What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast

Mark Fisher, Gayle Ramage

Booking Overview

A music interview and discussion show focused on XTC, typically featuring band members, producers, musicians, authors, journalists, and cultural figures with a direct connection to the band or its musical context. Agencies could credibly pitch XTC-related artists and collaborators, established music writers, book authors, producers, and knowledgeable British music commentators; booking difficulty is medium because the niche focus supports relevant access but the show has attracted prominent industry guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 77

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mark-fisher@blueyonder.co.uk

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Host

Mark Fisher - XTC author, writer, and podcast presenter focused on the band’s music, history, and cultural legacy.

Gayle Ramage - Podcast presenter and interviewer specializing in discussions about XTC and its musical history.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Direct involvement with XTC as a band member or collaborator; established music production, performance, journalism, publishing, broadcasting, or cultural expertise connected to XTC, British rock, or alternative music.

Required Achievements:

Membership in XTC or another established British band, Production of influential recordings or work with major artists, Authorship of books or special publications about music and culture, Established broadcasting, journalism, or editorial work, A substantial track record as a musician or music commentator

Recent Guest Discussions

Rupa Huq - Skylarking And Xtc’s Enduring Cultural Significance.

Samira Ahmed - Skylarking And Her Book A Hard Day’s Night (bfi Film Classics).

Dave Rowntree - Skylarking And Xtc’s Music In The Context Of British Alternative Rock.

Colin Moulding - Xtc’s Skylarking Anniversary And Moulding’s New Single, Want It Bad.

Steve Lillywhite - Producing Xtc’s Early Singles And Albums, Including Drums And Wires And Black Sea.

Recent Topics

Music, Rock Music, Xtc, Post Punk, New Wave

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast

Skylarking at 40 with XTC’s Colin Moulding, Blur’s Dave Rowntree, MP Rupa Huq and presenter Samira Ahmed

September 18, 2026

27 October 2026 is the 40th anniversary of XTC’s Skylarking and a big birthday deserves a big celebration. Joining us at the party for this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast are XTC’s Colin Moulding, Blur’s drummer Dave Rowntree, BBC Radio 4 presenter Samira Ahmed and Labour Member of Parliament Rupa Huq.As well as 40 years of Skylarking, they talk about Want it Bad, the new single by Colin Moulding, released on 18 September 2026 and available from Burning Shed.Want it B...

Steve Lillywhite on producing XTC

August 14, 2026

The special guest in today’s episode of What Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is Steve Lillywhite who, in 1979, was the 24-year-old producer of Life Begins at the Hop, XTC’s first single featuring Dave Gregory, followed by Drums and Wires and then 1980’s Black Sea. All these years later, he still looks back at it as a charmed period of his life.The six-time Grammy Award winner has also worked on the first three albums by U2, Peter Gabriel’s third solo album, Fairytale Of New York with ...

XTC Record Collector special: behind-the-scenes

July 17, 2026

Published on 16 July 2026, Record Collector presents… XTC is a whole magazine dedicated to Swindon’s finest. If features interviews with Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory and Terry Chambers, as well as insights from Steve Lillywhite, John Leckie, Hugh Padgham, Nick Davis and Mike Batt. To mark the occasion, this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast brings together editor Jeremy Allen and contributors Imogen Bebb, Huw Thomas and Mark Fisher to go behind the scenes...

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