NTS regular Martin Newell has been hosting Martin Newell's Oddcaste since 11 September 2019. On 22 March 2022, Martin Newell was a guest on The NTS Breakfast Show w/ Flo. Martin Newell has been played on NTS shows including The Early Bird Show, with Soul Monday first played on 10 February 2015.

Martin Newell (born in Wivenhoe, Essex, on 4 March 1953) is an English singer–songwriter, poet, columnist and author who leads the Cleaners from Venus, a guitar pop band with jangly, upbeat arrangements, and The Brotherhood of Lizards. He is regarded as a significant figure in the history of cassette culture and DIY music.

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