Podcast Episodes

Gyles's diary, episode 16

This is a fun episode of diaries, as we hear about the gap year travels not only of Gyles, but also of Harriet too. Because she has finally dug out an old diary, and shares a few entries with Gyles a…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sir David Jason

This week, Gyles is joined by very special guest Sir David Jason, who talks about memories of his career: how he started out in his local theatre group in north London, and progressed through amateur…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

More Rosebud - Brandreth meets Beethoven

We've got something quite unique for you this week: an episode of More Rosebud, in which Gyles meets one of the greatest composers who ever lived : Ludwig Van Beethoven. In this fascinating conversat…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rosebud at Sissinghurst - Sarah Raven and Adam Nicolson

It's Chelsea Flower Show in London this week, and at Rosebud we're celebrating - with this special episode recorded at one of the most beautiful gardens in the world: Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. At…

Published on 7 months ago

Gyles's diary, episode 15

The second half of 1966 - Marlene Dietrich, university interviews, and the final goodbyes.

This is a roller-coaster episode of Gyles's diaries, which is full of incident. Encouraged by his mother, Gyl…

Published on 7 months ago

Dame Penelope Keith

If you love British comedy, you'll know and admire our guest this week: Dame Penelope Keith. The characters she played - Margo Leadbetter and Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton - are two of the best-known and m…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

More Rosebud - The Lost Coat Episode

If you're an avid Rosebud listener, you may remember a listener email we read out back in episode 5 of Gyles's diaries, from Harry Scoble. Harry wrote in to say that he'd left a coat in a taxi with G…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Sir David Suchet

The great actor Sir David Suchet is Gyles's guest today: and this conversation gets behind Hercule Poirot - Sir David's most famous role - and delves into David's childhood, his schooldays and his e…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Gyles's diary, episode 14: the first half of 1966 - A-levels, a trip to Paris, and the end of an era

This edition of Gyles's diary takes us up to the end of Gyles's final year at Bedales in the summer of 1966; so this really is the end of an era. And Gyles finds it very moving to look back at these …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rachael Stirling

Our guest today is Rachael Stirling: the brilliant theatrical actress and one of the stars of BBC comedy Detectorists, who is currently on stage in London in Giant, about the writer Roald Dahl.

Gyles…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago