Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Episodes
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 interview with Merlin Holland, who has an unusual cla...
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 in Kingston, Surrey. Twiggy shot to fame as a 16 ...
Anneka Rice
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Gyles hears the reminiscences of the presenter, writer and painter Anneka Rice. Rice grew up in Surrey, the daughter of a builder and a fru...
Charles Dance
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The actor, director, and Game Of Thrones star Charles Dance tells Gyles about his childhood, adolescence and the early years of his career: which are ...
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 episode hilarious, but it's also slightly more adu...
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 a welder and a shop assistant, Val became obsesse...
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 Friend Therapy, and author of multiple best-selling...
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 her life and times. They talk about her childhood...
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 episode, Gyles asks Richard how he would like to be...
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 Alice Arnold. This is a truly romantic and life-aff...
Lulu
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, this episode has got it all: gripping stories, laughter, tears and a lot of singing. Gyles takes Lulu back to memories of her childhood in Glas...
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 dynamism brought about the nationwide helpline for chi...
David Mitchell
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles invites the brilliant comedian, actor and writer David Mitchell to look back at his early memories. This chat starts with David's childhood, and...
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 on bikes pretending to be Starsky and Hutch, to h...
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 recording artiste and member of the world's biggest girl...
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 1950s Sheffield, to getting drunk at boarding sch...
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 reminiscences from Lorraine Kelly, Anneka Rice and Joe Wicks, ...
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, friends and listeners. It's like a Christmas stocking:...
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 2012. Rowan begins by talking to Rowan telling Gyl...
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: the first Rosebud centenarian. Pat tells Gyles about...
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 Christmas Special this Friday. This first Christmas Cr...
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 healthily, joins Gyles for this episode. Joe talks abou...
Anton Du Beke
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gyles talks to Strictly Come Dancing judge and ballroom dancer extraordinaire, Anton Du Beke. Anton shares stories of his childhood as...
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. Now 90 years old, Dame Sheila looks back at her r...
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 Blackburn, Lancashire in a "bubble of love" with h...
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 year interlude in Peckham - Ben moved to London fo...
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 them reminisce about her incredibly rich, varied a...
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 morning TV landscape for over 30 years. Since wor...
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 event at The Barnes Book Fest. A socialite, aristoc...
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 amount to 'nothing' by the careers advisor, sufferin...
Nicola Sturgeon
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Sturgeon, former First Minister of Scotland, is arguably one of the most successful British politicians of her generation. But how did it all b...
Miriam Margolyes
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles's guest is the BAFTA-winning actress, best-selling writer, national treasure and force of nature Miriam Margolyes. Gyles and Miriam meet in Miri...
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 Rory Stewart. This is a fascinating and honest con...
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 of Popmaster, dad of six, and all round legend. Gy...
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 discuss her childhood roots in Birmingham, her incredib...
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 Dame Judi Dench. They chat about her happy childh...
'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 “Rosebud” on September 1st – St Giles’s Day....