Late-night interview programme. Robert Peston and Eddie Mair join forces to spring surprise guests on each other.
Chris Huhne
Late-night interview programme. Robert Peston and Eddie Mair join forces to spring surprise guests on each other.
7/13/2015 • 32 minutes, 6 seconds
Alan Rusbridger
What happens if you take the warring parties of radio's biggest feud and give them their own show? Radio 4 is about to find out as Eddie Mair and Robert Peston join forces to spring surprise guests on each other in a unique late night interview programme. Expect spontaneous discussions with a wide array of interesting figures.
Eddie and Robert have each chosen three guests of personal interest to them- all in the public eye - who they feel are worthy of a late night interview slot, keeping it secret from the other which guests they have chosen until the interview itself.
Tonight is Robert's third and final guest - Alan Rusbridger.
7/6/2015 • 32 minutes, 4 seconds
Miriam Gonzalez Durantez
What happens if you take the warring parties of radio's biggest feud and give them their own show? Radio 4 is about to find out as Eddie Mair and Robert Peston join forces to spring surprise guests on each other in a unique late night interview programme. Expect spontaneous discussions with a wide array of interesting figures.
Eddie and Robert have each chosen three guests of personal interest to them- all in the public eye - who they feel are worthy of a late night interview slot, keeping it secret from the other which guests they have chosen until the interview itself. Tonight is Robert's second choice - Miriam Gonzalez Durantez.
6/29/2015 • 30 minutes, 3 seconds
Denis Norden
Eddie Mair and Robert Peston jump in a taxi to record an interview with the comedy writer and TV host Denis Norden.
Denis reflects on his long and distinguished career, including 29 years of ITV's 'It'll be Alright On The Night' and reaching audiences of 20 million with legendary BBC Radio comedy 'Take It From Here'.
He also remembers an early career as a cinema manager; entertaining the troops whilst serving in the RAF; being involved with D Day; and stumbling across the atrocities at Bergen-Belsen, whilst on a straightforward mission to secure some lighting.
Born in 1922, Denis Norden CBE died aged 96 in 2018.
Producer: Adam Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.
6/22/2015 • 29 minutes, 4 seconds
Esther Rantzen
What happens if you take the warring parties of radio's biggest feud and give them their own show? Radio 4 is about to find out as Eddie Mair and Robert Peston join forces to spring surprise guests on each other in a unique late night interview programme. Expect spontaneous discussions with a wide array of interesting figures.
Eddie and Robert have each chosen three guests of personal interest to them - all in the public eye - who they feel are worthy of a late night interview slot, keeping it secret from the other which guests they have chosen until the interview itself.
In this programme Eddie's first guest choice Esther Rantzen.
6/15/2015 • 32 minutes
Julian Barnes
What happens if you take the warring parties of radio's biggest feud and give them their own show? Radio 4 is about to find out as Eddie Mair and Robert Peston join forces to spring surprise guests on each other in a unique late night interview programme. Expect spontaneous discussions with a wide array of interesting figures.
Eddie and Robert have each chosen three guests of personal interest to them- all in the public eye - who they feel are worthy of a late night interview slot, keeping it secret from the other which guests they have chosen until the interview itself.
The first guest is Robert's choice - Julian Barnes. Having written about losing his wife in his book 'Levels of Life', the three men talk about grief.