Oobu Joobu was a radio show created, directed and presented by Paul McCartney. It was described by McCartney as "wide-screen radio", and consisted of McCartney hosting a mix of various demos, live tracks, outtakes, rehearsals, and other unreleased material from his solo career, plus tracks by other artists that served as inspiration for McCartney, all wrapped around behind-the-scenes stories and 'chat'. The program aired in 1995 on the American radio network Westwood One, running for 15 episodes broadcast between May and September. The show's name was inspired by a BBC production of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Cocu. Because the show's material included many unreleased recordings of Paul McCartney, virtually all of the programs have been bootlegged. As well, McCartney has released abridged highlights of a few shows on disc, and currently, The Beatles Channel on Sirius XM often plays Oobu Joobu clips.

Shows

Show 1

Broadcast during the weekend of 27 May 1995.

Show 2

Broadcast during the weekend of 29 May 1995.

Show 3

Broadcast during the weekend of 10 June 1995.

Show 4

Broadcast during the weekend of 12 June 1995.

Show 5

Broadcast during the weekend of 19 June 1995.

Show 6

Broadcast during the weekend of 26 June 1995.

Show 7

Broadcast during the weekend of 3 July 1995.

Show 8

Broadcast during the weekend of 10 July 1995.

Show 9

Broadcast during the weekend of 17 July 1995.

Show 10

Broadcast during the weekend of 24 July 1995.

Show 11

Broadcast during the weekend of 31 July 1995.

Show 12

Broadcast during the weekend of 7 August 1995.

Show 13

Broadcast during the weekend of 14 August 1995.

Show 14

Broadcast during the weekend of 19 August 1995.

Show 15

Broadcast during the weekend of 1–4 September 1995.

Singles

Tracks from the Oobu Joobu radio series also officially appeared on McCartney's Flaming Pie related singles. The "songs" are mostly 10-minute jumbles of various demos, rehearsal, live, and unreleased recordings.

Part 1

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 1) contains:

Part 2

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 2) contains:

Part 3

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 3) contains:

Part 4

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 4) contains:

Part 5

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 5) contains:

Part 6

"Oobu Joobu" (Part 6) contains:

Ecology

On 14 May 1997, Best Buy released an album titled Oobu Joobu Ecology. The CD, an edited version of Show 5 in the radio series, was banded as one single 41:52 track. It was limited to 3000 copies.