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Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. Full Disclosure with James O'Brien is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com

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Long before Ravi Singh became one of Britain’s most remarkable humanitarian figures, he was a child caught between worlds: born in Singapore, raised in a Punjabi village, and... more

Baroness Beeban Kidron has lived several lives in one. Award winning filmmaker, Hollywood director, crossbench peer and one of the earliest and most persistent critics of Big Tech, she has spent years sounding the alarm about the digital world long b... more

Cressida Cowell is on of the most beloved children's authors, selling millions and millions of books worldwide, including 'How to train your dragon' which is now a global film franchise too.

In this episode of Full Disclosure with James O'Brien, Cre... more

After Andy Burnham's landslide win against Nigel Farage's Reform party in Makerfield, we thought you'd love to hear his interview with James O'Brien again, first released in 2022

Dubbed 'King of the North' at the height of the pandemic, the Mayor of... more

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Beeban Kidron
Baroness Beeban Kidron, filmmaker and activist
House of Lords / Beeban Kidron's public initiatives
Episode: Baroness Beeban Kidron: “Democracy is no longer representative. It is bought.”
Cressida Cowell
Author and illustrator known for How to Train Your Dragon
Oxford, Marlborough College (past), various publishers
Episode: Cressida Cowell: It wasn’t cool to be enthusiastic about books!
Andy Burnham
MP for Makerfield; Mayor of Greater Manchester
Labour Party / Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Episode: From The Vault: Andy Burnham, MP for Makerfield and Mayor of Greater Manchester
Fat Tony
Pioneering DJ and author, Fat Tony
DJ and author
Episode: DJ Fat Tony: “I had one tooth left in my head - I wasn’t sane”
Nina Conti
Ventriloquist and performer
Self-employed / Artist
Episode: Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice
Russell T Davies
Television writer and producer known for Queer as Folk, Bob and Rose, It's a Sin and Doctor Who (new series)
Episode: Russell T Davies: Doctor Who Was There From the Very Start
Fern Britton
Broadcaster, memoir writer, and author
Television/Publishing
Episode: Fern Britton: “I Never Wanted to Be Famous”
Andy Hughes
Crime journalist, host of The Crime Agents
The Crime Agents
Episode: Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”
Neil Basu
Former head of Europe's biggest police force, ex-cop
Metropolitan Police Service
Episode: Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”

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James O'Brien
Host of the show; renowned broadcaster and interviewer

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 5.1k ratings
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    Whiney woke cnt cant stand this snivelling weasel

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    RodPod123
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Natalie Cassidy

    What a beautiful young woman and authentic, humble. I enjoy Full Disclosure as it harks back to the days of Parkinson, as interviewee is genuinely interested in his guests and providing to the audience by discerning/well researched questioning who his guests really are by stripping back the ‘celebrity’ persona. Up there with the late great Parkinson.

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    goggleboox18
    Australia3 months ago
  • Best interviewer there is!

    James you’re absolutely brilliant! Even though I’ve never heard of many of the people you interview, they’re always fascinating, your compassion & listening second to none! Bravo my friend from an Aussie no less lol! And since discovering Mystery Hour OMG now I have to listen to years of those!! Haha keep up the fantastic work 👏🏼👏🏼

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    Gilas Darnellis
    United States4 months ago
  • Brilliant

    What a great interview with Sadiq Khan. So much of what he said is why we should remember the wonderful city and country we have - diverse, vibrant and on the side of equality. I remember what it was like in the 80s as an Irish person and that’s not a patch on what the black and brown communities went through. Forget the billionaire run media, get back to community living and listening to individuals. Wonderful. 👏

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    Window thoughts
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • Great podcast

    James always gets the best out of people and can keep the conversation going even if the guest is struggling. I like Martin Shaw but he was hard work. I don’t know if it’s his age, but James had to really keep asking questions to keep the interview flowing.

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    Benarchie
    United Kingdom7 months ago

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Cressida Cowell: It wasn’t cool to be enthusiastic about books!
Q: Was there a moment you realized this could become a full-time profession?
There wasn't a single moment, but a gradual unfolding: attending the Macmillan prize, meeting an editor, and the decision to pursue art and storytelling led to a publishing career, with early picture books gradually giving way to longer fiction.
Cressida Cowell: It wasn’t cool to be enthusiastic about books!
Q: When did Hiccup and Toothless first appear in your consciousness?
It started with Hiccup, The Viking Who Is Sea Sick, as a picture book, and then the idea grew into a longer fiction process where the characters reflect a piece of the author's own family and island childhood.
Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice
Q: Can you describe how the idea for the film Sunlight originated and how the Monkey role evolved into a film project?
The concept emerged on planes with text messages and creative discussions with Shanoa Allen, evolving from stage performance with Monkey into a feature collaboration; the Monkey character became central to the narrative, allowing a love story and a road trip dynamic to unfold in a way that felt true to the offbeat, subversive spirit of Conti's work.
Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice
Q: Before we rewind to your early days, was there a moment of breakthrough? Was there a moment where you felt and thought on a stage that this, if not entirely unprecedented, and certainly a rather special thing that you were doing, was really, really working?
There were incremental breakthroughs, with early explorations in clowning and a push toward honesty on stage; the moment came when the performance began to click through embracing the unpredictable and letting go of scripted control, which proved that the unique blend of ventriloquism and improvisation could truly work.
Philippa Perry: “I could not wait to grow up.”
Q: What role did therapy and relationships play in your transformation into a writer and public thinker?
Perry explains discovering the Samaritans, beginning therapy in her late 20s, and how healthy, kind relationships helped her build a new life and ultimately write books that help others.

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2. Cressida Cowell
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4. Fat Tony
5. Nina Conti
6. Russell T Davies
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