Podcast Episodes

Shania Twain

Before she became one of the best-selling musicians of all time, Shania Twain worked for the family tree-planting business, singing for tips in lumbe…

1 year, 6 months ago

Professor Sir John Curtice

Sometimes known as the “sultan of swing,” Professor Sir John Curtice has become an institution of election coverage in the UK. But is there more to t…

1 year, 6 months ago

Jordan Bardella

Who is National Rally's 28-year-old leader, Jordan Bardella? Stephen Smith looks at the life of the boy from the Paris suburbs who joined the far-ri…

1 year, 7 months ago

Rylan

Rylan Clark is on the cusp of becoming a national treasure. Having defied the odds of most reality TV stars, he has managed to stay the course, cemen…

1 year, 7 months ago

Alan Bleasdale

Alan Bleasdale, the Liverpudlian screenwriter and playwright, is in the spotlight this week as a stage version of his iconic 1980's TV series 'Boys f…

1 year, 7 months ago

Ann-Marie Powell

Ann-Marie Powell, is the exuberant and colourful, garden designer, whose' Octavia Hill 'Garden was one of the eight main gardens in competition at t…

1 year, 7 months ago

Baroness Floella Benjamin

You may know her from Play School, Bafta or the House of Lords, Baroness Floella Benjamin doesn’t sit still, she’s even appeared in panto.

Stephen Smi…

1 year, 8 months ago

John Swinney

After over four decades in the SNP and nearly two in government, John Swinney is finally stepping up to the top job for the first time, becoming Scot…

1 year, 8 months ago

Isaac Levido

Isaac Levido has established a formidable reputation as a election strategist, helping to craft wins both in the UK and Australia. Thought of as a pr…

1 year, 8 months ago

TImmy Mallett

Timmy Mallett, former DJ and 1980s children's TV presenter, is creating a social media storm, during a cycle tour around Northern Ireland, in tribute…

1 year, 8 months ago