Ranked #1
How Bill Browder became Vladimir Putin's No. 1 enemy
How Bill Browder became Vladimir Putin's No. 1 enemy
Bill Browder is Vladimir Putin’s No. 1 enemy. Armed with a true life story cut straight from a bestselling thriller, lis... Read more
14 Nov 2017
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Gary Lineker: humanity, free speech, and the dark side of the beautiful game
Gary Lineker: humanity, free speech, and the dark side of the beautiful game
If there’s one thing Gary Lineker is not going to do, it’s ‘just stick to football’. The broadcaster joins James O’Brien... Read more
30 Jan 2018
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59mins
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Sir Nick Clegg: live by the sword, die by the sword
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Robert Webb talks to James O’Brien about the problems with masculinity, losing loved ones, meeting David Mitchell, findi... Read more
17 Oct 2017
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1hr 6mins
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Armando Iannucci's great voyage from Alan Partridge to Veep to The Death of Stalin
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James meets Armando Iannucci, the man behind The Day Today, I’m Alan Partridge, The Thick of It and Veep. In this career... Read more
24 Oct 2017
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Few British psychologists can also boast a successful career in the NBA, but John Amaechi can. In this enthralling and t... Read more
12 Feb 2018
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David Baddiel on anguish, laughter, the antics of his parents, & tactics to tackle antisemitism
David Baddiel on anguish, laughter, the antics of his parents, & tactics to tackle antisemitism
David Baddiel’s mother had an impressively open 20-year-long affair with a golf memorabilia collector, and his father’s ... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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Danny Wallace: the strange and wonderful adventures of an inquisitive man
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9 Jul 2018
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He’s a DJ, a record label boss, a producer and an entrepreneur, but Steve Aoki is really only interested in one thing: b... Read more
6 Aug 2018
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Unfiltered: The best bits you might have missed
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James is away finishing his new book, so we’re doing things a little differently this week. Yes, it’s a ‘Best Of’, but i... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy sits down with James O'Brien for an enlightening interview that discusses his life, the role of the... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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20 Aug 2018
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Nimco Ali: the fight to end female genital mutilation
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Nimco was seven when she was taken to Djibouti to be cut. In an unflinching interview, activist Nimco Ali takes James O’... Read more
23 Jan 2018
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Vicky Beeching: the secret life of the poster girl for the Evangelical church
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In the world of Christian music, Vicky Beeching was one of its biggest stars, but she had a secret, something she’d hidd... Read more
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When Iain Lee went on I’m a Celebrity, he never expected to come out and be ambushed by 190 selfie-demanding school kids... Read more
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