

Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake
BBC Radio 5 Live
Nihal Arthanayake presents in-depth interviews with headline guests across entertainment, sport, culture and politics.
Episodes
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Dec 1, 2017 • 30min
Eric Cantona
The Manchester United legend talks about his life after football, his thoughts on Jose Mourinho and what he’s made of Brexit.

Nov 30, 2017 • 41min
Noel Gallagher
The High Flying Birds frontman on the band’s new album, staying away from social media and why Pep Guardiola is a “proper dude”.

Nov 23, 2017 • 33min
Margaret Cho
Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho on her new show Fresh Off The Bloat, being mentored by Joan Rivers and getting some tough love from Robin Williams.

Nov 16, 2017 • 28min
Tokio Myers
Britain’s Got Talent winner Tokio Myers on fusing classical and pop for his debut album and why helping people out of dark places “means more than money”.

Nov 13, 2017 • 27min
Mick Fleetwood
Fleetwood Mac drummer and co-founder Mick Fleetwood chats about the band’s evolution over half a century of music, and the key role played by Fleetwood Mac’s co-founder Peter Green in establishing the band’s musical style.

Nov 9, 2017 • 21min
Christian Slater
Christian Slater talks about his West End role as Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross, Harvey Weinstein and his favourite TV shows.

Oct 12, 2017 • 31min
Dawn French
Dawn French talks about celebrating her 60th, contouring and why it’s never a good idea to be your child’s friend.

Oct 9, 2017 • 33min
Cara Delevingne
International supermodel, actress and debut novelist Cara Delevingne. Also, inspired by Cara's comments, we speak to five teenage girls about body image.

Oct 5, 2017 • 39min
Matt Lucas
Comedian Matt Lucas talks to Sarah and Nihal about his career to date and how he went from Shooting Stars to Bridesmaids. He explains how a chance meeting with Bob Mortimer led to his role as George Dawes, plus how he moved to American to help himself deal with the death of his ex-partner.

Sep 28, 2017 • 32min
Russell Crowe
Oscar winning actor & director Russell Crowe talks to Sarah Brett about why music is his real love, Leeds United's chances of promotion and the pros & cons of being famous.


