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Thereâs an end-of-term feel to the In Depth season finale as Chris subjects Graham to the full technicolour horror of the Pet Shop Boys âColoursâ quiz!
With his co-hosting position on the line, Graham comes out fighting with some of his brightest, boldest Pet Shop facts to date. But with Chris moving the goalposts (âthatâs indirect!â) and Graham getting increasingly desperate (âIâm going colour-adjacent!â), will he end up with a gold medal or a red face?
From Brother Brown to Pink Noise, Purple Zones to Little Black Dresses, why not brush up on your own Pet Shop Boys colour-related facts and play along at home? Just be prepared for some shady interpretations!
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In the second half of their Discography double bill, Graham and Chris dive âDouble In Depthâ into the remaining nine tracks.
The Introspective singles take them raving with Frankie Knuckles and the dawn of Acid House, while Behaviour sees them smoking about cigarettes and harping on about harps. Thereâs even chance for them to show off Grahamâs amateur percussion skills, and Chrisâs even more amateur language pronunciation skills. Câest la vida Ă©!
But can they squeeze in a countdown of the top 10 longest Pet Shop Boys song titles?â
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Graham and Chris celebrate the blue vinyl reissue of double album Discography by going âDouble In Depthâ to trade some of their most obscure facts yet.
From the first record alone, they unearth early draft lyrics, an old BBC Two documentary, an Elvis TV special, the 1988 UK singles chart, and Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - while also examining the roles of both the saxophone and Pink Floyd in the Pet Shop Boys canon.
But who knew Enya was stalking Neil and Chrisâs every move? More next week!
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Whether itâs a catastrophe or a bourgeois construct, Pet Shop Boys have much to say on love.
And so do Graham and Chris - first putting their own love for the band under the microscope to try and uncover where love becomes obsession. Then comes the lyrical deep-dive, unpicking all the ways Neil âMan of Mysteryâ Tennant crafts a love song, before Chris âIntense Urgesâ Lowe derails things and we all need to go for a cold shower.
Plus: thereâs a high-stakes middle bit where two straight middle-aged men talk about sexuality, and a more familiar climax where they compile the ultimate Pet Shop Boys love album: Slush.
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In their second Actually episode, Graham and Chris unearth the stories behind some of Pet Shop Boysâ most loved songs, with tales of paranoia, privatisation, puppets and Pavarotti.
Thereâs a comprehensive breakdown of inspirations and collaborators - from Bobby O and Ennio to Cameo and Gazebo - and analysis of everything, including the kitchen sink.
By the time the last train pulls out of Kingâs Cross, theyâve uncovered the albumâs major themes, and things are looking bleak. Thankfully love is discovered in a pair of Heart singles. But - own up - who forgot to book the orchestra?â
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In the latest of their album deep-dives, Graham and Chris rewind lifeâs cassette to summer 1987 to set the scene for the arrival of Actually.
Grahamâs teenage diary shines new light on the headlines and music charts of the day, before the albumâs upfront singles are comprehensively unpacked, with a little help from Jonathan King (boo!) and Ed the Duck (hurrah!).
After deconstructing the sleeve and mourning the memorabilia theyâve lost to Pet Shop Boys heaven over the decades, itâs fantasy setlist time, with Chris pitching his ideas for the Actually tour which never actually happened. Part two next week!
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Graham and Chris turn TV hosts to present a special edition of This Is Your Life, calling out Pet Shop Boysâ 10 greatest achievements from the famed Big Red Book.
Career highs recalled include having their first 12â available in Sohoâs Record Shack, rescuing Dusty and aiding the drive to pardon Alan Turing, as well as subverting UK institutions and rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty.
Thereâs also In Depth analysis of Hallo Spaceboyâs cut-up lyrics and Neilâs only published poem, while guests lining up to pay tribute include Bobby O, Madonna, Sammy Davis Jr, Es Devlin, Emily Eavis and Jimmy Tarbuck himself.
But will Neil and Chris accept their knighthoods for services to pop?
There's only one way to find out...
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With the tour that nearly never began now threatening never to end, Graham and Chris don their robo-tuning-fork-rabbit-ears to consider what Pet Shop Boys fans really want from a greatest hits show.
Deep cuts are welcome - unless itâs to the singerâs thumb.
Stories are shared from Hull, Rome, Koko and Funny Girls, and thereâs talk of theme parks, toilet breaks, inflatable beds and popstar dreams.
Plus, in a dream sequence inspired by Neilâs Marvel Comics days: Is Pet Shop Boysâ career simply one long journey through a multiverse of overlapping Dreamworlds?
And - for an encore - Graham and Chris get their dream call to curate the setlist for âDreamworld 2: Return To Dreamworldâ!â
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In the second part of their Nonetheless double-bill, Graham and Chris go track-by-track, meeting a cast of characters along the way including James Ford, Rudolf Nureyev, Oscar Wilde, Les Petites Bon-Bons, Bowie, Cardi B, Brandon, Kylie, Putin, Ted Lasso, Kraftwerk, Tracey Emin, Spitting Image, and Taylor Swift.
Thereâs also time to discuss first plays, formats and nudity in PSB lyrics, before getting down to the really big questions - what do Pet Shop Boys songs smell like? and how does Nonetheless rate in the Pet Shop Boys canon?
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In the first part of a new album double-bill, Graham and Chris inadvertently go so In Depth talking about Nonetheless, they donât even have time to talk about Nonetheless.
Nonetheless, thereâs loads to say on life since Hotspot and the excitement of the campaign build up, including Pet Shop Boys on both big and small screens, singles, artwork, fonts, photos, titles, labels, haircuts, Johnny Marr, and the sheer joy of seeing a crate of old demo cassettes.
Plus, Chris wows Graham with his PSB sporting knowledge, while Graham boards the clean air hybrid electric bus to quiz Chris on their transport connections.
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âLetâs do it, letâs break the law!â
In an In Depth first, Graham and Chris leave the (un)comfort of the garden shed to take the train to London on a Very Big Pet Shop Boys adventure.
Visiting places immortalised in PSB history and song lyrics, the podcast pair stop off at classic PSB landmarks to nurse their blisters, download their journey and recall London gigs and events attended over the years.
âHighlightsâ include the worldâs worst PSB pub crawl and a failed attempt to recreate the Home and dry video.
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Graham and Chris set the controls to 1999 to immerse themselves in one of Pet Shop Boysâ most polarising releases.
Echoing Nightlifeâs celebration of both night owls and homebirds, Chrisâs nocturnal flashbacks cover Creamfields and culottes, while Graham settles down to experience a total (solar) eclipse of the heart.
Fright wigs, goths, vampires, insomnia, early internet fandom and the small matter of a musical⊠all get surfaced as In Depthâs gruesome-twosome exhume the Boysâ spookiest 12-tracker.
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Graham and Chris answer the killer question âwhoâs your favourite Pet Shop Boy?â by attempting to curate a complete history of âearly Neilâ.
From a hatred of football to a love of the theatre, In Depth gets under the skin of Neilâs childhood influences which helped shape the PSB sound and attitude.
Plus: Beatles! Bowie! Zithers and whimsy! Never-ending redundancy money and what were the key factors which informed Pet Shop Boysâ first Camden studio sessions?
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Pet Shop Boys donât like to look backwards, but Graham and Chris are more than happy to do it on their behalf. Season three kicks off by marking 40 years of PSB recordings with a forensic examination of the catalogue, in a quest to spot those key tracks which helped propel them forward. From Please to Nonetheless, In Depth makes the case for 15 songs which signposted where Neil and Chris would venture next. But - quiz alert - how often do Pet Shop Boysâ album titles crop up in their song lyrics?
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In a surprise festive episode, Graham and Chris timewarp to 1987 to revisit âpeak Pet Shop Boys Christmasâ.
With a cassette of Bruno Brookesâ Christmas chart countdown and Grahamâs teenage diary as map and compass, Television and Annually are re-unwrapped, Going Live rewatched and the thrill of our heroesâ finest chart victory re-lived.
But will Always on my mind still be number one in Chrisâs arbitrary top 12 days of Neil and Chris-tmas?
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Graham and Chris answer the killer question âwhoâs your favourite Pet Shop Boyâ by taking an In Depth look at what makes the worldâs coolest synth icon tick.
Along the way, the conversation visits Blackpool, honours Issey Miyake, consults Smash Hits and celebrates Mr Loweâs most famous strops. Plus; from playing the keytar and the trombone to even writing the odd tune - Graham and Chris attempt to get to the heart of what it is âthe other oneâ actually does.
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Recognising it often takes more than two Pet Shop Boys to change a lightbulb, Graham and Chris go In Depth on PSB musical collaborations.
From Bobby Oâs Passion to Harold Faltermeyerâs abattoir, producers and remixers past, present and future come under the podcast microscope. There are deep-dives on Dusty and Electronic, and tales of Glastonbury and Hyde Park before, to conclude the season, Graham and Chris curate Disco 5 and pick a fight with Noel Gallagher as a result.
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Graham and Chris take a deep-dive into Pet Shop Boysâ 2009 album Yes, to rediscover a soundtrack of love, trust and hope set against a backdrop of financial crisis and global turmoil.
As well as celebrating the songs, the sleeves, the clothes and the Brits, thereâs time for Graham to take the âreal people named in PSB songsâ quiz, and for Chris to share a new take on a classic bedtime story.
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Graham and Chris order in the oysters and 1942 Chateau Latour to relive the highs and horrors of Pet Shop Boysâ cinematic landmark It Couldnât Happen Here, before descending into a discussion that proves, from lyrics to videos, that films are a major PSB influence.
Chris shares what heâs learned from the internetâs foremost James Cagney and Nosferatu fans while Graham battles with a game of âidentify the film sampleâ before, to finish, the pair attempt to distill PSB DNA by boiling down four pivotal celluloid influences.
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Graham pays a visit to Chrisâs inner sanctum, where together they explore his Pet Shop Boys collection and share memories and stories about the music and memorabilia they unearth.
Along the way, Graham reveals his most embarrassing PSB coach trip and Chris makes a surreal case for the worldâs most Pet Shop Boysâ bridge. But which personalised 1992 PSB item does Graham own which Chris doesnât?
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