Mariella Meets

By The Times

Join Mariella Frostrup as she sits down with some of the biggest names in entertainment, sport and politics to discuss their latest endeavours, career highlights and early beginnings; to find out how ... more

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October 25, 2023 Al Murray
You might know my special guest today as the pint-waving Brexiteer known as the pub landlord, but that hardly scratches the surface of his list of achievements.

He’s a comedian, writer, podcaster, one-time political candidate and historian.

His latest project is a documentary series called ‘Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?’ where he travels to Jamaica, Australia, South Africa and India - pairing up with local comedians - to explore the legacy of empire.

I caught up with Al Murray earlier and outed his big secret - that he studied history at university - so wasn’t exactly wading in in a total state of ignorance…

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18min
October 20, 2023 Johnny Marr
In 2010, the BBC voted him the fourth-best guitarist of the last 30 years while NME honoured him with their "Godlike Genius" award.

His new book ‘Marr’s Guitars’ tells the story of his life through his guitar collection - alongside a new “best-of” album featuring two brand new singles.

I caught up with Johnny Marr earlier, and asked whether 4th best guitarist of the last 30 years is being damned with faint praise or if the godlike genius award makes up for it…

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14min
October 18, 2023 Corinne Bailey Rae
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae looks back upon her three critically acclaimed albums and discusses her new 'art' album Black Rainbows.
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21min
October 15, 2023 Rick Astley
Rick Astley has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and his songs from the 80s have more than a billion views on YouTube. The singer is back with a bang with his new album called ‘Are we there yet?’.
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19min
October 11, 2023 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
One of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation and talented TED talker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins to speak about her new conquest in literature: Children's books. As a feminist speaker and writer she is used to covering contentious topics but wrote her latest book ‘Mama’s sleeping scarf’ for her daughter.
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25min
September 28, 2023 Lord Blunkett
Lord Blunkett was Britain's youngest councillor, and in 1997 became the first blind cabinet minister. He has struggled with childhood poverty and was told his best chance in life was to become a piano tuner yet became education secretary under Tony Blair - and is continuing to fight for education.
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27min
September 26, 2023 Joe Wicks
The nation's PE teacher talks about giving free signs-ups to teachers for The Body Coach app, the difficulties he experienced during childhood and whether he supports home-schooling. Plus, he dives into whether he will be moving his family across the pond.
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16min
September 25, 2023 Professor Green
Professor Green joins Mariella to reflect on his childhood and how he found tranquillity through music despite his struggles with mental health. Professor Green is a mental health advocate and patron of the suicide prevention charity CALM, and speaks about how poverty can worsen mental health conditions.
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18min
August 31, 2023 Andy Taylor
Duran Duran's Andy Taylor is back with a banging single and a new album to boot, despite his ongoing battle with cancer. We discuss why staying alive is a full time business and how its healed old musical wounds.

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24min
August 29, 2023 Ruth Wilson
Ruth Wilson shot to stardom with her first role out of drama school as Jane Eyre, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.

Now, she stars in the imminent BBC genre bender, ‘The Woman In The Wall’ - a gripping tale centered on a mentally struggling survivor of a Magdaelene Laundries mother and baby home.
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17min

FAQs about Mariella Meets:

How many episodes does Mariella Meets have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.