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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

By: Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media
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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

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Episodes
  • More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 42

    More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 42
    Jun 2 2026
    We're entering the long, hot summer of 1976, and Gyles is moving into a big, new house with his young family and still forging ahead in his life and career. He is embarking on a second Oxford Theatre Festival, with his friend Noel Davis (who likes the start and end the working day with a stiff drink, and have a couple more over lunch); he is celebrating Michele's birthday in style at the Ritz, and he is attempting to break the record for the longest after-dinner speech. It's another action-packed year, diary fans!

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    59 mins
  • Will Self

    Will Self
    May 29 2026

    The writer, satirist and urban explorer Will Self talks to Gyles about his childhood, his career and his life now. From his boyhood as "little Willy", the apple of his mother's eye, who was both enfolded and smothered by her love; to his adolescence when he began smoking, drinking and experimenting with drugs earlier than most; to his student days when his good looks meant he found it easy to get women into bed... this is an absorbing, entertaining and sometimes surprising episode, full of laughs, and full of astute observations (as you might expect from one of our foremost satirists). Will also talks about taking heroin on John Major's plane, being on Shooting Stars and his illness and recent stem cell transplant.


    Our thanks to Will for his dazzling conversation, and for being such charming company. And thank you, too, to his wife Nellie for coming along!


    Will's new book The Quantity Theory of Morality is out now and is HIGHLY recommended. You can buy a copy here.


    Enjoy this... we're sure you will.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • More Rosebud - Matt Haig

    More Rosebud - Matt Haig
    May 26 2026

    Matt Haig, the international best-selling author of books such as The Midnight Library, Reasons to Stay Alive, and his new release The Midnight Train, is our guest today. And this is one of our most in-depth and fascinating ever discussions of mental health and the true nature of depression. Matt's observations are genuinely illuminating, and full of hope and advice for anyone who has experienced despair. Matt also talks about shop-lifting as a teenager, being ADHD and autistic, and the first book he fell in love with. He talks about meeting his wife, going to Ibiza, and getting drunk in his French oral. He talks about why he writes. This is a refreshing and open conversation, full of wisdom and perception. Our thanks to Matt for this brilliant conversation.


    Matt's new book The Midnight Train is out now, published by Canongate.


    Enjoy this.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
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This podcast is a real gem. Giles is a brilliant interviewer with some superb guests. Give it a try, you wont regret it!

Fantastic podcast

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This is a little gem. Gyles is an excellent interviewer- intelligent and sensitive. He listens to the interviewee and draws out of them things they had long forgotten or in some cases things from their lives that they had never connected together. It’s like listening in on confession or a therapy session. I think he could make the most mundane and boring person sound interesting. I’d well recommend this, I love listening to it.

I would well recommend this podcast

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This podcast is great, managing to be both intelligent, interesting and different. Love it, particularly the diary epiodes. Fascinating, frivolous and somehow familiar.

A comforting listen

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What a blessing and how lovely to find you Harriet and Gyles with so many amazing friends and experiences. I so enjoy the chance to have a peep through your window on the world

Kindness, wisdom and a sense of fun

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