Podcasts about Griff Rhys Jones

Send us a textSeason 2 Episode 42Welcome to the Who's Tom & Dick the Podcast! Today, we're back for episode II of our interview with the lovely Griff Rhys Jones to continue his fascinating stories and tales in Radio, TV and Theatre.A celebrated comedian, actor, and writer, Griff has been a beloved figure in British entertainment for decades. Known for his sharp wit and infectious charm, he's starred in iconic shows like "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and "Three Men in a Boat." Beyond the screen, Griff is also an avid traveler and a passionate advocate for the arts. Join us as we delve into his fascinating journey, explore his creative process, and share some laughs along the way!Griffith Rhys Jones was born on 16 November 1953 in Cardiff, the son of Gwynneth Margaret (née Jones) and Elwyn Rhys Jones, a medical doctor. He was six months old when his family moved to West Sussex due to his father's occupation. Griff attended Conifers Primary School in Midhurst , West Sussex, before his family moved to Epping, Essex. Griff came in as a producer of Rowan Atkinson's show The Atkinson People with Frankie Howard, Clive Anderson and Rory McGarth, for the BBC and appeared twice on who's line is it anyway. Griff filled in several minor roles in the first series of Not the nine o'clock news and was brought in as a regular cast member from the second series onwards, replacing Chris Langham. After Not the nine o'clock news Mel Smith and Griff teamed up in 1984, and they appeared in the comedy sketch series Alas Smith and Jones. (the show's title being a pun on the American television series Alias Smith and Jones. After the first series, the two men appeared in the science fiction comedy movie Morons from outer space and then in 1989, then Wilt. Listen to griff explain the trials and tribulations of Radio, TV and the theatre and how recently his film with Mel Smith (Morons form outer space) was finally recognised and notably ahead of its time.Griff was so generous with his time and had some amazing stories and tales we have split the interview into two parts, part 2 will be released next Friday, please come back and listen.#HeartTransplant#eatingdisorder#RareCondition#HealthJourney#LifeChangingDiagnosis#MentalHealth#Vulnerability#SelfCompassion#PostTraumaticGrowth#MedicalMiracle#BBCSports#Inspiration#Cardiology#Surgery#Podcast#Healthcare#HeartHealth#MedicalBreakthrough#EmotionalJourney#SupportSystem#HealthcareHeroes#PatientStories#CardiologyCare#MedicalJourney#LifeLessons#MentalWellness#HealthAwareness#InspirationalTalk#LivingWithIllness#RareDiseaseAwareness#SharingIsCaring#MedicalSupport#BBCReporter#HeartDisease#PodcastInterview#HealthTalk#Empowerment#Wellbeing#HealthPodcast#DNAwww.whostomanddick.comCheck out our website at www.whostomanddick.com

Send us a textSeason 2 Episode 41Welcome to the Who's Tom & Dick the Podcast! Today, we're thrilled to have the legendary Griff Rhys Jones joining us. A celebrated comedian, actor, and writer, Griff has been a beloved figure in British entertainment for decades. Known for his sharp wit and infectious charm, he's starred in iconic shows like "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and "Three Men in a Boat." Beyond the screen, Griff is also an avid traveler and a passionate advocate for the arts. Join us as we delve into his fascinating journey, explore his creative process, and share some laughs along the way!Griffith Rhys Jones was born on 16 November 1953 in Cardiff, the son of Gwynneth Margaret (née Jones) and Elwyn Rhys Jones, a medical doctor. He was six months old when his family moved to West Sussex due to his father's occupation. Griff attended Conifers Primary School in Midhurst , West Sussex, before his family moved to Epping, Essex. Griff came in as a producer of Rowan Atkinson's show The Atkinson People with Frankie Howard, Clive Anderson and Rory McGarth, for the BBC and appeared twice on who's line is it anyway. Griff filled in several minor roles in the first series of Not the nine o'clock news and was brought in as a regular cast member from the second series onwards, replacing Chris Langham. After Not the nine o'clock news Mel Smith and Griff teamed up in 1984, and they appeared in the comedy sketch series Alas Smith and Jones. (the show's title being a pun on the American television series Alias Smith and Jones. After the first series, the two men appeared in the science fiction comedy movie Morons from outer space and then in 1989, then Wilt. Listen to griff explain the trials and tribulations of Radio, TV and the theatre and how recently his film with Mel Smith (Morons form outer space) was finally recognised and notably ahead of its time.Griff was so generous with his time and had some amazing stories and tales we have split the interview into two parts, part 2 will be released next Friday, please come back and listen.#HeartTransplant#eatingdisorder#RareCondition#HealthJourney#LifeChangingDiagnosis#MentalHealth#Vulnerability#SelfCompassion#PostTraumaticGrowth#MedicalMiracle#BBCSports#Inspiration#Cardiology#Surgery#Podcast#Healthcare#HeartHealth#MedicalBreakthrough#EmotionalJourney#SupportSystem#HealthcareHeroes#PatientStories#CardiologyCare#MedicalJourney#LifeLessons#MentalWellness#HealthAwareness#InspirationalTalk#LivingWithIllness#RareDiseaseAwareness#SharingIsCaring#MedicalSupport#BBCReporter#HeartDisease#PodcastInterview#HealthTalk#Empowerment#Wellbeing#HealthPodcast#DNAwww.whostomanddick.comCheck out our website at www.whostomanddick.com

Could episode 5 be where you find your heaven? Well, if you get that musical reference, then perhaps so. Guy and Rob are going all in on the 90s nostalgia. A Samantha Janus odyssey covering Game On, with its groundbreaking attitudes, jarring cast changes, and "skunk pussies," followed by Up 'n' Under, the John Godber play turned 90s BritCom. Hot off the heels of the Full Monty, this Yorkshire set (but not filmed) Rugby League comedy took advantage of the cream of TV comedy acting at the time. Not just the aforementioned Janus, but 2.4 Children's Gary Olsen, Men Behaving Badly's Neil Morrissey, not to mention John Thompson, Griff Rhys Jones, and a whole load more. Join us for our first play adaptation and stay for the quiz, where Guy would have to do some serious winning to cancel out last week's thrashing. Game On - Opening Credits  https://youtu.be/liKGRdQaeMQ?si=lNOt0Aw0aV8lyoJg Game On - New Matthew  https://youtu.be/pF6qzf9kjoc?si=PaDAbxAOoZCz6xHe Game On - Chris https://youtu.be/upNH7iFpTRs?si=I65B_Wedtkiqhbdn Samantha Janus on Eurovision  https://youtu.be/nYU_3l0-hVo?si=CIcedIxkW1QKV2Sv Mad About Alice - Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jPI34P65Cc The Grimleys - Pilot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFHmtLNkC0 Up n Under - Trailer  https://youtu.be/Qt0lfv6vW3M?si=usTkR5ANl0vkn-jp Up n Under - Full Movie  https://youtu.be/6DHTxuflkNM?si=r5wOI8w1qv-j4nma

We revisit our episode with Griff Rhys Jones with a re-edit! Resulting in a much more relaxed chat and plenty of unheard material. Griff Rhys Jones is probably best known for his sketch comedy work, most notably in the groundbreaking Not The Nine O'Clock News and for over a decade in Smith & Jones, alongside the late Mel Smith. More recently Griff appeared as one of the Three Men In A Boat for multiple series on BBC1, was the host of BBC4's Quizeum, written many books and has fronted a number of acclaimed documentaries for ITV .Griff Rhys Jones is guest number 438 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Griff is putting on three Christmas shows to raise money for the charity EACH, East Anglia's Children's Hospice. With acts including Ruth Jones, David Baddiel, Joe Pasquale and Ruthie Henshall. Get your tickets here - https://www.each.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising-and-events/happy-christmas-east-anglia/Follow Griff Rhys Jones on Instagram: @griffrhysjones .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to Hugo Morley, grandson of  actor Robert Morley. Depending on what age you are and what country you grew up in, you might know Robert Morley for different things. If you are an American, you know him from his stint as the spokesman for British Airways or possibly the film Who Is Killing The Great Chef's of Europe with George Segal and Jacqueline Bisset. It was fascinating to find out from Hugo, that Robert actually had a lot of leeway in the BA commercials direction. But if you grew up in England or Australia, you might know Robert Morley from the stage where he performed in about 100 films and starred in/wrote many plays. His career spanned more than sixty years and in fact, his first film role garnered an Academy Award nomination in 1939 as King Louis XVI in Marie Antoinette, starring Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power. That's one hell of a debut. Hugo was open with us and told us about (free) trips he took with his grandfather and family thanks to British Airways, of meals he shared with him and time spent in Robert Morley's back garden. There was swimming and cigars….for Robert, not Hugo. We also learn about Hugo's theater critic/actor father, Sheridan Morley who was quite well known in England. We learn about his influence on the musical Les Miserables, how an interview with Carol Channing led to Hugo becoming her Godmother and how Yul Brenner played a part in their relationship. Along the way we talk about everyone from Eli Wallach to David Tomlinson, Griff Rhys Jones, to Joanna Lumley and more. This is the Rarified Heir Podcast and everyone has a story.

Comedian and writer Griff Rhys Jones is best known for starring in TV comedy series such as Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones. But Griff is also a keen gardener and has a gorgeous garden, full of carefully clipped topiary, at his home in East Anglia. Discover how he created this garden, how he is tackling box moth, and what his biggest gardening fear is. Plus he reveals the tribulations of having a public footpath running through your garden and what he thinks his greatest legacy will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's guest is a man more used to asking the questions - the writer and broadcaster Clive Anderson. A former barrister, Clive turned to comedy and wrote for the likes of Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones before gaining radio & television fame as the host of top improvisational comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He then went on to present a series of chat shows and interviewed some of the biggest stars on the planet, including Spike Milligan, and it's this that we take as our starting point. Clive talks about his career and many of the shows and people he's been involved with, including WLIIA, Loose Ends, If I Ruled The World, Peter Cook, Tony Slattery, John Sessions, Graeme Garden and Keith Allen. He also talks about his reaction to the Brass Eye segment claiming he'd been shot dead by Noel Edmonds, remembers seeing Harry Secombe miming on stage and shudders as he recalls *that* interview with the Bee Gees.

Comedy writer, novelist and playwright Jon Canter joins Tyler this week. He talks about Spike Milligan and some of the people he's had the pleasure of working with over the course of his career, including Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Douglas Adams, Lenny Henry, Richard Wilson, Mel Smith & Griff Rhys-Jones and John Lloyd. They also discuss Margaret Thatcher trying comedy and Prince Charles dancing to Hot Stuff. It's a packed show folks!

Actor and sailor Griff Rhys Jones on why he feels safer on stage than on water. The sea doesn't stick to a script, he warns Griff Rhys Jones is no stranger to water. Hear why to this day he still gets a nagging feeling about the sea – a place he regards at times as a place of frenzy. His appreciation for the RNLI goes all the way back to his early trips to West Mersea, where his father once tied a man upside down to a ladder – Griff explains why it was a kinder act than it sounds! And says that, although many things have moved on in 200 years, the RNLI ethos remains largely unchanged. 200 Voices is produced by Adventurous Audio for the RNLI Interview by the RNLI's Rory Stamp Soundtrack composed and performed by Jon Nicholls The RNLI is a charity celebrating 200 years of saving lives at sea - find out more at RNLI.org/200

Rob is joined by guest Reece Shearsmith to discuss their love for Mel Brooks and his masterpiece "The Producers," in which Reece played Leo Bloom. The pair share anecdotes about working with Peter Kay, tributes to Ronnie Corbett, Griff Rhys Jones impressions, and Rob attempts to secure a role on Inside No. 9… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As next week sees the 100th edition of Goon Pod drop, here's a special 100-minute long Easter bumper bonus episode! Tyler shares clips of some of the many guests he's hosted on the pod over the last hundred shows - the selection is designed to showcase how the show has developed and evolved and (in theory) can be enjoyed by anyone with even a passing knowledge of the Goons, as long as they like fifties, sixties and seventies (and eighties & nineties) popular culture and especially comedy. Typically they'll like the Beatles and have heard of Jimmy Clitheroe - that's the sort of person who listens to Goon Pod. So you'll hear from the likes of Al Murray, David Quantick, Mike McCartney, Griff Rhys Jones, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Mike Fenton Stevens as well as many others PLUS some never-before-heard material! (This episode is better than an Easter egg because it's less fattening, won't stain the furniture and even your dog can enjoy it) Twitter: @goonshowpod

Griff Rhys Jones back on tour . Chatting with James Watt about the fun of those travel shows, The fun of touring, and when he actually became a legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"He opened the door and there he was standing in just a pair of gold boxer shorts..." This was how a young BBC Radio producer named Griff Rhys Jones met Frankie Howerd for the first time! Sometimes on this podcast we like to open it up and talk more generally about comedy - and especially when we get a special guest of Griff's calibre! Rude not to. Griff - who will be touring his new show from May and filming Griff's Vietnam Adventure this year - joined Tyler to talk about his career (which does include a prominent role in the film adaptation of Spike Milligan's Puckoon) and was more than happy to reminisce about his time on the likes of Not The Nine O'Clock News, Alas Smith & Jones and The Young Ones, as well as university revues, radio, plays and his subsequent documentaries and travel shows over the last twenty years. Includes chat about: * Mel Smith and their long comedy partnership * Some favourite S&J sketches (including Porno & Bribeasy) * The Homemade Xmas Video * The Two Ninnies and Ronnie Barker's reaction to it * Being Bambi * Alexei Sayle * Douglas Adams * John Lloyd * Chris Langham * Beryl Reid flirting with him * The post-war generation of comedians * Almost appearing in Blackadder the Third * Restoration * Cleaning skyscraper windows in New York * Performing in Australia and New Zealand * The television landscape * Reacting to critics * And working with Frankie of course! As well as his thoughts and observations on Spike and the Goons in general. Griff was extremely generous with his time and tickets for his forthcoming tour are available here: https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/g/34307/griff_rhys_jones

Comedian and broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones, who is president of the Victorian Society, helping to spearhead a new campaign to stop development plans for Grade II listed Liverpool Street Station in London. He spoke to Today's Amol Rajan about protecting the nation's heritage – and Justin Webb reveals how Griff encouraged his teenage attempts at comedy back in 1980. (Image Credit: Alex Segre/BBC)

Part 2 of the best bits from our 2020 My Christmas Time Capsule episodes! Featuring Stephen Fry, Lucy Porter, John Challis, Tony Hawks, Rufus Hound, Marcus Brigstocke & Rachel Parris, Anthony Head, Janet Ellis, Rick Wakeman, Anneka Rice, Paul Mayhew-Archer and Griff Rhys Jones. Merry Christmas!Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Fenton Stevens is an actor and comedian. He is best known for being a founder member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees and the voice behind the Spitting Image 1986 number 1 hit "The Chicken Song". He also starred in KYTV, its Radio 4 predecessor, Radio Active and Benidorm as Sir Henry since Series 4 which was first broadcast in 2011, and as an anchor on 3rd & Bird on CBeebies.Fenton Stevens featured in regular roles as Hank in the 1996 series The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, and as Ralph in Andy Hamilton's 2003 television sitcom Trevor's World of Sport, as well as in the Radio 4 version of the latter which was broadcast in 2004. Stevens had previously appeared in a guest role in Drop the Dead Donkey, another television comedy series written by Hamilton, and appears regularly in various roles in Hamilton's Radio 4 sitcom Old Harry's Game. He has also featured in Ian Hislop's sitcom My Dad's the Prime Minister as the Home Secretary. He plays the eponymous Inspector Steine in Lynne Truss' long-running Radio 4 comedy series. From 2004 until 2005 he appeared in two series of Julia Davis's dark comedy series Nighty Night as the Reverend Gordon Fox. He also appeared in various roles in the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series. In 2007, he played the similarly named Michael Wenton Weeks in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. He has provided the voice of Mr Beakman, a toucan, in the CBeebies show 3rd & Bird. He has a recurring role in the sitcom My Family as Mr Griffith, the boss of the dental corporation "Cavitex". He has played Sir Henry in Benidorm since Series 4 which was first broadcast in 2011.Notable guest appearances have been as the next door hotel guest in "Mr. Bean in Room 426"; and alongside Hee Bee Gee Bees bandmate Angus Deayton as the brother-in-law of Deayton's character in an episode of One Foot in the Grave. He played Alan Perkins, a holiday rep in Spain in "The Unlucky Winner Is" episode of Only Fools And Horses. He played a guest role in Coronation Street in November 2004. In 2006, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure The Kingmaker. He also appeared in Series 3 Episode 3 of Outnumbered, as a substitute player called 'Lance' in a tennis match, and in the "Music 2000" episode of Look Around You as the chairman of the Royal Pop and Rock Association. In 2022 he appeared as Tony Vanoli in a fourth season episode of Ghosts.He is a very successful Pantomime Dame, having written and appeared in a number of pantos over the years. From December 2006 until January 2007, he starred in and wrote the Cambridge Arts Theatre pantomime version of Aladdin in the role of Widow Twankey. In 2015, Stevens appeared as Dr. John Radcliffe in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Helen Edmundson's Queen Anne.Since 2020, with help from his son John Fenton Stevens, a series of podcasts has been released called My Time Capsule with guests such as Stephen Fry, Rebecca Front, Rick Wakeman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Hound, David Mitchell, Anthony Head, Chris Addison, Rev Richard Coles, Griff Rhys Jones, Richard Herring and David Baddiel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this time is Kathryn Randall (latterly Edmonds) who, for the past 40 years, was one of television's busiest Vision Mixers, specialising in the U.K.'s most popular music and light entertainment shows. At the BBC she was trained to cover all manner of genres: sport, news programmes, drama, sitcoms and children's output along with national occasions and world-wide events including the funeral of Princess Diana. For the past 10 years she has also been training the next generation of Vision Mixers at the internationally renowned NFTS The National Film and Television School. And that wasn't enough, before moving to TV, she was also the youngest female producer in BBC Radio Entertainment, rubbing shoulders with Douglas Adams, Griff Rhys Jones, Jimmy Mulville and Alan Nixon. Steam, Smoke & Mirrors Theme music composed by John Orchard and arranged by Ian English Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS Facebook: colin.edmonds.73 Instagram: colinedmondsssm Twitter:@ColinEdmondsSSM Website: https://www.steamsmokeandmirrors.com/ Buy Steam, Smoke and Mirrors Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Lazarus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 2 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Nostradamus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 3 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon

We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Mike Hodges's Morons from Outer Space. Written by Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, the film tells the tale of a quartet of less-than-bright intergalactic travelers who crash land on Earth. The film lampoons the idea that we of Earth may be visited by beings from outer space only to find that they're not as enlightened as we'd fancy them to be.Cecil Trachenburg and Jon Spira join Mike to laud the film while Griff Rhys Jones discusses how disappointing he found the experience.

We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Mike Hodges's Morons from Outer Space. Written by Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, the film tells the tale of a quartet of less-than-bright intergalactic travelers who crash land on Earth. The film lampoons the idea that we of Earth may be visited by beings from outer space only to find that they're not as enlightened as we'd fancy them to be.Cecil Trachenburg and Jon Spira join Mike to laud the film while Griff Rhys Jones discusses how disappointing he found the experience.

Grant Philpott is a British television comedy and light entertainment producer whose very first job was writing Q-cards for Bob Monkhouse on “The Big Breakfast”. 25 years later his career came full circle when he was one of the Edit Producers on “Bob Monkhouse: The Million Joke Man”, the UKtv documentary series which celebrated Bob's life and career. He's interviewed Sir Bruce Forsyth and Terry Gilliam, worked on series such as “Tarrant on TV”, “TV Nightmares” and “Harry Hill's TV Burp”, and produced shows starring Seann Walsh, David Walliams and Griff Rhys Jones. More recently he was the Series Producer on the Saturday ITV ratings winner “Paul Sinha's TV Showdown”. And he's also an international, highly regarded independent movie maker, film animator, designer and artist whose canvases have been showcased in London. Find more about Grant here; www.grantphilpott.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG8sOSquBWA Steam, Smoke & Mirrors Theme music composed by John Orchard and arranged by Ian English Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS Facebook: colin.edmonds.73 Instagram: colinedmondsssm Twitter:@ColinEdmondsSSM Website: https://www.steamsmokeandmirrors.com/ Buy Steam, Smoke and Mirrors Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Lazarus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 2 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Nostradamus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 3 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon

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Dara Ó Briain is one of the most successful comedians in the UK and tours around the world. As a presenter he's hosted Mock the Week since 2005, Stargazing Live, Robot Wars, Blockbusters, The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Have I Got News For You and Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure (with his friend Ed Byrne). He was one of the Three Men in a Boat with Griff Rhys Jones and Rory McGrath and he's been on Live at the Apollo more times than any other stand up. Dara Ó Briain guest 170 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .For Dara's tour dates and tickets visit https://daraobriain.com .Follow Dara Ó Briain on Twitter: @daraobriain .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy Monday, and wishing you a very happy Valentine's or Palentine's day too...Graham is back with more fabulous guests, some Waitrose food treats and a few dilemmas to solve.Laila Rouass joined Graham to chat about the return of Traces for series 2 on UKTV's Alibi.Griff Rhys Jones was on the show telling us more about his leading role in An Hour And A Half Late at the Bath Theatre Royal.The very dapper Rafe Spall reveals all about learning to play Atticus Finch for the West End production of To Kill A Mockingbird this March.And Josie Silver told us all about her 'locked in a room' romance, A Night On The Island.Graham and Maria put their heads together to solve a pub quiz fiasco and a birthday blunder in Graham's Guide.Show Chef Martha gives us some inspiration for a Valentine's dinner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6891ANCORA MINACCE ALL'AUTRICE DI HARRY POTTER di Luca VolontèNelle scorse settimane la creatrice e autrice di Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, ha risposto a un molestatore transgender che l'ha minacciata su Twitter di farla esplodere con una "bomba".La Rowling ha dichiarato che siccome gli haters non possono farla licenziare o distruggere la sua carriera, l'unico cosa che rimane loro di fare è minacciarla di farla esplodere e ucciderla. Nella sua risposta, la Rowling ha notato che ha sempre segnalato tali minacce ed attacchi a Twitter, ma sinora il gigante social ha fatto ben poco per tutelarla."Per essere giusti, quando non si può far licenziare, arrestare o abbandonare una donna dal suo editore e cancellarla per il solo fatto di far salire le vendite del suo libro, c'è davvero solo un posto dove andare...", ha scherzato la Rowling. Sono anni che l'autrice di Harry Potter è minacciata dalla cultura di sinistra e dai paladini della dottrina LGBTI, dentro e fuori Hollywood, per le sue dichiarazioni che il transgenderismo è una minaccia per le donne e per aver più volte ribadito che il sesso biologico è immutabile e non è un "costrutto sociale".Nel dicembre scorso, dopo un anno di attacchi e censure ricevute dalla Rowling, la BBC aveva coraggiosamente deciso di premiarla come autrice di successo, aveva perciò ricevuto attacchi indecenti e gratuiti per la sua scelta e si era dovuta difendere. L'emittente pubblica britannica aveva dichiarato che l'offesa è il "prezzo della libertà di parola". Il Premio Russell 2020 della BBC, intitolato allo scrittore britannico Bertrand Russell, ha attirato l'attenzione del pubblico perché si assegnava alla Rowling il riconoscimento per il suo saggio sul sesso e il genere che aveva scatenato un furore pubblico quando era stato pubblicato a giugno.Nei suoi commenti la Rowling aveva detto che l'ascesa dell'attivismo trans avrebbe cancellato il concetto di sesso che definisce la vita di molte donne. Dopo la polemica scatenatasi dalle dichiarazioni del giugno scorso e in reazione alla censura che aveva minacciato la Rowling per le sue affermazioni contro il transgenderismo e la sessualità biologica maschile e femminile, alcuni dei più noti scrittori e attori britannici, tra cui il famoso autore Ian McEwan e l'attore Griff Rhys Jones, avevano firmato una lettera aperta nel mese di settembre 2020. Un anno intero di censure, offese, insulti e minacce anche di morte che continuano a colpire come una vera e propria fatwa l'autrice di Harry Potter. Non è l'Isis che minaccia di far esplodere e cancellare per sempre la Rowling, sono i paladini della ideologia LGBTI che si comportano esattamente come facevano i terroristi sul web.Perché? Per aver scritto nel suo saggio: "Mi rifiuto di piegarmi a un movimento che credo stia facendo un danno dimostrabile nel cercare di erodere la 'donna' come classe politica e biologica e offrendo copertura ai predatori. Sono al fianco delle donne e degli uomini coraggiosi, gay, etero e trans, che si battono per la libertà di parola e di pensiero, e per i diritti e la sicurezza di alcuni dei più vulnerabili nella nostra società: giovani ragazzi gay, adolescenti fragili, e donne che dipendono e desiderano mantenere i loro spazi monosessuali".La Rowling è stata infatti sottoposta a un assalto di odio e violenze verbali che evidenziano una tendenza insidiosa, autoritaria e persino misogina di mass media e comunità LGBTI. Se è vero che il caso della Rowling è quello più eclatante, è anche vero che questo stesso caso (come decine e centinaia di altri in tutto il mondo) ci conferma che la dottrina LGBTI e i suoi sacerdoti non possono tollerare alcuna diversità di opinione né concedere alcuna libertà a coloro che non si adeguano alle loro dottrine.Nota di BastaBugie: l'autore del precedente articolo, Luca Volontè, nell'articolo seguente dal titolo "La polizia non perseguirà chi ha minacciato J.K. Rowling" parla dell'omertà che regna quando le minacce vengono dal mondo LGBT.Ecco l'articolo completo pubblicato su Provita & Famiglia il 31 gennaio 2022:La polizia britannica non perseguirà gli attivisti trans che hanno minacciato di morte e violenze J.K. Rowling e la sua famiglia. Ennesima ingiustizia che discrimina in base all'ideologia gender e transgender.I tre attivisti trans che hanno organizzato una protesta fuori dalla casa di J.K. Rowling, la "mamma" di Harry Potter, non saranno perseguiti, nonostante un'immagine che il gruppo ha postato sui social media che ha rivelato l'indirizzo della casa della Rowling e incitato alla violenza nei suoi confronti e della sua famiglia.La Rowling, che è stata critica nei confronti dell'attivismo trans nel Regno Unito e non solo, aveva precedentemente criticato gli attivisti al momento dell'incidente, sostenendo che i tre coinvolti "pensavano che fare una minaccia che avrebbe intimidito [lei] dal parlare dei diritti sessuali delle donne". Ebbene, secondo un rapporto del Telegraph, la polizia ha confermato nei giorni scorsi che nessun crimine è stata stabilito nei confronti del trio di attivisti trans promotori delle minacce."L'indirizzo della mia famiglia è stato pubblicato su Twitter da tre attivisti che si sono fotografati davanti alla nostra casa, posizionandosi attentamente per assicurarsi che il nostro indirizzo fosse visibile", ha scritto la Rowling sui social media lo scorso novembre. "Imploro le persone che hanno ritwittato l'immagine con l'indirizzo ancora visibile, anche se lo hanno fatto per condannare le azioni di queste persone, di cancellarla". La Rowling aveva proseguito scrivendo: "Ora ho ricevuto così tante minacce di morte che potrei tappezzare la casa con esse, e non ho smesso di parlare", ha continuato la Rowling. "Forse il modo migliore per dimostrare che il vostro movimento non è una minaccia per le donne, è smettere di perseguitarci, molestarci e minacciarci".E' solo l'ennesima ingiustizia subita dalla Rowling, dopo che una scuola in Inghilterra ha eliminato il nome dell'autrice da uno dei suoi edifici, dopo che gli studenti si sono lamentati delle posizioni dell'autrice, mentre uno speciale della catena televisiva a pagamento HBO su Harry Potter l'ha effettivamente rimossa dallo spettacolo che celebrava la saga di Harry Potter, con la creatrice che aveva ottenuto solo circa 30 secondi di tempo di trasmissione, durante la trasmissione di quasi due ore.Ora anche polizia e magistratura, di fatto, de-classificano le minacce alla Rowling e alla sua famiglia e, contemporaneamente, con la decisione di non perseguire i tre autori delle minacce, favoriscono minacce e violenze nei confronti dell'intera famiglia dell'autrice di Harry Potter. Una vergogna inaccettabile, che si consuma con la discriminazione in nome del nuovo dogma transessuale.

Award-winning Showbiz Simon chats about his glamorous 30 year career starting as a TV Production Graduate in Manchester and his appearances on screen, to heading up an entire channel, earning Producer credits on the last 2 Royal weddings and as the driving force casting and compiling some of the popular clip shows on British television. Simon also talks about producing comedy icon Griff Rhys Jones, meeting queen of the silver screen Nanette Newman and learning from the master of “It'll Be Alright On The Night”, the legendary Denis Norden. Oh, and his vast wardrobe of glitzy jackets might get a mention… Steam, Smoke & Mirrors Theme music composed by John Orchard and arranged by Ian English Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS Facebook: colin.edmonds.73 Instagram: colinedmondsssm Twitter:@ColinEdmondsSSM Website: https://www.steamsmokeandmirrors.com/ Buy Steam, Smoke and Mirrors Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Lazarus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 2 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Nostradamus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 3 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon

Part 2 of the best bits from our 2020 My Christmas Time Capsule episodes! Featuring Stephen Fry, Lucy Porter, John Challis, Tony Hawks, Rufus Hound, Marcus Brigstocke & Rachel Parris, Anthony Head, Janet Ellis, Rick Wakeman, Anneka Rice, Paul Mayhew-Archer and Griff Rhys Jones. Merry Christmas!Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Miller on Tuesday 3rd August with piano accompaniment from Tom Hodge   IMDp is an improvised interview podcast. Every week Martina Minnow interviews a director about their upcoming film. Also joining Martina each week are our resident improvisers who create cutaway scenes and clips from the films discussed. However... until she introduces them, only Martina knows the guests name and the name of their movie. Todays Special Guest: Charlie Vero Martin (Felicity Crookshanks) is a Scottish actor and comedian in London who has been performing improv for over 10 years with groups Blind Mirth, Glitch - The Improvised Puppet Show, Mike & Charlie and The Nursery's Boxed In. She has written for BBC Scotland, Radio 4, Hat Trick and Griff Rhys Jones as well as taking three solo character comedy shows to the Edinburgh Fringe.  She teaches bespoke Improv For Business workshops: https://www.improvforbusinessuk.com/ Twitter and Instagram @CharlieVMartin       Facebook @CharlieVeroMartinComedy   https://www.charlieveromartin.com/ The IMDp Team: @improvmoviepod   Sabrina Luisi (Martina Minnow) is in Hoopla House team Michelle, acapella improvised musical group Acaprov, improvised musical narrative group Multiverse and long form team Buffet. Sabrina is also an actor and writer in immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. She loves Eastenders, refrigerated Curly Wurlys, and has three accents she uses on rotation in improv shows.  Twitter: @sabrinaluisi                      Instagram: @sabrina.luisi Vicky Hawley (Resident Improviser) is an improviser, comedian and storyteller who regularly performs with groups including Chortle Award winning Jericho Comedy, Edinburgh sellout Bumper Blyton, and internationally touring improv musical Multiverse. Vicky is also a professional DM, the host of D&D liveplay podcast Vicky's World, and a regular player on Sasha Ellen's Character Building Experience.  Twitter: @vichawley                        Instagram: @vic.hawley Rory Vieyra (Resident Improviser) is an improviser and Actor who regularly performs with Music Box Improv, Acaprov and The Inflatables in London and abroad. He also teaches improv with Hoopla Impro and performs in immersive Murder Mystery group Play Dead London. He loves Cinnanmon Buns, Dolly Parton and Ancient Greece. He know his impressions are bad but refuses to stop. Instagram & Facebook: @roryvieyra Steve Tanner (Producer/Editor) is Director of 4Foot1Films. He creates and edits video content for theatre productions and regularly collaborates with Hoopla Impro to edit their sketches. He runs filmmaking workshop Make A Movie Club for kids and is also an actor with immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. Instagram @4foot1films   Theme Music by Matt Brown & Jonny Griffiths Episode Artwork by Marty Sears

How did the beloved singing duo get to Scarborough Fair? Also in this episode, venus fly traps, unstable loo seats, surprisingly posh Transit door locks, football trains, suity shoes, plane funk smells, zombie morris dancing, potatoes in cupholders, affluent foreign spec cars, modern steel wheels and Griff Rhys Jones in his underpants. Plus, top new TV shows George Clarke's Embarrassing Stains, Stealing Cars with James May, and Derek Bell's Amazing Shortcuts plus Nigel Havers is James Bond, licenced to smack cricket balls at people. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Actor, writer & comedian Griff Rhys Jones appears on Dave Berry's Dadpod after he became a grandfather again during lockdown to baby Eris. Dave found it if Griff has been passing down dadvice to his son, George, plus, Griff remembers what it was like watching TV with his dad when he was younger, and what his dad's attitude was towards him pursuing comedy.

Actor, writer & comedian Griff Rhys Jones appears on Dave Berry's Dadpod after he became a grandfather again during lockdown to baby Eris. Dave found it if Griff has been passing down dadvice to his son, George, plus, Griff remembers what it was like watching TV with his dad when he was younger, and what his dad's attitude was towards him pursuing comedy.

Ep 15: Charlie Vero-Martin/Who Framed Peter Rabbit? IMDp is an improvised interview podcast. Every week Martina Minnow interviews a director about their upcoming film. Also joining Martina each week are our resident improvisers who create cutaway scenes and clips from the films discussed. However... until she introduces them, only Martina knows the guests name and the name of their movie. Todays Special Guest: Charlie Vero-Martin (Meredith Mountain) is a Scottish actor and comedian in London who has been performing improv for over 10 years with groups Blind Mirth, Glitch - The Improvised Puppet Show, Mike & Charlie and The Nursery's Boxed In. She has written for BBC Scotland, Radio 4, Hat Trick and Griff Rhys Jones as well as taking three solo character comedy shows to the Edinburgh Fringe. She teaches bespoke Improv For Business workshops:  https://www.improvforbusinessuk.com/ Twitter/Instagram  @CharlieVMartin         Facebook @CharlieVeroMartinComedy   https://www.charlieveromartin.com   The IMDp Team: @improvmoviepod Sabrina Luisi (Martina Minnow) is in Hoopla House team Michelle, acapella improvised musical group Acaprov, improvised musical narrative group Multiverse and long form team Buffet. Sabrina is also an actor and writer in immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. She loves Eastenders, refrigerated Curly Wurlys, and has three accents she uses on rotation in improv shows.  Twitter: @sabrinaluisi                      Instagram: @sabrina.luisi Vicky Hawley (Resident Improviser) is an improviser, comedian and storyteller who regularly performs with groups including Chortle Award winning Jericho Comedy, Edinburgh sellout Bumper Blyton, and internationally touring improv musical Multiverse. Vicky is also a professional DM, the host of D&D liveplay podcast Vicky's World, and a regular player on Sasha Ellen's Character Building Experience.  Twitter: @vichawley                        Instagram: @vic.hawley Rory Vieyra (Resident Improviser) is an improviser and Actor who regularly performs with Music Box Improv, Acaprov and The Inflatables in London and abroad. He also teaches improv with Hoopla Impro and performs in immersive Murder Mystery group Play Dead London. He loves Cinnanmon Buns, Dolly Parton and Ancient Greece. He know his impressions are bad but refuses to stop. Instagram & Facebook: @roryvieyra Steve Tanner (Producer/Editor) is Director of 4Foot1Films. He creates and edits video content for theatre productions and regularly collaborates with Hoopla Impro to edit their sketches. He runs filmmaking workshop Make A Movie Club for kids and is also an actor with immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. Instagram @4foot1films   Theme Music by Matt Brown & Jonny Griffiths Episode Artwork by Marty Sears   Additional music by Stan Babich THE RIGHT MUSIC FOR YOUR VIDEO Music Link ://www.patreon.com/no_copyrightmusic

#WeMakeEvents was launched in April 2020, soon after the first coronavirus lockdown, by PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association, to highlight the plight of its membership, the majority of whom are freelance workers and therefore not eligible for government furlough payments. The campaign has grown to include other industry bodies and has become a global movement, with major performance venues lighting their buildings in red to highlight the red alert status of the industry. It offers financial assistance, wellbeing support and advice as well as campaigning with governments and the public to raise awareness. The campaign has attracted a great many celebrity endorsements, including from stand-up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter Kevin Day, who took part in a promotional video for #WeMakeEvents with fellow comics Griff Rhys Jones, Lucy Porter and Stephen K Amos. Kevin has been prominent on the UK comedy scene since the late ‘80s when he performed regularly at The Comedy Store. He has written for Dave Allen and Jo Brand and continues to write for the long-running BBC comedy show Have I Got News For You. He spoke to BTG editor David Chadderton about how essential production staff are to theatre, festivals, live comedy and many other events, how important the live performance industry is to the UK economy and to the wellbeing of the country and how lockdown has personally affected him and his family—his son is also a stand-up comedian and his wife works in theatre production and event management. For more information on the campaign, to make a donation, to buy merchandise or to find assistance if you are affected by the crisis, see the #WeMakeEvents web site. Through industry charity Backup, you can also make donations via a texting service: text “ONETWO” plus the donation amount in numbers to 70085 (for instance, text ONETWO12 to donate £12).

Welcome back to My Seven Wonders with Clive Anderson! Each week, Clive welcomes a famous guest and dives into the depths of their character with a simple question: if you could choose your own seven wonders of the world, what would they be? Clive’s guest this week is legendary comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter Griff Rhys Jones. Griff has had a mammoth career, involving TV shows, documentaries and even Olivier Awards. In this episode, Griff takes Clive everywhere from the rocky outskirts of Finland to the dizzying heights of the opera. Whether it’s rubbing shoulders with Eric Clapton at the Palladium or late night games of poker at exclusive members bars, Rhys Jones highlights his eclectic taste from train journeys to performers and everything in between.If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jools and Jim log on to Zoom for a remote catch-up with Griff Rhys Jones, who transports them off the road and onto the water. More accustomed to sailing the seas than classic cars, the comedian and broadcaster recalls childhood holidays spent on his father's hand-built boat, as well as problems with pronunciation while filming Three Men in a Boat (something Jim proves he has no problem with). The three laud the joys of the inland waterways and talk sea monsters, sub-par submarines and unusual purchases at auction… A Dig! Studios / Warner Music Entertainment podcast.Produced by Molly Stewart. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rory McGrath is best known as a panel member of the BBC comedy sports quiz They Think It's All Over and as one of the Three Men in a Boat, alongside Dara Ó Briain and Griff Rhys Jones. He co-founded the British television production company Hat Trick Productions. Rory McGrath is guest number 61 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Rory McGrath on Twitter: @rorymcgrathA1 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Biden wants his administration to be a departure from the days of Donald Trump, but will a change in foreign policy harm American interests? (01:00) Why is it taking so long to reach a Brexit deal? (17:10) And finally, should cyclists be given priority on London's roads? (29:35) With The Spectator’s deputy US editor Dominic Green, Chatham House's Leslie Vinjamuri, The Spectator's political editor James Forsyth, EurasiaGroup's managing director Mujtaba Rahman, journalist Christian Wolmar and writer, actor, and comedian Griff Rhys Jones. Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Max Jeffery, Matt Taylor and Alexa Rendell.

Joe Biden wants his administration to be a departure from the days of Donald Trump, but will a change in foreign policy harm American interests? (01:00) Why is it taking so long to reach a Brexit deal? (17:10) And finally, should cyclists be given priority on London's roads? (29:35) With The Spectator's deputy US editor Dominic Green, Chatham House's Leslie Vinjamuri, The Spectator's political editor James Forsyth, EurasiaGroup's managing director Mujtaba Rahman, journalist Christian Wolmar and writer, actor, and comedian Griff Rhys Jones. Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Max Jeffery, Matt Taylor and Alexa Rendell.

Who was the first person to be put to death in the USA after the amnesty? Did the Muskehounds get Natt into history? What did the other Griff Rhys Jones do? Natt Tapley and Jake Yapp find out in today's Date Fight!

My Christmas Time Capsule, an advent calendar of podcasts! We will be releasing 25 mini episodes, one a day, up to Christmas Day, where we ask our guests what they would put in a Christmas time capsule! One thing they love and one they hate. The guest behind door number 2 is actor, comedian, presenter, writer and producer, Griff Rhys Jones .If you're enjoying our Christmas specials, please consider donating to Crisis this Christmas https://www.crisis.org.uk/crisis-this-christmas .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#303 Rod Stewart’s Fridge - Richard is on TV so much now that it’s actually not funny any more, but his son has come up with an improvement to Star Wars, so that’s something. His guest is comedy scriptwriter and erstwhile drummer Arthur Mathews. They talk about trying to shake off the guilt of a religious upbringing, Dominic Cummings diary, staying in Griff Rhys Jones house, failing to impress Jonathan Miller, Father Ted stamps, the fecundity of 90s comedy and how it took so long to get the Amish meet Bill Grundy on to TV.Support Rich in Movember here http://rhlstp.co.uk/movemberBuy Richard’s book here https://www.gofasterstripe.com/problemwithmenBuy Arthur’s new book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cummings-Files-CONFIDENTIAL-Thoughts-Actions/dp/0571365825SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELBecome a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITESee details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATESBuy DVDs and Books from GO FASTER STRIPE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest member of Nick Helm and Nathaniel Metcalfe's Fan Club was Griff Rhys Jones.

The latest member of Nick Helm and Nathaniel Metcalfe’s Fan Club was Griff Rhys Jones.

This week on the show we welcome friends from the world of television, film, comedy, music and literature.Superstar actor Jason Isaacs tells us about his new film 'Skyfire'.The hilarious Dara Ó Briain chats series 19 of Mock the Week.Culture Club's legendary frontman Boy George shares all ahead of their 'Rain In The Dark' concert at the SSE Arena Wembley.And songstress Paloma Faith dives into her new album 'Infinite Things'.Plus Andrew Marr, Gary Numan, Kirstie Allsopp and Griff Rhys Jones.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10 am.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear the highlights every week. Jason Isaacs - 00:42Dara O'Briain - 08:04Boy George - 14:27Paloma Faith - 21:26Andrew Marr - 27:27Gary Numan - 34:51Kirstie Allsopp - 41:34Griff Rhys Jones - 48:26 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week joining Kate is comedian, writer and actor Griff Rhys Jones. He speaks all about his brand new venture Celebrity Bottom Draw! An auction of unwanted celebrity items, such as scripts, set lists and just general bits that would mean alot to some! The initiative that launches November 27th will be raising money for East Anglia's Children Hospices. As well as his charity efforts Griff tells us about asking Lord Sugar for a million quid and also reveals the burning question he has for PM Boris Johnson... Grab a glass and tune in! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of Spectator Out Loud, comedian Griff Rhys Jones complains about London's war on motorists (00:45); Toby Young on how he's become an English nationalist (08:55); and Cosmo Landesman on the joys of drinking alone (13:30).

Star of Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones, Olivier Award winning actor, comedian, writer, presenter and producer, Griff Rhys Jones is guest number 14 on My Time Capsule. He chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Griff on Instagram: @griffrhysjones .Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael on Twitter: @fentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by Matthew Boxall .Social media support by Harriet Stevens .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian-turned-travel presenter, Griff Rhys Jones is picky about his adventures. If you've been there, chances are he'd rather not.Greg Dickinson spoke to Griff from his house in Suffolk, where he took us behind the scenes of three of his most poignant travel memories, from a near-death experience at sea, to a moment of stillness amongst the frozen volcanic ash of Iceland.To see Griff's photographs: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/postcards |For 30 days' free access to the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Read more from Griff Rhys Jones: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/g/griff-rhys-jones/ |

With the future of travel uncertain, and itchy feet setting in around the world - we've asked the world's best adventurers to take us on a holiday of the imagination. Featuring stories of discovery, delight - and the odd disaster - from Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Humble, Steve McCurry, and more. Subscribe to Postcards now.

James Watt chats to Griff Rhys jones about about his life and the tour that happened before it happened! All from Showtalk.biz tweet @jameswattuk

Alas! It's not nine-o-clock but it's starting to get dark as I talk to Griff Rhys Jones, who is eager to go outside to take photographs. We cover so many topics from boats to not speaking Welsh and he has me laughing throughout, thank you Griff! Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim White and guests Brian Viner and Claudia Connell on the growing trend of resurrecting dead A-listers for new tours and films (but should some stars be left to rest in peace?) Plus, is Military Wives the feel-good British film we all need right now? 

This week on the show we welcomed friends from the world of film, television, literature, comedy, and boxing.James McAvoy shares his excitement ahead of his upcoming West End show 'Cyrano de Bergerac'.Josh O'Connor tells us about playing Prince Charles in Season 3 of The Crown.Tyson Fury chats mental health and his new book 'Behind the Mask'.And Tim Minchin discusses his brand-new Sky Original 'Upright'.Plus Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Griff Rhys Jones, and Paul Feig!You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10am.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast every week to hear the highlights! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Children's television is wonderful for people starting out in the industry because there tends to be more opportunity for people who don't have a long list of credits." — Wendy Gray I've fast-tracked a few skills after discovering the short courses offered by the Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS). In this episode, I chat to Wendy Gray from AFTRS about their courses and who they're designed for. We also chat about Wendy's career in the screen industry, including her extensive experience working in children's television.  Friendly manners: this is not a paid endorsement. Podcast Guest Profile Wendy Gray currently runs the short course and industry certificate programs at the Australian Film Television Radio School (AFTRS). Over the last seven years she has been Head of the Open Program, Head of the TV Unit and began life at AFTRS as the Industry Program Manager. In her current role she liaises with Industry through the Industry Advisory Panels, runs industry-related events and oversees the development and delivery of industry short courses and industry certificates. Wendy started her career in the media at ABC TV, where she worked for twelve years in a wide variety of production roles, across all genres. Her final years at the ABC saw her devising, producing and directing a number of children’s television series including AFI-award winning series The Ferals and forty episodes of Play School. Subsequently as a freelance producer Wendy worked on a wide range of television productions, including documentary series Greatest Cities of the World with Griff Rhys-Jones, and The Upside Down Show, an award-winning children’s series with The Umbilical Brothers, Nickelodeon US and the Children’s Television Workshop. She returned to the ABC joining the (then) New Media Division to work on the launch of ABC2, designing and executing channel branding and program development and production. Wendy has also worked on a number of online projects including working as Online Content Producer in the marketing department for Southern Cross and as a senior website producer for Gadfly Media, supervising website content for clients such as SOCOG and NRMA. She also worked for the Australian Film Commission (now Screen Australia) on a major online content project Australian Screen Online and taught production at SAE Byron Bay. She has a BA (Communications) from Macquarie University and a Grad Dip in Interactive Multimedia from UTS. Time Stamps 0:53 | Why I've been doing short courses through AFTRS 8:01 | Interview with Wendy Gray Interesting Links Australian Film Television Radio School https://www.aftrs.edu.au/; Telephone (Australia): 1300065 281 Australian Writers' Guild https://www.awg.com.au/ Film Victoria https://www.film.vic.gov.au/ Say Hello! I'm at taku.com.au, Instagram/Twitter: @takuspeaks or Facebook: @TakuTV.

Griff Rhys Jones is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. In this rare, lengthy and in-depth interview we discussed his origins in the industry, how he made award-winning but not profit making radio adverts which led him into TV and now, in his "retirement" he's taken up stand up and is trying to build himself a live audience.Stream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/GriffRhysJones iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937?mt=2 YouTube - https://youtu.be/SM0SNLZG0_o Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/12wdMpotKGDpFvShobeaoy If you’d like to support the podcast please do via - PayPal - http://simoncaine.co.ukOr Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/AskTheIndustryPodcast Buy tickets to my 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-caine-every-room-becomes-a-panic-room-when-you-overthink-enough See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do celebrities really add all that much to an ad? After all, many of the most definitive campaigns have featured people who were barely better known than a dead hermit.In this episode, the History of Advertising Podcast tries to get to the bottom of the issue by looking at campaigns from Birds Eye (one of the first to use ‘real', regional actors) and Holsten Pills (featuring Griff Rhys Jones and the revived digital corpse of John Wayne).

Ophelia and Penelope are in 'The Bay at Nice' and Griff is narrating a West End musical.

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Judith Lucy came by! Griff Rhys Jones came back! We played Dead or Alive! Deano showed us his newest ‘impression’! Chrissie went to an impromptu trivia night! Sam made sure we heard that he’s the ‘star’ of Have You Been Paying Attention? and we had the best ‘pre-Halloween’ we’ve had in literally years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We caught up with the GM of operations for Browny’s favourite new IGA, the one at Hamilton Island; UK comedy legend Griff Rhys Jones told us about all the royals he’s met; Bianca & Carla from The Block gave us the lowdown on the final weeks of the show; Deano revealed a new impression in Who The Bloody Hell Was That, and we played another cracking round of Dead or Alive.Listen back! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, this is an interesting world I find myself in - fits me rather neatly, don't you think?" Douglas Noel Adams wasn't even fifty when he died in 2001, but his imagination had already roamed far. He created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Meaning of Liff and several episodes of Doctor Who, plus the Dirk Gently character and Last Chance to See. Nominating him is his co-writer on Last Chance to See, the zoologist Mark Carwardine. Mark's role, Adams said later, was to be the one who knew what he was talking about. "My role was to be an extremely ignorant non-zoologist to whom everything that happened would come as a complete surprise." Joining Mark Carwardine and Matthew Parris in the bar where this was recorded is Douglas Adam's biographer, Jem Roberts. With archive of Stephen Fry, John Lloyd, Naomi Alderman, Griff Rhys Jones and Geoffrey Perkins. The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde.

It's another returning guest, as Looks Unfamiliar host Tim Worthington is back, and he's brought some Morons From Outer Space with him. Directed by Mike Hodges, who also brought us Get Carter, a very different movie. Starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys-Jones, there are lots of comparisons with other British TV comedians and the numerous sci-fi films that this film rips off and perhaps inspired. During the pod, I reference a BFI piece about the movie, including a video interview with the director. Here's the link: http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/why-i-love-morons-outer-space Hopefully Tim will return to discuss some more movies - in the meantime, his podcast is essential listening and is one of a number of nostalgia goldmines on his website https://timworthington.org/looksunfamiliar/

Griff Rhys Jones plays the title rol in a freely adapted production of Moliere's The Miser Personal Shopper stars Kristen Stewart as a young woman trying to communicate with her dead twin brother beyond the veil President Abraham Lincoln never overcame his grief at the death of his son Willie and American novelist George Saunders has written Lincoln In The Bardo which explores how he tried to cope An exhibition of works by Michelangelo & Sebastiano at London's National Gallery explores the two artists mutually supportive and inspiring relationship Simon Amstell has created Carnage, a mockumentary from the future looking at the rise of veganism. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Mark Ravenhill, Rosie Boycott and Melissa Harrison. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Olivier award-winning writer and director behind The Play What I Wrote, The Painkiller and I Can't Sing! The X-Factor The Musical, Sean Foley is serious about comedy. He tells Kirsty why he's brought Moliere to the West End in his new version of The Miser,with a cast of comic heavyweights including Griff Rhys Jones and Lee Mack in his theatrical debut.Controversial new film Elle is a psychological thriller about the fall out after a successful business woman suffers a violent rape in her own home, and is described by its star Isabelle Huppert as 'post-feminist'. Elle is the first feature film in a decade from director Paul Verhoeven known for titles such as Basic Instinct and Showgirls. To discuss the director's complex depiction of women in his films, Kirsty is joined by journalist Karen Krizanovich. As the Olivier Awards nominations are announced, Kirsty speaks to Sonia Friedman whose productions have received a record breaking 31, and to David Babani, artistic director of the self funding Menier Chocolate Factory, who's received 9.Composer Kate Whitley has set Malala Yousafzai's 2013 UN speech to music for a new BBC Radio 3 commission. Speak Out uses extracts from Malala's speech about every girl's right to an education and will be premiered by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales on 8th March and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 the same evening. Kate Whitley explains the significance of this commission and about her involvement with the Multi-Story Orchestra which brings classical music to unexpected places. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

Matthew Bannister on The world's longest reigning monarch - King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Nobel prize winning playwright and satirist Dario Fo. Griff Rhys Jones pays tribute. The pioneering racing driver Jean Bloxam She took on the men - and often beat them. Andrew Vicari, the painter from Port Talbot in Wales who made millions through commissions from the Saudi Royal family. And the musician Don Buchla who invented the first modern synthesiser in 1963. Producer: Neil George Interviewed guest: Paul Handley Interviewed guest: Griff Rhys Jones Interviewed guest: Dan Rebellato Interviewed guest: Nick Tassoni Interviewed guest: Michael Scott Interviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari Interviewed guest: Georgina Adam Interviewed guest: Mark Vail Interviewed guest: Geeta DyalInterviewed guest: Andrew Vaccari Interviewed guest: Georgina Adam Interviewed guest: Mark Vail Interviewed guest: Geeta Dyal.

The song I’ve sent you this week is one you will relate to as you know the subject well “Song of Anglesey” sung by my pal Paul Damian…although it is now on a CD album it was originally the B side of my now viral “How To Say Llanfairpwll….etc”….so in effect it sold just a many…which was a lot….the long word song is approaching a million hits on YouTube. I wrote quite a few songs for Paul and my one regret is I never kept the outtakes….I don’t know whose language was worse…his or mine…..great days…Paul now lives in Spain and I miss him a lot. 2.There is an obesity crisis in this country…or so we keep getting told on the news…along with an increase in dementure….and lung problems with fuel emissions…etc…etc….I’m beginning to wonder whether there is anyone who is actually well out there…..perhaps if people didn’t smoke they wouldn’t have lung problems and if they got off their mobile phones and did some exercise they wouldn’t be obese…or am I over simplifying things….or perhaps if the news was a bit more positive it might help instead of doom and gloom. The latest is they want to ban “tackling” in school rugby….in case the poor little chaps get hurt…so that looks like the end of future top class rugby for this country? We only need 30 minutes of news but we get 24 hours…thus we have 23 and a half hours of padding. 3.We have chosen our song entry for the Eurovision…..Joe and Jake are flying the flag….I watched the other contenders and theirs was by far the best and I think the girls will like them so there is a possibility we will get more than nil pwa this year…..I can’t remember the name of the song … oops…but it was quite good. Apparently the two lads are off the The Voice…so Mr.Cowell wonthave a finger in the pie for a change. I must say I watch the Eurovision and I enjoy it…even though I wish I didn’t. It was amazing…Ant and Dec weren’t involved!!!....can’t understand it….they are NEVER off our screens!!!....perhaps they should take a well earned holiday (couple of years?) and give us all a rest…we deserve it. They are even on the adverts..so there is NO escape. 4.I also watched the Academy Awards….is there some sort of controversy about the lack of black nominees?....er….I think so as they have been going on and on about it for months!! I must say that Chris Rock was brilliant…I am a huge fan of his and think he is one of the best comedians around. I always think it’s all a bit too glamorous and out dated for todays market….and fail to see the point…what do I care if Joe Bloggs wins an award…doesn’t effect ME in the slightest….I think the money could be better spent elsewhere. 5.There is a new programme on TV featuring Julia Bradberry doing Lake District walks…it’s great stuff especially as I recognise the places having walked there myself…plus Julia is very easy on the eye…and Griff Rhys Jones did a similar programme wandering around Wales…I particularly enjoyed the feature on Anglesey as I have walked around the whole island over the years. This sort of programme is of interest to everyone (or should be)….instead of being bombarded with idiots having tattoos removed or cosmetic surgery on their fat out of shape bodies…I can’t imagine anyone watching that garbage…but there you go.

The song I’ve sent you this week is one you will relate to as you know the subject well “Song of Anglesey” sung by my pal Paul Damian…although it is now on a CD album it was originally the B side of my now viral “How To Say Llanfairpwll….etc”….so in effect it sold just a many…which was a lot….the long word song is approaching a million hits on YouTube. I wrote quite a few songs for Paul and my one regret is I never kept the outtakes….I don’t know whose language was worse…his or mine…..great days…Paul now lives in Spain and I miss him a lot. 2.There is an obesity crisis in this country…or so we keep getting told on the news…along with an increase in dementure….and lung problems with fuel emissions…etc…etc….I’m beginning to wonder whether there is anyone who is actually well out there…..perhaps if people didn’t smoke they wouldn’t have lung problems and if they got off their mobile phones and did some exercise they wouldn’t be obese…or am I over simplifying things….or perhaps if the news was a bit more positive it might help instead of doom and gloom. The latest is they want to ban “tackling” in school rugby….in case the poor little chaps get hurt…so that looks like the end of future top class rugby for this country? We only need 30 minutes of news but we get 24 hours…thus we have 23 and a half hours of padding. 3.We have chosen our song entry for the Eurovision…..Joe and Jake are flying the flag….I watched the other contenders and theirs was by far the best and I think the girls will like them so there is a possibility we will get more than nil pwa this year…..I can’t remember the name of the song … oops…but it was quite good. Apparently the two lads are off the The Voice…so Mr.Cowell wonthave a finger in the pie for a change. I must say I watch the Eurovision and I enjoy it…even though I wish I didn’t. It was amazing…Ant and Dec weren’t involved!!!....can’t understand it….they are NEVER off our screens!!!....perhaps they should take a well earned holiday (couple of years?) and give us all a rest…we deserve it. They are even on the adverts..so there is NO escape. 4.I also watched the Academy Awards….is there some sort of controversy about the lack of black nominees?....er….I think so as they have been going on and on about it for months!! I must say that Chris Rock was brilliant…I am a huge fan of his and think he is one of the best comedians around. I always think it’s all a bit too glamorous and out dated for todays market….and fail to see the point…what do I care if Joe Bloggs wins an award…doesn’t effect ME in the slightest….I think the money could be better spent elsewhere. 5.There is a new programme on TV featuring Julia Bradberry doing Lake District walks…it’s great stuff especially as I recognise the places having walked there myself…plus Julia is very easy on the eye…and Griff Rhys Jones did a similar programme wandering around Wales…I particularly enjoyed the feature on Anglesey as I have walked around the whole island over the years. This sort of programme is of interest to everyone (or should be)….instead of being bombarded with idiots having tattoos removed or cosmetic surgery on their fat out of shape bodies…I can’t imagine anyone watching that garbage…but there you go.

Libby Purves meets broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones; concert pianist Mona Golabek; playwright Lee Tannen and horticulturalist Marcelo Sellaro. Lee Tannen is an author and playwright. He has written a play based on his memoir, I Loved Lucy, about his friendship with the legendary comedienne, Lucille Ball. He met her as a 10-year-old and became her close friend and companion until her death in 1989. I Loved Lucy is at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London. Mona Golabek is a concert pianist who tells her mother's story in The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, the one-woman show is the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna's Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under the Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music, as she is torn from her family and sent onto the Kindertransport to London. The Pianist of Willesden Lane is at the St. James Theatre, London. Griff Rhys Jones is a comedian, writer, actor and presenter. He presents Griff's Great Britain in which he sets out to explore eight quintessentially British areas from downs to highlands and coasts to wolds. He started out as a radio producer and at 26 he began to appear on the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News. Jones and his comedy partner Mel Smith became household names, thanks, in part, to their programme Alas Smith and Jones, which ran from 1984 to 1998. Griff's Great Britain is broadcast on ITV. Marcelo Sellaro is a horticulturalist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Born in Brazil, he has a passion for bromeliads and tends Kew's collection which originates from the southern United States, South America and the West Indies. Kew's 21st annual Orchids Festival will feature orchids and other tropical plants adorning the architecture of the glasshouse to create the flora of Brazil during Carnival season. Orchids Festival 2016 is at the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Griff Rhys Jones joins the Reverend Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir, to share tales about his long association with historic buildings, hosting quizzes in museums, his great Welsh adventures and dressing as a Dame. JP Devlin meets Paul Hendy and his family to find out about their passion for making bespoke pantomimes. Saturday Live listener Polly Wright describes finding a stash of letters between her grandmother and an Italian prisoner of war who worked on the family farm in Wales during WWII, and how she has used them to trace his family. Tracey Ford discusses the loss of her son, Andre, and the foundation she launched in his memory. The singer Beverley Knight talks about the influence of gospel and Memphis on her song writing, and her latest transition into Grizabella in CATS. And the Inheritance Tracks of Kellie Maloney. She chooses New York, New York by Frank Sinatra and Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed. Landmark - A History of Britain in 50 Buildings by Anna Keay and Caroline Stanford - Foreword by Griff Rhys Jones, is published by Frances Lincoln. CATS the musical is at The London Palladium. The Quizeum is on BBC Four on Mondays at 8.30pm. Frankly Kellie: Becoming a Woman in a Man's World is out now, published by Blink Produced by Louise Corley Edited by Karen Dalziel.

Bora da! Despite his name and being born in Cardiff, Griff Rhys Jones is worried he's Insufficiently Welsh, having grown up in the home counties. He took us on a journey through “the land of my aunties” on a mission to rediscover his Welshness. You can hear a full recording of Griff's talk below – apologies for … Continue reading Is Griff Rhys Jones Insufficiently Welsh?

Series 2 Episode 6 A Laing Opera If you want to support the Z List Dead List please donate what you can via the Paypal button on the website. Even better than that, please share the podcast with your friends and on social media. Oh, and do have a very Merry festive break. The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from History. Created by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence. www.zlistdeadlist.com Featuring Alexander Gordon Laing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gordon_Laing) With thanks to Griff Rhys Jones. Griff Rhys Jones is a writer, broadcaster, producer and comedian. He has starred in a wide range of Television shows in the UK, most signifcantly 'Alas Smith & Jones', 'Not the Nine O'clock News', 'Three Men In A Boat' etc. As of the release of the podcast he is presenting 'National Treasures of Wales' On BBC4 and BBC2 Wales. He is a great traveller and fascinated by different cultures and their Histories. Needless to say, he is somewhat of a Hero of Iszi's and she jumped at the chance to pick his brain. Iszi Lawrence is a UK based comedian, amateur Historian and board game fanatic. Sign up to our mailing list and get a free extended interview with comedian Richard Herring: http://eepurl.com/MaOXj   Music All licenses can be viewed on www.freemusicarchive.org Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffery Lewis (http://www.thejefferylewissite.com) Poddington Bear (http://podingtonbear.com) Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/) Satori (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/satori/) Aristodemo Giorgini (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Aristodemo_giorgini/) Deadly Combo (http://www.blocsonic.com/artist/deadly-combo) Lessazo (http://www.lessazo.org/) Zikrayat (http://www.zikrayatmusic.com/)  

Series 2 Episode 3 Experimental Cookery Warning: a little bit ruder than usual this one. Please do continue to spread the word and share the podcast with your friends. Follow us on twitter @iszi_lawrence and like our facebook page https//:www.facebook.com/zlistdeadlist You can also donate via paypal on the website. The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from history. Hosted by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence. www.zlistdeadlist.com This episode is about eating metal. And about dipping your penis in liquids. One was for science, the other for fun. But which one is which? Featuring Michel Lotito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito) Dr Henry Head (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Head) With thanks to Griff Rhys Jones, Nathan Penlington @npenlington, James Harkin @eggshaped and Dan Schreiber @Schreiberland Nathan Penlington is the creator of Choose Your Own Documentary, possibly the most exciting bit of documentary/theatre/spoken word that you will see. It won a Fringe First award at Edinburgh and is currently touring the globe. Find out more on www.nathanpenlington.com James Harkin is the head Qi Elf, writer and researcher. He is also a co-host of the very popular podcast, No Such Thing As A Fish. http://qi.com/podcast/ Dan Schrieber is a Qi Elf and also works on the sister show, Museum of Curiousity. He is also a fantastic comedian and also appears alongside James on No Such Thing As A Fish http://qi.com/podcast/ Griff Rhys Jones is a broadcaster, writer, comedian and documentary maker. He makes many fascinating travel and history documentaries for the BBC. He lives in London in a house full of curios. Iszi Lawrence is a UK based comedian www.iszi.com Sign up to our mailing list and get a free interview with Richard Herring: http://eepurl.com/MaOXj You can also donate to support the podcast by clicking on the Donate button on the website. MUSIC All licenses are available to view on www.freemusicarchive.org Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffrey Lewis(http://www.thejeffreylewissite.com/) Poddington Bear (http://podingtonbear.com/) Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/) Speed The Plough (http://www.speedtheplough.com/)

.Sad news about Richard Attenborough....He was in one of the funniest sketches I've ever seen...it was about 25 years ago in a programme called "Alas it's Smith and Jones"....with Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.....he said he had just completed filming Ghandi and required the music track...to which Mel said he had the man to do it...the best...Griff then turns up on a pushbike with a banjo and sings a ridiculous song in a 48 track studio....Sir Richard played it dead straight concluding with "GET HIM OUT OF HERE!!"....I always admire anyone who sends themselves up.....great guy. Kate Bush has recently made a comeback after 30 odd years...and stormed it in a live concert...rave reviews....never quite got her...bit too far out for my taste...but good luck to her....however I did like the orchestration on Wuthering Heights….and unfortunately the X Factor is returning….the least talent being behind the judges desk The Nanny State strikes again!!....some bright spark who is obviously trying to create a job for himself has suggested that the over 50's should be advised (via a leaflet) on how to handle forthcoming old age...re organising pensions and how to keep fit etc.....OVER 50's!!!!!....then another bright spark suggested this was too young...maybe OVER 65s....I looked at these blokes and thought I'm better looking...more intelligent....and more talented than both of them put together...they know where they can stick their advice. When a nine year old girl gets taught how to use an automatic weapon (with drastic consequences) one has to seriously question the mentality of Americans….they are so quick to condemn others….what a hypocritical nation they are……and the “proud” parents filming it……I despair. The song I have sent you this week should be close to your heart as it's about your home......The Wirral Song.....this came to me when I was standing on Thurstaston Hill in the 80s and thought there's the Mersey...there's the Dee...and there's the Irish Sea....gotta be a song there so I came up with this one....I took it to the Wirral Council who ordered 4000 copies to promote their leisure services...I wrote a a Bside (as it was vinyl) about the Wirral Way....the song actually made the local Top Ten as compiled by one of the local major stores

.Sad news about Richard Attenborough....He was in one of the funniest sketches I've ever seen...it was about 25 years ago in a programme called "Alas it's Smith and Jones"....with Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.....he said he had just completed filming Ghandi and required the music track...to which Mel said he had the man to do it...the best...Griff then turns up on a pushbike with a banjo and sings a ridiculous song in a 48 track studio....Sir Richard played it dead straight concluding with "GET HIM OUT OF HERE!!"....I always admire anyone who sends themselves up.....great guy. Kate Bush has recently made a comeback after 30 odd years...and stormed it in a live concert...rave reviews....never quite got her...bit too far out for my taste...but good luck to her....however I did like the orchestration on Wuthering Heights….and unfortunately the X Factor is returning….the least talent being behind the judges desk The Nanny State strikes again!!....some bright spark who is obviously trying to create a job for himself has suggested that the over 50's should be advised (via a leaflet) on how to handle forthcoming old age...re organising pensions and how to keep fit etc.....OVER 50's!!!!!....then another bright spark suggested this was too young...maybe OVER 65s....I looked at these blokes and thought I'm better looking...more intelligent....and more talented than both of them put together...they know where they can stick their advice. When a nine year old girl gets taught how to use an automatic weapon (with drastic consequences) one has to seriously question the mentality of Americans….they are so quick to condemn others….what a hypocritical nation they are……and the “proud” parents filming it……I despair. The song I have sent you this week should be close to your heart as it's about your home......The Wirral Song.....this came to me when I was standing on Thurstaston Hill in the 80s and thought there's the Mersey...there's the Dee...and there's the Irish Sea....gotta be a song there so I came up with this one....I took it to the Wirral Council who ordered 4000 copies to promote their leisure services...I wrote a a Bside (as it was vinyl) about the Wirral Way....the song actually made the local Top Ten as compiled by one of the local major stores

Don told me, " I watched Benidorm this week to see if there was any improvement…absolute rubbish…badly written with a collection of mismatched characters who can’t act…with a string of unfunny jokes and a helping of bad taste…plus an appearance by Mathew Kelly to add to the trash….ITV have hit rock bottom with this one. The BBC are a bit worried about their viewers using modern technology to watch their programmes on I Player…because apparently the licence fee only applies to LIVE tele….so when you watch recorded stuff you may not need a licence….I’ve always said the Beeb want sorting out…they have just abandoned a set up which was to involve a “digital storer” designed to store thousands of programmes…it failed…it cost 20 million quid…which has now gone down the drain…nice to know where our licence fee goes. .I watched the Paul and Ringo get together on the Grammy Awards…I must say they both looked good…I’m going to invest in whatever make-up they were using….I thought Katy Perry was quality as she was burnt at the stake…and Pink who was hanging from a rope around her ankles and spinning round…makes me glad I’ve semi retired if that’s what you’ve gotta do to get a gig these days. There’s quite a lot on the tele about the Great War with it being the anniversary…the diaries were fascinating showing that there was a lot more to it all than “going over the top”…all this should be shown as it should never be forgotten…whether we will ever learn is another matter. Coach Trip is back with good old Brendan camping it up…I must say I love this programme…especially the last bit when they have to vote someone off….also there is another good programme with Griff Rhys Jones travelling around Wales..this week was Anglesey…brilliant. The latest is to make smoking in cars where there are children illegal….what next?....in my opinion people who smoke anywhere should be issued with a goldfish bowl to be worn over their head so they can recycle their own smoke…but then again I don’t endulge…..but the people who come up with these ideas should be employed to enforce them instead of giving the police more work." ....and we looked at other news headlines that are taking the eye.....

Don told me, " I watched Benidorm this week to see if there was any improvement…absolute rubbish…badly written with a collection of mismatched characters who can’t act…with a string of unfunny jokes and a helping of bad taste…plus an appearance by Mathew Kelly to add to the trash….ITV have hit rock bottom with this one. The BBC are a bit worried about their viewers using modern technology to watch their programmes on I Player…because apparently the licence fee only applies to LIVE tele….so when you watch recorded stuff you may not need a licence….I’ve always said the Beeb want sorting out…they have just abandoned a set up which was to involve a “digital storer” designed to store thousands of programmes…it failed…it cost 20 million quid…which has now gone down the drain…nice to know where our licence fee goes. .I watched the Paul and Ringo get together on the Grammy Awards…I must say they both looked good…I’m going to invest in whatever make-up they were using….I thought Katy Perry was quality as she was burnt at the stake…and Pink who was hanging from a rope around her ankles and spinning round…makes me glad I’ve semi retired if that’s what you’ve gotta do to get a gig these days. There’s quite a lot on the tele about the Great War with it being the anniversary…the diaries were fascinating showing that there was a lot more to it all than “going over the top”…all this should be shown as it should never be forgotten…whether we will ever learn is another matter. Coach Trip is back with good old Brendan camping it up…I must say I love this programme…especially the last bit when they have to vote someone off….also there is another good programme with Griff Rhys Jones travelling around Wales..this week was Anglesey…brilliant. The latest is to make smoking in cars where there are children illegal….what next?....in my opinion people who smoke anywhere should be issued with a goldfish bowl to be worn over their head so they can recycle their own smoke…but then again I don’t endulge…..but the people who come up with these ideas should be employed to enforce them instead of giving the police more work." ....and we looked at other news headlines that are taking the eye.....

RHEFT 2013 #6: Rory McGrath, Josh Widdicombe and Carly Smallman - Is It Still My Mind? Rich has been to see Adam Buxton and you will find out if he makes good on the promise of a hand job for the flowers. And he has two guests today. First up Josh Widdicombe who has just slightly trapped his hand in a door, but isn't going to make a bid deal about it. He chats about Million Pound Drop, Tim Lovejoy pretending to be his friend and goes into proper depth on the badger/cow conundrum. And secondly Rory McGrath back on stage at the Fringe for the first time in 23 years, who has indiscreet things to say about Griff Rhys Jones and Frankie Howerd plus memories of Peter Cook. Musical stand-up from Carly Smallman.

Griff Rhys Jones chooses On The Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady as the song he has inherited and Bold as Love by Jimi Hendrix as the track he'd like to pass on to future generations.

Sian Williams and Richard Coles with film and television composer Debbie Wiseman and the Inheritance Tracks of Griff Rhys Jones. John McCarthy meets co-operative walkers in the Lake District, twins Marcus and Alex Lewis reveal the effect of an abusive upbringing on their memories, Rosa Rebecka relates the appeal of a hand-me-down guitar and John Viney tells what it's like to be a mystery shopper. As usual there are the thank you messages of listeners this week with a haggis flavoured anecdote.

Richard Coles with actress Lesley Sharp, poet Kate Fox, a young woman who went to China as a student and came back a pop star, and a lifelong campaigner. There's a Daytrip with Griff Rhys Jones and author William Boyd shares his Inheritance Tracks.

A feature on actor Griff Rhys Jones. Plus reviews, news about British TV, what's on TV this week in the UK, shows running in the USA, DVD releases and listener feedback.

Comedian, writer, broadcaster and presenter, Griff Rhys Jones spoke at the Book Festival about Britain's rivers, taking the audience on a tour of the most beautiful and extraordinary waterways, exploring their place in the country's soul and their importance in founding major cities.

Sue Lawley's castaway is actor and writer Griff Rhys Jones.Favourite track: Un Di Felice from Act One of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Book: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Luxury: Newspaper

Sue Lawley's castaway is actor and writer Griff Rhys Jones. Favourite track: Un Di Felice from Act One of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Book: The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens Luxury: Newspaper