Podcast Episodes

Tony Blackburn: Escaping school, life at sea and landing the biggest job in radio

Season 2 Episode 202

Radio legend Tony Blackburn has spent the past 60 years entertaining listeners with his cheeky charm and passion for soul music.

His journey in broadcasting began in 1964 on the offshore pirate stati…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Jordan Stephens: Heartbreak, hitting rock bottom and finding my way back from self-destruction

Season 2 Episode 201

Jordan Stephens is a writer, musician and actor, best-known as one half of the hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks. His late teens and early twenties were a whirlwind of hit records, sold-out shows and wild par…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Former Met Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu: I spent a year in therapy to get over what happened in my career

Season 2 Episode 200

"When I signed up to the police my friends said, 'Why on earth are you joining a corrupt and racist organisation?'"

Neil Basu joined the police force as uniformed officer in 1992. He rose through the…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Paul Sinha: How I went from GP to award-winning comedian and Chaser

Season 2 Episode 199

Paul Sinha never really had a life plan and yet, somehow he's ended up with a career that's way beyond anything he could have imagined. He originally pursued a career in medicine, largely to keep his…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Martin O'Neill: Trophies, titles and missing out on the FA Cup

Season 2 Episode 198

Raised in an Irish Catholic family as one of nine siblings, Martin O'Neill was brought up with Gaelic football but he dreamt of becoming a professional English footballer. At 18, he was scouted by No…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Robin Askwith: The legendary actor with a life you couldn't make up

Season 2 Episode 197

A chance encounter with the director Lindsay Anderson changed Robin Askwith's life forever. It led to his first acting job, playing the schoolboy Keating in Anderson's film if.... which became one of…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

James Graham: The playwright with the Midas touch

Season 2 Episode 196

James Graham is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter for TV and film. His plays include Ink, This House and Dear England, about the struggles and successes of England’s former football manage…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Russell Watson: From factory worker to performing for the Emperor of Japan

Season 2 Episode 195

"I had this inner feeling that something would happen to take me away from my mundane life".

The first twenty years of Russell Watson's life were very ordinary. He grew up in Salford, left school at …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Joe Pasquale: All I ever wanted to do was make my mum laugh

Season 2 Episode 194

When Joe Pasquale was just seven years old, his mum was involved in a car accident that left her with concussion and epilepsy. She struggled to look after Joe and his three siblings and became severe…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Midge Ure: Hit singles and world tours meant nothing until I was in my own band

Season 2 Episode 193

“I’m a Walter Mitty who’s actually done it.” Growing up in a tenement on the outskirts of Glasgow, Midge Ure dreamt of being a rock star, even though it seemed impossible for a working-class kid like…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago