About this episode

Anna Maxwell Martin joins Ant & Dec to discuss her career, acting techniques, and personal anecdotes.

On this week’s bonus episode, Motherland star and all round comedy genius Anna Maxwell Martin is here! Tune in as Anna teaches the boys how to cry on cue, acts out a hilariously dramatic Geordie rom-com with them, and find out exactly what they all got up to during their teenage work experience. Plus, Anna spills all about her latest role as a KGB operative in Star City. ----- 00:00 - Coming up03:15 - Anna Maxwell Martin is here!06:00 - Crying to Sad Songs09:00 - Anna’s Fake Secret10:35 - Work Experience13:00 - Ant & Dec’s First Hangout13:50 - Motherland14:50 - Playing a “Bad A**” in Star City17:45 - “Your Brains are Hollow!”19:20 - Ant & Dec, as Contract Killers?!20:40 - The Geordie Gauntlet25:40 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ant, Dec

Guest: Anna Maxwell Martin

Topics covered

• comedy
• acting
• teenage experiences
• Geordie culture
• KGB operatives

Keywords

• Anna Maxwell Martin
• Motherland
• Star City
• crying on cue
• Geordie rom-com

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Motherland, Star City

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