Interviews – Cole Moreton

Barry Humphries interview: “I am teasingly on the brink of the bone orchard.”

Barry Humphries died today. Here is an interview with him from 2018 in which he talks frankly and openly about his life.

Can We Talk?

Can We Talk? is my new short story podcast about some of the remarkable people I have encountered in my working life and what I think we can learn from them about how to live. Phew, that was a long sentence. More details below. It’s also a genuine question, because this is the first in aContinueContinue reading “Can We Talk?”

In Praise of Peggy: tea with June Spencer, still leading The Archers on BBC Radio 4 at the age of 102

Extraordinary to hear June Spencer leading a storyline on The Archers so beautifully at the age of 102. She started playing Peggy Archer back in 1950. I visited her at home a few years back for The Telegraph. What a life. June Spencer, courtesy of the BBC She made me cry long before we everContinueContinue reading “In Praise of Peggy: tea with June Spencer, still leading The Archers on BBC Radio 4 at the age of 102”

Why I love Phoebe Dynevor

I mean, doesn’t everybody at the moment? Phoebe Dynevor is the breakout star of Bridgerton, the biggest thing on Netflix at the time of writing, but I want to tell you about something unexpected that happened while I was interviewing her for You magazine. I was at home and Phoebe was at her Mum andContinueContinue reading “Why I love Phoebe Dynevor”

Oh Babs. Thank you

Babs has gone. A light’s gone out. So much will be said and written about Barbara Windsor, I just want to tell you about a moment when I met her and she made me laugh so loud I’m laughing still. It was in a dressing room for EastEnders. I’d been interviewing June Brown about herContinueContinue reading “Oh Babs. Thank you”