White Wine Question Time

Will Best's journey from T4 to Big Brother hasn't been straightforward. It might surprise you to know that in between he's run a tech company, launched an alcohol brand, and ask a lot of questions to Simon Cowell. His start has never been brighter than it is right now - hosting Hits Radio breakfast with James Barr and Fleur East and standing alongside AJ outside the Big Brother house. It's a fascinating story which has seen Will pick himself up after several false-dawns. He's always adding to his knowledge, and learning from every challenge - something we can all learn from. Enjoy the episode! Cheers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to White Wine Question Time; the podcast that asks it's guests three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine.  Today, we're heading back down to the cellar for another episode from the archives, and as part of our mini literature festival we're holding this month, it's from another bestselling author...  My guest today has written more than a hundred books, and is also a broadcaster, a knitwear designer, a former politician, and a celebrated raconteur. Having become well-known on breakfast television in the 80s, in no small part thanks to his choice of knitwear, he's been a mainstay on TV shows like The One Show, Countdown, Celebrity Gogglebox, This Morning, and Radio 4's Just a Minute. He was also the host of the award-winning Something Rhymes with Purple podcast with Susie Dent, and on his latest pod, Rosebud he talks to famous and fascinating people about their first experiences. This is the last of our November authors - I hope you've enjoyed this look back - and for December we've lined up some festive episodes designed to put you in the perfect mood for Christmas. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest on this episode of White Wine Question time is the 'Queen of Burlesque' Dita Von Teese She's a performer at the very top of her game who’s elevated striptease and burlesque into high art – from martini glasses to Swarovski carousels, she’s transformed a vintage niche into sell out tours around the world, and has her own residency in Vegas.  But her story began far from the spotlight. Born Heather Renée Sweet, she was a shy, self-conscious child who cleaned toilets at her ballet school in exchange for lessons, and dreamed of escaping into the Technicolour world of 1940s Hollywood. Alongside her stage career, she’s written books, launched perfumes, created lingerie lines, and is even producing her own French gin. She’s appeared in films and music videos for artists from Green Day to Taylor Swift, and continues her Las Vegas residency with over 100 performances a year.  At 53, she shows no signs of slowing down. Next up is Noctornelle, her most ambitious production yet, inspired by 19th-century stage magicians, which will tour the UK in 2026. She's an incredible artist and this was a Dita at her very honest best. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Each week, in addition to a brand new episode, we delve into our back catalogue to serve up a vintage episode from our cellar. All this month we're choosing from our excellent selection of authors - a mini literature festival if you will. Today it's Donna Ashworth - a Scottish poet who shot to stardom during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since been credited with revitalising a national interest in poetry. So as the weather takes a turn for the worse why not snuggle in and treat yourself to 45 minutes of something inspiring. I hope you enjoy this episode - and we'll see you back here for a brand new interview next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lewis Goodall has fast become one of the biggest and most trusted voices in British journalism. As one third of the News Agents podcast (with Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel) he brings his sharp political insight, compelling personal story, and adds a willingness to explore new media formats. Born in Birmingham, he rose from a working-class background his father a welder at the Rover factory to studying history and politics at St John’s College, Oxford, as the first in his family to attend university. Starting his career behind the scenes at Granada Studios writing questions for University Challenge and later at the think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research Goodall soon moved into journalism. He became a producer and reporter for BBC Newsnight, before joining Sky News as a political correspondent. His reporting on Brexit, the Labour Party and domestic policy earned him recognition and helped establish his reputation. At a time of such division - the world needs communicators like Lewis - so it was a pleasure to sit down and find out what drives him. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.