Keith Brymer Jones - The Pottery Throw Down judge's life as a punk singer

The renowned potter and The Great Pottery Throwdown judge talks Kate Bush, The Chemical Brothers and the brilliance of modern folk.

Click here to listen to the Spotify playlist that accompanies this episode.

Hello, Neil Brand here – 

For this first show, I’m joined by the marvellous Keith Brymer Jones, much loved for his pottery designs and his emotional appearances as a judge on TV’s Great Pottery Throwdown. 

We talk creativity, nostalgia, and the many ways in which music finds its way into his life — whether he’s at the potter’s bench, on stage with his own band, or even at his mother’s wake.  

Keith’s chosen tracks take us from the 1970s right up to the present day and from the early days of Roxy Music, through Kate Bush and 90s big beat, to the very latest English folk music.  

Best of all – Keith introduces me to a couple of artists I knew nothing about! 

Featured artists and tracks: 

• Roxy Music, “Both Ends Burning”, “Do the Strand” 

• Theatre of Hate, “Original Sin”, “Do You Believe in the Westworld” 

• The Wigs, “Six o’ Clock Shuffle” 

• Kate Bush, “This Woman’s Work” 

• Chemical Brothers, “Out of Control” 

• Stick in the Wheel, “Over Again”, “Steals the Thief”