Podcast Episodes

Nick Lowles: Why I've spent the last 35 years fighting Nazis

Season 2 Episode 192

Nick Lowles is chief executive of HOPE not hate, the UK's largest anti-racism and anti-extremism movement. For the last 35 years, he has tirelessly fought against those who try to exploit frustration…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Sally Lindsay: Fighting for working-class women in telly

Season 2 Episode 191

Actor and writer Sally Lindsay has always loved the spotlight. She made her TV debut aged 7 when her school choir performed their No.1 single There’s No One Quite Like Grandma on Top of the Pops. But…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Helen Lederer: "I've never been on the winning team when it matters"

Season 2 Episode 190

Helen Lederer is a writer, actress and comedian. She began her career on the alternative comedy circuit, performing alongside many of today’s household names, and quickly landed roles in iconic sitco…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Danny Wallace: How I got sucked into the conspiracy rabbit hole...

Season 2 Episode 189

Danny Wallace is a bestselling author and broadcaster who loves nothing more than thinking up fun ideas and seeing how far he can take them. His first book, Join Me, tells the true story of how he he…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Frank Skinner: "People will forgive you for anything but success"

Season 2 Episode 188

Comedy legend Frank Skinner returns to Full Disclosure just days after he signed off his final Absolute Radio show, wrapping up an incredible 15 years. He tells James why he will always love radio, r…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Introducing: The Trawl

Season 2

Enjoying Full Disclosure with James O'Brien? Here's another podcast you might like. Broadcaster, Jemma Forte, and political commentator, Marina Purkiss, scroll through Twitter so you don’t have to.

I…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Salman Rushdie: When I die, I know there will be nothing

Season 2 Episode 187

One of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning authors Salman Rushdie has spent the last thirty years with a death threat attached to his head. A threat that almost became a reality two years ago w…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Zeinab Badawi: Setting the record straight on African history

Season 2 Episode 186

Zeinab Badawi is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and the President of SOAS University of London. Born in Sudan, she has worked in the British media for several decades. She has recently publ…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Julie Hesmondhalgh: How good telly and theatre can change the world

Season 2 Episode 185

Lancaster legend Julie Hesmondhalgh is an actor, writer and activist. She's best known for playing Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street in what started as a short-term punchline and turned into a 16 y…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Angela Hartnett: One of the UK's top chefs shares her recipe for success

Season 2 Episode 184

Angela Hartnett is a Michelin starred chef, restaurateur and podcast host. After studying for a history degree, she began working in a local pub before joining Gordon Ramsay at his first restaurant, …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago