The Best of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show

Super Steve Denyer sits in on the show and speaks to comedian Nish Kumar on his upcoming brand-new stand-up tour “Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy,” that kicks off on the 9th September 2026 until the 27th November 2026.Catch up on all previous episodes of TFI Unplugged on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brilliant band Blossoms serenade us with tunes from their new album Songs From The Wedding Cake which is out in October!Super stand-up Rachel Parris brings news of her tour The Rachel Parris Songbook, which kicks off in November.Footballing legend Sean Dyche swings by for a chat, down the corridor from his show on talkSPORT.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shrinking superstar Michael Urie spills the beans on starring in ‘Oh Mary' at London's Trafalgar Theatre.The hilarious Al Murray has us chuckling along to news of his tour All You Need Is Guv which kicks off in September.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marvelous Mimic Matt Forde has us chuckling along to news of his new show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Fabulous French and English actor Fabien Frankel lifts the lid on the latest House of the Dragon.And with England v Argentina playing in the semi finals, we introduce for ONE DAY ONLY... ARGENTINIAN OF THE DAY where Chris speaks to the Chairwoman of The Anglo-Argentine Society, Fátima Nollén-Reardon & Former Middlesbrough & Sunderland player Julio Arca.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit gets us excited about France v Spain game in the World Cup 2026 semi finals.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wonderful wildcard Arthur Fery serves up the news of his amazing Wimbledon campaign!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top rockers Courteeners serenade us with sounds of their new Best Of album God Bless The Band.Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson spills the beans on his latest to-be-announced theatre project.And in Norwegian of The Day, Chris speaks to influencer and TED Talker, Kjetil Krogstad ahead of the England v Norway game.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Space man Professor Brian Cox tells us all about Emergence World Tour, which kicks off in October.Former World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit pops in ahead of France's match against Morocco.Fantastic frontman Serge Pizzorno gives us an insight into Kasabian's new album Act III.And in Norwegian of The Day, Chris speaks to Norway's 2026 Eurovision representative Jonas Lovv.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rising star Dylan John Thomas plays us tunes from his upcoming second album Nothing Here Worth Taking and a classic Fleetwood Mac track.Legendary frontman of The Killers Brandon Flowers gets us excited about his new solo album Thrasher, out on Friday 21st August.And it's Norwegian of The Day as we get set for the England v Norway Game on Saturday so we speak to Tore Hattrem, the Norway Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Erling Haaland's former coach Espen Undheim.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Money mastermind Brian Byrnes tells us all about what Moneybox has to offer.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wonderful Vanessa Williams wows us as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada The Musical, on now at London's Dominion Theatre.The fantastic Florentenes have the Top of the Tower rocking with tunes from their latest EP, Breaking News.And CEO of McLaren, Zak Top gets us excited of this weekend's F1 at Silverstone.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollywood actor Edward Norton spills the beans on his new film The Invite, which is in cinemas Friday 3rd July.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

talkSPORT's Darren Bent and Paul Hawksbee swing by ahead of the mega match: England v DR Congo!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

King of comedy, Joe Lycett dishes the deets of his newly announced 2027 tour, Do You Really Lycett? Is It, Is It Wicked? We're Lovin' It, Lovin' It, Lovin' It, We're Lovin' It Lycett, PLUS brings news of a TV show and his art exhibition.Footballing legend Emanuel Petit swings by to tell us what he thinks about the World Cup so far.First-rate fashion designer Amanda Wakeley flips through her new book, Style DNA: How To Dress With Confidence.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rising star Catherine Laga'aia tells us all about the live action adaptation of Moana which is out in cinemas on Friday 10th July.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Award winning theatre legend Leslie Odom Jr spills the beans on reprising his role in Hamilton at London's Victoria Palace Theatre.Top England cricket stars Issy Wong and Nat Sciver-Brunt chat all things Women's Cricket World Cup.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stranger Things superstar Finn Wolfhard brings us news of his new album Fire From The Hip, which is out Friday 10th July.Broadway icon Ben Platt treads the boards in Midnight at the Never Get, which is opening at the Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre on Saturday 11th July.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry treats us to live music from her new album Let It Die Here.Brother of Tom, Jim Hanks gives us the low down on being the substitute voice of Toy Story's Woody.Superstar coach Michelle Wilcock tells us all about the amazing work she does for Cerebral Palsy United FC.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollywood acting titans JK Simmons & Tom Brittney spill the beans on their new series The Westies on MGM+ and Prime Video.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American comedy megastar Aziz Ansari has us chuckling with news of his worldwide stand-up tour Hypothetical, which he's taking to the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 11th July.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pop powerhouses Haircut 100 serenade us with sounds of their new album, Boxing The Compass.Event Director of London Marathon Events, Hugh Brasher has some exciting news about next year's London Marathon.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Footie legend Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink gets us excited about the England World Cup game against Croatia.Awesome actor Himesh Patel lifts the lid on his huge new films, Enola Holmes 3 and The Odyssey.Super psychologist and best-selling author Sonja Lyubomirsky leafs through her relationship guide How to Feel Loved.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The delightful Dawn O'Porter flips through the pages of her memoir Hungry Eyes: A Memoir Of Appetite, Ambition And The Odd Bag Of Wotsits For Dinner.Footballing Royalty Emmanuel Petit gets us in the mood for all the World Cup action, which is live across talkSPORT.Excellent engineer RJ Scaringe gives us a look behind the curtain about what it's like to be the CEO of Rivian and Mind Robotics.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tip-top footie star Peter Crouch joins us live from L.A. and tells us all about recording an episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast from a giant pair of underpants above the Coachella Valley.Comedy connoisseur Jack Whitehall has us chuckling along to news of his new film Virginia Woolf's Night and Day.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American A-Lister Patrick Wilson flies by with news of his Apple TV show Cape Fear!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary Lioness Beth Mead chats to us about her new podcast The Beth Mead Show.Gut-health guru Dr Will Bulsiewicz leafs through his New York Times bestselling book Plant Powered Plus.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brilliant broadcaster Richard Bacon gives us the inside scoop on his podcast Why Are You More Successful Than Me? with new episodes released every Thursday.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The delightful Damian Lewis lifts the lid on his new album Sweet Chaos and his UK tour which kicks off in October.New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin flips through the pages of his bestselling book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The excellent Ed Gamble and the joyous Joanne McNally share all the details on their new show, Unacceptable on TLC.The amazing Adrian Lester tells us all about starring in the West End transfer of Cyrano de Bergerac which begins its run at London's Noël Coward Theatre.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 at 11:05pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The marvellous Michael Fassbender swings by ahead of Season 2 of The Agency on Paramount+.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights and on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The razor sharp Richard E Grant and the charismatic Claire Foy lift the lid on their new dark-comedy film, Savage House.Relationship guru and the founding mother of conscious uncoupling, Esther Perel celebrates her 20th Anniversary Edition of her book Mating in Captivity.Watch all episodes of TFI Unplugged on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel. Just search Virgin Radio UK on all of our socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The inspired Inspiral Carpets play us their first new song in 12 years, Drag the Bag, which is out now and a couple of their classics!Watch all episodes of TFI Unplugged on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel. Just search Virgin Radio UK on all of our socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sensational Kiefer Sutherland spills the beans on his new single, Goodbye California.Google's Data Editor Simon Rogers flips through his book What We Ask Google.Watch all episodes of TFI Unplugged on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel. Just search Virgin Radio UK on all of our socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Denyer sits in on the show and chats to Tim Allen and Joan Cusack (AKA Buzz & Jessie) to discuss all things Toy Story 5, which hits cinemas on Friday 19th June!Watch all episodes of TFI Unplugged on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel. Just search Virgin Radio UK on all of our socials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brilliant Ben Miller has us chuckling with word of his new novel, A Very Dangerous Pursuit, and awesome actor Jessica Raine chats about her new drama series, Two Weeks in August!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our favourite guru Uncle Pappy (AKA Blair) pops in to tell us all about his story!Cycling sensation Victoria Pendleton leafs through her book The Fear Opportunity, which is out now!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The View's Kyle Falconer had the top of the tower rocking with some music from our Stool of Rock!Top tall comic Tom Davis tells us all about his new film Ladies First.Super chef Chetna Makan flips through her latest book 5 Ingredient Indian.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multi-talented McFly man Tom Fletcher plays ‘Marmalade' from Paddington: The Musical and has some exciting news about the West End show! On now at London's Savoy Theatre.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our very own Tequila Tilly chats to Hollywood superstar Pedro Pascal about his new film, The Mandalorian and Grogu.Sandwich sommelier Max Halley flips through his new book, Cooking with Sausages.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top geezer Danny Dyer brings us news of his new ITV quiz show Nobody's Fool.Awesome actor Alex Hassel brings us news of season two of Rivals which is out now on Disney+.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody tells us all about the 20th Anniversary Edition of Eyes Open!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and actor Bob Odenkirk chats about his new film, Normal, and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke brings news of her new series, Ponies!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist & author Charlie Mackesy tells us all about his upcoming shows 'An Evening of Drawing, Stories & Music'Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Internet sensation Nigel Ng - AKA Uncle Roger - tells us all about his new restaurant Kawan, in London!Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Wake Up..." The Boo Radleys are on the Stool of Rock to celebrate their new album, In Spite Of Everything.Award-winning actor Paapa Essiedu gets us excited about his new drama Falling, on Channel 4 on Tuesday 19th May.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Powerhouse presenter Fearne Cotton leafs through her Sunday Times bestselling book Likeable: How I Broke Free from the Need to Please.Amazing actor Eddie Marsan dishes the dirt on his new thriller series Prisoner, on Sky Atlantic.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yellowstone stars Kelly Reilly & Cole Hauser spill the beans on their new series Dutton Ranch on Paramount+.Housing hotshots Kirstie Allsopp & Phil Spencer chat Location, Location, Location, on Channel 4.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top Irish actor Chris O'Dowd tells us all about baa-rilliant new film, The Sheep Detectives.Actor turned author Ardal O'Hanlon flips through his new book, A Plot to Die For.Tip Top Tik Tok Doc, Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr Julie Smith shares advice from her book, Open When.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube legend KSI chats all about being the new judge on Britain's Got Talent. Football managerial mastermind Sean Dyche, looks ahead to a stacked weekend of football and discusses his potential return to the dugout. Fantastic Fred Siriex brings us up to speed on the new series of Chanel 4's First Dates and cosmic queen Kirsty Gallagher tells us all we needed to know about the Flower Moon.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The delightful Dodgy rock our Stool of Rock and celebrate their new album, Hello Beautiful Superb stand up Lucy Beaumont spills the beans on her new tour Bad At Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos, which kicks off in September.Best-selling Aussie home-cook Donna Hay turns the pages of her new book, Sunshine, Lemons & Seasalt.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious Lenny Henry pops by to chat about his tour, Still At Large.Bestselling author Dr Amir Levine flips through his new book Secure, which is out now.Catch TFI Unplugged on Channel 4 from 11pm on Friday nights or on the Virgin Radio UK YouTube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.