The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminmin (er, min...) please welcome Actor, TV Personality, Pantomime Dame, Celebrity &  Legend, Christopher Biggins aka "The Biggins" to the show! An absolute delight & pleasure to welcome a real live "National Treasure" to the Good Listening To 'Clearing'!   Biggins (as we well know!) is a British Actor, Media Celebrity, ...

Send us Fan Mail What is the Talisker Whisky Challenge? How can we help?  And beware the perils of "Trenchfoot of the Arse!" Tune in next week for more stories of 'Distinction & Genius' from The Good Listening To Show 'Clearing'.  If you would like to be my Guest too then you can find out HOW via the different 'series strands' at 'The Good Listening...

Send us Fan Mail Please welcome to the 'Clearing' Scottish BAFTA Award winning actress & “Queen of Scream” Shauna Macdonald. "If you Google me a lot of horror comes up!" partly because of her role as Sarah Carter in the iconic film "The Descent" circa 2005. A rich and textured conversation indeed on handling grief after the loss of her mother just under a year ago...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminmin' (er, min...) please welcome Chris White to "The Good Listening To Show" to talk all about "Navigating Gender Fluidity": All things identity & sexuality through the lens of both of his children and their gender choice experiences: Both originally born "female" but now both identifying differently as "non-binar...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminmin' (er, min...) absolutely thrilled & delighted to be welcoming Josette Bushell Mingo, Principal of The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama to the 'Clearing'. In the 1st of a series of shows whereby I'll be using the vehicle of the podcast to help amplify the reputation of The Central School,  whilst also getting to meet and...

Send us Fan Mail ‘I’m Thomas Johnson, I live in the Cotswolds in the UK. I have composed hundreds of scores for all sorts of different kinds of theatre - tiny studios, mid-scale theatres, in parks, in schools, on Broadway, on the beach, from Minnesota to Moscow - ranging from solo harp to full orchestra.  I greatly enjoy the collaborative process of theatre, and have a passion for working closely...

Send us Fan Mail Absolutely delighted to welcome the warm, witty and wonderful Jenny Stephens to The Good Listening To 'Clearing' as part of a happy experiment to help amplify the reputation of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where I too trained as an Actor, using the happy vehicle of the Podcast. Any minute now, Jenny Stephens is about to complete 10 glorious years as Artistic Direc...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n Genminminminmin (er, min...) please welcome Blue Peter, Scouting & Online Panto Legend Peter Duncan to The Good Listening To Show! Peter Duncan is a quintessential family entertainer, a veritable prolific-pants of creativity and versatility. He is an Actor, Presenter,  Adventurer, former Chief Scout, Pantomime King & Blue Peter Alumni. My first ever Theatre job wa...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n Genminminmin (er, min...), yes it's a 'cracking day' (see what I'm doing there?!) in 'The Clearing' as I have the great pleasure of welcoming the warm and wonderful Peter Lord, co-founder of Aardman Animations to the show! Aardman Animations is (as I'm sure you know!) the globally renowned 4 times Academy Award Winning Clay Animated &amp...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) look who I've gawn n' snagged in my "Good Listening To" Clearing and Zoom Hole! The Artful Dodger & 'Twitter Lord' himself, actor Michael Warburton to 'give us our daily bread' (see what I'm doing there?! Even though he's no relation!) on all things Twitter, through his extraordinary...

Send us Fan Mail History in the making as "The Good Listening To Show" goes LIVE with the 'Founder Story of Being Box-E', recorded for the 1st time in front of a real live audience of happily stuffed and fully sated supper guests! So yes! Welcome to a World Premiere! Please welcome Box-E Head Chef and Maitre D Elliott & Tess Lidstone from Bristol, to tell the 'story be...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n Genminminminmin (er, min...) look who I've gawn n' bagged for The Good Listening To Show! None other than National Children's Theatre Treasure David Wood OBE. With the peace, quiet & sanctuary of very specifically "Room 208" of the Cooden Beach Hotel in Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex for his Clearing, where a lot of his 'writing magic' ove...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Clearing for a special "Legacy: Life Reflections" episode, Sara Starkey. Sara Starkey is a curious character, who has without doubt lived a truly extraordinary life. Her father was killed in World War 2 before she was born. She accompanied her second husband to Dignitas to end his own life with dignity.  Sara’s mother was Scottish, her father Johnny Pennan...

Send us Fan Mail A special episode of 3 interviews to explain how you can gift the idea of "The Good Listening To Show", with its strong and established storytelling construct, to record the story of someone near, dear or close to you for posterity. Do get in touch if you'd like to find out more? chris@secondcurve.uk M: +44 7711 644094  Tune in next week for more stories of 'Di...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminminminmin (er, min...) please welcome for a SECOND pass through The Good Listening to 'Clearing' the gorgeous human being - Lord Starkey himself (!) - Reg Starkey! To talk about an audio book that Reg has lovingly produced posthumously for and about his old friend Andrew Tyler, who took the courageous decision to end his own life at Dignitas in 20...

Send us Fan Mail   Mac Macartney is an international speaker, writer & changemaker.  He has a foot in several worlds. He is the founder of the inspirational social enterprise, Embercombe. He is a visionary & a wise Elder. He touches hearts, fires imagination and invites courageous action. Mentored by indigenous people over many years, he has acquired profound and original insights into que...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) please welcome the warm and wonderful silky-voiced beauty Michael Fenton Stevens to "The Good Listening To" Clearing! Michael Fenton Stevens is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for being a founder member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees and the voice behind the Spitting Image 1986 number 1 hit "The Chicken Song"...

Send us Fan Mail "Hi-Diddly-Dee An Actor's Life For Me!" Please welcome Actor, Creative & all round 'prolific pants' Stewart Wright atop a bus on the way to Kathmandu in the halcyon days of being 19 for his 'Clearing', as we talk the combined passions of life, family, rugby and acting. Recorded also as a Facebook LIVE:  https://www.facebook.com/730074635/vide...

Send us Fan Mail Please welcome Bristol Broadcasting legend, new talent champion and curator of the "Upload Festival" Adam Crowther to The Good Listening To Podcast: The Story Behind Your Story Show!   Adam Crowther presents BBC Upload 7-10pm every weekday on BBC Radio Bristol - which he’s presented since October 2018. He has worked as a broadcaster and presenter across live events and r...

Send us Fan Mail Very excited to welcome Tim Crouch, one of British Theatre's 'great innovators', with plays that have disturbed and challenged the passive theatrical experience to The Good Listening To 'Clearing'. A wonderfully rich and textured conversation indeed.  As Tim said:  "I talked with Chris about Tony Brightwell, my dad, my dog, randy airline captains, the...

Send us Fan Mail Yes! Welcome to another episode of " The Good Listening To Podcast: The Story Behind Your Story Show! " with this lovely gentleman and Actor Jonathan Hansler   Jonathan is an Award Winning English Actor, Writer & Comedian and Peter Cooke obsessive! "I’ve truly ‘lived’ but then suffering creates greatness..." Jonny and I go way back when, to when he walked i...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) we have Clergy in 'The Clearing'! Please welcome my very dear and lovely old friend The Reverend Olivia Coles. A real life "Vicar of Dibley" here in The Good Listening To Podcast: The Story Behind Your Story Show! recorded as a FaceBook LIVE! "More tea Vicar?" "No, but I'll have another one of thos...

Send us Fan Mail Ladies n' Genminminminmin (er, min...) please welcome Bristol Broadcasting Legend Keith Warmington legendary BBC Radio Bristol Presenter, Blues Harmonica Player, Voiceover Artist & Cycling Nut! Top bloke, top local Broadcaster and top local legend!    After 52 years in Bristol, the mellifluous Keith Warmington is an optimistic Francophile, who is on his way to becoming th...

Send us Fan Mail Delighted to welcome creative and comedy legend Vic Llewellyn to The Good Listening To 'Clearing' to talk about all things being Vic, castle building, writing, creativity & random squirrels! Vic is a theatre maker, writer, actor & chewed bread sculptor! Funny, educational & inspiring on the outer limits of creativity. You can also 'watch/listen' to...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Clearing for a special "Leadership Reflections" Episode,  the wonderful 6’ 5 Scottish man-mountain of entrepreneurial flair & generosity and a truly 'Great Scot': Russell Dalgleish   😊  Chair & Co-Founder of the Scottish Business Network. Russell's lifelong, blazing 🔥 passion is helping other people to succeed in business and in hi...