In a surprise festive episode, Graham and Chris timewarp to 1987 to revisit “peak Pet Shop Boys Christmas”. With a cassette of Bruno Brookes’ Christmas chart countdown and Graham’s teenage diary as map and compass, Television and Annually are re-unwrapped, Going Live rewatched and the thrill of our heroes’ finest chart victory re-lived. But will Always on my mind still be number one in Chris’s arbitrary top 12 days of Neil and Chris-tmas? You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Or on X: http://tiny.cc/5jh ..read more

Graham and Chris answer the killer question “who’s your favourite Pet Shop Boy” by taking an In Depth look at what makes the world’s coolest synth icon tick. Along the way, the conversation visits Blackpool, honours Issey Miyake, consults Smash Hits and celebrates Mr Lowe’s 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 “the other one” actually does. You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Or on X ..read more

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 O’s Passion to Harold Faltermeyer’s 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. You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc ..read more

Graham and Chris take a deep-dive into Pet Shop Boys’ 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, there’s time for Graham to take the “real people named in PSB songs” quiz, and for Chris to share a new take on a classic bedtime story. You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Or on X: http://tiny.cc/5jhcvz You can buy a t-shirt here: in-depth.te ..read more

Graham and Chris order in the oysters and 1942 Chateau Latour to relive the highs and horrors of Pet Shop Boys’ cinematic landmark It Couldn’t Happen Here, before descending into a discussion that proves, from lyrics to videos, that films are a major PSB influence. Chris shares what he’s learned from the internet’s foremost James Cagney and Nosferatu fans while Graham battles with a game of “identify the film sample” before, to finish, the pair attempt to distill PSB DNA by boiling down four pivotal celluloid influences. You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on socia ..read more

Graham pays a visit to Chris’s 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 world’s most Pet Shop Boys’ bridge. But which personalised 1992 PSB item does Graham own which Chris doesn’t? You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Or on X: http://tiny.cc/5jhcvz You can buy a t-shirt here: in-depth.t ..read more

Graham and Chris quickly rework their podcast plans to celebrate the surprise reissue of Relentless, transporting themselves back to the early 90s to go song-by-song through Pet Shop Boys’ secret six-tracker. There’s also time to get bang up-to-date, and string together the clues that have been dropped around the forthcoming new album. From Russian ballerinas to GarageBand to analogue synths, Graham and Chris collate the factors that may well help shape 2024’s grand return. You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.c ..read more

We’re back, back, BACK! Just a note to let you know that we have finished recording another six Pet Shop Boys In Depth podcasts - the first episode  of Season 2 will be out on FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER, marking the exciting 30th anniversary reissue of Relentless.  We’ve learned loads since the two of us first met back in February and launched In Depth in May. As complete podcast novices, we’ve been bowled over by the feedback from Pet Shop Boys’ fans all over the world - we’ve listeners in over 70 countries, and in June we even hit number one on the Apple Podcast music chart. Of course this ..read more

We wind up season one of In Depth with a look at some of Neil’s favourite lyrical themes, or “Tennant's Tropes”. Graham then turns quizmaster to expose Chris’s lack of lyrical knowledge, before a final study of PSB album closers uncovers that, just like in Shakespeare, you’re never far away from a wedding or a funeral.  You can get bonus content and contact Graham and Chris on Twitter here: @InDepthPSBPod ==== Help us make more episodes Producing these podcasts has been quite a journey for the two us. Making them was very much a learning process and we were nervous about “putting ourselve ..read more

To coincide with the release of the new Pet Shop Boys’ singles compilation SMASH, Graham and Chris go In Depth on PSB’s greatest hits, past and present - including the nail-biting debut of the SMASH disc two versus SMASH disc three game. There’s also time for an appraisal of the new Lost EP.     Get bonus content and contact Graham and Chris on Twitter here: @InDepthPSBPod   Listen to the music discussed in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fCijxCFmfFpsRAn1OlPpS?si=a8d88ee681c84084 ..read more