Dame Judi Dench Returns
It's Rosebud's second birthday, and we're celebrating with another conversation with our very first guest: Dame Judi Dench. This time, it's been recorded in front of an audience, at the Concert Artists' Association in Covent Garden, London.
Dame Eileen Atkins
To end our second year of Rosebud, we have one of our most charming, talented and brilliant theatrical dames: Dame Eileen Atkins.
Melvyn Bragg
We have a broadcasting legend for you today on Rosebud, as Gyles interviews the creator and host of In Our Time and The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg, Lord Bragg of Wigton.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten
Our guest today is Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria, cousin of Prince Phillip, descendant of Russian Tsars and of Pushkin, and the second son of David, the late Marquess of Milford Haven, who was Prince Philip's best man at his wedding to Princess Elizabeth in 1947.
Su Pollard
The sun is out and our guest this week is a ray of sunshine. It's the unique British comic actress and fashion icon Su Pollard.
Anthony Horowitz
A best-selling novelist with a life story that reads like a best-selling novel... our guest this week is Anthony Horowitz. In this absorbing and - at times - moving and shocking conversation, Anthony tells Gyles about his young life and upbringing, which is extraordinary.
Roger McGough
A special episode of More Rosebud today with a great poet, and filled with great poetry. Roger McGough tells Gyles about his striking first memories, his childhood in Liverpool, and interweaves this with some readings of poems inspired by his life.
Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch is the Leader of the Conservative Party and the current Leader of the Opposition, a job often described as the toughest in British politics.
Jeffrey Holland
Rosebud is off to the seaside, to the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs in Kent, where we meet the much-loved star of Hi-de-Hi and You Rang, M'Lord, Jeffrey Holland.
Mel Giedroyc
Mel Giedroyc is Gyles's special guest on this episode; and she talks about her amazing family story.
Chris Patten, Lord Patten of Barnes
Our guest today is a political heavyweight. He was a member of parliament and cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, was the UK's last governor in Hong Kong, and then Chancellor of Oxford University. It's Chris Patten, Lord Patten of Barnes.
Sir Gary Oldman
One of our most interesting, versatile and talented actors is Gyles's guest today: Sir Gary Oldman.
Julia Baird
Julia Baird is the half-sister of John Lennon, and here she tells Gyles about her childhood, their mother (Julia Lennon, née Stanley) and what it was like to grow up alongside a future pop icon.
Jeffrey Archer - Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare
Jeffrey Archer is one of the best-selling writers in the world, and he is our guest today.
Piers Morgan
This is an exclusive, and more or less uncensored, interview with the journalist and media powerhouse Piers Morgan, who Gyles spoke to live at the Bridlington Business Day this year.
Alison Steadman
The brilliant actress Alison Steadman tells Gyles about her life and career.
Sir David Jason
This week, Gyles is joined by very special guest Sir David Jason, who talks about memories of his career: how he started out in his local theatre group in north London, and progressed through amateur dramatics, to rep, and finally to the West End and television.