Christian Hesford is a qualified Doctor, GP & Sports Medicine Expert. He is also a massive music fan and a great friend! It was a pleasure to have him on The Full Circle this week! He answers some tough Would You Rather questions, including whether he'd rather listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers only forever, or Taylor Swift, two of his favourites! His Full Circle songs are great ranging from Pendulum to Bring Me The Horizon! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jDQqpvL5...
This week's Full Circle episode is a short one... and features no Full Circle haha! I'm so sorry... unfortunately due to logistics, a full episode of The Full Circle cannot be released this week boo! However please do listen to a 5 minute special recorded in Japan the day before release on my phone giving my opinion on the Download Festival 2026 Line-Up! What are your thoughts? Normal service (hopefully!) resumes next week! Thank you for the support as always! Follow the Full Circle page on I...
Wow, I cannot believe it has been 6 months since The Full Circle started in its podcast form! What an incredible journey so far, and thank you for supporting the show; it means so much! Whilst The Full Circle was previously on student radio and Facebook Live, there are definitely some differences doing it as a podcast! I share my feelings about this, and the extra things to consider when making a podcast, and just content creating in general. I also answer some tough Would You Rather question...
Ryan Shuck, the frontman of incredible electro-rock band Julien-K, as well as the founding member of Orgy, Dead By Sunrise alongside Chester Bennington, and has worked with Korn as well as many other bands, including being vocalist for Adema for 5 years is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! I have been a massive fan of Ryan's and Julien-K for years, and it was an absolute honour to have had him on The Full Circle this week! Julien-K are touring the UK/EU with their friends L...
Kyle of The DDC, a clothing company that raises proceeds for mental health charities is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! An absolute honour to have him on and talk about The DDC - a truly incredible cause! Please note that this episode does frequently talk about suicide; unfortunately Kyle has directly experienced directly experienced this by his father and step-father, and these events led to the formation of The DDC. You can check out their clothing range at https://www....
AC, full-time doctor, part-time musician, is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week, and when combined with DC, you get the very unique sounding ACDC! Anyone else calling themselves this or similar are just cheap imitators!* We have known each other for 15 years and it was an honour to have AC on the show and discuss his Full Circle, ranging from Adele to Olivia Dean! Playlist for songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nLCnhVhJNvnFrROgIZLBX?si=np-mDFLTSjCDORWKTUh5gg On t...
Dale Tanner is the incredible frontman of the Aussie band Ocean Grove, who released their incredible 4th album Oddworld, marking a shift back to their Nu Metal roots and are coming to the EU & UK in October & November 2025 for some epic live shows with Thornhill! You can buy tickets here: https://oceangrove.tv/ They begin in Germany on Oct 17th and tour all around Mainland Europe, before arriving to the UK on Nov 4th and finishing in London on Nov 9th! It was an absolute...
What was I thinking? I thought it would be an incredible idea to do a show straight after I finish a set of night shifts. 100% would not recommend (doing a show this way of course! 100% recommend listening obvs). On the show: I answer some tough Would You Rather questions, choosing which bands I would prefer to see live - I think the hardest one was between Bring Me The Horizon or Enter Shikari! The return of the food challenge! Was I able to break the world record of most marshmellows caught...
We're over halfway in September so it's a very belated August review! I talk about Reading & Leeds 2025, and my experience of Leeds Sunday, seeing Will Smith and Gorillaz in August too, answer some tough Would You Rather questions, and react to the incredible Word's of Wisdom by Abid Mushtaq! I also talk about another gig giveaway I'm doing - check out my Instagram page on FullCirclePodcastDC for full details. Remember to send me a DM with the special phrase you hear on the podcast for a ...
J Hurley the vocalist of the incredible band Hacktivist from the very beginning, is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! He was extremely open and honest and it was a pleasure to have him on the show, and an honour to now call him a friend since being on it! Hacktivist are an incredible band, fusing using rap, metal, and grime to make awesome music, with emotive lyrics ranging from politics to mental health. They put on epic live shows, and have three UK shows coming up late...
My partner Abi Roberts is the very special guest on The Full Circle, making her third appearance on the show! Before the episode, I asked Abi to rank 5 songs which feature some of our favourite musicians/bands! Using her rankings, I then created The Full Circle on the spot! You can listen to the songs yourself below (not in Abi's rank order), and let us know if you agree with our rankings! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3aMnbM6Ltiwn0UdKRS6X3I?si=hUTGQ_EZReeY1C6xtNmzqA Also on t...
Jamie Lenman, lead singer of beloved band Reuben, who has also had a very successful solo career and is a very accomplished illustrator, working for National Newspapers and Doctor Who Magazine is the very special guest on this week's Full Circle. It was an absolute honour to have him on, and he was hilarious, insightful, and an incredible storyteller! He has also recently released an audio play called The Treasure, all performed by him, and you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/my2L9hhsWT...
Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett, a long time friend, and Eurovision fanatic, makes his Full Circle debut! It was amazing to have him on and hear about all his passions and share some fascinating stories! If you love hearing about Eurovision, he is also the host of The Eurovision Showcase, which you can listen live around the world every Sunday at 5pm UK local time, and on listen again too! Check out https://www.escshowcase.com/ for full details! On the show: - Ciaran shares his experiences of running fo...
Kian, a great, long-time friend, and Lovely Man makes his debut on The Full Circle Podcast! We played Kian Or No Kian where Kian had to guess if the Kians named were real or made up! Kian also answered some tough Would You Rather questions with a slight twist specifically for him! We reminisced about being Phill's Lovely Men and parts of the Lovely Men wedding speech has been included too! And, of course, Kian creates his Full Circle, ranging from D12 to Gorillaz! Playlist for the songs...
Dan Winter-Bates, the frontman of Bury Tomorrow is the special guest on this week's Full Circle! He also works for the NHS and is the Head of Inclusion and Sustainability responsible for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and has also helped embed a culture to allow NHS staff to voice concerns and raise issues. He is such an incredible, inspirational person and it is an absolute honour to have him on the show this week! Bury Tomorrow are absolutely incredible live and have a string of e...
Jay Sanchez, who co-hosted the Full Circle for 2 years during the live show at uni is the very special guest on this week's Full Circle! It was great to have him on and hear his Full Circle choices! On the show: - Jay makes a movie themed Full Circle, ranging from Pixies to Dua Lipa! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qVzmAOGzD0IpKBTFl7sUG?si=2d20e58a512a4ebb&pt=e6aa8f12c8d3355e7a4cbdc211b8d5ae - Hear Jay answer some very tough Would You Rather Questions, or ...
A solo show this week! On this week's show: - July was a stacked month! I speak about attending Back To The Beginning (this was recorded before the tragic passing of Ozzy Osbourne, RIP), going to the Wimbledon Men's Final, and I reflect on having Frank Turner as a guest! - Abid's Words of Wisdom makes it's (overdue) return! What did the wise guy say this week? - Would Buzzfeed finally guess something of me correctly? Try for yourself here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/brookespieler1/eat-a-dessert...
Long time friend and Web Designer Phill Cresswell makes his debut on The Full Circle Podcast! He is a Lovely Man indeed! On this week's episode: - Phill shares a very "fun" fact and he's certainly not horsing around here! - We answer some tough Would You Rather questions; would Phill choose gaming over music? - He shares some of his "favourites" in life, including gig, games and moment! - Phill has a reputation of having excellent general knowledge. He answered some tough pub quiz style quest...
Frank Turner is the special guest on this week's Full Circle! He is an incredible musician who has released 10 albums under his own name, and has also topped the UK Album Charts! He is one of the hardest working musicians being on tour more often than not, with over 3000 solo shows and counting including a world record 15 shows in 15 cities in 24 hours. He is also an ambassador for CALM (campaign against living miserably). We spoke about: - How touring has been this year and his upcomin...
DC Solo Show this week! On this week's episode: - Would You Rather, including one asked to the Full Circle Nation on Instagram; see your favourite band perform an intimate acoustic show or a full band spectacle in a stadium? Hear my thoughts and more tough Would You Rather questions! - DC's Rant of the Week; let me know if I'm being fair enough, or a little harsh! - Can Buzzfeed guess my age based on my food choices from the colours of the rainbow? Try for yourself here: https://www.buzzfeed....