UCLA Radio : home of the Procol Harum marathons

Hosted by guest DJ, No 6

To hear this excellent series of broadcasts, tune in to www.uclaradio.com : to communicate with DJ No 6, mail him

• September 2001: First Marathon : six-and-a-half hours entirely dedicated to Procol Harum, in which Gary Brooker speaks of plans for new Procol album

 
Gary Brooker interview, transcribed, with sound-clips

• October 2001: Second Marathon : a broadcast with slight technical difficulties, in which Matthew Fisher is very revealingly interviewed

 
November 2001: Second Marathon, re-broadcast, live

Matthew Fisher interview: transcribed in two episodes, first part and second part, with full sound-clips

• December 2001: Third Marathon : Saturday 22nd from 9am to 1pm, California time: a new Geoff Whitehorn interview, a prize competition to win a copy of the new Broken Barricades CD, music from the Palers' Band, conversation with Roland from BtP.

 
Geoff Whitehorn interview: transcribed in two episodes, first part and second part, with full sound-clips

• January 2002: Fourth Marathon : Saturday 19^th from 9am to noon, California time: three hours of Procol material, including rarities; and a selection of numbers from the Palers' Band in Manchester. Guest in the studio was be Palers' vocalist, Allen 'One-Eye' Edelist, talking about BtP conventions (and Procol Concerts!) that he has been to.

 
DJ No 6 featured another competition with CD prizes (a Procol Harum CD with bonus tracks, and a choice of Palers' Band CDs): in order to win you needed to know what the Palers' Band played at Manchester in June … the set-list is available here

• February 2002: Fifth Marathon : Saturday 23rd from 9am to about about 1pm California time: as well as hours of Procol material, including rarities, it included a new interview with Keith Reid; first airing for some Matthew Fisher rarities; an interview with BtP's Jens Anders Ravnaas; and cuts from the Palers' Band's How Far Can Sailors Fly? CD.

• March 2002: Sixth Marathon : Saturday 30 March from 9am California time for several hours! Featuring Guest DJs Number 6 and Al 'One-Eye' Edelist, the show featured an eclectic mix from members of Procol Harum past and present including works by Harrison, Royer, Knights, Grabham, Whitehorn, BJ, Ball, Solley, Copping, Fisher, Brooker, Pegg, Brzezicki, and others …

• June 2002: Seventh Marathon : Saturday 15 June 9am to 12 am California time. Featuring Guest DJ Number 6 in new interviews with Matt Pegg and Mark Brzezicki; rare Procol Harum music; more solo Whitehorn, Brooker, and Fisher tracks; music from the Whalers' CD; live tracks from the Palers' Band …
• Mark Brzezicki interview: transcribed with full sound-clips
• Matt Pegg  interview: transcribed with full sound-clips

• April 2003 : Eighth Marathon

• The Procol Harum Tribute Show on Saturday 19 April from 11am to 2pm (or beyond) California time will feature songs from The Well's on Fire, The Palers' Project's Lost in the Looking-Glass, Geoff Who 2002, the Brooker tribute to John Lee Hooker and more. Hosts will be DJ number 6, One-Eye and possibly other Palers, including Roland from BtP, by telephone.