Radio Gorgeous

Josephine explores the female wild bohemians, whores, thieves and nightclub queens of London Soho's outrageous past in her dazzling show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Josephine performs regularly in London  for tickets click below. https://linktr.ee/josephinepembroke “Wit, charm and plenty of sauce, simply a fabulous show.” Sophie Parkin, Author of The Colony Room Club 1948-2008 “Josephine brings...

Josephine reveals all in this candid interview about the female wild bohemians, whores, thieves and nightclub queens of London Soho's outrageous past. Josephine performs regularly in London  for tickets click below. https://linktr.ee/josephinepembroke https://linktr.ee/josephinepembroke “Wit, charm and plenty of sauce, simply a fabulous show.” Sophie Parkin, Author of The Colony Room Club 1948-200...

As a commissioning editor at Harper Collins, Wanda Whiteley was in the business of saying no to the majority of authors who came her way. She founded manuscriptdoctor.co.uk so she could put her expertise to work for new authors. Wanda then decided it would only be fair to put herself in their shoes and the result is her debut historical novel, The Goldhanger Dog . The young protagonist, fifteen-ye...

Star of the St Trinian's films and inspiration for Victoria Wood and Miranda Hart, Joyce Grenfell was one of Britain's most loved female comedienne, writer, actor and singer. Cheryl Knight tells us about Joyce, and her hugely popular one woman show which is touring southern England. Press link for tour info and tickets.  http://www.apollotheatrecompany.com/ode-to-joyce.html #OdetoJoyce #Theatre #R...

Ex Sohoite cabaret chanteuse Josephine Pembroke talks to Jo Good on BBC London about living in Soho in the 80's, Pussies Galore and more. Josephine performs regularly for tickets click below.  https://linktr.ee/josephinepembroke “Wit, charm and plenty of sauce, simply a fabulous show.” Sophie Parkin, Author of The Colony Room Club 1948-2008 “Josephine brings Soho in all its seedy, raunchy glamour...

Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells Radio Gorgeous the extraordinary story of a modern cultural icon: Harry Styles. Harry Styles - The Making Of A Modern Man by Sean Smith is published by Harper Collins. #HarryStyles #RadioGorgeous 

What is the Universe of Deliciousness? A gorgeous term created by my guest on Radio Gorgeous, Julia is a bodyworker, therapist and healer. Julia talks us through how to get to this state. Be prepared to bring joy directly into your life.  #MindBodySpirit #RadioGorgeous 

Trouble Brewing in the Loire is Tommy Barnes' sequel to the brilliantly funny, A Beer in the Loire . A book about brewing beer and life, which for Tommy, his young family and unruly menagerie is a lot like beer: fermented, fizzy and occasionally explosive.  Follow Tommy as he, in his own words, farts around the French countryside trying to make beer with his arch nemesis, Burt, the devil dog at hi...

Emily Soldene was a true Victorian, born of the wrong side of the tracks, she was illegitimate and her mother was working class, a bonnet maker by trade. Emily reinvented herself at twenty-two, she took singing lessons and willed herself to stardom.  Hear her 3rd cousin once removed best selling author Helen Batten tell us Emily's extraordinary tale of her scandalous life of a performer, business...

In February 1961 Marilyn Monroe was sectioned by her psychiatrist. One Night with Marilyn is a theatrical exploration of this harrowing time mostly unknown by her millions of fans.   Claire-Monique Martin and Charlotte Reidie, who both play Marilyn in the play, talk to Donna Freed about their roles and the themes of mental illness in the play by PT Rose. It is shocking to think that Queen Elizabet...

Radio Gorgeous was thrilled to attend - in person - the launch of Heidi Amsinck's debut novel and first in a new series of crime novels, My Name is Jensen . My Name is Jensen introduces us to journalist turned sleuth Jensen, who has returned to her native Copenhagen after some years working in London. An experience that mirrors Heidi's own, although she has remained in London. Also in attendance a...

Chiswick’s first new cinema since 1934, opens this today! The cinema has four screen for the public, and there is a cafe with bar snacks, cocktails and craft beers.  No ordinary cinema this is high end glamour and much needed culture for the area.  chiswickcinema.co.uk #Cinema  #RadioGorgeous 

Singing sensations Rosemary Ashe has a wonderful habit of writing one woman shows to perform, always musical, her last successful show featured Ethel Merman. Today we talked about her spanking brand new show called ADORABLE DORA, a tribute to Dora Bryan. Dora was an actress and singer in the second half of the 20th century, she was a character actress with a colourful life. Rosemary Ashe has a wri...

What did we expect our mothers to be in the 20th Century? Apron wearing, docile, tactile and never critical. But one day we find out that our mothers are people and they have dreams and expectations. Today I am welcomed onto Radio Gorgeous a woman who is an award winning producer and documentary maker, Sarah Aspinall. Sarah had a mother who did not fit into the motherly ideal, she dreamed of stard...

Acclaimed author Katharine Norbury tells us why it’s time to have a book about nature written solely by women. Naturalists in the past have painstakingly recorded nature naming plants, trees and animals and controlling the environment. It’s time for us to take a more spiritual approach as we face an ecological crisis, it’s time to admit that we are nature.  #Anthology #RadioGorgeous #Nature  Women...

Ariadne and her sister Phaedra were pivotal footnotes in the heroic stories of men with the exception of the letters Ovid wrote in their name. It was these passionate but powerless voices that sparked Jennifer Saint's debut novel Ariadne . Ariadne is a vibrant retelling and imagining of their stories as well as a story of sisters, growing up in the shadow of their brother, the Minotaur - himself b...

Tetiana thinks that her great grandmother was "secretly" Jewish, as being a Jew in Ukraine back then was dangerous. Tetiana tells us why she, an independent modern woman fell in love with an ancient faith and converted.  #RadioGorgeous #Judaism #Memoir 

Mona has written a manifesto which starts and ends with abuse by men to women, she wants us all to stand up for ourselves and "Fuck the patriarchy" she tells us why and how to do it. Listen hard.  #Feminism #FuckThePatriarchy #RadioGorgeous 

Charmian Clift left London in 1954 with her husband and children to live on the Greek island of Kalymnos. The following year, they moved to Hydra where they were the forerunners of a bohemian artist community. Leonard Cohen stayed with them when he first visited the island. Her vivid memoirs of this time have been beautifully reissued by Muswell Press with forwards by Polly Samson. In Samson's 202...

Scent (Muswell Press) is the second novel from Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour . Her love and intimate knowledge of France is apparent as is her ability to expose the inner life of a Parisian perfumer, Cl é mentine, whose marriage is disintegrating at the same time as a her former lover turns up with an unknown agenda.  It is an engrossing read redolent of tension and desire. Isabel, wh...

Are you a people pleaser? You may not even know you are one because according to author and therapist Emma Reed Turrell there is more to people pleasing than the sweet, saint like image we all imagine. Cambridge University educated Emma is our guest today on Radio Gorgeous and we are delving into the people pleasing world and talk about different types of pleasers and the uncomfortable feelings wh...

The German Heiress is an action packed, yet haunting novel set in Essen, North Germany which was known as the armoury of the Reich. Set in post war Germany where people were fighting for their survival and facing up to cruel truths of their recent past. The German Heiress by Anika Scott is published by Windmill (in the UK) Annika's website: https://postwargermany.com/ #RadioGorgeous #WorldWar2 #No...

Now we are in a world wide pandemic, it is depressing, but it does not have to be. Turn off Netflix and get your creative juices going. My guest will encourage you to write and and most importantly find your own voice.    WRITE ON, A Daily Writing Practice, for Anyone With A Story to Tell is available as a book or a kindle. http://betsybmurphy.com/ #Writing #RadioGorgeous   

Suzanne Snow has a fulfilling life as a plants woman, a novelist and sometime leader of worship in her local church in Lancashire. Hear how she has created her amazing life and made her dreams come true; becoming a published writer. #Author #RadioGorgeous #Romance https://www.suzannesnowauthor.com/ https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781800322196

Today we are talking about the most controversial now ex-Royal MEGHAN, activist, actor, mother and Prince Harry’s partner. Sean has written a wonderful sympathetic book about a sadly much maligned woman MEGHAN MISUNDERSTOOD, is published by Harper Collins #Royals #RadioGorgeous #Meghan