About this episode

Brian Cox, the BAFTA-winning star of 'Succession', discusses his directorial debut and shares his thoughts on dark matter.

British acting royalty, ‘Succession’ star and BAFTA winner Brian Cox joins us in the Dream Restaurant this week. Yep, it’s another national treasure. But does he think that dark matter is evil? Brian Cox’s directorial debut ‘Glenrothan’ is in cinemas on Fri 17 April. Follow Brian on Instagram @coxusa Watch the video version of this episode on the Off Menu YouTube on Thu 16 Apr. Off Menu is now on YouTube: @offmenupodcast Follow Off Menu on Instagram and TikTok : @offmenuofficial. And go to our website www.offmenupodcast.co.uk for a list of restaurants recommended on the show. Off Menu is a comedy podcast hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster. Produced, recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive . Video production by Ben Williams and Megan McCarthy for Plosive . Artwork by Paul Gilbey (photography and design). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ed Gamble, James Acaster

Guest: Brian Cox

Topics covered

• acting
• dark matter
• cinema
• interviews
• comedy
• BAFTA

Keywords

• Brian Cox
• Succession
• Glenrothan
• dark matter
• BAFTA
• comedy podcast
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plosive

Books & works: Succession, Glenrothan

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