White Wine Question Time

On today's episode, we're revisiting some of our guests' most embarrassing stories! The types of situation that leave you little choice but to laugh in the face of them!First up, we have Dave Berry and Alex Zane, who were left red-faced in the workplace a few times – starting with a post-breakfast drink with Liam Gallagher, then an eventful New Year's Eve with Elton John and finishing up with a toe-curling chat with Burt Reynolds. We also have Daisy May Cooper who tells us how an underwhelming trip to the job centre left her feeling humiliated and defeated, but ultimately pushed her to fight even harder for the career of her dreams. And last but not least, Sophie Ellis-Bextor tells us about the time she was presumed pregnant and had to send an awkward but necessary email to correct the narrative... which she accidentally copied her mum into!Click the guest's name to listen to their full interview: Dave Berry & Alex Zane, Daisy May Cooper and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Join Kate Thornton and her celebrity guests every week for three thought-provoking questions over three glasses of wine! For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Slide into some sequins and get those rhumba hips ready, as today we’re joined by legendary dancer, choreographer and celebrated judge of both Strictly Come Dancing and Britain’s Got Talent - it’s Bruno Tonioli!Bruno takes a break from gardening - a favourite pastime of his - to chat about the origins of a remarkable 50-year career that’s taken him from the Italian countryside to the glittering heights of Paris and now London. We also chat about Strictly’s rocky start, his lasting friendship with Len Goodman and his more peaceful life away from the spotlight - often in front of a good book or in the garden!For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

To continue our series of episodes marking Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to revisit a subject that we'll all come to experience in our own unique way: grief.On today's episode, we revisit our conversation with Josie Gibson and Malin Andersson, who met in real life for the first time in the WWQT studio to discuss how they supported one another on a journey through grief. Plus, Bros member Matt Goss talks openly about losing his mother and moments with her he'd like to relive and Brenda Edwards discusses her own struggles as an orphan and how vital her community became when she tragically lost her son, Jamal. Click the guest's name to listen to their full interview: Josie Gibson and Malin Andersson, Matt Gos & Brenda EdwardsFor all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Today's guest is a national treasure, showbiz extraordinaire and one of our favourite northern icons - it's Jane McDonald!In 1998 and at the age of 35 she hit our screens as the breakout star of BBC docu-series The Cruise, becoming an overnight success and it's no surprise she hasn't looked back since! She's done it all, from cruise ships to the stage, a debut album that topped the charts, and a 10-year stay on the Loose Women panel - she's dedicated her life to being a performer but she's still, and will forever be, a Wake-y girl at heart! Here, with the help of some of her nearest and dearest, she walks us through her most hilarious and heartfelt life stories.You can book tickets to Jane's biggest UK tour yet, With All My Love, by clicking here!For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

This week, congratulations are in order for an absolute journalistic powerhouse - Emma Barnett - who's joining the prestigious Today programme on BBC Radio 4! So in honour of one of the most inspiring broadcasters of our generation, we're revisiting our episode with her where we touched on everything from the dying art of long-form conversation, securing that viral Kate Bush interview while hosting Woman’s Hour, and the ever-changing place of women over the last few decades.For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Joining us today is a man whose place in the history books was secured back in 2015, when he became the first Brit to ever walk in space. He's gone on to become a celebrated author and public speaker. We're delighted to be joined by esteemed astronaut and former Army officer, Tim Peake!Tim is here to talk all about his remarkable career that's taken him from difficult decisions on the battlefield to the stars and how his experiences in space have helped him view the world differently. We also chat about the future of space exploration - and whether he'd put himself forward for touted missions to the Moon and Mars - as well as what qualities make a great astronaut and how advancements in space are crucial to the survival of our species. You can book tickets to Tim's new show, 'Tim Peake: Astronauts' right here!For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

As his new drama 'Red Eye' debuts on ITV, we're delighted to be joined by an esteemed actor whose dulcet tones earned him a writing deal with Audible - which proved just as successful as his acting. It's Richard Armitage!Richard talks us through a fascinating career that's taken him from performing in his school's version of The Hobbit aged 11 to West End smash hits, cracking TV dramas and back to The Hobbit - as in, one of the biggest film series of the last decade. We also chat about screenwriting's equal treatment of men and women, maintaining a private life and the Armitage Army! For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***