Persons Of Interest

Jun 24 2021 18 ep. 38 mins 19
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In his 20 years as an MP, Tom Watson got to meet some of the most fascinating and creative people in the world - but often only for about five minutes. Now though, Persons of Interest gives him the chance to spend a little more time with them to find out what really makes them tick.
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Persons of Interest: John Robb

Jun 24 2021 45 mins  
My guest this week is John Robb, Punk Rock's renaissance man. John is a wordsmith, a musician, a thinker of big ideas, and an impresario. At sixty, he's also fit as a butchers dog and could be mistaken for forty on a good day. I spoke to John about music, culture, the North and generally putting the world to rights, and I think you'll enjoy his interesting and lively self deprecati

Persons of Interest: Tim Marshall

May 06 2021 50 mins  
My guest is the acclaimed author, journalist and broadcaster, Tim Marshall. For nearly 25 years, Tim broadcast from over 30 countries and covered twelve wars for Sky News. In the world of journalism, there is something unique about foreign affairs correspondents. They stand out amongst journalists as a breed of their own. I think it's the events they have to cover that allow t

Persons of Interest: Karen Pollock

Apr 22 2021 47 mins  
In my time in Parliament, I met people whose cause was so great, their work was a vocation. Karen Pollock is one of those people. As the driving force and chief executive of The Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen has dedicated herself to ensuring that young generations understand the holocaust and the lessons it teaches us. I spoke to her about the Trust's work and how sh

Persons of Interest: Elliot Higgins

Apr 15 2021 48 mins  
If you were looking for a single individual, who demonstrates that the internet has changed global politics irrevocably, it's Elliot Higgins.I'm sure he won't mind me describing him as a Frank Zappa loving, video games playing geek from Leicestershire. But that's the most normal thing I can say about Elliot. Because in his middle years, his life seems more like a character in a hig

Persons of Interest: Rick Astley

Apr 01 2021 44 mins  
My guest this week is Rick Astley. We recorded this episode late in January of Lockdown Three when the world seemed bleak.He's a rare thing, is Rick. He straddles generations. It's not just people like me in their 50s who remember him as a cheeky young baritone singer who topped the charts in the 1980s. It's those generations that sit behind me that also know him as a cultural

Persons of Interest: Michael Conroy

Mar 25 2021 49 mins  
When I look at my female friends' responses against male violence against women I feel anxious that I'm not doing enough to campaign against misogyny to try and change the society we live in so that women can feel safe in their daily lives. And that’s why I’ve invited a second guest this week on Persons of Interest Michael Conroy who is a man who in his professional l

Persons of Interest: Aseem Malhotra

Mar 23 2021 44 mins  
Dr Aseem Malhotra is an NHS Trained Consultant Cardiologist, and visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil. He is a world-renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. He is an honorary council member of the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University school of medicine Califo

Persons of Interest: Gail Porter

Mar 18 2021 41 mins  
In this episode I talk to BAFTA award-winning presenter and author, Gail Porter, who in her own words, did the 90s properly, we talk about life in lockdown, Piers Morgan in his Union Jack white fronts, and what it’s like to be homeless in London. Just a little health warning, our conversation strays into eating disorders, disordered eating and self-harm. But mainly it’s ab

Persons of Interest: Isabel Hardman

Dec 30 2020 36 mins  
Tom talks to Isabel Hardman, deputy political editor of The Spectator about mental health, motherhood, cycling and orchids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Persons of Interest: Ned Palmer

Dec 23 2020 42 mins  
Tom talks to writer and cheesemaker Ned Palmer about jazz, keto and the best cheeses in Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.