Cultural Popcorn

Cultural Popcorn #433 - Lost & Found

August 8, 2026

Cultural Popcorn returns to the radio! Join English Bob for Ep. #433 ‘Lost & Found’ featuring music by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Wave Pictures, Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues, Jimmy Reed, Plantman, East of West, Tele Novella,...

Cultural Popcorn #432 - Dog Days of Summer

July 4, 2026

Enjoy the Dog Days of Summer with Cultural Popcorn Ep. #432. When Sirius, the dog star rises, English Bob brings you some cool tunes for the hottest weeks of the year. Hear cuts by Ezra Furman, Gwenifer Raymond, Rita Braga,...

Cultural Popcorn #431 - Little Things

June 27, 2026

Join us for this episode of Cultural Popcorn where we celebrate the Little Things in life, featuring music by Bing Crosby, Annabelle Chairlegs, Vickie feat. Conjunto Académico João Paulo, Molly Burch, Mimi Roman, Tex Williams, Webb Foley, Thurston Harris, Donnie...

Cultural Popcorn #429 - No Worries

June 20, 2026

Throw your worries to the wind with Cultural Popcorn Ep. #429 'No Worries' the musical theme over 2 eclectic hours. Hear cuts by The Folk Implosion, Manduria, Karen Dalton, Jimmy Walter, Happy Mondays, Black, R.E.M., The Leisure Society, Peter Bjorn...

Cultural Popcorn #428 - Roots

June 13, 2026

Cultural Popcorn gets back to musical Roots in Ep. #428 featuring music by Bobby Womack & The Brotherhood, Segue-Me À Capela, Red Beans & Rice, The Solent City Jazzmen, António Olaio & Manuel Guimarães, Rita Braga, Birdie, Bas Jan, Tracy...

Cultural Popcorn #427 - Sea Life

June 6, 2026

For #worldoceanday we explore Sea Life in music for this episode of Cultural Popcorn. Enjoy seabound sounds from Smashing Pumpkins, Seas of Mirth, Feist, Reverend Gary Davis, Bush Tetras, The B-52's, Morphine, Asbestos Salesman, Catbath, Ezra Furman, Throwing Muses, Eigreen,...

Cultural Popcorn #426 - Reflections

May 30, 2026

Mirror, mirror, radio, reflect the sounds you want it to. Cultural Popcorn Ep. #426 Reflections features music by The La's, Albertine Sarges, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Supremes, Katie Dey, Night Sins, Angel Olsen, Melody's Echo Chamber, Pretenders, The Beat,...

Cultural Popcorn - #425 Sunshine

May 23, 2026

English Bob brings the sunshine with Cultural Popcorn Ep. #425 featuring music by Jimmy Cliff, Isaac Litton Guild, William Shatner, Lyn Collins, Black Box Recorder, Kit Sebastian, The Proclaimers, Fionn Regan, Capitão Fausto, Laura Veirs, The Kinks, The Fifth Dimension,...

Cultural Popcorn #424 - Back to the Present

May 16, 2026

Doc Noodle and English Bob fire up the musical time machine for Cultural Popcorn #424 - we get Back to the Present with music by Old Man Soul Club, Healing & Peace Travelers of Tyme, Canned Heat, Mick Softley, The...

Cultural Popcorn #423 - Freewheelin'

May 9, 2026

English Bob is joined for the first of two special episodes by Cultural Popcorn royalty: Doc Noodle returns! For episode #423 Bob and the Doc get together over a mic in Portugal to share some Freewheelin’ music pics. Hear cuts...

Cultural Popcorn - #422 Magic

May 2, 2026

Abracadabra music likers! It’s all Magic on Ep. #422 with spellbinding cuts by Go-Die-Go, Baby Cool, Donna Summer, Magic Sam, The Who, Bedlam, The Animals, The Doors, Orang-Utan, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Marianne...

Cultural Popcorn - #421 Rebel Music

April 24, 2026

For this episode of Cultural Popcorn, we celebrate Rebel Music with cuts by David Bowie, Dr Sure's Unusual Practice, The Detroit Cobras, Rodriguez, Miriam Hacksaw, The Pogues, Hill's Union, The Fall, Peaches, Tinariwen, Nahawa Doumbia, Bob Marley, Phyllis Dillon, Ken...

Cultural Popcorn - #420 Spring Sounds

April 18, 2026

Bright sounds for dark days - Cultural Popcorn #420 'Spring Sounds' features cuts from: The Waterboys, First Day of Spring, Joe Reisman And His Orchestra, Fleet Foxes, The Byrds, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, Scott Walker, Françoise Hardy, The Tielman...

Cultural Popcorn - #419 Second Name Blues

April 11, 2026

This episode takes its theme ‘Second Name Blues’ from a random bit of Graffiti. We explore music about names, surnames, Mrs Mrs & Ms, weddings, blues and being jilted at the altar! Hear cuts by The Glass Family, Widowspeak, The...

Cultural Popcorn - #418 Good Times

April 4, 2026

Good times for dark days. Let the good times roll with 2 hours of eclectic music, amuse yourself with top-tapping cuts and soulful melodies by Brassy, Feral Housecats, Quinteto Académico, Big Maybelle, Weezer, Acid Dad, L.A. Witch, Strange Attractor, Cheap...

Cultural Popcorn - #417 Footnotes

March 28, 2026

Ep. #417, English Bob gathers up all his loose bits of paper containing scribbled bands and songs - 'Footnotes' is the theme. We have cuts from Angola, Cape Verde, Cuba, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Mali, Portugal, Spain, Togo, UK and the...

Cultural Popcorn - #416 Onomatopoeia

March 21, 2026

Crash! Bang! Zoom! The theme for Ep. #416 is 'Onomatopoeia' - music about words that mimic the sounds they make – pop art sounds blasting out of your boom box! Hear cuts by Rock-A-Teens, Hutch, Monophonics, Portuguese Pedro, Woolcraft, Asbestos...

Cultural Popcorn - #415 Windows

March 14, 2026

On this episode of the Cultural Popcorn show, we crack open up different musical windows and let a little light in with an eclectic mix of music by George Formby, Sam Milne, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Little Anthony & The...

Cultural Popcorn - #414 London

March 7, 2026

Stories and sounds from the UK's capital frame the theme of Ep. #414 ‘London’, featuring music by Ray Davies, JAH WOBBLE, The Marvels, The Equals, The Pogues, Morrissey, Warren Zevon, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, The Stranglers, The Clash, Chas...

Cultural Popcorn - #413 MTV 90s Indie

February 28, 2026

We revisit the golden years of MTV indie and alternative rock music videos from the 90s and classic cuts played on MTV Europe’s Alternative Nation hosted by Toby Amies. Hear something new from Tea Eater, alongside classic cuts by cuts...

Cultural Popcorn - #412 Terrible People, Horrible Ideas

February 21, 2026

English Bob hosts music on a theme that links together all the worlds corruption, scandals and atrocities – Ep. #412 'Terrible People, Horrible Ideas'! Enjoy 2 hours of eclectic musical therapy with cuts by lovely people with excellent ideas: The...

Cultural Popcorn - #411 What's Your Vibe?

February 14, 2026

English Bob asks What's Your Vibe? With 2 hours of eclectic music about vibes, feelings, sensations and attitudes, featuring music by: Lloyd Cole, Cheap Feel, Nice Biscuit, Marimbeiros De Duque De Bragança, Annabelle Chairlegs, Parquet Courts, Ultra Material, Asbestos Salesman,...

Cultural Popcorn - #410 Preach!

February 7, 2026

Throw your hands in the air with music about preachers, priests, prophets, gospel and the good word! Testify with The Fall, Cross Wires, Seldom Scene, Johnny Cash, Christina Gray, Rev. A. W. Nix, Son House, Sam Cooke, Rev. Ballenger, Mahalia...

Cultural Popcorn - #409 Foggy Days

January 31, 2026

Explore music about fog and mist – literal and figurative – with English Bob playing misty for you. CP Ep. #409 features music by The Pogues, Foggy Memory Boys, Morgan & George, Gravenhurst, Vangelis, NEONNOONE, Lonnie Holley, Kate Bush, Judy...

Cultural Popcorn - #408 Trees

January 24, 2026

Music about trees is the theme for Ep #408 – get back to nature with cuts by T.Rex, Annabelle Chairlegs, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Nathan Abshire, Josephine Foster, The Coral, Yo La Tengo, Radiohead, Plantman, Dirty Projectors & David Byrne,...

Cultural Popcorn - #407 Behind Bars

January 17, 2026

Cultural Popcorn Ep. #407 'Behind Bars' explores music about jail, crime, time, the prison experience, outlaws and features cuts by the formerly incarcerated. Hear music by @w_i_c_c_a_n_s @thedetroitcobras @theblackangels @diejimcrow @tracy_vandal & @johnmercymusic @reginaspektor @deerhoof #JoshWhite #DinahWashington #FineYoungCannibals #TheClash #DeadKennedys...

Cultural Popcorn - #406 Year of the Fire Horse

January 11, 2026

Cultural Popcorn Ep. #406 explores music on the theme 'Year of the Fire Horse' - with songs of fire, horses and female killers plus choice cuts from 1966 (the last Fire Horse year) to ring in 2026. Hear music from...

Cultural Popcorn - #405 Survivin'

January 3, 2026

Slump forward into 2026 with Ep. #405 Survivin'. Here cuts by Sergio Endrigo, @darling._music @4000records (*Brisbane not Melbourne!) @weddingpresent @theglassfamilyelectricband #DaveBerry #ScottWalker #HelenShapiro #FrançoiseHardy #Nancy Sinatra #GarnetMimms @mikartistiksegotrip @largebrushcollection @jamesyorkston @jamesleonardhewitson @rubydoomsdayx @crafting_room @ismaymusic #JeffWayne #Walter Murphy #LightninRod #Duke @staffbendabilili...

Cultural Popcorn #404 - Holiday Special

December 20, 2025

Cultural Popcorn Holiday Special is a no-talk festive musical bonanza - featuring a deep dive into the best, most eclectic, lesser-known and certifiably wacky Christmas music ever! Get jazzed with cuts by The Harmony Grits, Kelly Finnigan, Murder By Death,...

Cultural Popcorn #403 - Winter Winds

December 14, 2025

Blowing your way its Cultural Popcorn Ep. #403 Winter Winds - featuring 2 hours of eclectic music for a windswept winter day. Here cuts by @kristinhersh @brian__jackson @tracy_vandal @johnmercymusic #DickGroveOrchestra #Fotheringay #AmaliaRodrigues #SimonandGarfunkel #LesVariations #NancySinatra #LeeHazlewood #TheByrds #JulieLondon #MilesDavis #RobertMandellOrchestra...

Cultural Popcorn #402 - Trouble

December 6, 2025

Episode #402 and its trouble in mind - a cathartic dive through the worlds problems featuring music by Aníbal Velásquez, pecq & Kate Ireland, Grace Jones, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Bob Marley, Dawn Penn, Western Jazz...

Cultural Popcorn #401 - Returns

December 1, 2025

Cultural Popcorn rides again! English Bob returns to the radio with 2 hours of themed music old, new, borrowed and blue, plus obscure cuts from around the world. Ep. 401 ‘Returns’ features music by @fever bill @superbraguita @thehighroots @mredwyncollins @tracy_vandal...

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