Frank recalls the time he worked as Executive Producer on the film, Mary Poppins Returns (curtesy of his brother Tim), and the reasons why he ended up uncredited. This week’s music: Yigit Atilla – Moving On: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/504031/yigit-atilla Deezy – Deezy-Take Control: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/519592/deezy Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.comFrank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com I Like The Sound podcast: https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @RagbagPresents  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Ep77: Mary Pops In

Frank continues investigating the business benefits of apologising. This week’s guest is the great Mike Burton, from the Genuine Chit Chat podcast, who joins Frank for some genuine chit chat about the art of podcasting. Check out Genuine Chit Chat here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genuine-chit-chat/id1280472886 And Mike’s other podcast, Comics in Canon: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comics-in-motion/id1350425403 This week’s music: Tamara Laurel – Sweet: https://www.jamendo.com/track/1122085/sweet FELIXJD – Make Believe: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/351202/felixjd Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.comFrank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com I Like The Sound podcast: https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @RagbagPresents  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep76: Genuine Chit Chat & The Apology Part 2

Frank sincerely apologises for the hugely controversial content in Episode 74 (now deleted). This week’s music: Capashen – French Revolution (Funkstep): https://www.jamendo.com/artist/340768/capashen  Professor Kliq – Pangea: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/339989/professor-kliq Daniel Bautista – Hope Is The Only Thing Left: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/8236/daniel-bautista Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.comFrank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com I Like The Sound podcast: https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @RagbagPresents  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep75: The Apology

Frank has a story to tell, about a treehouse, and a man’s relationship with reality. This week’s guest is Reid Messerschmidt, host of The Irrationally Exuberant, one of the best podcasts around. They talk about comedy, creativity, Kids In The Hall, and the music of Tiny Tim. Listen to The Irrationally Exuberant here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-irrationally-exuberant/id1289105880 This week’s music: Tab – Yougenics feat. Jade Gritty: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/348835/tabFresh Body Shop – Weightless: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/7063/fresh-body-shop  Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.comFrank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com I Like The Sound podcast: https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep73: Reid Messerschmidt & The Treehouse

Frank and Uncle Claude offer a much-needed burst of optimism by performing their own unique version of Ivor Novello's We'll Gather Lilacs, which despite having been written in the 1940s, is arguably the song of the moment. Merry Christmas to all, Happy New Year, see you all in 2021. A plinkety-plonk and a tinkety-tonk. Check out www.frankburton.co.uk.Contact Frank on fjb79@hotmail.com. Twitter & Instagram: @RagbagPresents Although you’re far awayAnd life is sad and greyI have a scheme, a dream to tryI’m thinking, dear, of youAnd all I meant to doWhen we’re together, you and IWe’ll soon forget our care and painAnd find such lovely things to share againWe’ll gather lilacs in the spring againAnd walk together down an English laneUntil our hearts have learned to sing againWhen you come home once moreAnd in the evening by the firelight’s glowYou’ll hold me close and never let me goYour eyes will tell me all I want to knowWhen you come home once more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep72: A Message To The People of 2020

Another brilliant Bonus Bag Best Of. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS BAG Best Of The Roasts Part 1

Here's the first episode of Ragbag's new sister show, I Like The Sound. Subscribe to this great new podcast here, for all future episodes (plus this one): https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound Here's the show notes: Welcome to the first ever I Like The Sound podcast, written, presented and produced by Frank Burton.In this episode, we learn about the importance of sound in food, the meaning of ‘glossolalia’ and the origins of the Crazy Frog noise.Manda Rin from Bis tells us about how much she enjoys hearing seagulls. Sheetal Singh, AKA Forest Bees, talks about how her children respond to sounds that they like.Check out Bis here: https://bisnation.com/Forest Bees on Bandcamp: https://forestbees.bandcamp.com/album/forest-beesSource material for this week’s episode:Charles Spence, Eating with our ears: Assessing the importance of the sounds of consumption to our perception and enjoyment of multisensory flavour experiences: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278716173_Eating_with_our_ears_Assessing_the_importance_of_the_sounds_of_consumption_to_our_perception_and_enjoyment_of_multisensory_flavour_experiencesChristian Bök on Ubuweb: http://ubu-mirror.ch/sound/bok.htmlAdriano Celentano – Prisencolinensinainciusol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8Glosollalia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_in_tonguesCrazy Frog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_FrogMusic by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Further details about Frank Burton:Frank’s website: https://www.frankburton.co.uk/ (Visit for more details about Frank’s books, A History of Sarcasm, One Hundred, and Everything I Am, plus the video series The Ragbag Rambler.)Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.comRagbag podcast: https://shows.acast.com/5b93ef1248d0840933a8f131 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep1: Crunch, Squawk & Crazy Frog

Here begins a series of Best Of episodes, beginning with a combination of three of the greatest Ragbag episodes of all time, The Orange Special (Ep12), The Candle Special (Ep23) and The Barbers Pole Special (Ep36). This episode features a promo for The Half Hour Bros podcast. Check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-half-hour-bros-podcast/id1501027231 Subscribe to our brand new podcast, I Like The Sound: https://shows.acast.com/i-like-the-sound Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com  Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @RagbagPresents. (Listen to the episode for details of the secret pass phrase, through which there are exciting prizes to be won.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS BAG: Best of The Specials

Frank is very excited to play you a sneak preview from his forthcoming podcast, I Like The Sound.  It’s a wonderful thing, coming very soon. (In case you’re worried, this is not the end of Ragbag.  This is, however, the last full episode of 2020.  Bonus Bags on the way!) This week’s music comes from the pioneering Japanese netlabel, Bumpfoot.  Check them out here: https://archive.org/details/bumpfoot The track listing seems to have mysteriously disappeared for the time being.  This will be added to the show notes ASAP. Other music: Lee Rosevere - Going In Circles: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep71: Bumpfoot

This episode opens with the new single by Homer Junior, ‘Short Term No Anchor’: https://homerjrband.bandcamp.com/   This week’s headline headline act is the totally brilliant Goa Galaxy label, who specialise in goa trance, psychedelic trance, nitzhonot and downtempo. More info at www.goagalaxy.com.  Before that, Frank has a few things to say, mostly about lemons and biscuits.  Goa Galaxy playlist: Negous - Halter Ego: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/mentally-transcendent-ep OGO - State Space: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/nanomolecularix-ep Gezenstern - Seeing Is Believing: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/the-book-of-enoch Atanasys - Eastern System: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/melodic-system Amenti Project - Golden Sphere (Sentient Plasma Mix): https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/transmission-ep Gezenstern - Tears Of Freedom: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/victorious-paradise-ep Negous - Peter Pan's Sanitarium: https://goagalaxy.bandcamp.com/album/mentally-transcendent-ep  Other music: Lee Rosevere - Going In Circles: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep70: Goa Galaxy & Things With Holes In

Frank launches a bid to become an edgy comedian by telling eighteen jokes about being arrested.    This week’s guest is the multi-talented and endlessly interesting Martin Zaltz Austwick, AKA Pale Bird.  Martin’s new album is a collaboration with singer/songwriter Lily Sloane called I Told You How Important You Would Be.  Martin talks about the process of recording the album from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He also tells Frank about recording the album, Year of The Bird, while travelling the world, and the experience of analysing every single Tom Waits song for the Song By Song podcast.  (Martin’s also a podcasting legend, by the way.)  Featuring the songs Personal Space, The Cascade Mountains and Pocket Full of Bones.  Everything you need to know about Martin Zaltz Austwick & Pale Bird: https://martinzaltzaustwick.wordpress.com/ https://palebirdmusic.wordpress.com/ https://palebird.bandcamp.com/   Also check out Lily Sloane: https://lilysloane.bandcamp.com/releases  Other music: Lee Rosevere - Going In Circles: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep69: Pale Bird & 18 Jokes About Getting Arrested

A special episode celebrating the music of the wonderful La Bel netlabel.  And some dog jokes.  Here’s where to find La Bel online:http://www.labelnetlabel.com/https://labelnetlabel.bandcamp.com/https://archive.org/details/labelnetlabelhttps://www.facebook.com/label.netlabel/ Elisa Luu - Piano 5-1: https://archive.org/details/LBN003_-_Elisa_Luu_-_The_time_of_waitingBallpen - Pass the ball & sail the days: https://archive.org/details/lbn005Ballpen-TheDreamsTrilogy-october112010Menion - Stai attento ai segnali: https://archive.org/details/lbn019Menion-menionSoni Sfardati - Mar Adendro: https://archive.org/details/lbn025SoniSfardatisaqiya  Plusplus - Gentle Man: https://archive.org/details/lbn026Plusplus-psychoMadoka Ogitani – Wind: https://archive.org/details/lbn028MadokaOgitanitakeAWalkJan Grünfeld - The nightshade: https://archive.org/details/lbn031JanGrnfeld-musicForPlantsSafir Nòu - Land-Escape: https://archive.org/details/Groundless01ImaginaryCloudFeminine - A ghost too: https://archive.org/details/LBN037Feminine-LoreleiYkymr - Slow Magic: https://archive.org/details/ykymrcityMacchiato Funky - No Maggiore: https://archive.org/details/LBN042MacchiatoFunky-Bugella20-50Lucrecia Dalt/F.S.Blumm - s.o.y: https://archive.org/details/lbn009F.s.blummlucreciaDalt-cuatroCovers   Lee Rosevere - Going In Circles: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep68: La Bel & My Dog

Frank rambles on for a while about Samuel Pepys, street lights and unrecorded history (again), before interviewing the brilliant poet, Theophilus Kwek, whose new poetry collection, Moving House (Carcanet Press, 2020), is a humanist masterpiece. This episode features the poems, ‘24.6.16’ and ‘Final Cut.’ More about Theophilis here: https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?owner_id=1863 This week’s music:Max Draztic – Epiphany: https://archive.org/details/DADA145Lee Rosevere - Going In Circles & Cloudloop: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep67: Theophilus Kwek & Flick Flick Boom Yeah

It’s the UK’s National Poetry Day!  Frank has some thoughts about chance encounters, the concept of unrecorded history, and socks.  This week’s guest is the brilliant poet, Marvin Thompson, who talks about his new collection, Road Trip (Peepal Tree Press, 2020), in a wide ranging conversation, touching upon the history of slavery, developing your writing talent, and the importance of seeing both sides of the story.    Featuring Marvin’s poems, Samantha and The One In Which (Parts 1-4).  Follow Marvin on Twitter: @MarvinPoet Hear more of his poems here: https://www.iambapoet.com/marvin-thompson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC13MJdEueQM4qNqkE2i3DFA  Special thanks to Peepal Tree Press: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/   Other music: Konsumprodukt – Divorcio Robot: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Konsumprodukt Lee Rosevere – HEAVN: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com  Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep66: National Poetry Day Special With Marvin Thompson

This week’s episode begins with the greatest shout out request Ragbag has ever received.  It has a musical theme.  Talking of music, this week we’re celebrating the music of Vivid Tribe of Psychics and the Necrophile Hummingbird netlabel.  More about them here: http://www.horsnorme.org/ https://vividtribeofpsychics.bandcamp.com/  The playlist: Black Power To The People – Wild Worm Web: https://archive.org/details/Wisdom_Undoing_Randomized_Mechanism_Wild_Worm_Web Tears Of Ochre – Working Class Hero: https://archive.org/details/Tears_Of_Ochre_Soul_Bleeding Vivid Tribe Of Psychics – Surnatural Mushroom Haiku:  https://archive.org/details/Save_Our_Souls_Vivid_Tribe_Of_Psychics Yoshiwaku – Left Hand Haze: https://archive.org/details/Hendrix_Stream_Yoshiwaku Symbol Of Subversion – Annihilating Illumination: https://archive.org/details/sertazikai Daisy Bell Dream (A Tribute To All The Computers) – Wild Worm Web: https://archive.org/details/Wisdom_Undoing_Randomized_Mechanism_Wild_Worm_Web Vivid Tribe Of Psychics – This Is Not An Acid Test: https://archive.org/details/Save_Our_Souls_Vivid_Tribe_Of_Psychics  Other music: Lee Rosevere – Cloudloop: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/ Theme tune: ProleteR - April Showers: https://proleter.bandcamp.com  Frank’s website: www.frankburton.co.uk  Frank’s email: fjb79@hotmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ep65: Vivid Tribe of Psychics & Necrophile Hummingbird

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