Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen is one of Britain's most popular poets - his poetry is loved by children all round the world, either through Michael's brilliant performances of them on YouTube and in primary schools, or because they are classics, like 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.
Aled Jones
Aled Jones has been famous since he was only 13, when he was a choirboy at Bangor Cathedral in North Wales with a beautiful voice.
Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade is Gyles's guest this week. A director, writer and actor, Ayoade is well known for his portrayal of Maurice Moss in cult sitcom The I.T. Crowd.
Dame Maureen Lipman
It's a big day for Rosebud, as it's our 50th episode. No, we can't quite believe it either! We started Rosebud in September 2023 with Dame Judi Dench, and so we wanted to bring you another theatrical dame for our 50th show.
Omid Djalili
The comedian, actor, star of The Mummy, and activist Omid Djalili talks to Gyles about his life and memories.
Kathleen Stock
This week's Rosebud guest is Professor Kathleen Stock, the philosopher and writer.
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay is Gyles's guest this week, and the conversation they have is brilliant: evocative, revealing, and funny.
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus is pop music royalty, a founder member of one the most successful pop groups in history - ABBA.
Suzy Eddie Izzard
This week's guest is the stand-up comedian, actor, marathon-runner and political activist Suzy Eddie Izzard.
Chris McCausland
Gyles gets together with comedian Chris McCausland to record a really special episode of Rosebud. Chris takes Gyles back to his childhood days, playing football and messing about in the streets of West Derby Village in Liverpool, part of a close-knit family and friendship group.
Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal
Who is the cleverest person in Britain? When Gyles asked this question to readers of his columns last year, one name was mentioned more than any other; that of Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow, the Astronomer Royal.
Alexander Armstrong
Gyles and Alexander Armstrong reminisce about Alexander's idyllic childhood in Northumberland, the son of a country GP.
Reverend Richard Coles
Gyles meets the writer, clergyman and former member of the Communards Reverend Richard Coles.
Katherine Ryan
Gyles has fun talking to Katherine Ryan about her early memories and formative experiences, with added discussions about the rights and wrongs of plastic surgery, whether you should tell anecdotes during sex, and what, exactly, is phallic swagger.
John Cleese
This week, Gyles has John Cleese in the Rosebud hotseat. Gyles finds out about John's childhood, growing up in the Westcountry during the war, with a father whose surname was actually 'Cheese' and a mother who was suffering from post natal depression.
Dermot O’Leary
Dermot O'Leary and Gyles know each other from the This Morning sofa, but here they get the chance to sit down for a proper in-depth conversation.
Sir Keir Starmer
In this episode Gyles talks to the Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer. This isn't a political interview, instead it's an in-depth and fascinating conversation about Keir's background and personal history.
Merlin Holland: Grandson of Oscar Wilde
21st April is the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, and in celebration of this we're giving you an interview with Merlin Holland, who has an unusual claim to fame.
Dame Twiggy Lawson
Gyles's guest this week is Dame Twiggy Lawson, and this episode is recorded live at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, Surrey.