D o w n i n t h e C o c k p i t : Pat Thane, professor in contemporary British history and author of Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? Unmarried Motherhood in Twentieth-Century England.F l y o n t h e W a l l : Shahrar Ali, Green Party spokesperson policing and domestic safety.K n u c k l e D o w n : Lucy Robinson, professor in collaborative history and founding organiser of the Network for Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change.I t ’ s N e a r l y A f r i c a : Carl Honoré, writer, broadcaster and TED speaker, author of In Praise of Slow.L e i s u r e : Pat Kane, writer, musician and futurist, author of The Play Ethic.M e l t t h e G u n s : The Gun Control Network.A l l o f a S u d d e n : Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, and author of Finding Faith: Stories of music and life.Y a c h t D a n c e : Helen Horsfall, Royal Forth Yacht Club.N o T h u g s i n o u r H o u s e : Nigel Fielding, emeritus professor and author, The National Front.J a s o n a n d t h e A r g o n a u t s : Charlotte Higgins, journalist and author, Greek Myths: A New Retelling.S e n s e s W o r k i n g O v e r t i m e : James Wannerton, president, UK Synaesthesia Association.B a l l a n d C h a i n : Noel Ponting, writer, Swindon Heritage.R u n a w a y s : Sarah Smith, CEO, Link Living.It’s the 40th anniversary of English Settlement and, in the first of two special birthday episodes, What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast asks the experts to guide us through the album track by track.Įvery guest is a specialist in the theme of each song – and every one of them responds with enthusiasm and insight. What does the Bishop of Leeds think of All of a Sudden? What does Pat Kane of Hue and Cry make of Leisure? What can classicist Charlotte Higgins tell us about Jason and the Argonauts?
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