Podcast appearances and mentions of Miranda Hart

Joel Morris is a multi-award winning comedy writer, and a contributor to the widely beloved Paddington films. One of the best regarded comedic talents in Britain, during the past two decades he has written for everyone from David Mitchell to Miranda Hart to Ronnie Corbett. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker, he was a key part of the BAFTA-winning Wipe shows, and co-creator of the comedy character Philomena Cunk, whose dim-witted documentaries are beloved around the world. A busy author, he wrote The Framley Examiner, a spoof on local British newspapers, as well as the multi-million selling series of Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups. In 2024 he published, ‘Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters,' analysing everything from stand-up to slapstick. He has also worked as a writer for video games, collaborating on projects for Microsoft and Ubisoft. Whatever he turns his hand to, comedy remains at the core. As Richard Curtis, the writer of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral' once put it, my guest “gets to the heart of comedy.”  Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst street drama and puppet shows might be a dying form of outreach these days, today's guest started there and continued on to become a professional comedian and magician. How has he achieved success in this field without compromising the gospel or his own values? And how might the church use arts and entertainment better in reaching the world today?Tom Elliott works as an Event Host & Comedy Magician, performing across the UK hosting corporate events, whilst also performing at holiday parks, churches, theatres and comedy clubs. Once described by Miranda Hart as ‘Such Fun', Tom has appeared on BBC TV & Radio, had a feature piece in the Times Newspaper and received significant crowdfunding support for his arts-based initiatives. He also hosts a weekly show on Konnect Radio.To book Tom at your church, or find out more, go to tom-elliot.org

Hi Toasters and welcome back to another episode of Shopping-based revelations.On the Amazon confessional sofa this week we've only gone and found ourselves a comedy icon, dog obsessive, lego legend: it's Miranda Hart!We discuss naked swimming, health battles, sitcom writing and why garden furniture indoors is crossing a line.As usual you can catch the whole episode on our YouTube channel (subscribe please thanks) and also give us a follow on Insta and TikTok for clips and exclusive bits of content. OH and if you'd like to buy Miranda's new book here's a link.And if you'd like to be safe on the water, here's another link.That's all for now.Lou Saunders next week, ok?LatersTeam Toast xxTikTok Instagram YouTube New Episodes every Thursday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miranda Hart burst into our living rooms in 2009 with her semi-autobiographical, multi-award winning TV sit-com Miranda. Her irrepressible physical comedy and willingness to make fun of herself quickly endeared her to audiences, as she battled through socially awkward situations - particularly dating. She also had to deal with her overbearing mother, while popularising phrases like “Such Fun”, “Keep calm and Gallop on” and “Bear with”. She then took a leading role in the BBC drama series Call the Midwife as Chummy - Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne – and appeared in films including Emma, playing Jane Austen's chatterbox Miss Bates. Her recent memoir I Haven't been Entirely Honest With You describes how she lived for years with undiagnosed Lyme disease and the lessons she has learnt – she calls them “treasures” on her journey from illness to recovery. Miranda's musical choices include Grieg, Bach, Bizet and Mozart.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, has proposed "a new National Care Service", as part of the government's plan to shake-up adult social care with increased funding and an independent commission headed by crossbench peer Baroness Louise Casey. As adult social care is a predominantly female work force - and women make up the majority of people carrying out unpaid caring responsibilities - what impact could these changes have? Kylie Pentelow was joined by Melanie Williams, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK.On New Year's Day, Nuala McGovern explored all things women and walking in this special programme. She was joined by the comedian and author Miranda Hart to discuss how her battle with chronic illness gave her a new appreciation for getting outdoors and walking, following 10 years out of the spotlight with chronic fatigue.Many people will have visited or been visited by their adult children over the holidays. Being a parent to adult children, as well as being the adult child, can be complicated. What are the pitfalls? How can we ensure that relationship stays strong? Clare McDonnell was joined by psychotherapist Dr Julia Samuel and actor Helen Lederer to discuss.Four women from Pembrokeshire in Wales are about to set off on an Atlantic rowing challenge that's been three years in the planning. They're set to break two world records along the way. 32-year-old Sophie Pierce will be the first person with cystic fibrosis to row any ocean and 70-year-old Janine Williams will be the oldest woman to complete this challenge. She's due to set a Guinness World Record. Along with Miyah and Polly, the women will spend 60 days together in a 10-metre-long ocean rowing boat to cross 3,200 miles unaided from Lanzarote to Antigua. Sophie and Janine spoke to Kylie on the day before they left for Lanzarote.What's it like fostering in your forties? Author Beth Moran had three children in her twenties but decided to take up fostering once they flew the nest. Her new novel It Had To Be You is inspired by her experiences of fostering 13 children in five years and she joined Clare to discuss the challenges her family faced.A new Dolly Parton musical Here You Come Again is packed with the biggest and most rhinestoned hits from the country legend, and is currently playing at the Riverside Studios in London before it heads on tour across the UK next month. Actress Tricia Paoluccio joined Clare to discuss what it's like becoming Dolly in the show – and gave a live performance in the studio.Presenter: Kylie Pentelow Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Louise Corley

Here we are look it's another round up of a couple of classic episodes of My Mate Bought a Toaster.This week we start with some Joel Dommett from the vaults. He LOVES him some Kaiser Chiefs and going to America by himself, turns out. We also grab the first half of the Reverend Richard Coles episode, where we discuss Jack Reacher and eggs. And other things.For the full episodes:Joel Dommett!Rev Richard Coles!!And that's it, Toaster fans. We'll be back with Miranda Hart, Joe Swash and more very soonToast x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the first day of 2025, Nuala McGovern explores all things women and walking in this special programme.Comedian and author Miranda Hart joins her to discuss how her battle with chronic illness gave her a new appreciation for getting outdoors and walking, following 10 years out of the spotlight with chronic fatigue.How can getting outdoors and walking impact us? Qualified GP Dr Lucy Loveday has developed a ‘Nature Toolkit' and ‘green prescription' to look at how we can support our mental and physical health by getting outdoors. She joins Nuala alongside Rhiane Fatinikum, founder of Black Girls Hike, to discuss how we can harness the power of nature at different stages of our lives and tackle barriers to getting outdoors.From writer Nan Shepherd to 18th-century poet Elizabeth Carter – women have been wandering and taking inspiration from nature for centuries. Kerri Andrews, author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking, tells Nuala about the history of walking as inspiration. And musician Fiona Soe Paing joins us to share her latest project – Sand, Silt, Flint – reimagining traditional folk stories using field recordings from the natural world.One of our listeners got in touch to tell us about Blaze Trails – a community with over 70 free parent and baby walking groups across the UK, encouraging mothers to get outdoors and go walking. Their walks aim to help women connect with nature, with their babies, and with other families. Nuala headed to Staffordshire to meet them.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Erin Downes

As we end the year (and another brilliant series) here's a few of my favourite moments from the show in 2024. Feat. Camilla Cabello, Mary Berry, Miranda Hart, Max Belegde, GK Barry, Marian Keyes and Susan Wokoma Thanks for listening and see you in early January 2025 for a new series. Thanks and lots of love - Alan xxx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant Miranda Hart. We'll see you very soon in early January 2025 for a new series - until then have a wonderful festive season and a happy new year! Love Alan. Please subscribe and leave a review. xx A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Miranda Hart opens up about living with chronic illness and the profound life changes it brought. She shares how a long-term, debilitating condition led her into solitude, challenging her to reassess her identity beyond societal expectations. Miranda reflects on her evolving relationship with vulnerability—once misunderstood as a performance but now embraced as a path to self-awareness and emotional growth. She delves into the cultural and personal challenges of admitting needs and setting boundaries, shaped by her upbringing and career demands, and how she found strength through self-compassion and authenticity. Miranda discusses insights from her book, I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You, which captures her path toward joy, connection, and a more meaningful life. Together, they unpack the healing power of understanding our needs, seeking help, and embracing vulnerability as a foundation for personal growth. This is an inspiring episode for anyone navigating challenges and seeking a deeper connection with themselves. Buy Miranda's Book: https://amzn.eu/d/fpMrzng Follow Miranda: @realmirandahart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Parry is one of the UK's leading TV comedy and entertainment writers. (recent credits include Gladiators, Love Island, I'm A Celebrity (UK and US), The Big Breakfast, 8 Out 10 Cats and Next Level Chef with Gordon Ramsay for FOX US). He has worked with many comedians and presenters over the years inducing Rob Beckett, Frank Skinner, Russell Kane, Miranda Hart, Caroline Flack and Basil Brush. His debut show, The Last Of The Famous International Amateurs has received good reviews at Brighton and Lambeth Festivals and is going to The Leicester Comedy Festival on 21st February 2025 for the first time. Steve is also a political activist and has performed at a number of high-profile events including the Durham Miners Gala and hosts the annual Stop The War Coalition Christmas Fundraiser. He's Welsh and lives in North London. Find Steve on:Twitter: @stevejparryInstagram: @steveparry73Facebook - @steve.parry.58 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kirsty Young asks comedian and actor Miranda Hart what advice she would give her younger self.A decade ago Hart was starring in her own hit BBC sitcom, Miranda, and selling out stadium tours. But then she suffered a collapse and was forced into a career break. She discusses how years of low level illness built up to a major health crisis, and how an overdue diagnosis and writing her new book helped on her journey back towards fitness. She also reveals the perils of fame, the joy of playing the same venue as Beyoncé, and why her book had an unexpected happy ending.A BBC Studios Audio production.

It's been ten years of ‘bear with.. bear with' but *finally* we've got our beloved Miranda Hart back. Due to a long-term undiagnosed chronic illness (which we talk about, of course) Miranda has been largely out of the public eye for the past decade. I was so touched to be the first person she spoke to on her return to work. We covered writing her new book (full of amazing life advice), being an introvert, medical gaslighting, body image and…wait for it... her new husband. Miranda and I had a ball - her failures include not being a farmer's wife, not being an athlete and not making the school choir (it turns out there was a reason for this but she only found out years later and has never spoken about it before…). So if that's not tantalising enough for you then, quite frankly, I don't know what is. In my subscriber episode ‘Failing with Friends', Miranda stayed on to answer your questions including one about farting in front of your partner. Yes, we went there. Thank you, Miranda and welcome back, we missed you! ‘I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You' by Miranda Hart is out now. Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Manager: Eric Ryan Studio and Mix Engineer: Matias Torres Sole and Josh Gibbs Senior Producer: Selina Ream Executive Producer: Carly Maile Head of Marketing: Kieran Lancini How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join hosts Bobby and Steffan for a magical new episode with the delightful Chloe-Jo Byrnes, who will soon be enchanting audiences as Fairy Daffodil in Dick Whittington in Newport!

Do you have trouble opening jars? Or difficulty using certain kitchen utensils? We have a solution! Plus we chat music, books and charities. As always, send us your ideas to our instagram @makingthecutpodcast.Oxo Good Grips - https://www.oxo.com/Roland Go Keys 61 - https://www.roland.com/global/products/gokeys_go-61kl/Multibank - https://themultibank.co.uk/The Brick - https://thebrick.org.uk/Miranda Hart's I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452409/i-havent-been-entirely-honest-with-you-by-hart-miranda/9781405958332The Clink - https://theclinkcharity.org/Coldplay - https://open.spotify.com/album/1PdMoahMiMnqWfzWZs3xSI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is love better later in life? Miranda Hart has spoken of her joy after getting married for the first time at 51. Frank got the thoughts of Kim Kelly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Miranda Hart, best known for her self-titled sitcom and her role as Chummy in Call the Midwife, has revealed her battle with chronic fatigue after being diagnosed with Lyme disease.In her new book, I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You, the comedian discusses her symptoms, telling Today's Emma Barnett she was "basically bed-bound".She also reveals she married a man she met during the pandemic, calling her new husband her "best friend".Listen to the Today programme on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds: 6-9am Monday-Friday, and 7-9am on Saturdays.

Why yes! We are watching the 2020 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma this week! And yes, we were all shocked that Lydea agreed to watch it. Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Emma, a "handsome, clever and rich" young woman who tries her hand at matchmaking. She means well, but she nearly ruins a friend's chance at happiness and fails to recognize her own until it's impossible not to cause hurt feelings. Johnny Flynn (Mr. Knightly) and Mia Goth (Harriet) also star in this sumptuous and beautifully shot film.Email us at MadeMePodcast@gmail.comFind us on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/MadeMePodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/myhusbandmademedoit/ Podcast artwork by Anna Eggleton of Treehouse Lettering & Design: https://www.treehouseletteringanddesign.com/

We were absolutely delighted to talk to brilliant comedy writer Joel Morris about his new book Be Funny Or Die - How Comedy Works and Why It Matters which is an excellent dissection of comedy, but also contains loads of great advice on writing in general.Joel is one of Britain's busiest and most respected comedy writers, working on everything from Charlie Brooker's Wipe shows to the hit Paddington films. Joel co-created the 5-million-plus selling Ladybird Books For Grown-Ups series and the cult humour hit The Framley Examiner and co-wrote the bestselling British travel guides Bollocks To Alton Towers Joel has won a BAFTA, Sony and Broadcast Awards for his writing, and put words in the mouths of everyone from Mitchell & Webb and Flight of The Conchords to Armstrong & Miller and Miranda Hart. Joel is the co-host and producer of Comfort Blanket, the top 10 arts podcast analysing how comforting films, tv, music and books achieve their magic, and the award-winning Rule of Three podcast about the craft of comedy writing (winner, best arts and culture podcast British Podcast Awards 2020). Joel Morris Substack https://joelmorris.substack.com/Joel Morris Twitter https://twitter.com/gralefritComfort Blanket podcast https://pod.link/1614879928Be Funny or Die book https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Joel-Morris/Be-Funny-or-Die--How-Comedy-Works-and-Why-It-Matters/29622539Be Funny or Die audiobook https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Be-Funny-or-Die-Audiobook/B0CQ3FMQXW?More info on the Camden Fringe www.camdenfringe.comOur music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Crumble Lady, Lorraine Bowen who won David Walliams' Golden Buzzer on Britain's Got Talent and has attracted tens of thousands of new fans of all ages... base it on Lorraine Bowen is a unique performer! Quirky costumes, original idiosyncratic songs, vintage Casio keyboard played on an ironing board. She adores the fashion sensibility of the 1960s and has one of the largest polyester wardrobes in the UK. Lorraine began her career playing piano with Billy Bragg in massive venues in the UK and stadiums in Europe as well as both sides of the Berlin wall. Since then she has produced 6 albums, 100 videos on her Youtube TV Channel and regularly performs nationally and internationally. David Walliams wrote – She is genuinely really funny and talented. She's a British eccentric, she's half way between Miranda Hart and Victoria Wood, she's got that lovely warm sensibility about her. In the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent David ironically introduced Lorraine to the nation as Britain's answer to Beyonce!

For the last show of our series, we're looking at modern classic Miranda, from the mind of Miranda Hart. Can a 21st century audience empathise with a posh protagonist? Can a sitcom that ended eight years ago already feel out of date?

#1 Talcum Powder Tit v Time Travelling Finger - In an attempt to get a TV show on Channel 5, welcome to the new RHLSTP compilation spin off, where we gather together the funniest answers to RHLSTP Emergency Questions in one easy to digest podcast. What will this week's question be? There's no way to find out, apart from listening to the episode (apart from looking at the title of this blurb). Guests include Adam Buxton, Miranda Hart, Greg Davies, Rebecca Front, Simon Pegg and Harry Shearer! But which will they choose? Time travelling finger, obviously.Come and see us liveSUPPORT THE SHOW!Come and see us live TOURWatch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITE Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 59 is the final part of our trilogy of info-dashes through the first British Broadcasting Century. Here we span 1988-2022: the digital years. Enjoy hearing from experts, those who were there and contributions from you marvellous podcast listeners. (Part 1 was more archive-heavy - but rights issues get trickier as we get more recent - oh and do go back and listen to part 1 (1922-54) and part 2 (1955-87)). Some excerpts are from longer interviews that you'll hear on the podcast soon (eg. ex Radio 1 boss Johnny Beerling, sitcom star Jeffrey Holland). Some are from previous episodes (go back and hear Lee Mack or Chris Jarvis). Some have been specially sent in for this episode (thanks Jon Dear, Alan Stafford, Dr Andrea Smith). And some are on loan from my other podcast, A Paul Kerensa Podcast - formerly known as The Heptagon Club (eg. Tim Vine, Miranda Hart). In the below list, asterisked names are from that latter podcast - head to podfollow.com/paulkerensa and scroll back to older episodes to hear those fuller interviews...   YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO: 1980s: Johnny Beerling, Jeffrey Holland, Simon Dunn   1990s: Jon Dear, Steve Legg*, James Cary, Tim Vine*, Dave Thompson*, my son, Dr Andrea Smith   2000s: Paul Hayes, Chris Jarvis, Stevyn Colgan*, Alan Stafford, Richard Woods*, Milton Jones*, Lee Mack, my wife Zoë*, Dr Amy Holdsworth, Alan Stafford, Miranda Hart*   2010s: David Whitney*, Rev Kate Bottley*, Tim Reid*   2020s: Mark Carter, Roger Bolton, Justin Webb, Prof David Hendy, my daughter, Joe Lycett*, Peter Eckersley   FURTHER LINKS:  Those fuller interviews with Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Milton Jones etc can be heard on A Paul Kerensa Podcast. Like what we do? Support us on Patreon.com/Paulkerensa Do share our episodes on social media - we're on Twitter and Facebook. The novel based on this podcast is due out in March 2023: Auntie and Uncles: The Bizarre Birth of the BBC, 1919-23: https://amzn.to/3hxe4lX We're nothing to do with the BBC - we're talking about them (and others), not with them, as such. Do stay subscribed, because we return soon in 2023, with the finer details of the 1923 BBC, including Savoy Hill, Women's Hour and the Radio Times. Some great stories to tell, with great guests. But first, next time: The History of Religious Broadcasting, including three wise men, plus clips so rare, I don't think the BBC have them. Thanks for listening, sharing and/or being part of this. Couldn't do it without you. And happy centenary, Auntie Beeb! paulkerensa.com/oldradio

"You shall not steal."What actually constitutes stealing? Is anything absolutely my own? How much should I give to others?In this episode, we begin our discussion of the seventh Commandment.This episode covers Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two, Article Seven of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 2401-2418).Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/.....References and further reading/listening/viewing:Matthew 5:40Luke 19:1-10Peter Kreeft, Catholic Christianity. Pope Leo XIII, Rerum NovarumChris Lilley, "Jaime King, We Can Be Heroes", YouTube.Victor Hugo, Les Miserables.  Les, Miserables, Tenth Anniversary Concert. YouTube.  dir. Tom Hooper, Les Miserables. Ascension Press, "The Virtue of Justice Explained", YouTube.The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Justice"The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Theft"Miranda Hart, Peggy and Me.Thomas Aquinas, "Justice",   Summa Theologiae, II.ii, Question 58Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3.Gerard Manly Hopkins "As Kingfishers Catch Fire, Dragonflies Draw Flame"https://goodonyou.eco/

Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer, who has five Emmys, six Writers Guild awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a Producer's Guild award. She is currently a writer and co-executive producer on HBO's critically acclaimed show, Succession, which is currently filming the fourth season. Georgia was the co-executive producer and writer on the HBO multi-Emmy winning show Veep, which ran for seven seasons. Georgia recently show-ran The Shrink Next Door for Apple TV: an adaptation of the hit podcast, it starred Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn. She wrote three episodes of HBO's Avenue Five, Armando Iannucci's space comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Georgia has written extensively for Miranda Hart and Tracy Ullman and the shows Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Not Going Out and The Thick of It. She created, wrote and show-ran 2DTV for ITV as well as Quick Cuts starring Doon Makichan, Feel The Force and three series of Life of Riley - starring Caroline Quentin for the BBC. Georgia's memoir My Mess is a Bit of a Life was released in the summer of 2021 to rave reviewsGeorgia's ChoicesThe House at Pooh Corner by AA MilneTo Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Victoria Wood scripts by Victoria WoodSorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Fight Night by Miriam Toews Listener Choice (Jessica Popplewell)Heidi by Johanna SpyriThis is Jen Hyatt's last episode with Two Lit Chicks as she leaves to concentrate on her writing. At the end we welcome our new host…You can buy books mentioned in this episode on our Bookshop.org Affiliate page. (UK Only).By purchasing here, you support both small bookshops AND our podcast.Keep  in touchWe love our listeners, and we want to hear from you. Please leave a review on one of our podcast platforms and chat with us on social media:Twitter: @twolitchicksInstagram: @two_lit_chicksTikTok: @two_lit_chicksEmail: hello@twolitchicks.orgIf you do one thing today, sign up to our newsletter so we can keep you updated with all our news.Thank you so much for listening.  Listeners, we love you.Two Lit Chicks Podcast is recorded and produced by Your Voice HereSupport the show

Pam & Tommy  (Disney+)American biographical drama miniseries which chronicles the marriage between actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan, respectively, during the period that their unauthorised sex tape was made public. Based on the 2014 Rolling Stone article "Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape" by Amanda Chicago Lewis, the series was created for Hulu by Robert Siegel, and is produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television and Lionsgate Television..EmmaBritish/American 2020 period romantic comedy film directed by Autumn de Wilde, from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton, based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Miss Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and elegant young woman living with her father in Regency-era England who amuses herself with matchmaking and meddles in the romantic lives of those closest to her. The cast also includes Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, and Bill Nighy..Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey   American documentary miniseries on Netflix, surrounding the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, an offshoot of mainstream Mormonism, and its current leader Warren S. Jeffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wiener Drag hat viele Facetten. Und eine davon hat einen ganz bestimmten Namen: Dutzi Ijsenhower. In dieser Folge erzählt uns Dutzi, warum sie in die große weite Welt wollte und dann doch in Wien gelandet ist und welches alkoholische Erfrischungsgetränk aus dem Hause Ijsenhower als nächstes auf den Markt kommt. Einschalten lohnt sich!DUTZI IJSENHOWERRYTA TALE______________________[ DICTIONARYTA ]COMMUNITYDie US-amerikanische Comedyserie wurde von Dan Harmon entwickelt und 2009 zum ersten Mal ausgestrahlt. Dan Harmons bekanntestes Werk ist die Animationsserie ‘Rick & Morty'.MIRANDA2009 wurde die erste Folge der britischen Sitcom ‘Miranda' auf BBC gezeigt und lief bis 2014. Miranda Hart hat nicht nur das Drehbuch geschrieben sondern verkörperte selbst auch die Titelrolle.CSDAm Christopher Street Day demonstrieren queere Menschen für ihre Rechte sowie gegen Diskriminierung und Ausgrenzung. Er erinnert an den ersten bekannt gewordenen Aufstand von Homosexuellen und anderen sexuellen Minderheiten gegen die Polizeiwillkür in der New Yorker Christopher Street im Stadtviertel Greenwich Village am 28. Juni 1969. Große Umzüge anlässlich des CSD im deutschsprachigen Raum finden in Berlin und Köln statt. Auch Graz hat seinen eigenen CSD.HEAVENDonnerstags traf man sich von Herbst 1989 bis 1992 im Wiener Nachtclub U4 um die queere Szene im ‚Heaven‘ zu feiern. Nach zwei Bränden im U4 fand die Veranstaltungen ab 1992 auch in anderen Locations statt. Das Gesicht vom ‚Heaven‘ war seit eh und je die bekannte Wiener Drag Queen Miss Candy.H.A.P.P.YDas H.A.P.P.Y Kollektiv hat sich 1993 rund um Thomas Seidl aka Tomtschek † in der Wiener Bar Blue Box gegründet. Ab 1995 fand das Clubbing und die Performances dann im WUK und in der Roten Bar im Volkstheater Wien statt.RHINOPLASTYAndi Reiter hat im Jahr 2007 mit mehreren Wiener Drag Artists die Party-Reihe Rhinoplasty im Club U ins Leben gerufen. Seither findet das Event zwei Mal im Monat statt und ist aus der queeren Partyszene nicht mehr wegzudenken.DRAG LABIm Sommer 2021 gründeten die Drag Queen Metamorkid und Joshi Lang eine Open Stage Night für queere Performer:innen. Zunächst fand sie im Club Celeste und dann im Schikaneder statt.GENDERCRASHUrsprünglich als Benefizveranstaltung geplant, fand das Event Gendercrash zuerst im Künstlerhaus (Brut) und dann im Marea Alta statt.KLUB MUTTIDutzi Ijsenhower und ‚die Mutti‘ haben sich zusammengetan und 2012 diese Party sowohl im Rhiz als auch im Marea Alta veranstaltet.CLUB H.Ø.D.H.O.D. steht für House of Dutzi und war ein Showabend mit anschließender Party unter der Leitung von Dutzi Ijsenhower. Alle zwei Monate fand dieses Spektakel im Replugged in der Lerchenfelder Straße statt.VIENNALEDas Vienna International Film Festival wurde 1960 zum ersten mal ausgetragen und ist bis heute das größte Film Festival Österreichs.MY SOUND OF MUSIC FESTIVALUrsprünglich war das ‘My Sound of Music Festival' ein Musikfilm Festival in Salzburg und ist heute viel mehr: Eine Plattform und eine Schnittstelle für Künstler:innen rund um Musikfilme.IMPULSTRANSDutzi Ijsenhower bezeichnet diese Party als ‚the dirty underbelly' vom' Impulstanz Festival' und ist eine Alternativ-Party zu eben diesem Festival. Gemeinsam mit Keith Hennessy werden Performances gezeigt. Es wird gefeiert und getanzt.SUN DUTZ FILM FESTSeit September 2021 findet in den Breitenseer Lichtspielen das Sun Duty Film Fest statt. Es wird ein ausgewählter Film gezeigt und davor gibt es eine dazu passende Drag Show. Moderiert wird das Event von Dutzi Ijsenhower.FALCON CRESTDie kultige Fernsehserie lief von 1981 bis 1990 und es geht in erster Linie um Weinbau. Jane Wyman spielte die despotische Herrscherin von Falcon Crest Angela Canning.PCCC*Der von Denice Bourbon gegründete Politically Correct Comedy Club konzentriert sich auf politisch korrekte Comedy und achtet bei den Shows darauf, dass Punchlines und Jokes nicht auf Kosten von Minderheiten gemacht werden.CLUB KIDSDiese Szene hat sich in den späten 80er-Jahren in New York City gebildet. Die Club Kids waren für ihr androgynes Verhalten und die ausgefallenen Outfits berühmt und berüchtigt.BIO FRAUMit diesem Begriff sind Frauen gemeint, deren auch das weibliche Geschlecht bei der Geburt zugeteilt wurde. Nicht jede als Frau geborene Person kann sich mit dieser Bezeichnung identifizieren.ANDROGYNAndrogyn ist eine Ästhetik, die sich zwischen den binären Geschlechterrollen bewegt und somit die Grenze zwischen männlich und weiblich verschwimmen lässt.GENDERFLUIDDie Ausprägung ‚genderfluid‘ bewegt sich zwischen den Geschlechtern männlich-weiblich (oder weiteren).BODY SHAMINGViele Menschen werden aufgrund ihres Körpertyps oder ihres Gewichts verachtet und von der Gesellschaft ausgeschlossen. Dabei kann Body Shaming sowohl auf übergewichtigen als auch bei untergewichtigen Personen zutreffen.HOUR GLASS FIGUREViele Drag Queens versuchen durch Auspolstern und Einschnüren verschiedener Körperregionen eine Silhouette zu erschaffen, die der Form einer Sanduhr (Hour Glass) gleicht. Also in der Taille möglichst schmal. ______________________[ HONORABLE MENTIONS ]TOMTSCHEK / THOMAS SEIDL †ANDI REITERMETAMORKIDMARA GHEDDON / MUTTIKEITH HENNESSY

Star of the St Trinian's films and inspiration for Victoria Wood and Miranda Hart, Joyce Grenfell was one of Britain's most loved female comedienne, writer, actor and singer. Cheryl Knight tells us about Joyce, and her hugely popular one woman show which is touring southern England. Press link for tour info and tickets.  http://www.apollotheatrecompany.com/ode-to-joyce.html #OdetoJoyce #Theatre #RadioGorgeous 

País Reino Unido Dirección Autumn de Wilde Guion Eleanor Catton. Novela: Jane Austen Música Isobel Waller-Bridge, David Schweitzer Fotografía Christopher Blauvelt Reparto Anya Taylor-Joy, Angus Imrie, Letty Thomas, Gemma Whelan, Bill Nighy, Aidan White, Rupert Graves, Edward Davis, Johnny Flynn, Miranda Hart, Esther Coles, Mia Goth, Myra McFadyen Sinopsis Guapa, inteligente y rica, la joven Emma Woodhouse es una reina sin rival en su pequeño pueblo. Nueva adaptación de la novela de Jane Austen publicada en 1815 sobre la vida de la joven Emma. El guion corre a cargo de la novelista ganadora del Premio Booker Eleanor Catton, que en el año 2013 se convirtió en la más joven en recibir el prestigioso galardón.

In this Christmas special Gaby chats with comedian, writer and actressMiranda Hart. They of course talk about her hugely successful TV show 'Miranda' and talks openly about feeling anxious as the show's popularity grew. She talks about her idols Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, how Sally Phillips was so supportive of her from the beginning and shares the story of how she got the part of Chummy in BBC One's 'Call The Midwife'. She beams over working with Alison Janney in the movie 'Spy' and you'll also hear about the 'The Miranda Shop' which sells her own unique merchandise and supports charities who help people living with chronic illness. You can find it online at themirandashop.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Remi Nicole is a writer, director and performer.A native of Holloway, North London, Remi grew up fired by a passion for story-telling, which she explored by endlessly writing music, fiction, plays and poetry. After training as an actress at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, she graduated in 2004 then swiftly landed a variety of stage roles including Two Step and Playboy of the West Indies before becoming a regular cast member in BBC TV series Hyperdrive alongside Miranda Hart plus appearances on ITV's William and Mary, The Bill and Holby City (BBC). Known in British fashion circles for her effortless style, Remi went on to guest co-present Freshly Squeezed with Nick Grimshaw in 2007 but it was in the music industry that she became best known, fast cementing her status as a respected singer/songwriter.Garnering widespread and global acclaim from Vogue, MTV, The Guardian and more, Remi became the centre of an A&R bidding war after releasing her first demo. Signing with Island Records, Remi released her debut guitar-based, frank-talking pop album My Conscience and I in 2007, which encapsulated observational wit and relatable real life tales of dead-end jobs, failed relationships and urban London life.Illustrating her natural passion for singing live, Remi has toured with the late, great Amy Winehouse and performed at festivals, namely Glastonbury, Latitude, Bestival, V and T4 at the Beach. In 2009 she released her second album, Cupid Shoot Me, then signed a new publishing deal with Sony ATV before exploring other creative avenues - launching a clothing line, modelling for international brands including Nike and art directing fashion photographic shoots.Remi subsequently moved to LA where she transitioned into writing and directing and created Lit By The Moon, an eight-part drama television series. The plot chronicles Remi's own experience of moving to California and follows a female British singer with an unfaltering belief in the American dream. Now 37 and a Mother of two, Remi has returned to London and is focussing her creative energy on writing and directing and has a number of projects in development.Happy listening :)SteveSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/balancing-acts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Famous for having been kidnapped in 2000 in Columbia during a plant hunting expedition, Hart Dyke stayed sane by collecting orchids and other jungle plants which later formed part of the design of World Garden in the form of a world map which he and an army of volunteers look after at Lullingstone Castle in Kent. Tom tells the Horticulture Week Podcast about the challenges of tending his World Garden, the effects of climate change and his view on peat. He discusses his return to Colombia, his cousin TV's Miranda Hart, and his joy at the rise of the houseplant...and reveals his desert island plant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miranda gives wise advice about following your inner compass and forging your way through your teenage years.  She also talks about her show, Miranda, and some of the funniest moments, and her story of how she got there.  An episode of inspiration, honesty and some smiles....

It's the BBC's 99th birthday! Well it was on the day this episode landed. So for episode 37, here's the podcast's story so far...   Between season 2 (covering the BBC in 1922) and season 3 (the BBC in 1923), we're on a run of specials. So here we summarise EVERYTHING we've learned so far. 36 episodes condensed into one.   Condensed, yet also extended - because we recorded a shorter version of this episode for The History of England Podcast. So to lure in folks who've heard that already, I've added a ton of new stuff, including some brand new bits. By which I mean, very old bits. As well as hearing the voices of: First teenager to listen to the radio in his bedroom GuglielmoMarconi First major broadcast engineer Captain HJ Round First voice of the BBC Arthur Burrows First regular broadcaster Peter Eckersley First slightly terrifying boss John Reith …You'll now also hear from: First broadcast singer Winifred Sayer First BBC pianist Maurice Cole (the most wonderful accent, “off" = "orff") First BBC singer Leonard Hawke (although WE know from episode 28 that the Birmingham and Manchester stations broadcast music the day before - but the BBC didn't know that) That's a lot of firsts. Plus more recent voices - hear from these marvellous experts: Professor Gabriele Balbi of USI Switzerland Marconi historian Tim Wander (buy his book From Marconi to Melba) Radio historian Gordon Bathgate (buy his book Radio Broadcasting: A History of the Airwaves)   SHOWNOTES: This podcast is NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and dogsbodied by Paul Kerensa You can email me to add something to the show. eg. Send your ‘Firsthand Memories' - in text form, a time you've seen radio or TV being broadcast before your eyes: a studio, an outside broadcast - what were your behind-the-scenes insights? Or record your ‘Airwave Memories' (AM) - a voice memo of 1-2mins of your earliest memories hearing/seeing radio/TV. Be on the podcast! My new one-man play The First Broadcast is now booking for dates in 2022. Got a venue? Book me for your place. Here's one - The Museum of Comedy. Join me, in April or in November on the very date of the BBC's 100th birthday! Thanks for joining us on Patreon if you do - or if you might! It supports the show, keeps it running, keeps me in books, which I then devour and add it all to the mixing-pot of research for this podcast. In return, I give you video, audio, advance writings, an occasional reading from C.A. Lewis' 1924 book Broadcasting From Within etc. Thanks if you've ever bought me a coffee at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa. Again, it all helps keep us afloat. Like our British Broadcasting Facebook page, or better still, join our British Broadcasting Century Facebook group where you can share your favourite old broadcasting things. Follow us on Twitter  if you're on the ol' Twits. I have another podcast of interviews, A Paul Kerensa Podcast, inc Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Rev Richard Coles and many more. Give us a listen! Please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  My mailing list is here - sign up for updates on all I do, writing, teaching writing, stand-up, radio etc. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops, inc Hark! The Biography of Christmas. Coming in 2022: a novel on all this radio malarkey. Archive clips are either public domain or used with kind permission from the BBC, copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Oh yes they are. Next time: What Marconi Thought of Broadcasting - plus 1920s adverts, voiced by listeners...       APPROX TRANSCRIPT:   Marconi himself appeared on the BBC in 1936, playing himself in a reconstruction of when he first sent Morse code across the Atlantic in 1901...   Those are Marconi's last recorded words before he died, there with his assistants Pagett and Kemp, though Kemp was played by an actor. They're recreating the moment when they sent Morse Code from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, 2000+ miles away. Prior to that 255 miles was the wireless record.   Marconi was always outdoing himself. As a teenager he'd sent radiowaves across his bedroom – a transmitter and receiver ringing a bell. Then outside, asking his assistant across a field to fire a gunshot if the wireless signal reached him. Then over water. Then... in 1896 the 21yr old Marconi came to England. The Italian army weren't interested in his new invention, so he thought he'd try the influential engineers of London. I think it's that decision that set London and the BBC as the beating heart of broadcasting a couple of decades later.   There was a magical moment where Marconi strode into Toynbee Hall in East London, with two boxes. They communicated, wirelessly, and he simply said: “My name is Gooly-elmo Marconi, and I have just invented wireless.” That's a drop mic moment. If they had a mic to drop.   Others played with this technology. In December 1906, Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden managed to make a very faint speech broadcast for ships near Brant Rock Massachusetts – making the first entertainment show for radio. He played a record, Handel's Largo, played O Holy Night on violin, and read from Luke's gospel, chapter 2. Well it was Christmas Eve.   This was actually my way in to this whole radio story. I wrote a book on the history of Christmas, called Hark! The b of C. So I researched Fesseden's Christmas entertainment first... and also the first BBC Christmas of 1922. When I read that the Beeb had 35,000 listeners at that point, but 4 employees, I had to know who these 4 employees were! I started digging. When I discovered that 2 of those people had an on-air feud, one of them was John Reith, an arguably immoral moralist, and the 4th was soon sacked by him... I thought, there's a book in this. So as I research and write that, I'm podcasting as I go on the BBCentury. I love that this medium of podcasting owes so much to those early pioneers... and I'm no engineer. For me, it's all about the characters. We'll get to the BBC pioneers soon enough, but Marconi, he was one of those characters.   Through the 1910s, business was booming for Marconi, but he still saw radio as a two-way thing – we ‘radio' for help. Marconi took the credit for radio's use in catching criminals – Dr Crippen, who'd escaped on a ship across the ocean. And saving lives, onboard Titanic. Soon every major vessel carried radios and a Marconi operator – for a fee of course. He made his money in sending messages, the world over, between two people. The broadcast aspect was an accident – a pitfall of radio being too ‘leaky'. So the first listeners were actually called ‘listeners-in' – the messages weren't intended for them.   So it was at a more amateur level – the radio hams – who'd be experimenting with ‘broadcasting'. Britain's first DJ, technically, was a woman called Gertrude Donisthorpe in WWI. Her husband Horace was the eager experimenter, an army wireless trainer by day, and at night the couple would cycle to a field near Worcester, he'd set up one side, her on the other, and she'd play records and recite rhymes just for her audience of 1 – her husband, to see if it worked. She'd cycle across the field to see if it had, often finding he'd cycled off to tell her via a different route. As they progressed, they started transmitting limited wireless concerts for some local troops. And they were popular. Radio amateurs enjoyed what they heard, when they could hear it. There was demand for wireless entertainment... just not much supply.   But the engineers like those at the Marconi Company, were continually strengthening and improving the technology. Marconi's right-hand man Captain Round for example...   No fan of red tape... this Churchill lookalike, round face, cigars and no-nonsense... joined 1902, genius... designed radios... especially for aircraft... Jutland direction-finding... But Captain Round is a name to watch.   After the war, 1919, just months from the birth of broadcasting, The Marconi Company still had no real interest in radio as an artform or entertainment or anything other than point to point messaging. Apart from one person, their Head of Publicity, Arthur Burrows...   In 1918 Burrows wrote: “There appears to be no serious reason why, before we are many years older, politicians speaking, say, in Parliament, should not be heard simultaneously by wireless in the reporting room of every newspaper office in the United Kingdom. . . . The field of wireless telephone, however, is by no means restricted to newspaper work. The same idea might be extended to make possible the correct reproduction in all private residences of Albert Hall or Queen's Hall concerts or the important recitals at the lesser rendezvous of the musical world. . . . There would be no technical difficulty in the way of an enterprising advertisement agency arranging for the interval in the musical programme to be filled with audible advertisements, pathetic or forcible appeals—in appropriate tones—on behalf of somebody's soap or tomato ketchup.” We'll come back to Arthur Burrows.   Around the same time in America, future radio mogul David Sarnoff sent a memo referring to a “radio music box”, that could “listeners-in” could have in their homes, playing the music broadcast by wireless stations, that were cropping up, especially in America, and a steadily increasing rate.   In Britain, Captain Round of the Marconi Company continued to experiment. Rightly medalled after the war, he switched his attention from using radio to find enemy ships, to using radio to transmit the human voice further and stronger than ever before. This meant tests.   Now the nature of radio, the quirk of it, is that it's not private. You can't experiment without anyone with a set listening in – and since the war there were more and more ex wireless operators and amateur radio “hams”. So as Round experimented, in Chelmsford at the end of 1919, with his assistant William Ditcham, across Britain and even into Europe, people heard him. Ditcham had to read out something into his microphone – just the candlestick part of an old telephone. Ditcham would begin by addressing those listening – the ‘leaky' nature of these radio experiments meant the engineers actually used those cheekly listening in to find their range and signal strength. So Ditcham would begin: “MZX calling, MZX calling! This is the Marconi valve transmitter in Chelmsford, England, testing on a wavelength of 2750metres. How are our signals coming in today? Can you hear us clearly? I will now recite to you my usual collection of British railway stations for test purposes... ...The Great Northern Railway starts Kings cross, London, and the North Western Railway starts from Euston. The Midland railway starts from St Pancras. The Great Western Railway starts from...”   Railway timetables! And they were a hit. Mr Ditcham became an expert is this new art of broadcasting, before the word was even invented. He noted: “Distinct enunciation is essential and it's desirable to speak in as loud a tone as possible!”   Word spread. Letters to newspapers said how much radio amateurs were enjoying Ditcham and Round's wireless experiments... but the content could do with being a bit more exciting. How about a newspaper?   So in January 1920, William Ditcham became our first broadcast newsreader, literally reading the news, from a paper he'd bought that morning. Well, he'd sit on it a day, and read yesterday's paper... The press might have a problem with their copyrighted news being given away for free. And thus begins the rocky relp between broadcasters and the press. It's worth keeping them on side...   In Jan 1920, there are 2 weeks of ‘Ditcham's News Service' – that's Britain's first programme title. That gains over 200 reports from listeners-in, as far as Spain, Portgula, Norway... up to 1500 mi away. So the transmitter is replaced, from 6kw to 15kw. Ditcham ups his game too. Throws in a gramophone record or two. 15mins of news, 15mins of music. A half hour in total – that seems a good length for a programme – really it was what the licence allowed, but it's clearly stuck – at least till Netflix and the like mean programme length has becoame a little more variable, a century later.   Then in Feb, there's live music – just a few fellow staff at the Marconi Works in Chelmsford, including Mr White on piano, Mr Beeton on oboe and Mr Higby on woodwind.   At Marconi HQ, Arthur Burrows, that publicity director who wrote of possible wireless concerts and ketchup sponsors, he gets behind this in a big way. He heads to Chelmsford, supports Ditcham and Round, and even joins the band. And you know who else joins the band...   ...from the neighbouring works building – Hoffman's Ball Bearings - a singer, Miss Winifred Sayer. Now as she's not a Marconi employee, she needs to be paid... so she's radio's first professional   Previous broadcasts had been a little luck of the draw, but this one, well it would be nice to tell people it's going to happen. So Captain Round sends out the first listings – the pre Radio Times, radio... times... you can hear Winifred Sayer and the band: 11am and 8pm, Feb 23rd till March 6th That memo goes out to all the Marconi land stations and ships at sea. The first song Winifred sang was called Absent – she later called it a “punch and judy show”, and enjoyed her ten shillings a show. As she left, the MD of Marconi's said to her: “You've just made history.”   So, we have radio, right? Not so fast! The fun is just beginning...   The press, you see, were worth keeping on side. The Daily Mail got wind of this. Arthur Burrows, that publicity chap and radio prophet, he became friends in the war with Tom Clarke, now editor of the Daily Mail. And the Mail loved a novelty. They'd sponsor air races and car dashes and design-a-top-hat competitions. Radio was right up their fleet street.   But they'd need a bigger singer than Winifred Sayer from Hoffman's Ball Bearings. They wanted to see how big an audience there'd be for broadcasting – a word just coming into use, a farming term, about how you spread seed, far and wide, scattershot, never quite knowing how far it reaches, and whether it will be well received and grow into something. So the Daily Mail fund one of the world's biggest singers: Dame Nellie Melba – of Peach Melba fame. She was over in England at the Albert Hall doing some shows, so for a thousand pounds – enough to buy a house – she came to Chelmsford. Outside broadcasts didn't exist at the time, given the size of the kit. Ditcham and Round prepared the Chelmsford Works building, although that involved a small fire, a carpet Melba rolled away as soon as she saw it, and a microphone made from an old cigar box and a hat rack. Arthur Burrows gave Madame Melba a tour when they weren't quite ready... She took one look at the 450ft radio mast and said “Young man if you think I'm going to climb up there, you are greatly mistaken.”   She broadcasts on June 15th 1920, and it's a huge hit, despite a shutdown just before finishing her last song. Captain Round makes her do it again, without telling her of the shutdown, by simply asking for an encore.   Arthur Burrows gives the opening and closing announcements, instead of William Ditcham, because this has been Burrows' dream. Broadcast radio concerts. So what next? It spanned Britain, reached Madrid, parts of the Middle East...   But it's too successful. The Air Ministry finds planes couldn't land during the concert. It dominated the airwaves. So despite a few extra professional concerts from Chelmsford that summer – opera stars like Lauritz Melchior, and Dame Clara Butt – the govt step in and shut all radio experiments down.   Arthur Burrows finds himself at sea, literally, that summer, demonstrating radio to the press on the way to an interionational press event... but without govt backing, journalists now see radio as maybe a means to communicate newsroom to newsroom. Ditcham's news and Melba's music seem to be all that broadcasting amounted to.   For 18 months, nothing. Radio amateurs, and indeed Arthur Burrows at Marconi, petition the PostmasterGeneral to reconsider. And finally... it worked.   Because while the ether had fallen silent in Britain, it continued in Holland, a bit in France, and in America radio is booming. Not wanting to be left behind, the British govt say ok, you can have one radio station. The Marconi Company is granted a permit. But much to Burrows dismay... the job lands on the desk of another person I want to introduce you to... Peter Eckersley   Eckersley was with the Designs Dept of the Aircraft Section of Marconi's. His team had helped create air traffic control; Eckersley had been there in the war for the first ground to air wireless communication, and now in their spare team, his team in a muddy field in the village of Writtle in Essex, not far from Chelmsford, would have to fit this broadcasting malarkey in in their spare time, for an extra pound a show, not much.   It was odd. Radio amateurs wanted it. Burrows the Marconi publicity guy wanted it. Eckersley and his team couldn't give two hoots about it – in fact they celebrated when the govt banned radio 18 months earlier, as finally the airwaves were clear for them and their serious work, instead of constant blinking opera from Chelmsford.   But it's Eckersley's job, to start Britain's first regular radio station: 2MT Writtle. And from Feb 14th 1920, for the first few weeks it sounds pretty normal. They play gramophone records, chosen by Arthur Burrows at head office. Burrows has arranged a sponsorship deal – not with ketchup with a gramophone company, who provide a player so long as it's mentioned on air. Peter Eckersley's team of boffins break the gramophone player. There was a live singer – the first song on the first regular broadcast radio show was the Floral Dance, though the Times called it only “faintly audible”. It is not a hit. For 5 weeks this continues, bland introductions to records, a live singer or two. And Peter Eckersley, the man in charge, goes home each night to hear the show his crew put out on the wireless. Until week 6, when he stays, for a pre-show gin and fish and chips and more gin at the pub. Then he... runs down the lane to the hut and reaches the microphone first! And he starts talking......   Eckersley talks and talks and mimics and carouses... He plays the fool, plays the gramophone records, off-centre, or covered in jam...   ...the strict licence meant closing down for 3mins in every 10, to listen for govt messages, in case they have to stop broadcasting. Eckersley doesn't shut down for 3mins. The licence limited them to half an hour. Not Eckersley. Over an hour later, he stops. And sleeps it off. Next day, his team gather round and tell him what he said.   Our man Arthur Burrows gets in touch. A stern admonishment! Burrows' dream of broadcasting, had been dashed on the rocks by Eckersley, a man drinking, on the rocks. But accompanying Burrows' angry missive came a postbag of listener fanmail. “We loved it” they said. “Do it again.” Burrows was a lone voice against Eckersley's antics, so the following Tuesday, and every Tuesday in 1922, Peter Eckersley seized the mic again and again.   Demand for radio sets boomed. Ports stopped receiving ships when Peter Eckersley was on. Parliament even closed their sessions early to hear him. He was our first radio star. And he helped spawn an industry.   Burrows is still fuming, but there is no greater demand for radio. So he applies for a 2nd licence, for a London station – let's do this radio thing properly. 2LO in London is granted that licence, and Burrows isn't taking any chances – HE will be the primary broadcaster.   Poetry readings, sports commentary, opening night boxing match. Later in the summer, garden party concerts. And as Burrows is a publicity and demonstration man, many of these broadcast concerts are for private institutions, charity events, a chance to show what broadcasting can do.   Other wireless manufacturers other than Marconi's express an interest, they ask the PMG for a licence to broadcast too. MetroVick in Manchester, they want in, so the PMG says fine. Kenneth Wright is the engineer at MetroVick who gets the job of launching in Manchester.   Wright continues in Manchester... Eck continues in Writtle in Essex... Burrows continues in London...   But Eckersley mocks Burrows. In fact people write to Arthur Burrows saying how much they enjoy his broadcasts on 2LO London, but could he stop broadcasting every Tuesday evening for the half hour Eckersley's on, cos listeners want to hear Eckersley lampoon Burrows. For instance, Burrows played the Westminster chimes in the studio – this is 18mths before Big Ben's chimes would be heard on the BBC. So Eckersley outdoes Burrows by finding all the pots, pans, bottles and scrap metal he can, and bashing it all with sticks. Messy chaos! He loved it.   He's another, retold by Eckersley and Burrows themselves, some 20 years apart... You see, both would close their broadcasts with a poem.   All through the spring and summer of 1922, each broadcast is still experimental. Official broadcasting hasn't quite yet begun – because no one knows if there's a future in this. In fact the Marconi Company largely thought all this was one big advert to show consumers how easy wireless communication is, and how they should all pay Marconi's to help them send point-to-point messages.   But the bug grows. The press want in. The Daily Mail apply for a licence for to set up a radio station. They're turned down – it would be too powerful for a a newspaper to have a radio station. It only took Times Radio 100 years...   In Westminster, the PostGen is inundated by applications for pop-up radio stations. He can't just keep licensing all of them. What is this, America?! Arthur Burrows...   In May 1922, the PostGen says to the wireless manufacturers, look. I can't have all of you setting up rival radio stations. But I will licence one or maybe two of you. Get together, chat it through, work out how you can work together.   For a while, it looks like there will be two british Broadcasting companies – a north and a south. Kenneth Wright...   ...but after weeks, even months of meetings, primareily with the big 6 wireless firms, an agreement is struck.   ...You may wonder where Reith is in all this. Wasn't he meant to be the fella who started the thing!? He arrives when the BBC is one month old. For now, he's leaving a factory management job in Scotland, settling down with his new wife, having moved on from a possibly gay affair with his best friend Charlie... and he's about to try a career in politics. He's never heard of broadcasting at this stage. But for those who have, in the summer of 1922, Parliament announces there will be one broadcasting company, funded by a licence fee.....   One British Broadcasting Company. Marconi, MetroVick, Western Electric, General Electric and so on... each will have one representative on the board of this BBC, and then broadcasting can continue, they'll all sell wireless radio sets, and to fund the operation, there'll be a licence fee.   The name ‘BBCo' is coined by one of the wireless manufacturer bosses in one of those meetings, Frank Gill, who notes in a memo before the name ‘broadcasting company', the word ‘British'. A few lines down, he's the first to write the word ‘pirates' regarding those broadcasting without a licence.   But there's one more hurdle to conquer – news. That takes some time to iron out with the press, and finally it's agreed that us broadcasters will lease the news from them, for a fee, and no daytime news, to ensure readers still bought papers.   The press and the broadcasters still have an uneasy relationship, so whenever you see the newspapers having a pop at the BBC, know that the Daily Mail sponsored the first ever broadcast with Dame Melba, they were turned down for a radio station when they applied, and for years they were annoyed this radio upstart was trying to steal their readers.   With the starting pistol sounded, Arthur Burrows gets his dream: he's convinced his employer, the Marconi Company that radio isn't just about sending messages to individuals, it's about reaching many listeners... or better still, it's still about reaching individuals, just lots of them. Flash forward to Terry Wogan's sad goodbye from his Radio 2 Breakfast Show. “Thank you for being my friend.” Singular. Radio – even podcasts like this – still speak to one listener at a time. I make a connection with you. Arthur Burrows and Peter Eckersley, were among the first to realise that.   But which of them would launch or join the BBC? The wild unpredictable Eckersley, who created demand for radio, and was still mocking Burrows in his field hut in an Essex village? Or the straight-laced Arthur Burrows, who's prophesied broadcasting for years?   I think we know the answer to that. Playing it safe, The Marconi Company kept 2LO as part of this new British Broadcasting Company, as well as 2ZY Manchester under MetroVick, and a new station in Birmingham, 5IT, run by Western Electric. Marconi's would also build new stations, in Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, and more, growing in reach and ambition.   But it starts in London, on November 14th 1922, with a souped-up transmitter, rebuilt by good old Captain Round, the Marconi whizz who helped start it all. Arthur Burrows is before the mic, achieving his dream, to see broadcasting come to fruition. There are no recordings of that first broadcast, but we recreated it...   The next day, the Birmingham station 5IT launches – they quickly bring in the first regular children's presenters, Uncle Edgar and Uncle Tom. An hour after they launch, Manchester 2ZY starts under the BBC banner, with more children's programming there, plus an early home for an in-house BBC orchestra.   When the jobs go out for the this new BBC, bizarrely after it's actually launched, there are just 4 employees hired before the end of the year, and Burrows is first, a shoo-in for Director of Programmes. John Reith applies for General Managership, having tried a bit of politics, but been pointed towards the BBC advert by his MP boss. On arriving, one of the first things he says is: ‘So what is broadcasting?'   As for Peter Eckersley, he continues at 2MT Writtle, every Tuesday evening into January 1923. The only non-BBC station to share the airwaves till commercial, pirate or... well there's Radio Luxembourg but that's for a future episode. But Eckersley too is ultimately convinced to join the good ship BBC. And all it takes is an opera, broadcast live from the Royal Opera House in January 1923 – one of the first outside broadcasts.   A penny drops for Eckersley, and he realises the power and potential of this broadcasting lark. Reith convinces him to stop his frivolous Tuesday show in Essex, and offers him a job as the BBC's first Chief Engineer. And here Eckersley prospers, giving us new technology, nationwide broadcasting, the world's first high-power long-wave transmitter at Daventry, he brings choice to the airwaves, with a regional and national scheme. Without Burrows, without Eckersley, without Reith, British broadcasting would look very different.   There's one other name, among many, I'm particularly enthusiastic about: Hilda Matheson. An ex-spy who becomes the first Director of Talks, who reinvents talk radio and gives us the basis for Radio 4 and speech radio and indeed podcasting, you could argue, as we know it. She's a fascinating character – part of a gay love triangle with the poet Vita Sackville West and Virginia Woolf. She's the only BBC employee allowed to bring a dog to work.   And so much more, we'll unpack on the British Broadcasting Century podcast, plus the Pips, the Proms, the Radio Times, and everything else you know and love, tolerate or loathe about British broadcasting today.  

A rap musical set in a US prison based on a Noel Coward play, a sitcom about IVF and a story about JFK faking moon landings - just 3 of the offcuts from comedy writer and US showrunner Georgia. Clips performed by: Desiree Burch, Beth Chalmers, Keith Wickham, Lizzie Roper and Jake Yapp. With additional music by Jake Yapp. Warning: This episode contains strong language. Georgia is a multi-award-winning comedy and drama writer, who has five Emmys, five Writers Guild awards, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Producer's Guild award. She is currently a writer and co-executive producer on HBO's critically acclaimed show, Succession, now in its third season. Georgia was the co-executive producer and writer on the HBO multi-Emmy winning show Veep, which ran for seven series.  Georgia is show-running The Shrink Next Door: an adaptation of the hit podcast, starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn, for Apple TV. She wrote three episodes of HBO's Avenue Five, Armando Iannucci's space comedy starring Hugh Laurie. Georgia has written extensively for Miranda Hart and Tracy Ullman and the shows Have I Got News for You, Smack the Pony, Not Going Out and The Thick of It. She created, wrote and show-ran 2DTV for ITV as well as Quick Cuts starring Doon Makichan, Feel The Force and three series of Life of Riley - starring Caroline Quentin for the BBC. Georgia's memoir My Mess is a Bit of a Life has just been published.  Episode show notes:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/georgia-pritchett Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/

Join us for this fascinating conversation with James Cary. He talks about what it's like to be a Christian in the world of comedy. James has written for people like Miranda Hart and Milton Jones. He has also written his own plays and many books including 'The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer'.Sign up for training at Speak Life at speaklifefoundry.comSupport the show (https://speaklife.org.uk/give/)

Our story of early British broadcasting reaches the week before Christmas 1922. The BBC staff of four have found Savoy Hill, made an offer, but for now have one room at GEC's Magnet House lined up for the first few months of 1923. But while Reith goes off on his hols, and Major Anderson the secretary puzzles out the new BBC accounts (see last episode), the other two head office staff won't wait for a Head Office, because they're still broadcasting down the road at Marconi House... Arthur Burrows as Uncle Arthur and Cecil Lewis as Uncle Caractacus. Here we meet other broadcasters, including the first couple of the BBC, L Stanton Jeffries (Uncle Jeff) and Vivienne Chatterton (not an official radio 'Auntie', even though she was second voice on London's first Children's Hour - AND married to an 'Uncle'). Married in 1921, on air in December 1922, you'll hear their voices from years later. Plus we have reminiscences from Harold Bishop, Cecil Lewis and Arthur Burrows, and press cuttings of the day courtesy of our Newspaper Detective Andrew Barker. There's also the return of our AMs and FMs - Airwave Memories and Firsthand Memories. Send us yours, in word form or voice form via an emailed Voice Memo to paul at paulkerensa dot com. That's what Poppy did, and she brings her tale of trying to Michael Bentine back on air. Poppy's podcast is confessionsofaclosetromantic.com. This podcast is NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - it's entirely run, researched, presented and corralled by Paul Kerensa, who you can email if you want to add something to the show on radio history. Your contributions are welcome. Thank you to all who support us on Patreon - discover extra things there, including our new British Broadcasting Century Book Club, where I read and explain/interrupt Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting From Within, the first book on broadcasting, from 1924. You can hear Cecil Lewis' voice on this podcast. THANK YOU if you support us there, or with one-off chip-in tips at ko-fi.com/paulkerensa. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews, from Rev Richard Coles, Miranda Hart, Milton Jones and more is called A Paul Kerensa Podcast - and the latest episode there is the FULL chat with Gareth Jones, who appeared on this podcast some episodes ago, with tales of children's broadcasting in the 1990s, ITV companies, and his wonder for all things science. Have a listen! And subscribe there for more like that. My mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with things. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops. Archive clips are either public domain or the BBC's or someone's domain but the mists of time has hidden from us whose they are. Thank you, all rights holders! And we hope this is ok with you... Do please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  Next time: All I want for Christmas 1922 is a new radio station: Newcastle 5NO is born! Just.

Dating apps have seen a growing trend towards individuals disclosing that they have a mental health disorder in their online profiles. Jo Hemmings a behavioural psychologist and Beth McColl a lifestyle journalist, tell us how and when to tell someone you are dating that you live with a mental health condition? We look at the issue of maternal discrimination with Dr Katie Lidster a scientist who has just won £23,000 damages against her employer – a government backed body. She won the case against UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) after an 18-month battle following the arrival of her second child. She tells us about her case alongside Claire Dawson an employment lawyer. Charlotte Worthington won gold for Team GB in the freestyle BMX event at the Olympics – the first time BMX has ever been represented at the games. She tells us about becoming the first woman to ever successfully land a 360 backflip in a competition. The journalist and co-chair of the Mayor of London's Violence Against Women and Girls board Joan Smith tells us how new research appears to show that extremist attackers are often united, whatever their ideology, by a significant history of domestic violence. She wants reports of domestic violence to be taken more seriously so that acts of terrorism can be prevented. We have music and chat with the singer-songwriter Joy Crookes And Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award winning comedy and drama writer. She has written for numerous TV shows like The Thick of It, Veep, Succession, Smack the Pony and Have I got News for You. She tells us about collaborating with comedians such as Miranda Hart, Lenny Henry, Ronnie Corbett and Jo Brand, and about her memoir ‘My Mess is a Bit of a Life'. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Lisa Jenkinson

Earlier this year, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female black Asian American Vice President in history. 6 months on, some polling has been interpreted as saying she's the most unpopular Vice President in history. To discuss the recent polling and her work to date we are joined by Sharon D Austin, a professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and Melissa Milewski, a Lecturer in History at the University of Sussex As the government urges people to return to the office we hear your reactions and consider the impact on women. Boris Johnson has called for a “gradual” return over the summer but there've been suggestions that civil servants who want to continue to work from home should lose their London weighting or even part of their salary as they no longer incur travelling costs. For the wider workforce the chancellor and some business leaders are calling for people to taper off home working for the sake of their prospects, the economy as well as their wellbeing . We hear listener reaction to the idea and talk to Wendy Hallett who founded Hallett Retail twenty years ago to create a flexible working environment for herself when her children were young and she now advocates this for her entire staff. So how's your camping trip going then? Seemed a good staycation idea at the time, but what about the rain, mud and damp clothes? Have you given up the roaring fire and gone to the pub instead? We want to hear your funny stories. Listener Hannah, was camping in Norfolk last weekend: yes, that's right: when there was wind, rain and thunderstorms. You might not recognise her name but you will certainly be familiar with her work. Georgia Pritchett is a multi-award winning comedy and drama writer. She has written for numerous TV shows like The Thick of It, Veep, Succession, Smack the Pony and Have I got News for You. She has also collaborated with a huge range of comedians: Miranda Hart, Lenny Henry, Ronnie Corbett and Jo Brand to name just a few. She has now had a book published, My Mess is a bit of a Life: adventures in anxiety which is about her life from childhood through to almost now. As part of our money series, we're talking about investing. Why don't more women invest? Do you consider yourself an investor? Do you know where your pension is invested? Did you even know that your pension was an investment? Selina Flavius is a financial adviser and author of Black Girl Finance: Let's Talk Money. Maike Currie is an Investment Director for Fidelity International and writes for the Financial Times. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Kirsty Starkey Interviewed Guest: Wendy Hallett Interviewed Guest: Sharon D Austin Interviewed Guest: Melissa Milewski Interviewed Guest: Georgia Pritchett Interviewed Guest: Selina Flavius Interviewed Guest: Maike Currie

December 22nd 1922: The Chairman of the Broadcasting Committee writes to the Postmaster General urging him to address the licence fee problem. "Listeners-in" are already dodging the tariffs... and John Reith hasn't even started yet! Here on episode 32, aka season 2 episode 5, we look at the problems facing the pre-Reith BBC with regard to income. Gladly a hundred years later, the BBC has solved that licence fee problem... er... nearly. And the return of radio reverend Cindy Kent, with tales of commercial radio, announcing celebrity deaths and the joys of pandemic Poirot. Plus we have news of a meet-up! May 22nd-ish 2022 - Writtle, Essex. More info soon. AND radio historian Alan Stafford plays us on his piano one of the earliest songs about radio: Ernest Longstaffe's 'Everybody's List'ning In'. We are a one-man band - we're NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - this podcast is entirely run by Paul Kerensa, who you can email if you want to add something to the show on radio history, offer any correspondence, or send us a short audio clip of your earliest broadcasting memories (not as old as 1922, don't worry) for inclusion on a future episode. Thank you to all who support us on Patreon - if you'd like to join this growing band of marvellous people, I upload extra things there, about half of which are to do with this podcast and radio history (the latest of which is a reading of Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting From Within, the first book on broadcasting, in 1924), and about half of which are general comedy/writing things more like to the weekly Facebook Live I do. Join us on Patreon, and keep us in books and web hosting. It all helps keep us making episodes - we'd genuinely have stopped by now if no one had! So THANK YOU. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews, from Rev Richard Coles, Miranda Hart, Milton Jones and more is called A Paul Kerensa Podcast - and I'm adding more interviews all the time. Do listen. My mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with things. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops. Archive clips are either public domain or the BBC's or someone's domain but the mists of time has hidden from us whose they are. Thank you, all rights holders! And we hope this is ok with you... Do please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  Next time: The staff grows! We look at Marconi House in late December 1922, with the first couple of the BBC. Aw... Subscribe / share / thanks! Closing down now, closing down.

Bonnes résolutions : boire moins, fumer moins et éviter les enfoirés affectifs. Ce mois-ci Victoire, Pascale, Jeanne et Marianne comparent le roman culte de Helen Fielding, Le Journal de Brigdet Jones, à sa non moins célèbre adaptation avec Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth et Hugh Grant ! Bridget Jones, Londonienne de 32 ans et célibataire, désespère de trouver un jour un petit ami. En plus, sa carrière ne va nulle part (surtout qu'elle ne peut s'empêcher de fantasmer sur son patron, Daniel Cleaver) et sa mère essaye de la caser avec Mark Darcy, avocat fraîchement divorcé et mortellement ennuyeux. En attendant elle consigne dans son journal ses pensées les plus intimes (ainsi que le nombre de cigarettes ou de kilos pris dans la journée...)  Mais le film de 2001 est-il fidèle à cette satire irrévérencieuse de la société britannique ? Réponse dans l'épisode !  3 min 00 : On commence par parler du roman Le Journal de Bridget Jones écrit par Helen Fielding et paru en 1996.  41 min 25 : On enchaîne sur son adaptation en film réalisée par Sharon Maguire et sortie en 2001 avec Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth et Hugh Grant. 1 h 19 min 45 : On termine sur nos recommandations autour des coméies romantiques british, des séries sur l'acceptation de soi et des pérégrinations de trentenaires !  Si vous avez lu ou vu Le Journal de Bridget Jones, n'hésitez pas à nous donner votre avis !

Avallen is changing how we will think about the drinks we consume and they set out to build the most sustainable spirits brand in the world! Listen to Tim talk with Adam about all the incredible work they are doing for the planet all while delivering a great tasking drink Connect with Tim on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/timetheringtonjudge/) Make sure you also read their latest PR release on their labels below: AVALLEN PIONEERS CARBON FOOTPRINT LABEL The planet-positive brand is revamping its packaging with a new label that showcases its carbon footprint in an effort to set new sustainability benchmarks for the drinks industry In a bid to set new benchmarks for sustainability in the drinks industry, planet-positive drinksbrand, Avallen, has today announced it is launching a brand new bottle label, which showcases its sustainability credentials. The new label, that will still be made out of recycled paper fibres and apple pulp, will feature a completely transparent list of everything that goes into – and comes out of – producing Avallen Calvados; from water usage (1,2L per 70cl) and greenhouse gas emissions (2.73kg CO2e is removed from the atmosphere per 70cl) to packaging materials and details of the brands charitable donations. The bottle label will also include a unique QR code on the cork, whereupon scanning the bottle, citizens (as the brand prefers to name its consumers – we're all citizen's of this planet!) will find Avallen's sustainability report. Launched earlier this year, the Bee More Report reveals exactly what the brand has done so far on its mission to tackle the climate emergency and catastrophic biodiversity loss, along with its future commitments to both people and the planet. Since its launch in 2019, Avallen has embarked on a mission to take action against the climate crisis and catastrophic biodiversity loss and inspire those both inside and out of the drinks industry, by giving back more than they take. Thanks to impact-led production methods, use of three simple ingredients (apples, water and time) and eco-friendly packaging (recycled glass bottles and apple pulp labels), Avallen is leading the way for the industry to bee more one delicious drink at a time. Avallen Co-Founder, Tim Etherington-Judge, said: “The spirits industry has a total lack of labelling transparency, with brands not even required to list ingredients on the bottle, let alone their ecological impact. We want to change that and lead from the front, communicating our environmental footprint as clearly as possible for people looking to understand more about the effect of the products they buy. Our new label represents that desire and we hope that we're the first of many brands to take this action”. Miranda Hart from Wonderworks Communications, Avallen's award winning design agency, added: “We were very excited to work on this project with Avallen. A natural next step for a brand committed to lead the way with total transparency of their sustainability and environmental credentials. Hopefully this will challenge other brands to follow suit and allow consumers to truely understand the impact of their purchases.“ For more information, please visit: https://www.avallenspirits.com/. You can also download Avallen's Bee More Report here (https://www.dropbox.com/s/jyqnn9jzd7wiqqw/AVALLEN%20Bee%20More%20Report%202021.pdf?dl=0)

Season 2 Episode 4 (aka Episode 31 in total) flashes us back to Arthur Burrows' pre-BBC days, and brings us to December 17th-20th 1922, when 4/5 of the BBC workforce (ie. 4 people of the 5) tour central London searching for a building. They can use Magnet House for now, on loan from General Electric, but after that, where? After deciding against a gold-flatting mill (now a Gym Box), they discover a nice little premises on Savoy Hill. But before that, Arthur Burrows shows John Reith the ropes, via a chart, of everything this new BBC will need, from engineers to commissionaires a lady's assistant. Reith is still baffled. But before THAT - several years before that - Burrows was the lone voice trying to convince the Marconi Company that broadcasting was a Good Thing. The Marconi bosses didn't agree. Our special guest knows all about this: Professor Gabriele Balbi, Associate Professor of Media Studies at USI in Switzerland, has written a paper called 'Wireless' Critical Flaw: The Marconi Company, Corporation Mentalities and the Broadcasting Option'. He fills in Burrows' back-story, explains how several voices can be heard within a company's culture, and is a lone voice in academia too, suggesting that the Marconi Company still didn't get behind broadcasting even when the Melba concerts showed it was possible. Even then, he argues, the transmissions were just to show home-users that wireless communication was easy. So perhaps when Burrows was explaining to Reith everything about broadcasting, he was STILL fighting the corner for his vision of what radio was, and could be. And broadcasting has clearly reached its pinnacle in this podcast, so thank you for supporting it... We are a one-man band - we're NOTHING to do with the present-day BBC - this podcast is entirely run by Paul Kerensa, who you can email if you want to add something to the show on radio history, offer any correspondence, or send us a short audio clip of your earliest broadcasting memories (not as old as 1922, don't worry) for inclusion on a future episode. Thank you to all who support us on Patreon - if you'd like to join this growing band of marvellous people, I upload extra things there, about half of which are to do with this podcast and radio history (the latest of which is a reading of Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting From Within, the first book on broadcasting, in 1924), and about half of which are general comedy/writing things more like to the weekly Facebook Live I do. Join us on Patreon, and keep us in books and web hosting. It all helps keep us making episodes - we'd genuinely have stopped by now if no one had! So THANK YOU. I guest-presented an episode for The History of England podcast. Hear it here! It's essentially the entire first season of this podcast, squidged into half an hour. (If it vanishes from their feed, we'll be posting it as a special episode on this podcast in a few months' time). 30,000 people have heard that episode now - 100 times the listenership of our episodes here! So welcome if you've joined us from there... The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews, from Rev Richard Coles, Miranda Hart, Milton Jones and more is called A Paul Kerensa Podcast - and I'm adding more interviews all the time. Do listen. My mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with things. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops. Memos included in this episode are BBC copyright content, reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation, all rights reserved. Archive clips are either public domain or someone's domain but the mists of time has hidden from us whose they are. Thank you, all rights holders! And we hope this is ok with you... Do please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us.  Next time: The staff grows! We look at Marconi House in late December 1922, as Rex Palmer joins, but experimental licences cause a headache for those hoping for any income from this new 'BBC' experiment. Subscribe to get this next time. Closing down now, closing down.

In this week's episode, Carol will be speaking to Tom Elliott on our Raise Word of Clarity. Tom is one of the UK's most exciting comedy magicians, touring throughout the year in comedy clubs, theatres, churches and festivals, whilst also being the resident MC at his own variety night in Doncaster. Once described by Miranda Hart as ‘Such Fun', Tom has appeared on BBC TV & Radio, had a feature piece in the Times Newspaper and received enthusiastic crowdfunding support for his projects. Founder of the Focused Creative Community, Tom champions and connects other creatives to reach their most ambitious goals. As an ambassador for Compassion UK and Cinnamon Network International, Tom's work goes beyond the value of entertainment and serves to help thousands of vulnerable people across the world. Website // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube // Instagram

In this week's episode, Carol will be speaking to Tom Elliott on our Raise Word of Clarity. Tom is one of the UK's most exciting comedy magicians, touring throughout the year in comedy clubs, theatres, churches and festivals, whilst also being the resident MC at his own variety night in Doncaster. Once described by Miranda Hart as ‘Such Fun', Tom has appeared on BBC TV & Radio, had a feature piece in the Times Newspaper and received enthusiastic crowdfunding support for his projects. Founder of the Focused Creative Community, Tom champions and connects other creatives to reach their most ambitious goals. As an ambassador for Compassion UK and Cinnamon Network International, Tom's work goes beyond the value of entertainment and serves to help thousands of vulnerable people across the world. Website // Facebook // Twitter // YouTube // Instagram

"I had little idea what broadcasting was." So said John Reith after his job interview to become General Manager of the brand new BBC. On this exciting episode, meet your first General Manager (Reith), Director of Programmes (Arthur Burrows v Cecil Lewis - who'll get the job?), Secretary (Major Anderson beats 245 others to it, but doesn't last six months) and Chief Engineer (R.H. White - nothing to do with the lemonade - he's appointed but doesn't last the weekend...). Spanning December 7th-16th 1922, we've got the nerves, the prayers, the interviews, the winks, the nudges, the near-misses (discover who turned down the top job before it was offered to Reith - how different it could have been...) and the programmes. You'll hear Charles Penrose's The Laughing Policeman, Peter Eckersley spoofing the chimes, A.E. Thompson literally nailing down where the police band sit... plus complaints, correspondence and memos about the broadcasts one month into the BBC's being. Our special guest is 'Diddy' David Hamilton (who was not one of the first staff, to clarify our episode title). David's a delight, and brings tales of playing Elvis to Elvis, introducing the Beatles and the Stones, and his latest radio home, Boom Radio.   LINKS FOR YOUR CLICKING PLEASURE: Watch the full David Hamilton interview, including his face, my face + audio from a future episode, here on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47583443. You'll need to sign up to our Patreon, but a) you only need sign up to the minimum level to watch the video, b) you can cancel any time, and c) it all helps support this podcast and keeps us in web-hosting and books. Books like... David Hamilton's fab radio books are The Golden Days of Radio 1 and Commercial Radio Daze - recommended. I guest-presented an episode for The History of England podcast. Hear it here! It's essentially the entire first season of this podcast, squidged into half an hour. (If it vanishes from their feed, we'll be posting it as a special episode on this podcast in a few months' time). 30,000 people have heard that episode now - 100 times the listenership of our episodes here! So welcome if you've joined us from there... The Britishbroadcastingchallenge.com is on a mission to open up the future of public service broadcasting Want to hear the full version of Charles Penrose's The Laughing Policeman? Course you do... The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. My other podcast of interviews, from Rev Richard Coles, Miranda Hart, Milton Jones and more is called A Paul Kerensa Podcast - and I'm adding more interviews all the time. Do listen.  My mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with things. My books are available here or orderable from bookshops. Support us at patreon.com/paulkerensa or paypal.me/paulkerensa - Thanks to those who do/have/will! We're nothing to do with today's BBC - we're talking about the BBCompany, not made by or anything to with the BBCorporation. But they have loaned us the memo we read out - so that's BBC copyright content, reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation, all rights reserved. Archive clips are either public domain or someone's domain and we don't know whose. But we thank them and reiterate that all copyright belongs to them, whoever they are... Do please rate and review this podcast where you found it... and keep liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps others find us. We are a one-man band. I mean, I am. Not we. I. Email the podcast here. Your comments are always welcome. Next time: Burrows' broadcasting company vs Marconi's messaging company. Who'll win? Both!  Subscribe to get the podcast in your in-tray. Thanks for listening! Now stand for the National Anthem.

Monica, Samantha & Greg guess the plot of movies/TV shows: Where The Heart Is, Call The Midwife, & V For Vendetta. Follow us on: www.instagram.com/implotsters/ www.twitter.com/implotsters www.facebook.com/implotsters www.youtube.com/channel/UCNt0P8dGWkM1OdnhKO3pXKg TikTok @Implotsters Visit our website: www.implotsters.com

Yellow highlighters at the ready - the listings have arrived! Except it's weeks 2 + 3 of the BBC, back in Nov/Dec 1922, and the Radio Times is nearly a year away. So how do we know what's on the wireless? And is it called radio yet? A few trusty local newspapers printed a few listings - though watch this space, as they'll decide differently in a few episodes time. From The Pall Mall Gazette to The Derby Daily Telegraph, we've cobbled together the first BBC listings, thanks to our newspaper detective Andrew Barker. Plus a few memos read by the early BBC staff who received them, an insight into the first Children's Hour, and the debuts of comedian Norman Long and the 2LO Wireless Orchestra. There's also the return of the Parliamentary Podcast Players to shine a light on some dodgy dealing in Westminster (Government sleaze? At least that's no longer with us). It's all down to ex-Postmaster General F.G. Kellaway, who negotiated with the Marconi Company and co to help set up the BBC, now becoming a Marconi Company director. Could he have set up his own company for a windfall? We also whizz back to the Marconi Scandal of 1912, when shares were scooped up by government ministers thanks to some alleged insider dealing. Our guests are Andrew Barker and Alan Stafford (Alan's books include It's Friday, It's CRACKERJACK). Hear rare archive clips from: 2LO Musical Director Stanton Jefferies 5IT Chief Engineer A.E. Thompson 5IT Station Director Percy Edgar Comedian Helena Millais Percussionist Billy Whitlock Comedian Norman Long   And thanks to our Parliamentary Podcast Players: Mr Speaker - Wayne Clarke Captain Benn - Edi Johnston Mr Short - Lynn Robertson Hay Mr Hurd - Philip Rowe Mr Middleton - Paul Stubbs The PM Mr Bonar Law - Daniel Edison Mr Neville Chamberlain - Pete Hawkins   SHOWNOTES: Our Norman Long excerpt is from AusRadioHistorian - see his Youtube channel for hundreds more old gramophone records. We mention singer Topliss Green - you can see and hear him sing, later, in this footage from British Pathe.  The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. I post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. You post things there. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. Paul Kerensa's other podcast of interviews, from Miranda Hart, Sally Phillips and Tim Vine (scroll way back for those) to more recent mid-pandemic catch-ups with comedians and writers, can be found here. Paul's mailing list is here - do subscribe to keep up with his (my) goings-on. Paul's books are available here or orderable from bookshops. The first few chapters of Paul's new historical novel on the BBC origin story - the novelisation of this podcast, pretty much - will be available soon on patreon.com/paulkerensa - and joining there also helps support this podcast...  ...or one-off tips of a few quid are most welcome at paypal.me/paulkerensa - it all keeps us (me) in web-hosting and books. The more I can research, the more complete this podcast gets.   We're unconnected to the BBC - we're talking about the BBCompany, not made by or anything to with the BBCorporation. I thank you for rating and reviewing this podcast where you found it... or liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online. It all helps bump us up the social medias. Email the podcast here. Your comments are always welcome. Next time: the first four employees... including the arrival of John Reith. Subscribe to get the podcast in your in-tray. Thanks for listening! Now stand for the National Anthem.

Season 2 begins! So please welcome to the microphone: entertainment! The very first. Journey back to November 16th 1922 - Day 3 of the BBC - to meet Auntie's first entertainers. But history being history, nothing's easy... Discover why the BBC's first entertainers weren't the first after all, whether London, Birmingham or Manchester brought us the BBC's first entertainment concert - and why each of them has a claim to it. Our fabulous guest is comedian, actor, writer and professional liar Lee Mack, with tales from Not Going Out, Would I Lie To You and his earliest memories of broadcast comedy (who remembers Wait Till Your Father Gets Home?). You'll also hear rare clips of the original broadcasters (there are hardly any recordings from 1920s' broadcasts, so these are clips looking back), including Percy Edgar, Peter Eckersley, Hugh Bell, Leonard Hawke, Helena Millais, Ernie Mayne, Tommy Lorne and the Ziegeld Follies. Plus BBC Radio Norfolk's Paul Hayes brings us a follow-up from the previous Percy Edgar special, with tales of Barrie Edgar, footballing firsts and archive clips of Jimmy Jewell and Richard Dimbleby. From Billy Beer to Bobby Ball, via the first BBC song (Drake Goes West - or was it?), the first song about the BBC (Auntie Aggie of the BBC), the world's first radio song (List'ning on Some Radio) and the earliest live British TV football coverage still available (from 1949), we've compiled everything that kickstarted British broadcast entertainment.   SHOWNOTES: Read more of Billy Beer, the BBC's first comedian, written by his descendant Bill Beer. Lee Mack joined us as part of a fundraiser for a young woman called Jenny. Read more and donate here. Your host Paul contributed a guest episode to The History of England podcast - a summary of our season 1 on half an hour, via some new (old) clips. It sums up the story so far - you can hear that here from summer 2021. Paul Hayes' documentary The Lost Voice of Football can be heard here. Paul Kerensa's other podcast of interviews, from Miranda Hart, Sally Phillips and Tim Vine (scroll way back for those) to the full Gareth Jones interview, can be found here - do subscribe. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook page is here. Do like. The British Broadcasting Century Facebook group is here. Do join. The British Broadcasting Century Twitter profile is here. Do follow. Paul's mailing list is here. Do subscribe. Paul's books are available here or orderable from bookshops.   We're a lone operator, unconnected to the BBC - we're talking about the BBCompany, not made by the BBCorporation. We're just one person really, who you can help with the podcast via tips at paypal.me/paulkerensa... or via monthly shrapnel in exchange for extra audio/video/writings on patreon.com/paulkerensa... or via rating and reviewing this podcast where you found it... or via liking/sharing/commenting on what we do online - it all helps bump us up the social medias. Email the podcast here. Your comments are always welcome. Next time: the first listings - nearly a year before the Radio Times. Subscribe to make sure you get the podcast in your in-tray. Thanks for listening!

As the film states, “well-behaved women seldom make history,” so we invited two of our favorites on to discuss 2015’s, Spy.  Jo usually joins us for art films, but this time she joins us for a comedy.  Jo’s past episodes are The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Oldboy, and Being There.  Carmelita is also back for more fun with us.  She was with us for, Blues Brothers, Boughs of Folly, and 1941.  As always, we are gifted beyond measure with wonderful guests, and they shine throughout the episode. Since Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy’s movies were a letdown.  Spy came out on the heels of Tammy, a film where Roy, who chose Spy as his pet film, said he didn’t laugh for over an hour.  The marketing for Spy was ineffective as well.  They made it look more like another heaping helping of McCarthy fat jokes instead of the female-empowering film that It’s no surprise that our panel is once again somewhat far apart over their approval (*cough* Henno, *cough*), but this movie was a hit.  Over the episode we discuss how much fun Jason Statham was and what a pleasant surprise Miranda Hart was.  We are almost 100% on the casting.  This movie is so fun to quote as well.  So, clutch your crazy cupcake toggle necklace, grab your rape whistle, and join us on this fun episode! And no, we do not refrain from using the term thunderc**t.  Connect with Jo! Website Instagram Connect with Carmelita! @CarmeliaSays

Today's episode is inspired by Miranda Hart after watching some clips of her talking about this subject and an Instagram account called cupofteaplusme which you should check out! Today I'm chatting about how the lockdown we've all experienced at some point over this last year is very similar to life with a chronic illness like cfs and how we need to remember this experience in the future as it's still the reality for many --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thetiredsociety/message

It's February, and that means Valentine's Day. We think there's no better way to celebrate than a month-long, two-part look at Jane Austen's wannabe-Cupid herself, Emma Woodhouse! In Part 1, we're discussing: Jane Austen's original 1815 novel The 1972 miniseries, directed by John Glenister, written by Denis Constanduros, and starring Doran Godwin and John Carson The 1996 theatrical movie, written and directed by Douglas McGrath, and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Ewan McGregor, and Jeremy Northam The 1996 TV movie, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, written by Andrew Davies, and starring Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, and Olivia Williams The 2009 miniseries, directed by Jim O'Hanlon, written by Sandy Welch, and starring Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, and Michael Gambon The 2020 theatrical movie, directed by Autumn de Wilde, written by Eleanor Catton, and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, and Bill Nighy In Part 2, we'll be taking a look at some of the less traditional adaptations (and yes, that means Clueless). Footnotes: Our previous looks at Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) and Sense and Sensibility The Librivox dramatic reading of Emma (starring Arielle Lipshaw as Miss Bates) Emma: A BabyLit Book by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver Our two-part look at Jane Eyre (Part 1 and Part 2) Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, A Larum, and Song One (2014) Miranda Hart and Miranda (2009–2015) Green Wing (2004–2007) You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

Description Returning guest Kjerste Christensen joins Joe to discuss the BBC series Call the Midwife. We’re primarily focusing on Jenny Lee (played by Jessica Raine) and Chummy Noakes (played by Miranda Hart). The series tells the story of a group … Continue reading →

Born on this Day: is a daily podcast hosted by Bil Antoniou, Amanda Barker & Marco Timpano. Celebrating the famous and sometimes infamous born on this day. Check out their other podcasts: Bad Gay Movies, Bitchy Gay Men Eat & Drink Every Place is the Same My Criterions The Insomnia Project Marco's book: 25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Podcast DECEMBER 14 NATIONAL ALABAMA DAY Vanessa Hudgens , Michaela Watkinsm. Natascha McElhone , Dee Wallace , Miranda Hart , Tammy Blanchard , Patty Duke , Lee Remick, Jane Birkin, Celia Weston. Frances Bavier , Tia Texada , Michael Stoyanov , Barbara Leigh-Hunt , George Furth , Shirley Jackson , Dan Dailey , John Lurie , George VI , --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/born-on-this-day-podcast/message

In this episode of A Casual Review  Jacob & Isabel chit-chat about all things proper, life in the early 1800's and is this as good as it's other iterations, In Emma (De Wilde, 2020).If you'd like to see more of us and keep up to date with new episodes the follow us here:@casualreview@jacobpmullins@_sn_is

Bear with ... bear with ... This episode is dense with Miranda references. It's all marvilisimous though, because our quizzes this week are all Miranda-themed. If you enjoy BBC comedies about quirky joke shop owners who pretend vegetables are friends, Miranda (and, hopefully, this episode) were made for you. It's what we call a good time. Love oo!

Amanda is a coach and mentor to female business owners who want to break the shackles of stress and overwhelm and create more freedom in their work. Having owned her own business for 11 years, then selling it for six figures in early 2019, she was successful but unhappy. In this conversation we talk about the paradox of experiencing both success (and all the good that came with it) alongside the overwhelming stress that Amanda experienced. Theres more from the Amanda in the insiders club, where we talk 'Five Steps To Serenity'. You can join the insiders club over at ohmydaysacademy.co.uk --Tom Elliott is one of the UK's most exciting comedy magicians, touring throughout the year.. whilst also being the resident MC at his own variety night in Doncaster. Once described by Miranda Hart as ‘Such Fun', Tom has appeared on BBC TV & Radio, had a feature piece in the Times Newspaper and raised almost £10,000 in crowdfunding support. Founder of the ‘Oh My Days Academy', Tom hosts a weekly podcast, championing the art of living life to the full. He is also the creator of Focused Creative - An online course and membership that seeks to aid creative people to declutter their ideas, position themselves for productivity and achieve their greatest ambitions. As an ambassador for Compassion UK and Cinnamon Network International, Tom's work serves to help thousands of vulnerable people across the world. tom-elliott.orgohmydaysacademy.co.ukfocusedcreative.co.ukClick to view: show page on Awesound

Celebrity WhatsApp statuses this week, in a brand new game we accidentally stumble upon. Plus, some terrible news about Wahaca for us both, and someone's had his balls off (not Cornelius). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Celebrity WhatsApp statuses this week, in a brand new game we accidentally stumble upon. Plus, some terrible news about Wahaca for us both, and someone's had his balls off (not Cornelius). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Barry from Watford" and paranormalist "Clinton Baptiste" are just 2 of Alex's alter egos that you've likely met. But did you know he's written material for just about every comedy performer in the UK? Hear his story, and the worst impressions of Barack Obama and Tom Cruise ever.  Clips performed by: Chris Pavlo, Christopher Kent, Emma Clarke, Lizzie Roper and Beth Chalmers. Alex first worked as an actor as a teenager when he co-starred with Kenneth Branagh in the West End theatre production of Another Country. Since then he has worked continuously in all genres, but is perhaps most well-known as the man behind comedy character Barry From Watford, a regular on Steve Wright's Radio 2 Show, Iain Lee's various radio shows, the Channel 4 TV series Cheap Cheap Cheap with Noel Edmonds, and numerous sell-out live shows and podcasts, the latest of which pairs him with fellow "character" Angelos Epithemiou. He also performs live round the country as the spoof paranormalist from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights: Clinton Baptiste. As a writer he's written for impressionists Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona, for Miranda Hart, Peter Serafinowicz, Watson & Oliver, Ned Sherrin and countless other sketch and comedy shows, as well as creating several pilots for TV and radio shows both as vehicles for himself and for other performers.  Episode show notes and more details:  offcutsdrawer.com/alex-lowe Listen to us on whichever podcast app you prefer:  https://offcutsdrawer.com/insta-links/ or if you don't usually listen to podcasts you can hear all the episodes here: offcutsdrawer.com/episodes/

On this movie review for The Outlaw Nation, John Rocha offers up his review of the latest film from Anya Taylor-Joy and the latest Jane Austen adaptation to hit the big screen, Emma.. The film tells the story of the handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse who is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. The film marks the directorial debut of Autumn de Wilder and also stars Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Callum Turner, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor, and Tanya Reynolds. See what The Outlaw thought of this latest adaptation and if its one worth traveling back in time to enjoy! Thanks for watching and as always remember Like and Share this video and to Subscribe to The Outlaw Nation channel for more content just like this. #Emma #AnyaTaylorJoy #MovieReview Follow John Rocha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therochasays You can support John Rocha and The Outlaw Nation at his Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/JohnRocha

Ashley & Matt review the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about a matchmaking young woman in early 19th century England.

Did We Really Need Another Emma Adaptation?... Emma, by Jane Austen, is a comedy about a young woman of the aristocracy with a penchant for matchmaking. This isn't the first time this stories been adapted for screen. But Emma. may just be the best one. Kept period correct, this costume drama infuses Austen's story about the clever Emma Woodhouse with wit, humor and a realness (that didn't required playing with the order of events) that's refreshingly grounded.  As the highest ranking female, Emma's queen bee of her county town. She takes her role seriously and attempts to model class and elegance. But her ego and desire to mold the world to her will. Emma uses her social status to bring people together. Unfortunately, Emma's often short-sighted and misguided in what may be best for the people around her. But she's be successful often enough to be convinced her way is always best. So when she decided to take a young girl of "questionable" parentage under her wing and usher her into marriage her tactics and advice make a mess of things.  If any of this is starting to sound familiar, you may recognize the premise from Alicia Silverstone's Clueless. Director Autumn de Wilde captures the freshness that made Clueless work without sacrificing what makes this story timeless. Emma. a fresh take on a classic that makes brilliant use of a ridiculously talented ensemble cast without any one person sucking up all the oxygen.  We didn't need another Austen adaptation but if there must be one, Emma. certainly does it right. It's bright, ridiculous and delightfully romantic. Emma. stars Anya Taylor-Joy leading a top shelf ensemble including, Johnny Flynn, Bill Night, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart and Josh O'Connor.  Wherein Kriss and Brandon Have Opinions... The entire MTR crew caught a screening for this one. Listen in as they chop it up and discuss what kept them engaged in Emma.  Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Did We Really Need Another Emma Adaptation?... Emma, by Jane Austen, is a comedy about a young woman of the aristocracy with a penchant for matchmaking. This isn't the first time this stories been adapted for screen. But Emma. may just be the best one. Kept period correct, this costume drama infuses Austen's story about the clever Emma Woodhouse with wit, humor and a realness (that didn't required playing with the order of events) that's refreshingly grounded.  As the highest ranking female, Emma's queen bee of her county town. She takes her role seriously and attempts to model class and elegance. But her ego and desire to mold the world to her will. Emma uses her social status to bring people together. Unfortunately, Emma's often short-sighted and misguided in what may be best for the people around her. But she's be successful often enough to be convinced her way is always best. So when she decided to take a young girl of "questionable" parentage under her wing and usher her into marriage her tactics and advice make a mess of things.  If any of this is starting to sound familiar, you may recognize the premise from Alicia Silverstone's Clueless. Director Autumn de Wilde captures the freshness that made Clueless work without sacrificing what makes this story timeless. Emma. a fresh take on a classic that makes brilliant use of a ridiculously talented ensemble cast without any one person sucking up all the oxygen.  We didn't need another Austen adaptation but if there must be one, Emma. certainly does it right. It's bright, ridiculous and delightfully romantic. Emma. stars Anya Taylor-Joy leading a top shelf ensemble including, Johnny Flynn, Bill Night, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart and Josh O'Connor.  Wherein Kriss and Brandon Have Opinions... The entire MTR crew caught a screening for this one. Listen in as they chop it up and discuss what kept them engaged in Emma.  Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Emma is a new production of the Jane Austen favourite, written by award-winning New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Featuring Bill Nighy and Miranda Hart.

Join Cara and me as we sit down and chat about Spy (2015). Honestly, it's just two girls gabbing about a comedy film that we treasure. In the spirit of Allison Janney, we're sending one up for Paul Feig and how he believes in and writes for funny women. NSFW language abounds! (I mean, have you seen this film? So many NSFW things lying around here lol.)

It’s an extra special (and extra extended) podcast today; the Crass! Boys are, once again, recording in the same room! In this bumper autumn edition: Jorge moans about Pink Floyd, the Vue, London, Paul’s retail technique, peas, Tube Tales, his own conker technique, Only Fools and Horses (The Musical), Miranda Hart, and music of the Midlands. Paul takes some bad drugs and eats a poo lolly. Send us stuff: crasspodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TheCrassPodcast

Kellie introduced Katy and Mandy to the British sitcom Miranda and all three of their lives may never be the same. So much gratitude to Miranda Hart, the star and creator of the show, for making something so wonderful and giving us permission to be happy (but also stupendously silly) in our own skin. This… Continue reading Wekk Podcast – Ep 84 – Miranda

This week Alyssa Sabo and Miranda Hart join me on the #podcast. Selena Gomez is releasing a beauty line. Aidy Bryant is releasing a clothing line. Ariana Grande bought Katy Perry’s sushi. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have split. Amber Rose cancelled Slut Walk. Ashley Graham is pregnant. Juianne Hough doesn’t like her toes getting sucked. Bebe Rexha is too old to be sexy. Tom Ford wears the same thing everyday. Adam Duritz shaved off his dreadlocks. Whitney Port revealed Leonardo DiCaprio once hit on her. Poor people came for Britney Spears. Katy Perry was accused of sexual misconduct. Mulan is cancelled. Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t gay.

Welcome to another OTP episode! We're trying something a little different this time and are just covering one OTP an episode no matter whose OTP it is. And on this ep, Kia covers the wonderful BBC show Miranda and the main couple Miranda and Gary Preston played by Miranda Hart and Tom Ellis. Enjoy! Intro and outro music: Life of Riley by Kevin McCloud (InCompetech) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In the latest episode of The Passing Shot, your tennis catch-up podcast, Joel and Kim talk to touchtennis founder Rashid Ahmad to learn all you need to know about one of the fastest growing racket sports in the world. From its backyard beginnings in the leafy suburbs of London to being played at events all around the globe, we find out what's been behind its success. We also look at both the participation and performance sides of the sport including the fledgling UK tour as well what plans there are in place for the future.To learn more about touchtennis and see it for yourself, we recommend heading over to the touchtennis YouTube channel to watch some epic rallies taken from their worldwide events. You can also follow touchtennis on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date.

Today's Woodford Show begins with the Canadian Home Builders Association Central Interior President Kelly Ried and CHBA BC past President Matt McCurrach to discuss concerns with the provincial government's Step code for housing. Then NL News Director Shane Woodford is joined by Jamie Wassink with BC Emergency Health Services and Gayle Voyer with Canadian Blood Services to talk about the importance of giving blood. Then the show goes into the toilet to discuss what can and can't flush with Metro Vancouver's Larina Lopez and two mascots 'Pee' and 'Poo' to raise awareness. We finish the show discussing how soil additives may be doing more harm than good with UBC Okanagan researcher Miranda Hart.

My guests are: actress & comedian Sally Phillips: she played Shazza in the “Bridget Jones” films and “Tilly” in Miranda Hart’s TV sitcoms. Sally will be talking about her son Olly who has Downs Syndrome. The blind musician and christian composer, Marlyn Baker; and Jonathan Bryan, a 12 year old severely disabled boy, who is unable to speak. He has published his first book called “Eye Can Write”. All my guests have one thing in common: they’ve overcome the challenges posed by various disabilities.

The Seventh Wonder of the World (Pod!!) returns this week for another biweekly slice of preposterous conversing. We get in the trenches this week about the current career trajectory of Dave Benson Phillips, Petrol Station Intervention and a heartwarming story about our new favourite superhero, Backpack Man. OF COURSE, the Hate List returns this week with a particularly scathing attack on Dobby the House Elf and Miranda (Hart) and the possibilities of a budding relationship...Don't panic though, this is offset with a BRAND NEW FEATURE, called 'The Things We Don't Really Hate' List. If you want to get in touch follow us on Instagram and Twitter @babblementpod Facebook fb.me/babblmentpod or email us babblementpod@gmail.com

It's Thursday, meaning its the last day of Charlotte's Spy-themed Film Club. Today Charlotte's final pick of the week is the aptly named "Spy" from 2015.In this comedy Melissa McCarthy stars as an agent who has spent her entire career as a desk jockey even with full field training. Using high-tech equipment and a hidden earpiece, Susan is the guardian angel who helps Bradley Fine (Jude Law) avoid danger. However, when Bradley is assassinated by Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), Susan wrangles her way into her first undercover assignment to help capture Boyanov and avenge Bradley.Jason Statham, Miranda Hart and Morena Baccarin also star. 

This time we’re celebrating Manchester Pride weekend. We hear from Magda Szubanski aka Sharon of Kath & Kim fame. We meet Miranda Hart’s Mum. We have a Will Young moment. There’s the kinky festival in Tunbridge Wells, the Grindr noise that’s a ‘Dad’ giveaway… oh, and Julian Clary puts in an appearance. All that plus our friend of the show Australian Bree takes us on a trip down memory lane as she makes a guest visit to the Podcast extra bits. Remember you can see plenty more at www.facebook.com/NDebzOfficial and also @ThisisNDebz on Twitter. If you'd like to get in touch with the show you can email us via thisisNDebz@gmail.com or message us via our Facebook page.

This time we’re celebrating Manchester Pride weekend. We hear from Magda Szubanski aka Sharon of Kath & Kim fame. We meet Miranda Hart’s Mum. We have a Will Young moment. There’s the kinky festival in Tunbridge Wells, the Grindr noise that’s a ‘Dad’ giveaway… oh, and Julian Clary puts in an appearance. All that plus our friend of the show Australian Bree takes us on a trip down memory lane as she makes a guest visit to the Podcast extra bits.

In this episode of In Conversation…, Standard Issue editor Mickey Noonan and founder Sarah Millican chat with Miranda Hart, Mel Giedroyc and Eleanor Tiernan about stationery, piles and being down with the kids. Warning: contains audio yoga. Recorded at the Leicester Square Theatre, London on February 14, 2017. All of our podcasts are available on iTunes and directly from StandardIssueMagazine.com/Podcasts. ADMIN! Just a quick reminder to please rate, review and subscribe to ALL our podcasts on iTunes, including previous In Conversations and fortnightly geek girl celebration Strong Female Leads. You can keep up with all our articles, news and reviews by following @StandardIssueUK on Twitter or find us on Facebook. Or just visit www.standardissuemagazine.com for a whole magazine of ace. Thanks to Jen Offord for organising the event and Maddie Hickish for pressing record and editing. Our In Conversation theme music was composed and recorded by Barry Hilton. All rights reserved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

OH HI THERE, have you voted for us in the British Podcast Awards yet? If not, we’re not sure this episode will persuade you… Only joking, of course it’s brilliant as ever and jampacked with stories to make you laugh/hurl/wish you didn’t have ears anymore. Please continue to review us on iTunes by searching for IRL UK Podcast in your podcasting app, clicking 'Reviews' and choosing 'Write a Review'. It really helps spread the word and support our 'special' little podcast. Follow us on social networks to see all the nutso stuff we talk about on the show. Search for us on Facebook and find us. @IRL_UK_Podcast on Twitter and Instagram. LOVE YOU (in a creepy way) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Does the thought of writing for Red Dwarf and The IT Crowd make your heart skip a beat? If so, join Natalie and British writer Andrew Ellard as he breaks down his job helping iconic talents like Graham Linehan, Doug Naylor and Miranda Hart stretch their genius that little bit further. He dissects TV writing in the UK versus the US, airs his beefs with religion, and reveals how his horror screenplay Afterdeath came to be produced.

27th April 2014: The X Factor musical closes, Miranda Hart may host The Generation Game, ITV screens Tommy Cooper biopic, ITV orders Who's Doing The Dishes.

24th August 2014: Celebrity Big Brother returns, Miranda Hart turns down The Generation Game, ITV orders You're Back In The Room, ITV launches Judge Rinder, Strictly Come Dancing returns.

Lisa has seen the new Melissa McCarthy movie, SPY, a truly ridiculous number of times for a movie that’s still in theaters. Co-starring Everyone’s Favorite Miranda Hart, God’s Gift to Comedy Jason Statham, and some guy named Jude, it’s a Bond movie without all the things that make Bond movies … pretty gross, actually. (But […] The post Bossy Shorts – Spy appeared first on Bossy Britches.

What happens when you reunite the filthy minds of [The Mirror's film correspondent] Paul Field and Andrew Brooker on the same podcast as Steve Norman and Owen Hughes? If you guessed "clean, mild mannered discussion on various films in the cinema" then you'd be wrong. This episode is explicit with a capital E. And a capital X, P, L, I, C, I and T as well. You have been warned! Although there are still plenty of films discussed this week. Together, in-between the carnage, the team manage to put together 80 minutes of semi-coherent chat, starting as ever with a tightly poised quiz (+ results from last week's United Passions defence) and discussing the latest from the world of film news, including Jurassic World's initially poor reception and Hugh Jackman relinquishing his most famous role. We also discuss a number of new releases in the cinema this past week, including: Paul Feig's comedy Spy, starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Rose Byrne and Miranda Hart; the confusingly titled studio... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Rhianna reviews Insidious: Chapter 3, Survivor & Spy with interviews with Melissa McCarthy & Miranda Hart. Plus there's Gregs interview with Chris Pratt about Jurassic World and a look back on her favourite film of last year Whiplash.

Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy join up with some hilarious folk including SSQ favourite Miranda Hart, everyone’s favourite Allison Janney, and comic revelation Jason Statham to make a spy movie. It’s a sharp, funny take on a genre ripe for parody and much the better for this cliché-smashing effort.

Journalist Jon Snow joins Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles to discuss 25 years of being the face of Channel 4 News. Also on the programme, Luke Simon was living in Thailand when the 2004 Tsunami struck. He lost his brother when the low lying island of Ko Phi Phi was subsumed by sea water. He tells us how life has moved on, about the power of sibling relationships and the charity he set up in his brother's name. The Oscar-winning song Let It Go (from the animated film Frozen) has captivated millions worldwide. It has already been translated into 41 foreign-language versions but not Welsh. 14 yr old Rebekah West set about righting that wrong. And in this season of goodwill we meet a man who was inspired to carry out one good deed a day for 2014. After losing a close family friend, Luke Cameron has spent the last year helping others which has inspired him to move away from a career in fashion to working for a charity. We also hear from some of the cast of RSC's 'The Christmas Truce' on the football coaching they received from Aston Villa's Sean Verity as they re-enact the infamous Christmas Day football match between the Allies and the Germans. Plus the inheritance tracks of Alan Johnson MP, a Christmas Cracker from Miranda Hart and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy gives us taster of her Christmas Poem. Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Karen Dalziel.

Miranda Hart tells Razia Iqbal about the emotional filming of the final episodes of her sitcom Miranda. The latest instalment of the Night of the Museum franchise, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, is set in the British Museum. But how do you film riotous action sequences in one of the busiest museums in the world, full of priceless artefacts? Razia tours the museum with the film's location manager, Michael Harm. Before his death last August Seamus Heaney was working on a selection of poems from the second half of his career. His 'New Selected Poems 1988 - 2013' has now been published. It ends with 'In Time', a poem written for his granddaughter just a fortnight before he died. Maurice Riordan, editor of 'Poetry Review', reviews the selection. And composer John Rutter tells Razia what makes the perfect Christmas carol.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Miranda Hart. She writes and stars in the hit sitcom "Miranda" and has congaed her way to the top of TV comedy by exploiting the universal truth that awkwardness lies at the heart of the human condition. Slapstick and misunderstanding underpin her work along with the impression that she's just a really, jolly, lovely 'girl': her father was a naval commander and her mother has devoted much of her life to tending a glorious garden. Making her mark has been something of a slog. After her first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe it was another 11 years before she could give up her job as a P.A. - for a good while she was photocopying scripts rather than performing them. She says: "I started writing comedy because it was more fun inside my head than the real world, but that's no longer true." Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Miranda Hart. She writes and stars in the hit sitcom "Miranda" and has congaed her way to the top of TV comedy by exploiting the universal truth that awkwardness lies at the heart of the human condition. Slapstick and misunderstanding underpin her work along with the impression that she's just a really, jolly, lovely 'girl': her father was a naval commander and her mother has devoted much of her life to tending a glorious garden. Making her mark has been something of a slog. After her first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe it was another 11 years before she could give up her job as a P.A. - for a good while she was photocopying scripts rather than performing them. She says: "I started writing comedy because it was more fun inside my head than the real world, but that's no longer true." Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

RHLSTP #28: Miranda Hart - Randy Dyke. After the infestation of flies that plagued the first two podcasts of the series Richard has been gifted a tennis racquet shaped fly exterminator to try and deal with the issue. There aren't many flies around, but a game member of the audience agrees to be zapped. May she rest in peace. Richard is still a bit sore from running a half-Marathon (sponsor him here - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RichardHerring) in the record breaking time of under 2 hrs 38 minutes, but has a guest who has run 100 metres in just over 12 seconds, Miranda Hart. The pair last appeared together in the short film, A Very British Cult, in which Richard was the STAR, so let's just remember that and none of the stuff that's happened subsequently. They also chat about the different comedy they have created from falling into graves, being mistaken for the wrong gender, laughing at inappropriate times and Miranda's trial for QPR. There's a further exciting evolution for the ham hand/suncream armpit question (which leaves ham and armpits behind) and a treat for fans of the opening credits of some of the series of Not Going Out (that's just Richard then).SUPPORT THE SHOW!Check out our website and become a badger and see extra content http://rhlstp.co.ukSee details of the RHLSTP tour dates http://richardherring.com/gigsBuy DVDs and Books at http://gofasterstripe.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedy performer Miranda Hart reflects on her career and social mishaps; Mark Lawson speaks to A M Homes, the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction; composer Philip Glass discusses his latest opera, The Perfect American; John Wilson reports on the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year; actress Anne-Marie Duff; Kirsty Lang examines the legacy of anti-modernist artist Sir Alfred Munnings.

With Mark Lawson. Writer and comedy performer Miranda Hart reflects on her career so far, as her book Is It Just Me? appears in paperback. Martin Amis discusses his 13th novel Lionel Asbo: State of England, a black comedy about a very violent and not very successful criminal and his nephew Desmond Pepperdine. Playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah, currently Artistic Director of Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland, selects his Cultural Exchange: Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson Producer Jerome Weatherald.

With John Wilson. Danny Boyle - director of Trainspotting, 28 Days Later and Slumdog Millionaire - this week releases his first film since his Olympic opening ceremony last year. In Trance, starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel, an art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals, joins up with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. Mark Eccleston reviews. Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day is a new eight part series filmed over on one day across the NHS. The programme aims to highlight the increasing demands that the service faces and how these have changed since its inception 70 years ago. Executive producer Amy Flanagan and director Shona Thompson discuss the challenges involved in the production. Choreographer Gillian Lynne is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Laurence Olivier Awards. Her long career includes dancing for George VI, choreographing Yentl and Man of La Mancha, along with two of Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest successes - Cats and Phantom of the Opera. She argues that reality TV casting shows are harming musical theatre, and reveals why, at the age of 87, she is still working with no plans to retire. As 12 In A Box, starring Miranda Hart, arrives in cinemas seven years after it was made, Andrew Collins considers the other films that have been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. Producer Dymphna Flynn.

With Kirsty Lang. Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road has finally been turned into a film - directed by Walter Salles and starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kristen Stewart - 60 years after he wrote it. The original manuscript, written over three weeks on one long scroll, is currently on view at the British Library. Writer Iain Sinclair discusses whether the book has made a successful trip from scroll to screen The Broadway musical American Idiot, based on the music of rock band Green Day, has just begun a British tour. It follows the fortunes of three young friends, finding their way in post 9/11 American suburbia. Music critic Kate Mossman reviews. The Cold War has fascinated artists Jane and Louise Wilson ever since they established themselves with two works, Gamma, about the Greenham air force base, and Stasi City, examining the secret police HQ in East Berlin. They tell Kirsty about their latest show, the culmination of a three year project looking at the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster Supermodel Agyness Deyn talks about her first major film role, in the thriller Pusher, playing a stripper and drug-dealer's girlfriend. She also describes making the transition to acting, and the art of mastering tricky accents for her forthcoming role in Terence Davies' film Sunset Song. Miranda Hart, Cheryl Cole, Tom Daley and Pudsey the dancing dog are among the wide range of the celebrities who have just published their memoirs. As the rush to top the Christmas book charts begins, The Bookseller's Benedicte Page analyses the state of the autobiography market. Producer Rebecca Nicholson.

Twisting with Sage and the Colonel... The despicably evil plan of the great inventor Otis Van Strapon, involving Miranda Hart and falling over. The Chinese, Stacia Blake and Liptons Tea??

A feature on comedienne Miranda Hart. Also, the usual weekly segments: news about British TV, what's on TV this week in the UK, shows running in the USA, and DVD releases.