Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. You can email the show below and get involved at any time [email protected] for regular listeners or [email protected] for subscribers Full Disclosure with James O'Brien is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: [email protected]
Latest episodes
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59 min
Lisa Faulkner: The mammogram that saved my life
When Lisa Faulkner received an invitation for a routine mammogram, she nearly put it off. A further scan and biopsy revealed early-stage breast cancer - a diagnosis that brought ba…
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1 h 05
Gary Kemp: The working-class kid who made it big
Gary Kemp grew up in working-class Islington, in a home where little was owned outright but love, curiosity and ambition were abundant. Encouraged by a father who took him to libra…
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1 h 04
Charlie Higson: Before The Fast Show, I was someone else entirely
When Charlie Higson was 18, his mother died, his father moved to Hawaii and he decided to become someone else entirely. He dyed his hair, renamed himself Switch and threw himself i…
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1 h 04
John Robins: Why Alcohol Was Never the Real Problem
This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including addiction and alcoholism, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening, and feel free…
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1 h 03
Eric Idle: “Cheer up. You’re gonna die”
Eric Idle has spent a lifetime finding the funny side of almost everything. Long before he became one of the defining voices of British comedy, he was a boy shaped by loss, separat…
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1 h 02
Tony Hadley: “I Didn’t Think True Was a Single”
Tony Hadley went from borrowing £20 in the pub while appearing on Top of the Pops to fronting one of the biggest bands in the world. Then came the fallings-out, a bruising court ba…
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50 min
Francis Fukuyama: The End of History author on democracy under threat
He famously argued that liberal democracy marked the end of history. Now, with war, populism and authoritarianism reshaping the world, Francis Fukuyama asks whether liberal democra…
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59 min
Jay Rayner: Why Trying to Be Liked Is a Recipe for Failure
Jay Rayner has eaten some of the best meals in the world - and written some of Britain’s most memorable restaurant reviews. But the story behind the critic is even richer.In this c…
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1 h 04
Robert Harris: From Tony Blair’s Inner Circle to Hollywood’s Conclave
From watching Tony Blair win a landslide from inside his living room to imagining a world where Hitler won the war, Robert Harris has made a career out of getting closer to power t…
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1 h 01
Alexei Sayle: I never thought we’d end up here
Alexei Sayle has spent a lifetime finding humour in anger, absurdity and the systems that shape us. Raised in Liverpool by fiercely committed communist parents, his childhood was f…
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59 min
Amelia Dimoldenberg: How Chicken Shop Date became a global phenomenon
Before she became the creator behind Chicken Shop Date, Amelia Dimoldenberg was a relentlessly ambitious child from Marylebone, dreaming of editing Vogue, joining S Club Juniors an…
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1 h 01
Dr Ranj Singh: “I Was Outed To My Parents”
Beloved TV doctor, children’s author and NHS paediatrician Dr Ranj Singh tells James O’Brien the extraordinary story behind the smile - from the collapse of the life he thought he…
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1 h 00
Tim Booth: The Story of James, Sit Down and Laid
As the magnetic frontman of James, Tim Booth has spent more than four decades turning raw emotion into some of Britain’s most loved music - from Sit Down and Laid to a run of accla…
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1 h 03
Tom Kerridge: “Being a Chef is Nothing To Do with Food”
From growing up on a Gloucester council estate to becoming one of Britain’s best-known culinary success stories, Tom Kerridge has built a career defined by resilience, risk and an…
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1 h 01
Ravi Singh: The man who runs towards disaster
What makes someone run towards places most people are desperate to escape?Long before Ravi Singh became one of Britain’s most remarkable humanitarian figures, he was a child caught…
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1 min
Full Disclosure: back soon!
Full Disclosure is taking a short break, but we’ll be back very soon with brand new episodes.Until then, why not dip back into the archive! There are some brilliant episodes to cat…
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1 h 05
Baroness Beeban Kidron: “Democracy is no longer representative. It is bought.”
Baroness Beeban Kidron has lived several lives in one. Award winning filmmaker, Hollywood director, crossbench peer and one of the earliest and most persistent critics of Big Tech,…
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1 h 06
Cressida Cowell: It wasn’t cool to be enthusiastic about books!
Cressida Cowell is on of the most beloved children's authors, selling millions and millions of books worldwide, including 'How to train your dragon' which is now a global film fran…
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58 min
From The Vault: Andy Burnham, MP for Makerfield and Mayor of Greater Manchester
After Andy Burnham's landslide win against Nigel Farage's Reform party in Makerfield, we thought you'd love to hear his interview with James O'Brien again, first released in 2022Du…
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1 h 12
DJ Fat Tony: “I had one tooth left in my head - I wasn’t sane”
This episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including addiction, that some listeners may find distressing. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or ste…