Mariella Meets
A weekly podcast
Mariella Meets
Episodes
Mariella Meets
A weekly podcast
Episodes of Mariella Meets
Mark All
You might know my special guest today as the pint-waving Brexiteer known as the pub landlord, but that hardly scratches the surface of his list of achievements. He’s a comedian, writer, podcaster, one-time political candidate and historian.His
In 2010, the BBC voted him the fourth-best guitarist of the last 30 years while NME honoured him with their "Godlike Genius" award.His new book ‘Marr’s Guitars’ tells the story of his life through his guitar collection - alongside a new “best-o
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae looks back upon her three critically acclaimed albums and discusses her new 'art' album Black Rainbows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rick Astley has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and his songs from the 80s have more than a billion views on YouTube. The singer is back with a bang with his new album called ‘Are we there yet?’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri
One of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation and talented TED talker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie joins to speak about her new conquest in literature: Children's books. As a feminist speaker and writer she is used to covering
Lord Blunkett was Britain's youngest councillor, and in 1997 became the first blind cabinet minister. He has struggled with childhood poverty and was told his best chance in life was to become a piano tuner yet became education secretary under
The nation's PE teacher talks about giving free signs-ups to teachers for The Body Coach app, the difficulties he experienced during childhood and whether he supports home-schooling. Plus, he dives into whether he will be moving his family acro
Professor Green joins Mariella to reflect on his childhood and how he found tranquillity through music despite his struggles with mental health. Professor Green is a mental health advocate and patron of the suicide prevention charity CALM, and
Duran Duran's Andy Taylor is back with a banging single and a new album to boot, despite his ongoing battle with cancer. We discuss why staying alive is a full time business and how its healed old musical wounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com
Ruth Wilson shot to stardom with her first role out of drama school as Jane Eyre, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.Now, she stars in the imminent BBC genre bender, ‘The Woman In The Wall’ - a gripping tale centered on
Neil Jordan's many books include Night in Tunisia, winner of both the Somerset Maugham and Guardian Fiction prizes. He joins me to discuss his new book - The Well of Saint Nobody - a gripping and lyrical tale about the different people we bec
Sacha Dhawan on Wolf, the nail-biting crime thriller from the makers of Sherlock, and adapted from the acclaimed Jack Caffery crime novels by Mo Hayder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Acclaimed Irish actor Colm Meaney has given the entertainment world some of its most beloved roles in films like the Barrytown trilogy and The Journey, he spoke to me about how a career in acting might have prevented him from a life of politica
Acclaimed Irish actor Colm Meaney has given the entertainment world some of its most beloved roles in films like the Barrytown trilogy and The Journey, he spoke to me about how a career in acting might have prevented him from a life of politica
The Booker Prize winner Ben Okri’s new book Tiger Works is a campaigning environmental story set in the far future, 20k years hence; an anthology of human writing illustrating our woeful disregard and ignorance about imminent global catastroph
Broadway legend Chita Rivera is letting us see behind the curtain in her first memoir, Chita. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
British author, lyricist, conservationist and academic Robert Macfarlane is best known for his books on landscape, nature, place, people and language which have won countless awards. I speak to Robert about what's occupying his restless imagin
Blur is recording their first new album in eight years ‘The Ballad of Darren’. Bassist Alex James tells me how the band has been preparing for a series of gigs this summer where fans will get to hear their new tunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her seventh solo album, Hana, a record loosely inspired by a family trip to Japan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Succession's Justine Lope filling me in on what it was like to be the initially bit part girlfriend who lasted the entire four series, and how scary it was to feel the power of Logan Roy, on set and off… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f
The multi award winning supernova Cate Blanchett on her latest role, playing a traumatised red wine glugging nun in The New Boy who takes in a young aboriginal boy with magical abilities. Warwick Thornton’s story of an eight year old aborigine
A a literary patron, film producer and restaurateur whose brand of reporting also happened to influence a generation of journalists, Graydon Carter is teaming up with Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav to host a dinner for what promises to be one of
WILL POULTER has established himself as one of the great young actors of his generation through his work with many of the best filmmakers in the business. He speaks to me about playing Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. Hosted on Ac
15 years after starting his career on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival star of comedy Jack Whitehall talks to me about his new tour and his podcast ‘Safe Space’ - where he invites people to share their most embarrassing stories. Hosted on
Mika, world renowned for his glam pop anthems and iconic falsetto-to-baritone vocals, is frequently praised as one of the best singer-songwriters of his generation, most recently, he captured the heart of the nation appearing in Channel 4’s The
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