Acton

You need so much support upfront.

Um, you know, even tennis, I remember, like I, I, I grew up in West London in, um, Acton, in, uh, near Hammersmith.

And like to get on a tennis court, like that was a privilege.

Like there was no [laughs] you know, the, the tennis courts were firstly 20 minutes away.

So '90s, yeah

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in Acton.

Um, mixed heritage and, and quite an interesting mix of heritage as well.

This one released on Logic Records in 1990.

This one I picked up at a very random shop, which I'll tell you about shortly in Acton.

But I got two tracks that I want to play back to back that I picked up in this store.

First up then, I Know You Got Soul.

But before that, as I said, I know you got Soul from 90 Lovers on the I Know You Got Soul EP.

So I randomly found these records one day on one of my side quests looking for random bits of furniture when I find myself with a day with nothing to do.

And there is a shop in the back streets of Acton in West London called Desio and specializes literally in secondhand furniture.

But what I found out when I got in there is they have a huge, huge collection of records with an insane selection of music that you just would not expect from this place.

So where do they look for new drugs?

Well, the, the, the thing that actually brought me into all of this was I'd heard a story about a man in North London, in Acton.

There are 35 states that have the death penalty, and one form of execution used in them is lethal injection.

Our reporter, Andrew Hosken, has learned that the drugs used in some of the executions are supplied by a British businessman.

have an income from it like it didn't really you wouldn't yeah but it didn't really make a lot of money but I'm on the ladder and it's an investment and that and where did you

buy in Acton in West London interesting because back when was that 10 years oh 50 yeah 10 I was 24 so

10 11 years ago because

back then it was very reasonable Yes.

And that's how we met, actually, many years ago.

We met in a little dingy basement rehearsal studio in Acton in West London.

And we were both trying to do the singer-songwriter thing.

Gradually sort of encouraged him, enticed him out of there, because he was working, kind of doing the whole corporate thing, into full-time music.

Moreover, when all is said and done, idealism can never hope to hold its own in human affairs, until indeed the new era dawns of which Plato dreamed long ago, and this world of ours becomes ripe for the dominion of philosopher-kings.

Wilcott Road, Acton, June 21, 1904.

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Moreover, when all is said and done, idealism can never hope to hold its own in human affairs, until indeed the new era dawns of which Plato dreamed long ago, and this world of ours becomes ripe for the dominion of philosopher-kings.

Wilcott Road, Acton, June 21, 1904.

End of Introduction of the Sayings of Lao Tzu Chapter 1 of The Sayings of Lao Tzu by Lao Tzu Translated by Lionel Giles This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Nemo Tao in its transcendental aspect and in its physical manifestation.

As well as bassist and songwriter Colin Moulding, we'll be hearing from drummer Dave Roundtree of the popular beat combo Blur.

Presenter Samira Ahmed of BBC Radio 4's Front Row and Labour MP Rupa Huck championing the cause of XTC for her constituents in Ealing, Central and Acton.

And as well as 40 Years of Skylarking, they'll be talking about the new single by Colin Moulding, released on the 18th of September, 2026, Want It Bad, and the James Bond-influenced B-side, Something About the Boy, is available from the online record shop Burning Shed.

And it just so happens that Burning Shed is the sponsor of what you call that noise, the XTC podcast, not least because it is the only place to get official XTC merchandise.

Who, what, why, where, when?

Okay, so my name is Rupert Huck, MP.

I am Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, which is where I grew up, where I still am at this very minute.

Queen of the suburbs.

Moreover, when all is said and done, idealism can never hope to hold its own in human affairs, until indeed the new era dawns of which Plato dreamed long ago, and this world of ours becomes ripe for the dominion of philosopher-kings.

Wilcott Road, Acton, June 21, 1904.

End of Introduction of the Sayings of Lao Tzu Chapter 1 of The Sayings of Lao Tzu by Lao Tzu Translated by Lionel Giles This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Nemo Tao in its transcendental aspect and in its physical manifestation.