19 episodes
Takes on Life Dominic Holland
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4.9 • 10 Ratings
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Dominic Holland's life has not panned out quite how he expected.
An award winning stand up comedian with countless TV/Radio appearances and the author of 9 books and counting. His weekly blog has run over 20 years. He is married and has four sons, the eldest of whom is an actor called 'Tom' and explains why his best selling book on his life and career is called 'Eclipsed'.
An unusual life then and yet this is a podcast for us all - a podcast on his unusual life and yours.
Each episode is framed with a reading of a comic essay from his series of books - Takes on Life, followed by an interesting conversation with a guest from comedy, business, sport and academia. Some famous - some not - just interesting people with their own takes on the vagaries of life.
A podcast for everyone...
...because whatever we do and whatever our achievements, everything is relative and basically all people are the same.
George Orwell explained this neatly when he said, 'every life when viewed from within is a series of failures.'
And there is humour in failure and with his acute eye, Holland has a minefield to plunder. His own dubious treasure trove which he invites listeners the world over to enjoy.
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Sanjeev Kohli 3
Sanjjev Kohli is Scottish comedic actor. A man with a fierce intelligence and Take on Life. One of the stars of the peerless sitcom, Still Game, getting Sanjeev's Take on Life is a fitting way to close out Season 2. Thank you for listening and supporting. Listen out for the compilation episode and until then, enjoy the wisdom of Mr Kohli - who is emminently followable btw on @govindajeggy
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Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson is a weight management expert with over 25 years experience of advising patients on how to combat obesity. Frustrated by the opaque language often involved and some dubious methods and false dawns offered by an array of 'experts', Alan has written a book called Weight Wisdom and he shares his insights here.
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Bob Mills
Bob Mills is a stand up comic with a large hand in helping me get onto the comedy circuit. A larger than life character, he has done stand up forever, written and produced movies, a TV sit-com, as well as his own ground breaking TV Show - "In Bed With Me Dinner" and I was delighted that he sat down with me to share his wisdom with the world.
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GLS
This week I am delighted to be joined by Graeme Le Saux, ex-professional football (soccer) player who played for his country (England) and won the premier league with Blackburn, amongst other top line clubs.
Graeme is unlike many sports stars I have encounered. Modest and unassuming, yet quietly assured when discussing his illustrious career. He has the same fierce spirit that all professional sportspeople have at their disposal but also he has a keen intelligence and wisdom, making him a perfect guest on my fledgling podcast.
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Margaret Mizen
It was a pleasure to be joined by an ordinary mum called Margaret Mizen whose life changed forever when her beloved son Jimmy was murdered, a day after his 16th birthday. Margaret and her husband Barry, were not the first or the last couple to lose a child to violent crime but how they reacted to their loss was unique and makes a compelling story of humanity and love.
The book on Jimmy and his family is a beautiful read simply titled, Jimmy - A legacy for Peace. -
Sam Holland FINAL
I would never claim to be a podcast officionado - but I cut my pod teeth chatting with my son, Sam - and it was lovely to catch up with him on something far more official and dare-I-say-it but more proessional sounding.
Customer Reviews
Essential listening for any comedy fans.
Open miccer only a 18 months in (don’t gig enough due to the ol’ mortgage and wife combo) but the insight of this has stopped me in my tracks. The pinnacle has been the latest episode with Bob Mills. The closet I’ll get to being in a green room. 😀
All the best, Dominic. Here’s to many more.
Excellent- but please sort out the sound
Very enjoyable show. My only complaint is the sound quality….even at full volume most of the episodes are difficult to hear. Pretty sure it’s the recordings and not my phone
Wonderful Trip Down Memory Lane
As fans of both these excellent stand ups , I loved this honest and amusing discussion with Kevin Day covering the present stand up world and reflecting on the wonderful 1990s when these two would smash the clubs! Have listened to all of the Takes on Life now and love them. My 40 mins daily long dog walks have become an enjoyable 60 minute stroll with a smile on my face - def worth a listen😁