Radio Elton John

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs. Read more about this episode on ⁠eltonjohn.world⁠ To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠Platinum ⁠today!

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs. Read more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠ To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!

Neil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year. All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Pop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on the list! Andre teams up with former Elton manager Ray Williams to launch Fear No Art Initiative benefiting artists affected by natural disasters. Andre explains it all in this news bulletin episode for Radio Elton John | REJ.World and eltonjohn.world This interview was conducted on 24 Janaury 2026. Don't forget to catch Andre explaining more about the painting when he was our guest in August 2025. Full free episode now available on Silver.

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the internet was even born. Along with guest Peter Thomas, Alan campaigned for more of Elton's music to be made available. Peter has claimed that a little over 50 percent has ever been released. When this show is released on Silver on 7 February 2026 it will mark a decade since we lost Alan after a short illness. Sadly, Alan never saw a lot of rare items on general release with the Jewel Box of 2019. Alan's musician son Ben McCormick joins Peter to discuss Alan's life and how the vast stock of Elton music was cleared - it took 12 months after valuations. Alan was also a personal friend of presenter George. Hear how they worked together in this special edition as Radio Elton John enters its 5th year on air! Read more about this episode on ⁠REJ.World⁠ and ⁠eltonjohn.world⁠ To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠Platinum ⁠today!

Neil Barrett gives us a gust of Heels of the Wind, the 1981 track from album The Fox. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the internet was even born. Along with guest Peter Thomas, Alan campaigned for more of Elton's music to be made available. Peter has claimed that a little over 50 percent has ever been released. When this show is released on Silver on 7 February 2026 it will mark a decade since we lost Alan after a short illness. Sadly, Alan never saw a lot of rare items on general release with the Jewel Box of 2019. Alan's musician son Ben McCormick joins Peter to discuss Alan's life and how the vast stock of Elton music was cleared - it took 12 months after valuations. Alan was also a personal friend of presenter George. Hear how they worked together in this special edition as Radio Elton John enters its 5th year on air! Read more about this episode on ⁠REJ.World⁠ and ⁠eltonjohn.world⁠ To get this show early, sign up to ⁠Platinum ⁠today!

For his second episode, Neil Barrett explores the meaning of I Need You To Turn To. Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 16 Dec 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 24 Dec 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock The holiday edition of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting) is a real treat. We feature recently released EP The Gus Dudgeon Sessions 1975-2025 from one of Rocket Records’ earliest signings, Maldwyn Pope, as well as REJ.World veteran Phil “Phlop” Greenfield join George Matlock. We hear how Davey Johnstone arrived with a truck of instruments to record for Mal, how Elton mentored the “16-year-old failure”, and how Phlop fell out with John Reid but still delivered the master tape of Tommy to Eel Pie Island – wrapped in kitchen foil to avoid crude airport x-ray security detectors. Pinner also deliver a double-bill of songs fit for the season! The show is on Platinum from 24 December 2025, and free on Silver from 27 December at 1800 GMT. Merry Christmas!

Podcaster Neill Barrett kicks off a new series for Radio Elton John where he analyses the music and delivery of a specific Elton song. This week: Burning Buildings from Breaking Hearts (1984). Be sure to follow this show on Spotify or your favourite podcast player app. That way, when a new episode is added, you get it first! Neil says: "Thank you, it means a lot." Programme produced for REJ.World

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 Nov 2025 Released: 6 Dec 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Podcaster Neil Barrett joins George Matlock to explain the exciting changes to Silver. Login-free, and full episodes now available free on Silver from REJ.World. Also Neil explains why he has parked his own podcast to do a fresh show for Radio Elton John called Neil's In The Mix. The new show zooms in and analyses one song of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The first episode is released midday on 19 December 2025 and episodes will be released mid-month at Friday lunchtimes. Enjoy!

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 10 Nov 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 Nov 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Know your ABCs? Did you know that Elton John worked with two producers with the same name? Steve Brown. We speak to wife Jacky Brown about Steve who cleaned Nigel Olsson's drum kit in his own bedroom and was shown the light by Gus Dudgeon, before he went on to work on landmark tracks like Roy Wood's I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday and produced Wham's Club Tropicana. His first production was the first single from 1980s stars ABC. Steve produced Manic Street Preachers and also worked with Dusty Springfield, whom Elton worshipped in the 1960s, as well as The Cult, Peters & Lee, The Pogues, Alison Moyet, Boomtown Rats, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, and Sham 69. An amazing journey, thank you Jacky. Extra news: The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary - the rock classic, was recorded at Olympic studios in Barnes, south west London and produced by Steve Brown. Elton also made his demos for Elton John (the black album) at Olympic in 1969.

SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 30 Oct 2025 Released: 1 Nov 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Full episode 1 November is All Saint's Day. Today Radio Elton John pays tribute to those whom we can never interview but who contributed so much to Elton John's creativity and success. Many were friends of broadcaster George Matlock. This is a special edition of Saturday Night's Alright (for podcasting). Others remebered: Dick James and Alan Aldridge.