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

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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 Newton-John and Labi Siffre, he began on hit 5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann and later John Barry Seven. An accomplished double bassist and bass guitarist, Dave added his tones to Border Song, The Greatest Discovery as well as the seminal Your Song. Hear how the army set him up on bass, how Keith Mansfield from KPM set his head right about being successful at session music. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering It Started As His Song.

Photo: Dave Richmond

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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

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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 August 1970, we pay tribute to Russ, with special guests Russ's son Daniel, journalist and record executive George Saadi and Troubadour eyewitness Rick Frio. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering The Night the Troubadour Took Off as well as their 4th of July tribute Freedom (Stars and Stripes in the Sky).

Photo: L-R: Elton, Russ, Neil Diamond

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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 August 1970, we pay tribute to Russ, with special guests Russ's son Daniel, journalist and record executive George Saadi and Troubadour eyewitness Rick Frio. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering The Night the Troubadour Took Off as well as their 4th of July tribute Freedom (Stars and Stripes in the Sky).

Photo: L-R: Elton, Russ, Neil Diamond

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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

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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, about the day in June 1990 when Elton appeared on the show to say a thank you. Hear how the show was put together and enjoy Pinner's latest offering Rocket Man on Radio One.

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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

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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, about the day in June 1990 when Elton appeared on the show to say a thank you. Hear how the show was put together and enjoy Pinner's latest offering Rocket Man on Radio One.

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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!

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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 fails to damage anything, except spoil the launch of an exciting reset for REJ.World. Hear about all-new Platinum for the price of a coffee, and the launch of the REJ app coming in June 2026! All the things which George planned to wax lyrical about has been unceremoniously revealed in this impromptu episode of ENCORE! Still, the changes are so huge, we agreed on one thing with Bill: they deserved their very own episode. So here it is!

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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

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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 Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest!

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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. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest!

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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

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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 Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs.

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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 Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs.

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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 the list!
• Andre teams up with former Elton manager Ray Williams to launch Fear No Art Initiative benefiting artists affected by natural disasters.

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This interview was conducted on 24 Janaury 2026.

Don't forget to catch Andre explaining more about the painting when he was our guest in August 2025. Full free episode now available on Silver.

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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 born.

Along with guest Peter Thomas, Alan campaigned for more of Elton's music to be made available. Peter has claimed that a little over 50 percent has ever been released.

When this show is released on Silver on 7 February 2026 it will mark a decade since we lost Alan after a short illness. Sadly, Alan never saw a lot of rare items on general release with the Jewel Box of 2019.

Alan's musician son Ben McCormick joins Peter to discuss Alan's life and how the vast stock of Elton music was cleared - it took 12 months after valuations.

Alan was also a personal friend of presenter George. Hear how they worked together in this special edition as Radio Elton John enters its 5th year on air!

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