Podcast appearances and mentions of john sessions

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the New Pope, innies vs outies, the TV their watching, the podcasts they're listening to, John Sessions, how to pronounce Boise, Maid Men, meeting celebrities, toxic fandom, The Last of Us S2 spoilers, and surviving a nuclear winter.

A darkly comic satire about an increasingly deranged leader of a Western power, tensions with Russia and the threat of World War 3 breaking out – sound familiar? That's the premise of Whoops Apocalypse, the 1986 feature film very loosely based on the sitcom of the same name, created by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall. Sadly where the film fails to imitate real life is the presence of a female President in the White House and she's the (relatively) sane one, while her British counterpart (played by Peter Cook) believes unemployment is caused by pixies and is quite happy to encourage those without jobs to leap to their deaths off Beachy Head. The film also features Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H), Richard Wilson, Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld), Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions. Last December for Goon Pod Film Club Tyler spoke to Renwick & Marshall at length about Whoops Apocalypse and how it all came about and he decided to share it with the general Goon Pod listeners as a bonus episode before world events rendered its plot totally tame and entirely plausible. Andrew and David talked warmly about the film and revealed how it was chiefly the lousy scheduling of their earlier television show End Of Part One which compelled them to write the Whoops Apocalypse sitcom, which in turn led to producer Brian Eastman proposing a big-screen repurposing, involving a new storyline and characters. They discussed the writing process, the challenges of casting, the difference between what made critics laugh and audiences laugh and things they wish had worked a little bit better. Goon Pod returns in late March. Goon Pod Film Club can be found here: patreon.com/GoonPod and you can sign up free for a seven day trial. Shows include Kind Hearts & Coronets, A Hard Days Night, Bedazzled (1967), Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Guest House Paradiso (aka the ‘Bottom movie'),Carry On Screaming, Billy Liar and, most recently, It's Trad Dad.

A Ghost Story for Christmas is a series of annual British short films first broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and sporadically revived by the BBC since 2005. With one exception, the original films were directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark and shot on 16 mm color film. The series aimed to adapt classic ghost stories for television, echoing the tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. So far, we've covered A Warning to the Curious and The Signalman in Episode 21, Whistle and I'll Come to You and Stigma in Episode 32, and The Stalls of Barchester along with The Treasure of Abbot Thomas in Episodes 41a and 41b.This year, we're bringing you Lost Hearts on New Year's Eve. But tonight, Christmas Eve—the traditional night for ghost stories—we'll be discussing The Ash Tree. Written for the screen by David Rudkin and based on M.R. James's short story, The Ash Tree was directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. Looking back at Clark's credits, it's surprising we haven't mentioned that he also directed one of our favorite monkey-man TV drama events from the 1990s—Chimera. That's definitely something we should cover, assuming we can find a way to watch it. The Ash Tree aired on December 23, 1975, and featured Edward Petherbridge in the dual roles of Sir Richard and Sir Matthew. According to IMDb, Petherbridge began his career in 1961 and appeared in a wide range of film and TV roles. He's apparently best known as the sharp and snooty sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey in The Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries. Impressively, he kept working until 2017, with one of his final roles being the voice of a gentleman fish in one of Tim Burton's Alice films.The cast also included Preston Lockwood as Dr. Croome, Barbara Ewing as Anne Mothersole, and, happily for our status as a secret Doctor Who podcast (though perhaps less happily for James), Lalla Ward as Lady Augusta. Barbara Ewing had an impressive career on the small screen, appearing in shows like Peak Practice, Casualty, The Bill, an episode of Hammer House of Horror, and even the Pertwee-fronted game show Whodunnit?. She also appeared in Chiller, a British horror/fantasy anthology series from 1995 that Ross has somehow never seen but seems to pop up constantly on people's CVs. are you two aware of this and should we be covering it?) Beyond acting, Ewing is also an accomplished novelist, with nine books to her name. Her novel A Dangerous Vine even made the long list for the Orange Prize. Lalla Ward had a fascinating career trajectory. Her first film after leaving the Central School of Speech and Drama was Hammer's Vampire Circus. She was close friends with Douglas Adams, who famously took her as his date to a screening of The Empire Strikes Back in the early 1980s. Adams also introduced her to her second husband, Richard Dawkins (for whom she would later provide illustrations for his controversial books), at his 40th birthday party—they were the only two who showed up on time! Of course, her first husband was Tom Baker, with whom she starred in Doctor Who as the second incarnation of the Time Lady Romana from 1979 to 1981. There really should be a General Witchfinders drinking game where you take a sip every time we mention someone in this next bit: In 2019, a modern-day audio adaptation of The Ash Tree was released by Bafflegab Productions. Written by Matthew Holness, it starred Amanda Abbington, Reece Shearsmith, and John Sessions. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron joins us again to talk about another holiday film. This one is set in December, as a motley crew of actors with barely two shillings to rub together attempt to put on a Christmas production of Hamlet. We'd never heard of A Midwinter's Tale until Aaron suggested it, and we're glad he did. Click on the link below to listen to our latest 12 Days of Christmas episode.

This month I've had the pleasure of speaking to two of the finest comedy writers of the last fifty years – Andrew Marshall and David Renwick – specifically about their 1986 film Whoops Apocalypse, which borrowed the title, a few plot elements and a handful of cast members from their 1982 one-series sitcom of the same name. The film was inspired by the events surrounding the Falklands War and the ongoing tensions between East and West and starred Peter Cook as increasingly deranged British premier Sir Mortimer Chris, Loretta Swit as US President Adams (no relation), Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld) as international terrorist Lacrobat and a whole host of familiar faces such as Richard Wilson, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions.  

Hitler and his cronies are often derided as monsters, but that lets them off the hook. Today Richard Evans joins to look at the leading figures of Nazi Germany for who they were as human beings. We also discuss the trial Evans was a key witness for, when holocaust denier Davig Irving attempted to sue Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Random House for libel, later dramatised in the movie, Denial starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson and John Sessions. Richard Evans Links Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich Aspects of History Links Latest Issue out - Annual Subscription to Aspects of History Magazine only $9.99/£9.99 Ollie on X Aspects of History on Instagram Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsranch.com/AOH Get in touch: history@aspectsofhistory.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 5, Part 2, Laertes returns from France, incensed. Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Credits: Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi. Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Derek Jacobi and Kate Winslet; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Basil Sydney, Jean Simmons and Terence Morgan; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring David Robb and Lalla Ward; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Nathaniel Parker; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Liev Schreiber and Diane Venora; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor, starring Tallulah Sheffield; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Mariah Gale; and In a Bleak Midwinter by Kenneth Branagh, starring John Sessions and Nicholas Farrell. Leave a comment, I love to read!

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.

Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act III, Scene 4, Hamlet finally confronts his mother! Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Credits: Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with clips from that film, starring Ray Fearon and Kenneth Branagh; and the 1948 Hamlet, starring Laurence Olivier. Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Richard Briers, Kenneth Branagh, Brian Blessed and Julie Christie; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Laurence Olivier; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Claire Bloom and Derek Jacobi; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Glenn Close and Mel Gibson; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Ethan Hawke; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Oliver Ford Davies, Penny Downie and David Tennant; Slings & Arrows, starring Martha Burns and Luke Kirby; and In a Bleak Midwinter by Kenneth Branagh, starring John Sessions and Michael Maloney. Leave a comment, I love to read!

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Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act III, Scene 2, Part 2, The Mouse-Trap. Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Credits: Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with clips from that film, starring Ray Fearon and Kenneth Branagh; and the 1948 Hamlet, starring Laurence Olivier. Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet and Derek Jacobi; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Eileen Herlie, Laurence Olivier and Basil Sydney; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Derek Jacobi and Lalla Ward; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Ian Holm; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Oliver Ford Davies, David Tennant and Mariah Gale; Slings & Arrows, starring Luke Kirby and Rachel McAdams; In a Bleak Midwinter by Kenneth Branagh, starring Michael Maloney, John Sessions and Richard Briers; and "Un trone sans roi" by Johnny Hallyday. Leave a comment, I love to read!

A murderers' row of Whose Line panelists: Josie Lawrence, Paul Merton, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane. First off, get well soon to When It Was Cool head honcho Karl Stern, after his medical incident, as we know say these days.Onto the show, a love letter to one of my all-time favorite shows, the original, British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which just celebrated its 35th anniversary.We discuss the history of the show, first on BBC Radio 4 (of course) and then its debut on Channel 4. Who was in the original pilot along with host Clive Anderson and radio holdover John Sessions? Find out. And how did the show evolve over the years: which segments made the grade, which were forgotten and which were likely added to accommodate the influx of North American panelists over the years? Which now famous personalities appeared on the show when they were relatively unknown, at least here in the US, where the show aired on Comedy Central.Then, some clips featuring some of my favorite panelists: Josie Lawrence, Greg Proops, Paul Merton, Ryan Stiles, Mike McShane and my personal number one, Tony Slattery. It was wonderful to relive some episodes that I watched so many times that I can remember some of the bits 30 years later. Thanks for the memories, one and all.

This week, a technologically-augmented interdimensional mummy runs amok on a replica of the Orient Express in space under the control of a terrifying alien intelligence or something. It's a day at the office for Doctor Who, in Mummy on the Orient Express. Notes and links Mummy on the Orient Express marks the triumphant return of Janet Henfrey to Doctor Who after about twenty-five years: she plays Miss Hardaker in The Curse of Fenric. She will come back some time after that to play the Adjudicator in Sil and the Seven Seeds of Arodor. David Bamber is in charge of this version of the Orient Express: Nathan recognises him immediately as Cicero in Rome and as Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice. Richard notes that he plays [Adolf Hitler][] in Valkyrie (2008), and perhaps more terrifyingly Noel in Camping, a sitcom created by Julia Davis. Si saw him turn up in an episode of Endeavour, the Inspector Morse prequel set in the late 1960s. Meanwhile, Christopher Villiers returns to Doctor Who as Professor Moorhouse; thirty years earlier he was young Hugh Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons. Alarmingly, Richard is right to suggest that he is a descendant of the aristocracy. And finally, Frank Skinner is a famous standup comedian and radio presenter. The show Richard is thinking of may be The Rest is History on Radio 4, but he has been in many, many radio shows over the years. You can see John Sessions's 1994 audition to play the Doctor in the TV movie here on YouTube. He plays the terrifying General Tannis in the BBC webcast Death Comes to Time (2001). In 2018, Jenna Coleman starred in a TV miniseries called The Cry, which was shot in Australia. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Si is @Si_Hart, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook and Mastodon, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll gush effusively at you about how wonderful your terrible new haircut looks. And more We've got an exciting new Doctor Who project to launch at the start of 2024, but — annoyingly — we're not going to tell you anything more about it yet. Stay tuned. In the meantime, you can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the entirety of the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be back with a new flashcast on the second Russell T Davies era in November. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, which has completed its coverage of the first half of the show's entire run. Recording is continuing on schedule, and our coverage of Series C will be ready for you later in the year. There's also our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. In our most recent episode, we watched a massive soap opera event two-parter from Deep Space Nine, complete with long-lost children and scheming lookalikes — In Purgatory's Shadow and By Inferno's Light.

In episode 6 of series 2,  Dylan and Iain Martin (@theIainMartin) of the All Of Time And Space Podcast (@TimeNSpacePod) do a deep dive into the wilderness years. In this episode they look at the BBC audio adventure featuring the 7th Doctor and Ace 'Death Comes To Time, written  by Colin Meek and directed by Dan Freedman. 

Shortbangers 48: Like Whose Line is it Anyway but with no lines and no John Sessions and that

We head to Orkney to meet Scottish Field's wildlife writer Cal Flyn, we have another excerpt from Rosie Morton's exclusive chat with Outlander star Sam Heughan, which is in our latest edition that's still in shops, as well as meeting book publisher Kay Hutchison. And we'll have a some brief clips of Scots actors Bill Paterson and the late, great John Sessions too! We also have very a special subscription offer, which is valid until the end of May 2021. For just £50 you get a three-year digital subscription and a free hardback copy of Sam Heughan's book Clanlands (worth £20), while stocks last. To subscribe and access this very special offer, visit https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/scottish-field/promo/clubsub01

The late great John Sessions reads a story for radio by long time friend and collaborator

First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on January 3rd 2021 SANDY McGREGOR and I have a natter that reflects briefly on watching TV during the Festive Season before moving on to the main topic of the day which involves us reflecting - in no particular order and with no sense of precedence - upon the sad passing of several of the iconic TV performers who we lost over the course of the year just ended. So we cover - perhaps with an astonishing lack of detail - an eclectic list of names such as Terry Jones, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Roy Hudd, Sean Connery, Nicholas Parsons, Michael Angelis, John Sessions, Jill Gascoigne, Heather Couper, Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Geoffrey Palmer, Bobby Ball, Eddie Large, Earl Cameron, Derek Fowldes, and Dave Prowse. PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.

Hal Cruttenden is a brilliant comedian and writer and these days its difficult to stand out from the Stand ups but Hal does by miles. I can watch him for hours and have done thanks to his Stand Up Specials on DVD and Next Up.We talk about so much in this hour and we talk about The Queen, Peter Kay, Spiderman, performing in Car Parks and more recently Hal's experience giving away Plasma, (not free TV's) and his choice to be a Blood Donor.If there's anything I learned from this talk then it is that I love Hal even more than I did. He has incredible and likable energy that makes you want to see more and more, and we will.

In today's recording from the Fortress of Proopitude, Greg and Jennifer jaw on Janet Yellen, Jan Morris and John Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we review - Stella Street (Series 3 Episodes 1 & 2) From the minds of John Sessions, Phil Cornwell and "The Comic Strip Presents …." creator Peter Richardson, Stella Street showcases the incredible mimicry talents of Sessions and Cornwell.In Surbiton, Surrey, film stars Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and others share a street with the likes of musician David Bowie, and soccer pundit Jimmy Hill.Although the residents are all in somewhat reduced circumstances they behave just like they're still in the bigtime. Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run the nearby corner shop but continue to remember their halcyon days.Written by John Sessions, Phil Cornwell & Peter RichardsonProduced by Ben Swaffer.Directed by Peter Richardson.A Tiger Aspect Production for BBC.Stella Street is available here: https://amzn.to/3lrFZBb The Comedy Slab Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube. Subscribe for a new episode each Monday. Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.

As the 2020 Presidential election finally(?) grinds to an end, Emily and Ed discuss the pop culture detritus surrounding the election, what works of art they think really captured the absurdity of the Trump era, and elections in film more generally. They also pay tribute to John Sessions and Alex Trebek. 00:00:00 - 00:27:28 - Intro & News 00:27:29 - 01:00:01 - Emily & Ed discuss elections in pop culture 01:00:02 - 01:05:13 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Pictured: Lord Sacks Matthew Bannister on The former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, a respected scholar and broadcaster who reached out to other faiths, but had trouble reconciling the different strains of opinion in his own. John Sessions, the actor and comedian who used his gift for improvisation and mimicry in TV shows like Whose Line Is It Anyway, Spitting Image and Stella Street. Clive Anderson and Sir Kenneth Branagh pay tribute. Joanna Harcourt-Smith, the socialite who was friends with the Rolling Stones, campaigned to get Timothy Leary released from prison and struggled with addiction. Once she entered recovery she hosted an early podcast called Future Primitive. Jim Radford, the singer-songwriter and peace campaigner who took part in the D-Day landings aged 15 – and later performed his song based on the experiences at the Royal Albert Hall to mark the 70th Anniversary. Interviewed guest: Dr Rowan Williams Interviewed guest: Jenni Frazer Interviewed guest: Clive Anderson Interviewed guest: Sir Kenneth Branagh Interviewed guest: Lara Tambacopoulou Producer: Neil George Archive clips from: Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 26/041991; Sunday, Radio 4 25/08/2013; Today, Radio 4 28/11/2019; Whose Line Is It Anyway, Channel 4 1988; Whose Line Is It Anyway, Radio 4 February 1988; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 25/02/1990; Finding Your Feet, directed by Richard Loncraine, Eclipse Films 2017; Napoleon by John Sessions, directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh 1989; Margaret, directed by James Kent, Great Meadow Productions 2009; Future Primitive: Heartmending, 23/08/2020; My Psychedelic Love Story, directed by Errol Morris, Fourth Floor Productions 22/10/2020; Good Morning Britain, ITV 31/05/2019; D-Day Veteran Goes Back to the Beaches, BBC Three Counties Radio 06/06/2019; Jim Radford Goes Back to Normandy, Legasee Educational Trust 01/08/2017; BBC News 05/06/2019.

It’s been a good weekend, dear listeners, and we hope you’ll enjoy today’s episode. For our Doctor Who Series 12 Commentary for “Praxeus”, we invite on someone who is new to the podcasting world, but not to Doctor Who. Sandya Narayanswami has been a Doctor Who fan since 1963, watching it every week with her family in the UK, and she talks about her history with Doctor Who (and, amongst other things, being an occasional scientific advisor on Star Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon! Moffat’s final word on Blink Blink script, draft one Husbands of River Song tweetalong November 7 Fan effort for Abigail’s Song Eric Roberts live action promo for Master! Big Finish Fourth Doctor Adventures Series 10, Volume 1 due January 2021 Big Finish War Master Killing Time due August 2021, with Katy Manning and Sarah Sutton Big Finish Torchwood Collection due January through March 2021 Maze Theory to open US office Doctor Who Infinity on sale Geoffrey Palmer died John Sessions died John Sessions’s TV Movie audition tape Commentary: Praxeus Sandya Narayanswami

Today's podcast include references to the following items:https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1323895084086140929?s=20https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1324462743186034688?s=20https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1324505436695883777?s=20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjV5T8M-Cmk&feature=emb_logohttps://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1323998535126261760?s=20https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1323665468817887232?s=20https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-02/johnny-depp-loses-blockbuster-libel-case-against-the-sun-newspaper-over-wife-bater-articlehttps://twitter.com/Johnnypapa64/status/1323647933921796096?s=20https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1322765818862645248?s=20https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1323260431532699655?s=20The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that puts your brain into top gear by telling you everything you need to know for the day in less than 7 minutes. It's a snapshot of the world, covering everything from politics to entertainment, via sport and current affairs.You know the drill - Subscribe, rate, tell your friends, tattoo the logo on your neck. It really helps.You need the Smarts? We've got the Smarts.Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Jamie East, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The fireworks may be subsiding in the skies around you but there are plenty here on Planet Porky as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones return.  Today's incendiary topics include: the start of lockdown 2, the beautiful autumn weather, Martin Bashir's controversial interview with Princess Diana, John Sessions, the real Paul Vance, a new album from Elvis Costello, using an already famous name, Katie Price's penchant for cosmetic surgery, Sean Connery's not very woke attitudes, Ryan Giggs' personal life and experience with the Porkmeister, LAJ's popularity in Eastern Europe, talkRADIO, the breakdown of Paul and George's relationship after the Beatles, being single during lockdown and choosing to be on your own, Henry VIII, medieval castles, Robert Fisk and his curmudgeonly ways, and receiving a Christmas card from the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It may be getting cold out, so why not warm yourself up with the latest edition of Planet Porky the podcast! Don't forget to subscribe and download from your favourite provider so you never miss an episode; with new ones dropping every Tuesday and Friday. Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter. Or you can email us questions or comments to: planetporkypod@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! 

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Dan talks to actor, comedian and all round national treasure John Sessions about the Adventures of Captain Bobo! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"You named your fucking wizard Taco?" - us getting off topic and discussing The Adventure Zone Here's another first for the podcast. Because apparently our little fan teamup has done so well, someone who is an ascended fan and a member of the New Century cast has answered the call to speak on all things fannish. Best known for playing Princess Gwendolyne in The Princess Thieves, we also start delving into her feelings about some of her other roles, including Truth Arlington, Amanda Culver, and Lucy Weatherfield. We learn about her humble origins, where she pulls inspiration for her various voices, and gab garralously regarding the infamous Gibbet goof. This bonus episode contains spoilers for all of New Century, including Uncivil Outlaw (sort of). Etinu Sevracsetihw! #BlackLivesMatter #WrathMonth Oh Long Johnson cat: https://youtu.be/kkwiQmGWK4c The full QI bit with John Sessions: https://youtu.be/Pc3OyvbJkj4 The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on: https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com   Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri Outro is "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles

Blue Sky is a story about faith over fate, love torn by human frailty and a union worth the raising of a final toast – the author's elegy to the two great competing affairs of a life spent unwisely. Starring the late great John Sessions. "Another superb piece of writing from Nick Brown's unmissable collection. So much depth and humanity in those superbly written dialogues. I am in awe." Suriya

With the wind rustling the trees, a faint hint of the bouquet from the honeysuckle on the air, the moon moved from behind the cloud. It was hard to accept that this was still the same group that everyone knew and liked (loved is suck a strong word and with Buck involved we might be stretching it a bit). The utter shock of it all is beyond belief; we are almost at that time folks. Yes, we really are almost at the 2 year mark. Tell your friends that like Keith Richards we have refused to stop going, like an aging rock band we are here once again. The Nerds are back!First up this week we have a segment about QTIME, what is that you ask? Well it is an amazing device to help when gaming is more important than life, but you still have to pay the bills. It is awesome for those parents that want to guide their dirt urchins out into the wide blue yonder and do their chores around the house. It is also the perfect way to destroy a room full of sports fans. Want to know exactly what this miracle device is, listen in and hear the Professor tell us about it and Buck hatch evil ideas.Now there are restaurants that have monkey waiters, cafes where you can cuddle a cat or puppy, there are even sushi bars with trains. Now we give you Cat Robots! Yes folks it is that time of year when the biggest collection of Nerds and Geeks gather. It is the CES once again and Buck has found that there are Cat Robots, also a super important and special bot for those times when you stuck needing a roll of paper. This is important and we invite you to tell us your favourite exhibit at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) we only discuss a couple, there are some many things it would require a special episode of its own.Next up we have DJ telling us about the news that Studio Ghibli are planning to release 2 new movies. The special part of this is we have an expected release date of….Listen in and find out when. Also we discuss what the movies theme is going to be. We don’t want to spoil it for you and tell you everything now, but we are sure you will enjoy it as much as we do. Lastly, we have the usual game played, shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and special events. Until next time, thanks for listening, take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.Qtime : Limiting Gaming Time - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/10/23/father-son-create-app-parents-shut-childs-video-consoles-remotely/Cat Robots in Restaurants - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51003084?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology&link_location=live-reporting-storyStudio Ghibli making 2 movies for 2020 - https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-two-new-films-2020/Games currently playingProfessor– Final Fantasy Adventure - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_AdventureRating – 5/10Buck– Desert Order - https://www.desertorder.com/Rating – 3.5/5DJ– Watchers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124980/Watchers/Rating – 3.5/5Other topics discussedQTIME official website- https://getqtime.com/Court dress (style of clothes prescribed for courts of law and for royal courts._- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_dressYouTube Challenge - Hey Jimmy Kimmel I Unplugged the TV During the Game- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMmqqKV49cgYouTube Challenge – I Turned Off the TV During Fortnite- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPTXkp4pPeICES (Consumer Electronics Show) and its info- https://www.ces.tech/- https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/08/ces-stand-dates-held-7212783/Cat Cafes in Brisbane- Lucky Cat Café - https://www.luckycatcafe.com.au/- Cat Cuddle Café - https://catcuddlecafe.com/Charmin’s Rollbot unveiled at CES 2020- https://www.cnet.com/news/charmins-pooptime-robot-pal-will-bring-fresh-toilet-roll-when-you-need-it-most/The Good Place (American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_PlaceHow Do You Live (1937 novel by Yoshino Genzaburō. It follows a 15-year-old boy named Junichi Honda, nicknamed Koperu, and his uncle as the youth deals with spiritual growth, poverty, and the overall experience as human beings.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Do_You_Live%3F_(novel)Studio Ghibli 25 Years Concert - Joe Hisaishi in Budokan- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY1XtWyKlJAMining billionaire Andrew Forrest pledges $70 million bushfire relief and recovery donation- https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-09/andrew-forrest-pledges-$70m-donation-to-bushfire-relief/11854654Four Wedding and a Funeral (American romantic comedy web television miniseries, based on the 1994 British film of the same name written by Richard Curtis.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Weddings_and_a_Funeral_(miniseries)Stephen Fry (English actor, comedian and writer)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_FryHugh Laurie (English actor, director, singer, musician, comedian and author.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Laurie1st episode of Q.I. starring Hugh Laurie, Danny Baker & John Sessions- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lmJ15QvMZEJames A. Garfield (20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by assassination six and a half months later.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._GarfieldMusicals Taught me Everything I Know (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/mtmeikShoutout4 Jan 2019 - Tom Long passed away. Tom Long an Australian film and television actor. He played court official and avid surfer Angus in the late 1990s TV series SeaChange and Brendon Abbott in the 2003 Australian TV movie The Postcard Bandit. He was also in the movie the Dish as Glenn Latham, Comedian Jane Kennedy, a writer and producer for The Dish said Long was "one of the most modest and talented human beings I have had the privilege to work with". He died of encephalitis at the age of 51. - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-06/tom-long-seachange-the-dish-actor-dies-aged-51/118433285 Jan 2019 – Hayao Miyazaki celebrated his 79th birthday. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a film and animation studio, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and as a maker ofanimated feature films, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the animation business. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki6 Jan 1994 - Washington State University’s research moose, Morty, who strolled to fame in the opening credits of the CBS-TV series 'Northern Exposure,' has died. The moose died of cobalt and copper deficiency. - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/07/Northern-Exposure-moose-dies/1000757918800/6 Jan 2019 – Australian comedian Celeste Barber has raised more than $46 million dollars for The Trustee for NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund. - https://www.facebook.com/donate/1010958179269977/2477326602586291/Rememberances6 Jan 1990 - Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov, Soviet physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958 with Ilya Frank and Igor Tamm for the discovery of Cherenkov radiation, made in 1934. Cherenkov observed the emission of blue light from a bottle of water subjected to radioactive bombardment. This phenomenon, associated with charged atomic particles moving at velocities greater than the phase velocity of light, proved to be of great importance in subsequent experimental work in nuclear physics, and for the study of cosmic rays. Eponymously, it was dubbed the Cherenkov effect, as was the Cherenkov detector, which has become a standard piece of equipment in atomic research for observing the existence and velocity of high-speed particles. He died at the age of 85 in Moscow,Russian SFSR. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Cherenkov6 Jan 1990 - Ian Charleson, Scottish stage and film actor. He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire. He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film Gandhi. He performed numerous Shakespearean roles, and in 1991 the annual Ian Charleson Awards were established, particularly in honour of his final Hamlet. The awards reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors aged under 30. Ian McKellen said Charleson was "the most unmannered and unactorish of actors: always truthful, always honest". He died from AIDS related causes at the age of 40 in London. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Charleson6 Jan 1997 - Catherine Scorsese, American actress, and the mother of director Martin Scorsese. Of Italian descent, she began acting when her son Martin Scorsese cast her in his film It's Not Just You, Murray!. She frequently played the role of an Italian mother, and is perhaps most well known for her appearance in her son's film Goodfellas, as Mrs. DeVito, Tommy's mother. She acted in films other than her son's. She was married to Charles Scorsese. Her father, Martin Cappa, was a stage co-ordinator and her mother, Domenica, was a shop owner. She published a recipe book, Italianamerican: The Scorsese Family Cookbook. She died from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 84 in Manhattan, New York. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_ScorseseFamous Birthdays6 Jan 1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German businessman and a pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns. His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad reflects historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine levels of archaeological remains with dynamite has been criticized as destructive of significant historical artifacts, including the level that is believed to be the historical Troy. Schliemann's famous finds include Priam's Treasure, a cache of gold jewellery discovered in 1873. Schliemann was also the excavator of the bronze age site of Mycenae in North Greece, where he found the so-called "Mask of Agamemnon" in 1876. He was born in Neubukow,Mecklenburg-Schwerin. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schliemann6 Jan 1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games, supervising and writing the scenario for Chrono Trigger, as well as the first visual noveladventure game Portopia Serial Murder Case. In Chrono Trigger, Horii appearing in one of the endings with the game development staff. He was born in Sumoto, Hyōgo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuji_Horii6 Jan 1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work on the sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC's sketch comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News, receiving the 1981 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, and via his participation in The Secret Policeman's Ball. His other work includes the James Bond film Never Say Never Again, playing a bumbling vicar in Four Weddings and a Funeral, voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in The Lion King, and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in Love Actually. Best known for his use of physical comedy in his Mr. Bean persona, Atkinson's other characters rely more on language. Atkinson often plays authority figures speaking absurd lines with a completely deadpan delivery. He was born in Consett,County Durham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_AtkinsonEvents of Interest6 January 1873: Crédit Mobilier of America scandal investigated, this led to the censure of Oakes Ames of Massachusetts and James Brooks of New York. This scandal showed how corruption tainted Gilded Age politics, and the lengths railroads and other economic interests would go to assure and increase profits. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Mobilier_scandal6 Jan 1912 - German geophysicistAlfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. He hypothesized that that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth. He suggested that the continents were once a single landmass and gradually drifted apart, either because of the centrifugal force of the Earth’s rotation, or astronomical precession. Wegener also originally thought mid-ocean ridges might play some role, since the Atlantic seafloor “is continuously tearing open and making space for fresh, relatively fluid and hot [material rising] from depth.” But he eventually abandoned those notions. - https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201901/history.cfm6 Jan 1950 – The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China presently known as Taiwan severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_in_ChinaIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com

País Reino Unido Dirección Richard Loncraine Guion Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft Música Michael J. McEvoy Fotografía John Pardue Reparto Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, David Hayman, John Sessions, Joanna Lumley, Indra Ove, Richard Hope, Sian Thomas, Josie Lawrence, Victoria Wicks, Frankie Oatway, Marianne Oldham, Paul Chan, Karol Steele Sinopsis A punto de retirarse, una mujer de la clase media descubre que su marido ha estado teniendo una aventura con su mejor amiga, y por ello decide irse con su hermana bohemia, que vive en una zona empobrecida.

When 'Lady' Sandra Abbott (Academy Award nominee Imelda Staunton, Maleficent, Vera Drake) discovers that her husband of forty years (John Sessions) is having an affair with her best friend (Josie Lawrence) she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif (Celia Imrie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Bridget Jones' Baby). The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet and romance as she meets her sister's friends, Charlie (Timothy Spall), Jackie (Joanna Lumley) and Ted (David Hayman). Director Richard Loncraine talks about his endearing and touching film about seconds chances and finding love. For news and updates go to: findingyourfeetfilm.com/home

Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye looks back on 2017 with regular guests Craig Brown, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens and John Sessions. Private Eye is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986.

Claire Fordham is an LA based British writer, producer, journalist and podcaster who has worked for the BBC, ITN, SKY News and written a popular weekly column for Britain's top selling newspaper The Sun. Her podcast ‘The Chat with Claire Fordham’ sees her interviewing interesting and inspiring people who she says: “you may not have heard of but should.” Her acclaimed book ‘Plus One: A Year in the Life of a Hollywood Nobody,’ inspired the mockumentary ‘The Making of Plus One’ starring Jennifer Tilly, Geraldine Chaplin and John Sessions. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of her moving to LA to live with her celebrity sister - the acclaimed singer songwriter Julia Fordham. What follows is laugh-out-loud accounts of her frequently being her famous sister’s “Plus One” – the nameless guest invited to all the best events and parties in Hollywood where nothing is too surreal. Claire’s latest book ‘Life Lessons for Mia Rose: An Irreverent Guide to Living and Loving Well’ was inspired by the birth of her granddaughter. With love and humour in equal measure, Claire shares her experiences on her own lessons learned. In this episode Claire chats to Caroline Feraday and Claire Bullivant about life with a famous sibling, making it as a writer, the crazy side of Hollywood and the moment she met her celebrity crush George Clooney…   Find out more about Claire Fordham: https://clairefordham.com https://twitter.com/claire_fordham https://www.facebook.com/claire.fordham.5   Brits in the Wood: http://www.britsinthewood.com/listen http://www.britsinthewood.blog http://www.facebook.com/BritsintheWood http://www.instagram.com/britsinthewood http://www.twitter.com/britsinthewood

País Estados Unidos Director James Bobin Guión Linda Woolverton Música Danny Elfman Fotografía Stuart Dryburgh Reparto Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Sheen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans, Ed Speleers, Barbara Windsor, John Sessions, Paul Whitehouse, Karol Steele Sinopsis En una fiesta en casa de Lord Ascott, Alicia se encuentra con Ábsolem, que ahora es una mariposa monarca azul que ayuda a Alicia a regresar al fantástico mundo de Infratierra, donde encuentra a sus amigos: el Conejo Blanco, el Gato Sonriente, Lirón, la Liebre, los Tweedles y el Sombrerero Loco, pero éste, desafortunadamente, ya no es el mismo: ha perdido su “muchosidad”. Alicia tendrá entonces que ir a ver a Tiempo. Tiempo, una peculiar criatura mitad humano, mitad reloj, vive en un vacío infinito y posee la cronoesfera, una esfera metálica que permitirá a Alicia volver para salvar a la familia del Sombrerero.

In his 30th year as Editor of the satirical magazine, Ian Hislop looks back on 2016 with regular guests Craig Brown, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens and John Sessions.

The annual treat for fans of the satirical magazine, as Editor Ian Hislop looks back on the past year with regular guests Craig Brown, Harry Enfield, Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens and John Sessions. www.private-eye.co.uk twitter.com/privateeyenews facebook.com/PrivateEyeNews This is a recording of a live platform event.

With Mark Lawson. Novelist William Boyd has taken two short stories by Chekhov and turned them into his first stage play, called Longing. Starring Tamsin Greig, Iain Glen and John Sessions, Longing contains many Chekhovian themes, including long-buried emotions and a yearning for Moscow. Peter Kemp reviews. Hilary Mantel has added the David Cohen Prize for Literature to her recent success in the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Award. The biennial award celebrates an author's entire career rather than one work. The author of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies considers her success, and gives her unapologetic reaction to the media storm which followed her recent thoughts about the Duchess of Cambridge. Marianne Faithfull, Soweto Kinch, Paul Heaton and conductor André de Ridder reflect on music inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins. Jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch reveals why he became the voice of temptation on his latest album, The Legend Of Mike Smith, and Paul Heaton explains why he added an eighth sin. Producer Nicki Paxman.

John Sessions at 60; playwright Polly Stenham; cellist Matthew Barley; Jonathan Lynn, writer of Yes, Prime Minister; Kathleen Jamie winner of the 2012 Costa Poetry award; actor Brian Cox.

With Mark Lawson. In Quentin Tarantino's latest film Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio, a slave-turned-bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Jacqueline Springer reviews. Jonathan Lynn was the co-writer behind the British satirical sitcoms Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s. As a new series of Yes, Prime Minister returns to our screens with a new cast including David Haig as Jim Hacker and Henry Goodman as Sir Humphrey, Jonathan Lynn looks back over more than 30 years of the political satire. And as he celebrates his 60th birthday, the actor and comedian John Sessions discusses his wide-ranging film, TV and stage career. Sessions, also an impressionist, recalls reactions from his subjects and what he's learnt from over 30 years in show business. Producer Jerome Weatherald.

Sian Williams and Richard Coles talk to actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar who's appearing in a Christmas TV special of 'Outnumbered', hold a poetry prescription surgery to solicit listeners requests for poems about solitude with William Seighart the founder of National Poetry Day, hear from Derek Amato who hit his head in a swimming accident, lost part of his memory and awoke able to play the piano brilliantly, dig the furious sound of the 'fuzz box' in our regular feature 'soundsculpture', listen to the thoughts of soldiers at Headley Court Defence Medical Rehabilitation Unit who are recovering from injuries sustained on active duty, listen to Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson's Inheritance Tracks, thrill to the atmosphere of Hawksmoor Churches in East London, with John McCarthy and writer Iain Sinclair, and jump with joy to John Sessions' imagining Al Pacino at Christmas.Producer: Chris Wilson.

Mariella Frostrup and her line up of comedians and authors debate their funniest book. Taking the stage in the Radio Theatre to convince an audience that their choice is the most chortle-worthy will be Jo Brand, Tony Parsons, A L Kennedy, Christopher Brookmyre and John Sessions.

Ian Hislop, Harry Enfield, John Sessions and friends take a satirical look at 2011.

Mariella Frostrup talks to Penelope Lively about her new novel How it All Began. Ex-Python and Chaucer-enthusiast Terry Jones is joined by Professor John Mullan to discuss medieval bawdy humour. And kicking off the series, John Sessions defends his pick for Open Book's Funniest Book.

In this episode we begin with our Galactic hitchhike. Just what do aliens think of British tea? Feel free to share and enjoy. Meanwhile an admiral is throwing a party at Portsmouth and Price and Philips are there but so is the Chief. At Whose Line John Bird and Jimmy Mullville join John Sessions and Steven Fry and Bob Hope continues to amaze as we leave New York for Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Btw Friends of The Magic is in July and we're preparing a pannel disscussion about two British authors and Disney. Want to help? Email brunch@london.com with"Pannel in the subject line. And if you want to see me play in the Disney Feud email jonathan@allaboutthemouse.com and tell him that while Brunch is not a Disney podcast we're celebrating Friends of the Magic the only way the BBC knows how. Enjoy.

Hey thunderstorms have passed over Mississippi and the show is finally here. In this episode we are introduced to ddDave Podmore a cricketeran egotistical cricketer at that. Guys? It's British humor. If it's to much let me know and fast forward. Moving on we go back to 1988 and the second episode of "Whose Line is it anyway? Your panelists John Sessions, Stephen Fry Hugh Lori as in House and N Rytel. Then it's on to Fred's half to hear "My Word," and "MY music." Lots of shameless promos for the marathon. It's a crack for us at live radio so join us next week won't you at 12 p.m. Eastern at http://www.radiooutofthepast.org Enjoy

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is, by his own account, very difficult to classify - his talents span comedy, writing, acting and improvisation. He has appeared in the television adaption of Porterhouse Blue and can be heard on Spitting Image as the voice of Norman Tebbitt and Lord Olivier. He has also appeared in the West End as Napoleon, as well as playing nearly forty supporting roles. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his meteoric rise to fame since he abandoned the academic world just eight years ago.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 2 -The End by Gustav Mahler Book: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Luxury: A 78rpm record of The Laughing Policeman (to smash on the rocks)

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is, by his own account, very difficult to classify - his talents span comedy, writing, acting and improvisation. He has appeared in the television adaption of Porterhouse Blue and can be heard on Spitting Image as the voice of Norman Tebbitt and Lord Olivier. He has also appeared in the West End as Napoleon, as well as playing nearly forty supporting roles. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his meteoric rise to fame since he abandoned the academic world just eight years ago. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Symphony No 2 -The End by Gustav Mahler Book: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Luxury: A 78rpm record of The Laughing Policeman (to smash on the rocks)