Former Love Island star turned mental health campaigner, podcaster and author Alex George joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

Alex shares his personal mental health journey through Love Island and beyond and discusses the challenges faced by under‑16s, including whether they should be on social media, before taking on the spoons.

Coming Up:

00:00- Intro

01:00- Am I Normal

04:30- Grief process

06:51 - Pizza Of The Week

07:46- ADHD diagnosis

08:51- Love Island

13:20- Children’s mental health 

18:50 Love Island 

23:00- Apple crumble

25:12- Weight journeys

26:43- Marzipan and liquorice tasting

32:00- Suicidal conversations

38:26- Social Media Bans

40:00- COVID

43:04- Spoons

Food Served:

Homeslice Pizza: Salami pizza

Guilty Pleasure: Apple crumble

Hates: Marzipan and Liquorice All Sorts

Spoon One: Chicken curry

Spoon Two: Green vegetable gnocchi 

Alex’s book, Am I Normal? is out to buy now

Alex’s podcast, Stompcast is available where you listen to your podcasts

If you are affected by the conversation around suicide, contact The Samaritans on www.thesamaritans.org.uk or call them on 116 123

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This week Mark Wogan looks back at some of his highlights from Spooning With Mark Wogan over the past few years.

Coming up:

01:20- Hugh Bonneville talks about his time on W1A

05:24- Dame Prue Leith talks about her time growing up in South Africa during apartheid

11:03- Victoria Smurfitt takes on the spoons

15:56- Richard Armitage talks about his career 

22:56- Mimi Webb talks about starting out as a singer and the lyrics to her songs

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Actor James Nesbitt joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

James talks candidly about his famous eyebrows, his hair transplant and his career across stage and screen. He also explains why he stopped doing the Thomas Cook adverts after starring in The Missing and opens up about his genuine love of cooking.

Food served:

Homeslice Pizza: peppers, salami and chilli

Guilty pleasures: Spam, Cornflakes and Ginger Nut biscuits

Spoon One: Spaghetti Vongole

Spoon Two: Thai-Irish lamb stew with jasmine rice

You can see James Nesbitt in Run Away on Netflix now

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YouTuber Max Fosh joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

Max joins Mark this week to chat about the runaway success of his YouTube videos and his leap into stand-up comedy. He reveals the story behind his potential ban from Sunday Brunch. Plus, Mark grills Max about his very loyal love of Pizza Express. 

Food Served:

Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Brownies and Doritos with garlic, sour cream and chive dip

Homeslice Pizza: Tomato, vodka and salami pizza and Suga White Chocolate brownie

Hatred: Egg mayonaise

Spoon One: Spaghetti Bolognese

Spoon Two: Deep Fried Oyster

For Max’s merchandise visit www.maxfosh.co 

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Celebrities Claudia Winkleman, Gennaro Contaldo, The Hairy Bikers, Thomasina Miers and Susannah Constantine join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week as we look back at some of our favourite moments of when our special guests take on the spoons.

Dishes Served:

Claudia Winkleman was served rabbit pancakes

Gennaro Contaldo was served gnocchi

Hairy Bikers were served olive oil ice cream and duck confit shepherd’s pie

Thomasina Miers was served chocolate mousse and white bean garlic confit dip

Susannah Constantine was served endives with ham and rhubarb and custard doughnuts

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Comedian Jimmy Carr and the knowledge of all food, and Ewan Venters, join Spooning With Mark Wogan with another chance to hear their 2023 Christmas special episode.

Jimmy and Ewan dive into their favourite and least favourite Christmas foods. They put mince pies from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, and Sainsbury’s to the test, discover the best way to enjoy caviar and explore the enduring power of Christmas TV.

Food Served:

Guilty Pleasure: Scrambled eggs with white truffle and Crunchy Nut with Baileys and Starbucks Eggnogg Latte.

Chrismas side dishes: carrots, cranberry sauce, red cabbage, roast potatoes

Cadbury's Selection Box

Boxing Day baguette dip

This podcast was recorded at The Mount Street Restaurant in Mayfair with dishes cooked by Executive Chef James Shears.

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Actor James Lance joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

James opens up about starring in this year’s Beyond Paradise Christmas special and reflects on where it all began, treading the boards in a school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He talks candidly about his career journey, including his time on Ted Lasso, and shares the moments, missteps and lessons that have shaped him along the way. Plus, James reveals his wildly unconventional favourite sandwich (featuring white chocolate mice and cola bottles), while Mark attempts to persuade him to rethink his long-held dislike of fennel.

Homeslice Pizza: Margarita with Salami with Hot Honey

TV Reference: Goan Curry

Guilty Pleasure: Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food and white chocolate mice and cola bottles

Spoon One: Dark chocolate with cheese

Spoon Two: Fennel Ham and Cheese in White Wine

You can see Beyond Paradise Xmas special on The BBC Iplayer now.

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This interview contains sexual themes.

Writer, wordsmith, MP and presenter Gyles Brandreth joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

Gyles opens up about his love of jumpers, his career, his involvement in the 1972 Longford Committee of Inquiry into Pornography, starting the International Scrabble Championship and how he makes his fish finger sandwiches. Plus, can Mark change Gyles mind on dates?

Food Served:

Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Hobnobs with a cup of English Breakfast tea, fish finger sandwiches and baked beans on toast with Marmite

Homeslice Pizza: Mushroom, ricotta, pumpkin seeds, chilli and soy truffle glaze

Spoon One: Le Goûter

Spoon Two: Sticky toffee pudding

Gyles book Pros and Cons is out to buy nowI 

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Reverend Richard Coles joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

Reverend Richard opens up about getting the worst Paso Doble score on Strictly Come Dancing, what religion means to him in the face of adversity and how Mounjaro has helped him with his weight loss.

Food Served:

Homeslice Pizza- Pizza La Reine

Guilty Pleasure: Wotsits and mackerel on toast

Book Quotes: Sausages with marmalade, gingerbread 

Spoon One: Bottarga, peas, purple sprouting broccoli and caviar in pasta. 

Spoon Two: Potato Rosti with goats cheese, pickled beetroot and a raspberry vinaigrette

Richard’s book, Under The Mistletoe is out to buy now.

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TV presenter, archaeologist, comedian, and now author, Sir Tony Robinson joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.

Sir Tony opens up about being in the original cast recording of Oliver!, the institutionalisation of schools, his years on Blackadder, how his height has affected his life, and what he thinks of the Labour government today.

Pizza: Homeslice Margherita Pizza with Burrata and Basil

Dish 1: Sliced Sausages

Spoon 1: Greek Lemon Potatoes

Spoon 2: Caramel Horlicks Trifle

Tony’s book,The House of Wolf is out to buy now

If you are affected by drugs please visit: www.talktofrank.com

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