Spooning with Mark Wogan

Weather presenter turned author Carol Kirkwood joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Carol opens up about her journey from a childhood spent in the Scottish Highlands to her iconic 28-year career as a beloved weather presenter on BBC Breakfast. She candidly discusses her recent departure from morning television, how she adjusted to a new routine and her unexpected path to finding love later in...

TV Chef and author John Torode MBE joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. John opens up about the chaotic energy of running massive 90s London kitchens like Quaglino's and Mezzo under Terence Conran. Plus, John opens up about how childhood memories and a life-changing Bangkok street-food dish shaped his lifelong passion for food. And, John opens up about supporting his wife, Lisa Faulkner,...

Comedian, broadcaster and author Katherine Ryan joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Katherine opens up on what happened when she used to train staff at Hooters, why she’ll never trust her husband 100%, and the secret to surviving eldest daughter syndrome from her book First Born Daughter. She also breaks down her campaign with Gousto to demystify cryptic ingredient labels and opens up about...

Former White House Communications Director, broadcaster and author Anthony Scaramucci joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. From his working class Long Island roots to surviving Goldman Sachs, eleven infamous days in Donald Trump’s White House and testifying after the catastrophic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Anthony opens up about his biggest career mistakes, public humiliation, and t...

Celebrity chef, legendary restaurateur, presenter and author Marco Pierre White joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Marco opens up on his career leading to gaining three Michelin stars. Plus, Marco talks about some of your favourite chefs and the dishes that have stood the test of time. And finally, Marco opens up about his work on P&O Cruises, where for the past twenty years he has had...

Former Conservative Defence Minister and author Tobias Ellwood joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Tobias opens up about the harrowing personal experiences that shaped his worldview including the tragic loss of his brother in the 2002 Bali bombings and running toward danger during the 2017 Westminster terror attack. He reveals what it was like meeting Vladimir Putin face-to-face, briefing Do...

Actor, poet and writer Nigel Planer joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Nigel opens up on his early days on a diet of lentils to becoming a generational icon as Neil in the anarchic, groundbreaking sitcom The Young Ones and Nigel opens up about the chaotic 1980s alternative comedy scene. He shares what it was really like peeking through the wings to spot fans like Jack Nicholson and Dustin H...

Celebrity Masterchef judge and Michel star chef Giorgio Locatelli joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Giorgio opens up on growing up in his family’s swamp-built hotel restaurant (complete with hidden Swiss bank accounts) to working in brutal Parisian kitchens, earning London’s first Michelin star for an Italian-run restaurant, and why he refuses to trust anyone who doesn't like pizza. Plus,...

Singer and songwriter Danny O’Donoghue joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. From growing up in a legendary Irish musical lineage to securing a $15 million record deal at just 16 years old, Danny looks back at the highs and lows of his 30-year career. He opens up about how channelled profound personal grief into the band's new album, User’s Guide to Being Human , his fascinating take on using...

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....