Sigourney Weaver
Rosebud is thrilled to present to you one of the truly great Hollywood actresses of her generation: Sigourney Weaver. Known for her groundbreaking performances as Ripley in Ridley Scott's Alien movies...
28 Feb 20251h 7min
More Rosebud - Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali is one of the most famous and recognisable figures of the revolutionary student movements of the 1960s. In his distinctive red Aquascutum mac he led marches, gave speeches and galvanised opp...
25 Feb 202559min
Sir James Dyson
Sir James Dyson talks to Gyles about his remarkable journey: from academic under-achiever to one of the world's most successful inventors and businessmen. Sir James takes us back to the start, when he...
21 Feb 202557min
More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary, episode 9: the second half of 1963 - Twelfth Night, Kennedy's assassination, and more
After the relationship turbulence of the first six months of the year (you can hear all about that in the last episode - episode 8), our hero, the 15 year-old Gyles, sensibly turns his attention away ...
18 Feb 202549min
Nigel Havers: The Valentine's Day Rosebud
It's Valentine's Day, and we at Rosebud knew we needed to find someone special, to spread the love to you, our gorgeous listeners: we needed to find our very own Rosebud Romeo. Someone debonair, someo...
14 Feb 202559min
More Rosebud... Posting Letters to the Moon - the letters of Celia Johnson and Peter Fleming, with Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams
Lucy Fleming and Simon Williams give Rosebud a truly romantic Valentine's treat today, as they read the wartime letters of Lucy's parents: Celia Johnson, the great actress and star of Brief Encounter,...
11 Feb 202556min
Rosebud on the Road: Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss: actor, writer, producer, director and creator - this is someone who makes Gyles Brandreth look like an under-achiever! From The League of Gentlemen, to Doctor Who, Sherlock and the Christ...
7 Feb 202554min
More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary, episode 8: the first half of 1963 - sexual politics at Bedales and beyond
You're in luck, diary fans, as this is one of the most enthralling episodes yet of Gyles's schoolboy diaries. It's the first half of 1963 and at school, Gyles is learning that relationships are compli...
4 Feb 202551min
