Big name interviews, and a weekly fix of Friends Round Friday, all in one place! Zoe speaks to some of the world’s most loved movie stars, singer-songwriters, performers, and all-round icons in special one-off interviews exclusive to the Breakfast Show. Plus, there’s all the best bits from a fabulous trio of showbiz guests on Friends Round Friday.
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Your weekly stagey catchup! Join West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, and industry co-hosts for a round-up of the latest theatre news and reviews. Special guests include West End performers, producers, journalists, creatives and more!
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S10 Ep11: Stranger Things The First Shadow, Two Strangers Carry A Cake, stage door etiquette, Lee Mead, Stacey Dooley + more!
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Andrew hosts a solo episode of The West End Frame Show. Andrew discusses Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Phoenix Theatre), Two Strangers Carry A Cake Across New York (Criterion Theatre) and Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) as well as the latest news about stage door etiquette following Melanie La Barrie's recent online statements, Sister Act, My…
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Friends Round Flashback… with Donny Osmond, Rita Ora and Tom Davis
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Another chance to hear a hilarious Friends Round Friday from April 2023. Zoe chats to the legendary Donny Osmond, popstar Rita Ora and comedian Tom Davis!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep10 (ft. Reece Kerridge): Jane McDonald joins Palladium Panto, Ushers, Oliver!, 2:22, Kym Marsh is Cruella + more!
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Reece Kerridge (Adam/Felicia in Priscilla The Party) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Reece discuss Ushers: The Front Of House Musical (The Other Palace Studio) and The Ballad of Hattie and James (Kiln Theatre) as well as the latest news about this year's London Palladium Pantomime starring Jane McDonald and Julian Clary, Oliv…
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Friends Round Flashback… with Rupert Grint, Claire Foy and Iain Stirling!
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Dodgy accents and reality TV… It’s another chance to hear a Friends Round Friday from the Breakfast Show archive, from January 2023. Zoe chats to an awesome trio of Rupert Grint, Claire Foy, plus the hilarious birthday boy Iain Stirling!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep9 (ft. Ben Culleton): Olivier Awards, Kinky Boots starring Johannes Radebe, Lauren Samuels is Elphaba, Your Lie In April, Bare + more!
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Ben Culleton (Les Misérables / La Cage aux Folles) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Ben discuss the 2024 Olivier Awards (Royal Albert Hall), Your Lie In April (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Bare In Concert (London Palladium) as well as the latest news about Kinky Boots starring Johannes Radebe, Lauren Samuels joining Wicked's US tour, H…
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Friends Round Friday... with Alan Carr, Gregg Wallace and Diane Morgan
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Two titans of comedy and a gargantuan of greengrocery join Zoe for a hysterical Friends Round Friday!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep8 (ft. Jye Frasca): Romeo & Juliet, Red Pitch, Coming Clean, Jessica Vosk, Oklahoma! starring Phil Dunster & Zizi Strallen + more!
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Jye Frasca (Syncopation / Wicked) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Jye discuss Red Pitch (@SohoPlace), Coming Clean (Turbine Theatre) and Cruel Intentions (The Other Palace) as well as the latest news about Oklahoma!, Jessica Vosk, I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical, Jerry's Girls and more. There's also discussion about the online racia…
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Sharp-suited and colossally proportioned… The legendary Bill Nighy chats about his latest film 'The Beautiful Game', his love for football and his acting breakthrough.By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Flashback… with George Takei, Carol Vorderman and Josh Widdicombe
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"Wear latex at least once a week" Here's another chance to hear a classic Friends Round Friday from January 2023. Zoe chats to legendary Star Trek actor George Takei, plus Carol Vorderman and Josh Widdicombe join the fun.By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep7: MJ The Musical, Opening Night, Mean Girls casting, Priscilla The Party, Breeding, Wild About You, & Juliet tour + more!
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This week Andrew flies solo for a packed episode of The West End Frame Show. Andrew discusses MJ The Musical (Prince Edward Theatre), Opening Night (Gielgud Theatre), Breeding (King's Head Theatre), Priscilla The Party (Here At Outernet), Wild About You In Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Tosh Wanogho-Maud: Songs + Stories (Piano Smithfield) …
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A year on from his passing, here’s another chance to hear Zoe’s last on-air chat with Paul from her Radio 2 Breakfast Show in October 2022.By BBC Radio 2
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Bish Bash BOOSH! Noel Fielding joins Zoe for a nostalgic chat about The Mighty Boosh, his latest role as Dick Turpin, musical inspirations, and what life’s like as an unofficial Claudia Winkleman lookalike!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep6 (ft. Rachel Rawlinson): Wicked Live Vocals, For Black Boys, Babies, Pretty Woman starring Amber Davies, Syncopation + more!
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Rachel Rawlinson (Six / Heathers) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Rachel discuss For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy (Garrick Theatre), Pretty Woman (Milton Keynes Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour) and Syncopation (Bridewell Theatre) as well as the latest news about the Wicked Movie, Babies, Chitty Chitty B…
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Friends Round Friday... with Paul Rudd, Guy Garvey and Ruth Jones
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Who you gonna call? It's another crackin' line up of guests on Friends Round Friday, including Ghostbusters fun and a very special reunion!By BBC Radio 2
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“Someone get some spoons!” Zoe chats to Olivier Award winning actress, Imelda Staunton, about playing the title role in the upcoming West End production of 'Hello Dolly'. Plus, Imelda has an unexpected announcement!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep5 (ft. Jenny Fitzpatrick): Olivier Award nominations, Guys & Dolls, Pippin, The Wizard of Oz, Ghost The Musical + more!
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Jenny Fitzpatrick (Nancy in Oliver!) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Jenny discuss Guys & Dolls (Bridge Theatre) and The Wizard of Oz (New Wimbledon Theatre, UK & Ireland Tour) as well as the latest news about the Olivier Award nominations, Pippin In Concert, Dolly Parton's Here You Come Again, West End Does: Country plus lots more. Je…
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Friends Round Flashback… with Shania Twain, David Tennant and Shirley Ballas
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“Maaaaan, I feel like a woman!” After it was announced that Shania Twain will play the Legends slot at Glastonbury 2024, here’s another chance to hear an iconic Friends Round Friday from September 2022. Plus, David Tennant takes on a classic Shania track in an unmissable episode from the archive!By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep4 (ft. Benjamin Yates): Mary Poppins, Marisha Wallace on Celebrity Big Brother, The Drifters Girl, Bradley Jaden, & Juliet + more
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Benjamin Yates (Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Benjamin discuss The Drifters Girl (New Oxford Theatre, UK Tour) and An Officer and a Gentleman(Glasgow Kings Theatre, UK Tour) as well as the latest news about Marisha Wallace entering the Celebrity Big Brother House, Mary Poppins, & Juliet, MJ an…
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Friends Round Flashback… with Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon
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Another chance to hear Zoe's Oppenheimer takeover on Friends Round Friday, from July 2023. Zoe’s joined in the studio by Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon!By BBC Radio 2
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Raw eggs and ham… Zoe sits down to talk to an international superstar DJ and Producer, and there’s a surprising revelation… Plus, to celebrate the release of his song 'Lovers In A Past Life' with Rag'n'Bone Man... Calvin hears your stories of why you left your past lovers.By BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep3 (ft. Ryan Carter): Black Out Performances, Slave Play, Standing At The Sky's Edge, Cable Street, Side Show + more!
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Ryan Carter (Ain't Too Proud / Choir Of Man) returns to The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Ryan have a conversation about the reaction to the Black Out Performances announced for Slave Play. They also discuss Standing At The Sky's Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), Side Show In Concert (London Palladium) and Before Aft…
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Friends Round Friday... with Michael Sheen, Paul Whitehouse and Olly Alexander
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Three Welsh wonders join Zoe on St David's Day for a Eurovision filled Friends Round FridayBy BBC Radio 2
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SHOW TALK: The Big Life, I Should Be So Lucky, Bronco Billy, Redcliffe, Frozen, Mamma Mia! & West End Sessions
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West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, is back for some bonus show talk! The shows covered in this episode include The Big Life (Stratford East), I Should Be So Lucky (New Wimbledon Theatre, UK Tour), Bronco Billy (Charing Cross Theatre), Redcliffe (MT Fest, Turbine Theatre), Frozen (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre) and Danie…
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S10 Ep2 (ft. Amy Thornton): Hadestown, Donny Osmond, Hamilton, Todrick Hall, Miriam Margolyes, Jamie Muscato + more!
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Amy Thornton (Moulin Rouge / Evita) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Amy discuss Hadestown (Lyric Theatre) and Hamilton (Victoria Palace Theatre) as well as the latest news about Donny Osmond, Wild About You, Claudia Kariuki, Miriam Margolyes and more. Amy recently completed her run as Nini in the West End production of Moulin Rogue (Pi…
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Friends Round Friday... with Michael McIntyre, Josh Widdicombe and Keeley Hawes
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Michael McIntyre, Josh Widdicombe and Keeley Hawes join Zoe for another Friends Round FridayBy BBC Radio 2
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S10 Ep1 (ft. Blair Gibson): Wicked Trailer, Vanessa Williams, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Just For One Day, Why Am I So Single + more!
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We're back for a brand new season of The West End Frame Show - join us for your weekly stagey catchup! This week, Blair Gibson (Elder Price in The Book of Mormon) co-hosts The West End Frame Show. Andrew and Blair discuss the Wicked trailer, Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Peacock Theatre) and Just For One Day (The Old Vic) as well as the latest n…
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Friends Round Flashback… with Kylie Minogue, Daisy May Cooper and Steven Bartlett
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No bras and homemade chutney… Another chance to hear a hilarious Friends Round Friday from the archive, first aired in September 2023. Zoe’s joined in the studio by pop sensation Kylie Minogue, This Country’s Daisy May Cooper, plus entrepreneur and Dragon Steven Bartlett!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Friday... with David Tennant and Mel Giedroyc
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David Tennant and Mel Giedroyc join Zoe for her final Friends Round Friday in Wogan House.By BBC Radio 2
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The Catchup Episode: Six, Two Strangers, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Book of Mormon, The Witches + more (ft. Lisa Martland) - Part 2
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We're back for a catchup about everything all the shows we've seen over the past couple of months! In part two, Andrew and theatre journalist Lisa Martland discuss Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Kiln Theatre), The Witches (National Theatre), You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), Peter Pan (London Palladium), Si…
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The Catchup Episode: Wicked Tour, Rehab, Cruel Intentions, The Motive and the Cue & Alan Cumming (ft. Lisa Martland) - Part 1
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We're back for a catchup about everything all the shows we've seen over the past couple of months! In part one, Andrew and theatre journalist Lisa Martland discuss Wicked (Edinburgh Playhouse, UK Tour) starring Casey Al-Shaqsy and Megan Gardiner, The Motive & The Cue (Noël Coward Theatre), Rehab The Musical (Neon 194), Alan Cumming is Not Acting Hi…
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Zoe sits down by Radio 2's Elton John Piano for a chat with Billy Joel about his life, career, music and performing live. To many, Billy Joel IS, the 'Piano Man'. He's also the man behind 'We Didn't Start The Fire', 'Uptown Girl', 'She's Always A Woman' and so many more... He tells Zoe about how he finds performing live, and talks her through the c…
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Friends Round Friday… with Liam Gallagher, John Squire, Vicky McClure and Alison Steadman
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A Fab Four join Zoe for her 1000th Breakfast Show, and a jam-packed Friends Round Friday.By BBC Radio 2
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The Color Purple Episode (ft. Emmie from Theatre & Tonic)
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To mark the UK release of The Color Purple movie, we're delving into the the new movie musical. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple has screenplay by Marcus Gardley. The cast is led by Fantasia Barrino as Celie, Danielle Brooks as Sofia and Taraji P. Henson as Shug. Alice Walker wrote the original Color Purple novel in 1982, three years la…
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The Mean Girls Episode (ft. Jenna Fincken)
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We're back with a totally fetch episode about the brand new Mean Girls movie! Ahead of Mean Girls opening in the West End in June, the stage musical has been adapted into a brand new film. Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, Tina Fey has once again written the movie's script. The cast includes Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as …
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Friends Round Friday… with Romesh Ranganathan and Jay Blades
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The bromance you never knew you needed! Romesh Ranganathan and Jay Blades join Zoe for a hilarious Friends Round Friday.By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Friday… with Matt Smith, Davina McCall, Frank Skinner, plus Bradley and Barney Walsh
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Friends Round Friday returns... and it's a packed one to kick off 2024!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Flashback… with Dawn French, Rick Astley and Jason Manford
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Zoe takes a look through the Friends Round Friday archive, to relive one of her favourites from October 2023!By BBC Radio 2
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Friends Round Flashback… with Nicole Scherzinger, Davina McCall and Jim Kerr
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We head back to September 2023 to revisit a top Friends Round Friday trio!By BBC Radio 2
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Theatre and lifestyle blogger Rachel Agyekum and West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, round up their Top Shows of 2023! Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2023 and for sharing your top shows of the year - we included as many follower/listener contributions as possible in this episode. We're taking a little break in the New Year…
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Top 5 Performances of 2023 (ft. Ksenya Gray)
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Social media manager Ksenya Gray joins West End Frame Editor, Andrew Tomlins, to round up their Top Performances of 2023! Thank you for listening to The West End Frame Show in 2023 and for sharing your top performances of the year - we included as many follower/listener contributions as possible in this episode. We're back on Thursday to round up o…
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Friends Round Friday... with Jamie Dornan, Sam Ryder and Lee Mack
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Three wise men, Jamie Dornan, Sam Ryder and Lee Mack join Zoe for a festive Friends Round Friday special.By BBC Radio 2
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S9 Ep16 (ft. Shakira Simpson): Paddington, Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert, Indhu Rubasingham, TodayTix, Samantha Barks + more!
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Shakira Simpson (Six Tour / Legally Blonde) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Shakira discuss My Favourite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as well as the latest news about Paddington The Musical, Opening Night, Indhu Rubasingham, Samantha Barks, the TodayTix shop and lots more. Shakir…
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BONUS (ft. Savanna Jeffrey & Tara Boom): Stratford East Panto & La Clique
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We're bringing you a festive bonus episode with Savanna Jeffrey (Stratford East Panto / Get Up Stand Up) and Tara Boom (La Clique). Savanna Jeffrey is currently playing Winnie the Moo in Jack and the Beanstalk at Stratford East. Bith book and lyrics by Anna Jordan, Jack and the Beanstalk has music and lyrics by Stratford East pantomime veteran Robe…
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Zoe sits down for a chat with the Fifteenth Doctor about taking over the iconic Doctor Who role!By BBC Radio 2
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S9 Ep15 (ft. Mitchell Zhangazha): Hamilton Tour, Pacific Overtures, Mamma Mia I Have A Dream, Red Pitch, Very Very Bad Cinderella + more!
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Mitchell Zhangazha (Ain't Too Proud / Dear Evan Hansen) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Mitchell discuss Hamilton (UK Tour, Manchester Palace Theatre), A Very Very Bad Cinderella (The Other Palace Studio) and Pacific Overtures (Menier Chocolate Factory) as well as the latest news about Mamma Mia I Have A Dream, the WhatsOnSta…
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Friends Round Friday... with Suranne Jones, Kevin Bridges and Matt Lucas
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A sweet trio of Suranne Jones, Kevin Bridges and Matt Lucas join Zoe for another quality Friends Round Friday.By BBC Radio 2
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S9 Ep14 (ft. Luke Bayer): Evita, To Wong Foo, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Tosh Wanogho-Maud's solo show, Sister Act + more!
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Luke Bayer (Diva: Live From Hell / Everybody's Talking About Jamie) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Luke discuss Tosh Wanogho-Maud's debut solo show Songs & Stories (Piano Smithfield), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Lyric Theatre), To Wong Foo (Hope Mill Theatre) and Evita (Curve Leicester) as well as the latest news about Sister Act, the Natio…
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Friends Round Friday... with Jonathan Bailey, Derren Brown and Emma Willis
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A wicked trio of Jonathan Bailey, Derren Brown and Emma Willis join Zoe for another mischief-filled Friends Round Friday.By BBC Radio 2
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A special extended episode, where the legendary Sir Michael Caine sits down with Zoe to talk about his latest on-screen role, highlights from his incredible career, showbiz friends, and plenty more!By BBC Radio 2
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S9 Ep13 (ft. Jak Malone): The Witches, Gwyneth Paltrow musicals, For Black Boys, Elf The Musical, Operation Mincemeat + more!
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Jak Malone (Operation Mincemeat) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Jak discuss The Witches (National Theatre) and Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre) as well as the latest news about For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, two Gwyneth Paltrow skiing musicals, Wicked casting, Operation Mincemeat's plaque for…
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