The RHODcasts
Episodes
When Jazz Came to Europe
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In When Jazz Came to Europe, Tony Staveacre and Rhod Sharp uncover the story of a musical innovator who has never had the recognition he deserves in h...
Tony's Taste of Comedy
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Tony’s Taste of Comedy, Tony Staveacre takes Rhod Sharp on a lightning tour of some of the best standup comedians of the twentieth century - from...
Dream World - The Life and Death of Al Bowlly
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Dream World - The Life and Death of Al Bowlly, Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre explore the story of a 1930s British superstar who outsold Bing Crosby...
Tim's Comedy Links
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre take a fond look back at the 57 year career of the beloved British comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor. Tony caddies for Tim on t...
The Band Played On
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What was the prevailing sound on the Titanic? Light music, and lots of it. In The Band Played On, Tony Staveacre and Rhod Sharp recreate the musical v...
A Love Letter to America: Rhod Sharp talks to Jim Naughtie: Part 1
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rhod talks to his old friend JAMES (Jim) NAUGHTIE about Jim’s introduction to the country 50 years ago this year and other memories collected in his...
A Love Letter to America: Rhod Sharp talks to Jim Naughtie: Part 2
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Starting at a party thrown by the Kennedy family at their compound on Martha’s Vineyard and ending with an autumn 2020 encounter in a Scranton, PA. ...
Music Made Me: The Allan Schiller Story: Part 2
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this concluding part of his audiobook, the renowned Mozartian Allan Schiller looks back on his student days at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire...
Music Made Me: The Allan Schiller Story: Part 1
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of this audiobook, internationally renowned pianist Allan Schiller looks back on 1961 when at the age of 18 he was selected for the ...
Astor Piazzolla - Tony Staveacre's interview
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rhod Sharp and Tony Staveacre present a never-heard interview with a giant of music, Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla inspired generations of musicians with...
David Greig - Adventures With the Painted People
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with David Greig, who is incidentally stepping down after eight highly successful years as Artistic Director of the Lyceum Theatre in Edi...
Summon The Heroes: Keith Lockhart of The Boston Pops
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, a summer of no Olympics and precious little else because of lockdown, the conductor KEITH LOCKHART tells RHOD SHARP how 80 members of the Bos...