Saturday Live

Eliza Carthy

12 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson for parents, Eliza Carthy was unlikely to do anything else, but her enthusiasm, research and skill in arranging,...

Pam Ayres, Leee John

05 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Rev. Richard Coles are joined by poet Pam Ayres, who talks about her passion on hedgehogs, her time in the WRAF and the everyday events...

Sir Tim Rice

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Tim Rice talks to Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles about bringing the musical Chess back to the West End. He also reflects on his career, love of cric...

Lucy Worsley and Brian Conley

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by history obsessive Dr Lucy Worsley, whose mission is to make history accessible: she writes books for adults...

Andy Hamilton

14 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Presented by Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles.Andy Hamilton earned his comedy stripes at Cambridge, in the university's Light Entertainment Socie...

Alesha Dixon

07 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alesha Dixon tells us about her career as singer, songwriter, author and Britain's Got Talent judge.Christian Donlan describes living with multiple sc...

Arthur Smith

31 Mar 2018

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Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein talk to stand-up comedian Arthur Smith about his new act examining his father Syd's experiences in World War Two and as a po...

Alexandra Burke

24 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alexandra Burke reveals the life events that have inspired the songs on her new album. Raynor Winn was made bankrupt and lost her home, just as her hu...

Kim Wilde

17 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Wilde joins presenters Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles. She sold ten million albums, and after retiring, having a family and then a successful garden...

Katie Piper

10 Mar 2018

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Richard Coles and Suzy Klein are joined by presenter and author Katie Piper. In 2008, she survived a horrific acid attack that left her blind in one e...

Charles Hazlewood

06 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The conductor, Charles Hazlewood, believes in making music inclusive, from projects fusing five Grime MC's with the BBC Concert Orchestra to founding ...

Debbie McGee

24 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie McGee tells us about her time on Strictly, how she needs to keep busy and life two years after the death of her husband, Paul Daniels. Joe Cush...

Greg Wise

17 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The actor and producer Greg Wise is brother of Clare Wise, who died of cancer in 2016. Greg has co-written a book about how he and Clare dealt with he...

Dame Evelyn Glennie, Max Beesley, Keeva, Matt Hopwood

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dame Evelyn Glennie tells presenters Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles about her mission to find new ways to help people really listen. She blazed a tr...

Jenny Agutter

03 Feb 2018

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Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by the actress Jenny Agutter who plays Sister Julienne in Call the Midwife. She recalls her time livi...

Jo Wood

27 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jo Wood's first foray into the public eye was as a popular newspaper's "Face of 1972" aged 17. After 5 years working as a model she met Ronnie Wood an...

Dan Snow

20 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcaster and author Dan Snow is the history guy - from first appearing on our screens with the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein, with d...

Brian Moore

13 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by the commentator and former England Rugby hooker, Brian Moore, who talks about his career, recent health scare ...

Phil Daniels

06 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Phil Daniels joins Aasmah and Richard in the studio. Since his first big role aged 19 as the lead in cult The Who film Quadrophenia, he hasn't ...

Lemn Sissay

30 Dec 2017

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The poet Lemn Sissay, lexicographer Susie Dent and conservationist Ian Redmond join the Reverend Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.Lemn Sissay is a poet an...

Chris Difford

23 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by the lyricist and musician Chris Difford who, along with Glenn Tilbrook, co-founded Squeeze - with ...

James Blunt

16 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hit singer songwriter James Blunt joins Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny to talk hits, the army and acerbic tweets.Actor Abubakar Salim is the new lead in...

Tim Peake

09 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein meet astronaut Tim Peake; writer and actor Sanjeev Kohli and cake maker Cynthia Stroud.Tim Peake is a European Space Agency ...

Liza Tarbuck

02 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The actress and Radio 2 DJ, Liza Tarbuck, joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles to discuss annuals, puzzles and why she's distracted by everythi...

Bruce Dickinson

25 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Dickinson is best known as lead singer one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, Iron Maiden. But he's also a airline captain, in...

Lee Child

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher thrillers, talks to Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny about his latest book The Midnight Line.Actress Alison Steadman...

Radio 4 BBC Children in Need auction; Katie Melua

11 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Melua joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir. She talks about her childhood from Georgia to Belfast and London, her music, and she describes how the...

Reggie Yates

04 Nov 2017

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Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles are joined by broadcaster and actor Reggie Yates. From Desmonds to Top of the Pops, he's been on camera nearly al...

Goldie

28 Oct 2017

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Goldie, producer, DJ and artist; actor Tim Bentinck and model and campaigner Mary Russell join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles..Born in Wals...

Rick Stein

21 Oct 2017

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Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles are joined by chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Rick Stein whose latest culinary journey has taken him to Calif...

Mary Berry

14 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles are joined by the Queen of Baking, Mary Berry who has been teaching the nation to cook for over four decades. She...

Gloria Hunniford

07 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny are joined by the broadcaster Gloria Hunniford - who started out as a singer at the age of seven and went on to become th...

Monty Don

30 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Monty Don joins presenters Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny to discuss his television gardening career, his new book Down To Earth, and how getting your h...

Marc Almond

23 Sep 2017

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Presented by Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny.The singer Marc Almond talks about his new album of 1960s orchestral pop and his diverse career using world ...

David Essex

16 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As he prepares to join the forthcoming Living Legends tour, David Essex tells us about his route from blue-eyed East End boy to star of stage, screen ...

Jeremy Vine

09 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Vine recalls his dad-built tree house and hoisting Karen Clifton aloft on Strictly. Sally Goble tells us what it's like to swim the channel. Ma...

Stephen McGann

02 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by Stephen McGann, who plays Dr. Turner in BBC TV series Call the Midwife. He reveals why he has comb...

Marty Wilde and Roger McGough

26 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sixty years in showbiz for Marty Wilde this year. The south London boy was signed by the famously unsentimental pop Svengali Larry Parnes, and rose to...

Simon Williams

19 Aug 2017

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Actor Simon Williams; singer Heather Small; writer John Higgs and angler Marina Gibson join Aasmah Mir and the Reverend Richard Coles.The actor Simon ...

Levi Roots

12 Aug 2017

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Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by the chef and musician Levi Roots, whose business success began following an appearance on BBC Two'...

Blenheim with John Craven

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning from Blenheim, where to the sounds of the xxxx brass band, we join Countryfile Live for an early harvest festival of things rural.We're j...

Sir Tim Smit

29 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project; actor and writer John Gordon Sinclair; performer Sophie Willan and confectioner Andy Baxendale join Aasm...

Feargal Sharkey

22 Jul 2017

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Feargal Sharkey talks about his journey from Undertone to executive.Josette Simon tells us about her career as an actor and current role as Cleopatra ...

Martine McCutcheon

15 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Martine McCutcheon, real life east ender, became famous as a TV Eastender in the 90s playing Tiffany, on off love interest for hi-maintenance Grant Mi...

Alexei Sayle

08 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alexei Sayle talks about his Imaginary Sandwich Shop and forthcoming appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.Martine Wright lost both her legs in ...

Judy Murray

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Judy Murray talks about her family and their tennis story - and her subsequent projects from dancing the Viennese Waltz at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpo...

Henry "Blowers" Blofeld, Tom Chaplin, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Jess Walkup

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles chat with cricket commentator Henry "Blowers" Blofeld, Keane singer Tom Chaplin on his solo career, comedian Kiri...

Foxton Locks Festival; Lee Hall; Thomasina Miers

17 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A Canal Themed Programme with the Rev. Richard Coles on location from Foxton Locks in Leicestershire for the festival. He is joined by the Canal Laure...

Oz Clarke

10 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Rev. Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir are joined by the wine writer and broadcaster Oz Clarke; TV presenter and author of "The Grief Survival Guide" J...

Robert 'Judge' Rinder; Amelia Dalton; Professor Clare Brant; Daragh O'Malley.

03 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Presenter and barrister Robert 'Judge' Rinder; actor Daragh O'Malley; Clare Brant, professor of 18th century literature and culture and ship's captain...

Adrian Lester, James May, Marawa Ibrahim, Lottie Muir

02 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Adrian Lester, star of Sky drama Riviera; TV presenter and author of The Reassembler, James May; record breaking hula hooper and author of The G...

Nicola Adams and Les Dennis

20 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein are joined by the boxer and Olympic gold champion Nicola Adams, who talks about her boxing career and work as an extra in pr...

Sharleen Spiteri

13 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sharleen Spiteri was just 21 when she found herself and her band Texas at number 8 in the charts with I Don't Want A Lover. Almost 30 years later, she...

Dame Penelope Keith

06 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Dame Penelope Keith; interior designer Nicky Haslam; writer Alex Wheatle and conservationist Dr Amy Dickman join Aasmah Mir and the Revd Richard...

Leo Sayer

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles are joined by the singer/songwriter Leo Sayer. Still touring 40 years after he reinvented the Pierrot for Top of...

Roy Hudd

22 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Roy Hudd is a national treasure. He's been entertaining, acting and generally having fun on TV, the stage and wireless for many decades. Next month he...

Milton Jones, Sam Sweeney, Catherine Howell, Michael Volpe.

15 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Milton Jones; musician Sam Sweeney; opera impresario Michael Volpe and curator Catherine Howell join Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton.Milton Jon...

Christopher Biggins

08 Apr 2017

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The actor and TV personality Christopher Biggins joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles. Best known for his performances as Lukewarm in the BBC s...

Daniel O'Donnell

01 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Irish singing superstar Daniel O'Donnell made history in 2016 by becoming the first recording artist in the history of the UK album chart to have at l...

Jodie Prenger

25 Mar 2017

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The actress Jodie Prenger joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles. Best known for winning the role of Nancy in the West End production of Oliver! ...

Jimmy Osmond

18 Mar 2017

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Jimmy Osmond is only 53 - but has 50 years of showbiz under his belt. How does he do it?Maria MacLennan trained as jewellery designer but found her wa...

Paul Nicholas

11 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The actor Paul Nicholas talks about his recent visit to The Real Marigold Hotel and his early career in the first rock musical Hair. 'Punk potter' Ke...

Lee Mack

04 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Mack star of the long running BBC sit com Not Going Out, former stable boy and keen darts players joins the Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir. Life...

Rory Bremner

25 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rory Bremner joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles, with his impressions of Trump and JP, among many others. He explains what he enjoys about th...

Marti Pellow

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Marti Pellow first hit the charts with Wet Wet Wet's Wishing I was Lucky in 1987. He's gone on to have a successful musical theatre career. With the f...

Una Stubbs

11 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Una Stubbs discusses her love of painting and her role playing Sherlock's landlady Mrs HudsonDinosaur expert and primatologist Ben Garrod on how his l...

Amanda Redman

04 Feb 2017

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Amanda Redman, best known for her role as DSI Sandra Pullman in BBC1's New Tricks, joins Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir to discuss filming in Sri La...

Martin Kemp

28 Jan 2017

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Martin Kemp didn't realise when he was shifting kit for big brother Gary's band Spandau Ballet, that his future lay not back stage but ON stage. Invit...

Mark Watson

21 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Watson is an award winning comedian who has written six novels. He explains why in spite of his success, his dream job is still to be a football ...

Martin Clunes

14 Jan 2017

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Actor and presenter Martin Clunes, best known for his roles in Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin, joins Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir to discuss di...

Ed Balls

07 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Former Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, joins Richard and Aasmah to discuss his surprise success on Strictly Come Dancing, passion for football, how he co...

Lucy Porter

31 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Lucy Porter joins Aasmah Mir and Kate Silverton to discuss why she originally wanted to follow in the footsteps of Kate Adie, the pleasures a...

Arabella Weir

24 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Arabella Weir, star of Two Doors Down, talks to Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein about what neighbours mean to her, festive celebrations and how she got into...

Raymond Blanc

17 Dec 2016

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Raymond Blanc grew up in a self sufficient household in France, and after a few false starts in other professions, became a self taught Michelin star ...

Anthony Horowitz

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Crime writer Anthony Horowitz joins Richard and Aasmah in the studio to discuss his love of Tin Tin, Victorian fairgrounds and why villages are so wel...

Saturday Live Panto Programme with Lesley Joseph

03 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Star of Birds of a Feather and Strictly Come Dancing, Lesley Joseph, joins Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcastin...

Aled Jones

26 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Aled Jones will forever be associated with the song he made a hit - Walking in the Air. Now he's released a seasonal CD where he sings in harmony with...

Adrian Chiles, David France, Phoebe Wainman, Mark Grist

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Silverton and the Rev Richard Coles talk to Adrian Chiles about football and a particular match that pitted black players against white players. ...

Ray Mears

12 Nov 2016

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British Bushcraft, survival expert and photographer Ray Mears talks to Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles about what draws him to the outdoors.Charlie M...

Clare Balding

05 Nov 2016

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Clare Balding and Sir David Tang join Aasmah and RichardClare Balding was a horse mad girl who became a leading amateur flat jockey in her teens. She ...

Tony Robinson

29 Oct 2016

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Actor and broadcaster Tony Robinson joins Aasmah Mir and Rev. Richard Coles to talk about his life onstage, the impact of playing Baldrick, and the un...

Alexander Armstrong

22 Oct 2016

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Alexander Armstrong, quizmaster, actor, classically trained baritone and occasional oboist shares his love of music and llamas. Arlene Phillips left h...

Michael Ball

15 Oct 2016

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Michael Ball joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles to discuss his musical collaboration with the Tenor Alfie Boe; his family's association with ...

McFly singer and author Tom Fletcher

08 Oct 2016

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Tom Fletcher of McFly, Silent Film pianist Neil Brand, Bookshop frequenter Erica Jones and extreme engineer Jimmy de Ville join Richard Coles and Aasm...

Ian Wright

01 Oct 2016

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Ian Wright joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles to discuss his football career, proudest achievements and life after retiring from the game age...

Derren Brown

24 Sep 2016

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The illusionist Derren Brown joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles to discuss why he's spent three years researching what makes us happy. The e...

David Baddiel

17 Sep 2016

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Comedian and writer David Baddiel on writing for children and whether death and dementia make good subjects for comedy. Olympic diver Chris Mears won ...

Damon Hill and Cerys Matthews

10 Sep 2016

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Cerys Matthews, Damon Hill, Meik Wiking and Benny Lewis join Aasmah and Richard for Saturday Live. He became Formula One World Champion in 1996, follo...

John Bishop

03 Sep 2016

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Stand-up comedian and actor John Bishop joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles. John Bishop found fame after discovering his talent for stand-up ...

Ralf Little

27 Aug 2016

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Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles are joined by Ralf Little. He first came to our attention as Antony in The Royle Family and has now produced the 'mockume...

Miles Jupp

20 Aug 2016

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Miles Jupp joins the Rev Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir and shares his love of cricket, rollercoasters and why he is possibly the poshest stand-up comed...

Craig Charles and David Emanuel

13 Aug 2016

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Craig Charles and David Emanuel join Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir.For a while Craig Charles was best known for playing Dave Lister in sci fi comedy Re...

Martin Fry

06 Aug 2016

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Martin Fry is a singer/songwriter who came to prominence in the early 1980s as lead singer of the band ABC. Their debut album, the Lexicon of Love, wa...

Wayne Sleep

30 Jul 2016

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Dancer and choreographer Wayne Sleep talks about life as a dancer, his love of the stars and shares his unusual new hobby. Gary Fildes is a bricklayer...

Denise Welch and Brendan Foster

28 Jul 2016

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Saturday Live's summer road trip begins in South Shields, at the Westovian Theatre, with Aasmah Mir and Richard Coles.As preparations for the maritime...

Leslie Garrett

28 Jul 2016

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The Saturday Live Summer Road Trip pulls into its final stop in Cromer, Norfolk where Reverend Richard Coles and Kate Silverton broadcast live from th...

Wayne Hemingway

16 Jul 2016

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This week the Saturday Live road trip continues to Morecambe in Lancashire, where the Catch The Wind Kite Festival is taking place this weekend, with ...

Tim Vincent

09 Jul 2016

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The next stop on the Saturday Live summer road trip is the beautiful seaside town of Tenby in Pembrokeshire. It's the Long Course Weekend and Aasmah M...

Richard Madeley

25 Jun 2016

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Richard Madeley is one of the most recognizable faces on British TV, part of a successful husband and wife presenting team that lasted over 20 years. ...

Rick Astley

18 Jun 2016

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Rick Astley rolls into the studio to talk to Aasmah Mir and Rev Richard Coles about his comeback album, what it's like to be at the top of the charts ...