A comedian and author, the product of a Catholic upbringing in Ireland, whose memoir Trouble is equal parts tender, humorous, and raw, while dealing with her sex work, addiction, and father's suicide.

My guest today is Marise Gaughan.

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The son of a bus driver, the son of an immigrant, but that’s as far as the political clichés go. One of 8 children, he would go on to become the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital, with the largest personal mandate of any politician in Britain.

Within months of taking office, his city, London, experienced three fatal terrorist attacks; at least 72 people died in the Grenfell fire; the UK voted to leave the European Union; and the then-president of the United States Donald Trump called him a “pathetic excuse” for a mayor. Seven years later he is seeking a record-breaking third term.

Our guest is Sadiq Khan.

Presenter: Oli Dugmore

Producer: Laura Beveridge

Production: Spiritland Productions

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By her thirties, she was a successful comedian, making regular TV appearances. But, away from the public eye, she was searching for answers: answers to why she had never quite “fitted in” and, more pressingly, why she was habitually destroying all the furniture in her flat. 

From sex work to stand up, her new book, Strong Female Character, details this 20 year search and her eventual diagnosis with autism.

Our guest today is Fern Brady.

Presenter: Oli Dugmore

Producer: Laura Beveridge

Production: Spiritland Productions

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A world class striker, he won the golden boot at the 1986 World Cup. 80 caps for England. 

Today, he is the longest serving - and most outspoken - Match of the Day presenter, the BBC’s best paid presenter, and perhaps a bigger player in the media than he was on the pitch. He says: “I was born to be in the box, I learnt how to be on the box, and I’ll end up in a box.”

Our guest today is Gary Lineker.

Presenter: Oli Dugmore

Producer: Laura Beveridge

Production: Shawnee Linstead, Oli Johnson

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Born in Mullingar, Ireland, in 1993 his life was normal. By the age of 16 he was one of the most famous people in the world, part of the biggest boy band since the Beatles, One Direction.

Reflecting on that moment he said: “My childhood was cut short. I never really got the chance to finish school. After the first audition I packed up everything in my life in a bag. I didn’t realise at the time that, when I was stuffing clothes into a little suitcase, that was pretty much me leaving home for good.” His dad says: “he went to that audition and never came back.”

Our guest today is Niall Horan.

Presenter: Oli Dugmore

Producer: Laura Beveridge

Production: Paul Donegan, Barry Gormley

Niall's new album, 'The Show', is out now: http://niall.lnk.to/theshow

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