The Romesh Ranganathan Show

What happens when you put Miriam Margolyes and Romesh in a room together? Surprisingly brilliant life advice and a mild flirtation...

BAFTA-winning actor, author and national treasure Miriam Margolyes joins Romesh Ranganathan for one of the funniest, frankest and most unpredictable episodes yet.

Miriam reflects on her extraordinary career, from Blackadder and Harry Potter to her deep love of Charles Dickens, theatre and live audiences. She also discusses her new documentary, 'Miriam Margolye Made Me Me', her upcoming book 'Miriam’s Full English', life on Cameo, and why getting older has made her bolder.

Expect candid opinions on fame, politics, kindness, reality TV, social issues and public figures, alongside stories from Cambridge Footlights, her long standing beef with John Cleese, working with comedy legends, and why she still believes in seizing the day.

Plus: Shanthi’s question, audience absurdity and some truly unfiltered and unhinged moments… and yes, an on-air fart.

It's a hilarious episode and unmistakably Miriam.

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00:00 Intro

03:32 A gift for Miriam

06:00 Miriam thinks Rom is sexy

07:40 The new documentary

09:00 On success

10:30 More on Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

15:45 On being a farty old lady and reality TV

17:08 Writing a new book

18:09 Unhinged audience questions and Cameo

21:00 On Nigel Farage

26:48 Most proud moments

25:37 Shanthi’s question to Miriam

28:29 On importance and popularity

32:23 Humanity, kindness and politics

37:42 Does Miriam like a full english?

38:22 On touring and Miriam’s broad career

39:37 Miriam farts on the show

40:30 Getting into acting

43:38 Footlights and her beef with John Cleese

47:13 Working on Blackadder

50:32 Harry Potter and it’s legacy

51:46 A message to David Essex

52:30 Miriam’s favourite actor to work with

56:41 Most surprising person she’s worked with

58:50 Most important work

01:00:25 What’s next

01:01:55 Misquoted

01:09:45 Advice from Miriam

01:10:44 Outro
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What do you get Shanthi Ranganathan for her birthday when she already has it all?

It’s a special birthday episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, as Romesh and the team celebrate Shanthi with gifts, an unexpected charity donation, and a chaotic game of Would You Rather?

From Shanthi’s thoughts on dating later in life, to questions about drug use, and heated debates over Titanic, cats and parrots, this birthday special goes exactly where you’d expect and absolutely nowhere you’d predict...

Plus, Romesh and Shanthi tackle your listener dilemmas with their usual mix of questionable advice, honesty and chaos.

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Shanthi’s birthday gifts

04:36 Romesh’s charity donation

07:25 Would You Rather with Shanthi

08:50 Shanthi’s first marijuana experience

10:30 Shanthi on dating

19:18 Did Thundercat like the hat?

22:00 A question about age

26:48 Most proud moments

30:40 A miscommunication about movies, cats and parrots

36:50 How do the Ranganathan’s celebrate birthdays?

39:15 Titanic movie opinions

41:40 Outro
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Can you force creativity or does it only come when it’s ready?

Double Grammy Award winning artist Thundercat joins Romesh Ranganathan for a wide-ranging conversation about music, art, style and finding your own sound.

From Thundercat’s journey in music, growing up around musicians, to becoming a solo artist and finding his niche, they discuss how his sound developed and how working with Flying Lotus changed everything. He also touches on creating during trauma and why he believes creativity cannot be rushed. And they discuss the potential of a new album...
Plus, a question from Shanthi on confidence and dealing with bullying growing up, touring and new music, a game of Misquoted and obviously, a lot of love for the bass.

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00:00 Intro

03:23 Romesh gasses up Thundercat

03:57 Gift giving

06:49 Upcoming European Tour

08:15 The difference between American crowds

10:20 Was he always going to be a musician?

11:59 When art starts paying off

14:00 How did he become a solo artist?

16:30 How to define Thundercats genre

22:19 A question from Shanthi on confidence

25:28 On getting bullied

29:09 Thundercats style

35:00 New music and possible albums

38:30 On trauma effecting creativity

40:13 Misquoted

43:50 On Mac Miller

45:56 Misquoted continued

48:03 Is Thundercat a Thundercat fan?

50:56 The importance of bass

52:55 Outro
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Is Romesh a sex icon?

Romesh Ranganathan and his mum Shanthi are back answering listener dilemmas, including a tricky parenting question and rating the team's attractiveness.They get into Shanthi’s latest TikTok Shop discovery (and the mystery of a stolen delivery), her thoughts on health trends and supplements, and why Romesh is apparently failing basic son duties.

As always expect a healthy amount of roasting, form Romesh's fashion to his bum.

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

00:00 Intro

03:23 Shanthi calls out Romesh

05:10 Sunday scaries

07:20 Morning rituals and astro turf

12:46 The best and worst thing in Shanthi’s week

14:38 TikTok Shop and thiefs

16:47 Shanthi’s take on Afrobeats

18:14 Rom and Shanthi on having Harry Hill on the show

19:16 Romesh’s outfit gets ripped apart

20:30 Praying and diet tips

23:19 Shanthi asks for advice

24:55 A question for Shanthi on the team’s attractiveness

28:09 Romesh’s question on being a sex icon

31:45 Are sleepovers good or bad?

36:43 Outro
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How does someone go from medicine to comedy?

Comedian Harry Hill joins Romesh Ranganathan for a funny and insightful conversation about stand-up, originality and staying relevant in comedy.

Harry reflects on leaving a career in medicine to pursue his comedy dream, touring with Tim Vine, and how he developed his completely unique style. They also share on their comedy influences, from Jack Dee to Sean Lock, discuss the pressure of writing new material, and why struggling on stage is part of the process.

From TV Burp, to touring, to David Letterman and making it in the US, they cover it all. Plus, expect the usual question from Shanthi and a strong game of Misquoted to top it all off. It's a masterclass in comedy with plenty of nonsense along the way.

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