Glass Onion: On John Lennon

Episode 117: John & George discuss meditation on the David Frost show 1967 (Part 1 of 2)

The podcast finally makes its (not-quite) comeback with a welcome returning guest, Dave Thurmaier of 'I've Got A Beatles Podcast'. Dave & Antony's main topic is the appea

Episode 116: John Lennon's Jukebox with Matt Williamson

To celebrate the recently-passed 7th anniversary of the first episode of Glass Onion way back when, we welcome Matt Williamson of the 'Pop Goes The 60s' you tube channel

Episode 115: John Lennon In 1975 (Part 2 of 2)

And so we bring to an end Glass Onion's 7th year… John Lennon's 1975 is mostly remembered for being the year that he became a father for the second time and dropped out

Episode 114: John Lennon In 1975 (Part 1 of 2)

For our final offerings of the year, we present a 2-part look at 1975, the year of Antony's birth. As is traditional, we first cover the year itself in terms of world eve

Episode 113: Lennon Naked with David 'Ghosty' Wills

David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promise!), though our levels of (non

Episode 112: Birth of the Beatles (Part 2 of 2)

We complete our look at 'Birth of the Beatles', the 1979 biopic which holds a unique place as the only one of its kind made while all 4 Beatles were still alive. The ti

Episode 111: Birth of the Beatles (Part 1 of 2)

Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some sense of time and place, is a

Episode 110- John & Yoko: A Love Story and more... with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 2 of 2)

Ghosty joins Antony once again to wrap up our dissection of 'John & Yoko: A Love Story', and there is also some discussion of two other presentations from 1985. 'John L

Episode 109- John & Yoko: A Love Story with David 'Ghosty' Wills (Part 1 of 2)

We're happy to welcome back David 'Ghosty' Wills to discuss John & Yoko: A Love Story, a 1985 biopic starring Mark McGann and Kim Miyori that was very dear to our hearts,

Episode 108: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 4 of 4)

Another podcast journey comes to an end as we conclude our look at John Lennon (and The Beatles') religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's

Episode 107: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 3 of 4)

Continuing our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey by use of Steve Turner's excellent book 'The Gospel According To The Be

Episode 106: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 2 of 4)

We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 starts with more of John and t

Episode 105: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 1 of 4)

We end Glass Onion's 6th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast. Using (mostly) the John Lennon parts from S

Episode 104: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 2 of 2)

We conclude our look at John Lennon as an actor, starting from 1965's 'Help!' and with particular emphasis on what was arguably his only 'serious' role, albeit in an anti

Episode 103: John Lennon The Actor with Ross Marshall (Part 1 of 2)

The show keeps rolling with a look at John Lennon as an actor, both in films and TV sketches and also in his persona as Beatle John with the press and on stage. Antony is

Bonus Episode #15- Antony interviewed by James Jarman in 2016

For our latest bonus episode, we offer a diversion and a trip back to the past as your humble host is interviewed about his and other people's music by a friend in Madrid

Episode 102- Toronto 1969 Part 2: Sweet Toronto with Dave Thurmaier

We complete our 2-part look at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert of September 1969 and the 'white-suited apostle' John Lennon's involvement in it with the highly

Episode 101- Toronto 1969 Part 1: Revival '69 with Dave Thurmaier

And so the next century of Glass Onion begins. We've got another fine 2-parter for you, with Antony joined by Dave Thurmaier, the co-host of the 'I've Got A Beatles Podca

Bonus Episode # 14- Revolution 9 Revisited (Antony on 'Pop Goes The 60s')

Over 4 years on from our original episode about 'Revolution 9' (episode 25, in the show notes), we return to the topic with an audio version (including multiple sound cli

Episode 100b- John Lennon In The 1960s (Part 2 of 2)

And so we complete the milestone! Scott Phipps once again joins Antony to complete their whistle-stop, greatest hits tour through John Lennon and the 1960s. Scott gives