We’re back in Acast Studios with the wonderful podcaster, writer and comedian Adam Buxton! While Raymond was enjoying the luxury of being in an air conditioned room on one of the hottest days of the year, we spoke to Adam about why he felt like it wasn’t a brave decision to walk away from his degree, how his wife feels about the fact that Adam has published some of their arguments in his book and we also read some golden showbiz advice… Get your copy of I Love You, Byeee - the long-awaited new m...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 1 min
This week, Emily and Raymond are joined by podcast royalty - our wonderful pal writer, comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton! We met on a scorching hot day in June, so we made the decision to record inside at the lovely air-conditioned Acast Studios - and they treated our boy like the prince he is! Adam tells us about growing up with an anti-dog dad, how he got pressured into getting his poodle-whippet cross Rosie, and how he broke his resolution to have nothing to do with her when she arrived… We ...
Jul 07, 2025•46 min
We’re back in Finsbury Park with the hilarious and brilliant comedian, actor and writer Tom Rosenthal! Tom played Johnny Goodman in one of our favourite shows of all time - Friday Night Dinner. We found out what it meant to be part of such a well-loved show, how much he’s like Johnny in real life, and how it felt to be a conduit for public grief after the death of his co-star Paul Ritter. We found out all about Tom’s new show - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am. Tom told us all about hi...
Jul 02, 2025•45 min
Joining us today on Walking The Dog is the fabulous actor, comedian and writer Tom Rosenthal. Tom shot to fame for playing Johnny Goodman in Friday Night Dinner and Marcus Gallo in Plebs - and he is also a critically acclaimed stand up comedian! Tom has a gorgeous Romanian rescue dog called Kiki, who he absolutely adores. She was at home in Bristol with Tom’s girlfriend Gigi and his daughter Simi when we met - but Tom’s affection and connection with her is clear, and we’re already planning a tri...
Jun 30, 2025•52 min
Emily and Raymond are in the beautiful town of Retford with Reverend Kate Bottley and her absolutely adorable puppy Tony! Kate tells us all about the experience of being on Gogglebox - the unexpected costs involved in being a part of the show and why she eventually made the decision to leave. While we walked through the beautiful graveyard in Retford, Kate told us about how she feels about funerals - and what the emotional parts of being a reverend have taught her about life. And of course - we ...
Jun 25, 2025•39 min
We’ve taken Raymond on a trip to Nottinghamshire to the beautiful town of Retford to meet the fabulous Reverend Kate Bottley! Kate is a Church of England vicar - as well as being a journalist, broadcast and TV star. The Bottleys are big dog lovers - they’ve had a succession of rescue greyhounds, but they’ve recently adopted a wonderful puppy called Tony (who has a very fitting namesake…) Kate tells us all about the unexpected joy of adopting a ‘dog dog’ and how he’s been settling into his new li...
Jun 23, 2025•49 min
The rain has eased off - and we’re in Regent’s Park with the fabulous Naga Munchetty! Naga us about show she experienced excruciating periods from the age of 15 - and how that led her to writing her new book It’s Probably Nothing - where she draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed to explores the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained medical misogyny. We also find out how Naga deals with criticism, behaviour she won’t stand for on the train - and the *v...
Jun 18, 2025•48 min
Join Emily and Raymond on a rainy day in London’s Regent’s Park - with the legendary BBC Breakfast and BBC 5 Live broadcaster Naga Munchetty. Naga revealed to us that, although she is the proud owner of two cats, she is in fact a dog person… although, Raymond’s not quite her size… We found out all about Naga’s childhood in South London as the daughter of two nurses. She tells us how it felt to straddle two cultures as a child, why she won’t apologise for her intelligence and the importance of BB...
Jun 16, 2025•40 min
Join Emily and Raymond for the second half our walk with the brilliant comedian (and one of our favourite people on the planet) Suzi Ruffell! We chatted to Suzi about how anxiety goes hand in hand with stand up comedy, her brilliant mum and dad and learning to love the Pet Shop Boys. Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now is a candid, funny and moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre, developing an obsession with Titanic, and struggling to find her groove at ...
Jun 11, 2025•42 min
This week - Ray’s been on a trip to his favourite place - Brighton Beach - to visit one of our favourite people… the comedian Suzi Ruffell! Suzi and Ray get on famously and Suzi’s part of the very exclusive club of people who have appeared on this podcast three times - you can hear her first appearance from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024 . Despite three appearances on the podcast - Suzi STILL hasn’t got a dog… but we think she may nearly be ready to join the dog ownership...
Jun 09, 2025•46 min
We’re in Epping Forest with the legendary England cricket player, Tammy Beaumont (aka Little Mitts) - and her black Labrador, Indy! In this part of our chat, we discuss some of the barriers faced by young women getting into sport - and what is being done to overcome them. Tammy tells us about some of the incredible places cricket has taken her - including getting her MBE after helping England win the Cricket World Cup in 2017. We have so much brilliant cricket ahead of us - including the India s...
Jun 04, 2025•31 min
Today we’re in beautiful Epping Forest with the internationally recognised, record-breaking cricketer Tammy Beaumont! Tammy currently plays for England and she was part of the winning 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup team - she was named the player of the tournament and was awarded an MBE for services to cricket! We were joined by Tammy’s beautiful black Labrador Indy, who was named after Indiana Jones… and absolutely lives up to his namesake! Tammy tells us all about coming from a cricket-loving ...
Jun 02, 2025•45 min
We’re in beautiful Regent’s Park with the brilliant comedian, writer and broadcaster Glenn Moore! Glenn tells us about what it was like working on LBC with Katie Hopkins and Nigel Farage, what happens when you make a mistake when you're reading the news and his approach to magic realism within his comedy. Glenn is known for his brilliantly titled tour shows - and his new show “Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore?” is no exception. The show debuts in Edinburgh for the full month this August and t...
May 28, 2025•54 min
Join Emily and Raymond for a stroll in London’s Regent’s Park with Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee, writer, broadcaster and stand-up Glenn Moore. Glenn is well known for his appearances on TV shows such as Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - as well as being heard daily as one quarter of The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. Glenn claims to be very good with dogs - but he has no evidence to prove it. He told us all about his parents’...
May 26, 2025•46 min
We’re back on Hampstead Heath with the brilliant actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! In this part of our chat, Tom tells us all about his new film - The Ballad of Wallis Island - which follows how old tensions resurface when former bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire. Tom tells us all about the surreal gig that helped to inspire him and long time collaborator Tim Key to write the film - and how Tim slid into Carey Mulligan...
May 21, 2025•33 min
This week, Emily and Ray are taking a glorious morning stroll on Hampstead Heath with the actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! Tom grew up with a succession of Miniature Schnauzers - but he doesn’t currently have a dog… although his children are currently trying to convince him to get a Labrador… could a walk with Raymond be what brings him back to the dog side? We found out how Tom went from what he describes as a “really normal” childhood to writing and starring in some of the nations favour...
May 19, 2025•50 min
We’re back in Green Park with the wonderful Niall Harbison! In this part of our chat, Niall tells us how he went from feeding dogs on the side of the road, to eventually rehoming a rescue dog to Liam Gallagher! Niall also tells us all about his special connection with Tina - a dog who was found on a chain, after having been used for breeding all her life. Niall’s new book Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World tells her inspiring story and the incredible legacy that she has left. You can get your c...
May 14, 2025•43 min
Today, Em and Ray are in London’s Green Park with a man who has become a global hero to dog lovers everywhere… it’s Niall Harbison! Niall is a global sensation through his work with abandoned dogs in Thailand. After vowing to change his life after a severe alcohol addiction left him on the brink of death - Niall found his calling feeding, rescuing and sterilising dogs. Now with over 1.2 million Instagram followers - Niall has inspired people across the world to be kinder to dogs. In this part of...
May 12, 2025•43 min
We’re back in Regent’s Park with Stuart Goldsmith! Stuart tells us all about how his love of the Edinburgh Fringe, how he feels about vulnerability in comedy and how he deals with comparing himself with his peers. We also discuss Stuart’s new obsession - using stand up comedy to talk about the climate. Stuart tells us why he’s chosen to tackle such a scary, complicated subject in his comedy - and why it might just be the best way to communicate a very crucial message. Follow @stuartgoldsmithcome...
May 07, 2025•47 min
Today, we’re walking in glorious Regent’s Park with the wonderful comedian Stuart Goldsmith. As well as having an incredibly successful and critically-acclaimed career as a stand-up, Stuart is pretty much the OG of podcasting - he started his podcast The Comedian’s Comedian in 2012. Today - we’re turning the interview tables on him! Stuart and his family are based in Bristol - and he doesn’t have a dog, and is - in fact - allergic to dogs! However, we’re pretty convinced that once Stuart’s kids ...
May 05, 2025•47 min
We’re in Holland Park with the wonderful Kaye Adams! We find out about Kaye’s first gig at Scottish Television - and why she thinks she was a terrible news reporter. And, of course, we discuss Kaye’s career as a Loose Women panellist, how she feels about stories written in the press about her co-stars and what role she plays on a typical Loose Women night out. Kaye also tells us all about her brilliant podcast ‘How To Be 60’ - a podcast that encourages its listeners to live their best lives at 6...
Apr 30, 2025•38 min
Join us on a gorgeous spring day in Holland Park with the legendary broadcaster and Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams! Kaye’s dog Bea is at home in Glasgow - but we find out how much everyone in the Adams household absolutely adores her… sometimes to a somewhat inappropriate extent. We find out all about Kaye’s upbringing in Scotland - as a show-off child with parents who ran a haulage business. We discuss how Kaye’s mother inspired her to seek a ‘better’ life and how she feels like the landscape...
Apr 28, 2025•44 min
We’re on Brighton Beach with Zippo the Jack Russell puppy - and his owner, the fabulous comedian Zoe Lyons. In this part of our chat, we catch up with what Zoe has been up to since we last spoke - because she’s appeared on one of our favourite shows - SAS Who Dares Wins. Zoe tells us how dealing with her alopecia was one of her motivations for going on the show and what she made of her fellow contestant - Matt Hancock. Zoe also tells us about her tour Werewolf - which is all about navigating the...
Apr 23, 2025•35 min
Join Emily and Raymond on Brighton Beach with the brilliant comedian Zoe Lyons and her brand new puppy Zippo! Zippo is a Jack Russell with the most extraordinary eyes you’ve ever seen. Head over to Emily’s Instagram to see his beauty for yourself… prepare to fall in love! This is Zoe’s second time on the podcast - she appeared on the podcast during lockdown, during what we know understand to be a bit of a midlife crisis. We had a brilliant walk with her to catch up with how she’s doing now - and...
Apr 21, 2025•41 min
We’re in Regent’s Park with the wonderful JB Gill! JB tells us about learning to deal with the fame that came with his success as part of JLS, his incredible and unexpected journey on Strictly Come Dancing and why he chose to become a turkey farmer! He also reveals some of the rather fabulous celebrities that buy his turkeys, and how he feels about being an iconic Christmas meme. We also find out about his love story with his fabulous wife Chloe - and how he got her number in a rather surreptiti...
Apr 16, 2025•41 min
Join Emily and Raymond in London’s Regent’s Park with the performer, TV presenter and turkey farmer JB Gill! JB shot to fame as one quarter of the boyband JLS. They were runners up on The X Factor in 2008, and then went on to become one of the UK’s most-successful boybands. Their debut album went 4 x Platinum, they won two BRIT awards and five MOBO awards and achieved five number one singles. But musician isn’t the only string to JB’s bow - he’s very much a polymath and there’s no end to his kno...
Apr 14, 2025•40 min
We’re on a walk with Will Best and Sandwich the Tibetan Terrier! Will tells us all about his early television career and how his life changed completely after he got the call to present Big Brother. He tells us what the show means to him and the pressure that comes with hosting it! We find out how Will processes embarrassing moments, how it feels to be judged by the number of followers you have on social media and we discuss the dark secret that owners of fluffy long haired dogs never talk about...
Apr 09, 2025•30 min
Join us in East London with the brilliant television presenter, Will Best! Will has a beautiful Tibetan Terrier called Sandwich. Sandwich and Ray had a very special connection due to their shared Tibetan roots - although, they had *very* different attitudes to how much actual walking it is appropriate to do in the park… Will tells us all about his early life - how he nearly became the Milky Bar kid, what it was like working as a model in Abercrombie and Fitch, and a very strange and rather humil...
Apr 07, 2025•42 min
We’re in St James’s Park with the wonderful Nick Mohammed! We discuss Nick’s incredible on-screen career - and how his life was changed after her appeared as Nate in the multi award-winning series Ted Lasso. Nick also reveals his favourite showbiz gossip s and he tells us all about his gorgeous love story with his wife Becca. Nick is on tour with his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as “payback for everyone who didn’t come to the last tour” ...
Apr 02, 2025•40 min
We’re in St James’s Park with the brilliant comedian, actor and writer Nick Mohammed! Nick plays Nate in Apple TV’s hit multi award-winning series Ted Lasso , for which he was nominated twice for Outstanding Supporting Actor at the Emmy Awards. His list of credits would be a whole podcast in itself, he’s appeared in everything from 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown to Stath Lets Flats. He was also one of the worst contestants in the history of Channel 4’s Taskmaster ... Nick doesn’t have a dog, bu...
Mar 31, 2025•44 min
