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A show for fans of the music artist Kate Bush put together by the people behind www.katebushnews.com and HomeGround Magazine! Chat, interviews, reviews and more on all things Kate and her amazing work.
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Episode 63 - Bush Telegraph - Andrew Powell Interview! from 2023-11-27T14:22
Darrell, co-host of Bush Telegraph had the rare opportunity of chatting with Andrew Powell, producer and arranger of Kate’s first two iconic albums, The Kick Inside and Lionheart. Listen in as t...
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Episode 62 – Brian Bath Interview - Part One! from 2023-11-16T17:29
A very special episode! Few people have more of an insight into Kate Bush's very earliest career and rise to fame than her bandmate and friend, the wonderful guitarist and songwriter, Brian Bath...
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Episode 61 - Fish People Reissues Discussion with Dave Cross! from 2023-11-08T01:48
In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast Seán chats to Dave Cross from HomeGround about the upcoming Fish People reissue of Kate’s catalogue as she switches distribution to The State51 C...
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Episode 60 - Bush Telegraph - Gered Mankowitz Interview from 2023-05-22T22:35
Bush Telegraph EXCLUSIVE! Darrell interviews Gered Mankowitz, the prolific Rock and Roll photographer who worked with Kate Bush, as well as other music legends - The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix...
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Episode 59 - Kate inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame News Round Up from 2023-05-06T04:17:31
Today it was announced that Kate has finally been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so we catch up on this news and other recent exciting developments in the world of Kate Bush music...
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Episode 58 - Katebushnews.com is 25 years old! from 2023-03-23T12:01
In January this year the katebushnews.com website turned 25 years old! Seán celebrates this hard-to-believe milestone by asking some fan friends to cherry-pick their choice of news stories, both...
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Episode 57 – Bush Telegraph – The Dreaming Part 3 - Nick Launay Interview from 2022-12-23T12:37
This is the third and final installment, celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Dreaming - arguably, Kate Bush's most forward-thinking album. Paul and Darrell introduce this episode, and then D...
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Episode 56 – Bush Telegraph – The Dreaming Part 2 from 2022-11-07T10:29
Bush Telegraph duo (Darrell in the States and Paul in the UK) continue to discuss Kate's fourth album The Dreaming, in their second installment celebrating the 40th anniversary of this iconic al...
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Episode 55 - John Carder Bush In Conversation - Part Two! from 2022-10-29T00:11
In the second part of Seán's conversation with Kate's brother John Carder Bush, John talks about his involvement in Kate's career, the 1979 tour, his famous video set and album/single cover phot...
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Episode 54 - Bush Telegraph - The Dreaming - Part One! from 2022-09-30T11:51
40 Years Of ‘The Dreaming’ - Reminiscences. Darrell and Paul (The Bush Telegraph Podcast) have a three-part series all about ‘The Dreaming’, as we celebrate its 40th anniversary. In the first ep...
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Episode 53 - John Carder Bush In Conversation - Part One! from 2022-09-27T18:22
In this very special episode, Seán chats with Kate’s eldest brother, the poet, writer and photographer, John Carder Bush at his home in South East London. A dream come true! In ...
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Episode 52 - The Summer of Kate! from 2022-09-25T12:36:03
In this detailed new episode of The Kate Bush Fan Podcast Seán packs an hour looking back over all the amazing landmark events of Summer 2022 when Kate’s song Running Up That Hill (A Deal With G...
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Episode 51 - Bush Telegraph - The First Time Kate Was Running Up That Hill! from 2022-06-30T16:00:21
Friends for over 50 years, Darrell (in the US), and Paul (in the UK), known as the Bush Telegraph Podcast, try and wrap their heads around the resurgence of Kate’s 1985 ‘Running Up That Hill’, a...
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Episode 50 - Global Fan Celebration Special! from 2022-06-22T11:49:43
A HUGE episode to celebrate Kate's unprecedented global chart success with Running Up That Hill! Seán chats to fans all around the world about what this momentous time for Kate Bush fans means t...
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Episode 47 – Bush Telegraph – Preston Heyman Interview Part 3 from 2022-03-23T23:06:28
This is the final instalment of Bush Telegraph's interview with Preston Heyman. Here we get a further glimpse into the workings of the Tour Of Life and the special camaraderie that existed on tour,...
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Episode 46 - 2011- The Year Of The Director's Two Cuts! from 2021-12-24T18:00
Being the 10th anniversary of both ‘Director’s Cut’ and ’50 Words For Snow’, Bush Telegraph chat from either side of the Atlantic, and reminisce about their individual experiences of listening t...
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Episode 45 - 'Finding Kate' book chat with Michael Byrne from 2021-12-21T00:42:55
Michael Byrne, the co-creator of the new coffee table book, Finding Kate, which visually explores Kate's songs is interviewed by Seán to discuss how the pandemic, and a successful Kickstarter ca...
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Episode 44 - Preston Heyman Interview - Part 2! from 2021-09-10T12:10:33
Paul and Darrell dive further into Preston's collaboration with Kate. We find out how he first got to work with her on the 1979 tour, and their incredible meeting of minds. We also get some fasc...
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Episode 43 - Preston Heyman Interview Exclusive - Sat In Your Lap Special! from 2021-06-28T23:06:33
Darrell and Paul talk all things ‘Sat In Your Lap’ as they celebrate its 40th anniversary. They reveal an exclusive interview with Preston Heyman, who played the iconic drum pattern on the singl...
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Episode 42 - Kate in Japan, 1978! from 2021-06-18T03:02
Seán explores Kate's one and only promotional trip to Japan in June 1978. A highly memorable two-week schedule in which Kate performed in a song contest in front of 35 million viewers, sang many so...
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Episode 41 - Bush Telegraph - December Will be 40!! from 2020-12-23T18:29:55
The Bush Telegraph have another Christmas special, covering all things 'December Will Be Magic Again', which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. Paul and Darrell, chatting transatlantica...
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Episode 40 - Bush Telegraph - Never For Ever 40th Anniversary from 2020-09-29T18:55:39
Bush Telegraph cover all things ‘Never For Ever’, celebrating 40 years of the first album to reach number one by a British female solo artist. Six of the ten songs had been seen as videos or cos...
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Episode 39 - Bush Telegraph - Beating Around The Bush from 2020-05-15T20:24:44
Paul quizzes Darrell on the ‘Nicholas Pegg’s Kate Bush Emoji Quiz’, followed by the ‘Would You Rather’ game. Then both reminisce about misheard lyrics that will bring a smile to your face. To en...
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Episode 38 - Top 10 Feel Good Kate Bush Moments! from 2020-04-24T02:28:53
Seán introduces a Top 10 countdown of the most FEEL GOOD moments of Kate Bush's career! He reads out contributions from Kate fans around the world describing their own personal joyful moments fr...
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Episode 37 - Bush Telegraph - Somewhere in Between from 2020-04-02T19:59:46
Somewhere In Between 'The Sensual World' And 'The Red Shoes' - Sometimes the gaps between Kate Bush albums can seem like an eternity but the years between Kate's 6th and 7th albums were full of ...
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Episode 36 - Dawn of the Fish People from 2020-03-22T03:09:33
Seán reflects on Kate's remarkable decade from 2010-2019: two studio albums released in a single year, her first live shows in 35 years and the launch of her own record label with Kate's entire ...
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Episode 35 - Bush Telegraph - 30 Years of The Sensual World from 2019-12-24T21:21:04
Seán introduces Bush Telegraph celebrating 30 Years of ‘The Sensual World’, Kate’s beautiful 6th studio album. Paul and Darrell reminisce over the release of ‘The Sensual World’ in 1989, and how...
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Episode 34 - A couple of mics + a Mike! from 2019-12-13T01:16:33
Seán meets up with his old friend Mike to shoot the breeze about Kate with someone who isn't necessarily a hardcore fan. Pouring over the remastered box sets, we make selections from Kate's cata...
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Episode 33 - Bush Telegraph - Finding KT from 2019-11-12T10:12:46
In this episode Seán introduces Paul and Darrell (aka Bush Telegraph) discussing the KT symbols and where to find them on every Kate Bush album. Darrell obsesses over a mysterious face only he c...
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Episode 32 - Bush Telegraph - Desert Island Kate Discs! from 2019-07-16T22:27:41
What are Darrell and Paul's Top 3's from all of Kate's albums, and what single, album, video and b-side would they take on a desert island? In this podcast, for the first half we get the rare gl...
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Episode 31 - The Trio Bulgarka and Kate from 2019-07-05T11:47:27
Kate's work with the exquisite, breathtaking, Trio Bulgarka from Bulgaria remains one of the most outstanding collaborations of her career to date. Seán explores how Bulgarian singing started to...
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Episode 30 - Bush Telegraph - The Hammer Horror trauma effect! from 2019-06-14T14:23
Bush Telegraph (aka Darrell and Paul) chat with Darrell’s brother and put him to task to see if he can answer a Kate Pop Quiz! Russell remembers hearing Kate through the bedroom wall constantly,...
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Episode 29 - The Cloudbusting Special! from 2019-06-14T13:42:08
As Kate’s 12″ Cloudbusting picture disc tops the UK vinyl singles chart for a second week running, Seán devotes this episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast to discussing the origins and history of...
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Episode 28 - Bush Telegraph - Glenys Groves Interview Part 2 from 2019-05-17T08:30:46
What did Glenys get up to with Kate in Paris? What was Glenys’s favourite song to sing, and favourite song to watch Kate perform? What synchronicity did Kate, Glenys Groves and Liz Pearson share...
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Episode 27 - Bush Telegraph - Glenys Groves Interview from 2019-05-06T20:32:10
Darrell and Paul talk about 1979 and their disappointment in not being able to see Kate perform live on the ‘Tour Of Life’. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this legendary tour, Darrell has ...
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Episode 26 - BEFORE THE DAWN Part 3 - Kate's Triumph from 2019-04-29T09:44:21
In this final part of his trilogy of episodes on Kate's phenomenal Before The Dawn shows, Seán revisits the impact and lasting legacy of Before The Dawn. All the excitement, ecstatic reviews, hi...
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Episode 25 - BEFORE THE DAWN Part 2 - The Show! from 2019-04-22T00:03
The second of Seán's 3-part series of podcasts about the phenomenal Before the Dawn shows by Kate Bush! This episode takes the listener right through her opening night performance on 26th August...
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Episode 24 - BEFORE THE DAWN Part 1 - The Dream Begins... from 2019-04-12T21:26:09
It's here! Part 1 of Seán's long-promised three-episode series of podcasts about Kate's extraordinary, phenomenal return to the stage in 2014's Before the Dawn shows. In this first episode, he t...
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Episode 23 - Bush Telegraph: Babooshka and Army Dreamers in 1980! from 2019-03-28T23:10:56
Darrell and Paul have lots to say, as they go back nearly 40 years, reminiscing as school friends, the anticipation of the release of two more Kate singles in 1980...and how those songs match up...
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Episode 22 - The Fruitopia Special! from 2019-03-14T13:32:37
Listen along with Seán as he re-visits the wonderfully unexpected surprise from 1994 that were Kate's dazzling mini-musical-productions for the launch of Fruitopia on US television. He may even ...
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Episode 21 - Bush Telegraph: New Fan Discusses His Love Of Kate, And Book Review from 2019-03-05T21:41:58
Bush Telegraph duo, Paul and Darrell talk to Braden, a new generation Kate fan. Darrell met 19 year old Braden after noticing he had a Kate Bush t-shirt walking out of a health food store in San...
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Episode 20 - Bush Telegraph: Breathing, 1980 and the First Fan Convention! from 2019-02-08T20:03:15
Darrell and Paul talk about being young teenagers, anticipating the release of Kate's masterpiece 'Breathing' and attending the very first Kate Bush Club Convention. Only 300 attended and they w...
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Episode 19 - The Line, The Cross&The Curve Re-Watch! from 2019-01-30T09:31:31
In the first full episode for 2019, Seán decided to sit down and do a re-watch, with a commentary in real time, of Kate's 'The Line, The Cross and The Curve' released in 1993 to accompany The Re...
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Minisode: Kate's Clarification on Tory Story from 2019-01-08T23:10:57
Just a short minisode to kick off 2019 - I wanted to draw attention to the "Clarification" statement that Kate made today on her official website after over two years of false statements and art...
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Episode 18 - Christmas Special 2018 with Bush Telegraph! from 2018-12-24T18:47:24
Seán introduces our Christmas Special episode for 2018 hosted by Bush Telegraph - Paul Thomas and Darrell Babidge! Darrell and Paul talk in depth about the Christmas Kate Show from 1979, and oth...
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Episode 17: London Pop-Up Collecting Special with Monty! from 2018-12-14T00:32:04
In this episode Seán heads to London to experience the extraordinary 5-day Kate Bush Remastered Pop-Up for himself. After meeting the HomeGround gang (and a certain actor friend of theirs!) he b...
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Episode 16: Kate Bush Remasters: First Reactions! from 2018-12-03T01:33:15
They've finally arrived! Kate Bush, who never seems to want to re-visit her back catalogue (her last greatest hits compilation was over 30 years ago), has nevertheless undertaken a monumental re...
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Episode 15: Bush Telegraph - Before The Dawn! from 2018-11-15T22:17:39
Seán introduces the latest Bush Telegraph special episode. Darrell and Paul talk about the imminent release of the Kate Bush remasters, and anticipate a special listening experience. They also t...
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Episode 14: Homeground Party Time! Four decades of Kate Bush fan events! from 2018-11-09T01:36:58
As this year's Winter themed 2018 Kate Bush Party in the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London approaches on November 23rd, Seán chats to Homeground founder Dave Cross about the amazing history of fan...
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Episode 13: Del Palmer and the Kate Bush Song Book in Ireland from 2018-10-26T22:37:53
No, Seán can't believe it either: in this episode he catches up with Del Palmer (!) and singer Mandy Watson and pianist/arranger Michael Mayell of The Kate Bush Song Book as they perform in Irel...
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Episode 12: Baby Bushka On Tour Special from 2018-10-18T22:50:41
Hailing from San Diego in the US, Baby Bushka are 8 women who have wowed the UK and Ireland with their powerfully energetic, impressively entertaining and musically accomplished take on the work...
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Episode 11: Bush Telegraph - Reminiscences of the Bush Family from 2018-10-11T22:08:51
Darrell and Paul take another trip down memory lane and talk about encounters with the Bush family, including when Kate sung to Paul and Darrell played Moonlight Sonata at the Farm. They also di...
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Episode 10: Eat The Music - Musings on a Feast of Remasters! from 2018-10-04T22:12:32
Seán discusses the big announcement from Kate today - Kate Bush Remastered. November 2018 will see all 10 of Kate's studio albums fully remastered in vinyl and on CD as well as a new 4 disc coll...
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Episode 9: Bush Telegraph - Running Up That Phone Bill! from 2018-09-23T20:38:55
Seán introduces the third outing of the Bush Telegraph specials and has a mini pub quiz on Lionheart. Paul and Darrell discuss the ‘fan gene’ and the extremes they went to as young teenagers, in...
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Episode 8: Bush Telegraph talks Lionheart from 2018-09-06T23:01:42
Seán introduces another Bush Telegraph special episode - Paul and Darrell, chatting across thousands of miles, discuss Kate's second album, Lionheart, the singles Hammer Horror and Wow, Kate's c...
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Episode 7: Introducing the Bush Telegraph from 2018-08-28T22:39:14
Seán introduces the first of a new series of fan chats. Paul and Darrell, friends for 40 years, reminisce and talk about Kate's music and influence. These "Bush Telegraph" podcast-within-a-podca...
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Episode 6: Wuthering Heights 40 Year Anniversary Special from 2018-01-20T13:19:28
In this episode Seán does a reboot of the Wuthering Heights episode from last year, specially for the 40th anniversary of the release of Kate's debut single. We are choosing not to feel old! Seá...
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Episode 5: A very KT party in London from 2017-09-28T22:24:51
In this episode, Seán is joined by Thomas Dunning as they travel from Dublin to London to attend the HomeGround party in the RVT. We talk Kate at the airport, meet up with the Homeground gang, t...
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Minisode 2: The Sensual World from 2017-09-22T00:40:01
In another shorter minisode, Seán looks at the story of how Kate slowly (and at times painfully) pieced together what would become one of her most celebrated works - her stunning 1989 masterwork...
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Minisode 1: Coffee Homeground from 2017-08-04T00:38:49
In the first of our shorter "minisode" podcasts we (randomly) throw the spotlight on one particular song - this time it's Coffee Homeground! Seán discusses the tracks origins, it's distinctive B...
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Episode 4: Des gemmes cachées du Kate Bush from 2017-07-26T23:19:05
In this episode Seán is joined on the phone by Tristan in France and they discuss a selection of Kate's less well-known but nevertheless interesting b-sides and rarer tracks. We also indulge in ...
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Episode 3: The Most Wuthering Heights Podcast Ever! from 2017-07-21T10:41:47
This episode is a celebration of Kate's debut single, the classic song Wuthering Heights! Seán chats to participants at the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever in Dublin (see katebushnews.com for th...
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Episode 2: My Life as a Fan from 2017-07-13T23:54:49
Our second episode is an excuse to take a look at the chronology of Kate's career through the eyes of a fan who was there from the start - Paul Thomas. Paul chats on the phone to Seán about the ...
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Episode 1: A Kate Miscellany from 2017-07-06T23:28
For our first episode, Seán and Dave Cross of HomeGround Magazine present each other with a selection of random artefacts and moments from Kate's almost 40 year career and chat briefly about eac...
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Teaser Episode - Mandy Watson interview from 2017-06-28T19:53:54
Teaser podcast letting the world know about the upcoming Kate Bush Fan podcast from KateBushNews.com and HomeGround Magazine! In this short intro episode, Seán Twomey announces the podcast and w...
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