This week, Ryan speaks to lexicographer extraordinaire… dictionary corner’s Susie Dent. She tells us all about her new book ‘Words For Life’ and kid's novel 'The Roots We Share' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan speaks to Hollywood legends, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater about their new film ‘Blue Moon’. The chat ranges from filming in Ireland to how creative partnerships last to waiting for Ethan to age 10 years before filming…And the author of best selling book ‘This Is Going To Hurt’, Adam Kay pops by to tell us about his debut novel ‘A Particularly Nasty Case’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan went down to the church of the Beatles, Abbey Road. There, we sat down and talked to the current carrier of the Beatles flame, Giles Martin, son of the legendary music producer and ‘5th Beatle’, George Martin. Giles produces and curates the Beatles latest release 'Anthology 4'. The chat ranged from talking about the new Sam Mendes Beatles Biopic, George Harrison ordering marmite sandwiches to the enduring legacy of the Fab Four! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan was joined by actor, writer, director and magician, Andy Nyman. He told us about starring in the West-End production of The Producers, and how he doesn’t worry about being cancelled… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan was joined by Oscar winning actor RUSSELL CROWE. He spilled the beans on his film Nuremberg.Comic actor STEPHEN MANGAN flipped through his book, Barrie Saves Christmas. Stephen told us about his Irish roots and how was related to our own Angela Scanlon.We also had Oscar nominated actress BRENDA BLETHYN. We chatted about her new film, Dragonfly.And last but by no need least, our favourite crime author LOUISE PENNY chatted about her latest book, The Black Wolf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Map Men swing by the Top of the Tower to get nerdy over Geography! Their new book 'This Way Up' is out now.And etiquette expert, William Hanson, tells us about the live tour for 'Help I Sexted My Boss'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, actor and podcaster Russell Tovey painted a lovely picture of his new children’s book, ‘Art School’, which is out now.We had another children’s book in the form of Paterson Joseph’s brilliant ‘Ten: Children Who Changed The World’, also out now.And the always opinionated Piers Morgan popped in to tell us all about his complicated relationship with Donald Trump and his brand new book ‘Woke Is Dead’, on the day of its release! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, the always charming Gyles Brandreth was on the show to talk about his new book ‘Somewhere, A Boy and A Bear’ - celebrating 100 years since the publication of Winnie the Pooh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Niamh Algar & Tom Hollander popped by to tell Ryan about their new Sky TV thriller ‘The Iris Affair’.Then, Alan Davies told us about his book ‘White Male Stand Up’ and tour ‘Think Ahead’.And finally, to round off a stellar week - Gaby Roslin brought news of her book ‘Spread The Joy’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, the one, the only - Hollywood A Lister - Matthew McConaughey joined Ryan at the top of the tower to chat about his new Apple TV+ film The Lost Bus!Then, Paul Merton and Suki Webster joined us to talk about their new improv show…Ryan also spoke to Lyse Doucet talks about her new book ‘The Finest Hotel in Kabul’.And finally, to round off a stellar week - the amazing Brandi Carlile brought news of her new album ‘Returning To Myself, out later this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Elizabeth Day joined Ryan to talk about her new book, On Of Us. We also spoke to Ruth Bradley about the new season of ‘Slow Horses’...Vanessa Williams swung by the studio to fills us in on The ‘Devil Wears Prada Musical’. And finally, the charming Anthony Boyle stars in Netflix’s ‘The House of Guinness’ and was here to tell us all about playing Arthur Guinness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, sports presenter, author and all-round good egg Claire Balding dropped in to chat all about her debut novel Pastures New, which is out now.Another debut novel for history buff Sir Tony Robinson - we geeked out a plenty and it turns out that his wife is partial to a Fillet Of Fish!Harry Potter star and nailed-on national treasure Miriam Margolyes had us in fits as she flipped through the pages of The Little Book of Miriam, also out now.And finally, brilliant bestseller Dan Brown joined us to tell us about his new book The Secret Of Secrets, which was released earlier in the week. Mysterious! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan speaks to Orlando Bloom who was the latest Hollywood actor to give the Dublin accent a crack in his new film ‘The Cut’. Orlando tells us about how he's getting an Irish passport and whether he’s be open to a Pirates of The Caribbean reunion.And then Irish actor, Allen Leech, swung by the studio… You might know him as chauffeur Tom Branson and he was here to talk us through ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Daniel Mays, the geezer of all geezers, popped by to chat about The Thursday Murder Club adaptation, in which he stars alongside Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. The film is out now on Netflix!Ryan also spoke to the wonderful Richard Armitage about his second novel, The Cut and we had a great chat about our mutual friend, Harlan Coben! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, the ‘nerd queen’, Karen Gillan, came to the top of the tower to talk about her new film ‘The Life of Chuck’. We spoke about how making the film made her examine her own life, as well as having a new born daughter - who may or may not be named after a Bobby Darin song.I also spoke to the award winning author of ‘Yellowface’, Rebecca Kuang, who told me about her new book ‘Katabsis’, which nobody really knows how to pronounce. Rebecca also mentioned how she’s changed her writing style since Yellowface… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, comedian Rhys James gave us a laugh a minute talking about his new tour You’ll Like It When You Get There… and as luck would have it, he also has a book out with the same name!We also spoke to Game of Thrones star Alfie Allen! He’s bringing TV adventure shows back with his brand new series Atomic out on Sky Atlantic. And… he’s good at being awful… Conor MacNeil came by to tell us about the new Outlander series - Blood of my Blood! And it turned out he was far from awful in real life, he was a delight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan speaks to his favourite author of the year, Florence Knapp! She told us about her book ‘The Names’…Ryan also gives his take on a story about a Danish zoo who are asking for unwanted pets to feed its predators! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we spoke to the fascinating Tim Minchin. Tim and Ryan had a lot to chat about - and in one case - sing about. He came in to tell us about his new album TimMinchinTimeMachine! Tim mentioned why he doesn't think we should have big goals, how we should define ourselves by being pro-things rather than anti-things and also how he conducts 'the waiter test'...We also spoke to Lynda La Plante. Lovely Lynda is crime writing royalty, selling over 5 million copies of her books in the UK alone! She told us about her new book The Scene of the Crime…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, Ryan interviews the multi-talented Mark Gatiss! He told us about his new TV show called Bookish out on U&alibi. We had a great chat talking about books vs kindles, our mutual favourite Sherlock episode and how he was the first to cast Andrew Scott…Ryan also reviews the latest Superman film - with a refreshingly honest take.And we delved into the ethics of whether you can expose the book club frauds who never read the books, based on an article in the New York Times… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, the Science editor of the Times Tom Whipple swung by to chat about the latest season of the Making Science podcast! He let us in the know on all the rivalries in the academic community, including snail scientists vs slug scientists!Holly Jackson brought news of her latest crime novel, Not Quite Dead Yet! Following the amazing success of her ‘A Good Girl's Guide to Murder’ series.And we also brought the nostalgia of the old wheel-in TV at school... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.