Radio Elton John
Radio Elton John airs Encore! Chats with Elton’s Circle and Fans, as well as Neil's In The Mix, a granular assessment of a single Elton song by Neil Barrett. Before Season 5, Encore! was named Saturday Night's Alright (for podcasting). It remains a talk show hosted by eltonjohn.world co-founder George Matlock. Encore! is conversations with people inspired by or who worked alongside singer-songwriter Elton John. Be sure to follow REJ.World or wherever you get your podcasts. That way, when a new episode drops, you get it first! Please also share us with your friends, and like us. Thank you, it means a lot! Enjoy 12 months of FREE episodes of Encore! from Radio Elton John on this app, or on Silver at www.rej.world/silver Or visit REJ.World to access all full episodes - and to enjoy faster access to all new episodes on Platinum. For complete catalogue, visit rej.world to subscribe to Platinum. Have a story to share? Email contact@rej.world #eltonjohn
Episodes
After last month's Better Off Dead, we journey to the song that helps us understand it even better, with the 1968 Elton-Bernie song There's Still Time For Me, which was produced by Caleb Quaye, and which only saw light of day on the Jewel Box collection in 2020.
Mercifully, there was still time for Elton and he went on to become one of the biggest starts in music!
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Recorded: 2 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 5 September 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 19 September 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: Dave Richmond is a very unassuming character, the perfect persona for a successful session musician. Working on hits for Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Cilla Black, Olivia Ne...
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Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 22 August 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: Russ Regan opened the door for Elton John in the USA and saved the budding pianist's global career. As we mark the 56th anniversary of Elton's landmark Troubadour Club appearance on 25 ...
Back to Elton's first autobiographical album in 1975 for Better Off Dead, as Neil Barrett goes beyond the artwork and the marketing to uncover the truth of this eternal gem.
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Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 21 August 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: Russ Regan opened the door for Elton John in the USA and saved the budding pianist's global career. As we mark the 56th anniversary of Elton's landmark Troubadour Club appearance on 25 ...
Songs from the West Coast included this gem, as Neil Barrett investigates the meaning of this song of candour from Elton and Bernie, This Train Don't Stop There Anymore.
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Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, a...
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Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, a...
Bang up to date, with an entry from Elton's (and Brandi's) latest album Who Believes In Angels from 2025, Neil Barrett explores the song Little Richard's Bible.
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Recorded: 27 May 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 30 May 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 6 June 2026.
Presenter: Bill Hornblower, Executive Producer: None!
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: A mid-life transfer case, DJ Bill Hornblower makes a career-cramping move uninvited when he swoops on the brand-new Radio Elton John studios and decides to fool around. During this wanton sabotage he fail...
Back to the 1990s for a song overlooked on the Made In England album, Cold. Neil Barrett gets into the groove to make for lost time.
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Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Released on REJ Silver n 2 May 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Fran...
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Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starti...
Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon.
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Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barret...
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Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barret...
Neil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back.
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Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
- Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year.
- All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Pop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on...
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Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World.
FULL EPISODE: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the internet was even...
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