A ghost train, a giant pet crab and Johnny Marr in Margate
Robbie Knox's only upload of the week takes the Smiths guitarist from Dreamland's log flume to the Shell Grotto, with a stop to talk about Soccer AM and band chemistry.
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Is Margate good or rubbish? (with Johnny Marr)
Robbie Knox put one video out, and he spent it walking the Kent coast with Johnny Marr. "Is Margate good or rubbish? (with Johnny Marr)" follows the town-verdict format the channel has been running, but the on-screen caption sums up the guest with a wink: "Played guitar with every band ever."
The Smiths co-founder turns out to be good company for a seaside day. Outside Arlington House, the brutalist tower on the seafront, the pair talk about its reputation and Tracey Emin's connection to it. At Dreamland, Marr recalls O Dreamland, Lindsay Anderson's 1950s short film about the same amusement park, then feeds a 2p coin pusher. "I didn't have you down for such a capitalist, Robbie," he says.
The Ghost Train is scarier than either expected, and the log flume soaks them both. "So far this day is much more exciting than I was expecting," Marr admits, and soon after: "I recommend that everybody comes on this show."
The Harbour Arm is quieter. At low tide Marr notes "a pungent aroma," and over a table they compare their appearances on Soccer AM and talk about what makes a band click. Then comes the channel rule at the Crab Museum: the guest must come out with a fact. Marr's is the 1862 story of fisherman Thomas Gaskill and the enormous crab that became his pet. The day ends underground in the Shell Grotto, its passages lined with millions of shells.
The comments are mostly people trying to work out how this guest booking happened. Viewers imagine a wheel spinning out guest, town and ride, propose Celine Dion for Newport, coin "Marr-gate" and track Marr's jacket coming off a little more in every scene.
The video has passed 146,000 views and is doing most of the channel's work. Daily viewing is running at more than twice its usual pace, and about a thousand new subscribers brought Robbie to 196,000. Sly's Life and Riri Travels are also busier than usual among similar travel channels, while Liam Brown and Lifestyle Hal are having slower weeks. Behind Margate, the alcohol-tag experiment with Stevie White in Norwich keeps drawing a steady audience.
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What viewers say
Oh just Johnny Marr then. Christ, fair play
@arpzSee it on YouTubeRiding a ghost train in the middle of the day in Margate with Johnny Marr sounds like a fever dream
@NewFangledGizmoSee it on YouTubeLove how for the first 20 minutes every time you see Johnny he's in a further state of taking his jacket off.
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Johnny Marr-gate
@Robbo-u7qSee it on YouTubeI took (spins wheel) JOHNNY MARR to (spins wheel) MARGATE to go on a (spins wheel) LOG FLUME!
@drewseymour1See it on YouTubeLooking forward to the 'Is Newport good or rubbish? (with Celine Dion)'.
@duncanmacphee200See it on YouTubeI love how relaxed and game he was for whatever... You've an inimitable way of putting your guests at ease, Rob.
@PabloDiablo80See it on YouTubeYour phonebook never fails to amaze me
@euan7231See it on YouTubeSo turns out Johnny Marr is incredily chilled. What a video!
@itseskaySee it on YouTubeCan finally take watch Robbie Knox and Johnny Marr ride a ghost train off my bucket list. What a video 🙌
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The videos drawing views on Robbie Knox right now
- Channel
- Robbie Knox
- Subscribers
- 196,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 217,847
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 146,199
- Views on its first day
- 48,478
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Margate's Turner Contemporary gallery is named after which painter, who loved the town's skies?
J. M. W. Turner was a frequent visitor to Margate and praised its light, and the gallery on the seafront carries his name.