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Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people. These are revealing interviews with people who rarely give in-depth interviews, be it from politics, entertainment or news. Subscribe to get a new episode every Friday.

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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien LBC

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 106 Ratings

Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people. These are revealing interviews with people who rarely give in-depth interviews, be it from politics, entertainment or news. Subscribe to get a new episode every Friday.

To listen to the latest episode of Full Disclosure on Alexa, just say "Alexa ask Global Player to play Full Disclosure."

    Julie Hesmondhalgh: How good telly and theatre can change the world

    Julie Hesmondhalgh: How good telly and theatre can change the world

    Lancaster legend Julie Hesmondhalgh is an actor, writer and activist. She's best known for playing Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street in what started as a short-term punchline and turned into a 16 year career. Since leaving the cobbles, Julie has gone on to star multiple dramas including Broadchurch, Happy Valley and more recently, Mr Bates vs The Post Office. She’s recently joined the cast of the world premiere of James Graham’s new play Punch, about the power of forgiveness.
    Tickets for Punch are available at nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Angela Hartnett: One of the UK's top chefs shares her recipe for success

    Angela Hartnett: One of the UK's top chefs shares her recipe for success

    Angela Hartnett is a Michelin starred chef, restaurateur and podcast host. After studying for a history degree, she began working in a local pub before joining Gordon Ramsay at his first restaurant, Aubergine. She worked with Gordon for 17 years before deciding to go it alone. She now runs several restaurants of her own including the Michelin-starred Murano in Mayfair. Angela's podcast, Dish from Waitrose, is available on all podcast providers.

    • 57 min
    Caroline Lucas: Being Britain's first and only Green MP

    Caroline Lucas: Being Britain's first and only Green MP

    In 2010 Caroline Lucas made history when she was elected as the MP for Brighton Pavilion, becoming the first Green Party candidate to enter Parliament. She has increased her majority at every election since and served as the Green leader twice. In her 14 years in Westminster, Caroline has used her platform to put environmental and equality issues on the political agenda. Her latest book, Another England sets out how we can reclaim England's national story from Brexit cheerleaders and the radical right.

    • 1 hr
    Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan

    Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan

    In 2011 Bassem Youssef was a little-known heart surgeon in Cairo. A year later, he was hosting his own political satire TV show, Al-Bernameg, drawing in 30 million weekly viewers as he made fun of the Egyptian regime. Bassem's comedy was groundbreaking but it proved too controversial to remain on air. In 2014 he was forced to move to United States, where he has since had to work to re-establish his career in a new language. Now, he's back in the news thanks to an explosive interview with Piers Morgan on the conflict in Gaza, which went viral.
    Tickets for his latest tour, The Middle Beast, are available at livenation.co.uk

    • 52 min
    James Timpson: The secrets to running a successful business and making money

    James Timpson: The secrets to running a successful business and making money

    "The best ideas don't come from the boardroom, the best ideas come from the frontline."
    James Timpson is the chief executive of Timpson, a family-run business known for its key cutting and watch repair services. James does business differently. His unconventional leadership style has raised eyebrows - but it works. Since taking over Timpson, he has grown the business to over 2,000 stores by developing new ideas, giving ex-prisoners a second chance and putting his employees first.
    He has published a book packed with leadership advice for a happier, healthy workforce. The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-Down Management is out now.

    • 59 min
    Bryony Gordon: My OCD made me think my family would die

    Bryony Gordon: My OCD made me think my family would die

    Bryony Gordon is a bestselling author, mental health campaigner and founder of Mental Health Mates. She has been a columnist for the Telegraph for over twenty years where she has written honestly and openly about her experiences of mental illness and addictions. Her latest book, Mad Woman details her experiences of OCD, binge eating and the endless battle to stay sober. Bryony tells James about the realities of living with dark, intrusive thoughts and how exercise became her salvation.

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
106 Ratings

106 Ratings

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James strikes a good balance between incisive questioning and empathetic conversation, especially in the more recent interviews.

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