White Wine Question Time

I'm A Celebrity... is back this week! So for this week's journey into the WWQT cellar, we're here with all you need to know about three of this year's Jungle-bound campmates. Fred Sirieix talks to us about what lessons he's drawn from his years as everyone's maître d', while Josie Gibson talks us through a hugely difficult period in her life that she shared with Malin Andersson. Plus, we hear abou...

Joining us today is one of our best-loved and best-known chefs who's been running restaurants for over 40 years now! He's the author of countless recipe books and he's back again with a brand new book called “Simple Suppers.” It’s Rick Stein! He dials in from Newcastle fresh from his book launch to chat about his long and interesting life: from travelling the world at 18, to opening his first rest...

On today’s dive into the WWQT cellar, we’ve got a little amuse-bouche to whet your appetite ahead of Friday’s episode featuring legendary chef Rick Stein. We’re looking back at previous chefs who have graced the show! Actress, cook, and best-selling author Fay Ripley describes her dream dinner party and opens up about a real-life dinner party nightmare when an A-list guest came for dinne...

Joining us today is perhaps the most famous choirmaster in Britain, on the cusp of a nationwide tour designed to get even the most cautious of singers up on their feet: it’s Gareth Malone! He dials in from his rehearsal studio for a chat about how music runs through the very fabric of his existence and how it’s been a tool for celebration, reflection and healing across his life. We also speak abou...

On today’s dive through the WWQT cellar, we’re taking a look back at previous medical maestros who have graced the show, with hilarious tales and poignant reminders aplenty. Author and comedian Adam Kay talks about the realities of working in the NHS and how much support it truly needs, while doctor turned comedian Paul Sinha reflects on how his drastic career change came to be. We also hear from...

To round off Menopause Awareness Month, join us for a very special episode of WWQT recorded in front of a live audience at Acast's offices in London!  Kate is joined by two people who are helping women at all stages of their menopause journey with treatment, support and advice. Dr Lydia Robertson is a GP and Menopause Specialist, who works alongside Dr Naomi Potter at the Menopause Care clini...

Today marks episode two of our three-part special to celebrate Menopause Awareness Month! After last week’s show with the wonderful Dr. Naomi Potter and Lisa Snowden, we’ve got something a little different to our usual midweek throwback from the cellar as we continue to shine a light on menopause. In this episode, we’re delighted to welcome back leading menopause expert Dr. Naomi Potter and introd...

Joining us today is a loving mother, sister and wife whose passion for art has fuelled a hugely successful career on both sides of the Atlantic. She also happens to be eleventh in line to the throne. We’re delighted to welcome to White Wine Question Time HRH Princess Eugenie! Princess Eugenie dials in for a chat about the return of her podcast, ‘Floodlight’, which highlights the fight against mode...

It’s World Menopause Day, and to help raise awareness, we’ve decided to do things a little bit differently by dropping three special edition episodes over the course of this month, to mark Menopause Awareness Month. For this special episode, Kate called upon two women who have been her life-raft. Lisa Snowdon, who has had to endure it herself and has helped calm the stormy seas of peri-m...

It’s Menopause Awareness Month, and to celebrate, we’ve deviated from our usual format to bring you some very special content. Keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of weeks for episodes dropping into your feed. Tomorrow marks World Menopause Day, prompting a slight shift in our schedule and so we’re releasing a special episode tomorrow instead of our usual Tuesday drop. But fear not! Here’s...

Joining us today is an inspiring entrepreneur who started her £37 million business in her university bedroom. By the time she graduated, she was already turning over half a million pounds. Now, she’s earned the title of the youngest-ever female investor on Dragon’s Den. It’s the incredible Sara Davies. She joins Kate to tell us just how she managed to balance her business and her degree and the ex...

With the return of Big Brother this week, we thought we'd wander down into the WWQT cellar and pick out some of our favourite clips from previous contestants who have joined us on the show - and there are some crackers! Two-time winner Brian Dowling tells us about how his entire life changed over his nine-week stint, while Kate Lawler discussed how her DJ and broadcasting career spawned out of her...

Joining us today is a masterful filmmaker and intrepid adventurer who has ventured through more than 130 countries, bringing us thoughtful travel documentaries on the BBC. It’s the extraordinary Simon Reeve! He joins Kate to chart what’s been a rollercoaster ride of a life and career. From finding himself on the infamous Sunday Times investigations desk after a troubled childhood, to becoming a Ne...

For the final episode of our Something from the Ballroom miniseries, we’re taking you back to our conversation with someone who’s lighting up the Strictly dance floor as we speak: it’s broadcaster Zara McDermott!  She chats about her journey from working in government to Love Island and now her documentary work, during which she’s sometimes been typecast as just another reality TV star - whic...

Joining us today is a world-renowned singer, actor and performer who’s not just one show - she’s a show  business.  It’s the wonderful Beverley Knight! She joins Kate to talk about some of the people and places that have shaped her life and career. It’s quite the collection: she’s been helped along the way by the likes of Prince and David Bowie; put on such a spectacular show t...

Joining us today on the Something from the Ballroom is none other than Strictly head judge, Shirley Ballas! We spoke to her back in lockdown, where she explained how a male-dominated industry forced so many barriers in her way - and how it simply reinforced her resolve to succeed. Plus, we chat about running off to America in her early 20s and how she had to be forced into auditioning for Str...

Joining us today, fresh off his departure from Eastenders is seasoned actor and self-styled “The Greatest Entertainer in his price range” - the lovely Brian Conley! After only announcing his departure last week, we chat about his time in Albert Square and how he’s keen to get stuck in to lots of other projects. We also talk about how tough times at school were the catalyst to him constantly lookin...

With the biggest show on British TV back on our screens, we’re taking another trip to the Cellar to revisit conversations with Strictly legends. Today, it’s two of the show’s most famous professional dancers turned man and wife: Janette Manrara & Aljaž Škorjanec! We chat about how they came to end up on the show, Janette’s transition from the dance floor to the TV sofa and how they’ve helped e...

Today, we have a true culinary maestro joining us. She’s a beloved chef and cookery teacher who has transformed countless (hopeless) home cooks into confident culinary wizards – the one and only Rosemary Shrager! You may fondly remember Rosemary’s debut on ‘Ladette to Lady’, where she worked her magic on the wayward and turned them into refined ladies. But Rosemary’s talents don’t stop at the stov...

With Strictly back on our screens this Saturday, we thought it was a perfect time to look back at some of the BBC ballroom beauties who have graced the WWQT dancefloor over the past four and a half years. First up, it’s judge, jury and executioner, Craig Revel Horwood! Craig opens up about his remarkable life gallivanting across stages all over the world, how open he is to toug...

Joining us today is This Morning’s new frontman, who also finds the time to host live coverage of almost every sport you could think of: it’s the delightful Craig Doyle! Craig joins us straight from hosting duties to chat about everything from past failures that proved a necessary step on the journey to success, to hosting baseball matches alongside Bill Murray, shouting instructions at Diego Mara...

For many of our previous guests, music encapsulates and reminds them of their best and worst moments. For others, as is the case with our guests today, making that amazing music is their calling. Raye tells us about sidling up to Beyoncé and David Guetta thanks to her songwriting, while former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson talks about using her music as therapy during life’s tough challenges....

We’re back with the second part of our extended interview with one of the UK’s most prominent and influential broadcasters. After we heard his thoughts last week on the state of modern media and the destitute political landscape, today we turn our attention inwards. How does his family deal with the pressures that come with his job? Is he ever satisfied with his work? And why has he been to see AB...

Tinseltown is the promised land for so many of the actors, musicians and presenters we’ve had on the show over the last four and a half years. But for these three, those dreams have turned into a scarcely believable reality! Hannah Waddingham and Luke Evans talk to us about how they got their big breaks through a timely combination of luck and talent, while singer Aled Jones reminds us that the jo...

Joining us this week (and next) is a host of the UK’s biggest podcast, one of Tony Blair’s closest allies, a political activist and self-confessed sport obsessive - it’s Alastair Campbell! Alastair sits down with Kate for an extended conversation that looks into his fascinating if often challenging life, and how he’s inadvertently found himself at the forefront of modern political broadcasting onc...