Richard Blackwood, Matt Lucas, Simon Doonan - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

from 2018-06-09T11:03

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Guests include actor and stand up comedian Richard Blackwood, Little Britain star Matt Lucas, fashion commentator and football obsessive Simon Doonan, and American Football player Phoebe Schecter.

Richard Blackwood talks about his early rise to fame and bankruptcy, before playing the donkey in Shrek the Musical and moving on to straight acting roles.Matt Lucas, began his career as a giant baby playing the drums and went on to success with Little Britain wearing a fat suits for the character of Bubbles De Vere. He describes his passion for musicals and for Arsenal FC.

Simon Doonan loves football and fashion inequal measure. He is the Creative Ambassador for Barney's New York. He's dressed the White House for Christmas under the Obama administration. And he's a Reading FC fan who has flown from New York to see them play.

Phoebe Schecter plays for and Captains Great Britain's Women's American Football team. She led them to the final of the 2015 European Championships, where they won silver, and she was the first British woman to coach in the NFL when she worked with Buffalo Bills.And Jo Wood shares her Inheritance Tracks - Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba, and Stray Cat Blues by The Rolling Stones.

Presented by Aasmah Mir and Rev. Richard Coles.Produced by Louise Corley
Edited by Eleanor Garland.

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