James Graham

James Graham

From Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware by Jessie Ware

May 13, 2026 · 1h 5m · Season 18 · Episode 33

About this episode

James Graham joins Jessie Ware for lunch to discuss his play 'Dear England' and share personal stories.

This week we have the fantastic James Graham joining us for lunch! James came by to talk about his award winning play, Dear England coming to the BBC. Over lunch, we covered everything from growing up in a Nottinghamshire mining village and telly dinners, to the huge Sunday roasts his family loved. We also chatted about Gareth Southgate, turning football into theatre, his love of musicals, the Polish soup disaster that put him off hosting, and his very romantic passion for whisky. James was such a thoughtful guest, we are such fans of his work and we absolutely loved having him at the table. Dear England is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One later this month! Listen & watch Table Manners here - https://tablemanners.komi.io/ Follow Table Manners on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tablemannerspodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tablemannerspodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tablemannerspodcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TableMannersPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jessie Ware

Guest: James Graham

Topics covered

  • theatre
  • food
  • musicals
  • football
  • family
  • whisky

Keywords

  • James Graham
  • Dear England
  • theatre
  • BBC
  • whisky
  • musicals
  • family meals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Books & works: Dear England

Places: Nottinghamshire

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