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Update: Kate enters the Irish album charts at number 4! Congratulations again Kate! Wow. In other news, big thanks to Louise for compiling these! Kate’s conversation with Mark Radcliffe was featured every day last week on BBC 6music and now you can listen by clicking on the following BBC iPlayer links and forwarding to the indicated time in the stream. These contain unheard bits, so well worth a listen – they will only be available to hear on the iPlayer for a few more days. Listening to these is a reminder of just what a fantastic couple of months we’ve had watching the Director’s Cut project unfold.

• Preview snippet at 2 hours 41 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011fk7c/
• Monday’s show interview at 1 hour 39 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011fgqm/
• Talking With Kate 2005 interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011pw7n/
• Tuesday’s interview at 1 hour 28 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011p7vq/
• Wednesday’s interview at 1 hour 39 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011plmq/
• Thursday’s interview at 1 hour 39 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011fgqh/
• Friday’s interview at 1 hour 40 minutes here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011fgqk/

Director’s Cut was Album of the Day on BBC Radio 6Music on Friday, and as well as songs from Kate’s new album, the coming week on the station will feature new parts of Mark Radcliffe’s interview with Kate that have not been heard so far. You can hear one new clip, where Kate talks about dancing and how she reacts to playing back her own music in the studio, listen at 2 hours 41 minutes into the BBC iPlayer stream here. (with thanks to Louise)

UPDATE: Listen again to this interview on the BBC iPlayer here.

Kate is interviewed tonight, 11pm UK time, on BBC Radio 2 by Mark Radcliffe for his Music Club show.  Hear it live online here. “Mark Radcliffe devotes this week’s show to a particular musical favourite of his, Kate Bush. Mark finds out why Kate decided to re-visit material from two of her albums, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes – including signature song This Woman’s Work – and asks whether she approached the project with any great trepidation. The interview covers her albums and influences over the years, including changes in her personal life, and the developments in recording technology that helped shape her sound. And finally there’s talk of future plans, including the billion dollar question for any fan of Kate Bush: having been back in the studio, is she now inspired to start work on new material?”

Thanks to JustinX for the heads up: Nadine O’Regan, who interviewed Kate for the Sunday Business Post will be talking to Kate on Saturday (11am-12am Irish time) on her Phantom FM show, The Kiosk. Nadine writes: “Hi folks, just a little update to let you know that the fabulous Kate Bush will be on The Kiosk this weekend. I’ll be talking to her about her new album Director’s Cut, a new take on some of her older material, and plenty more besides.” Listen live on Saturday at the Phantom FM site.

The most relaxed interview with Kate yet, if that’s possible. She seems in such great form these days. Ken Bruce also premièred the new Moments of Pleasure (well, most of it) in this programme. If you haven’t heard it, you’re in for such a treat. (thanks again to Hammer Horror on the forum for the MP3) UPDATE: The BBC website review of Director’s Cut has been posted here. The review sees Kate as an “artist reborn” and calls Director’s Cut “a gorgeous body of work.”

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