Lee Mack
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Lee Mack

Lee Mack is one of the funniest and most successful British comedians working today; and if you're a fan of Would I Lie To You? then you'll no doubt know, and love, his work.

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Sir Nicholas Soames, grandson of Churchill
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Sir Nicholas Soames, grandson of Churchill

On Armistice Day, we bring you an episode of Rosebud which opens at the Garden of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, where Gyles meets veteran and double amputee turned skydiver Al Hodgson. We then take you to Salisbury, and an interview with Sir Nicholas Soames.

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Petula Clark
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Petula Clark

Petula Clark has been famous since she was a child, when she was discovered on a wartime BBC radio show, and she has been on the radio, film and television ever since.

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Gyles's Diary, Episode 28
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Gyles's Diary, Episode 28

Another great episode of diaries for you, featuring another special appearance from Michèle, Gyles's wife. In this episode we discuss whether you can have too much of a good thing, we find out what one word we'd each use to describe one another, and we read a listener email from Claire Gammon in Sydney.

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Samuel West
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Samuel West

The actor Samuel West is our guest today, and we recorded this episode earlier this month, not long before his mother, Prunella Scales's death on 27 October, and not long after his father, Timothy West's memorial service in London (Timothy West died in November 2024).

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Sebastian Faulks
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Sebastian Faulks

Gyles speaks to the novelist and writer Sebastian Faulks, who tells him about his childhood growing up in Berkshire and his clear memories of being left at boarding school when he was seven.

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Charles Spencer
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Charles Spencer

This week's guest is Charles Spencer: the writer, broadcaster, and heir to the Spencer family title and estate at Althorp, where his sister, Diana, is buried.

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Sir David Hare
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Sir David Hare

Sir David Hare is one of the UK's most prolific and successful playwrights, and in this episode he talks to Gyles first about theatre, about great actors, and about the sensitivity necessary to writing drama; he also talks about his unusual childhood.

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Ben Elton
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Ben Elton

Ben Elton was instrumental in the transformation of British comedy that took place in the 1980s. His scripts for The Young Ones and Blackadder were fresh, anarchic, rude, clever and hilarious.

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Gyles's Diary, Episode 26
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Gyles's Diary, Episode 26

We've got a very special guest joining Gyles and Harriet in this episode of the diaries - and this is a really fun edition of the podcast as a result. Stay tuned to find out who it is...

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Lee Child
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Lee Child

We're excited to present the multi-million selling author and creator of Jack Reacher, Lee Child, as our guest today.

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Lee Lawrence
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Lee Lawrence

A moving and important true story is the subject of More Rosebud today, featuring the writer and social justice campaigner Lee Lawrence.

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Sir John Major
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Sir John Major

Sir John Major, British Prime Minister from 1992 - 1997, is our guest today. In this deeply interesting, personal and touching conversation, Sir John talks to Gyles about his childhood in South London and about his unusual and inspiring family.

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Gyles's Diary, Episode 25
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Gyles's Diary, Episode 25

Join us for the further adventures of the young Gyles Brandreth, as he continues his impressive career at Oxford - in this episode Gyles finally has the success he's been hoping for in the Union elections - but finds it strangely unsatisfying.

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Jung Chang
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Jung Chang

We're honoured to have Jung Chang, the celebrated author of the international bestseller Wild Swans, as our Rosebud guest today - and her story will astonish you.

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Alan Davies
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Alan Davies

You might notice that this episode of Rosebud is slightly longer than usual - and that's because this story is so powerful. This conversation with the stand-up, writer, actor and TV star Alan Davies is virtually unedited - because it's unmissable.

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Gyles's Diary, Episode 24
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Gyles's Diary, Episode 24

Yes, we know it's secretly your favourite part of Rosebud... it's Gyles's diary! And we know we say this every time, but it's another corker. Gyles does something unspeakable on Edward Heath's shoes.

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