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Emily Maitlis interviews James O'Brien on his book'How They Broke Britain' from 2023-11-24T01:15
This week, the tables have turned and James is in the hot seat. He sits down with journalist and host of The News Agents podcast, Emily Maitlis to discuss his bestselling book, How They Broke Br...
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Miles Jupp from 2023-11-16T22:00
He's a comedian, writer and star of stage and screen. Miles Jupp started performing stand-up as a student at Edinburgh University. In his third year, he got the role of Archie the Inventor in th...
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Chris McCausland from 2023-11-09T22:30
Liverpudlian comedian Chris McCausland gradually started losing his eyesight due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa. His sight got so bad in his 20s that he was forced to give...
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From The Vault: Dame Prue Leith from 2023-11-02T22:00
James has brought back another incredible guest from the Full Disclosure vault this week. He's revisiting his 2019 interview with Dame Prue Leith, star judge on the Great British Bake Off. Prue ...
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From The Vault: Steve Coogan from 2023-10-26T22:00
James has been looking back at some of his all-time favourite guests on Full Disclosure. He's dug deep into the vault and plucked out an episode that really stands out. It's a classic with one o...
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Mary Beard from 2023-10-12T22:00
Arguably the world’s most famous classicist, Mary Beard has an incredible talent for making ancient history engaging for everyone. Her fascination with the past began at the age of five. During ...
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Susie Dent from 2023-10-05T22:00
Lexicographer, etymologist and Queen of Countdown’s Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent has always been fascinated by words. As a child, she would read the labels of shampoo bottles at bath time, marv...
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Naomi Klein from 2023-09-28T22:00
Over the past twenty-five years, Naomi Klein has charted and documented our politics and culture with a series of bestselling-books from No Logo to The Shock Doctrine. She’s known as one of the ...
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Gabby Logan from 2023-09-21T22:00
Broadcasting legend, podcaster and former gymnast for Wales and Great Britain, Gabby Logan is a force to be reckoned with. She started her broadcasting career as a student at Metro Radio in Newc...
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Clive Myrie from 2023-09-14T22:00
He's one of the most recognisable faces on British television, covering some of the biggest stories of our time. BBC News presenter and Mastermind host, Clive Myrie grew up in Bolton - the son ...
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Sebastian Faulks from 2023-09-07T22:00
Novelist Sebastian Faulks has the rare quality of being both literary and popular. He’s best known for his historical novels set in France, and in particular, Birdsong, adapted for the screen an...
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Mark Gatiss from 2023-08-31T22:00
Few of us realise the dreams we have as 8-year-olds, but actor, screenwriter and director Mark Gatiss, obsessed with horror, Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes as a child, has managed to incorporate his...
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Dawn Butler from 2023-08-24T22:00
Dawn Butler was the first black woman to speak at the despatch box in the House of Commons. But as a young person it had not once occurred to her to go into politics. In this episode, Dawn expla...
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Polly Toynbee from 2023-08-17T22:00
When Polly Toynbee arrived at The Observer in the late 1960s, she quickly concluded that she'd make a poor news reporter. Hailing from a long line of well-heeled and highly educat...
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Dale Vince from 2023-08-10T22:00
Environmentalist Dale Vince was appalled to learn, as a child, that many adults don't enjoy going to work. Rejecting convention, he decided to hit the road, becoming a New Age traveller - living...
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Best of Full Disclosure from 2023-08-04T11:18
After a brief summer hiatus, James brings you some of the most extraordinary moments you might not have heard from Full Disclosure. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode featurin...
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Shaparak Khorsandi from 2023-07-13T13:03
Comedian and author Shaparak Khorsandi speaks to James about being diagnosed with ADHD in her forties, her Iranian background and ambitions to become a psychotherapist. Her book, Scatter Brain, ...
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Alan Titchmarsh from 2023-07-06T22:00
He's one of the nation's favourite broadcasters, but when Alan Titchmarsh was a young lad, his parents worried about him. Disliking secondary school and leaving with one O-Level in art, Tit...
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Rob Rinder from 2023-06-29T22:00
Broadcaster, criminal barrister, columnist and now novelist, Rob Rinder is too curious a person to stay in one place for long. He speaks to James about how he fell out of love with the law as we...
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Wendell Pierce from 2023-06-23T19:15
Wendell Pierce was on the verge of quitting acting after he graduated from Juilliard - but decided to "give it a year". Four decades on, he's one of the most celebrated character actors working ...
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Dexter Fletcher from 2023-06-15T22:00
After 50 years in TV, film and theatre, James O'Brien sits down with one of his heroes, actor turned big-time director, Dexter Fletcher to discuss the lows and soaring highs of his life and care...
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Joan Bakewell from 2023-06-08T22:00
She was made a peer in 2011, but Dame Joan Bakewell regards herself first and foremost as a journalist and writer. From a very young age, Joan developed a passion for reading, lea...
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Mark Steel from 2023-06-01T22:00
A master at throwing interviewers off his own scent, comedian Mark Steel got so bored of being asked the same questions that he started making things up. Swerving his traps, James speaks to Mark...
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Alastair Campbell from 2023-05-25T11:23
Self-confessed workaholic Alastair Campbell can't help but feel that he's not doing enough. He's written 18 books, is editor at large of The New European newspaper and his podcast, The Rest is P...
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Introducing: Unprecedented from 2023-05-15T15:32
Brexit, Covid, Partygate, lockdowns, leaks, the war in Ukraine, a cost-of-living crisis and the scandals that plagued our politics. Guto Harri was in the room when the big decisions were ma...
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Jack Whitehall from 2023-05-11T22:00
His first stand-up gig was at the tender age of 16. It was not critically well received. But Jack Whitehall quickly became a firm favourite on our screens, dominating the television comedy circu...
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Stephen Flynn from 2023-05-04T22:00
At 34 years old he's the SNP's youngest ever leader in Westminster, moving at breakneck speed from supermarket checkout boy to Rishi Sunak's political adversary at PMQs. With Nicola Sturgeo...
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Liam Thomas from 2023-04-27T22:00
For more than a decade, Liam Thomas worked as an undercover detective in the Metropolitan Police’s Covert Surveillance Unit, mixing with dangerous criminals and eventually investigating corrupt ...
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Jason Arday from 2023-04-20T22:00
On paper, a professorship at Cambridge is not an obvious outcome for a person who cannot read or write by the age of 18. It is also not what we might expect for an eleven-year-old boy who cannot...
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Eddie Izzard from 2023-04-13T22:00
Her career contains stand-up, marathon-running, acting and campaigning; all of which tend to reappear in no obvious or particular order. Now Eddie is trying her hand at doing everything all at o...
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Hugh Laurie from 2023-04-05T22:00
Brought up in a household where showing off was effectively banned, an acting career was perhaps the antithesis of what Hugh Laurie's parents expected of him. He did, for a short period follow i...
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Lucy Easthope from 2023-03-30T22:00
Emergency Planner and Disaster Expert Lucy Easthope has advised on everything from plane crashes and tsunamis to pandemics and terror attacks. Lucy speaks to James about the Government’s decisio...
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Mehdi Hasan from 2023-03-23T22:00
As with The Beatles, Adele and James Corden, Mehdi Hasan is one of the rare British talents to crack America. But he's profoundly depressed by the state of his adopted nation. The journalis...
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Fred Sirieix from 2023-03-16T22:00
He's the nation's most loved maitre d and the first face seen by singletons looking for love of Channel 4's First Dates. But behind the friendliness and warm exterior is a man serious about serv...
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Carol Vorderman from 2023-03-09T22:00
She's best known for starring in Countdown, one of Britain's longest-running television game shows. But Carol Vorderman has managed to fit twice as much into her life as most of us. She speaks t...
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Amanda Abbington from 2023-02-23T22:00
Actress Amanda Abbington, star of Sherlock and Netflix thriller Safe, speaks to James about her misdirected early attempts at dancing, the moment she realised she was an actor and the adrenaline...
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Neil Kinnock from 2023-02-09T22:00
He is credited with reestablishing the Labour Party as a mainstream, centrist political force after a period of hard-left internal conflict. Sound familiar? The former leader of the Labour Party sp...
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Terry Christian from 2023-02-02T22:00
Broadcaster Terry Christian grew up in a large Irish Catholic family in Manchester where not attending mass or university was out of the question. After dropping out of a chemistry course he didn't...
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Sir Tony Robinson from 2023-01-26T22:00
Blackadder legend Tony Robinson talks to James about the state of British politics, the power of meditation and the return of Time Team.
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Matthew Collins from 2023-01-19T22:19
Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of racial violence, racial slurs and suicidal feelings. By the time Matthew Collins was 15 years old, he was enthralled by the far-right and had ...
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George Takei from 2023-01-12T22:00
The internment of Japanese Americans across the U.S. during World War II is not an obvious subject on which to develop a musical, however it is exactly what George Takei, Star Trek legend and socia...
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Tracy Brabin from 2023-01-05T22:00
Back in the day when she was best known as Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street, Tracy Brabin did not shy away from national politics, appearing in Labour campaigns and using her stardom to genera...
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Alan Johnson from 2022-12-22T22:00
From union General Secretary, to Home Secretary to award-winning writer. By his own admission, Alan Johnson has lived a charmed life. He speaks to James about his tricky early years and political h...
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Lisa Nandy from 2022-12-15T22:00
A quick glance at Lisa Nandy's family tree shows that politics runs through her veins, but when she first arrived in the House of Commons it wasn't an easy transition. She speaks to James about her...
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Maria Ressa from 2022-12-08T22:00
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa's pursuit of the truth has landed her in trouble with the most powerful man in her motherland: President Duterte of the Philippines. Ressa has racked up over 10...
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Dr Gabor Maté from 2022-12-01T22:00
Dr Gabor Maté is one of the world's most revered physicians, specialising in addiciton, trauma, ADHD, stress and childhood development. As a young person, strangers would stop him in the street to ...
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Derren Brown from 2022-11-17T22:00
Ever since he arrived on our screens in the early noughties, illusionist Derren Brown’s dramatic television stunts routinely generated controversy, with complaints originating from sources as diver...
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Martin Kemp from 2022-11-10T22:00
How does a shy little boy go on to perform to arenas brimming with thousands of screaming fans? Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet fame speaks to James about how his life was transformed by a local dram...
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Introducing: Sweeney Talks from 2022-11-07T00:26
Hey listener, we’ve got a new LBC podcast that we think you’d like called Sweeney Talks with old-school reporter, John Sweeney. John is trouble. He's taken on Vladimir Putin, challenged Donald Tr...
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Adrian Chiles from 2022-11-03T22:00
Adrian Chiles has graced our television screens for over two decades. On this episode of Full Disclosure he discusses the pressures of being in the public eye, his Brummie background and his diffic...
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Noel Fitzpatrick from 2022-10-27T21:00
Noel Fitzpatrick is the face of Channel 4's hugely popular factual series, The Supervet. As well as a being a vet Noel has worked as an actor, appearing in Heartbeat and The Bill in the early 2000s...
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Sara Pascoe from 2022-10-20T21:00
Since she was 14 years old Sara Pascoe knew she wanted to be famous. Her passion for performing was realised after being sent to drama classes as punishment for a chaotic house party Sara hosted. T...
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Amanda Owen aka The Yorkshire Shepherdess from 2022-10-13T21:00
At one of the highest and most remote locations in England sits Swaledale hill farm where Amanda Owen tends to her thousand sheep and nine children. Despite having no agricultural blood, she has be...
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David Dimbleby from 2022-10-06T21:00
Moments of high drama in Britain's recent history are punctuated by the voice of one man. For nearly half a century, broadcaster David Dimbleby has led us through the shifting sands of general elec...
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Andy Burnham from 2022-09-29T21:00
Dubbed 'King of the North' at the height of the pandemic, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham speaks to James about why he sees the country of his birth as containing 'two Englands'. Afte...
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Ian McEwan from 2022-09-22T21:00
When he graduated with a master's degree from the University of East Anglia, Ian McEwan did his level best not to have a job. He is now recognised as one of the finest British writers of his genera...
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Emily Maitlis from 2022-09-15T21:00
When Emily Maitlis started reporting from Hong Kong as a young journalist, by her own admission, she wasn't very good. Since then she has interviewed some of the most powerful people in the world a...
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John Cleese from 2022-08-25T21:00
John Cleese is one of Britain's most celebrated cultural icons. The actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer is best known for Monty Python and for playing Basil in Fawlty Towers, co-written with...
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Michael Rosen from 2022-08-18T21:00
Some of us manage to embody a youthful playfulness throughout our lives and the writer, broadcaster and academic, Michael Rosen is probably one of the best examples. He is one of Britain's best-kno...
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Figen Murray from 2022-08-11T21:00
For 23 years Figen Murray worked as a counsellor helping people to get back on track so that they could lead happier, healthier lives. But on the 22nd of May 2017 her life as she new it changed for...
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Professor Brian Cox from 2022-08-04T21:00
In what would turn out to be the first of many media interviews, Brian Cox hopped off the plane from Geneva and found himself on Jeremy Paxman’s sofa arguing the case for the Large Hadron Collider ...
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Mick Lynch from 2022-07-29T15:32
Mick Lynch has been hitting the headlines from the picket throughout the summer and makes batting off stereotypical lines of questioning from the right-wing media commentariat look like a blood spo...
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Miriam Margolyes from 2022-07-07T21:00
Miriam has worked with some of the best in the business and in some great films such as the 1990s film Romeo and Juliet. Many of you of course will know her as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter...
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Chris Bryant from 2022-06-30T21:00
He’s best known for his forensic select committee cross examination of cabinet ministers but the Labour MP for Rhondda lived multiple lives before reaching parliament in 2001. Originally a member o...
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Coming Soon : The Followers from 2022-06-28T10:50
Hey James O'Brien listeners, here’s a brand new podcast we think you’d like, called The Followers. Shelagh Fogarty began her LBC career as a guest presenter in 2014, and her balanced and calm prese...
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Chris Patten from 2022-06-23T21:00
In 1997 Chris Patten walked away as the final British governor of Hong Kong in a symbol of Britain's continual imperial decline. Having taken the blame for Margaret Thatcher's hated poll tax, he wa...
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Wes Streeting from 2022-06-16T21:00
When he was elected as the MP for Ilford North in 2015, Wes Streeting achieved the biggest swing towards Labour from the Conservatives in the general election. Despite growing up in relative povert...
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Simon Callow from 2022-06-09T21:00
Known best for playing Gareth in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Simon Callow is a critically acclaimed actor, writer and director. Raised by a host of eccentric and strong-minded women, he eventually...
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Robert Lindsay from 2022-05-26T21:00
He’s known mostly to his younger fans for playing Ben Harper in the decade-long running sitcom, My Family and to an older audience as the eponymous Marxist in Citizen Smith. In this episode of Full...
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The Secret Barrister from 2022-05-19T21:00
An unusual episode of Full Disclosure: one in which the identity of our guest is not revealed. No name, no gender, no details about where they grew up or went to school. The Secret Barrister is a c...
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Andy Hamilton from 2022-05-04T21:00
Hoards of men would troop past Andy Hamilton's window every Saturday on the street he grew up on in Fulham. Minutes away from Stamford Bridge, and despite being by his own admission a 'sickly child...
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James Wong from 2022-04-28T21:00
For as long as he can remember, James Wong has been obsessed with botany. He shares his small central London flat with 500 houseplants and has incorporated them into coffee tables and TV stands. Ha...
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Eddie Marsan from 2022-04-21T21:05
Simple lies over complex truths have always troubled the actor, Eddie Marsan. Growing up in London’s East End, Marsan rejected the racists who blamed their problems on other people, questioning eve...
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Omid Djalili from 2022-04-07T21:00
In Central London in the 1970s, a household catering to sick Iranians housed Omid Djalili. Balancing school with his home life proved to be a challenge, and the effects of the noise and the chaos f...
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Tom Walker aka Jonathan Pie from 2022-04-01T05:30
Jonathan Pie is a fictional broadcast reporter created and performed by comedian Tom Walker who is this week’s guest. Walker brought Pie to life in the aftermath of Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labo...
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Mark Drakeford from 2022-03-24T22:00
In this episode of Full Disclosure, James speaks to Mark Drakeford. Born and brought up in West Wales he started off his career as probation officer and youth Justice worker. A professor at both Sw...
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Curtis Stigers from 2022-03-17T22:00
When he was forced to move 800 miles away from the outskirts of Hollywood to Idaho as a boy, Curtis Stigers was furious. After school he gravitated back towards the centre of things - to New York C...
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Caroline Criado Perez from 2022-03-10T22:30
When she was a teenager, Caroline Criado Perez found feminism embarrassing. But then she read a book which changed her life. It documented how our language is used to make women invisible, and set ...
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John Simpson from 2022-03-03T22:00
He was nearly shot on one of his first jobs as a 25 year old, and throughout his illustrious career, John Simpson has continued to dice with death, reporting from thirty war zones and most recently...
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Keir Starmer from 2022-02-24T22:00
The Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer has had a meteoric rise from his humble beginnings in a small Surrey town. The Starmer household was a busy three-bed occupied by his parents’ four ch...
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Christiane Amanpour from 2022-02-17T23:00
Known across the world for fearlessly holding dictators to account, Christiane Amanpour, as a young staffer at CNN found herself kicked off the network after a disastrous first attempt at reporting...
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Beverley Knight from 2022-02-11T12:11
Born to Jamaican parents, Beverley Knight grew up in a dedicated Pentecostal household where church attendance and music performance were inextricably linked and singing was an act of devotion to G...
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Charlotte Church from 2022-01-27T22:00
Charlotte Church was catapulted into the spotlight at the age of 11 after singing down the line on television show, This Morning. Within two years Church had performed at Rupert Murdoch’s wedding t...
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Feargal Sharkey from 2022-01-20T23:00
When ‘Teenage Kicks’ by The Undertones was released in 1978, legendary DJ John Peel took the unprecedented step of playing it back to back on Radio 1. The lead singer was 20 year old Feargal Sharke...
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Stewart Lee from 2022-01-13T23:00
Despite being named by The Times as the best current English-language comedian in the world, Stewart Lee insists that nobody really knows who he is. His absence from the panel show circuit, resista...
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Johnny Vaughan from 2021-12-16T23:00
Realising there was nothing he could not do, Johnny Vaughan left school and did nothing. Before becoming the presenter of the Big Breakfast and the drivetime host on Radio X, Vaughan spent much of ...
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Sue Perkins from 2021-12-09T23:00
When Sue Perkins was asked by her manager to present a programme about competitive baking, she declined the offer on multiple occasions. After lots of persuading, Perkins finally agreed to work on ...
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Bill Bailey from 2021-12-02T23:00
The comedian, actor and musician, Bill Bailey describes his upbringing in the town of Keynsham in Somerset as idyllic. He credits his strong work ethic to his father who was a GP in the village and...
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Les Dennis from 2021-11-25T23:00
Les Dennis has been a star in Britain's light entertainment scene for decades, but his career began off screen as a stand-up comedian in the working men's clubs of Northwest England. By the 1980s D...
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Alan Cumming from 2021-11-18T23:00
When he published his first memoir back in 2014, the actor and author Alan Cumming took a deep dive and opened up about his traumatic childhood. In his second memoir, Baggage: Tales from a Fully Pa...
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Fiona Hill from 2021-11-11T23:00
How does a miner's daughter from Bishop Auckland in County Durham end up in the White House? Whilst her community was small, a combination of luck, opportunity and sharp intellect led Fiona Hill to...
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Michael Holding from 2021-11-04T22:30
As a professional cricketer he was nicknamed ‘Whispering Death’ for his light-footed, silent run up to the bowling crease. As a commentator he was known for his unflinching and direct analysis of t...
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Jimmy Carr from 2021-10-28T22:00
When he was 25 years old, Jimmy Carr realised that material wealth would not bring him happiness. He decided to sack off his safe job in middle management to become a comedian despite having no pre...
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Kim Leadbeater from 2021-10-21T21:30
She would not have become an MP were it not for her sister, Jo Cox who was murdered on a street in Birstall, West Yorkshire in 2016 by a white supremacist terrorist. Speaking to James one week afte...
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Joe Tracini from 2021-10-14T22:00
Joe Tracini was only 18 months old when he first performed on stage with his Dad, Joe Pasquale. By the time he was 15 he was named as the most promising comedy act by Ken Dodd. Tracini then landed ...
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Bernardine Evaristo from 2021-10-07T22:00
When Bernardine Evaristo was in her thirties she decided she wanted to win the Booker Prize. After breaking away from her career in theatre, Evaristo eventually became the first Black British perso...
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Waheed Arian from 2021-09-30T21:30
Waheed Arian spent his childhood fleeing the war zones of Afghanistan. After recovering from an almost fatal illness at a Pakistan refugee camp as a child, he set his sights on becoming a doctor. P...
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Angela Rayner from 2021-09-23T22:00
The Deputy Leader of the Labour party was brought up by a parent who could not read or write. After getting pregnant and leaving school aged 16, Angela Rayner became a home carer where she found he...
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Joe Mulhall from 2021-09-16T22:00
In the run up to the 2016 Trump election, Joe Mulhall of Surrey, England managed to convince the American white supremacist terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan, of his support for them. Shortly after...
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Jolyon Maugham from 2021-09-02T21:30
After leading a series of successful challenges to the Brexit process, Jolyon Maugham QC was thrust into the limelight and depicted by right-wing Brexiteers as an out of touch, elitist, Remainer. B...
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Anthony Horowitz from 2021-08-12T21:00
Aged 10 and deeply unhappy, Anthony Horowitz OBE realised that he was a writer. Since then he has been difficult to pin down. His diverse oeuvre ranges from Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War, to the...
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John Amaechi from 2021-08-05T21:00
When John Amaechi OBE was a boy, his white grandfather would lean out of the car window to shout racist abuse at other drivers whilst he sat in the back. He went on to become the first British NBA ...
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Joe Lycett from 2021-07-29T21:00
Joe Lycett, the comedian formerly known as Hugo Boss has no discernable backstory of trauma to speak of. He has ‘a tendency to do just enough’ and is frustrated with himself when he accepts the off...
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Lucy Kellaway from 2021-07-23T00:00
Having separated from her husband, Lucy Kellaway quit her full-time, high-status job as a journalist at the Financial Times to become a trainee teacher at a secondary school. In Re-educated, Lucy s...
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Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green from 2021-07-16T00:00
Before the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic, scientists Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green had already started developing a vaccine against the v...
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Mary Portas from 2021-07-09T00:00
Mary Portas made her name transforming the luxury retailer, Harvey Nichols into a destination. But as the high street crumbles, and as the earth continues to buckle under the pressure of consumeris...
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Salman Rushdie from 2021-05-27T14:16
Rushdie's life changed forever on February 14, 1989, when Iran’s spiritual leader ordered his execution. Forced to spend the subsequent 13 years living under a false name and constant police protec...
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Peter Oborne from 2021-05-21T12:25
Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph, from which he resigned in early 2015. He is author of The Assault on Truth...
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Professor Corinne Fowler from 2021-04-30T20:56
You might not have heard of her, but you'll certainly have seen her work: she is the academic at the centre of an escalating row over the National Trust’s efforts to explore links between its prope...
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Nish Kumar from 2021-04-22T10:49
Nish Kumar talks to James O'Brien about plans for his new 2022 tour : Control, and finding the funny again after a turbulent few months
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Reverend Richard Coles from 2021-04-15T09:00
Rev Richard Coles on The Madness Of Grief, his account of coping with the death of his long-term partner
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Robert Webb from 2021-03-25T10:07
Last year, emergency surgery saved Robert Webb's life. This year, he's back with a new show and a new book.
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Harlan Coben from 2021-03-19T13:55
Prolific thriller writer Harlan Coben joins James O'Brien to mark surpassing 73 million sales
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David Harewood from 2021-03-11T14:01
Homeland star David Harewood talks to James O'Brien about racism in Hollywood.
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Elizabeth Day from 2021-03-04T10:00
Podcaster Elizabeth Day, who stormed the zeitgeist with her novel 'How to Fail' joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure
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Nicky Campbell from 2021-02-25T10:00
Nicky was adopted at just four-days-old, leaving him with a “fragile” identity growing up and at times feeling he was “living a lie”. In this week's Full Disclosure, James and Nicky share their exp...
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Sathnam Sanghera from 2021-02-11T09:00
British journalist and author, Sathnam Sanghera, joins James O'Brien to talk about his new book: Empireland.
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James O'Brien! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A bit of a departure this week as James is interviewed by journalist Marie Le Conte about the release of his new book. Did you know James had a new book out?
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Introducing ‘What Next?' with Lionel Barber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hi Full Disclosure fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by Lionel Barber, the former Editor of the Financial Times, What Next? focuses on life after COVID-19 and sees the mul...
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Martin Lewis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week James speaks to the founder of moneysavingexpert, Martin Lewis.
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week James speaks to Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
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Jess Phillips from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James speaks to Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
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Janey Godley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien is joined this week by comedian Janey Godley
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Caitlin Moran from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien is joined this week by journalist, author, and broadcaster Caitlin Moran
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Hassan Akkad from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien is joined this week by Syrian refugee and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Hassan Akkad
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Kathy Burke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien is joined this week by the actress, writer, comedian, director and producer, Kathy Burke
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Lili Pohlmann from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien speaks to Lili Pohlmann, a survivor of the Holocaust
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Matty Healy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien's award-winning podcast returns this week with superstar Matty Healy from the 1975
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Full Disclosure: The Coronavirus Special from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, we're doing this a little differently. Full Disclosure turns the spotlight onto the heroes stabilising our National Health Service. Listen to best calls made this week to James O'Brien's...
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Message from James O'Brien from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Daniel Radcliffe from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Your childhood hero, David Radcliffe, joins James O'Brien for this week's Full Disclosure
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George The Poet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
London-born spoken word performer, George Mpanga, has taken the literary world by storm. Listen to this week's episode to find out how.
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Sharon Horgan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The formidable Sharon Horgan is a staple of British television. Now, as she prepares to make the leap to the silver screen, she calls in for a chat with O’Brien. From her humble beginnings on a Tur...
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John Bercow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
ORDER.. ORDERRRR - The Former Speaker of the House of Commons is here with James O'Brien to prattle all things Parliament.
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Ed Miliband from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ex Labour leader Ed Miliband joins James O'Brien for this Episode of Full Disclosure
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Hashi Mohammed from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 1993, Hashi came to Britain as a child refugee. Listening to him now, a natural orator, it's hard to conceive he arrived speaking no English. Now a top Barrister, he's here to talk about social ...
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Matthew Parris from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Having worked as an MP under Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Parris shook the political hemisphere when he announced he was voting Liberal Democrat in the recent general election. A man of principle, hi...
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Tom Watson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As deputy leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson championed gambling addiction. But late last year, he hung his hat over the party’s Brexit stance and inability to handle anti-semitism. This week, ...
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Full Disclosure Christmas Break Until Jan 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Full Disclosure is taking a short break over the Christmas period. Back soon with loads more episodes starting Jan 2020! Ankd remember that you can listen to all this years episodes on Global Pla...
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John Sweeney from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
TV legend, John Sweeney, divulges his life story in the world of broadcast. Still in recovery from his infamous Scientology expedition, Sweeney talks about the perils of Journalism: from being chas...
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Lord Michael Heseltine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, Lord Michael Heseltine, gives a searing account of his life and times in Politics. 'Ashamed' to be part of the generation that orchestrated Brexit, h...
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Lesley Manville from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Oscar-nominated actress, Lesley Manville, joins James O'Brien this week for an in-depth look at a career in acting. Since leaving school at 15, Manville has been a regular haunt of the West End - o...
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David Mitchell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Staple of British Television, David Mitchell, joins James O'Brien for a rarely heard, in-depth discussion of his life and rise to fame. Produced by Ava Evans & Chris Janes
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Nazir Afzal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One of Nazir Afzal's first jobs as chief crown prosecutor was on the Rochdale sex trafficking gang, overturning all previous decisions and initiating prosecutions. He brought the case to the public...
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Ross Noble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Longtime-listener Ross Noble has flown in from Australia to make his Full Disclosure debut. Now an expat, Ross catches James' daily show from down under - and has a few pointers for him. Esteemed c...
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Gulwali Passarlay from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gulwali Passarlay came to the UK from Afghanistan in the back of a refrigerated lorry. In a fascinating episode of Full Disclosure, the TedX speaker told James O'Brien about his journey as a refuge...
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Lemn Sissay from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Best-selling author Lemn Sissay speaks to James O'Brien about growing up facing racism, the moment his foster family "gave him back" and being the official poet of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Lenny Henry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Living legend Lenny Henry sits down with James O'Brien for an in-depth look at his life and times on the small screen.
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Romesh Ranganathan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Growing up in Crawley, Romesh Ranganathan was given the name Jonathan by his parents - to help him 'fit in'. Now at 41, with a chart-topping podcast, a hit television series, and now a book, his ai...
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Michael Morpurgo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hear the life story and experiences of Author Sir Michael Morpurgo, writer of some of the most influential children's novels including War Horse, Beowolf and Running Wild. Join LBC's James O'Brien ...
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Bonus Episode - International Podcast Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Monday 30th September is International Podcast Day, and is an international celebration of the power of podcasts! To celebrate, James is sharing some of his favourite podcasts and why you should be...
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Russell Howard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One of the UK's best loved comedians Russell Howard joins James this week. They discuss Russell's rise to fame. From Stand-Up at the age of 18, to the encouragement of his parents for him to pursu...
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Malcolm Gladwell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Join James O'Brien for an exclusive in-depth interview with Malcolm Gladwell
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Michael Palin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Comedy legend, Sir Michael Palin joins James to discuss his life and incredible career. They talk about the origins or Monty Python and how he became apart of one of the most revolutionary sketch s...
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Timothy Spall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Actor Timothy Spall joins James O'Brien this week to discuss his career journey, how he got to where he is today and how he discovered the thrill of performing from an early age. They also discuss ...
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Danny Baker from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In his first long form interview since leaving the BBC, broadcaster Danny Baker is in conversation with James. They discuss the breadth of his 40 year career from leaving school at the age of 14 to...
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Rory Stewart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From being in the running for party leader, to being asked to leave the party in the space of a mere six weeks, Tory Leadership Contender and Politician joins James O'Brien in his first long form i...
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Chris Moyles from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chris Moyles: always the interviewer, never the interviewee, sits down with James O'Brien for a tantalizing look through the keyhole at the life of one of Britain's most infamous broadcasters. Ful...
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Paloma Faith from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Paloma Faith is known for her voice: but did you know she found it in campaigning? From Maggie Thatcher's poll tax, to encroaching climate change Paloma has striven and struggled against it all. Jo...
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Katherine Ryan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien meets the infamous Canadian-Irish comedian writer presenter and actress Katherine Ryan. They discuss her formative years, her unwaivering self-esteem and her journey from Hooters-girl...
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Interview with James O'Brien on his book 'How To Be Right In A World Gone Wrong' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, we're doing it a little differently: with thanks to Penguin Random House, James is handing his microphone over to Danny Wallace. Live from The Shaw Theatre in London, the two discuss the...
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Frank Skinner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Frank Skinner is a household name - the comedian, also known for his writing, acting and presenting is in conversation with James O'Brien this week. Together they discuss his career from the very b...
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Bill Nighy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Best known for his role in Love, Actually, actor Bill Nighy is in conversation with James O'Brien this week. Together they discuss life growing up, how he came to fame and dealt with the pressures ...
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Billy Bragg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Living Legend Billy Bragg joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure. The Barking born, rock & roll raised, English icon takes us on a tour of a lifetime of activism: from the mi...
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Ian Hislop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have I Got News For You legend, Ian Hislop, sits down with James O'Brien for this week's episode of Full Disclosure. Discover the man behind the machine that is Private Eye: ascending to Editor at ...
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Steve Coogan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Radio royalty Steve Coogan joins James O'Brien for this week's episode of Full Disclosure. Join the two on Coogan's couch in Lewes, as James lifts the veil on Partridge. Full Disclosure is an in ...
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Prue Leith from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Great British Bake Off star Prue Leith joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure. In the fascinating interview, she discusses growing up in apartheid era South Africa, learning...
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Kenneth Clarke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Father of the House, Ken Clarke, joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure. Walking James through his near-50 years as a Member of Parliament, from the rise of Margaret Thatcher...
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Simon Amstell from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
James O'Brien meets Simon Amstell as he reveals the inspiration behind his film Benjamin, his struggles with social confidence and how his life experiences have spilt into his career. Join James O’...
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Ricky Gervais from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the wake of the release of his new show, Ricky Gervais talks about his thoughts and inspirations behind Afterlife. Ricky reveals how his real life experiences play a part in his writing, and how...
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Trailer - Full Disclosure with James O'Brien from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.
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Rachel Clarke from 2021-01-28T14:38
Palliative care doctor & campaigner Rachel Clarke, better known as @doctor_oxford on Twitter, is on this week's episode of Full Disclosure with James O'Brien. In her most recent book, ‘Breathtaking...
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Jack Monroe from 2021-01-21T12:17
Last week, social media was full of images of food parcels sent to parents to feed their children. They were not substantial. James speaks to journalist and food writer, Jack Monroe about campaigni...
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Richard Osman from 2020-12-10T07:00
James talks to Pointless co-host and gameshow producer, Richard Osman, who has released his first novel, The Thursday Murder Club.
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Tom Kerridge from 2020-12-03T07:00
Chef extraordinaire, Tom Kerridge, has been working to save Britain's pubs. Incredibly, his quest was interrupted by Coronavirus - changing the project's nature but not its course. The pandemic has...
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Grenfell: Where are we now? from 2020-11-23T19:30
While COVID reigns supreme on the news cycle, the Grenfell inquiry has taken a backseat. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Edward Daffern, a former resident of the to...
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Introducing Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney from 2020-11-13T14:15
Hi Full Disclosure fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by legendary reporter John Sweeney, Hunting Ghislaine is a 6 part series about Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a d...
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Lionel Barber from 2020-11-12T07:00
James speaks to the former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber.
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Dawn French from 2020-11-05T07:00
James O'Brien speaks to comedian and author Dawn French on the release of her new book, Because of You.
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Piers Morgan from 2020-10-29T08:00
This week James speaks to Piers Morgan. Hear how Piers was flown to Florida at the age of 28 to meet with Rupert Murdoch and had no idea why...
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Brian Wood from 2019-04-08T00:00
This week James O'Brien is joined by Brian Wood, a former Colour Sergeant who was awarded the Military Cross, one of Britain’s highest awards for gallantry in combat, following his courageous leade...
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Sanjeev Bhaskar from 2019-04-01T00:00
This week, James O'Brien is joined by comedian, actor and writer, Sanjeev Bhaskar, who is best known for his roles in Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars and Porters. He discusses growing up in UK in ...
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Deborah Meaden from 2019-03-25T00:01
Dragon's Den star and entrepenuer Deborah Meaden joins James O'Brien this week for an inclusive and in-depth interview. Deborah discusses her journey from starting her own businesses at the age of ...
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Tony Blair from 2019-03-04T00:01
With Brexit drawing nearer, Tony Blair discusses his stance on Britain leaving the EU, the newly formed Independent Group, as well as his disappointment of the Anti-Semitism claims within the Labou...
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Trailer - Full Disclosure with James O'Brien from 2019-02-26T17:47
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.
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Trailer - Full Disclosure with James O'Brien from 2019-02-26T17:47
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.
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Trailer - Full Disclosure with James O'Brien from 2019-02-26T17:47
Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.
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