Ranked #1
Richard Goldstein, Sir Anthony Seldon, Paul Wayne Gregory, Kimmie Rhodes
Richard Goldstein, Sir Anthony Seldon, Paul Wayne Gregory, Kimmie Rhodes
Libby Purves meets headmaster and writer Sir Anthony Seldon; former rock critic Richard Goldstein; chocolatier Paul Wayn... Read more
1 Apr 2015
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41mins
Ranked #2
Sally Magnusson, Steven Isserlis, Dan Hurley, Tommy Hanover
Sally Magnusson, Steven Isserlis, Dan Hurley, Tommy Hanover
Libby Purves meets journalist and writer Dan Hurley; cellist Steven Isserlis; broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson and... Read more
29 Jan 2014
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41mins
Ranked #3
Levison Wood; Kimberley Chambers; John de St Jorre; Annie Siddons.
Levison Wood; Kimberley Chambers; John de St Jorre; Annie Siddons.
Explorer and writer Levison Wood; author Kimberley Chambers; journalist and writer John de St Jorre and performer and pl... Read more
8 Feb 2017
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41mins
Ranked #4
Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole James.
Chris Boardman, Bella Merlin, Rex Pickett, Natalie Nicole James.
Libby Purves meets Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman; writer Rex Pickett; writer and academic Bella Merlin and performer Na... Read more
8 Jun 2016
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42mins
Ranked #5
09/03/2011
09/03/2011
This week Libby Purves is joined by Clarence B Jones, Carodoc King and Yangzom Brauen.Clarence B Jones was the co-author... Read more
9 Mar 2011
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42mins
Ranked #6
Simon Watt, Cal Flyn, Martin Gurdon, Baba Israel
Simon Watt, Cal Flyn, Martin Gurdon, Baba Israel
Libby Purves meets biologist and stand-up Simon Watt; motoring journalist Martin Gurdon; hip-hop artist Baba Israel and ... Read more
1 Jun 2016
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41mins
Ranked #7
Eric Carter, Ray Cooney, Cambridge Jones, Eve Ferret
Eric Carter, Ray Cooney, Cambridge Jones, Eve Ferret
Libby Purves meets cabaret performer Eve Ferret, World War Two Hurricane pilot Eric Carter, director and playwright Ray ... Read more
9 Apr 2014
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41mins
Ranked #8
Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt
Lilla Rowcliffe, Philip Mould, Peter Hain, Susie Boyt
Libby Purves meets Peter Hain MP; art dealer Philip Mould; author Susie Boyt and fly fisherwoman Lilla Rowcliffe.Philip ... Read more
15 Jan 2014
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42mins
Ranked #9
Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.
Helen Czerski; Odaline de la Martinez; Paapa Essiedu; Jim Richards.
Physicist Helen Czerski; composer Odaline de la Martinez; actor Paapa Essiedu and geologist and gold prospector Jim Rich... Read more
9 Nov 2016
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41mins
Ranked #10
Ken Follett, Fr David Delargy, Hannah Peel, Joseph Cook
Ken Follett, Fr David Delargy, Hannah Peel, Joseph Cook
Novelist Ken Follett; scientist Dr Joseph Cook; musician Hannah Peel and Roman Catholic Priest and singer Fr David Delar... Read more
14 Dec 2016
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41mins
Ranked #11
Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
Hunter Davies, Daniel Evans, Henry Normal, Fiona Bird
Libby Purves meets writer Hunter Davies; artistic director Daniel Evans; poet Henry Normal and forager and cook Fiona Bi... Read more
20 Apr 2016
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41mins
Ranked #12
02/02/2011
02/02/2011
This week Libby Purves is joined by Sophie Thompson, Patrick Cockburn, Kevin Skelton and Fred Sirieix.Sophie Thompson is... Read more
2 Feb 2011
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42mins
Ranked #13
Brian Cox, Jason Lewis, Adela Jusic, June Tabor
Brian Cox, Jason Lewis, Adela Jusic, June Tabor
Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox; adventurer Jason Lewis; artist Adela Jusic and singer June Tabor.Actor Brian Cox has... Read more
1 May 2013
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42mins
Ranked #14
Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.
Tom Mangold, Nick Yarris, Catie Munnings, Vanessa Toulmin.
Television reporter and writer Tom Mangold; death row survivor Nick Yarris; rally car driver Catie Munnings and Professo... Read more
7 Dec 2016
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41mins
Ranked #15
Sir Roger Bannister, Prof Kevin Warwick, Rachael Stirling, Diana Darke
Sir Roger Bannister, Prof Kevin Warwick, Rachael Stirling, Diana Darke
Libby Purves meets former athlete Sir Roger Bannister; professor of cybernetics Kevin Warwick; actor Rachael Stirling an... Read more
16 Apr 2014
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41mins
Ranked #16
Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.
Bradley Walsh, Salley Vickers, Ed Victor, Debbie Young-Somers.
Actor Bradley Walsh; novelist Salley Vickers; literary agent Ed Victor and Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers join Libby Purves.R... Read more
30 Nov 2016
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41mins
Ranked #17
Peggy Seeger, Stanley McMurtry, Alex and Milton Mermikides, James Buchanan
Peggy Seeger, Stanley McMurtry, Alex and Milton Mermikides, James Buchanan
Libby Purves meets folk singer Peggy Seeger; cartoonist Stanley McMurtry; composer Milton Mermikides and director Alex M... Read more
28 Oct 2015
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41mins
Ranked #18
Aaron Rosen; Zack McGuiness; Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom; Tom Vaughan.
Aaron Rosen; Zack McGuiness; Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom; Tom Vaughan.
Libby Purves meets actor Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom, son of Norman; Tom Vaughan, co-founder of Juliana's Discotheque; ... Read more
4 Feb 2015
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41mins
Ranked #19
Janice Connolly, Thomas Pakenham, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Hugh Warwick.
Janice Connolly, Thomas Pakenham, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Hugh Warwick.
Libby Purves meets historian Thomas Pakenham; actor Janice Connolly; Asfa-Wossen Asserate, the great-nephew of Emperor H... Read more
4 Nov 2015
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41mins
Ranked #20
Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.
Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.
Libby Purves meets designer Thomas Heatherwick; chef Michel Roux Jr; entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and pilot Dorothy Saul... Read more
18 Nov 2015
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41mins