David Baddiel talks ‘The God Desire’, author SJ Parris with some Elizabethan treachery, and Michael Morpurgo wants to get children reading!
This week, Ryan spoke to comedian and author David Baddiel about the paperback release of his book ‘The God Desire’, as well as meeting him recently in Iceland. SJ Parris, the author also known as Stephanie Merritt, popped by to speak about her new book ‘Traitor’s Legacy’, out now.And legendary author Michael Morpurgo was wonderfully passionate about getting children reading, amid new research from HarperCollinsUK that parents and children see reading as something to be studied rather than enjoyed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Paul Feig reminisces on Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Lindsey Burrow on grief and Genevieve O'Reilly talks Star Wars!
This week Ryan spoke to Paul Feig about his new film, Another Simple Favour which stars Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick! Lindsey Burrow, wife of the late rugby player Rob Burrow, came in to discuss the release of her book, Take Care.Irish actress Genevieve O'Reilly popped by to chat about a galaxy far, far away, as she stars in the latest season of Andor on Disney+.Timmy Mallet dialled in to talk about his artistic tour of Ireland.Director Bryan Doerries came by to discuss Theatre of War productions.Will Lyons & Charlotte Ivers popped open the cork and spoke about the return of The Wine Times podcast. And Ben Macintyre dropped in to talk about the paperback release of his book, The Siege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Cleese on the Fawlty Towers revival, Jane Casey has a new book Brian McFadden reflects on their boyband days
Ryan spoke to one of his absolute heroes, John Cleese, ahead of The Fawlty Towers play returning to the stage.Senior Entertainment Correspondent and all-round good egg, Bronte Coy, stopped by to discuss the latest happenings in the world of showbiz.One of Ireland's finest writers, Jane Casey, joined us to chat about her new book, The Secret Room!And Brian McFadden from Westlife dropped in to talk about the upcoming BOYZLIFE tour! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Brian Gleeson reflects on Bad Sisters, Lara Pulver thinks Adolescence was exceptional and Delroy Lindo encourages people to go to the cinema!
This week, Ryan had the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant Brian Gleeson, who joined the show to discuss starring alongside Chris O’Dowd in The Brightening Air at The Old Vic.Star of stage and screen Lara Pulver stopped by the studio to talk about Guy Ritchie’s Mobland.The immensely talented Delroy Lindo kicked off the week by chatting about Sinners, which is now showing in cinemas.And Hollywood came to the top of the tower once again in the form of David Oyelowo, who stars in Apple TV+’s new comedy Government Cheese. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to land a feature on an Ed Sheeran song, Tom Holland translates The Lives of the Caesars, and The Last of Us is back on our screens!
We started the week with Becky Dell, the choir master, and Bryony Purdue, a member of The Citizens of the World Choir, who joined us to share the incredible story of how The Citizens of the World Choir had the opportunity to sing backing vocals on Ed Sheeran’s new song, Azizam!Tom Holland spoke to us about translating a 2,000-year-old book called The Lives of the Caesars!The immensely talented Anthony Horowitz chatted with us about the release of his latest book in the Magpie Murders series, Marble Hall Murders.Hollywood arrived on Thursday in the form of Gabriel Luna! Gabriel stars in HBO’s The Last of Us, and he stopped by to share the scoop on the second season.To round off the week, we were joined by the brilliant Harlan Coben, who spoke about his latest book, Nobody’s Fool! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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