“What kind of shit sandwich do you do want to eat?” Viv Groskop talks about money, power, the shock of a blank diary and finding fun at work, even in a pandemic.
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano on music, cancer and “balls of steel”
Sarah Connolly talks about rejection, what she learnt about power from playing men’s roles and the “balls of steel” she developed in her childhood.
Party time in pandemic Britain!
A Martian would also be interested to see that the government is currently planning to “relax” restrictions as soon as the “most vulnerable” have had their first jab, which will enable everyone else to be a giant petri-dish for the new variants. Kent sparkling, South African chilled or Brazilian Caipirinha? It’s party time!
Guy Spier, investor and bestselling writer on money, markets and shame
Guy talks about his journey from wannabe Gordon Gekko to reflective “value investor” via Jungian analysis and some big bumps in the road
Phil Jones, editor of The Jeremy Vine Show on broadcasting in the age of Covid
Phil talks about his brush with mortality after Covid, broadcasting during a pandemic and fighting the culture wars
Adam Hamdy, screenwriter and author of bestselling thrillers
Adam talks about an accidental career, dramatic changes in direction and his attempts to help us find a vaccine