Word In Your Ear

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.

Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience.

Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com.

 

 

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Sat, Jun 3, 2:00 PM

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Sat, Jun 18, 2:00 PM

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Mon, Nov 22, 7:00 PM

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Sat, Jul 17, 2:00 PM

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Mon, Mar 9, 7:00 PM

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Mon, Feb 17, 7:00 PM

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Mon, Jan 20, 7:00 PM

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Mon, Dec 2, 7:00 PM

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Mon, Oct 14, 7:00 PM

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Wed, Sep 11, 7:00 PM

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Tue, Aug 20, 7:00 PM

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David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant primary image

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Tue, Nov 6, 7:00 PM

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Sat, Jun 3, 2:00 PM

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Sat, Jun 18, 2:00 PM

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Mon, Nov 22, 7:00 PM

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Sat, Jul 17, 2:00 PM

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Mon, Mar 9, 7:00 PM

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Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts primary image

Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts

Mon, Feb 17, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog! primary image

WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog!

Mon, Jan 20, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John primary image

WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John

Mon, Dec 2, 7:00 PM

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Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made! primary image

Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made!

Mon, Oct 14, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, plus Dylan Jones on Wichita Lineman

Wed, Sep 11, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond! primary image

WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond!

Tue, Aug 20, 7:00 PM

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David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant primary image

David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant

Tue, Nov 6, 7:00 PM

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Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.

Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience.

Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com.

 

 

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THE HAPPY RETURN OF... WORD IN THE PARK! primary image

THE HAPPY RETURN OF... WORD IN THE PARK!

Sat, Jun 3, 2:00 PM

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WE'RE THROWING A PARTY FOR PAUL McCARTNEY'S 80TH - AND YOU'RE INVITED!

Sat, Jun 18, 2:00 PM

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The Return of Word In Your Ear: with John Illsley and Peter Doggett primary image

The Return of Word In Your Ear: with John Illsley and Peter Doggett

Mon, Nov 22, 7:00 PM

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A WORD IN THE PARK: A SUMMER AFTERNOON OF SOCIALLY DISTANCED STORYTELLING

Sat, Jul 17, 2:00 PM

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WIYE Presents Life-Changing British Pop and a Voyage Through Darkest Metal primary image

WIYE Presents Life-Changing British Pop and a Voyage Through Darkest Metal

Mon, Mar 9, 7:00 PM

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Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts primary image

Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts

Mon, Feb 17, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog! primary image

WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog!

Mon, Jan 20, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John primary image

WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John

Mon, Dec 2, 7:00 PM

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Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made! primary image

Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made!

Mon, Oct 14, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, plus Dylan Jones on Wichita Lineman primary image

WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, plus Dylan Jones on Wichita Lineman

Wed, Sep 11, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond! primary image

WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond!

Tue, Aug 20, 7:00 PM

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David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant primary image

David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant

Tue, Nov 6, 7:00 PM

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THE HAPPY RETURN OF... WORD IN THE PARK! primary image

THE HAPPY RETURN OF... WORD IN THE PARK!

Sat, Jun 3, 2:00 PM

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WE'RE THROWING A PARTY FOR PAUL McCARTNEY'S 80TH - AND YOU'RE INVITED!

Sat, Jun 18, 2:00 PM

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The Return of Word In Your Ear: with John Illsley and Peter Doggett primary image

The Return of Word In Your Ear: with John Illsley and Peter Doggett

Mon, Nov 22, 7:00 PM

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A WORD IN THE PARK: A SUMMER AFTERNOON OF SOCIALLY DISTANCED STORYTELLING

Sat, Jul 17, 2:00 PM

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WIYE Presents Life-Changing British Pop and a Voyage Through Darkest Metal primary image

WIYE Presents Life-Changing British Pop and a Voyage Through Darkest Metal

Mon, Mar 9, 7:00 PM

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Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts primary image

Talking Rock's Great Lives with the Backlisted Boys and Bethan Roberts

Mon, Feb 17, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog! primary image

WIYE Presents Monsters of Prog!

Mon, Jan 20, 7:00 PM

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WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John primary image

WIYE Presents a Celebration of Tom Waits and Elton John

Mon, Dec 2, 7:00 PM

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Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made! primary image

Graham Parker plus the 10 Best Rock Movies Ever Made!

Mon, Oct 14, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, plus Dylan Jones on Wichita Lineman primary image

WIYE presents the Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, plus Dylan Jones on Wichita Lineman

Wed, Sep 11, 7:00 PM

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WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond! primary image

WIYE presents Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Prince & beyond!

Tue, Aug 20, 7:00 PM

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David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant primary image

David Hepworth & friends with Seven Great Pop Theories - plus Mark Blake on Peter Grant

Tue, Nov 6, 7:00 PM

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