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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien, page 3
by Global · English
Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. You can email the show below and get involved at any time jamesobrienshow@global.com for regular listeners or jamesobrienPlus@global.com for subscribers Full Disclosure with James O'Brien is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com
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Charles Dance: From builder’s labourer with a stammer to Tywin LannisterCharles Dance discusses his life story and acting career, from working-class Midlands beginnings and a teenage stammer to becoming a respected theatre actor and later a screen star (including Tywin…24 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 26 chapters
Alexander Armstrong: My default setting is fear- I expect the worst of peopleAlexander Armstrong discusses his Northumberland childhood, how isolation and family dynamics shaped his personality, and how early exposure to music and comedy led to his career in performance, TV,…17 Oct 2025 · 54 min · 23 chapters
Jack Thorne: “I was allergic to moving - the doctor said, ‘This might be forever.’”Jack Thorne discusses creating the one-take TV drama Adolescence with Stephen Graham and director Phil, winning Emmys, and how his life experiences shaped his writing—especially political activism,…10 Oct 2025 · 1 h 6 min · 36 chapters
Cor Hutton: The Quadruple Amputee Who Found Her FeetCor Hutton (Doctor Corrine Hutton) recounts her 2013 pneumonia/sepsis survival, quadruple amputation (both hands and legs below the knee), and recovery through relearning daily life, then later…6 Oct 2025 · 52 min · 29 chapters
Jamie Oliver: “I’d gone from being skint to having a lot of money, I felt like a fake.”Jamie Oliver discusses his upbringing in a pub/restaurant family, how dyslexia shaped his confidence and communication style, and how his career evolved from TV fame to building “15” (a charity) and…3 Oct 2025 · 1 h 3 min · 23 chapters
Leo Varadkar: Former Prime Minister of Ireland on Power and Letting GoLeo Varadkar (former Taoiseach of Ireland) discusses power and “letting go” through his life story: Irish-British familiarity, Brexit ignorance of Ireland, the border’s artificiality, his…26 Sep 2025 · 1 h 5 min · 31 chapters
Dr Richard Shepherd: Lessons from 23,000 Postmortems- including Hungerford, Hillsborough and Princess DianaDr Richard Shepherd, Britain’s leading forensic pathologist, discusses what postmortems actually involve, how forensic experts must communicate truthfully in court, and how popular TV (e.g., Silent…19 Sep 2025 · 1 h 2 min · 28 chapters
Arabella Weir: At nine my mum said, “I can’t bear the sight of you”Arabella Weir discusses her peripatetic childhood (born in San Francisco due to her diplomat father’s postings), class and appearance pressures, and how those experiences shaped her comedy…12 Sep 2025 · 1 h 1 min · 28 chapters
Natalie Haynes: Greek Myths, Medea and the Comedy of ClassicsNatalie Haynes discusses how Greek myths and ancient history can be taught through comedy and performance, and how her Medea-focused writing grew from a lifelong fascination.5 Sep 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 27 chapters
From The Vault: Brian CoxBrian Cox (actor, not the physicist) revisits his life and politics through his new project How the Other Half Lives, which contrasts post-war Dundee poverty with his later fame as Logan Roy in…29 Aug 2025 · 1 h 9 min · 30 chapters
From The Vault: Miriam MargolyesA “From The Vault” Full Disclosure archive interview with award-winning actor and memoirist Miriam Margolyes about her life story, identity as a Jewish woman, and how her openness, love of words, and…22 Aug 2025 · 1 h · 32 chapters
Kevin Rowland: Beyond Come On EileenKevin Rowland (Dexys Midnight Runners) discusses his upbringing in Ireland and Wolverhampton, strict Catholic discipline/corporal punishment, feeling “interested in the wrong things,” and how that…8 Aug 2025 · 59 min · 30 chapters
Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in TrainspottingIrvine Welsh discusses his new novel Men in Love, set in the late 1980s, and argues that modern life is more addiction-prone than the Trainspotting era.1 Aug 2025 · 1 h 2 min · 28 chapters
David Lammy: I’ve had imposter syndrome my whole life- until nowDavid Lammy discusses growing up in Tottenham (parents from Guyana, Windrush generation), poverty and an unstable home after his father’s alcoholism and departure to America, fear of prison and…25 Jul 2025 · 55 min · 21 chapters
Grace Dent: Almost Everything I’ve Done, I’ve Been Told No FirstGrace Dent’s origin story and career path from a northern working-class childhood to becoming a restaurant critic and TV presenter, arguing that she “smashes the cloche” by repeatedly applying for…18 Jul 2025 · 1 h 3 min · 25 chapters
Jon Culshaw: The Impressionist Who Fooled the Prime MinisterJon Culshaw discusses how he developed his impressionist craft—starting from childhood listening and observing accents/characters in Ormskirk, moving through local hospital and regional radio, then…4 Jul 2025 · 1 h · 22 chapters