W/C 28th September 2026

So it’s been a long while since I have been to the Hammersmith Apollo, and I am not sure I have ever sat upstairs before.

I am finding it a little hard to imagine this place (in the way back) when it was a picture house, and what it must have been like to pitch up for a movie in the company of three and a half thousand other folks.

i am also struggling to come to terms with the fact that this is the stage where Dire Straits played the gig(s) that would become the Alchemy album, or where Rhod Gilbert would perform the version of his lost luggage routine that I howled at laughter over, and showed to everybody I came into contact with for about a month.

Amazing what you think about whilst you are waiting for the music to start.

Stay safe.

Ray of Light - Madonna

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 5th October 2026

The title choice this week isn't some form of play on words, or sentiment inspired by one of the topics I am talking about. It's far more literal than that.

The song itself came out in 1995, which is significant because at that point I was living in the north east and just a few miles from the river in question.

It's a great song, and it sums up perfectly both the place itself, and the strength of character of the people I met there. I still believe that any day that you get to see the Tyne bridge, or walk along that river, is a good day.

Stay safe.

Big River - Jimmy Nail

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 12th October 2026

When I am considering the episode titles for TFM, I often make quite tenuous links to odd bits drawn from that weeks chat in order to get something to fit.

Quite a lot of them feel like a square peg in a round hole, and sometimes it's the longest part of the creative process of the podcast itself. it's actually the most stressful part of my Saturday morning.

This week's was a breeze...and it's absolutely on the nose.

Stay safe.

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

The Trans-Penine Trail

W/C 14th September 2026

In the car on the way home from the cinema on Wednesday, Jack and I discussed three things about Raiders of the Lost Ark

1. It is genuinely quite a disturbing film, and deserving of its updated 12A rating. It isn't surprising that I was a little traumatised when I first saw it on the big screen at the age of ten.
2. Is there anybody cooler than Harrison Ford
3. The 2013 episode of Big Bang Theory (the Raiders Minimisation) is actually very much on point, arguing that for all of his efforts, Indiana Jones makes no appreciable difference to the outcome of the story.

Stay safe.

Perfect - The Lightning Seeds

W/C 21st September 2026

2 quick things, because I am very late to meet a man for a German breakfast.

1. No QC this morning, Mrs S. has been able to get some peace, so it might be an editing-car-crash. Let me know if there is stuff I need to fix.
2. What is it with duvets in German hotels, like a postage stamp and the towels aren't much better.

Stay safe

Travelling Alone - Jason Isbell

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 7th September 2026

This week's TFM is a little late, 44 minutes and counting.

It's because of a bag of bolts and assorted fittings. A bag that is imperative if you want to transform these bits of wood, frame and perforated metal shelving into a shoe rack. And I would dearly love to do that.

I won't bore you with the details, but it involves a nineteen year old, a second year student house and a lot of fractious conversation. We have invested a goodly amount of time into tracking down the specifications for the item in question, an item I was reassured we got from Argos.

When this information was corrected earlier this morning, and we started looking in the right places for the intelligence we needed, I was able to approximate what was required from the tubs of assorted ironmongery I have in the garage.

The result is that we now have something that looks like it should, and is packed in a car heading up the A1 to its new home.

And I am running 53 minutes late...

Stay safe.

Billy Joel - New York State of Mind

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 31st August 2026

I have always seen inbetween as one word, but it turns out it should always be written as two.

So when I used it previously as an episode title, I employed it incorrectly. I thought about correcting it, but I have decided I am going to leave there as a 'note-to-self' to be better in the future.

I can only apologise.

Stay safe.

In Between Days - the Cure

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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W/C 24th August 2026

I was going to go with Sweet Transvestite as the episode title this week, simply because it that cinematic moment I most associate with Tim Curry (seriously, is there a better entrance in a movie ever...?!).

But I decided to go with this one, as it feels more in keeping with the impact that TRHPS has had one my life. From the movie to the stage show, from attending in costume to it being my karaoke song of choice, there is no doubt that I am a card-carrying devotee.

So thanks Tim, Richard and the rest of the RH collective, you did good.

Stay safe.

Rose Tint My World - The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see what happens, affair.

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