Bertie Carvel talks about his role as Inspector Dogglish in the new adaptation of Dalgleish. Jo Hartley catches us up on BBC's In My Skin. Ralph Fiennes discusses taking his show 4 Quartets to the West End. And Alison Hammond talks about her brand new memoir.

This week on the show we welcome friends from the world of music, film, television and literature.Incredible actress Lucy Boynton chats staring alongside acting royalty in her new TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'.The wonderful Bertie Carvel shares all about playing Donald Trump in his latest stage show 'The 47th'.The hilarious Patrick Kielty stops in to tell us about his ongoing UK and Ireland live comedy tour 'Borderline'.And Train's very own Pat Monahan discusses their new single 'AM Gold'.Plus Kevin McCloud, David Croft, Greg Hoffman, Danny Bent and Laura Brand.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear the highlights every week.Lucy Boynton - 00:42Bertie Carvel - 08:04Patrick Kielty - 15:26Pat Monahan - 22:47Kevin McCloud - 30:47David Croft - 37:28Greg Hoffman - 43:53Danny Bent - 51:31Laura Brand - 58:46 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bertie Carvel, award-winning actor known for Matilda and Ink, reflects on his process and the philosophy of acting. He discusses the importance of collaboration, navigating the urge to share ideas, and how a good actor can elevate mediocre material. He also touches on preparing for roles, overcoming self-doubt, Shakespeare training, working on films, and the belief in acting.