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Feb 09, 2024•16 min
This week’s guest is the actress, Sophie Rundle. Her career began with a bang – when she landed the role of Ada Shelby in the hit-drama Peaky Blinders, straight out of drama school. Since then, she’s gone on to star in Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, Alibi’s The Diplomat and most recently ITV’s, After the Flood. In this episode, she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about how revolutionary Gentleman Jack was in depicting LGBTQ+ love stories and how it has been heralded for its portrayal of sex scene...
Feb 06, 2024•49 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their social media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: One Day, Netflix Death in Paradise, 100th episode, BBC1 Hot Mess Summer, Amazon Prime Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall, ITV1 The Hairy Bikers Go West, BBC2 The Greatest Night in Po...
Feb 02, 2024•16 min
This week’s guest is the TV presenter and reality TV star, Rylan. He grew up on a council estate in East London – with his mum, Linda, his nan and older brother. It was the era of reality TV – and Rylan decided that was the way to make his fame and fortune. In 2012, aged 23, he appeared as a contestant on X Factor – and his emotional reaction at the judges houses and his live show performances made him an X Factor icon. He turned his moment in the limelight, into a longstanding career – pivoting...
Jan 30, 2024•42 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Ambulance, BBC1 Putin vs the West, BBC2 The Apprentice, BBC1 To Catch a Copper, C4 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, BBC iPlayer FILM: Ali and Ava, BBC iPlayer ARCHIVE: Navalny, ...
Jan 26, 2024•15 min
This week’s guest is the actress, Tamsin Greig. She grew up in London with her parents, two sisters – 5 lodgers and a handful of cats. Her mother had been in amateur dramatics – and Tamsin, absorbed by osmosis, the yearning to perform at a young age. She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a first-class BA in Drama and Theatre – and then, worked at the Family Planning Association – before getting her foot in the door with her role as Debbie Aldridge in The Archers. Since then – she ...
Jan 23, 2024•54 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Ex-Pats, Prime Video) Masters of the Air, Apple TV+ Sexy Beast, Paramount+ Around the World in 80 Weighs, C4 Air Fryers: Do You Know What You’re Missing?, C5 FILM: Killers of the...
Jan 19, 2024•16 min
This week’s guest is Hollywood A-Lister, Nicole Kidman. With a career that spans over four decades, Kidman has starred in almost 100 TV and film projects and picked up all of the most prestigious awards including, an Oscar, Bafta and six Golden Globes. She was born in Hawaii to Australian parents: her father was a biochemist and later a psychologist, and her mother was a nurse educator. Aged 3, she moved to Australia, and it was there, that she found her love of acting. She headed to Hollywood a...
Jan 16, 2024•42 min
Hollywood A-Lister Nicole Kidman joins the Radio Times Podcast and discusses hating her height, protecting herself from negative press and the loneliness she has felt whilst travelling for work. Plus, she talks about the importance of championing women and, why in a post #MeToo era intimacy coordinators are essential on set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 15, 2024•4 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: True Detective, Sky Atlantic/Now Big Boys, C4 LOL, Last One Laughing Ireland, Amazon Prime Mr Bates and the Post Office, ITV1 Winterwatch, BBC2 FILM: Good Grief, Netflix ARCHIVE:...
Jan 12, 2024•12 min
This week’s guest is the nation’s favourite PE teacher – Joe Wicks! His YouTube workout videos kept the nation moving during lockdown and catapulted Wicks into national (and global!) consciousness. In 18 weeks, he amassed over 80 million views! In this episode, Joe discusses how growing up in a household plagued by drug addiction has shaped him into the person he is today and how finding fitness saved his life. Plus, he talks to host Kelly-Anne Taylor about his new book Feel Good in 15 and revea...
Jan 09, 2024•46 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: After the Flood, ITV1 The Tourist, BBC1 Criminal Record, Apple TV Robson Green Double Bill: Grantchester, ITV1 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, BBC2 FILM: Nomadland, C4 . . . Happ...
Jan 05, 2024•12 min
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first episode of The Radio Times Podcast in 2024! Joining host Kelly-Anne Taylor, this week, is the comedian – Ed Gamble! He first ventured into comedy whilst studying at the University of Durham and quickly made a name for himself on the London comedy scene – juggling part-time jobs with late-night gigs. A regular on panel shows, Ed Gamble has also found success talking about food – he is a judge on the BBC’s Great British Menu and host of the chart-topping food p...
Jan 02, 2024•48 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: New Year’s Eve Celebrations, BBC / ITV The Tourist, BBC1 Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV1 The Traitors, BBC1 FILMS: Paddington 2, BBC1 No Time to Die, ITV1 FAVOURITE SHOWS OF 20...
Dec 29, 2023•19 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Doctor Who, BBC1 The Hills Are Alive with the Kanneh-Masons, BBC2 Carol’s From Kings, BBC1 Royal Carols: Together at Christmas, ITV1 The King’s Christmas Broadcast, BBC1/ITV1 Mat...
Dec 22, 2023•20 min
For our Radio Times Podcast Christmas special, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the comedian, actor and screenwriter, Mae Martin. Their first foray into stand-up came aged 13 – and by 15 Mae had dropped out of school to pursue comedy full-time. They relocated to London in their early 20s and made a name for themselves on the British comedy circuit. With two Netflix comedy specials under their belt, they’ve also conquered the world of television with the Netflix series Feel Good – which Mae st...
Dec 19, 2023•48 min
Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Vanishing Act, ITV1 Imagine: Russell T Davies, BBC1 Strictly Final, BBC1 Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas, BBC1 The Hairy Bikers: Coming Home For Christmas, BBC2 RADIO: Desert Islan...
Dec 15, 2023•14 min
In this week’s episode, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by TV chefs, Si King and Dave Myers – aka The Hairy Bikers. Dave was born and raised in Barrow-in-Furness, and Si in Kibblesworth County Durham and both brought up in working-class families. They met on the TV set on Catherine Cookson’s The Gambling Man – Si was the second assistant director and Dave, head of make-up. It was their united love of motorbikes and good grub that helped launch The Hairy Bikers – but it’s not always been an easy...
Dec 12, 2023•49 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Vigil S2, BBC1 The Crown, Netflix Jamie's Christmas Shortcuts, C4 The Dog House at ...
Dec 08, 2023•15 min
This week’s guest is the LBC radio host, James O’Brien. James grew up in Kidderminster in the 70s and 80s with his adoptive parents Joan and Jim O’Brien. He attended Ampleforth College, the famous Catholic public school in Yorkshire. He describes his school years as rebellious – but reflects that the ‘weird burning sense of injustice’ he felt was ‘pretty well placed’. Following in his father’s footsteps – James pursued a career in journalism – and got his foot in the door thanks to a chance enco...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soicial media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. SHOW NOTES: TV: Hidden Assets, BBC4 Seeds of Deceit: The Sperm Donor Doctor, BBC4 Greg Lamond, Sky ...
Dec 01, 2023•14 min
This week’s guest is the British adventurer, Bear Grylls. Born in Northern Ireland, and raised on the Isle of Wight, Bear – a nickname he was gifted by his older sister – developed a taste for adventure whilst on excursions with his father. He started at Eton aged 8 – and found solace in a regimented world by making rafts, climbing buildings and exploring the sewers at night by torch. Later, he was accepted as part of the SAS. A horrific parachuting accident which left him with a broken back tur...
Nov 28, 2023•38 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. For the best Black Friday deals, check out RadioTimes.com/BlackFriday . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: Doctor W...
Nov 24, 2023•13 min
This week’s guest on the Radio Times Podcast is Romesh Ranganathan. Born and raised in Crawley, in West Sussex – Romesh’s childhood was a tale of two halves. Life started in a two-up, two-down house and he attended private school – but after his father was imprisoned, life as he knew it was upended. Years later, he left his job as a Maths Teacher to pursue comedy full-time – and although, he doesn’t shy away from how tough it was at first to make ends meet – what has ensued is a glittering caree...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: Archie, ITVX Dr Who Night, BBC4 Boat Story, BBC1 David Holmes: The Boy Who Liv...
Nov 17, 2023•15 min
On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the dancer and head judge on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing, it is Shirley Ballas. Born and raised in Merseyside, she grew up with her mother and brother on a council estate – and found dance at the age of 7 when a tune caught her ear. She worked her way to the top of the dancing world – and has plenty of stories to tell of her journey. In this episode she talks to Kelly-Anne Taylor about everything from the phone call that changed her life but ...
Nov 14, 2023•34 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: The Crown, Netflix Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix Return to Lockerbie with...
Nov 10, 2023•13 min
On this week’s episode of the Radio Times Podcast is the comedian, Jo Brand. Raised in Kent, she was a student at Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School and on a sure-fire path to Oxbridge. However, when her parents attempted to uproot her and move to Hastings, she revolted and left home as a teenager. She got her life back on track after accidentally setting the bed-sit she was living in on fire and trained as a psychiatric nurse – a career she pursued until she made a name for herself in the alt...
Nov 07, 2023•47 min
Caroline Frost chats to Kelly-Anne Taylor about the best things coming up on the box this week Follow our hosts on Twitter (@KA1_Taylor and @FrostReporter) and Instagram (@kellyannect and @frostreporter) You can get in touch with our hosts on either their soical media, or via email ([email protected]) and Spotify users can write in directly using the Q&A box at the bottom of the episode. . . . SHOW NOTES: TV: The Newsreader, BBC2 The Buccaneers, Apple TV+ Beatles Night, BBC2 Louis Thero...
Nov 03, 2023•15 min
To launch series five of the Radio Times Podcast, host Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined by the double-Bafta winning TV chef Big Zuu. Born Zuhair Hassan to a mother from Sierra Leone and a dad from Lebanon, he grew up on the Mozart Estate in West London. He started cooking aged nine to, as he says, ‘help around the house’ when his mother fell pregnant with his younger brother. It was whilst he was studying to become a social worker at University, that he decided to drop out in pursuit of a full-time m...
Oct 31, 2023•44 min