Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

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1. More Rosebud - Gyles Diary, episode 52

   27 Oct 2026 · 56 min

   Another classic episode of Gyles's diaries for you today. Gyles has been keeping a daily diary since he was ten years old, and in these episodes (released on alternate Tuesdays), he reads selected extracts aloud to…

2. Bill Wyman

   23 Oct 2026 · 1 h 35 min

   Bill Wyman, who is 90 years old this week, and was for 31 years the bass player of the The Rolling Stones, is our guest today. Bill talks to Gyles about his wartime childhood in south-east London, and some of the…

3. More Rosebud - Dylan Jones

   20 Oct 2026 · 1 h 19 min

   Dylan Jones was for 22 years the editor of the UK edition of GQ Magazine, and turned that men's style glossy into essential reading for those interested in the culture, fashion and cool of the 00s. Prior to that he…

4. Dame Jacqueline Wilson

   16 Oct 2026 · 1 h 14 min

   One of our best-loved children's authors, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, is our guest today. Jacqueline has changed the lives of many young readers by introducing them to characters and subjects which reflect the complicated…

5. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary, episode 51

   13 Oct 2026 · 55 min

   We start this episode of Gyles's diaries by talking about all the postcards we've received after we asked listeners to revive the art of sending the - sometimes saucy - postcard. We got so many, so this is a proper,…

6. Sir Ian Rankin

   9 Oct 2026 · 1 h 12 min

   We're honoured to have Sir Ian Rankin, one of the most successful authors in the world, as our guest today. If you love to read, you'll almost certainly have read one of Ian's novels - and in John Rebus, he created one…

7. Rosebud Special - Jeffrey Archer At The Leicester Square Theatre

   7 Oct 2026 · 1 h 19 min

   Last Sunday - the day before he died - Jeffrey Archer was on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre in London celebrating the publication of his fiftieth book - his final novel, Adam and Eve - and talking with Gyles…

8. More Rosebud - Don Black

   6 Oct 2026 · 1 h 04 min

   Don Black, the legendary lyricist, brings his gorgeous and sunny energy onto Rosebud today. He and Gyles talk about Don's life and work, beginning with his extremely happy, but humble, childhood in Hackney, going with…

9. Dame Zandra Rhodes

   2 Oct 2026 · 1 h 09 min

   Dame Zandra Rhodes, the iconic British fashion and textiles designer, is our guest today. In this brilliant conversation, recorded at Zandra's beautiful penthouse apartment in Bermondsey, Zandra tells Gyles about her…

10. More Rosebud - Francis Rossi

    29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 01 min · Explicit

    Gyles's guest today is Francis Rossi: the lead singer, guitarist and one of the founder members of the legendary British rock band Status Quo. Francis tells Gyles about his childhood in Forest Hill and Balham, South…

11. Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton

    25 Sep 2026 · 1 h 23 min

    Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton is a writer, former soldier and SAS man, erstwhile equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and former Personal Private Secretary to Princes William and Harry when they were young men in…

12. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 50

    22 Sep 2026 · 40 min

    It's 1980, a momentous beginning to a momentous decade, and Gyles is here to guide you through his own personal - yet universal - 80s experience as he reads selected extracts from the genuine diaries he kept at the…

13. Simon Callow

    18 Sep 2026 · 1 h 17 min

    One of Britain's best-loved and most talented actors for you today: Simon Callow. In this gem of a conversation, Gyles hears about Simon's childhood in Streatham, where he was dazzled by his theatrical grandmother but…

14. More Rosebud - Larry Lamb, a Life Story in Poetry

    15 Sep 2026 · 1 h 13 min

    Larry Lamb joins Gyles for a really unique episode of Rosebud. For the past few years, Larry has been telling the story of his life in poetry, and that's what you'll hear in this edition, interwoven with a Rosebud…

15. Al Murray

    11 Sep 2026 · 1 h 10 min

    Our guest today is Al Murray, aka the Pub Landlord and the host of We Have Ways of Making You Talk, a podcast all about the Second World War which is one of the UK's most successful history podcasts. In this…

16. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 49

    8 Sep 2026 · 1 h 01 min

    The year is 1979. Yes, it's another fun episode of Gyles's diaries, including a truly brilllant listener email from Darran Lingley, discussion of Winston Churchill's love of languishing at the dinner table, tales of…

17. Patricia Hodge

    4 Sep 2026 · 1 h 13 min

    We have a really wonderful Rosebud for you today, with the great actress, Patricia Hodge. In this conversation, Patricia talks to Gyles about her childhood, spent in the biggest hotel in Grimsby, observing the comings…

18. More Rosebud 3rd birthday "treat repeat" special - Terry Pendry, Queen Elizabeth II's groom

    1 Sep 2026 · 1 h 10 min

    1 September 2026 is Rosebud's THIRD birthday! And to celebrate, we are giving you the chance to listen again to one of our best ever episodes: with the late Queen Elizabeth II's groom, Terry Pendry. Terry worked with…

19. Geoffrey Rush

    28 Aug 2026 · 1 h 08 min

    Geoffrey Rush: the only Australian actor to win a Tony, a Primetime Emmy and an Oscar, is our Rosebud guest today. Geoffrey tells Gyles about his childhood growing up in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of a broken…

20. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 48

    25 Aug 2026 · 48 min

    It's another cracking episode of Gyles's diaries for you today, and Gyles is reading choice extracts from the year 1979. In which he: lets go of the family's live-in nanny and puts their pony, Tonka, out to grass; is…

21. Nicola Benedetti

    21 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min

    Our guest today is the Director of one of the world's major arts festivals: The Edinburgh International Festival. She is also a world-class virtuoso violinist. It's Nicola Benedetti. In this conversation, Nicola talks…

22. More Rosebud - Dreams - a Rosebud Family "Down Memory Lane" exclusive!

    18 Aug 2026 · 1 h 14 min

    If you're a regular Rosebud listener, you'll know that we have a private members' club, called The Rosebud Family. The Rosebud Family gives anyone who loves Rosebud a range of benefits: ad-free listening to all the…

23. Rosebud - Special Episode brought to you in association with the Royal Horticultural Society from RHS Wisley

    17 Aug 2026 · 30 min

    We have a treat for you today: an exclusive one-off edition of Rosebud recorded at RHS Wisley, brought to you in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, and starring special guests RHS Ambassadors Dame Mary…

24. Dame Maggie Aderin

    14 Aug 2026 · 1 h 09 min

    Our guest today is the scientist, broadcaster and presenter of The Sky At Night, Dame Maggie Aderin. In this moving conversation, Dame Maggie tells Gyles about her childhood - and her parents' long custody battle,…

25. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 47

    11 Aug 2026 · 49 min

    It's another action-packed episode of Gyles's 1978 diaries, including: fun chat from G & H about seagulls and sumo wrestlers; Gyles taking a trip to NYC to publicise his joke book; the death of Pope John Paul I; a…

26. Martin Clunes

    7 Aug 2026 · 1 h 05 min

    This is a treat: our guest today is the much-loved actor and star of Doc Martin, Martin Clunes. In this gorgeous conversation, Gyles and Martin discuss Martin's childhood - and Gyles's admiration for Martin's actor…

27. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 46

    4 Aug 2026 · 49 min

    It's Tuesday, so we have another delicious slice of Gyles's diaries for you. It's 1979, and his son Benet is learning to ride his pony, Tonka; Gyles is learning to drive at the ripe old age of 30, and Michele is giving…

28. Angela Scanlon

    31 Jul 2026 · 1 h 10 min · Explicit

    Angela Scanlon joins Gyles for an open and honest conversation full of wit, wisdom and insight. Angela talks to Gyles about her childhood in Ireland as one of four girls. She remembers early attempts at individualism -…

29. More Rosebud - Tchaikovsky

    28 Jul 2026 · 1 h 12 min

    This week we're delighted to be bringing you another ground-breaking conversation between Gyles and one of the world's great composers: on this occasion, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In this episode, Gyles will find out…

30. Dame Elaine Paige

    24 Jul 2026 · 1 h 14 min

    We're thrilled to announce that our guest today is Dame Elaine Paige! So many of you have told us you'd love hear Elaine's Rosebud, and this conversation will not disappoint. In it, Elaine tells Gyles about her…

31. More Rosebud - Jodie Harsh

    21 Jul 2026 · 1 h 06 min · Explicit

    Our guest today is the DJ, music producer and drag artiste Jay Clarke AKA Jodie Harsh. In this conversation, Jay/Jodie talks to Gyles about their childhood in Canterbury, growing up as a young gay man in a close-knit…

32. Sir Geoff Hurst

    17 Jul 2026 · 1 h 06 min

    We can't bring you an England World Cup Final in 2026 - much to our regret - but we CAN bring you a trip down memory lane with the greatest goal-scorer of our victory 60 years ago in 1966: because our guest today is…

33. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 45

    14 Jul 2026 · 59 min · Explicit

    Gyles Brandreth's unique record of the late twentieth century continues, as he reads from the diaries he's kept since he was 10 years old. We're now reading from 1977 and 78. Gyles is forced to take the outrageous and…

34. Caitlin Moran

    10 Jul 2026 · 1 h 18 min

    Our guest today is the writer, columnist and broadcaster Caitlin Moran. Caitlin talks to Gyles about her unusual childhood in Wolverhampton, homeschooled by a father who was a frustrated rock star and a mother who…

35. More Rosebud - Adrian Lester

    7 Jul 2026 · 57 min

    We are delighted to have the actor Adrian Lester, currently in the West End as Cyrano de Bergerac, in the Rosebud chair today. Adrian talks to Gyles about his childhood in Birmingham, growing up in an effusive and…

36. Anthony Scaramucci

    3 Jul 2026 · 1 h 20 min

    It's The Mooch! Yes, today Rosebud celebrates 250 years of American independence with our final U.S. guest: the irrepressible host of the Rest Is Politics U.S., Anthony Scaramucci. In this fascinating and free-wheeling…

37. More Rosebud: Gyles's Diary, episode 44

    30 Jun 2026 · 54 min

    It's 1977, and Gyles is welcoming his first daughter, Saethryd, into the world - and explaining the origins of her name to all his friends. "Why such an extraordinary name?" "Because she's an extraordinary girl!" He's…

38. Rosebud in NYC - Michael Feinstein

    26 Jun 2026 · 1 h 07 min

    Michael Feinstein, the pianist, singer and perhaps the greatest living interpreter of what is known as The Great American Songbook, is our guest today. He talks about his childhood, when his life was changed by his…

39. More Rosebud - Akshata Murty

    23 Jun 2026 · 1 h 15 min

    Akshata Murty, entrepreneur, philanthropist and wife of the former Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is our guest today. And it's particularly interesting to listen to this episode in light of the resignation of Keir…

40. Rosebud in NYC - Harlan Coben

    19 Jun 2026 · 1 h 12 min

    Our guest today is the hugely successful author of twisty, suspenseful, page-turning, gripping novels - such as Tell No One, Fool Me Once and Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben. Here, Harlan talks to Gyles about his…

41. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 43

    16 Jun 2026 · 52 min · Explicit

    It's 1976, and we have more hilarity, honesty, and social commentary from Gyles's diaries. In this episode he shares a stage with Bernard Manning and some go-go dancers, publishes a cheeky book about the Queen, and…

42. Rosebud in NYC - Christine Baranski

    12 Jun 2026 · 1 h 06 min

    We're in New York City, so we need glamour, class, poise, elegance, talent and wit; and we're pleased to say we've got them all... because our guest today is Christine Baranski. Star of The Gilded Age, The Good Wife,…

43. More Rosebud in NYC - Graydon Carter

    9 Jun 2026 · 1 h 02 min

    Graydon Carter, the celebrated magazine editor, is the second guest in our New York series. Carter edited Vanity Fair for 25 years and transformed the magazine into the must-read glossy for the intelligent, the curious…

44. Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz

    5 Jun 2026 · 1 h 00 min

    Leading up to the 250th anniversary of American independence, Rosebud is giving you a series of interviews recorded in New York City. Our first is with the sharpest observer of New York life - the wit,…

45. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 42

    2 Jun 2026 · 59 min

    We're entering the long, hot summer of 1976, and Gyles is moving into a big, new house with his young family and still forging ahead in his life and career. He is embarking on a second Oxford Theatre Festival, with his…

46. Will Self

    29 May 2026 · 1 h 07 min · Explicit

    The writer, satirist and urban explorer Will Self talks to Gyles about his childhood, his career and his life now. From his boyhood as "little Willy", the apple of his mother's eye, who was both enfolded and smothered…

47. More Rosebud - Matt Haig

    26 May 2026 · 1 h 18 min

    Matt Haig, the international best-selling author of books such as The Midnight Library, Reasons to Stay Alive, and his new release The Midnight Train, is our guest today. And this is one of our most in-depth and…

48. Anne-Marie Duff

    22 May 2026 · 1 h 00 min

    We're lucky to have the talented actress Anne-Marie Duff (St.Joan, The Magdalene Sisters, Shameless, Bad Sisters, The Virgin Queen) as our guest today, taking Gyles back to her happy childhood in a tight-knit community…

49. More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 41

    19 May 2026 · 44 min

    It's 1975 and new father Gyles Brandreth is multi-tasking, like any young parent. One day he's feeding the ducks in Regent's Park with his new baby, the next, spearheading the campaign for Britain to remain in the…

50. Ralph Fiennes

    15 May 2026 · 1 h 03 min · Explicit

    At Rosebud we know how lucky we are to meet and talk to so many talented and fascinating guests. And this week we are especially lucky, as our guest is one of our greatest living actors: Ralph Fiennes. In this…