The Friendship File

Who knew that this intense schoolgirl would become one of the world’s most successful crime writers? Ann Cleeves - creator of the Vera, Shetland and Two Rivers novels - and her friend, Sue Beardshall, reveal the inside story of nearly 60 years of friendship. Why is bread so important? Who has got stuck in The Woodyard? And what is the problem with the dog?Pre order The Dark Wives, Ann's thrilling new mystery, a DI Vera Stanhope novel (as seen on ITV's Vera) here.Find out more about all Ann's writing here.The Friendship File is a Podcart production.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy legends Helen Lederer and Tony Slattery's 41-year friendship has dealt with everything including - literally - the kitchen sink. Why did he send her bouquet saying 'whoops'? Why did she ask everyone at her party for Germolene? Why did they play tennis on a hotel roof in Egypt? And who actually dropped the vase on Going for A Song? Find out in the first of our new series of irresistable friendships.Find details of Helen's brilliant memoir, Not That I'm Bitter here and her Comedy Women in Print book prize here.The Friendship File is a Podcart production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaaaand ... we're back with more friends answering 17 questions about each other - recording on their own and without conferring. Here's a taster. Plus, we reveal which amazing friends start us off in our first episode - coming soon. Have a listen to the trailer to find out who it is.iHk5skcyiznW25KSM9Dz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Six years ago, a young man climbed off a tiny boat onto a Greek beach. He was clutching his shoes and could only say one thing to the woman holding out her arms to him: "Are we safe now?" It was the start of something no one could have predicted. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the steps of a politics tutorial there was an accusation. "You don't know anything about me." That changed. There was a roast chicken involved. More than one. This is the story of thirty years of mutual support ... and insults! t · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five key things come up again and again as our friends talk about each other and their relationships. Five things that could make a difference to our own friendships. In this short mid-season special, find out what the friends are trying to tell us. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I am the reason she always carries snacks in her handbag." "She is like a dance I know all the moves to." Two young women guiding each other through life, creating a strong, honest, playful relationship as they do it. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine Carr and Louise Halling met as students and bonded over dodgy sign language. They have been talking ever since. Find out how they've helped create - literally and figuratively - each other's life story. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Martin Plimmer and Michael Magenis met on a bus or over a bottle of vodka ... no one is sure. What is certain is they were destined to go places together neither would have reached alone. They became The Men Who Know, sharing 24-hour schnapps-fuelled writing sessions, prank calls to the BeeGees, performances with Eartha Kitt and being sung off stage to the death march - but, above all, an extraordinary friendship. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Freud and Richard Coles met at the beginning of their TV careers - he was a pop star, she was interviewing people in a double bed and both were new to the job. They just clicked. In the first of a new Friendship File series, they reveal a secret fake wedding ceremony, offering an illustrious classical composer class A drugs and why it’s better to be pretty than clever. And, as you'll hear, even after 35 years they can still surprise each other. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Friendship File is back - two friends recording answers to 17 questions, on their own and without conferring. Each episode combines those answers. The results are surprising, funny, moving, weird, life-affirming and, usually, a bit of a revelation. We start with brilliant UK broadcasters, Emma Freud and pop-star turned Reverend, Richard Coles - friends for over three decades but who, it turns out, can still raise each other's eyebrows! The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was it like the first time you spoke? Has doing The Friendship File made a difference? What have you learned? In this Series One finale, our friends reveal what happened next. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These girls seem like chalk and cheese but they share one thing - they're both misfits. Their connection leads to an enduring friendship no one could have predicted. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two very different boys lose touch after school. Both are on the path to success when chance brings them back together to create a friendship that becomes essential to both their lives. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two women connect in church. Both from a small town, they each have big dreams. Can they make those dreams a reality? www.thefriendshipfile.com · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

College roommates end up on opposite sides of the world. How can you be there for each other when you're so far apart? The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In bedrooms 500 miles apart, two nerds discover a virtual connection. Could it ever become a real world friendship? The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was an argument by a swimming pool. Or was there? Either way there was football, food, yoga ... and a friendship that would become more important than anyone could ever have imagined. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two very clever - and very different - girls. One song that suddenly bridges the gap. The Friendship File · The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two determined, ambitious boys dislike each other on sight. But then ... things begin to change. The Friendship File Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.