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Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth hosts “Rosebud”, in which he talks to famous and fascinating people about their first memories and first experiences. Expect laughter, nostalgia, memorable stories, revelations and, of course, the odd name-drop from Gyles. We want to hear about your first memories - email us at hello@rosebudpodcast.com And you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @therosebudpod Artwork: Freya Betts. Music: Phil L…

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Sir Ian Rankin
2026-10-09 · 72 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 ...
Rosebud Special - Jeffrey Archer At The Leicester Square Theatre
2026-10-07 · 79 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</em...
More Rosebud - Don Black
2026-10-06 · 64 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...
Dame Zandra Rhodes
2026-10-02 · 69 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 te...
More Rosebud - Francis Rossi
2026-09-29 · 61 min
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...
Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
2026-09-25 · 82 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 ...
More Rosebud - Gyles's Diary episode 50
2026-09-22 · 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 diari...
Simon Callow
2026-09-18 · 77 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 theatr...
More Rosebud - Larry Lamb, a Life Story in Poetry
2026-09-15 · 73 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, interwove...
Al Murray
2026-09-11 · 70 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 histor...

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