RHLSTP with Richard Herring
Episodes
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 3
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 3 - IIIT was just CHRIIIISTMAAAS! Why not take some time to relax, play with your new Scalextric, and listen to your eighth favour...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 2
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 2 - IIIT'S CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are continuing our fortnight-long trawl through every episode that was released this year (2024)...
The Best of RHLSTP 2024 - Part 1
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Best of 2024 - Part 1 - IIIT'S nearly CHRIIIISTMAAAS! And we are choosing to look back on the year as any self-respecting podcast should - by putting ...
RHLSTP Book Club 122 - Marc Morris
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #122 - The Anglo Saxons - It’s the last Book Club of the year and we’re heading back to pre-conquest Britain for the history of the Angl...
RHLSTP 542 - Fern Brady
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#542 Twirling Scary Spice - Richard has been to the Taskmaster experience and is furious to have broken his perfect record of victory. His guest ...
RHLSTP Book Club 121 - Dan Schreiber
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #121 - Impossible Things - Rich talks to Dan Schreiber from off of No Such Thing As A Fish etc about his kids’ book attempting t...
RHLSTP 541 - Doon Mackichan
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#541 Hairy-legged Cinderella - Richard is fitting in in his new town and is surprisingly not the weirdest person there. His guest this week is On The ...
RHLSTP Book Club 120 - Kevin Toms
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #120 - The Origin of Football Manager Part 1 - Richard meets one of his childhood heroes Kevin Toms, a pioneer of videogame development...
RHLSTP 540 - Michael Sheen
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#540 You Must Think I’m a Terrible Flirt - Richard is trying out material for his Oh Shit I’m 60! Show and surprise surprise, it’s all about his...
RHLSTP Book Club 119 - Louie Stowell
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #119 - Loki - A Bad God’s Guide To Making Enemies - Richard talks to author Louie Stowell about her fabulous Loki series an...
RHLSTP 539 - James Acaster
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#539 Did You See Me in Ghostbusters? - Richard has been haunted by his smoke alarm. His guest is movie star James Acaster. They talk about his new Sky...
RHLSTP Book Club 118 - Chris Hoy
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #118 - All That Matters - Richard talks to the winner of 6 Olympic gold medals (and one silver) Chris Hoy about his fabulous, movi...
RHLSTP 538 - Ade Edmondson
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#538 Pocklington - Richard has just moved house and is mourning the items that didn’t make the grade. His guest is another comedy hero, Adrian&...
RHLSTP Book Club 117 - Jenny Eclair
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #117 - Jokes Jokes Jokes - Richard talks to old Edinburgh flatmate Jenny Eclair about her cut-above-the-rest autobiography, J...
RHLSTP 537 - Peter Serafinowicz - Part 2
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#537 New York Ticks and Cockroaches - He loved it so much last week that he came back a week later to do it again. A second interview with the very re...
RHLSTP Book Club 116 - Danny Wallace
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #116 - Somebody Told Me - Richard talks to journalist and humourist Danny Wallace about his latest book about the dangers of ...
RHLSTP 536 - Peter Serafinowicz - Part 1
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#536 Elephant Man Love Token - RHLSTP is back for its 30th series! Can this thing go on forever? Or does it just feel like it. Rich has had a sitcom e...
Retro RHLSTP 87 - Janey Godley
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #87 - I’ve Never Stabbed Anyone…Oh No, I Have. - A tired and possibly ill Richard Herring tries to get through another podcast w...
RHLSTP Book Club 115 - Robert Popper
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #115 - The Elsie Drake Letters - Richard talks to the creator of Friday Night Dinner and Look Around You, Robert Popper, about his...
RHLSTP 535 - Tommy Cannon
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#535 Rock On! - Richard is at Hull City Hall with the biggest RHLSTP audience we’ve had and he’s angry about the city claiming to have the sm...
RHLSTP - Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Richard was a guest on a whole other podcast - ‘Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams’, the podcast where guests talk through all the absurd wa...
RHLSTP Book Club 114 - Emily Herring
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #114 - Herald of a Restless World - Richard is not the only Herring to be a published author and his niece Emily comes on the podcast to tal...
RHLSTP 534 - Fred MacAulay
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#534 Keenan Wayans - Richard is in Glasgow and by the time you hear this he should have an exciting announcement about a new acting role, as long...
RHLSTP Book Club 113 - Eleanor Morton
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #113 - Life Lessons From Historical Women - Richard talks to comedian and writer Eleanor Morton about her book about some notable ...
RHLSTP 533 - Al Murray
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#533 Eternal Wee - Richard is back in Bedford, reminiscing about his second appearance on Top of the Pops. His guest is ex-Bedford public schoolb...
RHLSTP Book Club 112 - Paul Sinha
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #112 - One Sinha Lifetime - Richard chats to doctor turned comedian and quizzer, Paul Sinha about his fantastic and heart-felt boo...
RHLSTP 532 - Exploding Heads
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#532 Seat for a Sex Doll - Richard is back in Coventry where he was once scared by a picture in the Cathedral like some kind of Maurice Mitchener...
RHLSTP Emergency Questions 10
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EQ: Which Celebrity Would You Like To Stroke Your Hair While You’re Dying? - It’s another EQC as the cool kids call it and this time we’...
RHLSTP Book Club 111 - Richard Ayoade
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #111 - The Unfinished Harauld Hughes - Richard talks to the extraordinary Richard Ayoade about his incredible multi-book releases about writ...
RHLSTP 531 - Adam Buxton
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#531 Hello Pervert - It’s the final London RHLSTP for a while and a time for goodbyes to the film crew and a very special member of the L...
RHLSTP Book Club 110 - Pierre Novellie
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #110 - Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? - Richard talks to comedian Pierre Novellie about his fabulous book (and guide book) about autism, W...
RHLSTP 530 - Paul Heaton
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#530 Tudor Spring Onion - Richard is back in Sheffield, questioning the Curse of the Crucible. His guest is pop star and song-writing geniu...
RHLSTP Book Club 109 - Moon Zappa
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #109 - Earth To Moon - Richard chats to the fantastic Moon Zappa about her honest, funny and heart-breaking book Earth To Moon, about growin...
RHLSTP 529 - Tom Wrigglesworth
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#529 Fulcrum - Richard is in Sheffield where people still remember the rainbow of 1994 whilst he confuses Electric Dreams with Electric Blue...
RHLSTP Book Club 108 - Iszi Lawrence
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #108 - The Time Machine Next Door - It’s series 7 of Book Club book-loving biatches and Rich's first guest of the new series is comedian, ...
RHLSTP 528 - Benjamin Partridge
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#528 Chemistry - Richard is back in Cardiff, informing his audience of their history of weak punishment. His guest is award winning podcaster Ben...
RHLSTP 527 - Charlotte Church
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#527 Happy Grammy Birthday - Richard has travelled to the home of gofasterstripe, Cardiff in Welsh Wales and his guest is singer and activist Cha...
RHLSTP 526 - Tommy Tiernan
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#526 Joyfully Reckless - Richard is back in Dublin and is intrigued by the Book of Kells. His guest is the superb and philosophical comedian and ...
RHLSTP 525 - Lindsey Santoro
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#525 The Biggest Award in Comedy - Richard has been sent to Coventry and remembers a previous visit to the Warwick Arts Centre where he had to tu...
RHLSTP 524 - Stuart Laws
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#524 Burning Vas Deferens - More fun from a performer at the Edinburgh Fringe - this time the wonderful Stuart Laws. They discuss the g...
RHLSTP 523 - Dan Tiernan
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#523 Dyspraxic Dinner Lady - It’s another Edinburgh Fringe podcast, recorded hundreds of miles away from the the Festival to keep Richard sane....
RHLSTP 522 - Stevie Martin
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#522 Arse Twins - Richard talks to the brilliant Stevie Martin about her show Clout, the weirdness of secretly watching your family on ...
RHLSTP 521 - Nerine Skinner
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#521 Pork Markets - Richard chats to Liz Truss impersonator extraordinaire (and so much more) Nerine Skinner about the creation o...
RHLSTP 520 - Susie McCabe
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#520 Double Berocca - Richard is in Glasgow at the Oran More, remembering the time he was picketed at this venue and almost wrecked someone...
RHLSTP 519 - Olaf Falafel
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#519 Everything’s a Piñata - Richard is at the Bedford Corn Exchange where he’s fascinated by the animal sanctuary that bears his name...
RHLSTP 518 - Simon Munnery
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#518 Elbowing Banksy - Rich is back in Leicester, trying to work out the sexiest ever UK Prime Minister. His guest is comedy legend and fel...
RHLSTP 517 - Phil Ellis
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#517 Phil Spins - Rich is back with the kingstealers of Leicester (but he’s not going to mention that) and is pleased to be in the home o...
RHLSTP 516 - Abi Clarke
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#516 Tooth in a Bag - Richard is back in Bristol and details some of the things that have made this city so famous. His guest is TikTok sensation...
RHLSTP 515 - Phil Hammond
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#515 Sex, Sleep or Scrabble? - Richard has travelled to Bristol, a place where they take a dim view of statues (after a while) but name everythin...
RHLSTP 514 - Marjolein Robertson
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#514 Bag For Life Full of Bones - Richard returns to his kingdom of Edinburgh and it’s Chriiiiissstttmas (in a few weeks or a few months ago, w...
RHLSTP Book Club 107 - Michael Redmond
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #107 - Eamon, Older Brother of Jesus - Richard chats to stand up legend and surprisingly underused Father Ted star Michael Redmond ...
RHLSTP 513 - Neil Hannon
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#513 Bashful Secrets - Richard has come to Dublin and with 900 people in the 3 Olympia it’s an incredible atmosphere! He discusses his Irish heritag...
RHLSTP Book Club 106 - Stefan Stern
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #106 - Fair or Foul - The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition - Richard chats to journalist and friend Stefan Stern about his terrific book about...
RHLSTP 512 - Nick Wilty
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#512 Veteran - Rich is back in Canterbury and has some great stuff about medieval archbishops that should play well on Live at the Apollo. His gu...
RHLSTP Book Club 105 - Rob and Neil Gibbons
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #105 - Alan Partridge Big Beacon - The time has come for the creator of Alan Partridge to meet the current writers of Alan Partridge, the&nb...
RHLSTP 511 - Tony Gardner
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#511 What You On? - Richard is back in Colchester with possibly the greatest example of a local news story that there has ever been. His guest is...
RHLSTP Book Club 104 - Marcus Chown
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #104 - A Crack In Everything - Richard talks to physicist and journalist Marcus Chown about this fascinating book about Black Holes and the ...
RHLSTP 510 - Rob Brydon
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#510 McCartney Set List - Richard is still being played on by Scant Regard, but as this long tour progresses his stand up sections get mercifully shor...
RHLSTP Book Club 103 - Sofie Hagen
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #103 - Will I Ever Have Sex Again? - Richard chats with comedian and author Sofie Hagen about her thought-provoking and often hear...
RHLSTP 509 - Armando Iannucci
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#509 Pot Noodle is Bad For You - Richard is doing some stand up that was super topical on 5th February when this was recorded, but for you will be a n...
RHLSTP Emergency Questions 9
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EQ: Cheese It's time - at long last - for the Cheese episode. See Rich on tour http://richardherring.com/ballback/tourSUPPORT THE SHOW!Come and s...
RHLSTP Book Club 102 - James Wright
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #102 - Richard talks to archaeologist and trained stonemason James Wright about his terrific book busting some of the myths about ancient bu...
RHLSTP 508 - Maisie Adam
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#508 Matterface - Richard is back in Brighton and is aghast at the local news of rude waiters and big cats. His guest is football mad stand up Ma...
RHLSTP Book Club 101 - Janey Godley
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #101 - JANEY: The Woman That Won't Shut Up - Richard talks to brilliant comedian, author, actor and agitator Janey Godley about her fab auto...
RHLSTP 507 - Rufus Jones
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#507 Jackie Chan and the 700 Mops - Richard has come to the Brighton Komedia with plans to Mount Everest and a surprising testicular fact. His guest i...
RHLSTP Book Club 100 - Joel Morris
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #100 - Be Funny or Die - In our 100th Book Club podcast Richard talks to comedy writer Joel Morris about his frog dissecting ...
RHLSTP 506 - Urooj Ashfaq
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#506 Review Rainbow - Richard has some dispiriting revelations about what people google when they are looking for him, but is quickly revived by the r...
Retro RHLSTP 86 - Harry Shearer
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #86 - Creative Differences - Richard has some news of an amazing time travelling finger and is clearly super excited to be meeting one of...
RHLSTP Book Club 99 - Catherine Nixey
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #99 - Heresy - Richard talks to journalist and author and daughter of a nun and a monk, Catherine Nixey about her witty and inform...
RHLSTP 505 - Bob Mortimer
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#505 Cheeky Underground Presence - Richard is back to work after the Christmas break (we’re coming to you from the past) and is worried about the do...
Retro RHLSTP 85 - David Mitchell
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #85 - The Shreks of Westminster Bridge - Slightly worse for wear after having lunch with Alice Cooper at the Q awards, Richard is delight...
RHLSTP Book Club 98 - Kevin Jon Davies
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #98 - 42 The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams - Richard talks to Kevin Jon Davies, the editor of this fascinating col...
RHLSTP 504 - Justin Moorhouse
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#504 Respect Hook - Richard is back at the Lowry Theatre Salford and is annoyed about an Amazon review for his book. His guest is comedian, actor and ...
Retro RHLSTP 84 - Charlie Brooker
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #84 - Gulping Robot Toilets - Richard is hoping he will find his way into the Guinness Book of Records, but Norris Macwhirter is not answ...
RHLSTP Book Club 97 - Peter Pomerantsev
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #97 - How To Win An Information War - Richard talks to academic and journalist Peter Pomerantsev about his book about World War II...
RHLSTP 503 - Katie Mulgrew
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#503 Heckling Ken Dodd - Richard returns to the Lowry Theatre in Salford for the first time in four years. Last time he was here he talked to Jimmy Cr...
Retro RHLSTP 83 - Katy Wix
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #83 - Burned Bunting - Richard hits comedy gold and finds the person with the perfect job to riff about for as long as an hour if he wish...
RHLSTP Book Club 96 - Helen Lederer
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #96 - Not That I'm Bitter - Richard talks to comedy legend Helen Lederer about her honest, hilarious and sad memoir, Not That ...
RHLSTP 502 - Scott and Jemma Bennett
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#502 Divorce House Dirty Protest - Richard returns to Nottingham with some mind blowing research to prove which is the oldest pub in the city. His gue...
Retro RHLSTP 82 - Richard Osman
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #82 - Drifter Charger - Rich's daughter has made quite a radical life choice, but hopefully is a reincarnation of someone who will make t...
RHLSTP Book Club 95 - David Grann
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #95 - The Wager - Richard takes a Transatlantic call luckily in a time when it’s much easier to traverse the oceans, with David Grann...
RHLSTP 501 - Lloyd Griffith
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#501 Thomas Tallis Fan Club - Richard is back in Nottingham, refusing to let his love of the Tales of Robin Hood die (and with one actual joke). His g...
Retro RHLSTP 81 - Tom Davis
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #81 - Nervous Lord's Prayer - You have us at an advantage this week, as you know who the next US President will be and we don't. What ter...
RHLSTP Book Club 94 - Dr Charan Ranganath
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #94 - Why We Remember - Richard talks to memory expert and possible pop star Charan Ranganath about his fascinating...
RHLSTP 500 - Hayley Ellis
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#500 Camel Hit and Run - Richard has been living the showbiz lifestyle that should be his daily existence, but now he’s landed up in Chorley. His gu...
RHLSTP Emergency Questions 8
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EQ Have You Ever Seen A Bigfoot? It’s another compilation of the best answers to the zaniest Emergency Questions, all tied up with a bow to show Cha...
RHLSTP Book Club 93 - Sara Pascoe
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #93 - Weirdo - Richard talks to comedian, presenter and now novelist, Sara Pascoe about her fabulous debut novel We...
RHLSTP 499 - Jon Ronson
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#499 A Night in a Haunted House with Robbie Williams - Richard, it turns out, loves his AirTag more than his dog, but he’s back in London and eating...
Retro RHLSTP 80 - Kerry Godliman
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #80 - Over to our Human Centipede Expert - Richard has had his topical comedy well pretty much depleted by recording AIOTM the night befo...
RHLSTP Book Club 92 - Lemn Sissay
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #92 - Let The Light Pour In - It’s another live podcast, this time with the remarkable poet and playwright Lemn Sissa...
RHLSTP 498 - Abigoliah Schamaun
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#498 Pig-Tail Sex Toy - Richard is back in Northampton where the people are named after Ancient Greeks. His guest is US stand up Abigoliah Schama...
Retro RHLSTP 79 - David Cross
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #79 - Away or Towards? - A weary Richard films the audience as evidence of dissent for the future fascist government of the UK, before in...
RHLSTP Book Club 91 - Jim and Nancy Moir
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #91 - Bird - Rich is in Canterbury where everyone is up in arms about the Silent Disco, but saying nothing about the Canterbury Tales. ...
RHLSTP 497 - Jon Pointing
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#497 Shoe Horn - Richard is in Northampton and astonished to hear the place once burnt down (as well as the stuff that makes the papers). HIs guest is...
Retro RHLSTP 78 - Aisling Bea
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #78 - Minstrels - Richard is worried about the psychological impact of Winnie the Pooh's skull being on display in a museum, but overcome...
RHLSTP Book Club 90 - Rory Carroll
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #90 - Killing Thatcher - Rich talks to journalist Rory Carroll about his fascinating account of the Brighton Bombing of 1984, Kill...
RHLSTP 496 - Julia Sawalha
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#496 Julia Sawalha’s Well - Richard has great news about his (pre-breakfast) weight (which may no longer be true by time of broadcast). And in anoth...
Retro RHLSTP 77 - Sophie Willan
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETRO RHLSTP #77 - How To Twerk - Richard is marvelling about a new interpretative dance based on “All You Need is Love” but soon he will be danci...
RHLSTP Book Club 89 - CK McDonnell
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Book Club #89 - The Stranger Times - Richard meets former stand up and now best selling novelist Caimh Mcdonnell to talk about all of his many bo...
RHLSTP 495 - Joe Pasquale
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#495 Speared by a Moose - Richard is still in Norwich and has more local news and celebrates the city’s most famous son. His guest is the phenomenon...