Podcasts about have i got news

Hi everyone! Welcome to today's episode, I have special guest Sara Gibbs. Sara is a UK-based comedy writer, author and notorious cat lady. She is graduate of the National Film and Television School's Writing & Producing Comedy course and her comedy writing credits include the Daily Mash, Dead Ringers, the News Quiz, the Now Show, Sketchtopia, the Mash Report, Greatest Ever TV Blunders, Greatest Ever Movie Blunders and Have I Got News for You amongst many others. Sara was recently diagnosed as Autistic and has a new book out called 'Drama Queen: One Autistic Woman and a Life of Unhelpful Labels' which is described as a 'memoir of a woman's life that didn't make a lot of sense until she was a third of the way through it'. We chat about so much in this episode including: The journey and process behind her autism diagnosis Autism in women, being late diagnosed and imposter syndrome Sara's experience with chronic pain, her support needs and we mention independent living The timeframe between Sara getting her diagnosis and then deciding to write a book and her experience of beginning to write her book and writing through the pandemic The PR work such as articles and interviews she has done to promote the book and accommodations that have helped along the way Sara's adult life, interests, and finding a comedy course and her book being a No.1 Bestseller on Amazon! Sara's new Aut Hour podcast and what to expect Social media and protecting yourself from burnout Sara's social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara_rose_g/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sara_Rose_G Sara's website: https://saragibbs.com Sara's 'Drama Queen' Book: smarturl.it/Drama-Queen Sara's Aut Hour Podcast links: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/6mdymcxs Google: https://tinyurl.com/2yeapde4 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3e6s4hxx Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/399vvby5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authourpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutHourPod My 21andsensory links: @21andsensory on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/21andsensory/ @21andsensory on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory 21andsensory on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory 21andsensory Blog - https://21andsensory.wordpress.com @21andsensory on Twitter - https://twitter.com/21andsensory

Kevin Day is a British stand up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter. Kevin is Match of the Day 2's roving reporter, he's a programme associate for Have I Got News for You and contributes to writing the programme, he hosted the comedy discussion programme Loose Talk on BBC Radio 1 with comedian Mark Thomas an the hosts the podcasts The Price of Football and Five Year Plan Fanzine. Kevin Day is guest number 111 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 .Follow Kevin Day on Twitter: @kevinhunterday .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.

Bill Bailey known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books and his appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI, as well as for his stand-up comedy work joined Pat. The English comedian, musician and actor discussed his forced touring hiatus due to the global pandemic, how he is delighted to make his long-awaited return to the live stage and his brand new live show EN ROUTE TO NORMAL which he will be bringing to the 3Arena Dublin on 14th January and SSE Arena Belfast on 15th January 2022.  Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

No-one devours books like Sara Pascoe - on this week’s Bookshelfie she tells Yomi how reading novels you might disagree is a good antidote to an increasingly polarised world. Sara is a comedian, writer, actor, podcaster and presenter whose extensive TV credits include regular appearances on panel shows like Mock the Week, QI and Have I Got News for You, alongside numerous other TV and radio programmes. She’s also the author of two books exploring gender in the twenty first century - Animals, and her latest book Sex, Power and Money, a Sunday Times Bestseller which is also a hit podcast exploring the realities of sex work, stripping and porn. Plus, Sara was on the judging panel for the Women’s Prize in 2017. Sara’s book choices are: ** The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton** I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou** The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand ** Under the Net by Iris Murdoch** Your Voice in My Head by Emma Forrest Every week, join journalist and author Yomi Agedoke, and inspirational guests, including Elizabeth Day, Sara Pascoe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as they celebrate the best books written by women. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years, and this series will offer unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2021 Prize winner. This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our first married couple on the podcast! Rachel Parris is a regular contributor to BBC 2's The Mash Report for which she was nominated for a BAFTA, She has appeared on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI and Would I Lie To You and she's a member of the improv comedy group Austentatious. Marcus Brigstocke is a comedian, actor and presenter who has appeared on Have I Got News for You and Live At The Apollo, he was the presenter of The Brig Society and I've Never Seen Star Wars on BBC Radio 4 and he appeared in the film Love Actually. Rachel Parris & Marcus Brigstocke are guests on episode 72 of My Time Capsule and chat to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things they'd like to put in a time capsule; four they like to preserve and one they'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Rachel Parris on Twitter: @rachelparris .Follow Marcus Brigstocke on Twitter: @marcusbrigFollow 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.

Ayesha Hazarika is a broadcaster, journalist, political commentator and award-winning stand up comedian. She was a Labour Party special adviser to Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband from 2007 to 2015. She now presents her own show on Times Radio, is a columnist for the Evening Standard, the Scotsman and the i paper and a regular guest on TV and radio shows ranging from The Andrew Marr Show to Have I Got News for You. Her first book, Punch and Judy Politics was one of the top ten bestselling political books of 2018. Ayesha was awarded an MBE in 2016. She talks about politics, comedy, power - and finding joy at work.

Jimi and Alison chat to Sarah Millican, one of Britain’s most popular comedians and a devoted home baker. Loved for her warmth and down-to-earth humour, Sarah is a regular on programmes such as Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week, and also has her own podcast, Standard Issue. In this episode of Life on a Plate, she explains why she thinks we should eat what makes us happy – whether that’s roast dinners every day of the week or chocolate biscuits for breakfast.Tickets to Sarah’s 2021/22 Bobby Dazzler tour are available now and you can follow her on Instagram @thesarahmillican and on Twitter @sarahmillican75To find out more about the series, go to waitrose.com/podcastHost: Jimi FamurewaCo-host: Alison OakerveeProducer: Sera BerksoyExecutive Producer: Nikki DuffyEditor: Nathan CopelinA John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 11 is the writer and comedian from such shows as I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and Have I Got News for You, Tony Hawks .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.

Comedian and author Tony Hawks is a regular on I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and Have I Got News for You. His book 'Round Ireland with a Fridge', sold over 800,000 copies and his other books include 'Playing the Moldovans at Tennis' and 'One Hit Wonderland'. He had a UK number 4 hit song with Stutter Rap with his band Morris Minor and the Majors. Tony Hawks is guest number 35 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 .Follow Tony Hawks on Twitter @thefridgeman .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 .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.

Rory Bremner is widely regarded as Britain’s top satirical impressionist. As a mimic, he’s provided definitive impersonations of PMs and Presidents from Major to Mandela, Blair to Brown, Clinton to Cameron and Bush to Trump. As himself, he’s been presenter, writer, quiz-show host, actor, translator and even (briefly) ballroom dancer. In a TV career of over 30 years, he’s won numerous awards, including three BAFTAs for his long-running Channel 4 satire series Bremner Bird & Fortune. In addition, he’s written and starred in satirical specials covering four elections, the Blair Government, the Iraq War, the financial crisis, and the Scottish Referendum. He’s guested on many other comedy shows (Whose Line is it Anyway, Spitting Image, Have I Got News for You, and Mock the Week, where he was team captain for two series), and has frequently appeared on Radio 4’s Newsquiz. He’s also written diaries and columns for the FT, New Statesman, and Daily Telegraph.

Another surprise “Lockdown Special" episode! Writer and director of Outnumbered and Drop the Dead Donkey, regular panellist on Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz and QI, and the voice of Dr Elephant in Peppa Pig, Andy Hamilton is guest number 15 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 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.

In this episode we take a look at some of the controversy around app-based contact-tracing to identify possible COVID-19 infections. Conversation begins around a quote from the BBC panel show Have I Got News for You.Clip used is from season 59 episode 6 of Have I Got News for You, first aired in the UK on BBC One on 7th May 2020.

Gyles Brandreth joins Twiggy today for a cup of Tea!Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, actor, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, now Chancellor of theUniversity of Chester and one of Britain's most loved public figures. A star of Celebrity Gogglebox, a veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show and a regular on Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries and three recent best-sellers: The 7 Secrets of Happiness; his celebration of good English, punctuation, spelling and grammar, Have You Eaten Grandma?; and his anthology of poetry to learn by heart, Dancing by the Light of the Moon.In 2020 he was meant to be appearing on stage with Dame Judi Dench at the Bridge Theatre (in April, but they have said they’re rescheduling) and will be on TV with Shelia Hancock in Great Canal Journeys. His tour throughout the country with his one-man show, Break a Leg is also unfortunately postponed or cancelled!A former Oxford Scholar, President of the Oxford Union and MP for the City of Chester, Gyles Brandreth’s career has ranged from being a Whip and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury in John Major’s government to starring in his own award-winning musical revue in London’s West End.A prolific broadcaster (in programmes ranging from Just a Minute and Wordaholics to Celebrity Gogglebox, QI and Have I Got News for You), an award-winning interviewer and columnist (principally for the Telegraph and Daily Mail), a novelist, children’s author and biographer, he has published two volumes of diaries: Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries(‘By far the best political diary of recent years, far more perceptive and revealing than Alan Clark’s’, The Times) and Something Sensational to Read in the Train: The Diary of a Lifetime (‘Witty, warm-hearted and deeply poignant’, Daily Mail).The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you’ve enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show.If you haven’t done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I’d love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @Twiggy LawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk about remote audiovisual production, wrangling data, and genealogy in evolutionary biology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/567d5c40c647adf832eb7aa5/1589694146158-AM7T3EF4M1Z9U0RBNKSJ/002+Audio+Hijack.png?content-type=image%2Fpng Audio Hijack - Record any audio on Mac (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) Bon Appétit (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbpMy0Fg74eXXkvxJrtEn3w) Pro Chefs Make 13 Kinds of Pantry Pasta | Test Kitchen Talks @ Home | Bon Appétit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ECoTEcPv4U) Have I Got News for You (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_I_Got_News_for_You) The Mash Report (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mash_Report) Someone Practicing (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJp7z2lBrG6BCozj4w-Flw) Final Cut Pro X (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Cut_Pro_X#Reception) Material Exchange Format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Exchange_Format) FASTA format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTA_format) FASTQ format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTQ_format) Help desk software (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help_desk_software) Airtable: Organize anything you can imagine (https://airtable.com) Cryptic and extensive hybridization between ancient lineages of American crows (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mec.15377) Allopatric speciation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allopatric_speciation) Proto-language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-language)

OLD GOLD! Let's take a trip back in time and enjoy some of our favourite bits from the archive. This selection of highlights is designed to give new listeners a taste of the Scummy Mummies Podcast, and old friends a good laugh all over again.Greatest Hits VOL 2 features Anna Whitehouse, aka top influencer and flexible working campaigner Mother Pukka. We've got Afrosa Ahmed, who talks about being a Muslim in modern Britain, and wonders how she's supposed to stop terrorism when she can't even make her kids put their shoes on. Alice Evans talks about her experience of surviving cancer and having a mastectomy - honestly, it's funnier than it sounds. And there's some comedian called Dara O Briain, you might have seen him on the telly, he was in Have I Got News for You or something.We're @scummymummies on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe! The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!When we're not confined to our homes because of a rapidly escalating global pandemic, we sometimes do live comedy shows! Visit scummymummies.com for dates and tickets. If you already have a ticket for an upcoming show, chances are the date has changed - please contact the venue for details, ta.Thank you for listening! Stay safe! X See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Making the Money Work podcast, comedian Shappi Khorsandi joins Andi Peters and Simon Lambert to discuss how she built a career in comedy, her unusual life as the daughter of an exiled Iranian poet - and how she once hired Alan Carr to work in a charity call centre. This is the final episode of five in the Making the Money Work series, in partnership with FSCS, that has appeared in the This is Money podcast feed every fortnight since the start of the year. We hope you have enjoyed them. Your usual This is Money podcast will continue to be published every Friday How do you make comedy pay the bills? That’s not a problem for the handful of star names with giant arena tours, but what about the majority of comedians who’ve dedicated a life’s work to standing up and making people laugh without raking in millions? Shappi tells of her route to becoming a comedian and how she realised a job in an office wasn’t for her early on, swapping that for being a cleaner and nude life model for art students - because she could do those jobs while daydreaming.  Later on, she says having stripped off to sit for artists meant she was less worried about getting up on stage and doing stand-up in front of a crowd. The comedian, who has appeared on popular TV shows including Have I Got News for You, QI, Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week, is a single mother-of-two who supports her and her two children alone and has struggled to make ends meet. Shappi says she spent many years being ‘skint’ but that when her career took off, she was so taken aback at suddenly having money that she had to learn she had earned it and was worth it, and not to be overly generous in giving it away. She says she loves her work so much that she cannot imagine ever doing anything else, but now plans her comedy and writing so that the money she earns enables her to spend the time she wants to with her children. And as for the money she earned for doing I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here?  That, says Shappi, bought her entire year of bedtimes with her children.

In episode 5 of season 2, Adam and Jo talk to comedian Janey Godley, about satire, swearing, and elitism. Janey hit the headlines in 2016 when she held a sign stating that “Trump is a C*nt” during Donald Trump’s visit to the Turnberry Golf Resort, but she’s also been a successful stand-up comedian for over 20 years, as well as a regular on Have I Got News for You and Radio 4’s Just A Minute and the maker of comedy voice-over clips which she posts on Twitter. So – can anyone do satire? Well, one of the three of us in this episode definitely can: the other two try their best. Visit our blog for the full show-notes.

In this week's episode, we're joined by political satirist Andy Parsons - a panellist on Have I Got News for You and Mock The Week who is currently touring the country with his show "Healing the Nation". He tells ITV News Political Correspondent Paul...

This week's guest is the hilarious Katherine Ryan, in one of the best episodes to date Ashley and Katherine discuss family, success. set backs, internet trolls and much more.  Katherine Louisa Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, and actress based in the UK. She has appeared on many British panel shows including as a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and guest appearances on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, A League of Their Own, Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You?, QI, Just a Minute, Safeword, and Have I Got News for You. In 2015, she replaced Steve Jones as the presenter of Hair on BBC Two. As an actress, she has appeared in Channel 4 sitcom Campus, BBC Two sitcom Episodes and BBC3 sitcom Badults. As a stand-up comedian, Ryan has appeared on the BBC's Live at the Apollo, both as a featured act and as a lead act. For her work, she won the Nivea Funny Women Award, and was also runner-up in the Amused Moose Laugh-Off competition in 2008. In February 2017, Netflix released Katherine Ryan: In Trouble. In July 2019, Netflix released her second live stand-up special, Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room.

JO CAULFIELD is an award-winning comedian and an absolute delight to speak with. We cover her fringe experience to date this year, how many years she has being doing it, her views on the different style of shows you can see, writing comedy, the comedy circuit and most importantly how something she said about me over 10 years ago, has stayed with me till this very day.  Razor-sharp. Sarcastic. Hilarious. Unmissable. Featured on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, The John Bishop Show, Just a Minute and Stop the Press. 'One of Britain’s smartest comics' ***** (Scotsman). 'Jo Caulfield is everything the comedy Fringe is about' ***** (Herald). 'Jokes and observations so well crafted she makes the whole endeavour seem effortless' ***** (SGFringe.com). 'A fearless tour de force' ***** (DailyBusinessGroup.co.uk). 'There is a reason her shows are constantly selling out, she’s fantastic' ***** (ThreeWeeks). Sell-out show 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Book early!  TICKETS: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jo-caulfield-voodoo-doll  TWITTER: @Jo_Caulfield --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pullbackreveal/message

Hal Cruttenden is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor, who has appeared on many shows including Mock the Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You, and The 11 O'Clock Show.He has also written for The Omid Djalili Show and The Rob Brydon Show. In 2002 Hal was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.We sat down with Hal at Acast Studios in London on a warm day in May. Hal is a true bundle of energy and such lovely company, we started off by talking about Hal's university days and wanting to marry Kylie Minogue. We discuss See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sophie talks to stand-up, writer and actor Marcus Brigstocke about projectile poo, the danger of the internet and what to do if your baby loses a finger. Marcus has appeared on many TV and radio shows including Argumental, Have I Got News for You, I've Never Seen Star Wars, Giles Wemmbbley Hogg Goes Off and The Brig Society.  He'll be doing his live show Devil May Care at the Pleasance, Edinburgh this summer (2019).

Paul and Ian chat about the 57th series of Have I Got News for You.

Cornered the boy, kicked out at the world .The world kicked Tom & Jack a lot effing harder now. If you wanna try, if you wanna try. There's no worse you could do. Uh oh oh.   This week sees the long awaited return of TripAdvisor based feature A Spoonful of Weather. Plus there's far ranging chat from Mark Francois experience in the TAs, paint balling with Robin Gibb, Have I Got News for BORING, Topcat and Christian murder mysteries. Scouts for adults. Originally broadcast 15/03/2019.     Here's the pitch video for Soft Lad Gyms Inc. (SLG) And here's Tom's thing documenting the whole thing Here's our INFAMOUS application for Hunted Read Tom's full application for the Apprentice here.  Here's us learning to cook with Zoella.  Watch Japanese House Cafe  Interview we done   Android Email Twitter  Facebook Instagram  

Sophie talks to comedian, writer, actor, improviser, podcaster and downright overachiever Cariad Lloyd. Cariad was nominated for the Edinburgh Best Newcomer award in 2011 and has gone on to appear in numerous radio and TV shows including Have I Got News for You, QI and Peep Show.. She regularly performs in the hugely successful improv show Austentatious and presents the multi-award winning podcast Griefcast.

New format this week. We've talked about lots of different subjects, now we're committed to doing something every week.Here are some highlights:Don’t be a perfectionistCarve out specific time to work on each thing Learn to say noHave an arrangement if you miss a commitment and be able to anticipatePut the most important thing in your diary firstInvolve othersVolunteer because you will make friends who have your values---- This week's links ----[1] Deborah Frances-White on Have I Got News for You - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06sp23b [2] Why China is so Good at Building Railways - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JDoll8OEFE [3] Kanye West’s private fire fighters https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a25014279/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-firefighters-wildfires/ [4] 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming - drawdown.org [5] Italian mother denied pregnancy termination drugs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37713211 [6] Verona declares itself a “pro life” city - https://www.thelocal.it/20181005/verona-pro-life-city-italy-abortion-law [7] Violent Treatment During Childbirth: Croatian Women Speak Out - http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/violent-treatment-during-childbirth-croatian-women-speak-out-10-31-2018 [8] Oxfam Yemen Appeal - https://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/emergency-response/yemen-crisis [9] Microfinancing female entrepreneurs around the world - https://www.worldfinance.com/banking/microfinance-empowering-female-entrepreneurs [10] Vegan Brighton protest - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/vegan-protest-activists-steakhouse-touro-brighton-recording-cow-animal-rights-a8654381.html [11] Extinction Rebellion - https://rebellion.earth/who-we-are/ [12] Karen Buck they work for you - https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?q=karen+buck&pid=10075 [13] Caroline Lucas - https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?q=caroline+lucas [14] Peter Kyle - https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?q=peter+kyle [15] Habits app - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/good-habits/id573844300?mt=8 [16] Brene Brown TED talk on shame - https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame [17] Shia Lebeof: Do it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0 ---- Credits ----Music by http://michaelforrestmusic.comTalking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael Forrest---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Grand Podcast Library ----Find links to everything we've mentioned on the podcast at http://grandpodcast.com/library---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode's guest is Neil Mullarkey. Neil is an actor, writer and comedian and a founding member of the legendary improvisation troupe, the Comedy Store Players. He's appeared on numerous TV shows such as Whose line is it anyway?, Have I Got News for You and QI and films such as Austin Powers, Leon the Pig Farmer and Spice World. He is a much sought after speaker and trainer of improvisation techniques and recently released his new book "7 steps to improve your people skills." Recorded in Regent's Park, London. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/stevexoh)

On today's World Cup Whistleblowers Theo Delaney quells the enthusiasm of Andy Davies, Ben Paul and Andy Linden, over what seems to be an almost certain England World Cup Final win. Football may be on it's way home, but first we have to lose to Belgium! The Whistleblowers is backed for the season by Ladbrokes. Check out the latest offers and odds at bet.thewhistleblowers.net Don't miss our other World Cup podcast, the hilarious Never Write Off the Germans! The latest episode of the football comedy quiz (think of Have I Got News for You, but only about the World Cup and with a few more swear words!) features Mark Steel, Carl Donnelly and Jo Caulfield. Find it at NeverWriteOffTheGermans.com or wherever you usually get your podcasts. thewhistleblowers.net @footballpodcast Engineered by Dave Nattriss Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh A Playback Media Production playbackmedia.co.uk Copyright 2018 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright

This week Maria’s guest on the show is Neil Mullarkey.  Neil studied economics, social and political science at Cambridge University, where he was also president of the famous dramatic club, The Footlights. In 1985, he co-founded the London Comedy Store Players with Canadian-American comedian Mike Myers. Neil's credits include "Whose Line Is It Anyway", "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue", "Have I Got News for You", "QI", and two Austin Powers movies. Since 1999 he has been bringing theatre skills, in particular, improvisation, into the world of business. His work has taken him to 24 countries. Neil is currently a visiting lecturer at Cass Business School, City University. Neil's book, "Seven Steps to Improve Your People Skills," was published in October 2017. Recorded on: 15th March 2018 Show Notes: In this week’s show, Neil Mullarkey tells us why after studying economics he went into comedy where he met Mike Myres who introduced him to improvisation. Neil talks about the lessons that a business can take from the world of improv. Significant quotes: “Improv says we are all different, and that is creative. That diversity is powerful, not destructive.” Links: More about Neil Mullarkey More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook   Next Week: Join us next week when Maria’s guest will be comedy writer of the BAFTA Award-winning Car Share and innovation expert, Tim Reid

Stephen Bayley is a critic, columnist, and best-selling author - the original ‘design guru’ and the recipient of “Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” - France's top artistic honour. His work has transformed popular perceptions of design; he writes regularly for major publications including Vanity Fair, The Times and The Observer; is Contributing Editor of GQ, and has appeared on many TV shows such as ‘Have I Got News for You’ and ‘Grumpy Old Men’. In this in-depth interview; he talks through his career, including his relationship with Terence Conran, his work at the V&A and founding London’s Design Museum; his time as Creative Director of the Millennium Dome - and his famous falling-out with the “dictator” Peter Mandelson.

Ian Hislop, the editor of the satirical news magazine Private Eye and team captain on Have I Got News for You, came to Sheffield Doc/Fest for the first time. In conversation with the BAFTA winning actor and satirist Jolyon Rubinstein (The Revolution Will be Televised, Revolting), Ian explored the role that satire plays in documenting our world and getting to the truth, as well as discussing his new documentary exploring immigration.

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart; comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi; medic Oscar Duke and charity worker Mischa Pearson join Libby Purves. Mischa Pearson set up the Teapot Project in Ipswich, Suffolk. The charity collects good food from restaurants and supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to the local homeless through charities, youth hostels and churches. As a teenager Mischa was homeless for two years and spent time living in hostels before finding employment in the catering business. Around 4,000 people a month benefit from meals provided by the Teapot Project and there are plans to open a new café with an adjacent food boutique offering ''pay as you feel' produce in the heart of the town. Sir Patrick Stewart is an actor. He plays Professor Charles Xavier in Logan, the latest in the American superhero series of X-Men films. Patrick has appeared on Broadway and West End stages in productions ranging from A Life in the Theatre, The Master Builder, and The Tempest. He recently joined forces with his X-Men co-star Sir Ian McKellen in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land. Perhaps best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his screen appearances include Dune, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, ConspiracyTheory, Extras I, Claudius, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Logan is on general release from March 1st. Dr Oscar Duke is currently training to be a GP. He presents Born Too White on BBC Two which explores the discrimination and persecution of people with albinism in East Africa. Born with the genetic condition of Albinism himself, Oscar discovers that there have been 170 attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania in the last 10 years and 70 of these attacks were fatal. Many are killed for their body parts which are believed to have magical powers. Born Too White is broadcast on BBC Two. Shappi Khorsandi is a comedian and writer. She is currently touring her show, Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey in which she celebrates the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain from Iran. She describes the show as reclaiming her patriotism by sending a love letter to her adopted land. She also appears on television in Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Q.I. Her latest novel, Nina Is Not OK, is out in paperback. Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey tours the UK until June. Producer: Paula McGinley.

This week, it's a quiz. Beth gets the rest of the team to guess the missing words from recent disability headlines. (scroll down to find a transcript of this programme in the Related Links section on this page) A bit like the game they do on Have I Got News for You but full of fascinating facts from the brain of Mr Cassidy. Also, in a bit of a departure for Ouch, we end with a short poem from Kirsty Nicolson, a spoken word artist from Edinburgh. Called shiver, it's a nicely performed poem about having MS - taken from a Facebook Live we did with her on Thursday. You'll love it. As a bonus, if you scroll down to the Related Links section, you can find a video of Kirsty performing the poem outside an Edinburgh hospital. With Beth Rose, Emma Tracey, Johny Cassidy and Damon Rose. If you want to get in contact, please do. Email: ouch@bbc.co.uk tweet @bbcouch or find us on Facebook and like us. Who would you like us to bring on as a guest in future? And what would you like to hear more of? We'd particularly love it if you were to go to iTunes, rate us and leave a review. The more of you who do this, the more this podcast will reach those who will appreciate it.

Our guest this week stalked his school crush to the altar! Robin Morgan is a fantastic comedian/writer (Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz) from Wales but he doesn't sound like it (Welsh, he sounds very lovely). #OntheRocks is a #gossip podcast from comedians Stephen Bailey and Joe Sutherland covering #dating, #sex, #relationships and the rest. Enjoy!

Miles Jupp burst onto the comedy scene when he won the 'So You Think You're Funny' contest at the Edinburgh Festival at the age of just twenty-one. He'd already, as an undergraduate, won the part of Archie the Inventor in the hugely popular children's television show Balamory, but he eventually tired of wearing a pink kilt. Since then he has established himself on the comedy circuit, and on radio and television in panel shows including Have I Got News for You, and comedies such as The Thick of It and Rev, where he plays Nigel, the disapproving lay reader, who thinks he should be running the church. He is usually to be found sending himself up as a tweedy, middle class young fogey. As he joked on a chatshow: "I'm privileged. Not just to be here but in general." Miles talks to Michael Berkeley about the joys of cricket, the pleasures of belting out a good tune and the legacy of an intensely musical childhood, reflected in his choices of music by Geoffrey Burgon, Chopin and Verdi. Produced by Jane Greenwood. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3. To hear previous episodes of Private Passions, please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/r3pp/all.

Libby Purves goes to the panto in a special programme recorded in the BBC Radio Theatre. She is joined by actor Clive Rowe; comedian Jo Brand; actor and writer Henry Winkler and wig designer Richard Mawbey. Clive Rowe is an actor who has played the pantomime dame at the Hackney Empire on many occasions. In 2010 he appeared as Dame Daisy in Jack and the Beanstalk. In 1997 he won an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Guys and Dolls. He is playing King Darius in The Light Princess at The National Theatre. Jo Brand is a BAFTA-winning comedian, actor and writer. She is appearing in her first pantomime as the Genie of the Ring in Aladdin. A former psychiatric nurse, she made her name as a stand-up comic and is a regular panel member on QI and occasional presenter of Have I Got News for You. Aladdin is at New Wimbledon Theatre. Henry Winkler OBE is an American actor, director and children's author, best known for playing The Fonz in the television series Happy Days. He is currently reprising his role as Captain Hook in Peter Pan at Richmond Theatre. His Hank Zipzer stories focus on a 10-year-old boy with dyslexia and are based on his own experiences. Peter Pan is at Richmond Theatre. Richard Mawbey is a wig designer who produces a wide range of work for pantomime, theatre, television and film. His commissions range from Lily Savage as Widow Twankey to the cast of From Here to Eternity. He spent 10 years on the road with the legendary Danny La Rue as his hairdresser and wig designer. Richard has just produced 35 wigs for a production of White Christmas at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Jimmy Mulville. He began his life in comedy as a performer and writer but success in front of the camera clearly wasn't enough - he set up the production company Hat Trick and has turned out a huge number of hits, including "Have I Got News for You", "Father Ted" "Room 101" and "Outnumbered". But he says that for many years he was a ticking time bomb - he became addicted to drugs and alcohol and, after triumphing over them, also fought cancer. These days, he is the father to four children and says he looks back with an overwhelming sense of gratitude at how his life has unfolded. Producer: Leanne Buckle Record: In My Life - The Beatles Book: The Complete works of P G Wodehouse Luxury: A solar powered espresso machine.

Kirsty's castaway this week is the comedian and actor, Bill Bailey. Lauded for his hugely inventive stand up, he has carved out a highly successful career with an altogether atypical approach. He's a familiar face on television from his regular appearances on quiz shows Have I Got News for You, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. At school he was a gifted pupil who gave up on his education and a pitch-perfect piano student who flunked his music school entrance. He started drifting as a teenager and gave up on university within days of arrival - he says he was looking for the next challenge, and that turned out to be stand-up comedy. He loved having to think on his feet and found the laughter of strangers intoxicating. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads Book: The collected works by W. Somerset Maugham Luxury: A pack of cards.