Spooning with Mark Wogan

TV presenter and magician Stephen Mulhern joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. The self-proclaimed "fussy eater" opens up about his proper East End childhood working the Petticoat Lane markets, his early days on CITV and the exact illusion that got him suspended from The Magic Circle.  Plus, Stephen performs an uncanny mind-reading trick on Mark and makes a frantic, live phone call to Ho...

Actress Fay Ripley joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Fay opens up about her time as Miss Chief The Clown, how to make the perfect pizza, working in a tanning shop, her time on Cold Feet, faking a nervous breakdown to get out of a TV show and beating Gordon Ramsay with her chocolate brownies. Plus, find out if Mark can change Fay’s mind on garlic. Dishes Served: Homeslice Pizza- Margherita...

TV host and now author Andrea McLean joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Andrea opens up about her childhood where she travelled around the world and was bullied at school, how she found being a people pleaser, her time on GMTV and Loose Women and her mental health journey including going through the perimenopause, running a business and when Andrea has experienced shame. Plus, find out if M...

This week we are giving you another chance to hear our interview with author, actor and musician Richard Armitage from when he joined Spooning With Mark Wogan in September 2025. Richard explores the foods featured in his new book The Cut, he debates whether a Jaffa Cake is truly a cake or a biscuit, and shares how Gillian Lynne played a pivotal role in his career. Dishes Served: From The Cut: Gren...

This week we are giving you another chance to hear from Rivals actress Victoria Smurfit who joined Mark Wogan back in January 2025 for a spooning ahead of season 2 of the show being released this weekend. Victoria opens up on her film career, going to a boarding school, her daughter being diagnosed with stargardt's muscular dystrophy, her love of the 70s food cuisine and Mark tries to change Victo...

Singer Josh Groban joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Josh opens up about his music career singing around the world and the artists that he has worked with. Plus, from a mental health perspective, Josh opens up on how he managed his imposter syndrome and being diagnosed with ADHD. And find out if Mark can change Josh’s mind on liquorice. Food Served: Homeslice Pizza- Mushroom, ricotta and t...

TV personality Millie Mackintosh joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Millie gets candid about her upbringing in a family run deli, sharing how those early experiences shaped her. She opens up about being diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager including the challenges that followed and how she turned to alcohol as a way of coping. Plus, Millie also explains the signs of a panic attack she experien...

Michael and Hilary Whitehall join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Michael and Hilary discuss the reissue of their book Shark Infested Waters, they reflect on how the theatre industry has evolve and share showbiz stories from working with stars including Richard E Grant, Nigel Havers and the Fox family. Plus, Hilary also talks about attending her first hen do, while Mark attempts to change both...

This week we saw comedian and podcaster Seann Walsh enter the I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here South Africa jungle so we wanted to give you another chance to hear what happened when he joined Spooning With Mark Wogan in August 2025. Seann opened up his love of the cheeseboard, suffering with misophonia and Mark argued why Red Bull should be banned. Guilty Pleasure: Cheese Board, Peperami Sticks...

Presenter Jeremy Kyle joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Jeremy opens up his radio and TV career, he previews his memoir and Mark tries to change Jeremy’s mind on scallops.  This episode was filmed at Corrigan's in Mayfair. Guilty Pleasure- Cadbury’s Marvellous Creations  Hates: Carrots and Parsnips  Spoon One: Scallops with bacon jam Spoon Two: White asparagus with wild garl...

Comedian, singer and theatre host Steve Furst joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Steve opens up about the time he nearly got kidnapped, becoming an improvised host, the success of the Double Six Club and Lenny Beige, working on Little Britain and the future of comedy. Guilty Pleasure: Harley’s in Hampstead Roast Chicken and Smashburgers Spoon One: Mushrooms on toast Spoon Two: Courgette pak...

Singer Natasha Hamilton joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Natasha opens up about stepping into the spotlight at just twelve years old as a touring performer and the whirlwind journey that followed with chart-topping girl group Atomic Kitten. She reflects on the highs and lows of life in one of the UK’s biggest pop acts, the pressures of fame, and the personal challenges she faced behind th...

This week we give you another chance to hear our episode with Alan Titchmarsh CBE who came on Spooning With Mark Wogan in March 2025. Alan opens up about growing up in Yorkshire, his love of gardens, working at Kew Gardens, working as a journalist, having a theatre in his garden, the success of Ground Force, designing Nelson Mandela’s garden, Food Served: Guilty Pleasure: Shreddies and rhubarb van...

Comedian Henning Wehn joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Henning opens up on how he moved from Germany and arrived in the UK to “learn English” and never quite left. He reflects on his childhood, his journey into comedy and how his outsider perspective shaped his voice on the British circuit. Plus, Mark dives into his vegan lifestyle, put sBritish and German cuisine head-to-head in a bread...

Singer Carol Decker joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Carol opens up about her childhood, the rise and fall of T’Pau including keeping The Beatles off the number 1 spot in the UK Top 40, being a serial reality tv contestant, working with Gregg Wallace and taking part in The Masked Singer. Dishes served: Chip Butty Orkney Scallop, Celeriac & Truffle, Apple & Smoked Eel Red Pepper &a...

On this week’s episode of Spooning With Mark Wogan, Mark showcases some of his favourite episodes over the past few years where the conversations turn to food and relationships with partners and within themselves. Louise opens up about her love of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and opens up about modelling in the industry, Jeremy Kyle opens up about his hatred of root vegetables and his love for his wife....

Comedian and podcast host Matt Forde joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Matt opens up about his mum leaving the convent after fifteen years as a nun, to what faith and religion mean to him today. He reflects on building a hugely successful podcast empire, the resilience that carried him through his cancer battle and how those experiences reshaped his outlook on life. Plus, Mark attempts to...

Former Love Island star turned mental health campaigner, podcaster and author Alex George joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Alex shares his personal mental health journey through Love Island and beyond and discusses the challenges faced by under‑16s, including whether they should be on social media, before taking on the spoons. Coming Up: 00:00- Intro 01:00- Am I Normal 04:30- Grief proces...

This week Mark Wogan looks back at some of his highlights from Spooning With Mark Wogan over the past few years. Coming up: 01:20- Hugh Bonneville talks about his time on W1A 05:24- Dame Prue Leith talks about her time growing up in South Africa during apartheid 11:03- Victoria Smurfitt takes on the spoons 15:56- Richard Armitage talks about his career  22:56- Mimi Webb talks about starting o...

Actor James Nesbitt joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. James talks candidly about his famous eyebrows, his hair transplant and his career across stage and screen. He also explains why he stopped doing the Thomas Cook adverts after starring in The Missing and opens up about his genuine love of cooking. Food served: Homeslice Pizza: peppers, salami and chilli Guilty pleasures: Spam, Cornflake...

YouTuber Max Fosh joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Max joins Mark this week to chat about the runaway success of his YouTube videos and his leap into stand-up comedy. He reveals the story behind his potential ban from Sunday Brunch. Plus, Mark grills Max about his very loyal love of Pizza Express.  Food Served: Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Brownies and Doritos with garlic, sour cream a...

Celebrities Claudia Winkleman, Gennaro Contaldo, The Hairy Bikers, Thomasina Miers and Susannah Constantine join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week as we look back at some of our favourite moments of when our special guests take on the spoons. Dishes Served: Claudia Winkleman was served rabbit pancakes Gennaro Contaldo was served gnocchi Hairy Bikers were served olive oil ice cream and duck confit...

Comedian Jimmy Carr and the knowledge of all food, and Ewan Venters, join Spooning With Mark Wogan with another chance to hear their 2023 Christmas special episode. Jimmy and Ewan dive into their favourite and least favourite Christmas foods. They put mince pies from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason, and Sainsbury’s to the test, discover the best way to enjoy caviar and explore the enduring po...

Actor James Lance joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. James opens up about starring in this year’s Beyond Paradise Christmas special and reflects on where it all began, treading the boards in a school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He talks candidly about his career journey, including his time on Ted Lasso, and shares the moments, missteps and lessons that have s...

This interview contains sexual themes. Writer, wordsmith, MP and presenter Gyles Brandreth joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Gyles opens up about his love of jumpers, his career, his involvement in the 1972 Longford Committee of Inquiry into Pornography, starting the International Scrabble Championship and how he makes his fish finger sandwiches. Plus, can Mark change Gyles mind on dates?...