Simon Day - Part 2

Charlie continues chatting to his fellow The Fast Show star Simon Day, and in this episode they talk about going to the opera, Keith Jarrett, Charlie's Fast Show rules, classical vs jazz, Brian Pern and much more!

Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.

Nam Vo

Today's guest is one of the most celebrated make-up artists in the industry, Nam Vo.She's painted the faces of major celebrities but she's best known for coining a highlighting technique that broke the internet; dewy dumpling. She's widely referred to as the 'queen of the glow'. In this episode, she shares how her infamous dewy dumpling look really starts with skincare, tells us about the time she found herself the star of a live intimate waxing class and reveals how a friend cutting her hair turned her into an Asian Rod Stewart.

Forgiveness

Jeff talks about forgiveness and the positives of moving forward. He shares practical tips on how to shake off those feelings of resentment and why writing a letter of thanks can help. He also touches on the benefits of forgiving ourselves, as well as others.

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Ralph Fiennes and Rhys Ifans

“It’s the guilt. It’s the guilt” shouts Ralph Fiennes about the terrible thing he does in one of his regular dreams. Rhys Ifans laughs unsympathetically, as he reveals his darkest fear. They play enemies in their latest film, The King’s Man but talk warmly together for Elevenses, about the art that moves them most, the place Ralph is at his happiest and their worst qualities. Which one do you think owns up to having trouble with authority? The King’s Man is in cinemas from Boxing Day.

Kerry Katona from...everything!

“I was so eager to be loved.”

Kerry Katona needs no introduction and in her own words, ‘you hear before you see her!’. Through highs and lows, husbands and children, she’s been gracing our reality TV screens for almost twenty years! So, in this, your final episode* in this series of the Reality of Reality TV, Fleur East speaks openly and honestly to one of our absolute Queens of reality TV.

They talk giving birth on TV, Celeb Big Brother rejections, winning I’m A Celebrity, This Morning’s car crash interview, how she sees her ‘dark’ days as a way to inspire others and why Only Fans is giving her the control that she’s never had in her life before.

Kerry reveals to you why she really went on reality tv after leaving the hit girl group Atomic Kitten, and how it is, being on par with The Kardashians by starring in your own reality show.

Oh and loads more, this is the famous Kerry Katona we’re speaki

Episode 10: Beethoven's Legacy

In the final episode of the series, Andy takes a look at some of Beethoven’s later works and asks his guests to explain which 1 piece of his music best describes the great composer’s legacy and influence. References to tour merch, Wimpy and privet hedges may also feature.

Many thanks to the following musicians who contributed to this episode: Pianist Stephen Hough, conductor Karin Hendrickson, clarinettist Julian Bliss, Scala Radio presenter Jack Pepper, violinist Nicola Benedetti, leader of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Maya Iwabuchi, conductor Jonathon Heyward, violinist Anna Phoebe from AVAWAVES and music director of the Halle Orchestra Mark Elder.

Thanks also to the London Philharmonic Orchestra for providing some of the music extracts - we heard their recording of the 5th symphony, conducted by Kurt Masur, and the 9th, conducted by Klaus Tennstedt. You can find LPO Label releases on all major streaming pl

Martin Bell

Frank loves a hard-drinking, hard-smoking Polytechnic lecturer like Martin Bell, especially when he is offering poetic praise to Groucho Marx. The poems referenced are ‘Ode to Groucho’ by Martin Bell and ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats.
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One Billion Questions!

Why are elephants big? What is comedy? The girls put all their burning questions in the pink kitten ‘handbag of doom’, while Kate and Matt look back on their last 14 days of isolation in this, the final podcast.

Jack Dee

One of the nation’s favourite comedians and father of 4, Jack Dee, joined Dave on this episode of the Dadpod. How have other parents inspired some of Jack’s stand up routines over the years? Jack very honestly explains why he enjoyed going on tour when he had young kids. And he plays as the agony Uncle for one listener.

Last NFL London game and over/under achievers!

Jay Lawrence is back giving the lowdown on the last London game of 2022: the Denver Broncos vs Jacksonville Jaguars. Who needs to do what to win and what is going on with Russell Wilson?!

Plus which teams are the big over and under achievers of this season??

7: This Mum Is... Positive - with Gemma Atkinson, Nikki Bailey and Katy Brown

Whether you've got a new baby or a few little ones being a mother is no easy feat, so we have gathered some wonderfully positive people offering you real meaningful advice.

Host Kate cocker meets Gemma Atkinson a Hits Radio presenter at the This Mum Is live event in Manchester. She talks to Kate about the new experiences and lessons that motherhood has taught her in her first 8 months with baby Mia. And she tells us how she positively deals with attention and comments that she has received on social media now she is a mum and hear as she shares her advice for coping.

Hear from Nikki Bailey who is the founder of Dance Like Mother an innovative dance class focusing more on mum and less on baby, allowing the women who attend to really let go and be themselves, connecting with each other in a way that often doesn’t happen for new mums. Nicky also has some great advice on find

KISS Life: Let's Talk About... Gangs

In the final episode of the series, KISS and Alex Mansuroglu investigate why a rising number of young people are getting involved in gangs.

We speak to some of the people around the country working to give them an alternative choice – as well as a teenager who opens up about the struggles of leaving a gang once you’re in one. We talk to a lawyer about the realities of the justice system, and we hear exclusively from the mum of Jaden Moodie, one of the youngest people to lose their life to knife crime in 2019.

We also look at the work being done by groups like The Prince’s Trust to help break the cycle of gang crime.

If you are affected by any of the issues covered in this podcast, visit The Prince's Trust's website for more information and keep it KISS on how The Trust transforms young people’s lives.

#26 – FINALLY, the first home league win of the year

Allan Davidson and Dave Galloway take to the studio to look back at a magnificent home win against Hibs with both Considine and Main finding the back of the net for Aberdeen.

Hear from Derek McInnes on the teams first home win of year.

Dons fan, David Fawkes is the guest on the podcast – his thoughts and opinions on the game and season.

Plus, who can ignore Considine’s changes of being called up to the national team.

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Charley Crockett - July 2024

Baylen Leonard sits down with Charley Crockett, who shares the journey that took him from busking in Paris to selling out the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and playing the Grand Ole Opry. He also talks about learning his craft as a performer on the street and writing his latest album, #$10 Cowboy' while on the road.

11. The Beatles

MOJO's Danny Eccleston is joined by music writers Jim Irvin and Pat Gilbert to talk about the Fab Four via three landmark moments in their groundbreaking career: Help!, Revolver and Abbey Road.

Dave Higgins chats to Matt Jones

Tranmere legend Dave Higgins picked a Liverpool great as his Sporting Hero, and told us about his amazing time at Prenton Park

DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, joins us in the studio for a journey through his life and times. He tells Niall Doherty about the making of his game-changing debut, explains why the Unkle project derailed him and makes the case for his new record Our Pathetic Age being his best yet.

The Future of Happiness

In the latest episode of the Rathbones Look forward series, Andrea Catherwood talks to economist and author Professor Richard Layard about the future of happiness. His latest book ‘Can We Be Happier?’ argues that the goal for society must be the greatest possible all-round happiness, exploring how we can aim to be happier in our personal and professional lives.

Hometime - The One With The Insulating Wrist Bands

60 minute breaking news, every day tasks that are good for the soul and tackling electric shocks.

#308 Rivals, The Devil’s Hour, and Mr Loverman. With guests Lennie James and Aidan Turner

Eighties bonkbuster Rivals arrives on Disney+ this week and our very own Kay Ribeiro gets under the covers with star Aidan Turner to talk all about it. Plus, Lennie James takes on a decades-spanning role in Mr Loverman on BBC1, as a septuagenarian finally coming out of the closet, and Boydy got to chat with Lennie all about that. We also take a look at series 2 of The Devil’s Hour on Prime, which proves a delightful surprise to James and manages to utterly destroy Kay. Listen and find out why.

Irish Cup Special

Ballymena’s Adam Lecky gives his view on transfer speculation and Glentoran’s Navid Nasseri’s confident prediction ahead of this weekend’s Irish Cup quarter-finals.

Also tributes to Harry Gregg & Craig Stanfield ?⚽️

Billy Kirkwood at Breakfast

This week it's a mini-podcast from Billy Kirkwood at Breakfast as Billy and Bex look back on the past year and forward to the next one. Have a great Christmas and New Year and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode in 2020!

Lockdown #4: The one with the expensive pets, the crisps and Katelyn Goudie

Webster & Claire have been trying to showcase all the amazing things happening during lockdown to keep everyone's spirits high! Tayside & Fife may be isolating, but Wake Up With Webster is reuniting the area.

Tay FM's Wake Up With Webster. On-Air Weekdays from 6am Playing All The Biggest Hits. Webster & Claire are here to brighten up your morning with great chat and the biggest hits for Tayside & Fife!

Tasha Ghouri

Dancer, model and former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri describes her hearing impairment as 'her superpower'. She was the first deaf person to ever enter the Love Island villa.

Episode 10: James Arthur

In this episode we're joined by James Arthur, someone who has been very open about his struggles with depression and anxiety, who's also had a rocky ride with social media but above all this, is one of our most successful male recording artists to date. James tells after a difficult time, how he came through the other side and now manages his mental health on a daily basis. James starts this conversation by covering his own experience, in particular his battle with social anxiety.

Breakfast - Whittle Yourself A Whole Pile Of Cajons

This morning on the show, there's another dramatic monologue on the Social Ammo with Matt Dyson, a cajon crafting carpenter takes on 5 Words, 5 Grand and Dave creates the list of the top 5 Proffessional Pet Peeves that those working in the IT Support sector would like us to change.

The Magic Book Club Podcast with Karin Slaughter

On this episode of The Magic Book Club Podcast, Tom chats to writing icon and best selling author Karin Slaughter all the way from the USA about her brand new standalone novel False Witness. The pair talk about not shying away from writing a novel in the covid-era, writing honestly and openly about addiction and the key to making men wear their masks... it might not be quite what you think!

14x10 The Olivier Nominations with Julian Bird

Due the recent government advice the Olivier Awards has sadly been cancelled, the Society of London Theatre are currently trying to find a way to properly honour and announce this year’s winners. We still wanted to honour the nominees so on this weeks episode of the Olivier Awards Podcast – the official podcast of The Olivier Awards with Mastercard, Alice Arnold is sitting down with Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre and producer of The Olivier Awards Julian Bird to talk about the biggest news story of the awards in the Plays and Opera categories. They are chatting about the three top nominated plays Death of Salesman, Rosmersholm and Cyrano de Bergerac all which received 5 nominations plus many more brilliant productions.

We're Obsessed with... Love Island, Ariana Grande and X Factor shake ups

This week the Heat team get heavy into Love Island, and give our opinions and the faves and un-faves of the series so far. Is Alex really as sweet as he seems? Is Adam actually a nice guy after all? When did the whole country collectively decide that Eyal was The Worst?! We also give our opinions on Ariana Grande's shock engagement, the supposed X factor shake up that sees Louis Walsh out and Robbie Williams in and reveal all the things you didn't know about the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Got something to say? Get in touch @heatworld

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson speaks to Planet Rock's Paul Anthony backstage in Poland

Backstage at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland, Bruce Dickinson spoke to Planet Rock's Paul Anthony about Iron Maiden's Legacy Of The Beast Tour, ahead of the UK leg kicking off on Tuesday 31st July 2018.

Nokias & Northern Lights

Jason and Steve are back with some light hearted fun for your Sunday morning! Find out why Jason thinks the northern lights are a con, the boys discover just how old the Nokia ringtone actually is plus there's lots of trivia in Hit Me With Your Best Facts.

RNR Football - Weekly Regrets & Home Brewing

Join Matt Forde and Chris Scull for an International Break special, where the lack of top-flight football led to discussions about weekly regrets, a phone call with a butler and home brewing - with some wonderful tales of home brew horrors...

Andrew wins the £2K Minute

Andrew from Markinch was the latest contestant to win £2,000 on our daily quiz. How would you have faired with these questions...?

#638 ft. Sarah Paulson, Lewis Pullman, and The Rings Of Power s2 Q&A

It's another belting week on the Empire Podcast, folks. On the guest front, James White — ol' Jaime Blanco himself — talks to Sarah Paulson, star of new Disney+ thriller Hold Your Breath, about milking both tension and cows [21:33 - 34:08 approx], Chris Hewitt sits down for a fun chat about vampires, changing tyres, and playing people called Bob with Lewis Pullman, star of the Salem's Lot movie which is finally seeing the light of night after a couple of years sitting on the shelf [52:39 - 1:09:31 approx], and we bring you an excerpt of our incredible The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power s2 spoiler special Q&A with showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, creative producer Lindsay Weber, and stars Charles Edwards, Megan Richards, and Daniel Weyman. [1:34:50 - 1:52:24 approx] Either side of those, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara, and remotely by a stricken Ja

Rossella and Huw Beaugié: Co-founders of The Thinking Traveller

Rossella and Huw Beaugié are the co-founders of The Thinking Traveller, a travel brand specialising in high-end exclusive villas and experiences. Rossella and Huw join Elliot - for this last Jazz Shapers of the season - to talk about how,  after holidaying in Stromboli, they designed themselves a life (and new career) in Sicily. 

This is all very well...

On today's podcast there's some Strictly chat including a case of mistaken identity, a discussion around podcast themes and Frank reveals the details of a recent coffee morning. Brace yourselves readers!

Contact the podcast on X and Instagram and you can email Frankofftheradio@avalonuk.com

Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast is an Avalon Production
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Friday 11th October | Scotland v Croatia Build Up

Gordon Duncan is joined by Hugh Keevins & Scott Allan as they build up to Scotland's clash with Croatia tomorrow night...

Cup Fever

A win for the Belfast Giants over the Fife Flyers last Wednesday was followed by a Split against the Clan, but none of these games were without incident.

Davy, Simon and Gareth will be along this week to talk about all the Challenge Cup action, and they are joined by Mike Lee.

The lads will also be joined by the first signing of the Belfast Giants, legendary netminde, Mark "Cavvy" Cavalin!
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