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Radio Elton John
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Radio Elton John airs Encore! Chats with Elton’s Circle and Fans, as well as Neil's In The Mix, a granular assessment of a single Elton song by Neil Barrett.
Before Season 5, Encore! was named Saturday Night's Alright (for podcasting). It remains a talk show hosted by eltonjohn.world co-founder George Matlock. Encore! is conversations with people inspired by or who worked alongside singer-songwriter Elton John.
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Neil's In The Mix | Cold
1w ago00:13:33Tap to summarizeBack to the 1990s for a song overlooked on the Made In England album, Cold. Neil Barrett gets into the groove to make for lost time. Programme produced for REJ.World
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RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
3w ago00:58:30Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Released on REJ Silver n 2 May 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest! Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
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PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
Apr 2500:17:08Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest! Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
Transcribe →Neil's In The Mix | Levon
Apr 1700:17:42Tap to summarizeNeil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon. Programme produced for REJ.World
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BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE!
Apr 401:25:36Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs. Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
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PREVIEW • BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE!
Mar 2800:13:05Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs. Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
Transcribe →Neil's In The Mix | Town of Plenty
Mar 1300:20:52Tap to summarizeNeil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back. Programme produced for REJ.World
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ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY at the Oscars | ENCORE!
Mar 700:28:29Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year. All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Pop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on the list! Andre teams up with former Elton manager Ray Williams to launch Fear No Art Initiative benefiting artists affected by natural disasters. Andre explains it all in this news bulletin episode for Radio Elton John | REJ.World and eltonjohn.world This interview was conducted on 24 Janaury 2026. Don't forget to catch Andre explaining more about the painting when he was our guest in August 2025. Full free episode now available on Silver.
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REMEMBERING ALAN: Ben McCormick & Peter Thomas | ENCORE!
Feb 2100:46:51Tap to summarizeSHOW NOTES: Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the internet was even born. Along with guest Peter Thomas, Alan campaigned for more of Elton's music to be made available. Peter has claimed that a little over 50 percent has ever been released. When this show is released on Silver on 7 February 2026 it will mark a decade since we lost Alan after a short illness. Sadly, Alan never saw a lot of rare items on general release with the Jewel Box of 2019. Alan's musician son Ben McCormick joins Peter to discuss Alan's life and how the vast stock of Elton music was cleared - it took 12 months after valuations. Alan was also a personal friend of presenter George. Hear how they worked together in this special edition as Radio Elton John enters its 5th year on air! Read more about this episode on REJ.World and eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
Transcribe →Neil's In The Mix | Heels Of The Wind
Feb 1300:15:10Tap to summarizeNeil Barrett gives us a gust of Heels of the Wind, the 1981 track from album The Fox. Programme produced for REJ.World
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