MIKE GAYLE: “Stallion thighs.”
Novelist Mike Gayle has forged a career in industries largely populated by women. He’s a former agony uncle, responding for dispensing advic...
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Manatomy with Danny Wallace & Phil Hilton
Manatomy is a place where well-known men talk honestly about their bodies. It’s not about getting thinner or fitter or putting on muscle – it’s about being funny and honest. We cover secret...
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MARTIN ROBERTS: “I had minutes to live.”
It’s one year of Manatomy! Today, the hugely affable Martin Roberts joins Danny & Phil with an urgent message. Martin is one of daytime TV’s...
JONATHAN GOODWIN: “There’s only now.”
America’s Got Talent and BBC America star Jonathan Goodwin is the Welsh daredevil and escapologist famous for his incredible acts of bravery...
JOHNNY VAUGHAN: “Bang-on six foot.”
The lightning-quick TV and radio broadcasting genius that is Johnny Vaughan is our fiftieth guest on Manatomy, and it’s important you apprec...
PETE MCKEE: “I’m aware I’ve had the full benefit of someone passing.”
This guy is an absolute dude. A pop-artist who took up the game after leaving Tesco at 40, he quickly became a favourite of the Gallagher br...
SCOTT BENNETT: “Uniball!”
Winner of the Comic’s Comic Award, the hugely funny and affable Scott Bennett joinsDanny & Phil this week, to talk twisted testicles, his wo...
MARK WATSON: “An odd relationship with self-esteem.”
Thoughtful and erudite comic Mark Watson has put his body through a lot over the years. Whether it’s adrenaline, stress, panic or literally...
SAM DELANEY: “Bravado, bullshit, booze and bugle.”
The brilliant journalist and author Sam Delaney is also the brains behind the excellent The Reset podcast and newsletter. Why The Reset? Bec...
CHEF ANDRE RUSH: “I’ll kick yo’ ass... Then make you dessert.”
Chef Andre Rush is one-of-a-kind. Once a sickly kid, he grew into a US Army Master Sergeant with enormous biceps who does 2,222 push-ups eve...
JAMES O’BRIEN: “A mate of mine missed the pot!”
We talk about things we’ve never talked about on the show before, thanks to record-setting LBC broadcaster and journalist James O’Brien, who...
ED GAMBLE: "I worry more about my weight now."
When he was in his early 20s, Ed Gamble weighed around 19 stone, or 265lbs. He lost more than a third of his body weight in just months. In...
JASON BYRNE: “A weird thing happens with my testicles.”
Superstar Irish comedian Jason Byrne is a whirlwind of energy, sweatily whipping up crowds around the world - and even his recent health sca...
TONY BLACKBURN: “I never had that confidence when I was younger.”
Living legend Tony Blackburn has been one of the most famous faces - and voices - in the UK since before many of us were born. The iconic ra...
JUSTIN MOORHOUSE: “Throwing chicken wings in Aldi.”
The papers might call him a “roly-poly Northern funnyman” but glass-half-full Justin Moorhouse, has a lot more going on than that. Prepare f...
LETHAL BIZZLE: “Fans would draw pictures of me - and make me fat!”
Rapper and grime artist Lethal Bizzle found his moniker on the school football pitch, startedmaking music there too, took it to pirate radio...
DAVID GANDY: “If this nose keeps growing I’m in trouble.”
Not many male models are known by name, but David Gandy is definitely one of the few. Britain’s highest-earning male model is globally recog...
ROSS NOBLE: “I don’t care what anyone thinks about me.”
It’s the turn of comedy superstar Ross Noble to discuss his body this week, which was a surprise to him. He talks long hair, chicken wings,...
ROH YAKOBI: “They could kill you for this.”
This man, Roh Yakobi, wears and bears the scars of war. His dad was the local militia commander, and life was hard. He was kidnapped by the...
TONY SCHUMACHER: “I was a nylon turd.”
In one of our favourite episodes, the critically-acclaimed writer Tony Schumacher talks honestly and hilariously of the thousand lives he’s...
DALISO CHAPONDA: “I’m not the Prince of Bel Air. I’m Carlton.”
The Zambian-born Malawian comic, writer and star of TV and radio Daliso Chaponda sitsdown with Danny and Phil this week - and he is fascinat...