Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

Siân Brooke is fresh off the back of BAFTA-winning Blue Lights, and she’s hopping on a video call with Josh for a chat packed with police ride-alongs, full moon theories and one of the most beautiful stories this podcast has ever heard. Siân opens up about the conversations Blue Lights has reopened with her dad, a former police officer who rarely spoke about the job when she was growing up, and how reading the scripts gave her a window into a world she only ever glimpsed as a little girl. She also gets candid about struggling with depression in her early 20s, and the moment she first let her now-husband see her “warts and all.” Josh and Siân also look back on her incredible run with Benedict Cumberbatch, from playing Ophelia in Hamlet just after giving birth to the surprise audition that saw her reunite with Benedict in Sherlock, and she relives filming that devastating, gruesome death scene as Queen Aemma in House of the Dragon. Plus, she talks about her powerful new ITV drama, Mavis Eccleston, based on a true story of assisted dying, the real family she met while preparing to play them, and why starting conversations like these is the part of the job she’s most proud of. Siân also joins the group chat to answer your questions, including her Blue Lights wardrobe wish list for season five and the piece of advice she leans on most. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── Josh Smith's Great Chat Show The chats that matter Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is the podcast that reveals the chats that made our guests who they are today. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the conversations that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Senior Producer: Faye Lyons-White Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Naomi Ackie has played Whitney Houston, starred in Star Wars, won a BAFTA - and now she’s joining the DC Universe in Clayface. In this episode of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show, Naomi opens up about living with panic attacks since the age of 11, and the lengths she went to hide them. She speaks to Josh about the impact of losing her mum in her early 20s and how she has learnt to live with grief, as well as the unforgettable chats with her mum that still pop into her head exactly when she needs it. Naomi also talks about what it means to be a woman of colour in the entertainment industry in 2026, how the goalposts are constantly changing, and what success means to her. Plus Naomi joins the group chat to answer your questions, including the most rogue afterparty she’s ever been to and the sweet act of kindness from a stranger that’s stayed with her ever since. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── Josh Smith's Great Chat Show The chats that matter Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is the podcast that reveals the chats that made our guests who they are today. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the conversations that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Senior Producer: Faye Lyons-White Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Shopify. If you’re ready to launch your business before Black Friday, go to shopify.com to start your free trial.   Jessica Biel is back on the big screen for the first time in nine years with Matchbox: The Movie, and she’s sitting down with Josh for a chat covering everything from John Cena’s secret piano skills to the wildest 40th birthday parties she’s thrown for her friends. Jessica tells Josh what convinced her to get back into movie making after so long, and the conversations she had with her husband Justin Timberlake about their children working in the entertainment industry. Plus - the funny reality of sharing a trailer with her 11 year old son Silas.  She also reflects on not finding her true voice in the industry until she became a producer in her 30s, and Josh and Jessica discuss the lasting impact of 90s body image culture, and why she thinks there’s still so much more progress to be made ten years on from the MeToo movement. Jessica also joins the group chat to answer your questions, including her go-to quote, the book she’d love to adapt for the screen, and the unforgettable item she once put in a friend’s birthday gift basket. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── Josh Smith's Great Chat Show The chats that matter Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is the podcast that reveals the chats that made our guests who they are today. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the conversations that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Senior Producer: Faye Lyons-White Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Nelson-Joyce has gone from working part-time jobs in bars and restaurants to BAFTA nominations and now, apparently, 6/1 odds to be the next James Bond. He's sitting down with Josh for a chat packed with Scouse charm and moving stories. James talks to Josh about the iconic moment he met Stephen Graham in Nando’s, and how Stephen has become a "big brother" to him ever since; the classism he faced through his time at drama school as a working-class Scouser; and how season two of The City Is Ours is about to take the drama up a notch. And Josh puts James on the spot, and asks him: are you the new 007? James also joins the group chat to answer your questions, including his most irrational fear (hint: it involves golf umbrellas), and where he'd take you on a big night out in Liverpool. This episode is brought to you by M&S. Shop the new M&S Men's Autograph collection here Men’s Autograph Clothing at M&S 'This City is Ours' season two begins Sunday 25th October on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── Josh Smith's Great Chat Show The chats that matter Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is the podcast that reveals the chats that made our guests who they are today. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the conversations that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Senior Producer: Faye Lyons-White Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Hopper is back on our screens in season two of The Terminal List, and he's joining Josh for a chat packed with Black Hawk helicopters, Navy SEAL friendships and some seriously good marriage advice. Tom opens up about the body dysmorphia he quietly dealt with throughout his teens, modelling himself on 80s and 90s action stars, and how that insecurity still shows up for him today. Josh and Tom dig into fatherhood and how becoming a dad to his son Freddie, who is autistic nonverbal, changed his outlook on life and communication. Plus he shares the piece of advice from his own dad that he credits with saving his marriage during one of its toughest periods, and why understanding his wife's love language was a total game changer. Tom also joins the group chat to answer your questions, including the stunt that went painfully wrong on Black Sails, what it was really like being "burnt alive" in Game of Thrones, and whether dying on screen is as easy as it looks. 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – [email protected] ──────────────────────── Josh Smith's Great Chat Show The chats that matter Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is the podcast that reveals the chats that made our guests who they are today. After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before. In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the conversations that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments. Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Senior Producer: Faye Lyons-White Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices