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Today, they are joined by old friend David Bedford who is a Beatles author/ historian/podcaster/ filmmaker who grew up in The Dingle, Liverpool. He started to write for the British Beatles Fan Club magazine in 2000. His first book, now on its third Edition: Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles. His second book, The Fab one hundred and Four: The Evolution of The Beatles, was published in 2013. In 2016, he was a co-author with Hunter Davies on The Beatles Book, with Keith Badman and Spencer Leigh. Published in 2018, his fourth book was Finding the Fourth Beatle, the story of the 23 drummers in The Beatles. He even self-published a part fact, part fiction, detective novel called “Inspector Rocke: That’ll Be The Day That I Die” set in Liverpool in 1960, featuring The Beatles.

Published in 2020 was The Country of Liverpool: Nashville of the North, and in 2021, ACC published The Beatles Fab Four Cities, co-written with Beatles tour guides Richard Porter and Susan Ryan.

He was also the Associate Producer and historical consultant for “Looking For Lennon” (2018).

In 2024, he was the Archive Producer for the film about The Beatles in Hamburg, called “No Hamburg, No Beatles”. In 2025, together with writing partner Andrew Phillips, they released "What If?" via New York publisher Imagine & Wonder and Golden Age Music Collectables. It's the journey of probabilities that examines the question "what if The Beatles never met?".

He is currently working on new books and a movie too!

He has a Liverpool Beatles podcast called Liddypod. www.liddypod.com and a YouTube channel called Brightmoon Liverpool, at www.youtube.com/brightmoonliverpool.

Find out more at www.davidabedford.com

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After some thirty plus years Herman Matthews has accomplished quite an impressive resume and has created a strong foundation for some of the industries finest.

Dubbed “The Groove Guy” and often called “The Hermanator” Matthews moved to Los Angeles from Houston, Texas with one thing in mind… to work! He has had the great fortune of working with such artists as Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Tower Of Power, The Isley Bros., Kirk Whalum, George Duke, Bob James, Timothy B. Schmit, Tom Jones, Hugh Laurie, Greg Adams & East Bay Soul, Patty Austin, Chris Botti, James Ingram, Boney James, Steven Stills, Edgar Winter, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Patty Austin, James Ingram, Sheryl Crow, “Baby Face” Edmonds, Chaka Chan, Carol King, SHeDAISY, Barry Goldberg, Ronnie Millsap, Fee Waybill, Bill Champlain, Maxi Priest, Debbie Gibson, Diane Reeves, Kenny G., John Farnham, Nia, Snuffy Walden, Sarah Nimetz, Greg Adams & East Bay Soul, Dan Aykroid & Jim Belushi, Michael Bolton, Expose, Angie and Debbie Winans, Rebekah, Meredith Brooks, Kina, Tiffany, Eric Burdon, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps… During the early 90’s he was a member of the house band “Into The Night Starring Rick Dees.” And he's even appeared on some long lost Ruth McCartney tracks produced by Barry Coffing.

Herman was a member of the Soul/Funk Horn band Tower Of Power from 1994 to 1998. He has recorded CDs “Souled Out” and “Rhythm & Business,” co-writing and singing the title track of Rhythm & Business. He’s been the first call subbing for David Garibaldi touring with the band in 2015 and in 2017. Matthews was literally touring non-stop in the year 2017, juggling between touring acts Timothy B. Schmit, Kenny Loggins, Tower Of Power and Richard Marx. Drummer extraordinaire Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Steps Ahead) put it simply, “Herman Matthews is the most powerfully funky drummer I’ve ever heard. Count me as one his biggest fans.” Legendary drummer James Gadson (Bill Withers, Charles Wright’s Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) says “Herman Matthews is simply the Truth.”

Says Herman "I’ve been lucky fortunate and bless says Matthews, I’m just a drummer from Texas being the best that I can be, working on the never ending groove and having a great time doing it!"

We hope you'll join us for a cuppa tea with our old buddy Herman - learn more about his at https://hermanmatthews.com

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TeaFlix Interview with Spencer Leigh

Spencer Leigh is a BBC Radio presenter and author, with particular expertise in the development of pop and rock music and culture in Britain.

Career

Leigh started broadcasting on BBC Radio Merseyside in the early 1970s. His first series, No Holds Bard, was based around the Mersey poets. His music programme On the Beat ran continuously from 1985 to 2020 on BBC Radio Merseyside. Over the years, Leigh interviewed thousands of musicians on the show. The entire collection of 2,027 programmes has been given to Liverpool's Central Library, and there is an on-going project to archive them. Some one-off series have been given to the British Library.

His first book was Paul Simon - Now and Then, published in 1973, which was the first biography of the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Since then, Leigh has written, or collaborated on, over two dozen books. Many of his books relate to The Beatles or Merseybeat, and he has interviewed many people connected to the Liverpool 1960s scene. There have been several one-off series on BBC Radio Merseyside, the best known being Let's Go Down the Cavern (1981), which was also broadcast on local BBC stations throughout the UK.

Leigh has written the sleeve notes or CD booklets for over 300 albums. He writes obituaries of musicians for The Guardian, The Independent, and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; he has also written extensively for Record Collector, Country Music People and Now Dig This. He has a weekly 'My City' column every Saturday in the Liverpool Echo.

His history of British pop before the Beatles, Halfway To Paradise (1996), has been expanded and issued in two volumes as British Pop Before The Beatles, available only on Kindle. He has written a series of musical biographies for McNidder & Grace: Frank Sinatra (updated with 50 pages of lists in 2022), Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Simon & Garfunkel.

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The future of Jazz is safe in the hands of vocal force Antonia Bennett. The daughter of legendary singer Tony Bennett and a proud Berklee alumni, Antonia carries forward the rich legacy of jazz, while adding her modern touch. An adept performer and songwriter, Antonia’s music honors the classics while showcasing original compositions that feel right at home alongside the timeless standards of The Great American Songbook.

With her unique style, she’s forging a remarkable career that adds new depth to the legacy of American jazz. Her voice is sultry and sophisticated, sassy and classy—capturing the timeless allure of jazz while firmly anchoring it in today’s musical landscape.

Antonia lives her life and musical career by Duke Ellington's advice, "Number one, never give up. Number two, remember number one!" Antonia is a jazz vocalist and the daughter of legendary artist Tony Bennett. With a distinctive voice that The New York Times describes as "Billie Holliday and Rickie Lee Jones, with a hint of Betty Boop." Antonia is a gifted song interpreter who performs music from the Great American Songbook and her own originals. She is the daughter of legendary vocalist Tony Bennett and actress Sandra Grant. From an early age, Antonia was immersed in a rich musical environment, often singing alongside her father and mingling with iconic artists like Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra at family gatherings.

Antonia pursued formal training in the arts, studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City and graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her professional music career began in the mid-2000s, frequently opening for her father at prestigious venues worldwide. In 2008, she recorded a duet with Tony Bennett, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," featured on his album A Swingin' Christmas

Antonia's discography includes the EP Natural (2010) and her debut full-length album Embrace Me (2014), both produced by songwriter Holly Knight. Her vocal style has been described by The New York Times as evoking "echoes of Billie Holiday and Rickie Lee Jones, with a hint of Betty Boop" .

Beyond her musical endeavors, Antonia also has acting credits, including a role in Clint Eastwood's film Changeling (2008). In 2013, she married her husband Ronen Helmann and the couple welcomed their daughter, Maya, in 2016.

Learn more at instagram.com/antoniabennett and

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The ladies are excited to welcome CMG co-founder David Resnik who has created music signatures and campaigns for a number of major networks, including ABC, CBS, UPN, BRAVO, SKY SPORTS, as well as composing for TV shows, feature films, and award winning movie trailers.

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At the same time, Dave was performing, recording, and composing for SONIA DADA, MAVIS STAPLES, ANNE MURRAY, ROBI DRACO ROSA, RICKY MARTIN, TONE LOC, DONNA SUMMER, and JANN ARDEN among others.

Resnik also spent time as an A&R executive in the 1990's, signing KYUSS (Josh Homme) and working with LUCINDA WILLIAMS, DRAMARAMA, ETHYL MEATPLOW and more.

He and business partner at Cinema Music Group, Niko Bolas (along with a host of luminaries), have just completed "HEART OF GOLD" The Songs of Neil Young Volume 1 which is released through Killphonic, and benefits The Bridge School - the nonprofit, innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments through the use of:

• creative approaches to education and communication

• augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology

• extensive involvement of families and community

Learn more about David at https://cinemamusicgroup.com

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Brendan is an award-winning Northern Irish Writer-Exec Producer, with international co-pro experience in TV, features and bestselling books world-wide. Past work with The CW, WB Discovery, Lionsgate, Sony, BBC, CBC, NBC, AMC, Viaplay, Acorn, Universal, Elisa, SBS. Most recently: 2025 Sherlock & Daughter starring David Thewlis; two seasons of hit series The Man Who Died for Elisa, AMC/Acorn; Cold Courage for Viaplay, AMC+, Britbox and Lionsgate.

His latest creation is the CW hit show "Sherlock & Daughter". The series was announced in February 2024, along with the casting of David Thewlis, Blu Hunt and Dougray Scott. The series was created by Brendan Foley, who acts as executive producer alongside showrunner James Duff. Micah Wright, Shelly Goldstein, and Foley provided the scripts.

Filming took place in Dublin in April 2024, with North Great George's Street being used for exterior shooting. Filming also occurred in County Wicklow.[9] Production wrapped in June. The series consists of eight hour-long episodes, all directed by Bryn Higgins.

Release

The series premieres on April 16, 2025 on The CW in the US and Discovery+ in the UK and Ireland.

Internationally, the series will be broadcast by Yle and Amedia in Finland, NRK in Norway, DR in Denmark, SVT in Sweden, Amediateka in Russia, RÚV in Iceland, and SBS in Australia.

Brendan's previous indie feature films for Sony, Nordisk and Lionsgate include multi-award winner Johnny Was with Vinnie Jones; and The Riddle starring David Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave, Books include Amazon UK Top Ten bestseller Under the Wire about the Great Escape, for Random House. Formerly a freelance international features journalist covering business and the environment in 77 countries. He likes people, cats and commas. And tea.

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Katie Kapurch, Ph.D., is Professor of English at Texas State University. Katie's scholarship focuses on icons and the iconic, from pop musicians to mermaids, from Twilight vampires to Disney princesses.

Dr. Katie is the author of Victorian Melodrama in the Twenty-First Century (2016) and the co-author of Blackbird: How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles Into Being— and Sang Back to Them Ever After (2023; with Jon Marc Smith), which was supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Katie is also co-editor of the books New Critical Perspectives on the Beatles (2016; with Kenneth Womack) and The Beatles and Humour (2023; with Richard Mills and Matthias Heyman). Forthcoming books include one about the Disneyfication of pop with the Beatles, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift (forthcoming in 2026) and one about mermaids as pop icons (expected 2028).

Katie has also published many academic chapters and articles, as well as essays in The Conversation, CultureSonar, and Pop Matters. She has been interviewed by outlets such as Salon and the AP (Associated Press). You can find more info and links to Katie's publications on her website (www.katiekapurch.com) and on Academia.edu and ResearchGate. You can also follow Katie on Insta, FB, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn!

She co-authored her latest book "Blackbird: How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles into Being—and Sang Back to Them Ever After" with Jon Marc Smith.

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Newly welcomed into the family/roster at McCartneyStudios.com, Director - Producer - Screenwriter Christina Capra carries forward a remarkable cinematic legacy as the granddaughter of legendary director Frank #Capra and daughter of acclaimed producer Frank Capra Jr. Her family's contributions helped shape the #goldenage of #Hollywood, with Frank Capra Sr. creating enduring classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It Happened One Night. Frank Capra Jr. continued that tradition, producing celebrated films and leading EUE/ #ScreenGems Studios into a new era. Building on this rich foundation, Christina Capra brings her own voice to filmmaking, as a director, producer and screenwriter, honoring the timeless storytelling values of her family while forging her own path in contemporary cinema.

She was born in Hollywood, CA and grew up on the West Coast before moving to Wilmington, NC where she graduated from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington with honors, with a degree in Film Studies.

In Christina's Words:

"I’m very passionate about film! Film is the one media that incorporates all the other art forms; music, art, theatre, photography, poetry. I believe film is a unifying medium that can connect people from all over the world, from all different backgrounds. The goal of any film should be to elicit a response in the viewer, the audience is the integral part of film. If you can make the audience feel something, that to me is a good storyteller."

Project In Development:

Poster Girls

Based on the novel Poster Girls by Meredith Ritchie.

Feature length film

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