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This podcast is only temporary

Irish songwriter and producer Andy White’s fourth series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of his live album "The night is approaching through some would say it was morning", recorded at Abbey Road with producer John Leckie.Progressing through the day from morning to night, Andy tells the stories of the songs along the way - as in previous Series 3 in which he looked at his spoken word album "Good Luck I Hope You Make It", and the first two series which

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23:08

Rave on - Things start to unwind

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2026/10/05

The new series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of Rave on Andy White, released on 10 October 1986. "The stream of consciousness continues, starting off on Great Victoria Street again and this time talking about first albums and origin stories. A lot of bands meet at school or they live in the next street. Rod McVey and I met in the school band and yes he lived in the next street. I was on spoken word, bass and drum machine but soon an acous...

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21:16

Rave on - The Soldier's Sash

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2026/09/28

The new series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of Rave on Andy White, released on 10 October 1986. "Early this year I was asked to come in to the BBC in Belfast to record an interview about Rave on. I got off the train at Botanic, put on my headphones and found the album online. Turned the volume to maximum and pressed play. Wow. We made this? It was raining as I crossed Botanic Avenue with its same-as-it-ever-was tombstone charity-shop chic &...

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1:30

This trailer is only temporary - Series 6

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2026/09/27

Andy White is back to tell us the story of the writing and recording of his debut album Rave on. 40 years since its first release and the songs still smash their way out of the speakers in as unavoidable a manner as possible. This was the 1980s, the Troubles in Northern Ireland nearing the end of their second decade and Stock Aitken and Waterman and 'Rio' providing the soundtrack for Thatcher's Britain. Cue Rave on Andy White, recorded in a field in County Antrim. On the cover, the Belf...

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19:06

The government of love

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2026/05/01

This is the season finale. Or is it? Something of a cliffhanger from Andy as he wraps up the story of the writing and recording of his 1994 classic album 'Destination Beautiful' by taking us through Learning to Cry, I Couldn't Leave You and – yes – The Government of Love. Side Two of the album is a very personal story and ends up with a roll call and a celebration. Andy also lets us know that he has a new poetry book out this June, in time for his appearance at the Belfast Boo...

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25:15

Poetry moments

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2026/04/17

In Episode 6 Andy starts off by talking about connections between his poems and songs and how (and why) the lyrics of some songs start off as poems, or lines or sections from poems. His first book of poetry The Music of What Happens was published in 1999, and in it you can find poems directly linked to songs on Destination Beautiful. Looking for Friends is one, and he goes on to talk about Ciao Baby, which is another. The poems he reads sections from are: 'Home', 'I'm in love with this ...

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19:19

Love changes everything

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2026/04/06

Episode 6 of the new series of This podcast is only temporary and Andy finally gets round to keeping his promise to describe the writing and recording of more than one song from his 1994 album Destination Beautiful, recently release on vinyl for the first time by Glasgow company LNFG. The first LP edition of Destination Beautiful is a bright explosion of positivity and comes in blue or yellow vinyl. We are talking Bluebell Blue or Daffodil Yellow. In this episode Andy manages to avoid t...

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16:08

Punks outside the secret police

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2026/03/27

Episode 5 of the new series of This podcast is only temporary and Andy has reached the writing and recording of Punks Outside the Secret Police. It is just after the fall of the Wall, and involves adventures in Berlin and Czechoslovakia. The video Andy talks about, shot in Prague, is for Palaceful of Noise. Palaceful of Noise was the first single from Andy's previous album Out There and the story of the filming of the video, directed by Richie Smyth and produced by Fiona Whelan, is the ...

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17:56

Many's the time

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2026/03/20

In Episode 4 of the new series of This podcast is only temporary Andy tells us the story of the writing and recording of Many's the Time from Destination Beautiful, his classic 1994 album. It all starts with a knock on the door in Dún Laoghaire. Liam Ó Maonlaí has invited Tim Finn to stay. Andy answers and Tim and he kick off their friendship listening to a track and then ordering pints in a bar by the sea … Originally released on CD and cassette, Glasgow company LNFG* have pressed up t...

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15:28

John

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2026/03/09

It's the third episode of the new series of This podcast is only temporary and Andy tries again to take us through the writing and recording of more than one song from Destination Beautiful, his classic 1994 album. However, The Beatles and a sociological theory for why the 60s were such a creative time in the UK threaten to get in the way. If you don't know the album, guess which John this song is dedicated to. And then get a hold of a vinyl copy of the album. Originally released on CD ...

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16:07

Thinking of change

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2026/03/04

Send a text In the second episode of the new series of This podcast is only temporary Andy sets out with the best of intentions and then goes down a few meandering paths talking about the second track of Destination Beautiful, his classic 1994 album. The Celtic Tiger, recording backwards, crystal sets and Walk on the Wild Side are just a few of the topics up for discussion. Originally released on CD and cassette, Glasgow company LNFG have pressed up the first LP edition of Destin...

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15:52

If my heart is a city

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2026/02/23

Send a text Andy's back with a new series of This podcast is only temporary. This time he's telling the story of Destination Beautiful, his classic 1994 album. Originally released on CD and cassette, Glasgow company LNFG have pressed up the first LP edition and it's on release from March 2026. The album is a bright blue and yellow explosion of positivity and in this first episode Andy finds himself living in Dun Laoghaire with fun flatmates and a situation about to change in a big...

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22:30

Night time

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2025/09/05

The fourth series of Belfast songwriter Andy White's podcast 'This podcast is only temporary' tells the story of the recording of the live album recorded in Abbey Road Studio Two and released as The night is approaching though some would say it was morning in 2025. Episode four takes us through from the end of the evening session through the café/bar and into the outside world. Some of the friends and family who were there reflect on the experience and Sebastian, Andy's son, goes into detail ...

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19:30

Evening

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2025/08/22

The fourth series of Belfast songwriter Andy White's podcast 'This podcast is only temporary' tells the story of the recording of the live album recorded in Abbey Road Studio Two and released as The night is approaching though some would say it was morning in 2025. Episode three takes us through the decisions and set list of the evening session. We discover themes connecting the songs, why they were chosen, and how the audience of family and friends made such an impact on the recording. There...

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19:54

Afternoon

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2025/08/11

The fourth series of Belfast songwriter Andy White's podcast 'This podcast is only temporary' tells the story of the recording of the live album recorded in Abbey Road Studio Two and released as The night is approaching though some would say it was morning in 2025. Episode two starts with a set list that's too long and a plan for the evening that helps calm the afternoon. We discover themes connecting the songs, why they were chosen, and how a producer can help in this process. Not forgetting...

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19:11

Morning

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2025/08/03

The fourth series of Belfast songwriter Andy White's occasional podcast 'This podcast is only temporary' tells the story of the recording of the live album recorded in Abbey Road Studio Two and released as The night is approaching though some would say it was morning in 2025. Episode one starts at a gig in Camden with an invitation from BBC DJ Janice Long and a suggestion from producer John Leckie. Before you could say "Why not record a live album", John and Andy are walking across the zebra ...

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18:17

You are the one

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2024/09/29

In the final episode of the current series, Belfast songwriter Andy White concludes the story of writing and recording Good Luck I Hope You Make It by following the inscrutable logic of the series and looking at opening track The Revolution.Written a month after Best of Times, the pandemic is deepening its hold, lockdown in Melbourne is strict, in the UK people are clapping the NHS in the streets, all over the world, musicians and actors are playing on balconies and performing online. D...

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17:15

Times like these

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2024/09/22

Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing and recording Best of Times from his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. The pandemic is underway, lockdown has happened, and Andy starts writing this track after recording a song for a club in Italy and reading the opening passage of A Tale of Two Cities. Andy dives into the original recording session to play you some of the layers that contributed to the making of the song. He discovers a bizarre alternative ending for the song...

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17:48

Talk don't touch

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2024/09/15

Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing and recording Talk Don't Touch from his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. This song became the album's closing track, although it was written and recorded about halfway through the sessions. On March 16 the Victorian government announced a State of Emergency. Airports closed and the lockdown started. Restrictions were severe and news reports from around the world showed why. These and other events, and the prospect of solitary ...

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16:29

Oversized clown shoes

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2024/09/09

In which Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing Self-isolation, opening track from Side 2 of his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. The story so far? It's a few days before St Patrick's Day 2020. Things are locking down in Ireland and Italy. Not so much in Australia, where huge sporting events are taking place, and the UK, where the government is talking about 'herd immunity'. That's where today's episode starts.As ever, Andy dives into the recording session to ...

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19:54

I will write a book of poems

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2024/09/01

Send us a textThere is a lot going on in this week's episode of Irish songwriter Andy White's journey through the writing and recording of his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. Andy starts out by telling the story of the mystery missing track, Every Day is Like Today, which includes a poetry slam (that's a competition at a poetry venue or bar where anyone who puts their name can get up and read). The poets reading their work aren't very good … and that's the point … but this leads in...

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