Matt Kent talks about his entry point to The Who, appearing in a Dave Clark Five movie, his work for the upcoming Who Are You Super Deluxe box set, meeting Keith Moon in 1978, why Who fans are a special breed, how his Naked Eye fanzine became a semi-official fan club, the only time he had to walk out of a Who gig, establishing a friendship with John Entwistle, and how seeing the band live in the 70s was like seeing the Grand Canyon.

Plus: in light of the end of Season One, Paul looks at what’s to come from Talking About The Who before the start of Season Two.

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Opening scene of Catch Us If You Can starring the Dave Clark Five

The Who at Hyde Park, 1996

‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 1999 (second night)

‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ from Live Aid, 1985

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Matt Kent talks about releasing the first Naked Eye fanzine for 22 years, being behind the Who 60th anniversary commemorative stamps from Royal Mail, showing the band members a Track Records compilation that they didn’t know existed, why Quadrophenia will work as a ballet, his pride in co-organising the 1995 Who convention and the difficulties involved, his creativity thriving from working for Pete Townshend, being up close to the ideas behind Lifehouse becoming a reality, and why he walked out on his dream job.

Plus: Paul looks at the recent gig announcements for 2025 and wonders what the potential line-up of the band could look like.

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Track Records’ Who Did It album front cover

Who Did It back cover

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Roger Daltrey sings 'Pinball Wizard' on Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, 1994

‘Boris the Spider’ from the 1995 Who Convention, Shepherd’s Bush

Quadrophenia medley from the 1995 Who Convention

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Ethan Fisher and Bets Crockett from The Fisher Protocol talk about the origins of their channel, why a video about ‘Slip Kid’ is their most popular, Keith Moon's capability of being a disciplined drummer, why the band had to carry on after Keith’s death, what sort of live Who show they want to see in 2025, and why making mistakes on stage is a good thing.

Plus: Paul puts forward a thought experiment around The Who of the 1980s and considers whether they would have sounded all that different with Keith on drums instead of Kenney Jones.

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‘Who Are You’

‘I Can’t Explain’ from The Who at Kilburn: 1977

‘905’

‘You Better You Bet’

‘Cache Cache’

‘Guitar and Pen’

‘You’

‘Dr Jimmy’

The Fisher Protocol’s ‘Who played the drums on Slip Kid’ video

‘Real Good Looking Boy’, live at the Gotham, New York, 2005

‘Who Are You’ from A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, 1994

Scott Halpin replaces Keith Moon on drums at the Cow Palace, California, 1973

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