NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of The Pogues on 11 December 2023. The Pogues has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 28 episodes and was first played on 12 May 2019.

The Pogues is a Celtic punk band from London, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996. The band, including MacGowan, reformed in 2001 and has been…