Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice
Nina Conti has built a career out of saying the unsayable, turning ventriloquism, improvisation and audience interaction into something far stranger, deeper and more daring than anyone expected. From ...
5 Kesä 1h 2min
Russell T Davies: Doctor Who Was There From the Very Start
Russell T Davies has spent a career changing what British television can be, moving from children’s drama to fearless queer storytelling and one of the nation’s most enduring cultural institutions, Do...
29 Touko 1h 1min
Fern Britton: “I Never Wanted to Be Famous”
Fern Britton spent decades in Britain’s living rooms, mastering the art of making live television feel warm, effortless and intimate, even when life behind the scenes was at times anything but. From b...
22 Touko 1h 3min
Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”
He is one of Britain’s most high-energy comics, but Russell Kane’s story begins far from the world he now inhabits: on a council estate, in a home shaped by discipline, class tension and a rigid idea ...
15 Touko 1h 8min
Philippa Perry: “I could not wait to grow up.”
Before she became one of Britain’s most trusted psychotherapists and writers, Philippa Perry had already lived many different lives: boarding school child, dyslexic misfit, debt collector, McDonald’s ...
8 Touko 1h 2min
Emma Grede: What it really takes to build a brand with the Kardashians
Before she became the entrepreneur behind Kardashian-founded brands Good American and Skims, Emma Grede was a kid from Plaistow with severe dyslexia, few qualifications, and a fierce belief that she c...
1 Touko 1h 10min
Michael Whitehall: My mother couldn’t accept who we really were
Before he became known to millions as Jack Whitehall’s gloriously dry and impeccably mannered father, Michael Whitehall had already lived several lives: socially ambitious schoolboy, drifting young jo...
24 Huhti 1h 1min
Marcus Brigstocke: I was fourteen when they threatened to wire my jaw shut
This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including addiction, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or step away if you need t...
17 Huhti 1h 6min
