Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions is Country Life's regular interview slot, in which Lotte Brundle speaks to the great and the good about their favourite things.
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Jeremy Vine: ‘My wife wouldn’t marry me unless I was a member of the National Trust, which is the most middle class thing that’s ever happened to me’Lotte Brundle talks to Jeremy Vine about approaching 40 years at the BBC, his new book and coping with the death of his former colleague Ann Widdecombe.
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Stuntman to the stars Riley Harper: ‘Anything with Christopher Nolan as a director is amazing to work on’Lotte Brundle chats to the stunt driver, photographer and writer from his home in Los Angeles.
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Cordelia de Castellane: ‘Mr Dior was an aquarius. So am I’Lotte Brundle meets the artistic director of Dior and Baby Dior.
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Sir Nicholas Coleridge: ‘I went to Prince Andrew's 21st birthday party disguised as a chauffeur’The former media executive tells Lotte Brundle about working for a young Tina Brown, eating dog for The Spectator and how he definitely doesn't miss being a journalist, despite reading the papers at 5am each day.
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Reeta Chakrabarti: ‘Some journalists put themselves at the centre of the story. I don’t think you should’Lotte Brundle meets the BBC journalist to talk about her fascination with the painter Amrita Sher-Gil, her shopping addiction and writing her first novel.
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‘My surname can be an asset, but it can also be a frustration’: Zoë de Givenchy on her famous fashion in-laws and love of Monty DonThe designer speaks to Lotte Brundle about her Consuming Passions.
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‘My wife inspired the whole thing’: Michael and Clare Morpurgo on the charity connecting children with the countryside and predestined loveLotte Brundle meets Michael and Clare Morpurgo to discuss love at first sight, the 50th anniversary of their countryside charity and Michael’s latest book.
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Gyles Brandreth: ‘Who would play me in a film of my life? Kermit the frog’Ahead of his Edinburgh Fringe show, Lotte Brundle talks to the author, presenter and former politician about his podcast, hoarding issue and love of the Muppets.
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Jim Chapman: ‘I once signed an autograph as Andrew Garfield by accident’The YouTuber and creative chats to Lotte Brundle about moving to the countryside, content creators today and why he doesn’t read his own press.
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With Nothing Underneath's founder Pip Durell: ‘The Meghan Markle effect? That was crazy’Once a fashion assistant at Tatler making a measly ‘£12,000 a year’, Pip Durell is now the founder and CEO of With Nothing Underneath. Lotte Brundle meets her.
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Sally Phillips: ‘I accidentally lived in a brothel’Lotte Brundle talks to the actor about returning to the stage after 20 years, her frustration at never getting to kiss Colin Firth in the Bridget Jones films and wanting to look like ET.
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Lady Anne Glenconner: ‘Princess Margaret and I were quite naughty then, Elizabeth always had an eye out for us’The Baroness and British socialite tells Lotte Brundle about growing up with Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, her tumultuous relationship with her late husband and being a ‘gay icon’ aged 93.
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Dame Prue Leith: ‘I won't say we were rolling drunk, but we were definitely tight’The former ‘Bake Off’ star tells Lotte Brundle about growing old, her burgeoning friendship with Blake Lively and the advice Mary Berry gave her about Paul Hollywood.
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: ‘Nettles, grey squirrels and the occasional placenta? I’m relaxed about that’Lotte Brundle talks to the celebrity chef about getting sacked from his job at the River Cafe, chowing down on some placenta and what she’s done wrong with her tomatoes.
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Cariad Lloyd: ‘What I would like people to get from me is a Moomin vibe’The writer, actor and comedian talks about discussing grief on the toilet, raunchily re-writing Jane Austen and the importance of championing women’s writing with Lotte Brundle.
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Marcus Wareing: ‘I’ve sacrificed more than any other chef’The MasterChef host and celebrity chef talks to Lotte Brundle.
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Clodagh McKenna on living next door to the real Downton Abbey, meeting her husband at Fortnum & Mason’s and forest bathingLotte Brundle meets the celebrity chef and TV personality.
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‘I have no concept of anyone who's like me. Now, that's either because I'm such an egomaniac that I am sort of completely self obsessed, or … because I haven’t watched enough films’: Monty Don’s consuming passionsMonty Don swerves questions with the abundant charisma that made him a ‘Gardener’s World’ darling.
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‘I try to offset that sense of boring normality by playing bass in a punk rock band with Robert Peston and Ed Balls’: John Wilson’s consuming passionsBest known for BBC Radio 4’s ‘This Cultural Life’, John Wilson is used to asking celebrities about their cultural inspirations. Lotte Brundle turns the tables.
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‘Dialogue is an extension of feeling. If I don’t remember a line, it’s because I haven’t understood why I was saying it’: Claire Foy’s consuming passionsClaire Foy has played seminal British roles as both Elizabeth II in 'The Crown', and in 'A Very British Scandal'. In her latest film, she takes on one of our country's most beloved author's, Enid Blyton. Will Hosie meets her.
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‘Being a jeweller, you have to keep on top of the news, because you're affected so much by the price of gold': Sheherazade Goldsmith’s consuming passionsThe founder of Loquet on her fashion house inspirations, taking a sabbatical to study investigative journalism, and the trinkets she holds dear.
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