From school dinners to sofa snacks – food has a huge part to play in shaping our story – and your favourite celebs have some delicious tales to tell. Join Guardian food critic and her celebrity guests, as she throws the cupboard doors open and chats life through food. Grace’s new Comfort Eating book, inspired by the podcast, is out now. It’s a wonderfully scrumptious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us. On the podcast, expect to hear from guests (actors ...
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Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
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Hosts Tom Kerridge, Miriam Nice, Mallika Basu and Orlando Murrin chat to cooks, chefs and characters about their favourite dish - how they’ve made it their own, where it’s led them on their cooking journey and life lessons and laughs along the way. Discover inspiring new recipes and cook-a-long with us in our easy-to-follow bonus episodes.
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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 of the 21st Century! You might know Fern from Taskmaster, Live At the Apollo, or her Sunday Times best-selling memoir Strong Female Character, bu ...
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BBC Good Food Show Summer - 15th - 18th June 2023 - NEC Birmingham - Show Interviews


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BBC Good Food Show Summer - 15th - 18th June 2023 - NEC Birmingham - Show Interviews
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The BBC Good Food Show will be back from the 15-18 June for an unmissable summer show, alongside BBC Gardeners’ World Live. The show will be packed full of chefs and experts sharing their culinary skills and cooking live on stage in our Big Kitchen! The star-studded line-up includes James Martin, Nadiya Hussain, Michel Roux, Ainsley Harriott, The Hairy Bikers and many more. If this is not enough to tempt you, we will also have plenty of inspirational products for you to taste and buy perfect ...
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Series of interviews in which broadcasters follow their personal passions by talking to the people whose stories interest them most
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Journalist, restaurant critic, and Masterchef judge Jimi Famurewa talks to some of the world’s most loved public figures from different backgrounds, who each have their own unique experiences and emotional responses to the question of Where’s Home Really? Jimi asks each guest to reveal a person, a phrase, a place and a plate that best represent what home means to them – with fun, fascinating, and moving results to help us better understand ourselves, our neighbours, and the modern world. Don ...
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Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast


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Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast
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Every week, join Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, and her inspirational guests as they celebrate the best books written by women. They'll discuss this year's shortlisted titles, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and has been running for over 25 years. Sit ...
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Comedian Paul Chowdhry invites you to ‘The Paul Chowdhry Pudcast' - the show where he interviews guests with no holding back. Because if you know Paul, you know he doesn’t hold back… He goes light, and he goes dark with anyone and everyone from comedians to musicians, to broadcasters and more. Follow Paul's socials for more updates - @paulchowdhry
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From baby blankets and #MumHacks to daily struggles and the tougher stuff, this podcast covers it all, offering insight into the parenting styles, personal struggles, and points of view of some Britain's best loves mums.
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The UK’s favourite fitness coach is back with series two of his podcast. Joe will be speaking to inspirational friends and some of his favourite people to ask them what's the secret to keeping themselves feeling mentally and physically strong in the face of life’s little challenges. It might be going for a new personal best on the running machine, or cosying up with a good book; every guest will share something that works for them in the hope it might inspire you to try something new. This i ...
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Midwife and mother of four Clemmie Hooper (aka Mother of Daughters) chats to brilliant guests about the amazing and unique ways they had their babies, looking honestly at the highs and lows of childbirth in a weekly podcast. *This podcast is not to replace medical advice. Always speak to your midwife or doctor if you have any concerns* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bake Off superstar Nadiya Hussain tells Shaun why Bangladesh is the perfect watery destination for a canal-loving man from Lancashire. Shaun fancies wearing a lungi in the shade of a banana tree, but will he be able to cope with water snakes, leeches and 100% humidity? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence really wants to find o…
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep4: Where's Home Really... for Nadiya Hussain?
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"My mum always says to me, ‘Where are you going to get back to the kids?’ And my grandma will whisper, ‘Don’t listen to any of them, just keep doing it.’” Winner of the 2015 Bake Off, chef, presenter, and author of 8 cookery books including her latest title to accompany BBC TV show, Nadiya’s Simple Spices, Nadiya Hussain is a true powerhouse. Get r…
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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Bake off winner Nadiya Hussain, food writer Crystelle Pereira and chef Chris Baber join us from the BBC Good Food show.
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National treasure and Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain discusses her Mum's chicken korma plus her tips for frugal cooking. Bake off finalist Crystelle Pereira shares the beauty of Goan cuisine and Chris Baber on giving people confidence in the kitchen. This episode is recorded at the BBC Good Food show in Birmingham with host Samuel Goldsmith. Learn …
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Nathan Filer wants to know how to talk to his children about pornography, and in a frank discussion, consults Erika Lust, director and producer of ethical and feminist porn. Produced in Bristol by Sally HeavenBy BBC Radio 4
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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Jamie Oliver on making Christmas meaningful
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent


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S5 E10: Gregory Porter, singer-songwriter
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Bringing lashings of comfort and joy to Grace’s house for the final episode of this season is the legendary jazz singer Gregory Porter. The multi-Grammy award-winner, known for his smooth, silky tones and iconic headgear, is gliding in on a wave of Californian soul to ease us into some truly mellow seasonal joy. Food and music has taken Gregory on …
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Comedians Chris Cantrill and Amy Gledhill, aka The Delightful Sausage, tackle big questions from the curious minds of little kids.We kick off the series with an inventive question from Freddie. Amy and Chris learn all about Thomas Edison and find out the unsettling consequences of eating way too many boiled eggs. They also meet Nirmal, their BBC-ap…
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Award-winning broadcaster Anita Rani tells Vick about finding a new confidence in her 40s, taking Woman's Hour to Glastonbury and why she needed to write her own story. Well known as one of the lead presenters on BBC One’s Countryfile, and a range of shows for both Channel 4 and the BBC, Anita has covered topics from family budgets and waste plasti…
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep7: Where's Home Really... for Nish Kumar?
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'I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I will not vote for the first British Asian Prime Minister…’ Comedian and presenter Nish Kumar takes Jimi on a hilarious and thought-provoking journey through his life and career. Nish touches on what links him with Stormzy, and Kate Moss; his dad as the family bouncer; and candidly reveals the…
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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Let's cook together: Tom Kerridge's Venison Keema
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Cook-a-long with Tom Kerridge in this bonus recipe episode. For the best Black Friday kitchen deals, check out BBC Good Food’s Black Friday Deals page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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What A Combo

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Ivo Graham: “Crisps should be an inherently shameful experience” | #09
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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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Nathan Filer wants to know how to talk to his children about pornography, and in a frank discussion, consults Sara Pascoe, who has written about porn in her book 'Sex Power Money'. Produced in Bristol by Sally HeavenBy BBC Radio 4
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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What does a sustainable Christmas look like to our hosts Tom Kerridge, Mallika Basu and Orlando Murrin?
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Tom Kerridge and co-hosts Mallika Basu and Orlando Murrin discuss what a sustainable Christmas looks like for them. Plus top tips from the Good Food test kitchen. Plus Orlando's idea for an alternative Christmas cracker has an unexpected reaction from Tom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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This week, Grace gets a visit from one of her heroes. It’s none other than Tamsin Greig, the small screen acting legend. After treating Grace to a two-course surprise snack, Tamsin talks about growing up with an older dad, her secret Friday Night Dinner food strategies and the strange moments of joy to be found within grief. And, of course, she rev…
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Join us every Tuesday from the 21st November where Tom Kerridge and friends chat to cooks, chefs and characters about how to make the festive season meaningful – special dishes and gifts to make for loved ones, and celebrate personal traditions to kick start festive cheer with plenty of laughs along the way. Plus, we solve every Christmas cooking c…
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Comedian Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at major world events and what he was doing at the time. In this episode, a Royal Wedding is the backdrop to a massive crisis in Glenn’s own love life.Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock The Week , Glenn delivers a tale of comic mishaps and extraordinary scenes interwoven wi…
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep6: Where's Home Really... for Corinne Bailey Rae?
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"In my 20s I would have felt 'Oh these are the things that don’t make me Caribbean enough, or black enough’… Now I think 'These are the things that make me myself.’ Multi Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey joins Jimi to discuss growing up in Leeds with little money, share vivid memories of finding corners of the Caribbean…
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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Gluten free food writer Becky Excell shares how her cooking journey began and her top cooking tips.
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Becky Excell, gluten free food writing sensation on where the gluten free journey began, making food that the whole family can enjoy and her top cooking tips. Recorded live at the BBC Good Food show in Birmingham with host Mallika Basu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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What A Combo

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Vegan cook Calum Harris: “Harry Styles is my dream person to cook for” | #08
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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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Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK Kenya Hunt discusses her love of the essay, the multiplicity of motherhood and the importance of blazing your own trail. Kenya is an award-winning American journalist who has now been working in the UK for a decade. Her career spans working for some of the most influential women's publications on both sides of the Atlanti…
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Beloved food writers the Hairy Bikers and founder of Jane's Patisserie, Jane Dunn from the BBC Good Food show
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The Hairy Bikers talk meeting over a pool table, the ritual of a Sunday dinner and the beauty of cooking simply. Plus, Jane's Patisserie founder, Jane Dunn, on how she found her love of baking, how to make the ultimate cookie and what happens to all the leftover bakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The tables turn for Grace this week as – for once – a TV judge arrives to give her a critique. It’s Keith Brymer Jones, The Great Pottery Throw Down’s famously teary-eyed resident potter. After a quick round of feedback on Grace’s favourite horrible 80s mug, Keith talks her through his post-punk band days, discovering a love for clay and a childhoo…
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We have all been in a situation where we don’t know what to say, or how best to support a friend during a major negative life event. When Laura Smyth was diagnosed with breast cancer she was blown away (and highly amused) at how poorly many around her responded to the news. From pulling the wrong face, to offering medical advice sourced on YouTube,…
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep5: Where's Home Really... for Amir Khan?
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“I walked out the bank and there were about 1,000 people outside! I was so shocked by the love they were showing me.” An Olympic silver medallist at just 17, the youngest ever British professional world boxing champion, and winning the WBA light-welterweight title at 22 - Amir Khan is a man used to being in the spotlight. Discover what he splashed …
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What A Combo

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Sindhu Vee: “Mustard is like a teenager with BO” | #07
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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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Actress Tanya Reynolds talks about why being an introvert is a superpower, her final Sex Education scenes and when books come into your life and act like medicine. Tanya is perhaps known best for her scene-stealing role as Lily Iglehart in the Emmy award-winning Netflix show Sex Education, but has been gracing our screens with roles in Outlander, D…
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Budget cooking expert Mitch Lane talks cooking tips and why he loves a Sunday roast
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Budget cooking champion Mitch Lane talks to host Mallika Basu about his top budget cooking tips, why he loves social media and the joy of a Sunday roast. Recorded live at the BBC Good Food show in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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Dropping into Grace’s living room for some prime time Comfort Eating is the actor Adjoa Andoh, best known for playing Lady Danbury in the Netflix hit Bridgerton. Sharing a platter of her tastiest morsels, Adjoa talks to Grace about jacking in a law degree, moving into a south London squat, joining a touring feminist theatre group while pregnant, th…
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Craig & Shaun McAnuff talk learning how to cook, brotherly love and who makes the best jerk chicken.
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Brothers and Founders of Original Flava, Craig & Shaun McAnuff talk learning how to cook from their grandmother, brotherly love and who makes the best jerk chicken. Live from the BBC Good Food show with host Samuel Goldsmith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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What A Combo

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Pop Star Caity Baser: “I would marry Gordon Ramsay in an instant” | #06
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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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Author, broadcaster, comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes joins Vick to chat about her love for Greek Mythology and why there’s an appetite for female-focused stories. Natalie is a Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 shortlisted author for her novel In A Thousand Ships, which retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective. Her book…
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Joining Grace for some generous, multi-layered Comfort Eating is the photographer and TV chef, Mary McCartney. Hailing from one of the most famous families of 20th-century culture, Mary lets us into the culinary secrets of the McCartney family – from her dad Paul’s perfect mash to her mum Linda’s ice-cream cake – and the family trips to New York wh…
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Comedy of the Week


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The Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... The Movies
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How important is it for movie producers to get the science right? Brian Cox and Robin Ince discover why some surprising movies have scientific advisers and ask if there is any science in The Simpsons? They question the existence of fictional wormholes, while comedian Ross Noble can’t believe there may be actually be a space time portal shaped like …
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BBC Good Food Podcast


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Let's cook together: Grilled marinated mackerel
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Cook-a-long with award-winning chef Michel Roux in this pause-anytime episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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S2 Ep3: Where's Home Really... for Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown?
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“I just got offered I’m A Celebrity for the third time… I’ve said no to all of them… I’m not tempted at all!’ Jimi’s back with another fantastic conversation, this time with rapper, actor, comedian, and screenwriter - or should we just say polymath - Ben Bailey-Smith AKA Doc Brown! Ben talks ghostwriting for one of the world’s biggest rappers, why …
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What A Combo

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Tim Key: “Plugging the gaps with snacks” | #05
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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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Scandal star Kerry Washington opens up about the revelations in her new memoir, why she’s ditching feelings of shame and how sharing your most vulnerable self is actually the most empowering thing you can do. Kerry Washington is a celebrated actor, director, producer, activist and a Shondaland superstar. Kerry received widespread public recognition…
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Award-winning chef Michel Roux on life after Le Gavroche, the beauty of British produce and what's always in his fridge.
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Recorded at Le Gavroche, much loved TV chef and cook book author Michel Roux talks with host Orlando Murrin about his future plans, his new cookbook and his biggest cooking disaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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Joining Grace for a leisurely afternoon chat this week is one of the queens of British comedy, Bridget Christie. Bridget is an award-winning standup comedian, actor and writer. After getting into comedy later than most, she won the Edinburgh comedy award for best show with A Bic for Her in 2013, and she recently dipped her toe into screenwriting, w…
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep2: Where's Home Really... for Kamille?
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“I was crying at the side of the stage at the O2, watching her. I wanted to be her, I want people to know my name.’ Having written for stars such as Dua Lipa, Little Mix, Kylie, Clean Bandit, and many more, Kamille truly is a one-woman hitmaking machine. With the songs that she’s worked on having amassed more than 6 billion streams on Spotify, Kami…
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What A Combo

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Pop star CMAT: "Liquorice is the worst substance on the planet" | #04
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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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Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Naomi Klein reveals how she had to write herself into her new book to rediscover her voice. Naomi Klein is a bestselling author, with nine critically acclaimed books which include The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything. In 2018 she was named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed …
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Grace’s living room gets a professional appraisal this week from none other than Jamie Demetriou. Best known as the bumbling titular estate agent of Stath Lets Flats and long-toothed lover of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, Jamie’s arrived fresh off the Barbie set armed with his favourite comfort snacks. He and Grace talk about his teenage indie ba…
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MasterChef:The Professionals judge and restaurateur Marcus Wareing on his BBC TV show and the joy of cooking what you grow
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Host of Tales from a Kitchen Garden, MasterChef: The Professionals judge and award-winning chef, Marcus Wareing, talks to host Mallika Basu about his new show, the importance of learning how to cook and his love of growing what you eat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Cook-a-long with John Whaite in this pause-anytime episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Immediate Media
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Where's Home Really?


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S2 Ep1: Where's Home Really... for Andi Oliver?
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“We have this modern thing about cultural appropriation. People gave Adele a hard time for wearing her hair in knots for Carnival. Leave her alone! The girl grew up in Tottenham!” Jimi starts a new season of his award-winning podcast talking to chef, author and broadcaster, Andi Oliver. The star of BBC Two’sThe Great British Menu and more, reveals …
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Nadiya Hussain: “You’re trying to give me heartburn!” | #03
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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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World famous classicist Prof Mary Beard covers ageism, feminism, university fees, the role of children’s books, why men are obsessed with the roman empire and of course, her favourite books. She is also a television and radio presenter, trustee of the British Museum and the author of more than 20 books on classical history, feminism and academic li…
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