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Signup to Generate a PitchI Never Thought It Would Happen is hosted by Chris Difford. The show has published 74 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "INTIWH - James Morrison" (1 September 2025, 30 minutes), "INTIWH - Kelsie Watts" (18 August 2025, 27 minutes), and "INTIWH - Craig Armstrong" (11 August 2025, 40 minutes).
I Never Thought It Would Happen publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 74 episodes.
Booking probability for I Never Thought It Would Happen is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. I Never Thought It Would Happen requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. I Never Thought It Would Happen's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for I Never Thought It Would Happen are Artists, Writers & Performers. I Never Thought It Would Happen has a music audience.
Chris Difford hosts I Never Thought It Would Happen, a music podcast with 74 episodes published.
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Episode #12
“That’s what I’ve always tried to lean into is playing live, writing the songs and playing them live, is mainly why I’m still doing it, you know? I never get tired of playing live. I never get tired of making stuff up...
Episode #11
"It's a universal language, it really is. Even if you're not speaking the language... you know, you can sing these songs and it'd just be like a wave of emotion and they can relate to it, even if they can't understand...
Episode #10
"A professor of mine said a very true thing to me. He said, you know the great thing about music Craig is that you’ll never really know anything about it" - Craig Armstrong<br><br>This episode features a fascinating...
Episode #9
"We all take music for granted, really. But it's kind of with us through every memorable part of our lives. And to just have it as such a meaningful occupation, but to not properly support the people that make it seems...
Episode #8
"The thing that he said that struck me most was, you don't get people's attention more by being louder... you make them want to lean in when you pull back. The moments that resonate the most are when I pull back"...
Episode #7
"I have a very vivid memory of seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' when I was nine and that was a very profound experience for me, because I loved the movie. I was very aware of what that music was doing to my...
Episode #6
“Because we write in so many genres, it’s always exciting to song write. Because today it’s like, we can write a D+B song and tomorrow we can write an Emo song. So it doesn’t get boring, because there’s always a new...
Episode #5
"Back when I was a kid, I didn't want to know what Bryan Ferry's kitchen looked like, you know? I couldn't even imagine him having one... People don't want that now. Why don't they want mystique?" - Gary Kemp<br><br>In...
"I've had a pretty tumultuous upbringing... I was pretty scared about being too honest about it all." - Jade Bird<br><br>Chatting with Chris in this episode is British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. Experiencing a...
Episode #3
"It was alien, extremely alien. And it looked alien... with the buttons. What is this machine? What is this thing?" - Abel Selaocoe, on his brother's bassoon.<br> <br> For this episode, Chris welcomes a South African...
"I don't know who the man is that lives inside my body... but I'm so glad he turns up." - Thom Rylance.<br><br>Chatting with Chris in this episode is Thom Rylance of The Lottery Winners. The indie-pop 4 piece from...
"I mean, you're either a creative or you're a burglar" - Bryan Adams.<br><br>Joining Chris for the first episode of his 5th series is rock superstar, and man of many talents Bryan Adams. As well as having huge global...
I Never Thought It Would Happen
Chris Difford returns with Series 5 of his hit podcast 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' - coming soon! Made in collaboration with Help Musicians, Chris is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the business, so in...
Episode #13
For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth decade together, Travis were inspirational to a number of like-minded British...
Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Always fascinated with music, Mark worked as a junior reporter and studied English...
Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, The...
Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rock DJ' with Robbie Williams. <br><br>Having graduated from The Guildhall...
Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe, to singing backing vocals for artists as diverse as Gang of Four, Eurythmics...
Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with her first single, 'Like A Star', she'd already been through the painful process...
In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut at 16 playing bass alongside his dad Eddie and uncle Alec in the legendary...
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