November 2025

Richard Here. Michele has only just returned from galavanting on the high seas and hasn’t had time to catch her breath to write any news for this month. Saying that there isn’t much to report on. I’m steadily getting closer to a new digital release of BBC material. The masters for one show I want to use material from doesn’t exists in the BBC archive, but, thanks to the late Alan Dell, a broadcast-quality copy is in the British Library National Sound Archive getting access has been a slow and laborious process, but I hope I’m now edging towards the conclusion of negotiations. 

If you haven’t yet noticed our November Podcast is also now out with the fabulous Fil Henley as our guest where we discuss Matt’s voice in more details as a follow-up to Fil’s 2022 analysis video (now also available on our YouTube Channel)

https://podd6d.podbean.com/

We’ve got some more guest lined up over the next few months and will be alternating these with editions featuring just Michele and me. Next month’s was actually recorded with us both in the same room for once, rather than “down the line” as it used to be called.

Anyway, that’s about all for now. I’ll leave October’s News here in case anyone hasn’t yet seen it. 

Michele will be back with tales of her latest adventures next month. Until then keep well and keep listening to Matt!

Richard

 

October 2025

Summer is officially over and that makes me sad as the colder weather sets in. I was also sad to hear about the loss of beloved boxer Ricky Hatton and movie great Robert Redford. Switching the news on each morning fills me with dread as it is full of depressing stories, wars, loss and devastation and it doesn’t really start the day off with a high.

What does fill with me warmth is your very kind messages and I am thrilled you are not only enjoying dad’s official YouTube channel but also our newest venture into podcasts.

I was thrilled to have Bobby Crush as out first guest. I’ve known Bobby for years and he is an absolute sweetheart. His life in showbusiness is fascinating and our chat just couldn’t fit into a single podcast, lol

Talk about celebrating, ‘Matt’s Kind of Podcast’ was launched on dad’s birthday last year and we are putting up one edition every month. Thanks to all your support it is continuing to grow and if you are enjoying it please tell all your friends to listen in. As you can imagine I was really excited to feature our first guest but since then Richard and I have also interviewed some wonderful surprise guests who will feature on future episodes and they are not to be missed.

In fact, just this week a comic great has agreed to feature next year and I’m really excited to our getting together in January. It promises to be great listening.

If you want to listen to any of our past podcasts then you can click the link below and you will be taken to the full list.

https://podd6d.podbean.com/

Because of the distance we live from each other Richard and I rarely meet up although I bombard him with daily emails, messages and phone calls (I wouldn’t want him to get bored). But a few weeks ago, he came to ‘Monro Towers’ for the weekend to film some rare possessions of dad which will pop up on our official channel in the near future. As well as recording a couple of podcasts live, we also plotted out our work load for the next 12 months. It seems crazy but the podcasts need researching, clips need to be found, we have to generate a new video for the YouTube site each month as well as ‘shorts’ and do the updates monthly. It really does eat into our time so knowing what our schedules will be each month will make our lives easier….. she says, lol.

It might seem quite mad but I am back on Ambassador in a few days for three weeks and the Christmas season is a complete write-off for Richard, so we are trying to achieve some breathing space before then. You know what they say about the best-laid plans!

Dad’s YouTube channel frequently features rare television performances, interviews and shorts but don’t worry if you weren’t with us from the very beginning as the channel still has all the ones you may have missed by not visiting yet. In fact, Aviator, one of our partners on the site has managed to unearth and license several rare finds so watch out for those during the next few months. In fact, one of them is going up this month, so very exciting.

We’ve also unearthed a few sketches and interviews dad did not seen here before so we are waiting for clearance and then we will be able to share them with you.

Dad’s YouTube channel is  totally free and if you register, the site will send you a reminder every time something new is added. It would be amazing to hit the 200,000-subscriber mark so please tell all your friends to visit us and help us grow so that I can keep dad’s legacy of songs burning bright. If everyone told just one person to subscribe, it would make a huge difference to our numbers. Please don’t think we make money out of new people subscribing, it’s not that at all, it’s the prestige of making the channel as popular is it can be.

Although we have garnered several thousand listeners each month, we haven’t had much feedback and questions have been light so if you have a topic or question you would like to see covered then please email either Richard of myself and we’ll do out best to cover it. Now into out 10^th episode and with several thousand listeners each month I cannot believe not one of you has a question, suggestion or comment to make. Don’t be shy, we make these for you and having your input would be extra special.

Don’t forget to visit dad’s very own YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/MattMonroOfficial

Later in the year we are putting together another audio compilation which will be available on dad’s YouTube channel in the near future. The working title at the moment is “Matt at the BBC Volume 2’ so watch this space. There has been a small hiccup in that we are waiting for clearance from the BBC but as soon as we have that we will let you know the actual title and the date of release.

I know I say this every month please let us know if you have any rare footage, (even if you taped it illegally, lol), jingles or photos of dad. Come on all you diehard fans get looking in your attics, even if you have reel-to-reel tapes we have the equipment to listen to it. Fingers crossed.

I am off on the 4^th October joining Ambassador’s Ambience ship for the Jane McDonald cruise. On her website it is billed as ‘An inclusive, interactive and immersive experience filled with extraordinary destinations, exquisite food and magical entertainment’. Special guests on this one-week voyage include television personality Bobby Davro, star of Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera John Owen-Jones, drag and theatre star Mary Mac and BBC Radio 2 host Richie Anderson. 

      

Talking of Richie Anderson, he was of course a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, and was unbelievably only the second celebrity to be voted out of the competition. I love the show and was delighted to see it start its new season on Friday 20th September. As usual, it promises to be a great series, as does Celebrity Traitors starting on Wednesday, 8th October. Can’t wait.

I am then following up the Jane McDonald cruise with a 16-day Mediterranean jaunt and hopefully the weather will be better than in Telford at the moment. Then back home in the rush up to Christmas. I really cannot believe it is nearly upon us again. It must be an age thing but the months seem to go quicker each year.

I thank you for all your messages and emails about my health, and while it is true, I suffered a relapse in January and am mainly confined to a wheelchair, wild horses won’t stop me pushing dad’s wonderful legacy of music he left behind. Thank you so much for all your kind words, it is lovely to know that you all care.

Once again, I hope you have a happy and healthy year and I look forward to touching base with you all in November. In the meantime, stay safe and keep spreading the MM legacy.

Much love

Michele xx