Charlie Hardwick, who played Val Pollard on Emmerdale, joins Lee for the first of this week’s double helping of Soap From The Box.Charlie chats all thing Emmerdale, including working with Jenna Coleman, THAT helicopter crash, wig secrets, and flirting in a fluffy jumper!Relive Charlie’s incredible Emmerdale ending here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJf2cM_JBvYThe conversation also covers issues related to storylines Charlie has been a part of, including HIV, homophobia and Islamophobia. Charli...
Mar 07, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 4
CATHERINE TYDESLEY TAKEOVER ALERT!!In this special bonus episode, the tables are turned as Catherine Tydesley (aka Eva Price from Coronation Street) takes charge and talks to Lee about life as a director on the UK’s biggest soaps. Ever wondered what goes into making Emmerdale, Eastenders, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Holby City? Lee reveals all about being BAFTA nominated, gaining Steve McFadden’s trust and filming Christmas in October! And most important of all, how to direct the infamous E...
Mar 03, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It’s double bubble on Season 2 of Soap From The Box, THE ULTIMATE TV PODCASTThis week’s second guest is hugely popular Billy Price aka Sid Summer from Hollyoaks. Billy reveals to Lee how he got promoted from guest appearances to being a regular on Hollyoaks, but almost ended up on Eastenders! They also chat about the fans’ relationship with Sid, needing to trust your director and what to do if you stomach rumbles on set…Billy’s character, Sid, has had a tough time and the boys discuss storylines...
Feb 28, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Soap From The Box Season 2 is here! TWO EPISODES EVERY WEEK OF THE ULTIMATE TV PODCAST FOR YOU TO ENJOYAnd what a way to start, with the legend and NATIONAL TREASURE that is Sue Johnston.Lee talks to Sue about her time playing Sheila Grant in Brookside and Gloria Price in Coronation Street.They also cover her astonishing career, including The Royle Family, Jam and Jerusalem, Waking The Dead, Downton Abbey, and their recent collaboration on the the play The Ceremony, written Catherine Tydesley an...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 1
SOAP FROM THE BOX IS BACK!It’s Season 2 and it’s twice the size! Over 26 guests, 2 episodes a week and more soaps than ever! PLUS SOME SURPRISES ALONG THE WAY!Coronation Street, Eastenders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and now, Neighbours and Home & Away too!This sneak peak features the voices of Daniella Westbrook, Tom Lister, Louisa Klein, Samantha Giles, Deena Payne, Geoff Paine, Sheree Murphy, Sue Johnston, Tony Discipline, Kelli Hollis and Matt Laplinkas!And that’s just a selection of the stars...
Feb 28, 2021•3 min
It’s the end of a year and so it’s the end of Series 1 of Soap From The Box. The series goes out on a massive high as Lee chats to his great friend, Sammy Winward aka Katie Sugden.They talk about Katie’s men, their love of karaoke and acting with custard creams. Plus Sammy’s theatre work, her appearance in the movie Leadbelly and time on the TV series Pray. The chat does cover Katie Sugden’s miscarriage storyline - if these issues affect you, you can find information and support here:https://www...
Dec 27, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 15
MERRY CHRISTMASNicola Wheeler, Tom Lister and Nick Miles join Lee for the Soap From The Box Ultimate Emmerdale Christmas Quiz! This is the We Three Kings special as we gather together the three Christmas stars otherwise known as Nicola King, Carl King and Jimmy King.As well as loads of festive fun and giggles there’s stories a plenty about the King family plus special messages from more Emmerdale legends. Grab a mulled wine and enjoy! Find the Three Kings on Twitter here:@nicola_wheeler@tomliste...
Dec 20, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 14
It’s Chrrrrriiiiisssssstmas And to celebrate why not have a Christmas Special. With not 1 star but 5 stars!Lee is joined by the cast of The Ceremony, Catherine Tyldesley (Corrie), Jodie Prenger (West End), Paula Lane (Corrie), Stephen Rahman Hughes (Eastenders) and Samantha Giles. The play was performed in Leeds, and is available to stream online to raise money for the ARTS. The cast play a Christmas Snog, Marry or Avoid, and compete in the ultimate Emmerdale V Corrie V EastEnders Quiz. And of c...
Dec 13, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY CORONATION STREET!And what better way to celebrate than by talking to the iconic Sally Dynevor who has of course played Sally for 34 years. This episode of Soap From The Box has everything you need to get a full scale Corrie fix on this momentous day as Lee and Sally reminisce about favourite storylines, best characters and iconic actors. We’ve got Deirdre and Mike’s affair, the 40th Anniversary Live Episode, and Sally’s first day, plus some surprise messages from dear friend...
Dec 09, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Three days to go until Coronation Street’s 60th Anniversary and to celebrate Lee welcomes to Soap From The Box the legend that is Denise Welch.Denise played Natalie Barnes in Corrie and tells all about life on the Cobbles including her wedding being one of the most watched episodes ever, filming with cast icons like Barbara Knox, sticking up for Adam Rickitt and her close friendship with Sally Dynevor. Lee and Denise also talk about her joining Hollyoaks, her brief time on Eastenders, and being ...
Dec 06, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The Coronation Street 60th Anniversary build up starts right here! Soap From The Box welcomes Denise Black, who played Denise Osbourne in Coronation Street, a character who - along with Ken Barlow - was part of one of the most iconic stories lines ever seen on the cobbles. But that’s not all, she also played Joanie Wright in Emmerdale and was a key part of the groundbreaking series, Queer As Folk. Lee and Denise chat through all that and more, including the challenges of life as an actor, soap o...
Nov 29, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In Episode 9 of Soap From The Box, Lee chats to Charlotte Bellamy aka Laurel Thomas from Emmerdale. Charlotte talks about worst auditions, tackling big storylines, working with her star studded screen family as well as two of the greatest challenges an actor will ever face: how to walk on telly and playing a forklift truck!!The conversation does cover some of the key storylines Charlotte has faced while portraying Laurel, including alcoholism, dementia (featuring her on-screen husband Ashley, pl...
Nov 21, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Neil McDermott, who played Ryan Malloy on Eastenders, joins Lee for Episode 8 of Soap From The Box.The boys chat about their first - naked - scene together, what it was like joining the star studded cast of Eastenders, filming stunts and who could have killed Archie. They cover so many glorious Eastenders moments, why not relive some of them:Archie’s Killer Revealedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZWNOcp7p5wWho Killed Archie Alternate Endings (including Neil’s)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwx...
Nov 14, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Here’s your second scrubbing of Soap From The Box this week to cheer us all up during lockdown. In this episode Lee talks to Chelsea Halfpenny, who played Amy Wyatt in Emmerdale and Alicia Munroe in Casualty. Amongst the many giggles, the chat covers Chelsea’s FIVE auditions to get the part in Emmerdale, the story behind the character being recast and why she didn’t go back, plus her time on Casualty and not going to France for a 2 part French special!PLUS would she ever do Strictly? What are TV...
Nov 07, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this special midweek edition of Soap From The Box to make us smile in lockdown week, Lee welcomes Hayley Tamaddon.That means it’s two soaps for one scrub as Hayley played both Del Dingle on Emmerdale and Andrea Beckett on Coronation Street.Hayley and Lee chat about fame, panic attacks, kissing on telly and falling off the stairs in the Dingle house!They also cover Hayley’s work in theatre (Grease, Fame, Mamma Mia, The Rocky Horror Show, Spamalot anyone!), Shameless and winning Dancing On Ice....
Nov 03, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week Soap From The Box welcomes an icon who happens to be one of Lee’s closest friends, Glynis Barber.Glynis played Glenda Mitchell in Eastenders (hear about her last minute casting) and DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale (lovingly known as “the world’s worst police officer.”)This extensive chin wag also covers Glynis’ iconic role of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in Dempsey and Makepeace as well as her soap hat-trick playing Fiona Brake in Night & Day, the show that was going to “change soap f...
Oct 31, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Double bubble babes as Soap From The Box is back with a second episode in a week!Catherine Tyldesley - welcome to Soap On The Box!Cath talks to Lee about her time playing Eva Price on Coronation Street and what it was like working with Shayne Ward, Michelle Collins and Sue Johnston. She tells all about her Corrie audition and reveals tricks of the trade for filming while pregnant. They also chat about Cath’s work on Trollied, Scarborough and Strictly Come Dancing. Remind yourself of Cath’s time ...
Oct 24, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this special bonus edition of Soap From The Box, Lee meets the person that inspired him to create this podcast in the first place - Sophie Ellis-Bextor.Sophie’s own podcast, Spinning Plates, was the spark that drove Lee to get together with all his TV star friends to talk all things soap, love and life. In this conversation, Sophie chats about having a mum on Blue Peter, Sundays spent watching the Eastenders Omnibus, her musical influences, having a sneak appearance on Game of Thrones (!!), S...
Oct 20, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Nina Wadia reveals all about playing Zainab Masood on Eastenders in Episode 2 of Soap From The Box. Nina shares behind the scenes insights about working on Albert Square, getting to know the star studded cast and the tricks of the trade when it comes to eating prop food! Re-live some of Nina’s great moments on Eastenders here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wviT7U76c1MThe chat covers her work on Goodness Gracious Me, Still Open All Hours, Vicar of Dibley, Bollywood and having a crush on Guy Ritc...
Oct 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
A sneak peak at the guests and gossip that feature in Series 1 of Soap From The Box If you are interested in sponsoring Soap From The Box, please get in contact with the team on instagram @soapfromthebox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In the first episode of the series, Lee talks to Shayne Ward about playing Aidan Connor on Coronation Street, including behind the scenes insights about his casting, being on set, working with the cast and dealing with massive storylines. Shayne also chats about his pop career, X Factor, performing on the West End, a brush with Take That and his work on new music. And if you want an instant hit of Shayne's great music, check out Breathless here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbKnQxd0_EShayne t...
Sep 30, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1
