Watching - June 2023

That Pedal Show: The Noel Gallagher Guitars & Gear Interview (2023)

That Pedal Show is a YouTube channel about guitars, amps and (obviously) pedals. They release an episode every week and I watch most of them. This was a bit different: a nearly two hour chat with Noel Gallagher, filmed at his London studio and featuring some of his famous - iconic? - guitars (most of which he seems to have been given by Johnny Marr) and sounds. Very entertaining and watchable, and an object lesson in not needing the best equipment or technique to make history.

Knives Out (2019)

Saturday evening viewing with the family. Entertaining enough the second time round, a few slightly implausible plot twists but generally well received.

The Diary of a CEO: Jimmy Carr (2023)

I found this while browsing BBC's iPlayer (what a 2000's name!) for interesting things. Apparently this is a long-running podcast, but this is the first episode filmed and broadcast by the BBC. Essentially, it's a long form interview and like most of these things, Carr is promoting his book (it sounds like this was recorded about a year ago), but it's interesting anyway: away from jokes and game shows Carr is interesting and thoughtful and Steven Bartlett is an effective interviewer (although it probably helps that he has an interviewee who is very keen to talk). I might try a few more of these, both on iPlayer and the podcast itself on Spotify, although I'm a little sceptical about Bartlett's actual credentials as a CEO or entrepeneur; he seems like a very good salesman though!