The Best of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show

Welsh couples Richard Davies and Faye Stevenson-Davies share what it was like when they won a £1m lottery jackpot for the second time.Emma Stewart from Cook For Good speaks to Chris about how The National Lottery has helped fund the social enterprise.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am - listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious Rob Brydon tells us all about his new quiz show The Floor which airs in early 2026 and gets involved with......Primary School Bangers legend James B. Partridge feeding our festive spirit and serenades us into Christmas with some Christmas carols sung by Chris and the Class Behind The Glass!Wishing all our great listeners a Merry Christmas! Chris and The Class Behind The Glass are back Monday 5th January! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brilliant brainbox Professor Brian Cox comes by to give us the news of his new world tour, Emergence!Amazing volunteer Carys Hughes chats to us all about the fantastic work she does with The National Lottery Funded charity, B:Friend.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am - listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing Helen George brings that festive feeling and shares what we can expect on this year's Call the Midwife Christmas Special which airs on Christmas Day on BBC One!Legendary musician Peter Hook gets us excited about his New Years Eve DJ set from 10PM on Virgin Radio UK!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am - listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boyzone's Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch & Keith Duffy give us the low down on their 2026 Emirates Stadium shows!The superb Sally Lindsay spills the beans on the Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special and Sally Lindsay's Christmas Quiz both on Channel 5 on Tuesday 23rd December.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am - listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted Lasso's James Lance swings by to chat to us about the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special which is out Sunday 21st December on BBC One!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am - listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The brilliant Bryan Adams shares his new Christmas banger ‘California Christmas'Car connoisseur Mat Watson flips through his new book Auto Biography: An A-Z Expose of CarsJoin Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director of F1 Academy Susie Wolff flips through her memoir Driven, which is out now.And Debbie Goolding pops in to tell us exactly what it's like to win big on a National Lottery Scratchcard.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the show Jimmy Carr tells us about his screenwriting debut film Fackham Hall.Acting sensation Martin Compston shares his new thriller series The Revenge Club, on Paramount+.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top chef and now Virgin Radio DJ Tom Kerridge & brilliant business man Peter Jones came in for a pre Christmas chin wag and got us excited about Tom's upcoming shows.CEO of McClaren Racing Zak Brown flipped through his new book Seven Tenths of a Second, which is out now, and debriefs last weekends' Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The joyous Judi Love shares the news of her stand up show, All About the Love, which continues in January.Fabulous F1 newcomer Arvid Lindblad tells us about what it's like to be picked by Racing Bulls for next season.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fitness guru Joe Wicks shares his new recipe book Protein in 15, which is out now!Comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells us about his West End debut, Woman in Mind at London's Duke Of York's theatre and what to expect in the new season of Rob and Romesh Vs!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver shares recipes from his newest cook book Eat Yourself Healthy, which is out now.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollywood actor Walton Goggins pops in to tell us what to expect in season 2 of Fallout, set to premiere on Amazon Prime on 17th December.The amazing Kate Winslet shares her directorial debut Goodbye June, which hits cinemas on 12th December and Netflix on Christmas Eve.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollywood legends Adam Sandler & George Clooney talk to Tequila Tilly about their new film Jay Kelly, which is out on Netflix this Friday.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rip-roaring Dr Rangan Chatterjee tells us his very special guest he had on his podcast, Feel Better, Live More.The Happy Pear are live from Birmingham airport whilst on route to the Good Food Show telling us how their 100KM run across the Sahara desert as part of the Ultra 4 Charity event went.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International bestseller Richard Osman flips through his latest Thursday Murder Club Mystery, The Impossible Fortune, which is out now.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The magnificent Madness are on the Stool of Rock to tell us all about their new compilation album Hit Parade.Video game producer and creator of Grand Theft Auto Dan Houser shares his new book, A Better Paradise.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The incredible Hollywood icon Jamie Lee Curtis pops by to tell us about her new film, Ella McCay, which hits cinemas on Friday 12th December.Friend of the show, Hugh Bonneville tells us about his new play Shadowlands, which opens in February at London's Aldwych Theatre.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV producer Andy Wilman flips through his book, Mr Wilman's Motoring Adventure, which is out now.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the show David Walliams flips through the pages of his new book, Bot and his first ever Christmas book Santa & Son which are both out now!Cricket legend Darren Gough tells us all about talkSPORT's Ashes coverage and his new podcast, How to Win The Ashes!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollywood superstar Billy Bob Thornton spills the beans on the new season of Landman on Paramount+ with new episodes every Sunday!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate The National Lottery's 31st birthday Chris speaks to Carmen Gonzalez and Raphaella Gabrasading from the Wonder Foundation about all of the brilliant work they do for women and girls and how £20,000 of funding which they applied for can help them for future projects.The wonderful wine expert Olly Smith pops by to chat to us all about his new book Wine: Everything You Need To Know which is out now.Happy Birthday The National Lottery from Chris and the Class Behind The Glass! X Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Christmas Tuesday, Chris speaks to actor Melanie Zanetti and singer David McCormack (a.k.a Bluey's Mum, Chilli and Bluey's Dad, Bandit) on their theatre tour Bluey's Big Play!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious John Cleese has us chuckling with his new book Fawlts & All, which is out now, and brings news of the UK tour of Fawlty Towers - The Play.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brilliant Ben Shephard chats about his brand new podcast, 'The Business Men' that he presents with Joel Dommett. The podcast follows them creating a men's skincare brand from scratch.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poet Donna Ashworth flicks through the pages of her new book 'Joy Chose You.' And Lotto winner Jon Waring recalls the moment he realised he had won nearly £4 million. Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Power couple Josh Pais and Marie Forleo flick through the pages of Josh's new book 'Lose Your Mind.'Creator of Breaking Bad Vince Gilligan and amazing actress Rhea Seehorn spill the beans on their brand new Apple TV series 'Pleribus.'Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super talented director Gurinder Chadha talks all about her brand new Christmas film 'Christmas Karma' and dives into the process of producing it and working with Hollywood royalty.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing Adam Richman chats about his brand new TV show 'Adam Richman Eats Italy.' And actress Michelle Monaghan pops by to talk about her new film ‘The Family Plan 2.'Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fantastic filmmaker Edgar Wright discusses all the details around his brand new Sci-Fi/Adventure film 'The Running Man.'Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Royal Engineer Veteran Simon West tells us his story about how the National Lottery funded project Combat Stress has helped him.Businessman Arwel Richards talks about what to expect from the auction at this years NEC Classic Motor Show. And to celebrate world saxophone day, Santa Sax pops by to tell us his story and play a tune.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England footballing royalty Sir Gareth Southgate flips though his new book 'Dear England: Lessons in Leadership' and recalls some of the best stories.Author, and Soul and Moon Mentor, Kirsty Gallagher talks about the Super Beaver Moon and the effects it could have on us across the day.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV Chef Rick Stein shares all the details from his brand new cookbook 'Rick Steins Christmas' by explaining some of the recipes and the stories behind them. Rick also brought Chris and The Class Behind The Glass mince pies he had baked.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazing actor David Duchovny spills the beans on his brand new thriller 'Malice' out on Amazon Prime on the 14th November. He also chats about his writing and music career. The SAS' brilliant Billy Billingham gives us all the details of his brand new book 'Further' along with some incredible stories from his time serving in the SAS as well as filming the TV show 'SAS Who Dares Wins'Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma B sits in on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with The National Lottery and spoke to:Kendall Turner from Bloom in Sheffield, a community garden that received funding from The National Lottery.Mark Cavendish joined Emma in the studio to talk about his latest book, Believe.Instagrammer Zoe Tehrani spoke to Emma about her new book A Walker's Guide.And Sice from The Boo Radleys Zoomed in live from France to talk about their current tour, Welcome Back! and what to expect in their new album set to be released next year.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rock ‘n' Roll Jon Bon Jovi tells us all about his reimagined album Forever (Legendary Edition)!Kula Shaker joins us on the Stool of Rock at the Top of the Tower, with news of their new album, Wormslayer, which is out in January.Cycling sensation Sir Bradley Wiggins brings the lowdown on his new book The Chain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris caught up with Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon and author Harlan Coben as they talked about their new book Gone Before Goodbye - which has already become a New York Times number 1 best seller. They take a deep dive into the writing process and discuss how they worked together as a team.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The super Stephen Merchant spills the beans on starring in the latest series of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner pops by ahead of his new tour, Making an Impression, which begins on Saturday 25th October in York.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sensational Sam Ryder serenades us on the stool of rock as he celebrates his new album, Heartland!Tom Davis has us all chuckling along to his new tour Spudgun!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Make-up maestro Bobbi Brown has us sparkling as she swings by to chat about her memoir Still Bobbi!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actor and friend of the show Rupert Everett flips through his book, The American No.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Superstar singer Richard Ashcroft drops by to chat all about his new album ‘Loving You' which is out now!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tequila Tilly chats to Julia Roberts & Ayo Edebiri about their new psychological thriller After The Hunt!The funny Matt Forde gives us the low down on his new tour Defying Calamity which starts in Birmingham in January.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious Chris McCausland shares with us his autobiography Keep Laughing!Author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy tells us all about his new book Always Remember - The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, The Horse and The Storm.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy spills the beans on her autobiography Happy Days!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The marvellous Huge Bonneville swings by to tell us all about his new children's book ‘Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room' which is out now!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creator of Primary School Bangers James B Partridge pops in for a sing-a-long & to tell us all about his tour The Christmas Assembly!Model David Gandy chats about his clothing line Wellwear!Lunar luminary Kirsty Gallagher gets us up to speed with the Super Moon!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content creator Chris Williamson gave us the lowdown on his podcast Modern Wisdom.The brilliant Ben Elton flips through his new autobiography ‘What Have I Done?' which is out on Thursday.Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fabulous Dame Joanna Lumley flips through the pages of her new book My Book of Treasures!Join Chris and the Class Behind The Glass every morning from 6.30am! Don't forget you can watch our gorgeous guests on the Virgin Radio app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.