Ben and Ed Present: From Then To NOW Podcast

Ben and Ed Present: From Then To NOW

Ben and Ed Present
Looking back at the NOW That's What I Call Music! series Ben and Ed look at the albums, the stats and the history behind the worlds most popular music compilation series. Taking a look a 6 albums in an episode every week, picking one song each from the albums. Listen to all the music from each episode on Spotify search Ben and Ed Present. A Best Specialist Music Programme Nominee at the HBA Awards 2019!
Now That Was 2020: 105 - 107
2020 will be known for a lot of things but also as the first time a Now release is delayed, plus more re-issues with fewer and fewer tracks.
Dec 18, 2020
29 min
Quizzing In Lockdown
During lockdown NOW produce a play at home quiz and Ben and Ed decide to give it a go. Recorded from their homes; enjoy this social distanced special.
Jun 26, 2020
30 min
100 Albums Apart: 102 - 104
We pick back up on the numbered series looking at albums 102 to 104. We see a new live music venture from the people behind the Now brand plus the re-releases keep coming with new CD versions of 2 to 4.
Dec 25, 2019
38 min
The Game
In this bonus episode, not content with just discussing at the numbered series albums, Ben and Ed try out the NOW That’s What I Call Music! board game and compare their choices with the selections made on the NOW That’s What I Call A NOW album.
Jul 19, 2019
46 min
Back To The Future: 97 to 101
NOW makes it to a century of albums and we discuss the reflective feel of NOW 97-101. We also see many established acts returning with old songs, marking certain topical events around the time of each release.
Mar 22, 2019
38 min
Guam Down Dear!: 91 to 96
Family connections, a new voiceover for the advert and artists from Guam all feature across NOW 91-96. Plus Ben talks about brackets (parenthesis) again.
Mar 15, 2019
37 min
Let’s Talk about Sax! (Baby): 85 to 90
A pleasing resurgence of the mighty saxophone is prominent in this episode, where we also see a record label change. Plus novelty is prevalent courtesy of former paintballing tv stars and an Aussie omnivorous mammal.
Mar 8, 2019
32 min
I'll Write It Myself: 79 to 84
Singer Songwriters are well and truly back in the charts throughout Nows 79 to 84. Plus artists from South Korea and Nigeria join the NOW Party too!
Mar 1, 2019
32 min
Christmas Is For Kids: 73 to 78
Ben and Ed get in a spin over Christmas as well as hearing the youngest ever artist to appear on NOW.
Feb 22, 2019
35 min
Getting In A Spin (Off): 67 to 72
The NOW family’s newest members get discussed in this episode as we see NOW supplement the number series with more and more themed spin off releases.
Feb 15, 2019
30 min
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