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Jay Blades on how The Repair Shop ‘fixed’ him after difficult childhood

Jay Blades has said The Repair Shop team “fixed” him by bringing him into another family after a difficult childhood which saw him experience neglect, racism and violence. The furniture restorer and host of the popular BBC One show has reflected on ...

25 Sept 2022 at 18:22

Sue Barker: I left Wimbledon on my own terms instead of being pushed out

Sue Barker has said she wanted to leave Wimbledon on her “own terms” rather than be “pushed out the door”, as she referenced her exit from A Question Of Sport after 24 years. The former professional tennis player, 66, bid a tearful farewell to ...

18 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Movies

Alan Cumming reveals how suffering abuse from his father taught him to act

Alan Cumming has said suffering abuse at the hands of his father taught him “good qualities” for becoming an actor. The 57-year-old Scottish star, best known for roles in Emma and Goldeneye, recalled on Desert Island Discs how he and his ...

20 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Music

Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant on death of bandmate John Bonham

Led Zeppelin’s frontman Robert Plant has reflected on his friendship with bandmate John Bonham whose sudden death broke up the British rock band. The eight-time Grammy award-winning singer remembered first meeting Bonham at the age of ...

13 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Oti Mabuse on her mother creating a dance school to provide her with opportunity

Oti Mabuse has recalled how her mother created her own dance school in their home town in South Africa to provide her daughters with opportunities that she did not have growing up. The 31-year-old dancer went on to have a successful ...

06 Mar 2022 at 01:25

It made me more complete: David Harewood reflects on psychotic breakdown

English actor and presenter David Harewood has said his experience of a psychotic breakdown ultimately “made me more complete”. Harewood, 56, found widespread fame playing CIA director David Estes in the US drama series Homeland. ...

29 May 2022 at 01:01

Movies

Leslie Caron recalls what is was like working with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire

Leslie Caron has described the dancing style of Gene Kelly as more sporty, while she felt Fred Astaire was always “one-and-a-half feet off the ground” as she recalled her time with the Hollywood stars. The 90-year-old actress ...

13 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Movies

Steven Spielberg ‘truly regrets’ decimation of shark population due to Jaws

Steven Spielberg said he “truly regrets” the “decimation of the shark population” following the success of his 1975 film Jaws. Joining Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he discussed his successful directing ...

18 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Music

Kirsty Young discusses chronic pain condition on Desert Island Discs return

Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense of self”. The 54-year-old hosted ...

25 Dec 2022 at 08:05

Entertainment

Edward Enninful: My first British Vogue was a love letter to Great Britain

Edward Enninful has recalled how his first edition of British Vogue had been a “love letter to Great Britain”, despite facing racist backlash over his appointment to the role. The stylist and editor said his ...

04 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Pointless presenter Richard Osman opens up about his food addiction

Richard Osman has said he has suffered from food addiction since he was a child and will do for the rest of his life but wants to destigmatise the shame surrounding the addiction. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s ...

07 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Criticism of Mock The Week over lack of diversity ‘bang on’ – Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain has said criticism previously directed at Mock The Week over the lack of diversity among the show’s panellists was “bang on”. The 51-year-old Irish comedian and presenter hosted the BBC ...

26 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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