Alan Cumming's Shelves

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In Alan Cumming's house you'll find some shelves. Well, lots of shelves in fact, and on these shelves are curiosities, rarities, and oddities, that Alan has collected throughout his varied and colourful career. Artefacts if you will from the museum of Alan's life. In each episode of this podcast Alan reaches for one of these items, to tell the story behind it, ruminating on the memories it brings up.

However, Alan does not do this alone. His guests range from Cyndi Lauper and a pair of white leather gloves to Geri Halliwell and (lots and lots of) Spice Girls merch, and even Sir Ian McKellen and a hemp dog collar. We've also got Monica Lewinsky and a Creative Coalition Award, Fay Ripley and a Red Carpet Photo, and Jane Horrocks and a polaroid from Second Best.

Not all guests will be famous though. Alan's life has taken many a twist and turn, and so there will be guests you don’t know yet, but their stories are brilliant.

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Episodes

Fay Ripley and a Premiere Picture

Fay and Alan go back years, back all the way to when Fay was affectionately known as Friend. Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 08, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 6

Forbes Masson and a Victor & Barry Cassette Tape

Back to where it all started for Alan and Forbes - as the unapologetically Glaswegian Victor & Barry. Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 01, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Geri Halliwell and a Spice Girls Lunch Box

Alan likes to tell everyone Ginger Spice saw his Hamlet, so now's the time for the full story. Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 25, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Barnaby Harris and an Explicit Yoga Mat

Alan became the poster boy for a Yoga brand. But come on, this is Alan. It's not just any yoga brand. Barnaby Harris is Alan's friend who started the business, hear the full effing story now. Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

May 18, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Sir Ian McKellen and a Hemp Dog Collar

How did Sir Ian McKellen and Alan end up on a Canadian nudist beach with a hemp dog collar in hand? Well you're about to find out! Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 18, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Cyndi Lauper and a Pair of White Leather Gloves

To open Alan Cumming's Shelves, Alan chats with the amazing Cyndi Lauper about a pair of white leather gloves that he wore when the two of them were in the production of The Threepenny Opera on Broadway. Alan Cumming's Shelves is all about Alan Cumming and his shelves. There's lots of things on these shelves, oddities and artefacts from across Alan's life, and so each week he takes one of the curiosities off his shelf, and tells you all about it, with the help of some friends. Hosted on Acast. S...

May 18, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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