Iain McDermott
@poprambler.bsky.social
Back to NOW! podcast, celebrating the variously compiled world of pop. Popmaster alumni. On the TV and radio from time to time.
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Back to Now! New Episode! 🎧
Join special guest, comedian, author and podcaster Josh Widdicombe as the podcast celebrating the variously compiled world of pop revisits 1992 and NOW23!
Available NOW to subscribe and listen at all podcast places or here: linktr.ee/poprambler
Join special guest, comedian, author and podcaster Josh Widdicombe as the podcast celebrating the variously compiled world of pop revisits 1992 and NOW23!
Available NOW to subscribe and listen at all podcast places or here: linktr.ee/poprambler
Introducing the latest edition of Classic Pop and a quite fantastic subscriber cover.
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Introducing the latest edition of Classic Pop and a quite fantastic subscriber cover.
Long weekend away, customary pop into some second hand record shops. Wonderful bit of 80s jazz funk from the inimitable Richard A Hewson and friends. £3 per album, in sparkling form.
Midweek disco now in session. There are clouds across the moon, of course.
Midweek disco now in session. There are clouds across the moon, of course.
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Long weekend away, customary pop into some second hand record shops. Wonderful bit of 80s jazz funk from the inimitable Richard A Hewson and friends. £3 per album, in sparkling form.
Midweek disco now in session. There are clouds across the moon, of course.
Midweek disco now in session. There are clouds across the moon, of course.
Great to see recent Back to Now podcast guest Josh Widdicombe highlight his first album purchase in @thetimes.com today. If you’ve not caught our episode yet, here’s the shameless plug and associated link for your slice of 1992 pop nostalgia.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Great to see recent Back to Now podcast guest Josh Widdicombe highlight his first album purchase in @thetimes.com today. If you’ve not caught our episode yet, here’s the shameless plug and associated link for your slice of 1992 pop nostalgia.
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podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
Remastered! Sounding amazing! Still utterly marvellous!
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Remastered! Sounding amazing! Still utterly marvellous!
The latest NOW 12” collection takes us gloriously back to 1986, and as you’d expect is full of extended, remixed variously compiled fabulousness. Many appearing for the first time.
And it’s only Part One! 🎧
And it’s only Part One! 🎧
February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The latest NOW 12” collection takes us gloriously back to 1986, and as you’d expect is full of extended, remixed variously compiled fabulousness. Many appearing for the first time.
And it’s only Part One! 🎧
And it’s only Part One! 🎧
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Could my 1980s pop history book #IntoTheGroove be a Valentine’s Day gift? Why not. Why not indeed.
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Into the Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History
The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History
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February 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Could my 1980s pop history book #IntoTheGroove be a Valentine’s Day gift? Why not. Why not indeed.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
@bbcradio2bot.bsky.social Pick of the Pops revisiting 1993 which is of course very 24.
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
@bbcradio2bot.bsky.social Pick of the Pops revisiting 1993 which is of course very 24.
Thank you for so many fabulous memories Catherine. X
January 30, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Thank you for so many fabulous memories Catherine. X
Enjoying 1979? Shameless Friday night plug for a chance to hear @nickheyward.com and Record Collector magazine’s Daryl Easlea talking about why it’s such a fabulous pop year. You’re welcome.
#totp
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#totp
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NOW Yearbook '79: Nick Heyward and Daryl Easlea
Podcast Episode · Back to NOW! · 29/08/2025 · 1h 2m
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January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Enjoying 1979? Shameless Friday night plug for a chance to hear @nickheyward.com and Record Collector magazine’s Daryl Easlea talking about why it’s such a fabulous pop year. You’re welcome.
#totp
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#totp
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1987, The Chart Show albums.
Which chart would you be hoping for and which tracks would you want to rewind back to?
Which chart would you be hoping for and which tracks would you want to rewind back to?
January 29, 2026 at 8:52 PM
1987, The Chart Show albums.
Which chart would you be hoping for and which tracks would you want to rewind back to?
Which chart would you be hoping for and which tracks would you want to rewind back to?
The latest NOW Yearbook extra features some fabulous lesser remembered tracks from 1991. None more than Julee Cruise’s fabulous Rocking Back Inside My Heart. Fabulous curation, fabulous throwback memories.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The latest NOW Yearbook extra features some fabulous lesser remembered tracks from 1991. None more than Julee Cruise’s fabulous Rocking Back Inside My Heart. Fabulous curation, fabulous throwback memories.
Heads up! It’s 1992 next - catch The Traitors later! #totp
Back to Now is back!
Join Josh Widdicombe as we revisit 1992 & NOW23. We also discuss his new podcast !
Tasmin Archer, Dr. Spin, Bjorn Again, old songs, remixed songs, Satellite football channel related songs!
Available NOW to subscribe & listen at all podcast places or at linktr.ee/poprambler
Join Josh Widdicombe as we revisit 1992 & NOW23. We also discuss his new podcast !
Tasmin Archer, Dr. Spin, Bjorn Again, old songs, remixed songs, Satellite football channel related songs!
Available NOW to subscribe & listen at all podcast places or at linktr.ee/poprambler
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Heads up! It’s 1992 next - catch The Traitors later! #totp
Shameless Friday night plug for more 1981 - Back to Now episode with @theelectricityclub.bsky.social - lots of 81 fun, guaranteed! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
NOW Yearbook ‘81: ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK
Podcast Episode · Back to NOW! · 16/09/2024 · 1h 3m
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January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Shameless Friday night plug for more 1981 - Back to Now episode with @theelectricityclub.bsky.social - lots of 81 fun, guaranteed! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
This book is ace.
It'd be rude not to plug this book of mine, given the sound of Yarbrough & Peoples is on #totp. A calendar of pop history for every day of the year, even Feb 29th. #DontStopTheMusic
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Don't Stop the Music: A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time - From 1894 to the Present
A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time - From 1894 to the Present
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January 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This book is ace.