The Rosebud Christmas Eve Extravaganza
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas Eve, the most magical day of the year, and we have an episode full of poetry and musi...
Dame Mary Berry
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we tell you that today's guest brought a delicious coffee cake along to the Rosebud recording, ...
More Rosebud - James Rebanks: the shepherd's life and times
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on More Rosebud today is James Rebanks, sheep-farmer and writer of best-selling books 'The...
Tom Holland
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest Is History, is Gyles's guest this week. And, fittingly, this episod...
More Rosebud... Gyles's diary, episode 5: the second half of 1961 - Gyles's first term at Bedales.
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another foray into Gyles's schoolboy diaries today, and this time it's the second half of 1961. In t...
Boris Johnson
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Boris Johnson is on the Rosebud couch, and Gyles tries to get him off the usual political ...
More Rosebud... Gyles's talk at the Henley Literary Festival
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's Rosebud is an enormously entertaining talk given by Gyles at the Henley Literary Festival. O...
Sir Matthew Bourne
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Matthew Bourne's reimaginings of classic works like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Carmen have be...
More Rosebud... Gyles's diary, episode 4: the first half of 1961 - Gyles's last two terms at prep school.
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another treat for you today, as Gyles carries on reading from his childhood diaries and discusses th...
Michael Ball and Alfie Boe
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome the singers Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Ball and Boe have been singing together...
More... Elizabeth McGovern
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on More Rosebud Gyles talks to the American actress, singer-songwriter and star of Downton Abb...
Prue Leith
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we welcome the restaurateur, entrepreneur, cook, writer and judge of Great British Bake Of...
More Rosebud... Gyles's diary, episode 3: The second half of 1960 - Gyles goes on summer holidays to Germany and France
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exciting news: it's time for the next instalment of Gyles's schoolboy diaries. In this episode, the ...
Alan Titchmarsh
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Titchmarsh has been gardening since he was a child, and in this special episode of Rosebud (rec...
More... Kate Mosse
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of More Rosebud, we meet the bestselling writer and literary powerhouse Kate Moss...
Timothy Spall
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are extremely lucky to welcome Timothy Spall onto Rosebud, in what is a rare podcast in...
Gyles's diary, episode 2: the first half of 1960 - further adventures at prep school
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for episode two of Gyles's childhood diaries. It's 1960, he's eleven going on twelve, and ...
Rick Stein
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Stein is one of Britain's best-loved chefs. He's also a highly successful businessman, restaura...
More... Lisa Squire
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a very different kind of guest this week. It’s Lisa Squire, the mother of Libby Squire...
Dame Harriet Walter
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Harriet Walter is one of the UK's most distinguished stage actresses, and an award-winning star...
More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary, episode 1: 1959 - starting prep school
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of our episodes in which Gyles reads from his childhood diaries, and Gyles and Har...
Pam Ayres
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for a really wonderful edition of Rosebud, with the poet and performer Pam Ayres. Pam make...
More Rosebud... Petroc Trelawney
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on this episode of More Rosebud is Petroc Trelawney, the broadcaster and writer who is bes...
Sandi Toksvig
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandi Toksvig is someone we've wanted to have on Rosebud for a long time... so we're really delighte...
More... Dame Maggie Smith and Kathleen Turner
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very special conversation, recorded in March 2022, between Gyles and two great stars, who ...
Tom Parker Bowles
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles's guest this week is Tom Parker Bowles, food writer, critic, son of Queen Camilla and step-son...
Rochelle Humes
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rochelle Humes: popstar, business woman, TV personality, wife and mother. Gyles and Rochelle know ea...
Stephen Fry
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big moment for Rosebud, because in this episode Gyles talks to Stephen Fry about his first me...
Terry Pendry: Queen Elizabeth II's groom at Windsor Castle
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On 8th September 2024, it is the second anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In memory of...
The Memory Man - Professor Jon Simons, cognitive neuroscientist and head of the Cambridge Memory Lab
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rosebud is a year old, so it's time for something a little bit different: to round off our first yea...
Felicity Kendal
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Felicity Kendal's irresistible performance as Barbara in The Good Life made her a household name alm...
Michael Rosen
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rosen is one of Britain's most popular poets - his poetry is loved by children all round the...
Aled Jones
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aled Jones has been famous since he was only 13, when he was a choirboy at Bangor Cathedral in North...
Anne Reid
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Gyles this week is is one of Britain's best loved actresses, Anne Reid. Anne's long career b...
Richard Ayoade
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Ayoade is Gyles's guest this week. A director, writer and actor, Ayoade is well known for hi...
It's our 50th episode! Dame Maureen Lipman
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big day for Rosebud, as it's our 50th episode. No, we can't quite believe it either! We start...
Omid Djalili
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The comedian, actor, star of The Mummy, and activist Omid Djalili talks to Gyles about his life and ...
Kathleen Stock
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Rosebud guest is Professor Kathleen Stock, the philosopher and writer. As Gyles says in ...
Robert Lindsay
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Lindsay is Gyles's guest this week, and the conversation they have is brilliant: evocative, r...
Björn Ulvaeus - ABBA legend
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Björn Ulvaeus is pop music royalty, a founder member of one the most successful pop groups in histo...
Suzy Eddie Izzard
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest is the stand-up comedian, actor, marathon-runner and political activist Suzy Eddie...
Chris McCausland
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles gets together with comedian Chris McCausland to record a really special episode of Rosebud. Ch...
Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who is the cleverest person in Britain? When Gyles asked this question to readers of his columns las...
Alexander Armstrong
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles and Alexander Armstrong reminisce about Alexander's idyllic childhood in Northumberland, the s...
Reverend Richard Coles
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles meets the writer, clergyman and former member of the Communards Reverend Richard Coles. Togeth...
Katherine Ryan
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles has fun talking to Katherine Ryan about her early memories and formative experiences, with add...
John Cleese
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Gyles has John Cleese in the Rosebud hotseat. Gyles finds out about John's childhood, gro...
TREAT EPISODE: Dermot O'Leary
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dermot O'Leary and Gyles know each other from the This Morning sofa, but here they get the chance to...
Sir Keir Starmer
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gyles talks to the Leader of the Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer. This isn't a politi...
Merlin Holland: Grandson of Oscar Wilde
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
21st April is the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, and in celebration of this we're giving you an int...
Twiggy
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles's guest this week is Dame Twiggy Lawson, and this episode is recorded live at the Rose Theatre...
Anneka Rice
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gyles hears the reminiscences of the presenter, writer and painter Anneka Rice. Rice grew...
Charles Dance
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The actor, director, and Game Of Thrones star Charles Dance tells Gyles about his childhood, adolesc...
Rupert Everett
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles takes Rupert Everett back to his childhood and teenage years, and be warned: not only is this ...
Val McDermid
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Val McDermid tells Gyles her remarkable story. An only child from Kirkcaldy in Fife, the daughter of...
Elizabeth Day
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Gyles talks to Elizabeth Day, host and creator of the hit podcasts How to Fail and Best F...
Dame Jilly Cooper
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the fifth of the Rosebud Dames, and in this episode Gyles is talking to Dame Jilly Cooper about...
Richard Dawkins
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles's guest this week is the renowned evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins. At the end of the e...
VALENTINE'S SPECIAL: Clare Balding and Alice Arnold
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Valentine's week, and we're celebrating with our first ever Rosebud couple: Clare Balding and A...
Lulu
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, this episode has got it all: gripping stories, laughter, tears and a lot of singing. Gyles ta...
Dame Esther Rantzen
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Esther Rantzen is a tour de force: journalist, TV presenter and campaigner, her vision and dyna...
David Mitchell
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles invites the brilliant comedian, actor and writer David Mitchell to look back at his early memo...
Rob Brydon
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rob Brydon looks back on his childhood and adolescence in South Wales. From riding around...
Geri Halliwell-Horner
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geri Halliwell-Horner is a woman of many guises. She's been Ginger Spice, a hugely successful record...
Sir Michael Palin
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2024 we have a very special guest: Sir Michael Palin. From his childhood in...
Rosebud New Year Medley: SPECIAL EDITION featuring Anneka Rice, Lorraine Kelly, Joe Wicks and previewing next week's episode with Sir Michael Palin
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another medley episode for you, this time with a new year's focus. We've got new year's reminiscence...
Rosebud Festive Medley - featuring Sir Michael Palin, David Mitchell, Dame Sheila Hancock, Rob Brydon and more...
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a collection of Christmas stories and memories from lots of our Rosebud guests, frie...
Rowan Williams: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our Rosebud Christmas Special is with Rowan Williams, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to ...
Patricia Owtram - war hero and centenarian
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this second of the special Rosebud Christmas Cracker episodes, Gyles talks to Patricia Owtram: th...
Adjoa Andoh
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Rosebud Christmas Cracker Week, and we're giving you two special extra episodes before our Chri...
Joe Wicks
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Wicks, the man who inspired the UK to leap off their sofas and start exercising and eating healt...
Anton Du Beke
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gyles talks to Strictly Come Dancing judge and ballroom dancer extraordinaire, Anton...
Dame Sheila Hancock
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles talks to his friend Dame Sheila Hancock, one of Britain's most distinguished living actresses....
AJ Odudu
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles meets the host of ITV1's Big Brother, AJ Odudu. AJ tells Gyles about her childhood growing in ...
Sir Ben Okri
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles talks to the poet, novellist and activist Sir Ben Okri. Born and raised in Nigeria - with a 4 ...
Dame Joanna Lumley
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Joanna Lumley and Gyles have known each other for over 50 years - and this is a chance to hear ...
Lorraine Kelly
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lorraine Kelly is a journalist, writer, interviewer and broadcaster who has been a mainstay of ITV's...
Anne, Lady Glenconner: Lady-in-Waiting
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is different, and special. Gyles is talking to Anne, Lady Glenconner at a live e...
Jay Blades
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Blades tells his remarkable story - from Hackney council estate to MBE. Having been told he'd am...
Nicola Sturgeon
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, is arguably one of the most successful British p...
Miriam Margolyes
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles's guest is the BAFTA-winning actress, best-selling writer, national treasure and force of natu...
Rory Stewart
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles talks to the best-selling writer, Rest Is Politics host, charity leader, ex MP and adventurer ...
Ken Bruce
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn't get much better than this - Ken Bruce: one of the best-loved radio DJs of all time, host ...
Alison Hammond
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles Brandreth talks to fellow star of This Morning and host of Bake Off Alison Hammond. They discu...
Dame Judi Dench
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first ever episode of Rosebud, Gyles talks to someone very special: the legendary actress ...
'Rosebud' with Gyles Brandreth - COMING SOON
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth launches his new podcast “...