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Robert Bound retweeted
Love Chris.
Always have.
He was hosting the breakfast show on the old Virgin Radio 27 years ago, when I was fired from Blue Peter.
I’d never met him at that point and he defended me for a week.
I reminded him today of a quote of his from that show, which became a Sun from page.
“Half the BBC are on drugs” 😂
He didn’t mean it
But it was funny.
Listening to a broadcaster, who’s your hero, who you’ve never met, defend you all week long, for nearly the entirety of every show, helped me get through it.
It turned it from something a bit frightening as a 22-year-old - to something comic and absurd.
He’s got the same energy he’s always had.
(We were talking about my new podcast.
‘Why Are You More Successful Me’)
Robert Bound retweeted
A PR co I worked for did Suede and I can tell you Brett had the constitution of an ox and was very funny #totp
Robert Bound retweeted
The Globalist: France charts a path forward as it looks to a new head of government. Then: @stevecrawshaw flicks through the papers, @RobertBound celebrates the convertible and @kaufmannbruno on the @NobelPrize. Plus: @andrew_mueller’s ‘What We Learned’ monocle.com/radio/shows/the-…
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Out today >
“We were perfectionists, just obsessing about every little detail – and often not getting it to where we wanted. But the imperfections that irritated you hugely at the time, sometimes I think they give it a bit of charm” – pg
"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition is released today!
Order now: genesis.lnk.to/TLLDOB50
Robert Bound retweeted
#RIP & thank you RobertRedford, a tremendously influential cultural figure for the creative choices made as an actor/producer/director & for launching the Sundance Film Festival which supercharged America’s Independent Film movement. Artistic Gamechanger thewrap.com/robert-redford-d…
Robert Bound retweeted
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trackrecordmedia.org/ – at East Ham, London
Robert Bound retweeted
Kevin Rowland literally saved my life once. I have been in awe of his talent over decades,
35 years later we met again and he tweeted this.
Unbelievable.
God bless, old war horse.
I love the original album, love the story of how it was put together and the new insights gleaned from this box-set and loved speaking to Cally and Richard for this. Thank you everyone!
Monocle on Culture: @RobertBound celebrates the release of the new boxset, “The Making of Five Leaves Left” with Nick Drake’s biographer, Richard Morton Jack, and Cally Callomon, who manages the Nick Drake estate.
buff.ly/4pnMcd1
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Monocle on Culture: @RobertBound explores summer exhibitions in London: ‘Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting’ at @NPGLondon and ‘Once Upon a Time in London’ at Saatchi Yates buff.ly/fFZxUHc
Robert Bound retweeted
ICYMI: On this week's #MonocleOnCulture on @Monocle_Radio -
@RobertBound is joined by British installation artist and filmmaker @isaacjulien in the studio to discuss his career, influences and his new show at @deyoungmuseum :)
monocle.com/radio/shows/mono…
Robert Bound retweeted
Monocle on Culture: Sam Rice-Edwards joins @RobertBound to discuss new documentary ‘One to One: John & Yoko’, which he co-directed with Kevin Macdonald. Plus: @naomielegant chats to @katiekitamura about her novel ‘Audition’ bit.ly/3G6Dovo
Robert Bound retweeted
How brilliant a breakfast host has @PetrocTrelawny been on @BBCRadio3? Outstanding broadcaster with great musical taste. Cannot believe it is his last day. The mornings will not be the same. Best of luck to him with his move. And he gets a lie in.
Robert Bound retweeted
Monocle on Culture: @RobertBound heads to @NPGLondon to see ‘The Face: Culture Shift’ and speak to curator Sabina Jaskot-Gill. Plus: Johnny Davis and Monocle’s Andrew Tuck on the enduring legacy of the publication monocle.com/radio/shows/mono…
Robert Bound retweeted
The newly restored title track from Genesis’ iconic album “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” (2025 Remaster) is now available to stream for the first time on all digital platforms.
Listen to the single: Genesis.lnk.to/TLLDOB25