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Kevin Rowland: Beyond Come On Eileen
Season 2 Episode 237
From a shifting childhood split between Wolverhampton, rural Ireland and London, to fronting one of the most distinctive and uncompromising bands of …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in Trainspotting
Season 2 Episode 235
From the high-rises of Muirhouse to the heart of countercultural Britain, Irvine Welsh has built a literary universe fuelled by punk energy, danceflo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
David Lammy: I’ve had imposter syndrome my whole life- until now
Season 2 Episode 245
From a working-class childhood in Tottenham to the Cabinet table, David Lammy’s path to becoming Foreign Secretary was anything but straightforward. …
7 months ago
Grace Dent: Almost Everything I’ve Done, I’ve Been Told No First
Season 2 Episode 236
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 dreami…
7 months, 1 week ago
Graham Fellows: Playing John Shuttleworth Came at a Cost
Season 2 Episode 236
Before he became known as the quirky, banana-snacking John Shuttleworth, Graham Fellows was a kid from Sheffield with dreams of classical acting and …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Jon Culshaw: The Impressionist Who Fooled the Prime Minister
Season 2 Episode 233
Long before Dead Ringers or Spitting Image, Jon Culshaw was a schoolboy with a knack for mimicry and a fierce determination to escape into voices- fi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Michael Lewis: America Is Run by Bullies
Season 2 Episode 234
Before The Big Short, Moneyball or The Blind Side became bestsellers (and Hollywood hits), Michael Lewis was just trying to make sense of a world whe…
8 months ago
Amber Rudd: I resigned because I couldn’t defend the indefensible
Season 2 Episode 236
Former Home Secretary who chose principle over position, Amber Rudd has spent much of her life at the centre of power. From banking to frontbench pol…
8 months, 1 week ago
Jameela Jamil: Getting hit by that car changed everything
Season 2 Episode 232
Actor, activist, and unapologetic truth-teller, Jameela Jamil has lived many lives and survived every single one of them with grit, wit, and an unwav…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Larry Lamb: Damaged people are dangerous because they know they can survive
Season 2 Episode 236
Known to millions as Mick Shipman in Gavin & Stacey and Archie Mitchell in EastEnders, Larry Lamb has lived a life far more complex than any characte…
8 months, 3 weeks ago