After leading a series of successful challenges to the Brexit process, Jolyon Maugham QC was thrust into the limelight and depicted by right-wing Brexiteers as an out of touch, elitist, Remainer. But for the first 17 years of his life, Jolyon was unaware of the existence of his biological Eton-educated father and was brought up on ‘nuisance payments’ of £5 a week. He is now the Director of the Good Law Project, a not-for-profit campaign organisation that uses the law to protect the interests of ...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Aged 10 and deeply unhappy, Anthony Horowitz OBE realised that he was a writer. Since then he has been difficult to pin down. His diverse oeuvre ranges from Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War, to the bestselling Alex Rider teen spy series. In his latest book, A Line To Kill, Horowitz himself enters the fictional fold.
Aug 12, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 58
When John Amaechi OBE was a boy, his white grandfather would lean out of the car window to shout racist abuse at other drivers whilst he sat in the back. He went on to become the first British NBA star and is now an organisational psychologist, called upon to solve intractable people problems in companies wanting to embrace workplace diversity. His new book, The Promises of Giants is out now.
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Joe Lycett, the comedian formerly known as Hugo Boss has no discernable backstory of trauma to speak of. He has ‘a tendency to do just enough’ and is frustrated with himself when he accepts the offer of work. But he is motivated by a strong moral compass and a desire to dazzle. Tickets for his 2022 UK and Ireland tour, More, More, More! How do you Lycett? How do you Lycett? are on sale now.
Jul 29, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Having separated from her husband, Lucy Kellaway quit her full-time, high-status job as a journalist at the Financial Times to become a trainee teacher at a secondary school. In Re-educated, Lucy shows that age is no barrier to ripping up and starting again. Her charity, Now Teach encourages experienced people to step into the classroom to help plug the colossal teacher shortage and bring freshness to the system.
Jul 22, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Before the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic, scientists Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green had already started developing a vaccine against the virus which would go on to bring the world to a standstill. Their book, Vaxxers reveals the story behind the Oxford AstraZeneca jab, one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of medicine.
Jul 15, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Mary Portas made her name transforming the luxury retailer, Harvey Nichols into a destination. But as the high street crumbles, and as the earth continues to buckle under the pressure of consumerism, the Queen of Shops is dedicating herself to transforming her industry.
Jul 08, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Rushdie's life changed forever on February 14, 1989, when Iran’s spiritual leader ordered his execution. Forced to spend the subsequent 13 years living under a false name and constant police protection, he now lives freely in New York.
May 27, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph, from which he resigned in early 2015. He is author of The Assault on Truth - Boris Johnson,
May 21, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Owen Jones
May 13, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 50
You might not have heard of her, but you'll certainly have seen her work: she is the academic at the centre of an escalating row over the National Trust’s efforts to explore links between its properties and colonialism.
Apr 30, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Nish Kumar talks to James O'Brien about plans for his new 2022 tour : Control, and finding the funny again after a turbulent few months
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Rev Richard Coles on The Madness Of Grief, his account of coping with the death of his long-term partner
Apr 15, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Last year, emergency surgery saved Robert Webb's life. This year, he's back with a new show and a new book.
Mar 25, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Prolific thriller writer Harlan Coben joins James O'Brien to mark surpassing 73 million sales
Mar 19, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Homeland star David Harewood talks to James O'Brien about racism in Hollywood.
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Podcaster Elizabeth Day, who stormed the zeitgeist with her novel 'How to Fail' joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure
Mar 04, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Nicky was adopted at just four-days-old, leaving him with a “fragile” identity growing up and at times feeling he was “living a lie”. In this week's Full Disclosure, James and Nicky share their experiences of growing up adopted.
Feb 25, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Eliot Higgins
Feb 18, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 40
British journalist and author, Sathnam Sanghera, joins James O'Brien to talk about his new book: Empireland.
Feb 11, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 39
From south London to LA, Tim Roth has been Hollywood royalty for almost three decades. Speaking to James right the end of Donald Trump's premiership, Roth gives his thoughts on the outgoing President, Brexit and the COVID-19 response
Feb 05, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Palliative care doctor & campaigner Rachel Clarke, better known as @doctor_oxford on Twitter, is on this week's episode of Full Disclosure with James O'Brien. In her most recent book, ‘Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a time of Pandemic’, Dr Clarke writes what it was really like inside the NHS for patients, staff and families during the first wave of Covid-19. Rachel joins James on the day the UK reached 100,000 COVID related-deaths.
Jan 28, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Last week, social media was full of images of food parcels sent to parents to feed their children. They were not substantial. James speaks to journalist and food writer, Jack Monroe about campaigning on poverty issues.
Jan 21, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 36
James talks to Pointless co-host and gameshow producer, Richard Osman, who has released his first novel, The Thursday Murder Club.
Dec 10, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Chef extraordinaire, Tom Kerridge, has been working to save Britain's pubs. Incredibly, his quest was interrupted by Coronavirus - changing the project's nature but not its course. The pandemic has been catastrophic for our nation's locals; Kerridge's insight is frighteningly well-timed.
Dec 03, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 34
While COVID reigns supreme on the news cycle, the Grenfell inquiry has taken a backseat. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Edward Daffern, a former resident of the tower. Daffarn had predicted the tragedy years before the fateful night that claimed at least 72 lives. His insight to the processes that led to the catastrophe will astound you.
Nov 23, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Hi Full Disclosure fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by legendary reporter John Sweeney, Hunting Ghislaine is a 6 part series about Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a disgraced billionaire and the former partner of a super-rich paedophile who killed himself while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. After hiding for almost a year, she now finds herself facing multiple charges for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploit and abuse under-age women which could lead to her ...
Nov 13, 2020•1 min
James speaks to the former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber.
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 32
James O'Brien speaks to comedian and author Dawn French on the release of her new book, Because of You.
Nov 05, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week James speaks to Piers Morgan. Hear how Piers was flown to Florida at the age of 28 to meet with Rupert Murdoch and had no idea why...
Oct 29, 2020•55 min•Season 2Ep. 30
