Best Mariella Frostrup Podcasts (2024)

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Miles Jupp on Slow Horses, The Couple Next Door, and Stasi FC 43:07

7M ago43:07

43:07

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. In this episode, we’re joined by the brilliant comedian, actor, and writer Miles Jupp. On our watch list this week : The new series of Slow Horses on Apple …

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Mel Giedroyc on Fargo, Squid Game: The Challenge, and Rick and Morty 44:17

8M ago44:17

44:17

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. In this episode, we’re joined by the fantastic actress, comedian, writer and presenter, Mel Giedroyc. On our agenda this week : The new series of Fargo, whi…

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Andy Harries on The Crown (SPECIAL EPISODE) 41:54

8M ago41:54

41:54

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. This week, we've got a special episode all about The Crown. We're joined by Andy Harries, who is the executive producer of The Crown, and runs Left Bank Pictures, the production company that makes the show. Andy is here to talk about the first 4 episodes of the new series that has just d…

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Professor Hannah Fry on The Curse, Archie, and The Buccaneers 37:55

8M ago37:55

37:55

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. This week we’re joined by the mathematician, best-selling author, and award-winning science writer and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry. On our watchlist th…

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Ayesha Hazarika on 007: Road To A Million, The Newsreader, and Robbie Williams 49:56

8M ago49:56

49:56

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. This week we’re joined by the broadcaster, writer, and comedian Ayesha Hazarika. When she’s not busy selling out standup tours, you'll find her hosting her …

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Daisy Goodwin on All The Light We Cannot See, Survivor, and The Enfield Poltergeist 34:02

9M ago34:02

34:02

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. This week we’re joined by the novelist, producer, and screenwriter Daisy Goodwin. Daisy created the award winning ITV drama Victoria. She was the producer b…

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Rachel Parris on The Gilded Age, Life on our Planet, and Mamma Mia: I Have A Dream 40:51

9M ago40:51

40:51

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. They’re joined by the fabulous comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Parris. On our watchlist this week: The new series of The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ soa…

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Al Murray 17:11

9M ago17:11

17:11

You might know my special guest today as the pint-waving Brexiteer known as the pub landlord, but that hardly scratches the surface of his list of achievements. He’s a comedian, writer, podcaster, one-time political candidate and historian. His latest project is a documentary series called ‘Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?’ where he trave…

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Johnny Marr 13:46

9M ago13:46

13:46

In 2010, the BBC voted him the fourth-best guitarist of the last 30 years while NME honoured him with their "Godlike Genius" award. His new book ‘Marr’s Guitars’ tells the story of his life through his guitar collection - alongside a new “best-of” album featuring two brand new singles. I caught up with Johnny Marr earlier, and asked whether 4th bes…

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Richard Curtis on Three Little Birds, Lupin, and Colin From Accounts 43:02

9M ago43:02

43:02

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. This week we’re joined by Richard Curtis, the man behind, to name but a few of his hits... Notting Hill, Love Actually, Blackadder, Mr Bean, About Time, The…

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Corinne Bailey Rae 20:56

10M ago20:56

20:56

Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae looks back upon her three critically acclaimed albums and discusses her new 'art' album Black Rainbows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rick Astley 18:42

10M ago18:42

18:42

Rick Astley has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and his songs from the 80s have more than a billion views on YouTube. The singer is back with a bang with his new album called ‘Are we there yet?’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Steph McGovern on Frasier, The Reckoning, and Big Brother 39:51

9M ago39:51

39:51

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. In a rare spare moment between presenting the BAFTA nominated Steph’s Packed Lunch and her own podcast The Rest Is Money, Steph McGovern joins Peter and Mar…

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 24:51

10M ago24:51

24:51

One of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation and talented TED talker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins to speak about her new conquest in literature: Children's books. As a feminist speaker and writer she is used to covering contentious topics but wrote her latest book ‘Mama’s sleeping scarf’ for her daughter. Hosted on Acast. Se…

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Rob Rinder on The Long Shadow, Boiling Point, and Celebrity Race Across The World 37:52

10M ago37:52

37:52

Have You Seen? is the brand new podcast for people who LOVE television. Peter and Mariella are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren’t worth the bother. To help pick them pick through this week’s TV offerings, they're joined by the writer, broadcaster (and Strictly star!) Rob Rinder. On the agenda …

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Have You Seen? 1:50

10M ago1:50

1:50

Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television. Old friends Mariella Frostrup (who’s reviewed, written, and broadcasted about television programmes for 30 years) and Peter Fincham (who has produced, written, and commissioned television programmes for even longer!) get together and chat about what’s been on the telly this week. Peter a…

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Lord Blunkett 26:36

10M ago26:36

26:36

Lord Blunkett was Britain's youngest councillor, and in 1997 became the first blind cabinet minister. He has struggled with childhood poverty and was told his best chance in life was to become a piano tuner yet became education secretary under Tony Blair - and is continuing to fight for education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…

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Joe Wicks 15:09

10M ago15:09

15:09

The nation's PE teacher talks about giving free signs-ups to teachers for The Body Coach app, the difficulties he experienced during childhood and whether he supports home-schooling. Plus, he dives into whether he will be moving his family across the pond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Professor Green 17:09

10M ago17:09

17:09

Professor Green joins Mariella to reflect on his childhood and how he found tranquillity through music despite his struggles with mental health. Professor Green is a mental health advocate and patron of the suicide prevention charity CALM, and speaks about how poverty can worsen mental health conditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

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Andy Taylor 23:23

11M ago23:23

23:23

Duran Duran's Andy Taylor is back with a banging single and a new album to boot, despite his ongoing battle with cancer. We discuss why staying alive is a full time business and how its healed old musical wounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ruth Wilson 16:24

11M ago16:24

16:24

Ruth Wilson shot to stardom with her first role out of drama school as Jane Eyre, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. Now, she stars in the imminent BBC genre bender, ‘The Woman In The Wall’ - a gripping tale centered on a mentally struggling survivor of a Magdaelene Laundries mother and baby home. Hosted on Acast. See acast…

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Neil Jordan 16:52

11M ago16:52

16:52

Neil Jordan's many books include Night in Tunisia, winner of both the Somerset Maugham and Guardian Fiction prizes. He joins me to discuss his new book - The Well of Saint Nobody - a gripping and lyrical tale about the different people we become over the course of our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Sacha Dhawan 12:33

11M ago12:33

12:33

Sacha Dhawan on Wolf, the nail-biting crime thriller from the makers of Sherlock, and adapted from the acclaimed Jack Caffery crime novels by Mo Hayder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Colm Meaney 17:37

1y ago17:37

17:37

Acclaimed Irish actor Colm Meaney has given the entertainment world some of its most beloved roles in films like the Barrytown trilogy and The Journey, he spoke to me about how a career in acting might have prevented him from a life of political activism and whys he’s sharing a bedroom with his grown up daughter…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

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Ben Okri 16:54

1y ago16:54

16:54

The Booker Prize winner Ben Okri’s new book Tiger Works is a campaigning environmental story set in the far future, 20k years hence; an anthology of human writing illustrating our woeful disregard and ignorance about imminent global catastrophe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Chita Rivera 17:09

1y ago17:09

17:09

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is letting us see behind the curtain in her first memoir, Chita. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Robert Macfarlane 17:08

1y ago17:08

17:08

British author, lyricist, conservationist and academic Robert Macfarlane is best known for his books on landscape, nature, place, people and language which have won countless awards. I speak to Robert about what's occupying his restless imagination at the moment... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Alex James 23:41

1y ago23:41

23:41

Blur is recording their first new album in eight years ‘The Ballad of Darren’. Bassist Alex James tells me how the band has been preparing for a series of gigs this summer where fans will get to hear their new tunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor 20:57

1y ago20:57

20:57

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her seventh solo album, Hana, a record loosely inspired by a family trip to Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Justine Lupe 20:24

1y ago20:24

20:24

Succession's Justine Lope filling me in on what it was like to be the initially bit part girlfriend who lasted the entire four series, and how scary it was to feel the power of Logan Roy, on set and off… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cate Blanchett 21:14

1y ago21:14

21:14

The multi award winning supernova Cate Blanchett on her latest role, playing a traumatised red wine glugging nun in The New Boy who takes in a young aboriginal boy with magical abilities. Warwick Thornton’s story of an eight year old aborigine boy dumped on the doorstep of a remote mission is loosely based on his own experience and was such a passi…

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Graydon Carter 18:27

1y ago18:27

18:27

A a literary patron, film producer and restaurateur whose brand of reporting also happened to influence a generation of journalists, Graydon Carter is teaming up with Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav to host a dinner for what promises to be one of the most lavish of parties during the Cannes Film Festival.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for …

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Will Poulter 21:17

1y ago21:17

21:17

WILL POULTER has established himself as one of the great young actors of his generation through his work with many of the best filmmakers in the business. He speaks to me about playing Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jack Whitehall 21:24

1y ago21:24

21:24

15 years after starting his career on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival star of comedy Jack Whitehall talks to me about his new tour and his podcast ‘Safe Space’ - where he invites people to share their most embarrassing stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MIKA 20:40

1+ y ago20:40

20:40

Mika, world renowned for his glam pop anthems and iconic falsetto-to-baritone vocals, is frequently praised as one of the best singer-songwriters of his generation, most recently, he captured the heart of the nation appearing in Channel 4’s The Piano, alongside Claudia Winkleman and classical pianist Lang Lang. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

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Cheryl Baker 16:20

1+ y ago16:20

16:20

Cheryl Baker saw the UK soar to victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981 with her band Bucks Fizz. She talks to me about the 40th anniversary of the pop group as herself and fellow bandmates Mike Nolan and Jay Ashton have reunited for a special reunion performance at the O2’s Indigo venue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…

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Colson Whitehead 18:46

1+ y ago18:46

18:46

#1 New York Times Bestseller Colson Whitehead discusses his latest book Crook Manifesto, his Harlem saga in a powerful novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Daniel Mays 21:16

1+ y ago21:16

21:16

Line of Duty star Daniel Mays discusses his role as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Davina McCall 17:56

1+ y ago17:56

17:56

As the government announce that women going through the menopause can now get a year’s supply of the pills, patches or gels for less than twenty pounds - I speak to the menopause campaigner Davina McCall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bret Easton Ellis 20:36

1+ y ago20:36

20:36

The bestselling American author Bret Easton Ellis reflects on coming back from being ‘cancelled’ and on his chaotic teenage years growing up in LA – the subject of his new book The Shards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Felix Kammerer 20:37

1+ y ago20:37

20:37

Felix Kammerer, the young star of one of this year’s hotly tipped films, All Quiet on the Western Front, who’s been catapulted overnight from the theatre stage in Austria to the global stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Julian Lloyd Webber 19:12

1+ y ago19:12

19:12

The British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber was born into one of the country's most famous musical families, winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Music at just sixteen years old. He went on to sell hundreds of thousands of records, playing in some of the world's greatest orchestras until his career was cut short due to an injury in his neck. N…

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Mark Rylance 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

29:04

Sir Mark Rylance is a renowned actor on both stage and screen; from the BBC’s Adaptation of Wolf Hall, to Dunkirk, the BFG and what’s been described as the most acclaimed play of the century - Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem.He also played an eccentric billionaire in the environmental satire Don’t Look Up, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo Di Cap…

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Maurice Saatchi 24:30

1+ y ago24:30

24:30

In the eighties, Maurice Saatchi and Josephine Hart were one of London’s most illustrious power couples. She was a beloved writer and poet, and he was a world renowned advertising mogul instrumental in bringing his heroine, Margaret Thatcher, to power. For several decades they enjoyed a blissful marriage until a routine GP appointment led to Joseph…

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Graham Norton 21:50

2y ago21:50

21:50

Graham Norton is a man of many talents. He has captured the UK’s hearts with his charisma, humour and warmth, interviewing the most glitzy and glamorous guests in showbiz, from that red sofa, in a hugely popular chat show that has been running for more than 30 series. That’s not to forget his Virgin radio show, books podcast – AND his own successfu…

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Neil Gaiman 26:56

2y ago26:56

26:56

What’s the power in telling a good story, and telling it well? Neil Gaiman is the man to ask. A leading purveyor of fantasy across comics, novels, TV and cinema, he is above all a storyteller. Whether he’s turning death and dream into flesh-and-blood characters, as with his 1989 genre-busting comic book “The Sandman”, which has just been adapted by…

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Gino D'Acampo 28:17

2y ago28:17

28:17

The trope of the Italian "nonna", spending hours in the kitchen perfecting her own secret ragu recipe might seem like the stuff of stereotypes, but for chef and restaurateur Gino D’Acampo, it could not be more real. Gino grew up in southern Italy in a house full of women, intent on bringing their best home cooking to the centre of family life. His …

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Tom Kerridge 26:34

2y ago26:34

26:34

Life sometimes feels relentlessly busy. After the stress of a long day, cooking a nice meal can feel like the last thing you have the energy to do. Michelin Star Chef Tom Kerridge new cookbook “Real life recipes” aims to fit into our busy days – so meals are ‘one less thing to stress about’. Tom knows a thing or two about being busy…. Running the w…

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Belinda Carlisle 27:47

2y ago27:47

27:47

Belinda Carlisle gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of the band The Go-go’s, one of the most successful all female bands in history. Incredibly, they are still the only female band who write their own music and play their own instruments to have reached the top of the US album charts. Belinda went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist…

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Mena Suvari 28:10

2y ago28:10

28:10

The photo of a teenage girl lying nearly naked on a bed of red rose petals was an iconic shot in the cult classic, Oscar-winning film American Beauty. It was a cultural watershed: a witty takedown of the American dream; a male midlife crisis and as one critic has put it a “suburban burlesque”. MENA SUVARI was only 19 when she was cast as the angeli…

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