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David Dimbleby
Season 2 Episode 107
Moments of high drama in Britain's recent history are punctuated by the voice of one man. For nearly half a century, broadcaster David Dimbleby has led us through the shifting sands of general electi…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Andy Burnham
Season 2 Episode 106
Dubbed 'King of the North' at the height of the pandemic, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham speaks to James about why he sees the country of his birth as containing 'two Englands'. After …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Ian McEwan
Season 2 Episode 105
When he graduated with a master's degree from the University of East Anglia, Ian McEwan did his level best not to have a job. He is now recognised as one of the finest British writers of his generati…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Emily Maitlis
Season 2 Episode 104
When Emily Maitlis started reporting from Hong Kong as a young journalist, by her own admission, she wasn't very good. Since then she has interviewed some of the most powerful people in the world and…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
John Cleese
Season 2 Episode 103
John Cleese is one of Britain's most celebrated cultural icons. The actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer is best known for Monty Python and for playing Basil in Fawlty Towers, co-written with h…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Michael Rosen
Season 2 Episode 102
Some of us manage to embody a youthful playfulness throughout our lives and the writer, broadcaster and academic, Michael Rosen is probably one of the best examples. He is one of Britain's best-known…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Figen Murray
Season 2 Episode 101
For 23 years Figen Murray worked as a counsellor helping people to get back on track so that they could lead happier, healthier lives. But on the 22nd of May 2017 her life as she new it changed forev…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Professor Brian Cox
Season 2 Episode 100
In what would turn out to be the first of many media interviews, Brian Cox hopped off the plane from Geneva and found himself on Jeremy Paxman’s sofa arguing the case for the Large Hadron Collider ag…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Mick Lynch
Season 2 Episode 99
Mick Lynch has been hitting the headlines from the picket throughout the summer and makes batting off stereotypical lines of questioning from the right-wing media commentariat look like a blood sport…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Miriam Margolyes
Season 2 Episode 98
Miriam has worked with some of the best in the business and in some great films such as the 1990s film Romeo and Juliet. Many of you of course will know her as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter f…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago