Harriet Walter, Richard Curtis, Suzi Quatro, Declan Murphy
Actor Dame Harriet Walter; writer and director Richard Curtis; singer and songwriter Suzi Quatro and former jockey Declan Murphy join Libby...
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20 of 280 episodesAlfie Boe, John Agard, Katy Brand, Allan Jenkins
Tenor Alfie Boe, poet John Agard, writer Allan Jenkins, and comedian and writer Katy Brand join Libby Purves. Alfie Boe is one of our most p...
Omid Djalili; Diana Moran; Jack Thorne; Dashni Morad.
Comedian and actor Omid Djalili; playwright Jack Thorne; fitness expert Diana Moran and singer and presenter Dashni Morad join Libby Purves....
David Rodigan; Loudon Wainwright III; Jackie Malton; Hisham Matar
Singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III; reggae DJ David Rodigan; former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purv...
Patti Boulaye, Charlie Condou, Tracy Tynan and David Toole.
Singer Patti Boulaye; dancer David Toole; actor Charlie Condou and costume designer Tracy Tynan join Libby Purves. David Toole is an actor a...
Patrick Stewart; Shappi Khorsandi; Oscar Duke; Mischa Pearson.
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart; comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi; medic Oscar Duke and charity worker Mischa Pearson join Libby Purves. Misch...
Michael Mosley, Camille O'Sullivan, Peter Laws, Pradyumna Kumar
Broadcaster Michael Mosley; singer and actor Camille O'Sullivan; Baptist minister and writer Peter Laws and artist Pradyumna Kumar join Libb...
Levison Wood; Kimberley Chambers; John de St Jorre; Annie Siddons.
Explorer and writer Levison Wood; author Kimberley Chambers; journalist and writer John de St Jorre and performer and playwright Annie Siddo...
Professor Femi Oyebode; Sheila Kohler; Stephen Boxer; Heloise Tunstall-Behrens
Actor Stephen Boxer; writer Sheila Kohler; psychiatrist and poet Professor Femi Oyebode and composer Heloise Tunstall-Behrens join Libby Pur...
Evelyn Glennie; Milton Jones; Xiaolu Guo; Arno Geiger.
Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie; comedian Milton Jones; writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo and novelist Arno Geiger meet Libby Purves. Evelyn...
Antonia Fraser; Stephen K Amos; Inua Ellams; Christopher Somerville
Writer Lady Antonia Fraser; comic and actor Stephen K Amos; travel writer Christopher Somerville and poet Inua Ellams join Libby Purves. Ste...
Richard Osman; Peter Willcox; Rikki Beadle-Blair; Sacha Dench
Presenter and producer Richard Osman; campaigner Peter Willcox; playwright and actor Rikki Beadle-Blair and conservationist Sacha Dench join...
Katie Melua, Nigel Havers, Tom Kerridge, Alex Wheatle
Singer-songwriter Katie Melua, chef Tom Kerridge, writer Alex Wheatle and actor Nigel Havers join Libby Purves and the audience in the BBC R...
Sophie Thompson; Jonathan Franklin; Leon Bosch; Brian Wheeler
Actor Sophie Thompson; writer Jonathan Franklin; musician Leon Bosch and actor Brian Wheeler join Libby Purves. As a boy Jonathan Franklin r...
Ken Follett, Fr David Delargy, Hannah Peel, Joseph Cook
Novelist Ken Follett; scientist Dr Joseph Cook; musician Hannah Peel and Roman Catholic Priest and singer Fr David Delargy join Libby Purves...
Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.
Television reporter and writer Tom Mangold; death row survivor Nick Yarris; rally car driver Catie Munnings and Professor Vanessa Toulmin of...
Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.
Actor Bradley Walsh; novelist Salley Vickers; literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves. Rabbi Debbie Young-S...
Melanie C, Douglas Hodge, Howard Webb, John McAvoy
Singer and songwriter Melanie C; actor and director Douglas Hodge; Ironman competitor John McAvoy and football referee Howard Webb join Libb...
Soweto Kinch; Ken Clarke MP; Melanie Lamotte; Alex Bellos
Ken Clarke MP, jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, historian Melanie Lamotte and writer and puzzle-historian Alex Bellos join Libby Purves. Alex...
Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.
Physicist Helen Czerski; composer Odaline de la Martinez; actor Paapa Essiedu and geologist and gold prospector Jim Richards join Libby Purv...