Planet Marzipan - A Marillion and Fish Podcast

Joining Craig & Mezza this week are Mark Mitchell and Stuart Clyde from Scottish Marillion tribute, StillMarillion.
Chat includes the bands 18+ years of covering the fantastic music of our heroes - from line up changes, through building a following in the UK and branching out into other countries.
The guys also talk about the new StillMarillion live album - streaming now - Unreal to Reel - and their exciting plans for the rest of 2026 and beyond...

The Planet Music team are joined by Gary Page to review David Ford's album from 2010 - Let the Hard Times Roll.
The guys chat about the origins of the album - from the E.P. releases that preceded it, through the gigs around the time and a a track by track review - all with the added insight of Gary, who appears on the album and is a stalwart of Ford's live band across the years!
The team will be back in just over 2 weeks - on Friday 29th May - with a very special episode!

Craig & Mezza are joined by Leo Trimming, Guy Vickers , Stuart Chandler and Scott Evans to take look back at Marillions first long form live video - Recital of the Script - recorded in 1983.
Chat includes memories of the "Script" tour - buying the release on video cassette - VHS and Betamax - the release of the "Video E.P. " and a track by track review. Scott also tells us why he chose this film for a screening in his Artisan Tap - venue - in Stoke, UK

Join Craig & Mezza (& Grae) as they chat with Tim Sidwell - about his recollections on the "With Friends From the Orchestra" era of Marillion - including Tim's memories of the Cardiff gig that he filmed for Blu-ray.
Later in the episode the guys catch up with James Levey - band archivist - who gives his take on the album - as well as some insight into what tracks were considered for the album.
The 3 episode look back at the "With Friends..." album concludes with Planet Marzipan listener comments and views, from our Facebook group.

Join the Planet Music guys as they take an in-depth look at the second BIG COUNTRY album - 1984's "Steeltown".
Stuart Adamson's deeply personal lyrics paint a picture of Scottish life in the steel industry from the time of the Great Depression through to the early 1980's.
The team look at the origins of the album and review it, track by track.