Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

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Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media Visit website › Society & Culture · EN · 288 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth hosts “Rosebud”, in which he talks to famous and fascinating people about their first memories and first experiences. Expect laughter, nostalgia, memorable stories, revelations and, of course, the odd name-drop from Gyles. We want to hear about your first memories - email us at hello@rosebudpodcast.com And you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @therosebudpod Artwork: Freya Betts. Music: Phil Lepherd. Producer: Harriet Jaine. Rosebud is a 'Plain Jaine Media' production. Creator: Gyles Brandreth/Plain Jaine Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-13 · 1 hr 2 min

    Laura Kuenssberg, the youngest ever - and first female - BBC political editor, and now host of the BBC's flagship political discussion programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, is Gyles's guest today. Laura tells Gyles…

  2. 2026-11-10 · 54 min

    It's another interesting, and touching, episode of Gyles's diary, today from the second half of 1981. Gyles's life is still busy - with his debut appearance on Just a Minute, public-speaking events, and showbiz…

  3. 2026-11-06 · 1 hr 6 min

    We're in luck and so are you, Rosebud Family: because the brilliant Bill Bailey is our guest today. And this is an entertaining and enlightening episode which will surprise and delight you. Bill talks to Gyles about his…

  4. 2026-11-03 · 1 hr 10 min

    At this spooky time of year we are celebrating the new film "Ghosts: The Possession of Button House", and our guests are Jim Howick, who plays Pat Butcher, and Kiell Smith-Bynoe, who plays Mike. If you love the…

  5. 2026-10-30 · 1 hr 13 min

    Gary Kemp is the lead guitarist of the legendary 80s band Spandau Ballet, and the author of all of their greatest hits, including True, Gold, Through The Barricades and To Cut a Long Story Short. He is also a successful…

  6. 2026-10-27 · 56 min

    Another classic episode of Gyles's diaries for you today. Gyles has been keeping a daily diary since he was ten years old, and in these episodes (released on alternate Tuesdays), he reads selected extracts aloud to…

  7. 2026-10-23 · 1 hr 35 min

    Bill Wyman, who is 90 years old this week, and was for 31 years the bass player of the The Rolling Stones, is our guest today. Bill talks to Gyles about his wartime childhood in south-east London, and some of the really…

  8. 2026-10-20 · 1 hr 19 min

    Dylan Jones was for 22 years the editor of the UK edition of GQ Magazine, and turned that men's style glossy into essential reading for those interested in the culture, fashion and cool of the 00s. Prior to that he…

  9. 2026-10-16 · 1 hr 14 min

    One of our best-loved children's authors, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, is our guest today. Jacqueline has changed the lives of many young readers by introducing them to characters and subjects which reflect the complicated…

  10. 2026-10-13 · 55 min

    We start this episode of Gyles's diaries by talking about all the postcards we've received after we asked listeners to revive the art of sending the - sometimes saucy - postcard. We got so many, so this is a proper,…

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Oldest episode in feed
08/2023 · over 3 years
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1 hr 1 min
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