I Never Thought It Would Happen

S5 Ep12: INTIWH - James Morrison

“That’s what I’ve always tried to lean into is playing live, writing the songs and playing them live, is mainly why I’m still doing it, you know? I never get tired of pla

S5 Ep11: INTIWH - Kelsie Watts

"It's a universal language, it really is. Even if you're not speaking the language... you know, you can sing these songs and it'd just be like a wave of emotion and they

S5 Ep10: INTIWH - Craig Armstrong

"A professor of mine said a very true thing to me. He said, you know the great thing about music Craig is that you’ll never really know anything about it" - Craig Armstro

S5 Ep9: INTIWH - Amy MacDonald

"We all take music for granted, really. But it's kind of with us through every memorable part of our lives. And to just have it as such a meaningful occupation, but to no

S5 Ep8: INTIWH - Victoria Canal

"The thing that he said that struck me most was, you don't get people's attention more by being louder... you make them want to lean in when you pull back. The moments th

S5 Ep7: INTIWH - Theodore Shapiro

"I have a very vivid memory of seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' when I was nine and that was a very profound experience for me, because I loved the movie. I was very awar

S5 Ep6: INTIWH - ALT BLK ERA

“Because we write in so many genres, it’s always exciting to song write. Because today it’s like, we can write a D+B song and tomorrow we can write an Emo song. So it doe

S5 Ep5: INTIWH - Gary Kemp

"Back when I was a kid, I didn't want to know what Bryan Ferry's kitchen looked like, you know? I couldn't even imagine him having one... People don't want that now. Why

S5 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Jade Bird

"I've had a pretty tumultuous upbringing... I was pretty scared about being too honest about it all." - Jade Bird Chatting with Chris in this episode is British singer-s

S5 Ep3: INTIWH - Abel Selaocoe

"It was alien, extremely alien. And it looked alien... with the buttons. What is this machine? What is this thing?" - Abel Selaocoe, on his brother's bassoon. For this e

S5 Ep2: INTIWH - Thom Rylance, The Lottery Winners

"I don't know who the man is that lives inside my body... but I'm so glad he turns up." - Thom Rylance. Chatting with Chris in this episode is Thom Rylance of The Lotter

I Never Thought It Would Happen - with Chris Difford

Chris Difford returns with Series 5 of his hit podcast 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' - coming soon! Made in collaboration with Help Musicians, Chris is celebrating hi

S4 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Fran Healy

For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth decade together, Travis were

S4 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Mark Knopfler

Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Always fascinated with music, Mar

S4 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Alan Edwards

Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Rolling

S4 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Guy Chambers

Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rock DJ' with Robbie Will

S4 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Eddi Reader

Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe, to singing backing vocals fo

S4 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Corinne Bailey Rae

Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with her first single, 'Like A Star

S4 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Wolfgang Van Halen

In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut at 16 playing bass alongside

S4 Ep6: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Sharleen Spiteri

Chris Difford is joined in this episode by Sharleen Spiteri, the lead singer of the Glasgow band Texas, who've blended pop, rock and soul with huge success since their br