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Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice
Season 2 Episode 289
Nina Conti has built a career out of saying the unsayable, turning ventriloquism, improvisation and audience interaction into something far stranger,…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Russell T Davies: Doctor Who Was There From the Very Start
Season 2 Episode 288
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 t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Fern Britton: “I Never Wanted to Be Famous”
Season 2 Episode 287
Fern Britton spent decades in Britain’s living rooms, mastering the art of making live television feel warm, effortless and intimate, even when life …
5 months ago
Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”
Season 2 Episode 286
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 sh…
5 months, 1 week ago
Philippa Perry: “I could not wait to grow up.”
Season 2 Episode 285
Before she became one of Britain’s most trusted psychotherapists and writers, Philippa Perry had already lived many different lives: boarding school …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Emma Grede: What it really takes to build a brand with the Kardashians
Season 2 Episode 284
Before she became the entrepreneur behind Kardashian-founded brands Good American and Skims, Emma Grede was a kid from Plaistow with severe dyslexia,…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Michael Whitehall: My mother couldn’t accept who we really were
Season 2 Episode 283
Before he became known to millions as Jack Whitehall’s gloriously dry and impeccably mannered father, Michael Whitehall had already lived several liv…
6 months ago
Marcus Brigstocke: I was fourteen when they threatened to wire my jaw shut
Season 2 Episode 282
This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including addiction, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening…
6 months, 1 week ago
Full Disclosure: back soon!
Season 2 Episode 281
Full Disclosure is taking a short break over the Easter holidays, but we’ll be back very soon with a brand new episodes!
Until then, why not dip back …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Natalie Cassidy: I grew up on EastEnders before I knew what fame was
Season 2 Episode 280
From a childhood in Islington to more than three decades on one of Britain’s biggest television shows, Natalie Cassidy’s life has unfolded in public …
6 months, 3 weeks ago