Natalie Haynes: Greek Myths, Medea and the Comedy of Classics
Natalie Haynes has never been easy to categorise. A stand-up comedian turned broadcaster and best-selling author, she has built a career out of making the ancient world vivid, funny and urgent. In thi...
5 Syys 20251h 4min
From The Vault: Brian Cox
From a childhood in Dundee marked by loss, poverty and resilience, to becoming one of the most respected actors of his generation, Brian Cox’s life and career have been defined by an unrelenting pursu...
29 Elo 20251h 9min
From The Vault: Miriam Margolyes
From a childhood in Oxford shaped by unconditional love, Jewish heritage and a keen sense of curiosity, to a career spanning stage, screen, voice work and bestselling memoir, Miriam Margolyes’ life ha...
22 Elo 20251h
Cariad Lloyd: Talking About Grief Changed My Life
Cariad Lloyd never set out to become the voice of modern grief, but after losing her father at just fifteen, the silence around death stayed with her. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O’Brien...
15 Elo 20251h 1min
Kevin Rowland: Beyond Come On Eileen
From a shifting childhood split between Wolverhampton, rural Ireland and London, to fronting one of the most distinctive and uncompromising bands of the 1980s, Kevin Rowland’s life has been defined by...
8 Elo 202559min
Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in Trainspotting
From the high-rises of Muirhouse to the heart of countercultural Britain, Irvine Welsh has built a literary universe fuelled by punk energy, dancefloor euphoria, and radical empathy. In this episode o...
1 Elo 20251h 1min
David Lammy: I’ve had imposter syndrome my whole life- until now
From a working-class childhood in Tottenham to the Cabinet table, David Lammy’s path to becoming Foreign Secretary was anything but straightforward. Raised by a single mother after his father disappea...
25 Heinä 202554min
Grace Dent: Almost Everything I’ve Done, I’ve Been Told No First
Before she was a MasterChef judge and one of Britain’s most distinctive food writers, Grace Dent was a Carlisle kid eating crispy pancakes and dreaming of life beyond beige dinners. In this episode of...
18 Heinä 20251h 2min
