Dr Death and
Dirty John quickly climbed the charts, and it now has a broad slate of shows (including
The Apology Line, reviewed in these pages at the end of April). The company was acquired by Amazon at the end of 2020. The New York Times suggested that the deal was valued at $300m; Bloomberg called it “the biggest deal yet in the booming podcast market”. Wondery is an American podcast giant with big budgets, and now it has launched its first podcast produced in the UK. As its first UK series,
British Scandal is something of a baffling choice. Following on from the success of Wondery’s
Friday, April 30, 2021
Comedian Matt Forde joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky to talk about his upcoming live show, The Political Party, and to share a few of his amazing impressions.
The Political Party has been a sell-out success during its monthly residency at Westminster’s The Other Palace since 2013, and now it will hit London’s West End in May and June. Matt told Chris, “It’ll be a right old laugh. It’s cool to do it in the West End. I’ve got some great guests.”
There are indeed some seriously impressive names set to appear at these events, including Labour leader Keir Starmer and Conservative MP Esther McVey. Also joining Matt will be Labour s Jess Phillips, and former Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom.
My Dad Wrote A Porno host Alice Levine has new podcast about scandal
“The fact that it is exercising my brain, particularly after a year of lockdown, I kind of like that challenge.”
Alice Levine
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My Dad Wrote A Porno host Alice Levine has spoken of her joy at being able to embrace her inner “swot” on a new podcast about famous British scandals.
My Dad Wrote A Porno host Alice Levine has spoken of her joy at being able to embrace her inner “swot” on a new podcast about famous British scandals.
The ex-BBC Radio 1 presenter will be joined by former political adviser Matt Forde to explore the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning, the death of British weapons expert Dr David Kelly, and the Cambridge Analytica scandal as part of the long-form project from US podcast producer Wondery.
Levine, who has co-hosted explicit comedy podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno since 2015, said she is excited at having the chance to look deeper into these headline-grabbing stories.
My Dad Wrote A Porno host Alice Levine has spoken of her joy at being able to embrace her inner “swot” on a new podcast about famous British scandals.
The ex-BBC Radio 1 presenter will be joined by former political adviser Matt Forde to explore the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning, the death of British weapons expert Dr David Kelly, and the Cambridge Analytica scandal as part of the long-form project from US podcast producer Wondery.
Levine, who has co-hosted explicit comedy podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno since 2015, said she is excited at having the chance to look deeper into these headline-grabbing stories.