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Rosebud at Christmas - Matthew Horne
If you're British, the chances are that last Christmas you watched the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special. And Gyles's guest this Boxing Day is one of its stars: Matthew Horne, also known as the kind…
Published on 9 hours ago
Rosebud at Christmas - Anna Lapwood
We have another Christmas treat for you today - an interview with the prodigious musical talent that is Anna Lapwood. Anna is the official organist of the Royal Albert Hall in London, a successful re…
Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago
Rosebud at Christmas - Treat Episode - Murder at the Palace
We have an atmospheric Christmas treat for you this Sunday afternoon: it's Gyles reading 'Murder at the Palace', an original murder mystery story, set in Victorian England, with Oscar Wilde and Arthu…
Published on 4 days, 21 hours ago
Rosebud at Christmas - Charles Dickens
Today we get to meet and know an author who is synonymous with Christmas - Charles Dickens - brought to life in this episode by his great-great grandson, Gerald Dickens. Yes, that's right - you're go…
Published on 1 week ago
More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary, episode 31
It's time for another entertaining chapter of Gyles's diaries, this time from the end of 1971 and beginning of 1972, with Gyles's wife Michele as our special guest. We hear about liquid lunches, see-…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Jimmy Carr
A man who needs no introduction: comedian, writer and TV host Jimmy Carr. In this conversation we find out what makes Jimmy tick and hear about his origin story: he tells Gyles about his childhood in…
Published on 2 weeks ago
More Rosebud biography special with Roger Lewis
On this episode of More Rosebud we meet the celebrated biographer and journalist Roger Lewis, "a bundle of nerves and rage and disappointment". Roger is the author of several acclaimed biographies, i…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Tony Blackburn
If you're a fan of pop music, radio, or the legendary "Sounds of the 60s" show, then you'll know and love our guest today: Tony Blackburn. And Tony is part of broadcasting - and music - history: he w…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Gyles's diary, episode 30
In this episode, we join Gyles on a research trip to the sex shops and shows of Copenhagen with Lord Longford, other members of the Pornography Commission, and assorted members of the press. Because …
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Matthew Syed
Matthew Syed - table tennis Olympian, writer, broadcaster, thinker and Rosebud fan - is our guest today. And this is a genuinely fascinating, and inspiring, conversation. Matthew tells Gyles about hi…
Published on 4 weeks ago