Best Jonathan Pryce Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 10: Sleep Dearie Sleep 1:02:39

6M ago1:02:39

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After thirty years together, Charles decides the time has come to propose to Camilla but can’t do so without his mother’s permission. The Queen seeks the approval of the church, state, and Charles’s sons before giving her sign off to the marriage but having been unsettled by discussions surrounding her own funeral planning, the Queen starts to cons…

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Episode 9: Hope Street 59:05

6M ago59:05

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In the aftermath of Princess Margaret’s death, the Queen approaches her Golden Jubilee with more trepidation than ever before. With her mother’s health in decline, she finds herself vulnerable to the attacks of Mohamed Al Fayed who pursues a high-profile campaign to prove responsibility for Diana’s death lies with the Royal Family. Meanwhile, betwe…

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Episode 8: Ritz 47:12

6M ago47:12

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Whilst holidaying in Mustique, Princess Margaret suffers a stroke and is suddenly forced to reassess her lifestyle. Margaret is keen to recover in anticipation of her seventieth birthday, but the Queen remains concerned that her party-loving sister will not be able to kick the habits of a lifetime in order to heal. As Margaret’s health continues to…

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Episode 7: Alma Mater 51:43

7M ago51:43

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As Prince William takes up his place at St Andrews University to study art history, after a gap year in Africa and South and Central America, he struggles to balance the traditional undergraduate rites of passage with the constraints of his position and constant presence of personal protection officers. His perseverance is tested when he develops a…

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Episode 6: Ruritania 49:46

7M ago49:46

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Two years into his premiership, Tony Blair continues to ride a wave of unprecedented popularity. This unnerves the Queen who worries that the Royal Family’s own popularity does not match up. When she commissions a wide-ranging poll, the results are sobering, leading the Queen to reflect on what she - and the Palace - could be doing differently. Aft…

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Episode 5: Willsmania 48:46

7M ago48:46

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Still coming to terms with his mother’s death, Prince William resumes school at Eton just three days after her funeral. He wants things to return to normal as quickly as possible - but rapidly discovers his life has changed in more ways than one. Among the letters of sympathy arriving by the sackload from members of the public are adoring letters f…

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Episode 4: Aftermath 46:27

7M ago46:27

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After the news breaks of Diana and Dodi’s fatal car accident, Charles and Fayed fly separately to Paris to supervise arrangements. The tragedy generates a vast outpouring of public grief, which catches the Queen off-guard. While she remains at Balmoral, popular anger builds about her absence from London and the perceived callousness of the Royal Fa…

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Episode 3: Dis-Moi Oui 48:02

7M ago48:02

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Diana holidays on the Fayed yacht with Dodi once more, but with Dodi drained by a bitter lawsuit lodged by his former fiancée, the novelty is starting to wear off for Diana whose thoughts turn towards reuniting with William and Harry upon her return to London. A fateful diversion to Paris sees matters come to a head - against the backdrop of an int…

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Episode 2: Two Photographs 47:09

7M ago47:09

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Diana’s blossoming romance with Dodi sees them return to the south of France, getting to know each other on an idyllic cruise away from prying eyes. Or so they think. Soon, an intimate image of the couple becomes a global tabloid sensation, threatening to derail Diana’s planned trip to Bosnia as part of her campaign against landmines. In Balmoral, …

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Episode 1: Persona Non Grata 50:13

8M ago50:13

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As Princess Diana and the boys set off for St Tropez for a holiday courtesy of Mohamed Al Fayed, Prince Charles plans a glittering fiftieth birthday party at Highgrove that he hopes the Queen will attend. Fayed, too, is in strategizing mode. Unbeknownst to Diana, he hopes to engineer a romance between the Princess and his son, Dodi. But with a smal…

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The Crown: The Story So Far 19:03

8M ago19:03

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Before Season 6 of The Crown drops on Netflix November 16th, join Edith Bowman to catch up on story so far. This special pre-season episode of The Crown: The Official Podcast guides you through the key moments in the journey of Queen Elizabeth and her family, from Season 1 to Season 5, as we await the final ever season of The Crown. And of course, …

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Goodbye to Top Boy: Loverboy Stefan on intimacy coaches, cucumbers, and shock moments in the final season 32:45

10M ago32:45

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WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS TOP BOY SEASON 3 SPOILERS We are back with a special episode to accompany the third and final season of Top Boy! Yes, that’s right - the final season. We welcome back Araloyin Oshunremi (or should we say loverboy Stefan) to the podcast to discuss the shocks of the final season, Stefan’s journey to manhood, and the sho…

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Chatting cheating, Jason Mamoa and dead dad content with The Noel Diary and Slumberland 38:03

1+ y ago38:03

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We’ve made it to the homestretch! This is the last episode of the season and what a ride it’s been. This week, Tolani tests Gena on her film and TV knowledge with disastrous results (look - we watch a lot of TV, we never said we were experts), we talk our peaks and pits of the season, Tolani explains the concept of a “just in case” and we leave you…

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Episode 10: Decommissioned 43:14

1+ y ago43:14

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In the run up to the general election of 1997, New Labour - under the leadership of Tony Blair - are way ahead in the polls. But Blair's modernising ideas include getting rid of the Royal Yacht, Britannia - a vessel very close to the Queen's heart. When Blair wins with a landslide, it becomes clear Britannia is to be decommissioned which devastates…

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Episode 9: Couple 31 44:46

1+ y ago44:46

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As a consequence of the Panorama interview, the Queen writes to both Prince Charles and Princess Diana requesting that they divorce as swiftly as possible. The ensuing divorce process becomes quite heated and so the Queen asks the Prime Minister, John Major, to act as an intermediary between the two warring parties. But when Prince Charles employs …

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Episode 8: Gunpowder 48:07

1+ y ago48:07

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An internecine conflict at the heart of the BBC between its Chairman and Director General provides the modernising DG, John Birt, with the ammunition he needs to sign off on Bashir's Panorama interview with Princess Diana. With Prince William settling in at Eton, he and the Queen start to have regular 'teas' together and the Queen realises William …

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Celebrating Wednesday on a Friday and failing to figure out 1899 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

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It’s the penultimate episode and this week we’re talking new series, Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, we call for a Love is Blind guest to come on the podcast, and Tolani tells us her (pretty convincing) theories on the origin of women’s intuition. The titles mentioned this week are: WednesdayJane The VirginCrazy Ex-GirlfriendLove is Blind Season …

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Episode 7: No Woman’s Land 50:06

1+ y ago50:06

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Newly separated and with Prince William now gone to Eton, Diana feels lonely and stuck in no man's land between marriage and divorce. Increasingly paranoid that Prince Charles's team is briefing against her, she is susceptible to the manoeuvres of BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, who wants to land an interview with the Princess for the Panorama progr…

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Episode 6: Ipatiev House 50:06

1+ y ago50:06

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After the fall of communism and the collapse of the USSR, the new President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, comes to Britain on an official visit. During his lunch at Buckingham Palace, the Queen brings up the uncomfortable topic of the slaughter of the Russian royal family in 1918 and the fact the location of their remains is still a great mystery. Yelt…

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Episode 5: The Way Ahead 44:09

1+ y ago44:09

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Newly separated, Prince Charles has a new lease of life and really starts to prove himself worthy of the title King-in-waiting. However, when a recording of an intimate phone call between him and Camilla is leaked to the press, his reputation lies in tatters. But far from destroying him, it further motivates him to distance himself from the traditi…

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Orgasm cults, revisiting Love is Blind and being in love with your therapist 35:17

1+ y ago35:17

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This week’s episode is a hodgepodge of things. We get deep into the world of cults, unpack the “Cuties” drama from Love is Blind’s Zanab and Cole, and we finally solve the mystery of what SK’s name stands for. Tolani also admits to being in love with her therapist, so there’s that.The titles mentioned this week are:Orgasm Inc: The Story of One Tast…

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Episode 4: Annus Horribilis 43:54

1+ y ago43:54

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In a speech celebrating her 40th year on the throne at the end of 1992, the Queen recounts that her year has been an 'Annus Horribilis', an accurate description for the year in which she saw three of her four children separate or divorce and Windsor Castle suffer a devastating fire. But her more private pain is the accusation by her sister that she…

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Episode 3 – ‘Mou Mou’ 44:22

1+ y ago44:22

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From his early childhood in Alexandria, through the building of his multi-million pound global empire, Mohamed Al Fayed had an unwavering fascination with the British Royal Family culminating in his purchase of the former home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Paris. After extending an invitation to the Queen to visit the refurbished 'Villa Win…

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Episode 2: The System 46:16

1+ y ago46:16

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After the death of her young daughter to cancer, Penny Knatchbull is encouraged by the Duke of Edinburgh to take up carriage driving as a way of coping with her grief. At the same time, Princess Diana is dealing with her own kind of grief - being trapped in a loveless marriage - and so when approached via an intermediary to cooperate with journalis…

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Why work hard when you could…not? (and other questions we have from Killer Sally) 35:48

1+ y ago35:48

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This episode has it all: 20-year-old memories, bodybuilding, kinks, the possible seizing of our passports - and that’s just in the first 10 minutes. This week we’re discussing our excitement about the new season of The Crown, the shocking events of new limited series doc Killer Sally, and Gena fulfilling her dreams of finally meeting Winston Duke i…

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Episode 1: Queen Victoria Syndrome 48:40

1+ y ago48:40

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As the Prince and Princess of Wales depart on their 'second honeymoon' in an effort by Charles's team to convince the public that their marriage is back on track, the Queen and Prince Philip set sail from Portsmouth on the annual Western Isles tour aboard Britannia. But when the Sunday Times publishes a poll saying the public would favour the Queen…

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Manifesting a rich lifestyle with Dubai Bling and addressing the elephant in the room 35:25

1+ y ago35:25

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As the title would suggest, this week we’re addressing two elephants in the room - the fact that Gena gave you homework to watch that wasn’t even out yet and the fact it’s Gena’s 30th birthday on Monday 7th November. We also have a chat about new reality TV series Dubai Bling and give Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne their flowers for their perf…

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Why doesn’t anyone ask the right questions on Love Is Blind? 39:31

1+ y ago39:31

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Happy Friday! It’s another week of living in unprecedented times in the UK so for today’s episode we’re distracting ourselves with the third season of Love is Blind. We discuss Bartise’s betrayal, SK’s real name and the legendary moment between Andrew and his eye drops. Not a fan of reality dating shows? Don’t worry, we’ve recommended a wide range …

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Tolani is The Watcher and other lies we like to tell 32:35

1+ y ago32:35

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By now you all know we have a penchant for going all around the houses before we get to our actual topic of discussion and this week is no different. If you did the homework you’ll know that the title of the day is The Watcher, the mysterious thriller about a family who receive ominous letters after moving into their new home. But before we get to …

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Coming Soon… Season 5 2:19

1+ y ago2:19

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The Crown returns for season 5 on November 9th and The Crown: The Official Podcast is back to follow the show episode by episode, diving deep into the stories and speaking with many of the talented people involved. Host Edith Bowman takes you behind the scenes in conversation with the likes of Show Creator Peter Morgan and new cast members Imelda S…

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Throwback pop culture and dissecting the darkness of Luckiest Girl Alive 33:24

1+ y ago33:24

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Today’s episode comes with a huge content and trigger warning as we’re discussing Luckiest Girl Alive, the new film starring Mila Kunis about a writer whose perfect life begins to unravel when a true-crime documentary forces her to confront her harrowing high school history. The film includes scenes of sexual assult and a school shooting, so we adv…

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Imagining Our Dream Romantic Scenarios with Kid Cudi’s Entergalactic 32:36

1+ y ago32:36

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Hello and happy Black History Month! This week we’re talking about the incredible television event that is Entergalactic from Kid Cudi. The Netflix special is also the artist’s 10th studio album and centres around an ambitious artist named Jabari who attempts to balance success and love when he falls in love with his next door neighbour. In this ep…

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Payback time with Do Revenge, high school movie tropes and our fave TV duos 35:52

2y ago35:52

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Another week, another film to be obsessed with. This week we (and everyone else on TikTok) are obsessed with Do Revenge - the new teen comedy about two students who team up to exact revenge on each other’s enemies. We discuss whether revenge plans are actually worth it, and if they are, what would we do? We also have a little chat about the popular…

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Stealing Your BFF’s Man and Making Magic With The Cast of Fate: The Winx Saga 39:32

2y ago39:32

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It wouldn’t be an episode of 10/10 without Tolani and Gena debating some of life’s toughest questions. This week we ask: what would you do if your best friend stole your husband? The main event though is a lovely conversation with Eliot Salt and Hannah Van Der Westhuysen who play Terra and Stella in Fate: The Winx Saga. Its second season recently l…

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Dated and Related stars Kaz and Kieran Bishop talk types, relationships and how the show brought them closer together 37:28

2y ago37:28

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Hi friends! This season we’re back with a BANG chatting to the stars of Dated and Related, brothers Kaz and Kieran Bishop. Dated and Related is the new dating show where single siblings help each other search for their soulmates and - spoiler alert - Kaz part of the winning couple along with Diana. We chat to the brothers about their romantic types…

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Goodbye, my friends - rounding off the season with the Upside Down and Lizzie’s Jubilee 33:28

2y ago33:28

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We’ve come to the end of the season and right on time because it’s the Queen’s Jubilee! In keeping with the royal theme, Gena gets tested on her (lack of) knowledge of the Queen, we talk about Gena’s journey into the Upside Down and Tolani shares her thoughts on TV bullies getting what they deserve. The titles mentioned this week include:Stranger T…

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