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He’s not really huge in height, but is huge in talent.
Comedia Huge Davies takes Harry through his love of You’ve Been Framed, his shrine to Harry in his flat and how he & Harry made Van Morrison fall asleep.
Listen to find out Hugh’s score on Biscuit In An Unusual Place plus there is an update on The Are We There Yet? theme park.
In this episode we touched upon the world of ghosts with host of the Uncanny podcast and paranormal Evelyn Hollow. Learn more about Evelyn and find links to Uncanny and her book at evelynhollow.com.
Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be pre-ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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From going viral as a youngster for a chicken shop rap, to starring in the hit comedy Ghosts, before fronting the Great British Sewing Bee, Kiell Smith-Bynoe holds Harry’s hand as they travel through his childhood and career to date.
Harry, Gary and Kiell also learn all about the misunderstood wasp! Thanks for Professor Adam Hart from the University of Gloustershire for telling us just how much good wasps do for us.
You can buy Adam’s latest book (which isn’t about wasps) The Deadly Balance is available here and in all other good book selling places.
Harry’s new book How To Be Silly Every Day Of The Year can be pre-ordered here and he’s on tour in 2025, get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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From bringing iconic characters to life on Spitting Image, Dead Ringers and more, Jan Ravens has blazed a red hot trail through comedy.
She teaches Harry and Gary how to work on their impressions, gives Gary a great joke from when he takes over the family business and learns all about sharks with us.
Ali Hood from Sharktrust.org told us all about sharks, which sharks are in the UK oceans, how sharks feel the world around them and why we should love sharks! The Shark Trust need your help counting shark and ray eggs, you can find out more about that here and you can help sharks in the UK by making a pledge for protection here.
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A veteran of the comedy game Mark Steel has been making people laugh from the stage for over three decades and has been a regular on the radio and TV shows such as Have I Got News For You and others, but before that he had plenty of other jobs including being a milkman and achieving a possible unofficial world land speed record in a milk float.
In this episode Harry has a Silly Thing you can build at home, and we learnt all about the mysteries of UFOs thanks to Nick Pope formerly of the Ministry of Defence. Find out more about Nick and his work at nickpope.net or follow him on Twitter / X
You can find out when Mark is touring and follow him on his socials at marksteelinfo.com
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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Devon’s finest son (don’t tell Josh Widdicombe) Charlie Baker is our guest on this episode.
When he’s not tap dancing, playing his trumpet, or selling out comedy tours up and down the country you can often hear Charlie on Talksport… but how did his childhood shape the man he is today and can he identify Harry’s seed?
The Sky At Night presenter Professor Chris Linott (another Devonshire lad) gave us all the information about the moon! You can read more about Chris and find links to his new book here.
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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Possibly the widest guest we’ve had on the show, it’s former England rugby international James Haskell!
How did James reach the top of his profession? What was it like in the jungle on I’m A Celebrity? How can such a big strong man be so scared of Gary? Hit play and find out!
Friend of the show Matt Lewis, host of the excellent Gone Medieval podcast, was back as our expert to tell us all about King Richard III and how he ended up under a car park in Leicester.
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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If there is one thing you can say about Greg Jenner it is that he really loves history!
Greg combines humour with all the facts which has seen him release numerous books for children and adults, host podcasts that was been downloaded over 100 million times, and he was the main consultant on the first seven series of the brilliant Horrible Histories.
We learnt all about the history of shoes thanks to Rebecca Shawcross from the Northampton Shoe Museum, well worth a visit! You can also get Rebecca’s brilliant book here.
Greg’s new book, all his past books and podcasts can be found on - www.gregjenner.com
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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A young man from Essex who didn’t really know what stand-up comedy was until his twenties, Russell Kane has gone on to become one of the UK’s best comedians since taking the chance to step on stage.
How did Russell catch the comedy bug? Can he identify a musty flannel? Who will he put in the virtual graveyard?
In this episode we learn all about leeches. A huge thank you to Craig Macadam from Buglife and Rachel Davies formerly of The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside for telling us all about them!
You can pre-order Russell’s new book Pet-Selector here
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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An act that will make you laugh, blush and cry in equally measure we’re joined by the magnificent Danny Beard.
Danny has appeared on Britain’s Got Talent, Karaoke Club and won RuPaul’s DragRace UK. But how did a musical theatre loving boy from the Wirrel who knew he was different embrace himself and achieve so much? Well with Sarah the AI Bots help Harry find all that out plus Danny takes on ‘Name The Seed’
If all that wasn’t enough it was our pleasure to learn all about chocolate, with chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson.
Danny Beard is on tour, get your tickets here!
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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From being a contestant on The Great British Bake Off to the presenter on Bake Off: The Professionals, and a judge on Junior Bake Off, Liam Charles knows baking. How did a boy from East London discover his talent in the kitchen? Well, Harry makes Liam tell all! We discover what made him tick as a child, his favourite joke, and listen to find out who he picks for Harry’s Virtual Graveyard.
We were also joined by Chris Naunton who taught us all about Pyramids! Thank you Chris, you can buy his very good book here.
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets at harryhill.co.uk
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Britain’s Got Talent brought this episode’s guest to everyone’s attention and he even received the golden buzzer! Its Daliso Chaponda!
Daliso had a fascinating globe trotting childhood, a young love of comedy, and was everything we want in a guest. Enjoy Whispery Thing, a song from Gary, a new invention from Regency Innovations and we learn all about Pirates!
Dr Rebecca Simon took us on the high seas of knowledge where we learnt was was fact and what was fiction about Pirates. Learn more about Dr Rebecca and buy here book on her website - rebecca-simon.com
Daliso is on tour! Find all his dates and get your tickets at dalisochaponda.com
Harry is on tour in 2025! Get your tickets nice at early at harryhill.co.uk
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One third of Channel 4’s The Last Leg, chart topping podcaster with Parenting Hell, author, best selling stand-up… not much that Josh Widdicombe a little boy from Devon hasn’t achieved.
Josh and Harry relive their shared history, delve into how to cope with being a socially anxious child, why they wanted to become comedians and ask, what is Dora The Explorer doing now?
A huge thank you to Cesar from Ants HQ for teaching us about the fascinating world of ants and why they are so important for us.
Harry is on tour, get your tickets here - www.harryhill.co.uk
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American singer-songwriter John Grant is a musical titan as a front man of Czars and a hugely successful solo artist. He’s also dueted with Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and many more.
John tells Harry of growing up in Canada, how to get sap from a tree, he duets with Gary and helps us learn all about Mars! Thank you to Dr Catherine Regan from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory for answering our questions!
You can listen to John’s new album and find out how to see him live at - johngrantmusic.com
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Alright me babber! Bristol's finest Jayde Adams has many many. Talents, dancer, singer, comedian, celebrant... a true polymath.
In this episode we find out how Jayde discovered and nurtured all those talents, and what advice she offers to our younger listeners.
Our theme this week was submarines and we were joined by Alexandra Geary, a Curator of Artefacts at the National Museum of the Royal Navy. She told us all about the history of submarines and what happens on them deep under the sea. You can learn more about them and see inside them yourselves at the museum, find out more here.
Don’t forget Gary is after your jokes, so send them on a voice note to the email address below and if we play yours you will get a Are We There Yet? badge!
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Comedian, actor, writer and a wonderful human, Roisin Conaty brings joy to the studio and talks to Harry about making your own fun on holiday in rural Ireland, issues with leaky taps and the best place to steal a nap when working. You can and should follow Roisin on Instagram.
Want to know all about the T-Rex? Well you’re in luck as this week we spoke to palaeontologist Professor Steve Brusatte from Edinburgh University who answered all our questions. You can find out more about Steve and find his book here.
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How did a little boy from Oldham become the tall man he is today? Nick Grimshaw aka Grimmy - former Radio 1 breakfast show host, X Factor judge and more - fills us in on his one day reign of terror as a toddler that is the stuff of family legend, the best advice he got on going for your dream job, and he enjoys a round of Whispery Thing.
These days Nick hosts the hugely popular Dish podcast with top chef Angela Hartnett which you can listen to here.
Want to know all about eels? Well you’re in luck! We were joined by Jack Willans, a Senior Aquarist at the Sealife Centre to fill us in on all their mysteries as our theme of the week.
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A comedy titan, Jo Brand has been at the top of her game for decades and is on lots of things on our telly’s like Bake Off: Extra Slice.
In this episode Harry and Jo get into her early career as a nurse, why she began comedy and all the fun along the way of Silly Thing, Biscuit In An Unusual Place plus the seals have a special musical treat.
Our theme of the week is costume make-up and prosthetics! Neill Gorton of Millennium FX told us all about what it is like to create characters for Dr Who and how to get into the industry.
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What do you call someone who is half Swiss and half Scottish? You call them Danny Wallace! Harry chats to Danny about his extended family, Smurfs and the fun he had writing prank letters as a child.
Rats was our theme of the week and we were joined by Dominika from the RSPCA to tell us all about them. You can support the wonderful RSPCA and the brilliant work they do here.
You can pre-order Danny’s new book, Operation Evil Genius and see all of his fun past projects at his website www.dannywallace.com
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How did a young punk become the face of nature and conservation for generations of British TV viewers? Well, Chris Packham is with Harry to tell us all about measuring grass snakes as a boy, his teenage punk band and strimming!
We learnt all about the London Underground thanks to Siddy Holloway – presenter, author and transport historian. You can find Siddy on Instagram here and the London Transport Museum here.
Visit Chris’s website here to learn more about his charities, campaigns and books.
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Described once by The Guardian as “the bohemian bad boy of comedy” Seann Walsh joins Harry, Garry and Sarah the AI Bot to unpack his somewhat unconventional childhood. Sofas on fire, school sleepovers and showing sometimes qualifications aren’t always important.
Aside from Silly Thing, your jokes and chatting Seann there is a new fun quiz!
Our theme is volcanoes and we have to say a huge thanks to Dr Julia Crummy from the British Geological Survey for answering our questions. You can learn more about Dr Julia and the BGS here.
You can watch Seann's latest comedy special here and don't forget to listen to his podcasts Oh My Dog and What's Upset You Now?
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