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Chalkhills and geoglyphs: the landscape of XTC
Jun 12, 2026
1h 17m 47s
XTC's Terry Chambers: 50th anniversary gig
May 8, 2026
1h 03m 36s
XTC live at Emerald City with sound engineer Gary Bradshaw
Apr 3, 2026
56m 36s
XTC and dub with Mark Thomas, Paul Myers and Tom Morley
Feb 13, 2026
1h 51m 06s
XTC live with Tom Morley (Scritti Politti) and Kathleen Hiraga
Jan 16, 2026
1h 04m 45s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/26 |  Chalkhills and geoglyphs: the landscape of XTC✨ | XTClandscape+3 | Jon Woolcott | The Tattooed HillsEnglish Settlement+2 | — | XTCchalk figures+4 | Burning Shed | 1h 17m 47s | |
| 5/8/26 |  XTC's Terry Chambers: 50th anniversary gig✨ | XTCmusic history+4 | Terry Chambers | EXTCWhat Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast | Town Gardens Bowl | Terry ChambersEXTC+4 | Burning Shed | 1h 03m 36s | |
| 4/3/26 |  XTC live at Emerald City with sound engineer Gary Bradshaw✨ | XTClive music+3 | Gary Bradshaw | XTCAlison Moyet+7 | Emerald City, New Jersey | XTCGary Bradshaw+5 | Burning Shed | 56m 36s | |
| 2/13/26 |  XTC and dub with Mark Thomas, Paul Myers and Tom Morley✨ | XTCdub music+3 | Mark ThomasPaul Myers+1 | Scritti PolittiWhat Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book+6 | — | XTCdub+6 | Burning Shed | 1h 51m 06s | |
| 1/16/26 |  XTC live with Tom Morley (Scritti Politti) and Kathleen Hiraga✨ | XTCinterviews+4 | Kathleen HiragaTom Morley | Scritti PolittiXTC+8 | New York CityRochester Castle | XTCKathleen Hiraga+6 | Burning Shed | 1h 04m 45s | |
| 12/5/25 |  XTC's Wasp Star at 25✨ | XTCalbum review+3 | Stephen HopeLorraine Lee+2 | Wasp StarApple Venus+1 | — | XTCWasp Star+3 | Burning Shed | 1h 31m 36s | |
| 11/7/25 |  XTC and the Dukes of Stratosphear with Ian Gregory, aka EIEI Owen✨ | XTCDukes of Stratosphear+4 | Ian Gregory | PatreonTim Bourne+1 | — | XTCDukes of Stratosphear+5 | Burning Shed | 51m 23s | |
| 10/3/25 |  Hugh Padgham: working with XTC✨ | music productionXTC+3 | Hugh Padgham | XTCSteven Wilson+4 | — | Hugh PadghamXTC+6 | Burning Shed | 1h 18m 04s | |
| 9/5/25 |  Stu Rowe: collaborating with XTC✨ | XTCmusic collaboration+3 | Stu Rowe | What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery BookWhat Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast+2 | Swindon | XTCStu Rowe+5 | — | 1h 03m 05s | |
| 8/1/25 |  XTC’s Dave Gregory talks to Thomas Walsh✨ | XTCmusic conversation+3 | Dave GregoryThomas Walsh | PugwashWhat Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast+7 | Swindon | XTCDave Gregory+5 | — | 1h 37m 12s | |
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| 7/4/25 |  XTC’s Skylarking with Alfredo Marziano✨ | XTCSkylarking+4 | Alfredo Marziano | XTCDave James+7 | — | XTCSkylarking+5 | — | 54m 37s | |
| 5/30/25 |  Covering XTC with Dan Barrow and Innocents Abroad | It’s fan festival time again. Coming up on 20–22 June at the Mecca in Swindon, the sold-out 2025 XTC Fan Festival is a chance for friends old and new to come together and share in their love of all things XTC.On the line-up, as well as a trip to the Uffington White Horse, and interviews with Dave Gregory and Hugh Padgham, are performances from several cover bands. They include our guests in this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast: Dan Barrow, who is opening the festival with a one-man rendition of The Big Express in its entirety, and Peter Mills and Martin Malone, two of the members of Innocents Abroad, who will be working their way through the XTC songbook on Sunday afternoon.Music from Jeff FarrisFurther listening at Innocents AbroadWhat Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 19m 37s | ||||||
| 5/2/25 |  Madison Cunningham on XTC | Twenty-five years after their final album, XTC continue to inspire new generations of musicians. In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Madison Cunningham talks about finding inspiration in River of Orchids, 1000 Umbrellas and Easter Theatre. The musician also talks about her love of a riff, lyrical ambiguity and following her musical instincts. Madison Cunningham Madison Cunningham, Jacob Collier and Chris Thile covering XTC's River of Orchids This month’s song is by Stephen Dahill What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 00m 35s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 |  The Dukes of Stratosphear (XTC) 40th Anniversary | How much further up the charts would Senses Working Overtime have climbed if the sleeve had been made of heavier material? What does the finish on the cover of Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down tell us about its sales? In this edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we explore the fascinating relationship between XTC and cardboard in the company of Professor Penelope Letterhead… Oh, and it is also 40 years since the Dukes of Stratosphear released 25 O’Clock. You have been listening to: Boy:48 The Ephemera David Feltham Fog99horn (Ed Stainsby) Innocents Abroad Pond Yacht (James Hollingworth) Simon Russell XTeeHee What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 59m 03s | ||||||
| 3/7/25 |  Rick Buckler of the Jam on Terry Chambers and XTC | To commemorate the death of Rick Buckler on 17 February 2025, this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast features an interview the drummer did with a group of XTC fans and fellow musicians in March 2018. Buckler recorded Sound Affects with the Jam at the same time as XTC were working on Black Sea and, indeed, he joined in with the clapping on Don’t Lose Your Temper. Recorded for What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book, the conversation ranges from musicianship to studio techniques, from session drummers to formative influences, from home-made kits to ride cymbals. Joining Buckler around the table in 2018 were Mark Fisher, Mark Thomas, Andy Rankin, Laurie Langan, Sarah Palmer, Rohan Onraet, and Louis Barfe. Music by Keith McTaggart. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. Photograph: © Allison Burke ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 10m 57s | ||||||
| 1/17/25 |  Remembering XTC superfan Darryl Bullock (ft artist Ken White) | Darryl Bullock was a massive fan of XTC, an avid record collector and one of the tireless organisers of the online and in-person XTC fan conventions. He died, way too young, on 23 December 2024.He was such a pillar of the fan community that this month’s episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast is dedicated to him – with thoughts especially for his husband Niall Milligan.As well as tributes from those who knew him, the podcast features a previously unreleased interview Darryl did with the artist Ken White at the XTC fan convention in Swindon in 2022. Ken painted several murals around Swindon, including the much missed Swindon celebrities mural, as well as painting the backdrop for the cover of XTC’s Black Sea.Music from Dan Barrow.Darryl Bullock links:Love and Fury: The Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek is published in the UK by Omnibus on 13 March 2025Blog The World’s Worst Records XTC collection On collectingInterviewing John LeckieOn XTC from an LGBTQI+ perspectiveDan Barrow and The Florida RecountsKen White: Muralist and Painter, Amberley PublishingWhat Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 12m 09s | ||||||
| 12/6/24 |  XTC and the music business | In this edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we go behind the scenes to see how deals get signed, press releases get written and records get released. Joining us are Ronnie Gurr, who went from producing a punk fanzine to working in the Virgin press office; Mike Smith, who signed Andy Partridge to Warner Chappell Music as a songwriter; Ben Wardle, who paved the way for one of the collaborations between Andy and Stephen Duffy; and Youie Mourra, who got tantalisingly close to releasing a series of XTC retrospective collections. Music from Jordan Cooper XTC photos in Hanging Around Books What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. Illustration of Andy Partridge by Mike Smith ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 32m 36s | ||||||
| 11/1/24 |  XTC’s Andy Partridge: the Patreon questions II | In the second of a special two-part edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, supporters on Patreon ask questions they had always wanted Andy Partridge to answer that he never gets asked. The challenge was to come up with questions that would surprise, delight and generally intrigue the XTC frontman. They do not disappoint! The results take us on a fascinating journey from the Beatles to broccoli, from Fireball XL5 to The Last Balloon – and beyond. Music from Chris Badley and Foolish Men. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 24m 39s | ||||||
| 10/4/24 |  XTC's Skylarking with Dave Gregory and Steven Wilson | Ace remixer Steven Wilson has already given XTC’s 1986 album Skylarking a 5.1 surround sound makeover and now he has gone one step further with a mix in whizzy new Dolby Atmos, which means those glorious sounds come at you from every direction – including above. This episode of What Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast heads to the L-Acoustics studio in North London for a playback session of the new mix in the company of XTC guitarist Dave Gregory and Steven Wilson. Additional commentary from Jonathan Jacques. Bonus questions by Yvonne Wootton. Music from Kenny Alton. L-Acoustics website Steven Wilson website What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 37m 55s | ||||||
| 9/13/24 |  XTC’s Andy Partridge: the Patreon questions I | In the first of a special two-part edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, supporters on Patreon ask questions they had always wanted Andy Partridge to answer that he never gets asked. The challenge was to come up with questions that would surprise, delight and generally intrigue the XTC frontman. They do not disappoint! The results take us on a fascinating journey from the Beatles to broccoli, from Fireball XL5 to The Last Balloon – and beyond. Music from Terry Arnett and Planet Sunday. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 14m 19s | ||||||
| 7/5/24 |  The birth of XTC with Steve Warren | From handing a tape to John Peel to encouraging Colin Moulding to write songs, Steve Warren is a key part of the XTC story. In a fascinating interview, he recalls befriending Andy Partridge as a child, working as a roadie for the Helium Kidz and touring the world with XTC. Also in this episode, Gaz Barrett describes how he commissioned a mural of English Settlement in the centre of Swindon. Artist Dayna Baxter on Instagram Music from Garry Perkins on Soundcloud What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 25m 11s | ||||||
| 5/17/24 |  XTC's English Settlement with producer Hugh Padgham | XTC fans were out in force at the Neo-Ancients festival in Stroud, Gloucestershire on Saturday 4 May 2024 when producer Hugh Padgham joined festival co-director Ben Wardle to talk about XTC’s English Settlement. Your dedicated podcast host, Mark Fisher, was on hand with his trusty tape recorder to share it with you. Hugh talks about drunken jam sessions, Andy Partridge as a sumo wrestler and creating the flange effect on Jason and the Argonauts, as well as taking questions from the audience. Music courtesy of Knight in Shining Karma Robert Lawlor. What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 10m 52s | ||||||
| 4/12/24 |  XTC's Terry Chambers and EXTC 2024 | Terry Chambers and EXTC are back on the road and they are sounding fantastic. In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we catch up with Terry, Steve Hampton and Terry Lines at the start of a tour that will take in more than 20 dates in the USA, from Philadelphia to Virginia, and further gigs and festivals in the UK throughout the summer. EXTC website Music from Felix von Boxberg What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 3/29/24 |  Early XTC with Ian Doeser and Lee Moulding | In the 50th episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we go back to the formative years of XTC in the company of Ian Doeser and Lee Moulding. As well as being front man with the Hamsters from Hell, Ian was in Swindon’s first punk band, the Aggravators, and has been sharing his memories of XTC and others in a book, A Big Fish in a Small Puddle. As well as being Ian’s drummer, Lee has a lifetime of memories growing up as a child of XTC. Music courtesy of Beth Link. A Big Fish in a Small Puddle available on Amazon What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 09m 01s | ||||||
| 2/16/24 |  Haydn Bendall on producing XTC’s Apple Venus | To celebrate the 25th anniversary of XTC’s landmark album Apple Venus Volume I, producer Haydn Bendall talks to What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast about the fraught recording sessions that nonetheless resulted in such majestic songs as River of Orchids, Easter Theatre and Greenman.“The songs were fabulous,” he says. “I loved the songs.”Fellow producer Guy Sigsworth joins Mark Fisher to ask the questions.The Real Numbers Haydn Bendall Guy Sigsworth What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ | 1h 40m 22s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
9 placements across 8 markets.
Chart Positions
9 placements across 8 markets.