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Cariad Lloyd: Talking About Grief Changed My Life
Season 2 Episode 246
Cariad Lloyd never set out to become the voice of modern grief, but after losing her father at just fifteen, the silence around death stayed with her…
11 months ago
Kevin Rowland: Beyond Come On Eileen
Season 2 Episode 245
From a shifting childhood split between Wolverhampton, rural Ireland and London, to fronting one of the most distinctive and uncompromising bands of …
11 months, 1 week ago
Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in Trainspotting
Season 2 Episode 244
From the high-rises of Muirhouse to the heart of countercultural Britain, Irvine Welsh has built a literary universe fuelled by punk energy, danceflo…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
David Lammy: I’ve had imposter syndrome my whole life- until now
Season 2 Episode 243
From a working-class childhood in Tottenham to the Cabinet table, David Lammy’s path to becoming Foreign Secretary was anything but straightforward. …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Grace Dent: Almost Everything I’ve Done, I’ve Been Told No First
Season 2 Episode 242
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…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Graham Fellows: Playing John Shuttleworth Came at a Cost
Season 2 Episode 241
Before he became known as the quirky, banana-snacking John Shuttleworth, Graham Fellows was a kid from Sheffield with dreams of classical acting and …
1 year ago
Jon Culshaw: The Impressionist Who Fooled the Prime Minister
Season 2 Episode 240
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…
1 year ago
Michael Lewis: America Is Run by Bullies
Season 2 Episode 239
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…
1 year ago
Amber Rudd: I resigned because I couldn’t defend the indefensible
Season 2 Episode 238
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…
1 year ago
Jameela Jamil: Getting hit by that car changed everything
Season 2 Episode 237
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…
1 year, 1 month ago