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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien - a series of in-depth, revealing, long-form interviews with stars of screen, stage, sport, comedy, politics, music and much more.

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Kim Leadbeater

10.21.2021

She would not have become an MP were it not for her sister, Jo Cox who was murdered on a street in Birstall, West Yorkshire in 2016 by a white supremacist terrorist. Speaking to James one week after the killing ...

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien episodes:

10.21.2021 Kim Leadbeater She would not have become an MP were it not for her sister, Jo Cox who was murdered on a street in Birstall, West Yorkshire in 2016 by a white supremacist terrorist. Speaking to James one week after the killing ...
10.14.2021 Joe Tracini Joe Tracini was only 18 months old when he first performed on stage with his Dad, Joe Pasquale. By the time he was 15 he was named as the most promising comedy act by Ken Dodd. Tracini then landed a ...
10.07.2021 Bernardine Evaristo When Bernardine Evaristo was in her thirties she decided she wanted to win the Booker Prize. After breaking away from her career in theatre, Evaristo eventually became the first Black British person to receive the literary award and was catapulted ...
09.30.2021 Waheed Arian Waheed Arian spent his childhood fleeing the war zones of Afghanistan. After recovering from an almost fatal illness at a Pakistan refugee camp as a child, he set his sights on becoming a doctor. Putting his life in the hands ...
09.23.2021 Angela Rayner The Deputy Leader of the Labour party was brought up by a parent who could not read or write. After getting pregnant and leaving school aged 16, Angela Rayner became a home carer where she found her feet as a ...
09.16.2021 Joe Mulhall In the run up to the 2016 Trump election, Joe Mulhall of Surrey, England managed to convince the American white supremacist terrorist group, the Ku Klux Klan, of his support for them. Shortly afterwards he found himself armed and accompanying ...
09.09.2021 Brian May For 20 years, Queen guitarist and astrophysicist, Brian May had been too busy to realise that he didn’t belong to a record label. Then at the height of lockdown he decided to reissue his 1992 solo album, Back To The ...
09.02.2021 Jolyon Maugham After leading a series of successful challenges to the Brexit process, Jolyon Maugham QC was thrust into the limelight and depicted by right-wing Brexiteers as an out of touch, elitist, Remainer. But for the first 17 years of his life, ...
08.12.2021 Anthony Horowitz Aged 10 and deeply unhappy, Anthony Horowitz OBE realised that he was a writer. Since then he has been difficult to pin down. His diverse oeuvre ranges from Midsomer Murders and Foyle’s War, to the bestselling Alex Rider teen spy ...
08.05.2021 John Amaechi When John Amaechi OBE was a boy, his white grandfather would lean out of the car window to shout racist abuse at other drivers whilst he sat in the back. He went on to become the first British NBA star ...
07.29.2021 Joe Lycett Joe Lycett, the comedian formerly known as Hugo Boss has no discernable backstory of trauma to speak of. He has ‘a tendency to do just enough’ and is frustrated with himself when he accepts the offer of work. But he ...
07.23.2021 Lucy Kellaway Having separated from her husband, Lucy Kellaway quit her full-time, high-status job as a journalist at the Financial Times to become a trainee teacher at a secondary school. In Re-educated, Lucy shows that age is no barrier to ripping up ...
07.16.2021 Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green Before the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic, scientists Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green had already started developing a vaccine against the virus which would go on to bring the world to a standstill. ...
07.09.2021 Mary Portas Mary Portas made her name transforming the luxury retailer, Harvey Nichols into a destination. But as the high street crumbles, and as the earth continues to buckle under the pressure of consumerism, the Queen of Shops is dedicating herself to ...
07.01.2021 Introducing 'Ive Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan' Hi, Full Disclosure listener, We’ve got another brand new podcast we think you’ll enjoy. ‘I’ve Been Thinking’ is a new weekly show hosted by Peter Frankopan. As well as being a best-selling author (Silk Roads), Professor of Global History and ...
06.28.2021 Dr Waheed Arian At 15, Waheed fled Afghanistan. Arriving in Britain on a false passport, he was imprisoned in a young offender institution. Now, he's a Cambridge qualified doctor supplying war torn countries with medical help.
06.11.2021 Introducing 'If It Bleeds It Leads' Hi Full Disclosure fans – we have a new True Crime podcast we think you’ll enjoy called ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’ Could you be a criminal? What separates the way you think, from the criminal mind? Join the world’s ...
05.27.2021 Salman Rushdie Rushdie's life changed forever on February 14, 1989, when Iran’s spiritual leader ordered his execution. Forced to spend the subsequent 13 years living under a false name and constant police protection, he now lives freely in New York.
05.21.2021 Peter Oborne Peter Oborne is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph, from which he resigned in early 2015. He is author of The Assault on Truth - Boris Johnson,
05.13.2021 Owen Jones Owen Jones
04.30.2021 Professor Corinne Fowler You might not have heard of her, but you'll certainly have seen her work: she is the academic at the centre of an escalating row over the National Trust’s efforts to explore links between its properties and colonialism.
04.22.2021 Nish Kumar Nish Kumar talks to James O'Brien about plans for his new 2022 tour : Control, and finding the funny again after a turbulent few months
04.19.2021 Introducing 'The New Conspiracist' Conspiracy theories are swirling around like never before – tormenting mistrust, infecting our politics, and even tearing families apart. But Brit Award-winning comedian Jolyon Rubinstein and investigative journalist James Ball are here to save the day. Or at least try.
04.15.2021 Reverend Richard Coles Rev Richard Coles on The Madness Of Grief, his account of coping with the death of his long-term partner
03.25.2021 Robert Webb Last year, emergency surgery saved Robert Webb's life. This year, he's back with a new show and a new book.
03.19.2021 Harlan Coben Prolific thriller writer Harlan Coben joins James O'Brien to mark surpassing 73 million sales
03.11.2021 David Harewood Homeland star David Harewood talks to James O'Brien about racism in Hollywood.
03.04.2021 Elizabeth Day Podcaster Elizabeth Day, who stormed the zeitgeist with her novel 'How to Fail' joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure
02.25.2021 Nicky Campbell Nicky was adopted at just four-days-old, leaving him with a “fragile” identity growing up and at times feeling he was “living a lie”. In this week's Full Disclosure, James and Nicky share their experiences of growing up adopted.
02.18.2021 Eliot Higgins Eliot Higgins
02.11.2021 Sathnam Sanghera British journalist and author, Sathnam Sanghera, joins James O'Brien to talk about his new book: Empireland.
02.05.2021 Tim Roth From south London to LA, Tim Roth has been Hollywood royalty for almost three decades. Speaking to James right the end of Donald Trump's premiership, Roth gives his thoughts on the outgoing President, Brexit and the COVID-19 response
01.28.2021 Rachel Clarke Palliative care doctor & campaigner Rachel Clarke, better known as @doctor_oxford on Twitter, is on this week's episode of Full Disclosure with James O'Brien. In her most recent book, ‘Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a time of Pandemic’, Dr Clarke ...
01.21.2021 Jack Monroe Last week, social media was full of images of food parcels sent to parents to feed their children. They were not substantial. James speaks to journalist and food writer, Jack Monroe about campaigning on poverty issues.
12.10.2020 Richard Osman James talks to Pointless co-host and gameshow producer, Richard Osman, who has released his first novel, The Thursday Murder Club.
12.03.2020 Tom Kerridge Chef extraordinaire, Tom Kerridge, has been working to save Britain's pubs. Incredibly, his quest was interrupted by Coronavirus - changing the project's nature but not its course. The pandemic has been catastrophic for our nation's locals; Kerridge's insight is frighteningly ...
11.23.2020 Grenfell: Where are we now? While COVID reigns supreme on the news cycle, the Grenfell inquiry has taken a backseat. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O'Brien sits down with Edward Daffern, a former resident of the tower. Daffarn had predicted the tragedy years ...
11.13.2020 Introducing Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney Hi Full Disclosure fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by legendary reporter John Sweeney, Hunting Ghislaine is a 6 part series about Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a disgraced billionaire and the former partner ...
11.12.2020 Lionel Barber James speaks to the former editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber.
11.05.2020 Dawn French James O'Brien speaks to comedian and author Dawn French on the release of her new book, Because of You.
10.29.2020 Piers Morgan This week James speaks to Piers Morgan. Hear how Piers was flown to Florida at the age of 28 to meet with Rupert Murdoch and had no idea why...
10.23.2020 James O'Brien! A bit of a departure this week as James is interviewed by journalist Marie Le Conte about the release of his new book. Did you know James had a new book out?
10.15.2020 Joe Wicks "The nation's PE teacher" Joe Wicks joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure, discussing everything from his difficult upbringing to becoming a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to his livestreamed "PE with Joe" lessons.
10.15.2020 Introducing ‘What Next?' with Lionel Barber Hi Full Disclosure fans LBC have a new podcast we think you’ll enjoy - Hosted by Lionel Barber, the former Editor of the Financial Times, What Next? focuses on life after COVID-19 and sees the multi-award-winning journalist and author discover ...
10.08.2020 Ruby Wax Comedy legend Ruby Wax sits down with James O'Brien to talk mental health 'Frazzled cafes' and passing the comedic torch to her children.
10.01.2020 Monty Don Gardening legend Monty Don joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 10 and struck by stroke mid-way into his fruitful career, his life hasn't been all roses. Through tragedy, he's ...
09.24.2020 Margaret Atwood James speaks to the author Margaret Atwood
08.10.2020 David Baddiel James speaks to the comedian David Baddiel
07.27.2020 Martin Lewis This week James speaks to the founder of moneysavingexpert, Martin Lewis.
07.20.2020 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan This week James speaks to Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

What's Full Disclosure with James O'Brien about?

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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien episodes:

Kim Leadbeater

Joe Tracini

Bernardine Evaristo

Waheed Arian

Angela Rayner

Joe Mulhall

Brian May

Jolyon Maugham

Anthony Horowitz

John Amaechi

Joe Lycett

Lucy Kellaway

Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green

Mary Portas

Introducing 'Ive Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan'

Dr Waheed Arian

Introducing 'If It Bleeds It Leads'

Salman Rushdie

Peter Oborne

Owen Jones

Professor Corinne Fowler

Nish Kumar

Introducing 'The New Conspiracist'

Reverend Richard Coles

Robert Webb

Harlan Coben

David Harewood

Elizabeth Day

Nicky Campbell

Eliot Higgins

Sathnam Sanghera

Tim Roth

Rachel Clarke

Jack Monroe

Richard Osman

Tom Kerridge

Grenfell: Where are we now?

Introducing Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney

Lionel Barber

Dawn French

Piers Morgan

James O'Brien!

Joe Wicks

Introducing ‘What Next?' with Lionel Barber

Ruby Wax

Monty Don

Margaret Atwood

David Baddiel

Martin Lewis

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

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