Terry Christian
Broadcaster Terry Christian grew up in a large Irish Catholic family in Manchester where not attending mass or university was out of the question. After dropping out of a chemistry course he didn't wa...
2 Helmi 20231h 11min
Sir Tony Robinson
Blackadder legend Tony Robinson talks to James about the state of British politics, the power of meditation and the return of Time Team.
26 Tammi 20231h 3min
Matthew Collins
Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of racial violence, racial slurs and suicidal feelings. By the time Matthew Collins was 15 years old, he was enthralled by the far-right and had joi...
19 Tammi 20231h 11min
George Takei
The internment of Japanese Americans across the U.S. during World War II is not an obvious subject on which to develop a musical, however it is exactly what George Takei, Star Trek legend and social m...
12 Tammi 20231h 5min
Tracy Brabin
Back in the day when she was best known as Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street, Tracy Brabin did not shy away from national politics, appearing in Labour campaigns and using her stardom to generate ...
5 Tammi 20231h 5min
Alan Johnson
From union General Secretary, to Home Secretary to award-winning writer. By his own admission, Alan Johnson has lived a charmed life. He speaks to James about his tricky early years and political hero...
22 Joulu 20221h 1min
Lisa Nandy
A quick glance at Lisa Nandy's family tree shows that politics runs through her veins, but when she first arrived in the House of Commons it wasn't an easy transition. She speaks to James about her li...
15 Joulu 20221h 5min
Maria Ressa
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa's pursuit of the truth has landed her in trouble with the most powerful man in her motherland: President Duterte of the Philippines. Ressa has racked up over 100 h...
8 Joulu 20221h 5min
