In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán once again joins Darrell and Paul, this time to discuss the wonderful promotional videos for the singles that accompanied The Sensual World (1989) and The Red Shoes (1993) albums. Who now owns the Molly Bloom dress from The Sensual World video? What became of all that fruit from the Eat The Music video set? And why was there a different video for Rubberband Girl for the US market? All this and more in this very enjoyable episode!
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Happy New Year! I hope you’re enjoying our updates on social media as Running Up That Hill returns to the highest reaches of global streaming and download charts in the wake of the Stranger Things series finale. We’ll have a full report on the chart action soon. Incredible. Meanwhile, in this new episode of our Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán introduces our first episode of 2026! Following on from their recent countdown from No. 20-11, Paul and Darrell now share each of their Top 10 Kate songs. There are a few surprises along the way! Did they miss out some of your favourites?
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Happy Christmas! Have you seen Kate’s Christmas message on her official site? You can read it below also. Lovely as always to hear from her at this time of year. Seán introduces a fun new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast in which Paul and Darrell share each of their top 20 Kate Bush song lists. This is part 1 where they count down from number 20 to 11, without knowing what each other’s choices are! They are surprisingly quite different, and they explain why they chose each song. Wishing all our listeners a lovely Christmas and a wonderful, peaceful New Year in 2026!
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Little Shrew continues to take part in international film festivals, and has been reaching out to different audiences. Thank you to everyone who has responded to the animation by making a donation to War Child or other charities involved in helping children caught up in wars.
Huge congratulations to the wonderful Duffer Bros for their latest series of Stranger Things. Bravo! It’s absolutely fantastic! You can see the enormous amount of craft and hard work that’s gone into every episode. It feels like every character is getting the chance to shine and the whole look of this series is stunning with just incredible visual effects. I feel so, so privileged and honoured that RUTH has been chosen as Max’s totem. I can’t wait to find out where it all goes.
It’s been wonderful to see the response to the vinyl release of Best of the Other Sides. To put the running order together, I had to listen to songs I hadn’t heard since they were first released. My favourite part of revisiting those songs was listening to the middle section of The Meteorological Mix of The Big Sky. My favourite line is delivered brilliantly by my brother, Paddy. It still makes me laugh… “That cloud looks like industrial waste“.
There are also lines in that section of the track that were spoken by my mother and father. I love to hear their voices. It makes it feel like they’re still with us. Over the last few years, I often wonder how they would’ve felt about the major events that have happened. Particularly the pandemic, the undeniable effects of climate change, and of course all the wars.
I think they appreciated that Golden Age we had until recently in a way we can’t imagine. They had lived through a war and seen the horror, they’d felt the exhaustion that Britain had experienced afterwards. My father had practised medicine before the introduction of antibiotics and my mother had been a nurse, but I still feel they would’ve been bewildered by the intensity and the speed of the many changes over these last four to five years.
I remember when I was little, how our parents would carry in the Christmas tree every Christmas Eve. It was always in the evening and made the Christmas tree even more special and magical because it was only with us for a few days. We always used the same decorations, going back years, and this real tree would be draped in tinsel. A rather worn fairy would grace the top of the tree in her faded pink dress.
The Christmas tree is still the centre of our festive Christmas decorations at home. Of course, like most people this goes up and is decorated weeks before Christmas Eve, but it still holds a truly special magic for me.
I really hope you all have a beautiful Christmas and who knows.. it might even be white!
Kate’s music videos for the Hounds of Love album 1985/1986
Here’s a new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast – the Hounds of Love videos!As we continue to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Hounds of Love album, Darrell and Paul from Bush Telegraph (and myself Seán, gatecrashing from Dublin) discuss Kate’s incredible music videos from The Hounds of Love album – Running Up That Hill, Cloudbusting, Hounds of Love and The Big Sky.
You can also read all our Hounds of Love 4oth Anniversary time capsule posts here – we did one for each day in September. And, don’t forget Bush Telegraph have also put together an episode remembering the release of Hounds of Love in 1985 – check it out here!
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The first of our special Kate Bush Fan Podcast episodes celebrating 40 years of Hounds of Love! Longtime Kate fans Paul and Darrell (Bush Telegraph) reminisce about the release of Kate’s fifth studio album and all the excitement they experienced as fans, including meeting Kate herself before the release of the single. Heady stuff!
Snapshots from Paul and Darrell’s adventures in 1985!
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In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Richard Ames, tour manager for Kate’s Tour of Life in 1979 chats with Darrell from Bush Telegraph. Richard’s professional and personable qualities were always sought after by many leading bands and musicians, including Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel to name just a few. He talks about his work with Kate and the process of how the tour all came together, from meeting with Kate and her family at East Wickham Farm to the heady days of the rehearsals and sold out performances.
We also get a glimpse of the genius of Kate’s creative mind and artistry as we go behind the scenes of this once-in-a-lifetime tour, when she was still only 20 years old. With the highs also came the lows, and Richard talks about the devastating loss of lighting engineer, Bill Duffield on the first leg of the tour in Poole, Dorset. Outside of this tragic story, there are still many other stories and experiences that will bring a smile to your face. Let’s go back to 1979, and see the young Kate at work on stage…
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In this episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Darrell from Bush Telegraph chats with Jay Myrdal, the photographer who took the ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘The Kick Inside’ cover photos. Jay talks about how he got into photography, and his move from Montana in America to the UK, where he has lived ever since. For the very first time we get to hear Jay talk about the iconic photo session with the young Kate Bush, as well as his work with other artists.
Kite photo session by Jay Myrdal
This was Kate’s very first photo session at the age of 19, and yet you get a glimpse into how important the visual concepts were to her even back then. Jay recounts the process of this session, including the arrival of Kate’s father a few days before who came to build that iconic kite for Kate.
An outtake showing the metal bar and ropes that were constructed for the shot.
We previously first heard the story of this collaboration when Jay wrote a piece for our friend Lisa Oliver for a Kate Bush event programme a few years back, you can also read that here.
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Darrell chats again with Paul Simmons of the design company Timorous Beasties. This time they discuss Paul’s work with Kate in creating artwork for Before The Dawn, the updated Fish People logo, Hounds of Love (Baskerville Edition) and The Dreaming (Escapologist Edition). In the podcast Paul also talks about how he and his friend Alistair McAuley started Timorous Beasties together from their college days, and how they came up with the name! You can find out more about Timorous Beasties at their site here, or on their Facebook and Instagram.
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Fish People logo by Timorous BeastiesHounds of Love (Baskerville Edition) inner gatefold artwork.Hounds of Love (Baskerville Edition) front coverThe Dreaming (Escapologist Edition) front coverEarly designs for the Escapologist Edition from @timorous_beasties InstagramEarly designs for the Escapologist Edition from @timorous_beasties InstagramEarly designs for the Escapologist Edition from @timorous_beasties InstagramEarly design for the Escapologist Edition from @timorous_beasties InstagramBetween Two Worlds – design for Before The Dawn – Timorous Beasties 2014
New Kate Bush Fan Podcast episode! In the third and final part of Seán’s wonderful chat with guitarist and songwriter, Brian Bath, they discuss more of his memories of playing on Kate’s 1979 tour, his work on the Kate BBC TV Special, his deep involvement in the recording of the Never For Ever album, co-starring in the videos for Breathing and Army Dreamers, playing on The Dreaming album and starring in the video for There Goes A Tenner, and working on the Hounds of Love album once again with Kate. Incredible to listen to him, Seán was pinching himself! Big thanks again to Brian Cloughley for the episode graphic above and thanks to Monty for help with KBC mag images. If you missed them listen back to Part One and Part Two. Check out Brian’s live revival of The KT Bush Band here.
Alan Murphy, Kate and Brian Bath – 1979 BBC Christmas Special
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Brian Bath sketch of Kate and the Lionheart Tour band – from the Kate Bush Club Magazine Issue #1 1979
Brian on stage with Kate and (right) Del Palmer, 1979Hamburg post-gig hotel room sketch by Brian Bath 1979 – includes Paddy Bush, Al Murphy and Preston Heyman.Brian Bath on tour with Kate in Europe! Sketch by Brian – 1979Kate performs Egypt at the BBC 1979 – sketch courtesy of Brian BathAlan Murphy in the studio – Never For Ever sessions 1980 – sketch by Brian BathJon Kelly in the studio – Never For Ever sessions – 1980 – sketch by Brian BathJon Kelly at Abbey Road Studios – January 17th 1980 – sketch by Brian BathBrian Bath and Kate – Breathing video shoot 1980 – photo John Carder BushBrian Bath and Kate – Army Dreamers shoot 1980 – photo John Carder BushBrian Bath and Kate – There Goes a Tenner video shoot 1982 – photo John Carder BushDel Palmer with Brian Bath – from the Kate Bush Club Magazine #15 1983
In Part Two of Seán’s three-part conversation on the Kate Bush Fan Podcast with the legendary guitarist and songwriter, Brian Bath, he discusses being there for Kate’s stunning debut with Wuthering Heights, leading her band for TV appearances, working on demos and helping build her first demo studio at the farm, playing on the Lionheart album and the incredible experience of playing guitar on the 1979 Lionheart tour! We also hear a couple of excerpts from never-before-heard acoustic demos. Such an honour to have spoken to the lovely Brian Bath, once again! Check out Brian’s live revival of The KT Bush Band here. (And, if you haven’t heard it, Part One of our great chat can be heard here.) Big thanks to Brian Cloughley for the episode graphic above – look out for Part Three very soon!
Brian with the band and Kate in 1978 and 1979
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In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán introduces Darrell’s chat with Pat Martin, bass guitarist with British band Unicorn. Because of his close association with Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd, he was asked to play for the young Cathy Bush’s first ever recording at the age of fifteen in 1973. Pat can be heard on ‘Passing Through Air’ from this session which was released as a B-side to ‘Army Dreamers’ in 1980. The late, Ricky Hopper is also discussed. It was through him that Kate’s music was heard in the first place, championing her relentlessly.
We get to hear how Pat was invited to this session at Gilmour’s house, and his fond remembrances of the young and shy Cathy. He knew there was something very special and that here was an artist, sure and confident about her craft. We also get to hear wonderful stories about Pat’s involvement with Unicorn, and the amazing artists they worked with, including Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac and Linda Rondstadt among many others. Unicorn’s song ‘Ooh Mother’ was recently played in the USA TV drama ‘Paradise’. It has resulted in the song being streamed 115k times on Spotify. It’s worth a listen.
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For this new episode of The Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán introduces an exclusive interview between our own Darrell Babidge and the Dutch photographer, Govert de Roos. Govert was Kate’s European photographer. Many of the photos that were taken of Kate in 1978 and were posted on many a bedroom wall were taken by Govert. In this interview we get a glimpse into his work with Kate Bush, as well as the rock and pop stars of the 70’s and 80’s. We also find out more about his work during the Efteling Special in Amsterdam and taking photos of Kate’s Tour of Life concert there. Other artists he worked with include Grace Jones, Queen, ABBA, Debbie Harry, Tina Turner, Prince and many more.
In this interview we hear about some of his work with these other great artists. We also get to hear a great story about when he was 15 years old, sneaking into the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam with a fake ID and taking the iconic photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. We hope you enjoy this chat with Govert de Roos. (Many thanks to Kevin Hall for the montage of Govert’s photos).
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In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán gives a suitably wintry introduction to this short chat between Darrell and Paul Simmons of design team Timorous Beasties about his recent work on Kate’s illustrated vinyl version of 50 Words For Snow – The Polar Edition. Look out for even more conversation between Darrell and Paul about their work with Kate over the last decade in the new year. Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and healthy 2025 to come!
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In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Paul and Darrell from Bush Telegraph reminisce over their first reactions to Kate’s videos and film work from her 1980 album Never For Ever. Ultimately, Kate created stunning visuals for 50% of the album, and they were so different to anything else that was around at that time. We also get to hear Kate and Paddy’s own words from the Kate Bush Club newsletters about the making of Breathing, Delius and Army Dreamers. Paul (who lives in the UK) and Darrell (who now lives in the States) also banter about their trips together to the record shops and reactions to the artwork and photos from each ‘Never For Ever’ single.
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UPDATE January 27th 2025: The lovely people at Bloomsbury have let us know that the Hounds of Love 33⅓ book by Leah Kardos is now back in print and our site visitors can avail of a special 20% off discount code: HOUNDSOFLOVE25 – Visit https://www.bloomsbury.com/kate-bushs-hounds-of-love-9798765106990 and use it at the checkout stage. The code is valid in all territories so not just limited to the UK. It’s set to expire on the 31st March 2025. Thanks to Mollie and Brenna at Bloomsbury and to Leah for doing the podcast with me!
In this new episode of the Kate Bush Fan Podcast, Seán talks to Leah Kardos, author of the new book about Hounds of Love which is part of the acclaimed 33⅓ book series which examine key albums from music history. Leah is a musician, a senior lecturer in music at Kingston University in London, co-founder of that university’s Visconti Studio (with producer Tony Visconti) and is also author of Blackstar Theory: The Last Works of David Bowie. A very enjoyable chat in which she discusses what made her pitch Kate’s fifth studio album to the book publishers, her experience of writing the book as we emerged from a pandemic, the challenges of producing a smaller sized book like this and why it was important to her to emphasise Kate’s pioneering production work and barrier-breaking career achievements. I highly recommend this excellent little book as the perfect Christmas stocking filler for the Kate Bush fan in your life!
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