In Alternative Colchester episode #5 we're joined by actor, comedian and punk rock fan Tony Gardner. Best known as Brian Johnson in My Parents Are Aliens, Michael in Lead Balloon and Professor Shales in Fresh Meat, Tony has also appeared in Last Tango in Halifax, The Thick of It, Midsomer Murders and much more — oh, and he's a qualified GP. Multi-talented doesn't cover it. But Tony's here because he's one of us: a Colchester United fan, classic punk lover, and a man of impeccable if slightly tragic taste who also supports Manchester United. We won't hold that against him. The show is packed with listener requests, Colchester United and Ipswich Town banter, a cracking punk playlist featuring Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, The Adicts, Vice Creems and many more, plus the usual dose of Monty Python absurdity. Whether you're a Col U fan, a Tractor Boy, a punk purist or just someone who knows Inflammable Material is one of the greatest albums ever made — Episode 5 has something for you.

Joining Steve Green and Tim Young in this week’s episode is David Philp of Automatics fame. David has lived in Los Angeles since the early 80’s and Steve was visiting him so it made sense for Tim and producer Luke Fitch to record as usual from the University of Essex media department in Colchester and hook up with Steve and David in LA. The wonders of modern technology hey!

This episode of Alternative Colchester is an extended one in order to find out what David is doing musically these days and to hear stories of his time in London in the late 70’s. It is 48 years since the classic, Steve Lillywhite produced “When The Tanks Roll Over Poland Again” was released on Island Records and although we touch on that of course, we also discuss their brand new “Britannia” album which is available now on splatter coloured vinyl via Label 51.

Also in this episode are the usual 10 punk nuggets from 1976-1980, Col U and Ipswich football banter and even a bit of cricket thrown in for good measure.

Another hour of football chat (mainly Colchester United and Ipswich Town) with 10 classic punk tracks from the first wave 1976-1980 as chosen by punk purists Steve Green (Col U) and Tim Young (Tractor Boys) with producer Luke Fitch (Another Tractor Boy) "pitching in" about players and matches that Steve has no recognition of!! For fans of original punk rock music, Stiff Little Fingers, Colchester United and Ipswich Town football clubs.