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A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
The Best Of James O'Brien
English, Political, 1 season, 86 episodes, 2 days, 1 hour, 26 minutes
The Best Of James O'Brien
English, Political, 1 season, 86 episodes, 2 days, 1 hour, 26 minutes
Divorce Laws, Meghan Markle and ULEZ
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
4/12/2019 • 35 minutes, 24 seconds
Homosexuality, Skunk and Islamophobia
A dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
3/22/2019 • 31 minutes, 38 seconds
Carers, Nissan and Neighbourhood watch
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
2/8/2019 • 27 minutes, 47 seconds
Prince Philip, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Dismembered Limbs
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/18/2019 • 44 minutes, 24 seconds
Hospital Wards, Social Housing and Microchips
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/11/2019 • 35 minutes, 47 seconds
Airport Boozing, Vegan Threats and Wolf Whistling
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
11/2/2018 • 28 minutes, 48 seconds
Armed Robbers, Buffer Zones and The Croydon Cat Killer
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
9/21/2018 • 26 minutes, 11 seconds
The Meat Industry, The Patriarchy and Historical Antisemtism - 7/9/18
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
9/7/2018 • 22 minutes, 21 seconds
The Evil Paraglider, Wedding Expectations and University Challenge
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
8/31/2018 • 27 minutes, 49 seconds
Forced Marriage, Food Banks and Cocaine
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
8/3/2018 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
Pay Rises, Climate Change and PMS
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/27/2018 • 25 minutes, 26 seconds
Driving, Carers and Rudyard Kipling
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/20/2018 • 29 minutes, 16 seconds
Grenfell Inquiry - this week's roundup
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/13/2018 • 3 minutes, 29 seconds
The Best Of James O'Brien - 13 Jul 18
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/13/2018 • 41 minutes, 1 second
Jaguar Land Rover issues hard Brexit warning, Shahmir Sanni and Trump baby balloon
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/6/2018 • 40 minutes, 15 seconds
Business, Marriage and The Royals
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
6/29/2018 • 31 minutes, 46 seconds
Grooming, Windrush and Hospital Protestors
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
4/26/2018 • 25 minutes, 7 seconds
Guernsey, Feminism and the Gig Economy
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
3/23/2018 • 30 minutes, 46 seconds
Stephen Hawking, Exclusion and Russia
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
3/16/2018 • 30 minutes, 9 seconds
Ricky Gervais, Unicorns and Coercive Control
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
3/2/2018 • 35 minutes, 24 seconds
Disaster Zones, High Court Rulings and Anti-depressants
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
2/23/2018 • 24 minutes, 38 seconds
Homelessness, Monitoring and Far-Right Extremism
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
2/2/2018 • 36 minutes, 25 seconds
Hijabs, Insecurity and the Presidents Club saga
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/26/2018 • 31 minutes, 40 seconds
Apologies, Funerals and Loneliness
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/23/2018 • 26 minutes, 51 seconds
Farron, Feelings and Friends
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/12/2018 • 25 minutes, 58 seconds
Motherhood, Perfection and Knife Crime
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
1/5/2018 • 31 minutes, 4 seconds
Gender Dysphoria, Social Media and Net Neutrality
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
12/19/2017 • 29 minutes, 48 seconds
Ai Weiwei, Divorce, Bureaucrats and Mutant Rats
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
12/8/2017 • 27 minutes, 53 seconds
Terrorism, Overweight Teens, Exiled Articles and Care Homes
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
12/1/2017 • 31 minutes, 15 seconds
Ireland, Cycling, Online Safety and Hunt Saboteurs
A weekly dose of highlights from James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
11/24/2017 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Russia, Steve Allen, Zoos and Sausage Rolls
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
11/17/2017 • 25 minutes, 3 seconds
Poverty, The Cabinet, Mollycoddled Children and The Daily Mail
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
11/10/2017 • 32 minutes, 34 seconds
Sexual harassment, fixed-odds betting terminals and moped crime
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
11/3/2017 • 29 minutes, 26 seconds
Universal Credit, Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit and an interview with Armando Iannucci
Some of the best bits of James' shows from the last week
10/20/2017 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
Sadiq on housing and Al Gore on Trump
Some of the best bits of James' shows from the last week
8/11/2017 • 37 minutes, 57 seconds
Councillor speaks to James after Grenfell meeting ends
Also James repeats question over again on DUP
6/30/2017 • 40 minutes, 9 seconds
Brendan Cox pays tribute to Jo on the anniversary of her death
Also a hero - one firefighter tells James about the night he went in to Grenfell Tower
6/16/2017 • 42 minutes, 32 seconds
'Hero' firefighter speaks to James
A firefighter of 27 years tells James how he got to the 10th floor of the tower block
6/14/2017 • 7 minutes, 47 seconds
What a week!
James hears from parents of Manchester victim, reaction to the election,Brendan Cox speaks to James and reaction to London terror attack
6/12/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
An election treat from James and Theo
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
6/7/2017 • 11 minutes, 33 seconds
No deal is better than a bad deal - but what does that mean Mrs May?!
Also tributes for John Noakes and James has a go at being a DI
6/5/2017 • 30 minutes, 56 seconds
Response to Garden Bridge
Also, expensive weddings and students looking for work
4/28/2017 • 42 minutes, 7 seconds
Syrian refugee tells the story of his journey to the UK
Also debates on term time holidays and coping with debt
4/12/2017 • 46 minutes, 6 seconds
Full reaction following Article 50
Ian Dunt joins James and callers give their reaction to the PM's speech
4/3/2017 • 43 minutes, 15 seconds
Westminster attack - people share their memories of the victims
James hears from a former police officer who worked with PC Keith Palmer
3/24/2017 • 51 minutes, 8 seconds
Osborne, Scotland, U-turns...
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3/17/2017 • 51 minutes, 8 seconds
Ex-serviceman 'you can't see the people it will hit hardest'
Also another chance to listen back to budget analysis, your tv is watching you and reduced sentences for people in care
3/10/2017 • 52 minutes, 38 seconds
Dark Justice speaks to James
Also another chance to listen to this month's Speak to Sadiq
3/6/2017 • 46 minutes, 38 seconds
Catfishing, byelection explained and preparing for death
Also another chance to list to the Brendan Cox interview
2/24/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Trump, Blair, Celebs and the Media
Have a listen back to some of the best of James O'Brien from last week
2/20/2017 • 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Alternative facts - so that's a thing now?
Also, we hear from Gina Miller following on from the Supreme Court ruling parliament must vote on Article 50
1/27/2017 • 41 minutes, 50 seconds
Labour and why they are missing a trick
Plus your calls on Brexit and the new ambassador
1/6/2017 • 38 minutes, 24 seconds
A look back at some of the best moments in 2016
James talks Trump, Brexit, Migration plus lots more
12/23/2016 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 6 seconds
I am a Christian
We hear from Ted Cruz's adviser, a woman who's daughter defeated all the odds and dealing with PMS
12/2/2016 • 41 minutes, 37 seconds
Son calls about the struggle to get proper social care for his mum
Also the Autumn Statement - what did you want to hear and are you a JAM?
11/25/2016 • 38 minutes, 53 seconds
Jon Ronson and the KKK
Another chance to listen to that interview, also acts of kindness, state of our prisons and is this worse than 1984?
11/18/2016 • 17 minutes, 11 seconds
What a week!
James provides full analysis of the US Election
11/11/2016 • 28 minutes
More developments on brexit, the dangers of driving distracted...
Also, we hear from the man who has challenged Uber
11/4/2016 • 20 minutes, 33 seconds
Best of James O'Brien
Listen again to some of the special features from James's programme on LBC 97.3 - anything from gangs to birdwatching.
10/21/2016 • 59 minutes, 35 seconds
Lily, Trump and Gorillas
Following Lily Allen's trip to the jungle. Lily reacts to media reaction from her visit.
10/14/2016 • 30 minutes, 46 seconds
James' call with a dad desperate to reach his daughter
Also hear James' thoughts on HS2
10/6/2016 • 27 minutes, 7 seconds
Unhappily every after, the reasons for carrying a knife in London and men dealing with anxiety
Also have a listen to James' interview with Major Tim Peake.
9/23/2016 • 57 minutes, 15 seconds
Fabric - it takes me back!
Also school uniforms, who's in the wrong and faith schools - will they work?
9/9/2016 • 26 minutes, 41 seconds
Junior doctors - will they win this?
Also, Corbyn addresses after work drinks...
9/2/2016 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
Why are nurseries called nurseries?
Also do ants sleep?
9/1/2016 • 44 minutes, 4 seconds
Olympic Gold Medalist Nicola Adams speaks to James
Also what are the reasons behind the rise in more anxious children?
8/26/2016 • 49 minutes, 7 seconds
Did the media turn Choudary in to a celebrity?
Also Sadiq Khan talks to James about his first 100 days as Mayor.
8/19/2016 • 41 minutes, 32 seconds
To inherit epic wealth, a curse or a blessing?
Also, have tests for Down Syndrome changed your views on having your child?
8/12/2016 • 37 minutes, 31 seconds
May's first PMQs, the skint middle classes and the rise of Trump
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/22/2016 • 48 minutes, 23 seconds
The Best Of James O'Brien - 15 Jul 16
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
7/15/2016 • 44 minutes, 2 seconds
Chilcot, Tory Leadership & Rise in Hate Crime
Another chance to listen to the best bits from the week
7/8/2016 • 49 minutes, 5 seconds
Full analysis post-brexit result
James' most memorable call, Boris says he isn't running for leader but Gove does
7/4/2016 • 43 minutes, 9 seconds
The EU bet that went wrong
Plus the US guns debate, not trusting a partner and further EU analysis
6/24/2016 • 32 minutes, 41 seconds
Tributes for Jo Cox
James takes calls from listeners paying tribute to Jo Cox MP
6/17/2016 • 31 minutes, 29 seconds
Blair v Corbyn - 10 Jun 16
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
6/10/2016 • 40 minutes, 20 seconds
Tell me how the points based system works for you - 3 Jun 16
Why couldn't he get up in the morning?!
6/3/2016 • 24 minutes, 16 seconds
We've found Mrs M&S! - 27 May 16
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
5/27/2016 • 24 minutes, 7 seconds
LBC's first speak to Sadiq - 20 May 16
Also why one man has thought about his wife's abortion everyday for nearly 30 years
5/20/2016 • 37 minutes, 40 seconds
Do Pigeons commit suicide? - 13 May 16
A weekly dose of the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC show, featuring the best of his thought-provoking monologues and fascinating calls.
5/13/2016 • 27 minutes, 14 seconds
Best of James O'Brien - 27 May 16
A selection of some of the best calls to James' show this week.
5/13/2016 • 27 minutes, 14 seconds
A cheese grater really? - 6 May 16
We hear from a mum who goes on strike with her children after leaving her job as a teacher
5/6/2016 • 22 minutes, 51 seconds
This week Ken Livingstone v John Mann - 29 Apr 16
Hillsborough, James McVey from The Vamps on cyberbullying and Matthew Perry aka Chandler from Friends
4/29/2016 • 32 minutes, 26 seconds
Eating disorders & Single Sex Schools - 22 Apr 16
Also Lily Allen and stalking, Obama and the EU and Prince remembered
4/22/2016 • 30 minutes, 3 seconds
James finally gets a question on mystery hour - 15 Apr 16
Newspaper nostalgia and a bit more mystery hour
4/15/2016 • 22 minutes, 5 seconds
A look back at the Brussels attacks
Also a Doctor talks about the devastating consequences being overworked on a shift.
3/24/2016 • 21 minutes, 18 seconds
Crufts & Crying Men - The best of the weel
Also, at what age would you leave your children home alone?
3/18/2016 • 24 minutes, 31 seconds