Best Daily Sunday Telegraph Podcasts (2024)

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Abi Clarke: “Beige is my favourite food category” | #10 39:55

9M ago39:55

39:55

Fern Brady is joined by comedian and TikTok sensation Abi Clarke in the final episode of the season, as Abi shares some of her favourite food combos. As we draw the curtains on the first season, Fern meets her match in the pickiest eater we’ve ever had on the show. Abi lists the 20 foods that she eats, Fern admits that she doesn’t actually like com…

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Ivo Graham: “Crisps should be an inherently shameful experience” | #09 39:04

9M ago39:04

39:04

Fern Brady invites fellow comedian Ivo Graham to take a seat at the What A Combo table, and share some of his favourite food combinations. Ivo is on the back foot from the get-go, with Fern attacking his poor eating habits mere moments after the intro has been uttered. His friends call him ‘the dustbin’ because of his impressive ability to finish o…

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Vegan cook Calum Harris: “Harry Styles is my dream person to cook for” | #08 31:54

10M ago31:54

31:54

Fern Brady is joined in the What A Combo diner by vegan internet cook, and author of ‘The 20 Minute Vegan’, Calum Harris, who shares some of his favourite food combinations. Expect a plant-based audio treat, packed with sightings of poodles in prams, tales of vegan burgers at McDonalds in Balham at 1am, and a local man posting brownies through Fern…

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Sindhu Vee: “Mustard is like a teenager with BO” | #07 41:59

9M ago41:59

41:59

Fern Brady invites comedian and actor Sindhu Vee to join her in the What A Combo caff and share her favourite food combinations. Sindhu talks about her childhood eating habits, describing the pain of eating non-stop rice and dahl, and the daily trauma of having to take an “aggressed banana” into school. Fern nearly ruins Sindhu’s Snacking Combo by …

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Pop Star Caity Baser: “I would marry Gordon Ramsay in an instant” | #06 33:37

10M ago33:37

33:37

Fern Brady is joined by pop sensation Caity Baser in the What A Combo diner, as the singer-songwriter and TikTok star shares her favourite food combinations. Inspired by Caity’s ditty to DILFs, Fern asks Caity which celebrity chefs fit the DILF criteria; Gordon Ramsay comes off well, but how do the likes of Gregg Wallace, Nigella Lawson, and Ainsle…

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Tim Key: “Plugging the gaps with snacks” | #05 43:04

10M ago43:04

43:04

Fern Brady invites comedian, poet, and actor Tim Key to pull up a chair at the What A Combo dining table and share some of his favourite food combinations. It’s an episode that isn’t afraid to ask the big questions: Which foods had a brilliant 2023? Which Matt Damon film does Fern get Tim’s life confused with? What veg does Tim think should be sold…

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Pop star CMAT: "Liquorice is the worst substance on the planet" | #04 38:40

10M ago38:40

38:40

Fern Brady is joined by one of her biggest musical idols, the singer-songwriter CMAT, as the Irish pop star shares some of her favourite food combos. Fern challenges CMAT to make sweet music from a homemade carrot recorder, CMAT tells not one, but TWO stories about sh*tting herself, and the pair are stretched to their foodie limits with a divisive …

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Nadiya Hussain: “You’re trying to give me heartburn!” | #03 32:52

10M ago32:52

32:52

Fern Brady invites chef and author Nadiya Hussain to take a seat in the What A Combo diner and share her favourite food combinations. Expect a jam-packed audio treat full of tasty curries, a game of spicy doughnut roulette, and a quiz to see how well Nadiya knows her own recipes. All this and more, finished off with expert tips on how to spruce up …

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Jamali Maddix: The best pizza isn’t Italian | #02 36:24

10M ago36:24

36:24

Fern Brady is inviting her famous pals to try weird and wonderful food combinations. Comedian Jamali Maddix is next up to pull up a chair at the 'What A Combo' dinner table to share his favourite food pairings. Fern tests whether Jamali is truly Italian or Greek by quizzing his food knowledge of both countries, Jamali reminisces about eating full E…

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Chef Big Has: “Fusion food is b****cks” | #01 41:22

11M ago41:22

41:22

Fern Brady is inviting her famous pals to try weird and wonderful food combinations. North London’s finest YouTube chef Big Has is the first guest to sit down with Fern and share his favourite combos. Fern quizzes Has about Turkish bread, the rules of pasta, and tests his food credentials in a blind tasting challenge. She also practises her Turkish…

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Introducing...What A Combo 1:03

11M ago1:03

1:03

Ever dunked your chips in a milkshake? Or sprinkled Bombay mix over an ice cream? Comedian Fern Brady is inviting some of her famous pals for a feast like no other - tucking into a bunch of the best (and worst) food combos about. Fern Brady is one of Britain’s most exciting comedians – according to The Daily Telegraph she’s the 48th funniest person…

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#20 Simon Blumlein 53:57

3y ago53:57

53:57

In a bonus episode to round off Series 2, Dave and James talk to Simon Blumlein about his father Alan Dower Blumlein, the extraordinary man who among others things invented stereo sound. Alan Dower Blumlein was an electronic engineer and one of the most significant inventors in the first half of the twentieth century, being responsible for 128 pate…

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#19 Giles Martin 1:14:43

3y ago1:14:43

1:14:43

This series of The Sound of the Hound ends with an interview with Giles Martin, the Grammy-winning record producer and son of Beatles producer Sir George. With this episode it feels as though we’ve come full circle: Giles was there at the plaque unveiling that we featured in the first episode of the series. And his family has a direct connection to…

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#18 Adelina Patti 1:02:35

3y ago1:02:35

1:02:35

Bonkers, basically. The story of opera singer Adelina Patti is one of the most eye-popping of all the tales we explore in this series. The saga starts in Madrid, where Patti was born in 1843, before it takes us to Clapham in South London, moves around the world and ends in a haunted castle in Wales. As well as being in possession of a stunning voic…

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#17 Nellie Melba 53:15

3y ago53:15

53:15

Melba toast. Peach Melba. Melba sauce. Why are we listing foodstuffs (and sounding a bit like Alan Partridge in the process)? Because they are all named after the subject of this episode of The Sound of the Hound, Nellie Melba. The soprano was one of the most famous singers of the era – and it was Fred who captured her voice for us to enjoy over 10…

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#16 William Barry Owen 37:29

3y ago37:29

37:29

With these episodes focusing on the life and work of the mighty Fred Gaisberg, we may have given the impression that he was his own boss. That would be wrong. Working for The Gramophone Company in London, Fred was answerable to a man called William Barry Owen. In this episode we tell Owen’s story. It was his business acumen and vision that saw The …

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#15 Sinkler Darby 34:58

3y ago34:58

34:58

Every hero has a sidekick. And in this episode we tell the story of Fred’s wingman, the wonderfully named William Sinkler Darby. Five years Fred’s junior, fellow American Sinkler was by his boss’s side as he established The Gramophone Company in London and travelled the world to capture sound. Their tale is like a buddy movie: it’s Batman & Robin m…

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#14 Feodor Chaliapin 59:56

3y ago59:56

59:56

In this episode we look at the epic – and we mean epic – story of Russian bass singer Feodor Chaliapin. The singer’s relationship with Fred spanned decades, continents, wars and revolutions. It is a tale about music but it is also a tale about the extraordinary power of friendship. And spats. It’s a story about spats. And potatoes. And backstage pu…

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#13 Emma Calve 38:24

3y ago38:24

38:24

Diva alert! In episode four, Holley and Hall tell the story of the recording of one of opera’s greatest characters, Emma Calvé. Basking in the glory of having captured the voice of the mighty Enrico Caruso in Milan (as outlined in Series One of The Sound of the Hound), Fred goes on something of a recording spree back in London. But he gets more tha…

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#12 To Japan 41:46

3+ y ago41:46

41:46

After India, Fred goes to the Far East. But when he arrives in Tokyo in January 1903, he is rocked by some terrible family news. Stuck on the other side of the world, Fred does what he’s done countless times before: he throws himself into his job. Once the crates and crates of equipment are finally released by Japanese customs, he embarks on a reco…

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#11 To India 46:39

3+ y ago46:39

46:39

It’s late summer 1902. Fred heads to Tilbury Docks to board the steamer SS Coromandel and set sail for India. His objective? “To open up new markets, establish agencies, and acquire a catalogue of native records,” as he puts it in his diary. And what a trip it is. Accompanied by an assistant called George Dilnutt and a few others, Gaisberg engages …

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#10 Fred's plaque 24:56

3+ y ago24:56

24:56

Fred’s back! And he’s got a plaque! The first episode of Series Two of The Sound of the Hound covers the unveiling of a commemorative plaque on the wall of Europe’s first recording studio, opened by Fred Gaisberg in Covent Garden in 1898. The unveiling of the plaque, which is part of the Westminster Council Green Plaque scheme, followed a campaign …

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How did Auschwitz evolve into a place where over a million people were murdered? 33:59

3+ y ago33:59

33:59

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers the key question - How did Auschwitz evolve into a place where over a million people were murdered? Laurence is the author of 'Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' which won history book of the year at the British Book Awards. It is also the world's bestselling book on the history of the camp…

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Is it valid to compare Hitler and Trump? 23:07

3+ y ago23:07

23:07

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers a key question with a difference. In the light of all of the attempts on social media to compare Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler, Laurence examines the validity of a comparison between the two.By Laurence Rees

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Why did Hitler hate the Jews? 21:28

3+ y ago21:28

21:28

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers the key question - Why did Hitler hate the Jews? Laurence is the author of 'the Holocaust: A New History', described by the Sunday Times as 'absorbing, heart breaking', by the Mail on Sunday as 'Groundbreaking' and by the Daily Telegraph as 'The finest single volume account of the Holocaust.'…

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How best can we compare Hitler and Stalin? 33:56

3+ y ago33:56

33:56

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers the key question - How best can we compare Hitler and Stalin. Laurence's latest book 'Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War' has recently been published in the UK and in America. It was described as 'always compelling' by the Times, 'an impressive parallel study' by the Telegraph, an…

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Why did Hitler invade Stalin's Soviet Union? 26:59

3+ y ago26:59

26:59

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers the key question - Why did Hitler invade Stalin's Soviet Union? And in the process reveals how Stalin could have lost this war, if he hadn't made two crucial decisions.By Laurence Rees

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Why did World War Two happen? 25:35

3+ y ago25:35

25:35

Award winning historian, Laurence Rees, answers the key question - Why did WW2 happen? And in the process reveals why Hitler ended up fighting what was, for him, in many ways the wrong war.By Laurence Rees

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#9 Interview with Joe Boyd 1:07:44

4+ y ago1:07:44

1:07:44

The first series of Sound of the Hound wraps up with something a bit different: an interview with legendary Pink Floyd and Nick Drake producer Joe Boyd. Just like Fred, Joe is an American who moved to London in his twenties to establish an overseas office for a record company. And just like Fred, he became a recording pioneer. Immersing himself in …

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#8 James Hall on The Industry of Human Happiness 31:05

4+ y ago31:05

31:05

Dave interviews James about his novel on the early days of recorded sound, The Industry of Human Happiness. James tells how he chanced upon the adventures of Fred Gaisberg and Sinkler Darby in the sleeve notes of a CD that he bought outside a concert, and how they inspired him to write a fictional account of those heady days of format wars, skuldug…

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#7 The Caruso breakthrough 35:51

4+ y ago35:51

35:51

It’s the spring of 1902. Italian tenor Enrico Caruso is due to sing in Covent Garden later in the year, and Fred and Will are still in Milan desperate to record him. Their plan – in what predates the now-ubiquitous music industry ‘360’ marketing deal by over 100 years – is to print the master discs onto shellac and release the records in London in …

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#6 The last castrato 21:44

4+ y ago21:44

21:44

Fred and his brother William travel to Milan in 1902 with the aim of convincing opera superstar Enrico Caruso to record for them. However Caruso is busy and non-committal, so the men seek out other forms of sound to record while they wait for an answer. Aiming high, they approach the Pope to ask if he’d be up for recording something (as you would).…

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#5 Russian revolutions (part two) 34:52

4+ y ago34:52

34:52

After the mixed success of the recording trip to Russia in 1900, it is a curious decision of Fred’s to return to the country the following year. But back he goes – twice – with a point to prove. Still waiting for that elusive breakthrough, The Gramophone Company has diversified into typewriters and Fred’s not happy. He needs good music, fast. He r…

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#4 Russian revolutions (part one) 27:19

4+ y ago27:19

27:19

The first of two episodes following Fred on recording expeditions to Russia. In early 1900, with their bosses dissatisfied with what they’ve recorded to date, Fred and his colleague Sinker Darby are under pressure to find fascinating sounds. Their agents in St Petersburg, charged with finding singers and musicians, are useless and corrupt so Fred a…

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Introducing - I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin 0:41

4+ y ago0:41

0:41

Episode 1 is published Sunday 19th April, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Daily Telegraph

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#3 The first propaganda record 22:58

4+ y ago22:58

22:58

In the early days of recorded sound, no one can quite figure out the purpose of gramophones. Are they serious bits of kit for replicating music or are they toys? Should gramophone discs play music or comedy or something else entirely? One man trying to work out this conundrum is an American actor called Russell Hunting. An eccentric hustler, Huntin…

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Introducing - Mates Under Fire 1:21

4+ y ago1:21

1:21

This Australian bush fire season has been unprecedented. In this podcast you will hear harrowing accounts of survival and the incredible acts of bravery and kindness which are helping the town of Malua Bay in southern New South Wales on the path to recovery. A new episode is released every Friday afternoon, search Mates Under Fire and follow or sub…

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#2 Syria Lamonte, the world’s first female recording star 20:50

4+ y ago20:50

20:50

Just weeks after arriving in London, Fred makes the world’s first disc recording of a female singer outside of America. The lady’s name is Syria Lamonte and, according to Fred, she’s a barmaid in Rule’s restaurant, next to his studio on Maiden Lane. Lamonte – real name Sarah Cohen – is an Australian who arrived in London from Sydney in 1896. Her re…

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#1 Fred Gaisberg arrives in London 41:42

4+ y ago41:42

41:42

Summer 1898. Fred Gaisberg arrives in London to set up The Gramophone Company at the behest of his American boss Emile Berliner, who invented the flat-disc gramophone. Before Berliner, music only lasted for as long as the notes hung in the air. Now, Fred is under orders to commit as many artists as possible to disc. The recording technology is rudi…

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Bonus Episode: George Webel speaks 13:01

5y ago13:01

13:01

Four years after The Sunday Telegraph released The Alibi, the husband of murdered woman Eva Webel has finally spoken. George Webel sat down with reporter Yoni Bashan for an in-depth interview about his wife's murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By True Crime Australia