Bill's Radio Interviews
Bill has done countless radio interviews over the years.
In an attempt to try to gather them together, we would like to add them to this page...
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If you have any audio recordings of Bill's interviews that don't appear here, please get in touch and we can hopefully add them to the list.
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February 1978 - Radio Hallam
Bill visits the Radio Hallam Studio, based in Sheffield, England before heading off to do a show in the town...
Much discussion about the new Be Bop Deluxe album 'Drastic Plastic'...
The tracks played on the programme have been edited out, so you will need to spin them yourself if you want to recreate the show!
1980 - BBC Radio One
A short interview where Bill talks about his Red Noise project, producing The Skids and his album 'Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam'.
23 May 1981 - BBC Radio One
Another short interview, Bill talks about 'Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam', Cocteau Records, his current tour and the making of a couple of singles from the album.
28 November 1981 - BBC Radio One
Bill talks to John Walters about working with the Yorkshire Actors, The Invisibility Exhibition, Cocteau Records and his love of the work of Jean Cocteau.
1982 - ABC Radio (Australia) Triple J
Bill is visited at his home for this chat with an Australian interviewer. He talks about the 'Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam' album, plus the Cocteau Records label and releasing local bands like 'Last Man In Europe'.
There's also a super-cute moment when Bill's daughter Elle pops in to say goodnight to her dad...
30 April 1983 - BBC Radio One
Bill is the guest on BBC Radio 1's Saturday Live show, he discusses his album Chimera, his Cocteau record label and working with Fiat Lux and Gary Numan.
14 December 1985 - BBC Radio One
With the release of the individual albums from the 'Trail By Intimacy' box set, Bill talks about the writing and recording process, working on David Sylvian's 'Gone To Earth' album, and his approach and ideas for video production.
19 May 1995 - WFMU Upsala College
Bill is in the radio studio with Chris Beyer.
As well as a nice long interview, Bill plays live in the studio to backing tracks of 'Moon Rocket Highway', 'Gloria Mundae', Signum Natura', 'Trance And Transcending', 'B-Movie Bug Boy' and 'Themis Aurea'.
13 January 2025 - House of Prog - Telephone interview
Bill speaks with Ian Gregson from the Canadian internet radio station House Of Prog.
The quality of the phone connection is not great, but well worth a listen. The host also plays a few tunes from Bill's career.