The First Time With... - Tim Burgess

As The Charlatans celebrate the release of their 11th studio album, Matt Everitt talks to singer Tim Burgess about the career of one of the UK's best loved bands. Recounting their experiences weathering twenty years of trends and fashions - from baggy upstarts to classic rockers and LA experimentalists - and surviving the storms of fortune and tragedy. Not least the tragic death of their keyboard player in a road accident at the height of their fame in 1996. Tim also discusses the recent hospitalization of their drummer John Brookes who collapsed at a gig last month and is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumour.