Headliners
501 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 30 ratingsBBC Radio 5 Live brings you in-depth interviews with the biggest names in sport, entertainment, culture and politics. With Nihal Arthanayake, Gordon Smart, Adrian Chiles and Naga Munchetty.
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Episodes
Angie Thomas
March 14, 2019 12:11 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB“Hip hop inspired my generation.” The Hate U Give author on music, faith, opportunity and her new novel
Dido
March 07, 2019 17:09 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBDido talks to Nihal about the inspiration for her new album, the flip and Arsenal.
Bryan Adams
March 06, 2019 16:08 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBChart success “never really mattered to me.” The Canadian star on working with Ed Sheeran for his new album and surviving the success of that single.
Terry Hall
March 05, 2019 16:53 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBTerry Hall, who has died aged 63, talks to Nihal in 2019 about The Specials & his career. The Specials singer discussed success, depression and the band’s first album for 20 years.
Rose McGowan
March 04, 2019 17:10 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThe actor, activist, writer and public speaker Rose McGowan talks to Nihal Arthanayake about the impact of her memoir, Brave, the #MeToo campaign, and her life and career.
100 Headliners
March 02, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBHeadliners@100; Sally Field, Lily Allen, Thom Yorke, Noel Gallagher and other highlights of our first hundred episodes.
Julie Hesmondhalgh
February 28, 2019 16:18 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBThe Coronation Street, Happy Valley and Broadchurch star chats to Nihal about her new book, A Working Diary.
Michael Dapaah
February 27, 2019 16:38 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe “Man’s Not Hot” star on playing Big Shaq and how he beats on-stage nerves.
Neneh Cherry
February 25, 2019 16:38 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB“I belong to different places in different ways.” Neneh talks to Nihal about music, family and belonging.
Joe Cornish
February 13, 2019 14:27 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBDirector Joe Cornish on his new film based on the legend of King Arthur and why “a bit of anxiety is healthy” in film making.
Josh Widdicombe & James Acaster
February 07, 2019 12:41 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBJosh and James on competition among comedians and their new TV panel show Hypothetical.
Sue Johnston
February 05, 2019 16:30 - 28 minutes - 26 MBSue tells Nihal why she still feels “inferior” to some actors and why she thinks it remains an “elitist” profession.
Haemin Sunim
February 01, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThe Buddhist monk tells Nihal that “people are too hard on themselves” and how he can help them.
Flo & Joan
January 31, 2019 12:43 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBSisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey speak to Nihal about their 2016 Song, TV ads and making musical comedy.
Gemma Atkinson
January 28, 2019 14:25 - 30 minutes - 28 MBGemma talks to Phil Williams about her new book and why we should banish “body shaming”.
Simon Amstell
January 22, 2019 09:35 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBThe comedian and director on why his new book, Help, is “an heroic act of self-annihilation” (Photo credit: Harry Carr)
dodie
January 21, 2019 16:44 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBThe singer tells Nihal “I’ve learned my own boundaries” on social media and talks about her new EP, Human
Katie Taylor
January 16, 2019 12:02 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThe WBA and IBF World Lightweight boxing champion talks to Nihal about her Olympic heartbreak in 2016, her relationship with her father and about Katie, the new documentary film charting her career.
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney
January 10, 2019 08:54 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThe Catastrophe co-stars and creators talk parenting, cats and why they’re ending their hit show.
Nile Rodgers
December 18, 2018 12:25 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBAs Chic return with their first new album in 25 years, the legendary songwriter talks to Nihal about love, cancer and the question he once asked President Obama about toilets.
Naughty Boy
December 13, 2018 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBShahid Khan talks about working with Beyoncé and Emeli Sande, being on Deal or No Deal and BBC show This is My Song.
Noel Fitzpatrick
December 12, 2018 11:41 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThe Supervet on being bullied as a child, the mental health of medical professionals and his veterinary career.
Professor Green
December 06, 2018 16:24 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThe musician and documentary maker on the story behind his new single Photographs.
Sir Cliff Richard
November 26, 2018 15:20 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBSir Cliff talks to Nihal about his first album of new music in 14 years, Rise Up – and the impact of his successful privacy case against the BBC.
Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon
November 22, 2018 16:52 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBThe pair talk to Nihal about their new album Merrie Land and why for them it reflects the current state of the UK.
Damien Chazelle
November 21, 2018 16:10 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBThe Oscar-winning director behind Whiplash and La La Land talks to Nihal about his latest movie, Neil Armstrong biopic First Man, and why he’s decided to make the switch into the world of episodic TV.
Lynsey Addario
November 19, 2018 16:11 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Pulitzer Prize-winning war photographer Lynsey Addario talks to Nihal about her new book, Of Love & War.
Jeff Goldblum
November 15, 2018 15:58 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBJeff joins Nihal to talk about his new jazz album, becoming a parent in his sixties and why he cries more than his father.
Stan Lee (1922-2018)
November 13, 2018 11:56 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBAs the world mourns the death of the Marvel Comics visionary, hear his final BBC 5 live interview – with Phil Williams.
Sam Fender
November 12, 2018 16:13 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThe singer-songwriter talks to Nihal about the origin of Dead Boys, why he’s recording in his home town and why he’s a big fan of Robson Green.
Geraint Thomas
November 08, 2018 08:10 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBNihal talks to Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas
Andrew Flintoff
November 06, 2018 13:16 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBNihal talks to the England cricket legend and future Top Gear presenter.
WWE Superstars
November 05, 2018 16:56 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBNihal meets WWE stars Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, Elias and Bobby Lashley to discuss life in and out of the ring.
Tom Odell …Part Two
November 01, 2018 12:41 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBTom tells Nihal why he no longer thinks heartbreak makes for great songwriting and how he was “floored” by meeting Rafael Nadal in the gents.
Jordan Peterson meets...
October 31, 2018 12:57 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBControversial big thinker Prof Jordan B Peterson is joined by an audience of young men, at the Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club in Manchester, to discuss the issues that affect them in today’s society.
Thom Yorke
October 29, 2018 10:57 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThom tells Nihal why composing his first film score was an “all encompassing” job, how music can change the world and why he’s not a “content creator.”
Sally Field
October 22, 2018 15:55 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAcademy-Award-winning actor, Sally Field on her decades in the industry and her relationship with Burt Reynolds.
Roger Daltrey
October 18, 2018 13:17 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBOn 50 years of The Who, why he shunned the rock-star lifestyle and almost losing an eye in an onstage accident.
Bobby Gillespie
October 18, 2018 12:57 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBPrimal Scream’s frontman on rediscovering the original Memphis recording sessions for Give Out But Don’t Give Up.
Kathy Burke
October 11, 2018 14:28 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBThe actress and director on 24 Stories, a star studded collection of short stories to support the survivors of Grenfell Tower.
Jonathan Rea
October 03, 2018 15:26 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe 4 time World Superbike Champion talks about life on and off the track and what he thinks about “when things are going right”.
Grayson Perry
October 01, 2018 11:18 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBGrayson Perry talks about his one man show and why he’ll never appear on Question Time again.
Bob Saget
September 21, 2018 08:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThe legendary US actor and comedian talks to Nihal about stand-up, dad jokes and “bullocks”.
Lily Allen
September 20, 2018 15:53 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBLily talks to Nihal about being treated “like a cartoon” and why writing an autobiography has “cleansed” her.
Steve Perry
September 19, 2018 14:13 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThe former Journey frontman tells Nihal why he’s returned to music after more than two decades away.
MNEK
September 13, 2018 11:42 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBMNEK, who’s generated over a billion streams working with artists like Madonna and Stormzy tells Nihal why his debut album, Language, comes “from my heart.”
Norman Cook
September 12, 2018 11:38 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBNorman talks to Nihal about bringing a nightclub atmosphere to arenas and why DJ’ing still gives him a buzz.
Peter Crouch
September 06, 2018 11:30 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBPeter talks to Nihal about footballers’ extravagant lifestyles, retirement and how his family’s disinterest with football keeps him grounded.
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black
August 30, 2018 14:56 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBTom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black talk to Nihal about becoming parents.
Jack Monroe
August 29, 2018 15:49 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThe food writer talks to Nihal about falling into debt and cooking well on a budget.