Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien
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. For advertising opportunities on th...
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Arthur Smith: I got arrested for breach of the peace and possession of a megaphone
From the bomb sites of post war South London to the stages of the Comedy Store and the studios of Radio 4, Arthur Smith’s life has been driven less by...
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Sadiq Khan: You Cannot Be Popular Every Single Day in Government
From the son of a bus driver on a South London council estate to the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital, Sadiq Khan’s story is inseparable...
Mark Constantine: Homeless at 16 to Founding LUSH
From a fractured childhood in Weymouth to the creation of one of Britain’s most distinctive ethical brands, Mark Constantine’s life has been shaped by...
Jonathan Pryce: I was told for years that I was worthless
From a small village in North Wales to some of the most iconic stages and screens in the world, Jonathan Pryce’s career has been shaped as much by dou...
Rutger Bregman: What are we actually doing with our lives?
From calling out billionaires at Davos to challenging institutions that would rather stay comfortable, Rutger Bregman has built a career around one si...
From The Vault: Daniel Radcliffe
From the intensity of life as one of the most recognisable children on the planet to the creative freedom he has carved out as an adult, Daniel Radcli...
From The Vault: Dawn French
From the dislocated, sun soaked childhood of an RAF family to a life spent shaping British comedy, Dawn French’s story is one of resilience, warmth an...
Full Disclosure 2025: The Year Reviewed
A Boxing Day reflection on a standout year of Full Disclosure. James O’Brien revisits key guests and conversations from 2025, offering perspective on...
Martin Shaw: The Professionals was a monster that swallowed my career
From bomb sites in postwar Birmingham to the centre of British stage and screen, Martin Shaw’s life has been shaped by curiosity, kindness and a refus...
Sir Gareth Southgate: There were days I didn’t want to get out from under the duvet
From missing the most famous penalty in English football to leading the national team into a new era, Gareth Southgate’s story is one of quiet resilie...
Jan Ravens: “I lived with a nameless dread”
Jan Ravens, the acclaimed impressionist at the heart of Dead Ringers, grew up learning to change the mood of a room long before she ever changed her v...
Hal Cruttenden: Divorce blew my mind- it hits harder than losing parents
Before he became one of the most recognisable storytellers on the comedy circuit, Hal Cruttenden was a shy kid from West London who spent years trying...
Stephen Mangan: When Mum died, I knew I couldn’t waste life being a lawyer- I had to act
Before he became one of Britain’s most familiar faces, Stephen Mangan was a bookish North London boy from an Irish working-class family- the son of a...
Toby Jones: I never wanted to feel desperate about acting
From Truman Capote to Mr Bates, Toby Jones has built a career on disappearing- an actor whose transformations are so complete they can seem alchemical...
John Lloyd: Blackadder, Spitting Image, QI and a life in search of meaning
As the creative mind behind Blackadder, Spitting Image, Not the Nine O’Clock News and QI, John Lloyd has quietly shaped British comedy for more than f...
Jimmy Wales: The man who built Wikipedia
Long before it became one of the most visited websites on Earth, Wikipedia began as a radical idea from a curious boy in Huntsville, Alabama. Raised b...
Charles Dance: From builder’s labourer with a stammer to Tywin Lannister
Before he was Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones or the commanding presence of The Jewel in the Crown, Charles Dance was a boy from Worcestershire who...
Alexander Armstrong: My default setting is fear- I expect the worst of people
Before Pointless, Classic FM and comedy stardom, Alexander Armstrong was a restless kid growing up in rural Northumberland- lonely at boarding school,...
Jack Thorne: “I was allergic to moving - the doctor said, ‘This might be forever.’”
Growing up in Bristol, acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne was a shy, politically driven kid who believed he could change the world- fir...
Cor Hutton: The Quadruple Amputee Who Found Her Feet
In 2013, businesswoman and mum Cor Hutton was given just a five percent chance of survival after contracting pneumonia that developed into sepsis. She...
Jamie Oliver: “I’d gone from being skint to having a lot of money, I felt like a fake.”
Before he became one of the world’s best-known chefs, Jamie Oliver was a dyslexic kid growing up in his parents’ pub in rural Essex, learning the valu...
Leo Varadkar: Former Prime Minister of Ireland on Power and Letting Go
Before becoming Ireland’s youngest Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar was a Dublin GP with bold ambitions and a belief that politics could be a kind of medicine...
Dr Richard Shepherd: Lessons from 23,000 Postmortems- including Hungerford, Hillsborough and Princess Diana
Britain’s leading forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd has performed over 23,000 postmortems and given evidence in some of the most high-profile c...
Arabella Weir: At nine my mum said, “I can’t bear the sight of you”
Actor, comedian and bestselling author Arabella Weir grew up in a family that prized intellect and appearances but struggled to offer love. In this ep...
Natalie Haynes: Greek Myths, Medea and the Comedy of Classics
Natalie Haynes has never been easy to categorise. A stand-up comedian turned broadcaster and best-selling author, she has built a career out of making...
From The Vault: Brian Cox
From a childhood in Dundee marked by loss, poverty and resilience, to becoming one of the most respected actors of his generation, Brian Cox’s life an...
From The Vault: Miriam Margolyes
From a childhood in Oxford shaped by unconditional love, Jewish heritage and a keen sense of curiosity, to a career spanning stage, screen, voice work...
Cariad Lloyd: Talking About Grief Changed My Life
Cariad Lloyd never set out to become the voice of modern grief, but after losing her father at just fifteen, the silence around death stayed with her....
Kevin Rowland: Beyond Come On Eileen
From a shifting childhood split between Wolverhampton, rural Ireland and London, to fronting one of the most distinctive and uncompromising bands of t...
Irvine Welsh: We’re More Addicted Now Than in Trainspotting
From the high-rises of Muirhouse to the heart of countercultural Britain, Irvine Welsh has built a literary universe fuelled by punk energy, dancefloo...
David Lammy: I’ve had imposter syndrome my whole life- until now
From a working-class childhood in Tottenham to the Cabinet table, David Lammy’s path to becoming Foreign Secretary was anything but straightforward. R...
Grace Dent: Almost Everything I’ve Done, I’ve Been Told No First
Before she was a MasterChef judge and one of Britain’s most distinctive food writers, Grace Dent was a Carlisle kid eating crispy pancakes and dreamin...
Graham Fellows: Playing John Shuttleworth Came at a Cost
Before he became known as the quirky, banana-snacking John Shuttleworth, Graham Fellows was a kid from Sheffield with dreams of classical acting and a...
Jon Culshaw: The Impressionist Who Fooled the Prime Minister
Long before Dead Ringers or Spitting Image, Jon Culshaw was a schoolboy with a knack for mimicry and a fierce determination to escape into voices- fin...
Michael Lewis: America Is Run by Bullies
Before The Big Short, Moneyball or The Blind Side became bestsellers (and Hollywood hits), Michael Lewis was just trying to make sense of a world wher...
Amber Rudd: I resigned because I couldn’t defend the indefensible
Former Home Secretary who chose principle over position, Amber Rudd has spent much of her life at the centre of power. From banking to frontbench poli...
Jameela Jamil: Getting hit by that car changed everything
Actor, activist, and unapologetic truth-teller, Jameela Jamil has lived many lives and survived every single one of them with grit, wit, and an unwave...
Larry Lamb: Damaged people are dangerous because they know they can survive
Known to millions as Mick Shipman in Gavin & Stacey and Archie Mitchell in EastEnders, Larry Lamb has lived a life far more complex than any character...
Jimmy Anderson: Behind the Bowler
In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O’Brien sits down with cricketing icon Jimmy Anderson to trace the arc of a record-breaking career- from gro...