The Lauren Laverne Podcast

Tom Allen & Mae Martin Mar 13, 2020

Comedian Tom Allen drops by to talk about his involvement in this year’s Sport Relief. Mae Martin joins us to talk about her new Channel 4 show, Feel Good. A six-part semi-autobiographical comedy series in which she stars alongside Lisa Kudrow.

In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks from new film 'The Photograph' to the series 'Noughts & Crosses'.

In The Maths of Life Dr Hannah Fry gets into unlucky people in history and the unsinkable woman.

Finally, there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Simon Pegg and Sleater-Kinney Feb 28, 2020

Simon Pegg joins to talk about his new film Lost Transmissions and Sleater-Kinney drops by to talk about the legacy of Riot Grrrl, playing live for 25 years, and working with St Vincent on their latest album, The Center Won’t Hold.

In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks from Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom's latest film, Greed to the new series of Last Tango in Halifax.

In The Maths of Life Dr Hannah Fry pays tribute to the pioneering mathematician, Katherine Johnson and gets into the maths of football.

Finally, there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Elisabeth Moss and Steve Coogan Feb 21, 2020

Mark Radcliffe in for Lauren Laverne this week.

Steve Coogan drops by to chat about his brand new film Greed, directed by frequent collaborator Michael Winterbottom, and Elisabeth Moss joins us to talk about her new film, The Invisible Man.

In the Maths of Life with Dr Hannah Fry, we get into the end of the universe.

In This Week's Watchlist with Rhianna Dhillon she give us her viewing picks from latest adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, Emma, To the new series of The Split on BBC One.

Tim Burgess Feb 14, 2020

Tim Burgess drops by to chat about his new album I Love The New Sky, his joy at signing to Bella Union and reflects on nearly 30 years of the Charlatans.

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry gets into mental arithmetic’s, and in This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks from The Stranger on Netflix to BBC One's The Pale Horse.

There’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits

Finally in honour of St. Valentine’s Day, we’ll be hearing again from Dr Hannah Fry as she gets into the Maths of Love, and Rhianna Dhillon gives us her essential Valentine’s Day selections.

Marian Keyes and Johnny Flynn Feb 07, 2020

On the podcast this week, actor and musician Johnny Flynn drops by to talk about his role in the latest adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, Emma.

Ireland's bestselling living author, Marian Keyes joins to chat about her latest novel, Grown Ups.

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry is joined by Dr Adam Rutherford and they get into all things gold.

Rhianna Dhillon gives her viewing picks of the week, including BBC One's new comedy, The Goes Wrong Show and the must-see, Queen and Slim at the cinema.

Finally, there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton Jan 31, 2020

On the podcast this week, Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton join me to talk about the return of BBC Two’s black comedy, Inside No.9

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry gets very mind bendy and tells us what a four dimensional ball looks like, and the world of TV and Film, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks, which includes The Personal History of David Copperfield and Avenue Five, staring Hugh Laurie.

Finally, there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Pet Shop Boys Jan 24, 2020

To mark the release of their 14th studio album, Hotspot - Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe drops by to talk new music, and their forthcoming Dreamworld Greatest Hits Live tour.

In honour of the 6 music festival, Dr Hannah Fry gets into the maths of the festival’s chosen location of Camden

Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks, featuring Series 2 of Sex Education on Netflix to Sky Atlantic's The Outsider, directed and starring Jason Bateman

Finally, there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits

Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming Jan 17, 2020

This week on the podcast, Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming drop by to chat about their starring roles in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame and Rough For Theatre II – which begins at the Old Vic at the end of January.

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry gets into the maths of predicting box office success and Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks, featuring Sam Mendes' First World War epic 1917 and new Channel 4 drama, Deadwater Fell – starring David Tennant.

Plus there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Robert Carlyle Jan 10, 2020

This week on the podcast, Robert Carlyle drops by to talk about his new drama series COBRA, which despite Robert’s suspicions is not about a snake. In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry explains how gossip networks work, and the science behind fixing London’s wobbly Millennium Bridge. Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks in This Week’s Watchlist, featuring the BBC’s new three-part series Dracula, Jojo Rabbit at the cinema, and Netflix’s true crime documentary Don’t F With Cats. Plus there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that just cannot stop playing pop hits.

Mackenzie Crook and Tim Key Dec 20, 2019

This week on the podcast, Mackenzie Crook drops by to chat about writing, directing and starring as Worzel Gummidge in the new BBC One adaptation, airing this Christmas.

Tim Key brings joins me to read some super festive poems and talk about his Chrimbo Bimbo show at the Arcola Theatre.

In the Maths of Life, Professor Sophie Scott explains the science behind the ‘perfect marriage’ and why humans – and strangely, spiders – enjoy unwrapping gifts.

Rhianna Dhillon gives us her Christmassy viewing picks in This Week’s Watchlist - featuring Star Wars, Little Woman and the return of Gavin and Stacey.

Plus there’s more brilliant House Music – the everyday objects that will not cease playing pop hits.

Sir Lenny Henry and Stewart Copeland Dec 13, 2019

Plus House Music, this week's Watchlist and the Maths of Life.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Simon Raymonde of Bella Union Dec 06, 2019

Multi award winning actor and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge drops by to chat about new book, Fleabag - The Scriptures, which is the ultimate companion to the hit BBC series. She also tells us what her dream writing day looks like, what it was like working on the new James Bond film, and working with Andrew Scott.

Simon Raymonde of Bella Union joins me to chat about his label’s latest release: Odyssey: The Sound Of Ivor Raymonde.

Elsewhere in the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry gets into the misuse of the word exponential and what it actually means, and demonstrates the weirdness of infinity.

Finally, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her top picks in This Week’s Watchlist from new BBC coming of age comedy, Ladhood to new whodunit film, Knives Out.

Kevin Parker and David Morrissey Nov 29, 2019

Plus more pop gloriousness in House Music, this week's Watchlist and the Maths of Life.

Edward Norton and George The Poet Nov 22, 2019

Edward Norton drops by to talk about his latest cop drama, Motherless Brooklyn and the brilliant George The Poet joins me to chat about Chapter 2 of his hit series, Have You Heard George’s Podcast?

Elsewhere we have The Maths of Life with Professor Sophie Scott; she gets into the maths of conversation and talks to us about this and that…quite literally

Rhianna Dhillon gives us her top picks in This Week’s Watchlist from BBC One’s new drama, Gold Digger to the return of The Crown on Netflix.

Finally, there’s more House Music – the everyday objects that will not cease playing pop hits.

Karl Hyde and Alison Goldfrapp Nov 15, 2019

Underworld’s Karl Hyde joins me to talk about their latest project, the Drift Series 1. It concluded their 52-week Drift multimedia project that began in November 2018 where they released music, film, and text pieces every Thursday. Karl also tells us his favourite ever ‘Born Slippy’ moment.

Ahead of their upcoming 20th Anniversary Felt Mountain tour, Alison Goldfrapp drops by to chat about the iconic album, 20 years on.

Plus, Dr Hannah Fry brings us The Maths of Life, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks in This Week’s Watchlist, and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects that will not cease playing pop hits.

Emilio Estevez, Nicole Avant and Noel Fielding Nov 08, 2019

This week on the podcast, actor and director Emilio Estevez talks about his new film The Public, a drama set in a Cincinnati library that escalates quickly.

Nicole Avant chats about The Black Godfather, which she has produced for Netflix about her father, legendary music executive Clarence Avant.

And the ever-delightful Noel Fielding drops by to talk about being a jester in the court of Bake Off, his love of The Incredible String Band, and spending ten hours a day covered in oil paint.

Plus, Dr Hannah Fry brings us The Maths of Life, Rhianna Dhillon gives us her viewing picks in This Week’s Watchlist, and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects that will not cease playing pop hits.

Wendell Pierce, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dawn O’Porter Nov 01, 2019

This week on the podcast, star of screen and stage, Wendell Pierce joins me to chat about his second run as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

Astrophysicist, author and broadcaster Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us to talk about his new book Letters from an Astrophysicist.

And Dawn O’Porter drops by to chat about her sixth book ‘So Lucky’, fresh from her launch party the night before!

Plus, Professor Sophie Scott brings us The Maths of Life and Rhianna Dhillon gives us her picks for what to watch in This Week’s Watchlist.

Jane Krakowski and Ken Loach Oct 25, 2019

This week on the podcast, Jane Krakowski, who you’ll probably know from 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, dropped by to chat with Stuart about her new comedy series Dickinson - the Emily Dickinson’s coming-of-age story told with a modern twist.

And Stewart caught up with filmmaker Ken Loach who told us all about his latest effort, ‘Sorry We Missed You’, which takes a hard look at the realities of today’s gig economy.

Plus Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week and Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths Of Life.

Zadie Smith and Ross Noble Oct 18, 2019

This week on the podcast, novelist and essayist Zadie Smith joins us to chat about her new book of short stories Grand Union.

Comedian Ross Noble drops by to chat about his new stand-up tour ‘Humournoid’.

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah fry covers Good Arts Law, where we use maths to nudge behaviour and Rat-Nav; a study on rat’s brains as they navigate mazes.

And finally there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea, Sienna Miller and Kate Tempest Oct 11, 2019

This week on the podcast, Paul Rudd and Aisling Bea join us to talk about their new Netflix series Living With Yourself.

Kate Tempest drops by to chat about her upcoming UK tour. Sienna Miller was also in to tell us all about her new movie American Woman, and Garth Jennings discusses his children’s book The Good, the Bad and the Deadly 7.

Plus Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week, Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths Of Life, and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Renee Zellweger, Norman Jay MBE and Sophie Dahl Oct 04, 2019

This week on the podcast, Renee Zellweger joins us to chat about playing Judy Garland in the new biopic, Judy which is out this week.

Norman Jay MBE drops by to chat about his new memoir, Mister Good Times, and Sophie Dahl discusses new children’s books, Madame Badobedah

In the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah fry covers subjects including the mind boggling exploration into infinity, and Rhianna Dhillon reviews the latest in TV, Film and streaming – from World War II drama, World on Fire and Netflix’s new High-school comedy The Politician.

And finally there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

HAIM and Katy Brand Sep 27, 2019

This week on the podcast, HAIM joins us to chat about their latest single Summer Girl and striking an unlikely friendship with filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.

Katy Brand also drops by to chat about new book: I Carried A Watermelon which is part-memoir and part-homage to the iconic movie, Dirty Dancing

Plus Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week, Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths Of Life, and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Kid Creole Sep 20, 2019

On the podcast this week, Kid Creole chats about his musical influences growing up, being a firm fixture at Studio 54 and working with both of his sons on his brand new single, Checkin' My Colonies,

Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths Of Life, and looks into confirmation bias and breaks down the term Déjà vu!

Rhianna Dhillon gives us her TV and Film picks including BBC drama The State of the Union, Netflix’s gripping new show, Unbelievable and new film, Hustlers

Finally there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Mark Strong, Eno Williams of Ibibio Sound Machine and Oliver Jeffers Sep 13, 2019

This week on the podcast, Mark Strong drops by to chat about new Sky One drama Temple

Eno Williams of Ibibio Sound Machine joins me to talk about latest album Doko Mien and the band's forthcoming autumn tour

Writer and illustrator Oliver Jeffers tells us all about his latest book The Fate of Fausto

We also have Rhianna Dhillon’s TV and Film picks including horror sequel, It: Chapter Two, Sasha Baron Cohen's new Netflix drama, The Spy and BBC One's The Capture

Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths of Life, and looks into why some people think the earth is flat, and asks, just how big is the earth?

Finally there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Iggy Pop, Little Simz and Ashley Walters Sep 06, 2019

This week on the podcast, Iggy pop talks about his brand new album and why he chose to name it 'Free' Little Simz and Ashley Walters drop by to chat about the hotly anticipated return of Top Boy on Netflix, Richard Ayoade gets into the meaning behind his new book, Ayoade on Top, and Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey tells us all about the forthcoming adaptation of the hit show.

Plus Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week, Dr Hannah Fry brings you The Maths Of Life, and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Anna Calvi, Sara Pascoe and Peter Webber Aug 30, 2019

Mercury Prize-nominated Anna Calvi joins me to talk about scoring the latest series of Peaky Blinders.

Director Peter Webber tells us about his latest film, the reggae documentary Inna De Yard, and comedian Sara Pascoe explores some of the fascinating facts about the human anatomy in her new book Sex Power Money.

In The Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry gets into super-smellers, Einstein and Columbus, and we’ve got more of your House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

This Week's Watchlist and The Maths of Life Aug 23, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews Kathy Burke’s new TV show ‘All Woman’, the Seth Rogen comedy ‘Good Boys’ and Netflix docudrama ‘The Family’.

In the Maths of Life, Dr. Hannah Fry explains how you can make two ends of a tunnel meet in the middle, and exactly what would happen if you drilled through the centre of the earth.

This Week’s Watchlist and The Maths of Life Aug 16, 2019

On the podcast this week, Rhianna Dhillon reviews Channel 4 comedy This Way Up, new Tarantino film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, and the new series of female wrestling drama, Glow on Netflix.

In the Maths of Life, Professor Sophie Scott looks into why things make us laugh, and explains the reasons science simply doesn’t yet have an answer for why a dolphin would play with a jellyfish. We also have more of your House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Soulwax Aug 09, 2019

David and Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax, chat about their Despacio soundsystem at the Nile Rodgers curated Meltdown Festival.

Rhianna Dhillon reviews new film Animals, which looks into the complexity of the female friendship, BBC series Fosse / Verdon and the latest Netflix thriller, The Red Sea Diving Resort.

In the Maths of Life, Professor Sophie Scott goes deep into the science of dogs and language, and we have more of your House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Chrissie Hynde Aug 02, 2019

Chrissie Hynde chats to Mark Radcliffe about her new album ‘Valve Bone Woe’.

Plus Rhianna Dhillon reviews channel 4’s Female Led Anthology series 'I Am… Nicola, Kirsty, Hannah', the new Horrible Histories movie and 'Typewriter' on Netflix. Finally, Dr Hannah Fry explains weather forecasting and the story of mathematician Ramanujan, who inspired 'Good Will Hunting'.

DJ Shadow and The Maths Of Life Jul 26, 2019

DJ Shadow chats to Nemone about his new collaboration with De La Soul and his new album. Plus Dr Hannah Fry explains the algorithms that decide what we like and why some singers are more successful than others.

John Malkovich Jul 19, 2019

On the podcast this week, Rhianna Dhillon reviews dark comedy A Simple Favour on Netflix, the fifth and final series of Poldark on BBC and documentary The Brink.

There’s the Maths of Life with Dr Hannah Fry and actor John Malkovich joins us to talk about his new play, Bitter Wheat

Finally, there’s more of your House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Gruff Rhys and David Nicholls Jul 12, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews the psychological thriller Midsommar , new BBC wildlife show Serengeti and the return of Stranger Things on Netflix. Gruff Rhys joins us to talk about his brand new album Pang!, and David Nicholls drops by to talk about his new coming-of-age tale Sweet Sorrow

Plus it’s the return of Dr Hannah Fry in The Maths of Life, who gets into the maths of tennis and sisters and there’s more of your House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Live from Glastonbury special Jul 05, 2019

Last weekend we were live from Worthy Farm, and went on a big walk across the site, picking up some friends along the way. We were joined by Slowthai, Kate Tempest, Johnny Marr and Sharon Van Etten.

Brittany Howard and Fatboy Slim Jun 28, 2019

On the podcast, Brittany Howard chats about her new single, 'History Repeats' and forthcoming album, 'Jamie'. Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim drops by to talk about his new project, 'Ibiza: The Silent Movie'. Elsewhere, Professor Sophie Scott brings you The Maths of Life, Rhianna Dhillion has This Week's Watchlist and there’s more House Music – everyday objects playing pop hits.

Karen O and Michael Kiwanuka Jun 21, 2019

On the podcast, Richard Curtis and Himesh Patel talk about their new film Yesterday, which is set in a world where the Beatles next existed. Karen O drops by to chat about her latest collaboration with Dangermouse, and Michael Kiwanuka chats about his new single, Money. Elsewhere, Professor Sophie Scott brings you The Maths of Life and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Matt Berry Jun 14, 2019

On the podcast this week, Matt Berry joins to talk about his new Victorian police comedy, Year of the Rabbit.

In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon chats about the hotly anticipated return of Killing Eve, plus the talk show comedy, Late Night at the cinema and the return of Black Mirror.

In The Maths of Life, it’s an intuition special with Professor Sophie Scott delving deep into our gut instincts and body language.

And we bring you more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

The Maths of Life and This Week’s Watchlist Jun 07, 2019

Professor Sophie Scott looks into how we're affected by smell, and asks the profound question - how do we know where we are?

In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon reviews high school comedy, Booksmart, new apocalyptic series Good Omens and Professor Brian Cox’s new show The Planets.

Plus we bring you more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Live From Worthy Farm May 31, 2019

This week we were invited down by Michael and Emily Eavis to see how things are going ahead of this year’s Glastonbury, which is returning after a fallow year in 2018.

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend May 24, 2019

Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend joins for a chat to talk about latest album, Father of the Bride. Rhianna Dhillon reviews the nineties rave film Beats, dystopian drama Years & Years and Netflix's sci-fi film, See You Yesterday. In The Maths of Life, Professor Sophie Scott looks at how culture shapes our perception of the world, and how much of the world we really see. Finally, we have House Music – the every day objects playing the pop hits

Bill Nighy and Jarvis Cocker May 17, 2019

Bill Nighy chats about his new film Sometimes Always Never, which is also the directional debut of Carl Hunter from The Farm. Jarvis Cocker chats about his his brand new track Must I Evolve, which is from his latest project JARV IS…

Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week, Professor Sophie Scott brings you The Maths of Life and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Wu-Tang Clan, Jessie Buckley, Joe Boyd May 10, 2019

RZA and Cappadonna from Wu-Tang Clan chat about their upcoming Gods of Rap tour with Public Enemy and De La Soul.

Jessie Buckley, star of Wild Rose tells us all about that film, plus her new Sky Atlantic series Chernobyl.

Aretha Franklin’s 1972 concert Amazing Grace is finally making its way to cinema screens, and producer Joe Boyd tells us how it felt to be at that show and be part of the film’s release nearly fifty years on.

Rhianna Dhillon will be giving us her picks for what to watch this week, Professor Sophie Scott brings you The Maths Of Life and there’s more House Music – the everyday objects playing pop hits.

Stephen Graham May 03, 2019

In the Maths of Life, Prof. Sophie Scott looks into why we can’t tickle ourselves, and why we laugh in the first place. On This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon reviews new Beyoncé documentary Homecoming, BBC One’s dark comedy Back to Life, and a taster of Avengers: Endgame. Stephen Graham joins us to talk about his new show The Virtues, written and directed by Shane Meadows. He also chats about working with his heroes, and his role in the latest series of Line of Duty.

Eddie Piller of Acid Jazz Records Apr 26, 2019

In the Maths of Life, Prof. Sophie Scott looks into nonverbal communication in faces and emotion, and asks why men and women sound different. Eddie Piller of Acid Jazz Records joins for a very special Desert Island Disco – and we bring you House Music, where we showcase the fixtures and fittings that play pop hits.

Anne Hathaway Apr 19, 2019

Anne Hathaway chats about her new film The Hustle, the remake of the Dirty Rotten Scoundrel classic. In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon reviews Unicorn Store and Wild Rose, as well as looking back at the legacy of Game of Thrones ahead of its final ever series. Finally, in the Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry delves into the maths of traffic jams and why different instruments can sound so contrasting.

This Week’s Watchlist, 6 Musings and House Music Apr 12, 2019

In This Week’s Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon reviews the new film Happy As Lazzaro, action drama Hanna, and the latest Joe Lycett vehicle, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. We get in the Record Store Day spirit with Johny and Ned from Dubplate cutting service and recording studio, Peckham Cuts – they’ll be giving us a rundown into what it really takes to cut a record. There’s also House Music, where we showcase the fixtures and fittings that play pop hits.

This Week’s Watchlist and Maths of Life Apr 05, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate, BBC Two series Pose which is all about ball culture in eighties New York, and the return of Jane the Virgin on Netflix. In The Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry breaks down the numbers behind coincidences and asks if the perfect circle really does exist.

Jessica Hynes Mar 29, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews new film Minding the Gap, period drama Victoria on TV, and the new series of Queer Eye. In The Maths of Life Dr Hannah Fry brings you one weird tip about pub tables, and explores whether animals can, in fact, count. Jessica Hynes also joins us to talk about her new film The Fight which she directed, wrote and stars in.

Vicky McClure and Martin Compston Mar 22, 2019

In This Week's Watchlist Julia Raeside previews the new horror film Us, written and directed by Jordan Peele – she also reviews the new series of The OA and comedy, Home. In The Maths of Life, Dr Hannah Fry covers the gory business of the first vaccines, and why standing still on an escalator can get you up it quicker. Finally, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston joins us to talk about the highly anticipated new series of Line of Duty.

Lupita Nyong'o and Simon Amstell Mar 15, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews new film ‘Captain Marvel’, Ricky Gervais’ latest Netflix endeavour ‘After Life’ and the return of ‘Derry Girls’. In The Maths of Life Dr Hannah Fry gets into big money maths, plus the complex stuff behind dolphins, bubbles and sonar. Simon Amstell joins Lauren to talk about his new film ‘Benjamin’ and actor Lupita Nyong'o chats about her new film ‘Us’ - written and directed by the brilliant Jordan Peele.

Stephen Merchant & Nick Frost, Tim Key, The Cinematic Orchestra and Little Simz Mar 01, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews the best in TV and streaming in ‘This Week’s Watchlist’. In ‘The Maths Of Life’ Dr Hannah Fry tells us how we can use game theory to keep the kids in line, and Tim Key gets into his role in the brand new show 'This Time with Alan Partridge'. Ahead of their performance at this year’s 6 Music Festival in Liverpool, The Cinematic Orchestra and Little Simz join us to talk about what we can expect from their sets. Stephen Merchant and Nick Frost drop by to talk about their new film ‘Fighting With My Family’ which is all about the professional wrestler Paige.

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Keira Knightley Feb 22, 2019

Rhianna Dhillon reviews Joe Cornish's latest film ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Netflix's ‘The Umbrella Academy’ and the new TV show ‘Traitors’. Dr Hannah Fry tells us how to win massively in monopoly and breaks down the maths behind Artificial Intelligence. Chiwetel Ejiofor joins us to chat about directing his first feature film 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' and Keira Knightley drops by to talk about her new Post-World War II film ‘The Aftermath’

Maths of Life and This Week’s Watchlist Feb 15, 2019

On This Week's Watchlist, Rhianna Dhillon brings us the lowdown on last week’s BAFTA Awards and she reviews the new David Bowie Documentary ‘Finding Fame, Netflix’s Big Mouth Valentine Special’ and the Oscar nominated ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’. Dr Hannah Fry gets into curvy pizza and why a considerable number of nuns have given their brains to science.

Spike Lee, Ellen Page, Tracey Thorn and Joe Cornish Feb 08, 2019

On this week’s podcast, Rhianna Dhillon will be telling you what’s worth watching across all the media, and Dr Hannah Fry gets into pedometers on cows in The Maths Of Life. Director and friend of 6 Music Joe Cornish drops by to talk about his new film ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ and Tracey Thorn gets into growing up just off the coast of London, as covered in her new book ‘Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia’. Ahead of the BAFTAs, Spike Lee talks ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and Oscar nods, plus Ellen Page will be along to discuss her new Netflix superhero series ‘The Umbrella Academy’.

Rosamund Pike & Jamie Dornan, Neneh Cherry, Billy Zane Feb 01, 2019

Dr Hannah Fry talks internet fakery and tells us why machines that sound like music make us laugh, Rhianna Dillion tells us what we should be watching - from the ‘Fyre Festival’ documentary to new film 'Second Act'. Billy Zane will be talking about his new show ‘Curfew’, plus Neneh Cherry gets into touring with The Slits at fourteen and working with Four Tet on her latest album ‘Broken Politics’. Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan tells us how they went about making their latest film ‘A Private War’

Dr Hannah Fry and the Watchlist with Rhianna Dhillon Jan 25, 2019

Dr Hannah Fry breaks down romance through numbers, and tells us the maths behind your dating website profile picture. Plus, Rhianna Dhillon tells us exactly what we should be watching on streaming, telly and at the cinema – from Mary Queen of Scots to new Netflix show Sex Education.

Dr Hannah Fry and Films & TV with Rhianna Dhillon Jan 18, 2019

Dr Hannah Fry talks all things nerds and geeks and give the ultimate rock paper scissors strategy. Rhianna Dhillion reviews Keira Knightley’s performance in the film Colette, and latest TV adaptation of Les Miserables

Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney, Steve Coogan and Dr Hannah Fry Jan 11, 2019

This week Dr Hannah Fry gets into why your favourite chocolate is shrinking, and the unexpected history of golden syrup. Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney chat about the new series of their hit show Catastrophe, and Steve Coogan talks about his new film Stan & Ollie.

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