry Cryer who died this week. “I started a radio show because I wanted to force my musical tastes down the public’s throats.” – Neil Hannon “I thought I missed all the fun in the 90s, but I preferred leaving parties after an hour and coming home to a sherry in front of Frasier…” – Neil “So many films are now like pop videos, but Guillermo del Toro really dwells on his scenes.” – Neil on Nightmare Alley “Olly Alexander is one of those pop stars who would be great Smash Hits fodder.” – Hannah Verdier “Who wouldn’t love a song that rhymes ‘Colin Firth’ with ‘earth’?” – Neil on Eels Written and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)’ by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production. Rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:27.8	Hello and welcome to the Culture Bunker, your weekend pop culture round-off.
1:31.6	I'm Andrew Harrison. And I'maddenden. This week we are
1:34.7	delighted to have with us the exceptionally talented Bishop's son from Ellis Gillen
1:38.9	Mr Neil Hanen who has spent over three decades making music as the divine comedy and of course the theme
1:45.2	tune for top priest-based sitcom Father Ted. Yes, listeners, that also includes the number one single
1:50.3	that never was, My Lovely Horse, plus the IT crowd we also welcome glorious pop writer
1:55.7	Hannah Verde into the studio on this week's show we're going to be talking to Neil about his
1:59.5	retrospective album charmed life we've also been to the pictures separately mined to see
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