Best Biscuit Jim Podcasts (2025)

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Something from the Cellar: Sex & The City author Candace Bushnell 57:52

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Our mini literature festival continues with an author who helped shape the the early part of the millennium - her New York Observer column 'Sex & the City' would spark a TV show that endures to this day - 30 years on from the first published anthology of her work. Candace Bushnell has gone on to write many more books, many continuing the tales of C…

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Artist Chris Barker on THOSE Sgt Pepper montages 39:58

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Bet you didn't know the US Government shutdown also applied to Recyclon podcasts did you? Well despite the fact that we're not being paid for this - we've decided to shop up anyway - partly because we have a great guest to bring you. Have you seen Chris Barker's brilliant year-in-review montages? You can see them all on his website. He's been doing…

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Blues For Allah 50: Sage and Spirit 2:19:04

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The Deadcast explores Bobby Weir’s guitar étude, “Sage and Spirit,” speaking with one of the song’s namesakes, Sage Scully, before taking an extended trip to legendary Dead show at the Great American Music Hall in August 1975, where the song received its only full live performance. Guests: David Lemieux, Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay, Sage Scully, Ron…

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England Roses Captain Zoe Aldcroft on life after THAT World Cup win. 40:53

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Were you one of the six million people who watched the Women's Rugby World Cup Final on TV? An absolutely phenomenal performance from the England Roses saw them victorious, and in that moment their lives changed forever. We're incredibly lucky to have the Captain of the England Roses, Zoe Aldcroft on the podcast reflecting on the huge team effort, …

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Something from the Cellar: Fifty Shades author; EL James 44:44

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EL James doesn't do podcasts - in fact appropriately enough we popped her podcast cherry (Absolutely no safe words required). As part of our look back at some of our favourite authors to have appeared on the podcast we couldn't look past this one. Erika (her real name) is one of the best selling authors on the planet - but her fame came later, afte…

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Blue Lights star, actress Sian Brooke 47:30

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Are you watching Blue Lights? If not, why not? On this episode is one of the stars of the Belfast-based cop drama. She's a star of stage and screen at the peak of her acting prowess. You may have seen her as Sherlock' Holmes' evil sister in Sherlock alongside Benedict Cumberbatch or starring opposite Suranne Jones in Doctor Foster. If you're really…

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Something from the Cellar: Lynda La Plante 1:07:03

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Over the next five Tuesdays we're holding our own mini literature festival. We've delved deep in the archive to find some of the very best authors we've spoken to over the past seven years, and what an icon we have to kick it off! After a successful career as an actor Lynda La Plante became intrigued by the production process of television drama an…

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Blues For Allah 50: Crazy Fingers 1:50:51

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We explore how the dreamy delicacy of Crazy Fingers came about at a time of great tumult in Grateful Dead history, with visits from new record company boss Al Teller of United Artists and Seastones composer Ned Lagin, plus a stop at Winterland for the Bob Fried Memorial Boogie. Guests: David Lemieux, Al Teller, Ron Rakow, Ned Lagin, Gary Lambert, M…

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Why is Jon Richardson sleeping in a stranger's boxer shorts? 49:21

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Jon Richardson will not like this podcast description - as you'll hear! Whether you know Jon from 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, his stand-up specials, playing 'himself' in Meet The Richardsons or from his Saturday morning show on Absolute Radio - you'll know one thing... he's extremely funny. Behind the humour is a man as complicated as he is ki…

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Something from the Cellar: Stephen Fry 52:42

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A National Treasure. That's what Stephen Fry is. Whether you know him as General Melchett, Jeeves, half of Fry & Laurie, the sound of Harry Potter, the genius of QI or the modern Homer retelling Greek mythology to a new generation - he has touched most of our lives in some way over the past half century. So seeing as Stephen is currently on our scr…

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Penny Lancaster on menopause, blending families, and role-model Rod 43:32

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Welcome to a brand new episode of White Wine Question Time. Penny Lancaster takes a break from her Special Constable policing duties to join us for three glasses of wine and answer three thought provoking questions. Some of the topics in this episode might be difficult for some listeners - Penny talks honestly about a childhood assault, and a sexua…

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Something from the Cellar: Grace Dent 46:48

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Grace Dent joined us for White Wine Question Time back in 2021 - it was such a lovely episode, full of food, formative moments and fond memories. Grace talked about losing her mum only months before we spoke, finding her partner on social media and her three-week 'holiday' to a West London shopping centre! Every week we'll be pulling out a highligh…

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Blues For Allah 50: The Music Never Stopped 1:45:21

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Bobby Weir & John Perry Barlow’s classic “The Music Never Stopped” came into being when the music was briefly in danger of stopping, the song transforming from live jam to final form as the Dead struggled to solve the financial difficulties that came with a retirement from the road. Guests: David Lemieux, Ron Rakow, Steven Schuster, Steve Silberman…

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Denise Van Outen - From The Big Breakfast to Ibiza DJ and everything inbetween 45:39

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Hello! Welcome to White Wine Question Time. On the podcast this week it's a friend of the show - the brilliant Denise Van Outen. In the 90s she hosted The Big Breakfast which launched her into a career that's taken in the West End, Broadway, TV, DJ'ing some of the world's biggest clubs and best-selling author. Denise was one of our first ever guest…

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The Independent's Sean O'Grady 47:18

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Something from the Cellar: Dannii Minogue 46:25

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Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick on learning to trust, and being saved by music. 47:03

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We're back and joining us on this episode is the nation's favourite vet - Noel Fitzpatrick. Not content with being one of the world's most respected veterinary surgeons Noel is equally at home on a stage touring his one-man show, in front of the camera (he's played parts in The Bill, Casualty and is the star of the long-running Supervet series) or …

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Blues For Allah 50: King Solomon’s Marbles/Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin’ The Turkey 1:37:08

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The Deadcast unpacks the two-part extra-heady “King Solomon’s Marbles”/’Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin’ the Turkey,” using the instrumental to get into the Dead’s 1975 dalliances with holography, as well as Phil Lesh’s other unfinished pieces from Blues For Allah. Guests: David Lemieux, Ned Lagin, Ron Rakow, Eugene Dolgoff, Michael Parrish, Ed Perlst…

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FIFTY NOT OUT! 38:31

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Welcome to the FIFTIETH episode of Trash Talk with Count Binface. What a celebration we have put together - including some truly impressive birthday messages from some of the most powerful people on your planet. They are for legal reasons definitely NOT from Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, or Boris Johnson - they have never written a message for our 50…

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Richard Herring 43:29

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On this week's potentially award-winning episode of Trash Talk with Count Binface is esteemed Earth comedian Richard Herring. He's made cancer funny, poked fun at fascism and even made a whole show about your funny human male reproductive organ - so what will 45 minutes with Count Binface bring? Well... has the BBC forgotten how to do comedy? What'…

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Blues For Allah 50: Franklin’s Tower 1:20:33

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The Deadcast examines how Franklin’s Tower bucked every trend on Blues For Allah to become one of the Dead’s all-time classics, including a tape of its studio creation, a look into the multi-tracks, & a rare line-by-line breakdown by lyricist Robert Hunter himself. Guests: David Lemieux, Geoff Gould, Jürgen Fauth, Shaugn O’Donnell, Chadwick Jenkins…

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Daniel Norcross 49:38

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"It's just not cricket" is a British English idiom meaning something is unfair, dishonest, or goes against the rules of decency or morality So what makes cricket the benchmark of decency? To find out our guest this week is Daniel Norcross one of the most recognisable voices on Test Match Special - the BBC's flagship cricket programme. Perhaps not s…

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Alastair Campbell 51:59

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At last - the intergalactic meeting they've all been asking for! One of Earth's top podcasters Alastair Campbell in conversation with Sigma IX's pre-eminent (and only) podcaster Count Binface. After months of negotiations the chat tête-à-bin finally took place in Alaska and by the end of their meeting world peace had been restored, democracy was sa…

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Blues For Allah 50: Slipknot! 1:49:55

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The Deadcast uses Blues For Allah’s complicated instrumental Slipknot! to explore the musical and creative ambiguity the Grateful Dead pursued in early 1975, when there both was and wasn’t a Grateful Dead, & their public reemergence at Bill Graham’s S.N.A.C.K. benefit that March. Guests: David Lemieux, Ned Lagin, Ron Rakow, Steve Brown, Gary Lamber…

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Zoologist Jules Howard 55:13

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This week's guest is Zoologist Jules Howard. He likes wasps, thinks a Silverback Gorilla wouldn't be any worse in power than our recent leaders, and has a zoological theory on why Reform voters exist... ... he really is the natural successor to Sir David Attenborough. If you haven't hit 'FOLLOW' on this podcast yet then this really is the week to d…

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Blues For Allah 50: Help On the Way 1:30:49

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The Grateful Deadcast points itself towards 1975 to begin a song-by-song celebration of Blues For Allah’s 50th anniversary, loaded with raw session tapes, early lyric drafts, & the story of how the Dead built a new studio, musical language, batch of songs, & LP from the ground up. Guests: David Lemieux, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Ron Rakow, Stephe…

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PROJECT 650: Rupa Huq MP 39:45

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Welcome back Count Binisters. This is the SECOND episode of Project 650 - the mission to interview EVERY sitting MP in the Palace of Westminster. At the current rate of one per year we should have this wrapped up by 2674 which coincidentally is the same year that [REDACTED FOR SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM PROTECTION], which was an extremely unfortunate inc…

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Bonus Rerun: From the Mars Hotel 50: Ship of Fools 1:41:35

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The Grateful Deadcast visits the set for the Grateful Dead Movie, aka the Dead’s five “retirement” shows at Winterland in 1974, with heads who attended. This bonus episode is a re-run of the 2nd half of Deadcast Season 9, episode 8. Guests: Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Ron Rakow, Ned Lagin, David Grisman, , Steve Brown, Richie Pechner, Jerry Pompili…

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Liz Truss... via Jan Ravens 39:08

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Ever wondered what it would sound like if Count Binface when toe to pedal with Liz Truss. THIS IS THE EPISODE WHERE WE FIND OUT. It's all thanks to our guest Jan Ravens - a human mockingbird, national treasure and fascinating woman. In this episode she reveals why Theresa May how two voices, explains what humans can do but AI can't and grapples wit…

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Adrian Dunbar on a life of variety, the changing face of TV and Line of Duty 1:05:10

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Today we're joined by an esteemed actor whose extensive CV includes decades of celebrated films, award-winning TV shows and one of the most celebrated roles from the last few decades of British TV (no wonder people want him to be Prime Minister). It’s the charming Adrian Dunbar! Adrian joined us for a chat just before the new season of 'Ridley', th…

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Dan Healy 80 1:27:01

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The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast is thrilled beyond all audible frequencies to begin its 12th season by welcoming Dan Healy, the Grateful Dead’s in-house sound wizard for most of their career, for tales from three decades in pursuit of high and higher fidelity. Guest: Dan Healy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No…

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Helen Lewis 40:48

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This episode is GENIUS. As ever. But this time it's also ABOUT genius - the subject of a new book by this week's guest the brilliant journalist, author and podcaster Helen Lewis. How do we define genius, are we devaluing its use and do you have to be a troubled prick to be one? All the answers and more are in the podcast - and also in Helen's book …

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Something from the Cellar: Kelly Cates 1:04:36

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Two women are about to make broadcasting history when they become the first female full time hosts of Match of the Day, the storied football highlights program on the BBC. And we just happened to speak to them at the start of this year, so now feels like a perfect time to revisit one of those amazing conversations with two sports broadcasting trail…

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Dawn O'Porter on choosing love, building resilience, and finding a new path 47:47

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Today, we're joined by an author and presenter who proves that passion, resilience and drive can get you over life's hardest hurdles - even when some look insurmountable: it's the fabulous Dawn O'Porter! After a really tough childhood brightened by the beauty surrounding her, Dawn's career has taken her to both sides of the Pond as an accomplished …

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Something from the Cellar: Louise Redknapp 38:29

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A few weeks ago, a true gem of UK pop music put her new album out - so we thought this was a perfect time to revisit our conversation with a woman who dominated the charts in the 90s as part of the pop group Eternal and has sold over 15m records herself as a solo artist: it's Louise Redknapp! Louise and I spoke a while back about the heady days of …

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Fleur East on chasing her dreams, life’s second chances, and her West End debut as Tina Turner 42:03

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Our guest today is a fiercely talented presenter, singer and performer whose voice lights up the airwaves each morning and then brings the house down each night, performing as the legendary Tina Turner. It’s the amazing Fleur East! Fleur and Kate reminsice about first meeting on the X Factor twenty years ago, where Fleur’s journey ended after the f…

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Something from the Cellar: Judy Murray 57:39

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To celebrate the end of another special Wimbledon tennis tournament, we're revisiting a conversation with a true trailblazer in British tennis. She also perfectly encapsulates what it means to show resilience, humour, and heart – it’s the one and only Judy Murray! From raising champions to championing women in sport, Judy’s journey is nothing short…

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Sam Ryder on a life of music, embarrassing first date mishaps, and rocking out with your heroes 1:02:36

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Joining us today is a singer and songwriter who’s gone from living paycheck to paycheck while posting cover videos online to Eurovison success and playing Wembley alongside bona fide rock legends. It’s the joyous Sam Ryder! Ahead of the release of his sophomore album and headline show at Wembley Arena, he talks about how he survived on “crumbs of c…

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Mark Gatiss 43:42

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On the Best Podcast in the Galaxy* this week is none other than the comic and dramatic genius Mark Gatiss. Mark chats about politics, children's TV, comedy, and that time he played Peter Mandelson. Plus he reveals why he won't be accepting an honor from the King any time soon. He's a true multi-hyphenate; an actor, comedian, screenwriter, director,…

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Something from the Cellar: Candace Bushnell 1:00:40

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Today, we're so happy to be revisiting a conversation with a woman who helped redefine how an entire generation of women saw themselves, their aspirations and their sexuality. It's only the bloody author of Sex and the City, Candace Bushnell! Candace was such amazing company - we spoke about the crossover between her life and the lives of Carrie, S…

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Tom Parker-Bowles on his wilder days, the difficulties of sudden fame, and the joys of food 1:04:04

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Today, we're joined by a writer, presenter, and author who has lived under the glare of public scrutiny since his mother began a relationship with our now-king – something he's handled with admirable humour and good grace. It's the charming Tom Parker-Bowles! Tom joins us fresh off the release of his new cookbook 'Let's Eat' to tell us hilarious an…