THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam talks with English actor, comedian, writer and director Kathy Burke about her memoir A Mind Of My Own, including her relationship with her Dad, Punk, being a Two Tone skinhead, the comments that stoked Kathy's anxiety over her appearance and the kind words of Clash frontman Joe Strummer, the genesis of Kathy's character Perry, meeting Peter Cooke, frustrations on the set of Straight To Hell, plus thoughts on comfy trainers, painful bras and getting older.CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGEConversation recorded face-to-face in London on 5 June, 2026SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR Q&A EPISODE: Adambuxtonpodcast@gmail.comThanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.Podcast illustration by Helen GreenSUCCESSPOD - 2026 (Audible)ADAM BUXTON BAND @ Hoxton Hall, London, 23 & 24 June, 2026 (Eventim)ADAM BUXTON PODCAST LIVE WITH MAWAAN RIZWAAN @ Roundhouse, London, 5 April, 2026 (Roundhouse)RELATED LINKSCARE Directed by Alexander Zeldin, starring Linda Bassett - current run ends 11 July 2026 (The Young Vic)KATHY ON ACTING AND BEAUTY - 1989 (YouTube)JONATHAN ROSS - THE LAST RESORT featuring Kathy as Tina Bishop, a young Vic Reeves drawing portraits of guests (Keith Allen, Lysette Anthony, Roland Gift, and a heavily sedated Malcom McLaren) - 1988 (YouTube)THE NYAH FEARTIES - Bludgeon Man on The Tube - 1986 (YouTube)THE PROCLAIMERS - THROW THE R AWAY Debut performance on The Tube - 1987 (YouTube)STRAIGHT TO HELL Directed by Alex Cox (Trailer) - 1987 (YouTube)KATHY IN THE SID AND NANCY BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE - 1986 (YouTube)KATHY COMEDY AWARDS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH for Gimme Gimme Gimme - 2002 (YouTube) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with Eric Idle about random stuff including the special relationship between comedians and musicians, his friendships with David Bowie, Peter Cook and George Harrison, how he coped with seismic and alarming world events in the 60s and why Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life became more than just a funny way to end Life Of Brian.Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 27 June, 2025REGISTER A DECISION TO DONATE ORGANS TO NHSERIC IDLE 2025 TOURTHE ADAM BUXTON BAND LIVE IN NORWICH OTHER FORTHCOMING LIVE SHOWSThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for additional editingPodcast illustration by Helen GreenListen to Adam's album 'Buckle Up' Order Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Sign up for the newsletter on Adam's website (scroll down on homepage)RELATED LINKS (ON ADAM'S WEBSITE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with English actor Benedict Cumberbatch about his new film The Roses, as well as appearing on SNL, the challenge of balancing a successful career with married life and young children, whether couples therapy works, why actors lose their shit on film sets and whether Adam should retire the Christian Bale on set meltdown jingle. Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 12 June 2025 Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for additional editingPodcast illustration by Helen GreenPre-order Adam's album BUCKLE UP with limited signed artworkOrder Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' EXCLUSIVE NORD VPN DEALTry it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!TALK 90s TO ME (Miranda Sawyer podcast on Podfollow)UNCOMMON PEOPLE by Miranda Sawyer - 2025 (WATERSTONES)WHAT HAPPENED TO COUNTER-CULTURE? Presented by Stewart Lee - 2025 (BBC SOUNDS)Comedian Stewart Lee presents a five-part series exploring the evolution and key ideas that have driven counter-culture from its beginnings with the Beats, folk and jazz in the 1950s, to its heights in the 1960s and 70s including the hippies and the early tech-communalists, the new liberation movements and punk, to the 1980s and early 90s, where political power on both sides of the Atlantic pushed back against the values of the ‘permissive society’.MORE LINKS (ON ADAM'S WEBSITE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with American musician, author, director and co-founder of Talking Heads, David Byrne, about Reasons To Be Cheerful, biking in London and New York, outsider music, his new album Who Is The Sky, songwriting, music videos, dancing and memories.List of the song clips used in the introduction on Adam's website HEREConversation recorded face-to-face in London on June 10th, 2025Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for additional editingPodcast illustration by Helen GreenPre-order Adam's album 'Buckle Up' with limited signed artworkOrder Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' NORD VPNEXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS2 EVENTS AT MANNINGTON BOOK BASH: I LOVE YOU, BYEE WAFFLE & NIGEL PLANER INTERVIEW, 27th September, 2025ADAM IN CONVERSATION WITH SAMIRA AHMED @ WIMBLEDON BOOKFEST, 10 October, 2025ADAM AT THE LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL @ ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, 26 October, 2025TALKING HEADS LINKS AND PICS ON ADAM'S WEBSITE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with the members of celebrated English 5 piece Squid about band dynamics, whether they belong to the genre 'Ramen Rock', working with 'Windmill scene' producer Dan Carey, sweary shop assistants, the perils of playing pissed, and a very deep philosophical question. They also play a couple of songs from their recent album Cowards. Plus, Adam considers the dismayed response to a video he recently uploaded to his YouTube channel.Conversation and live music recorded face-to-face at Pony Music Studios on 2nd April, 2025Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production supportPodcast illustration by Helen GreenOrder Adam's book 'I Love You Byeee' Pre-order Adam's debut album 'Buckle Up'DONATE TO MSFPIC AND RELATED LINKS ON ADAM'S WEBSITE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam talks with English singer/songwriter Declan McKenna about not going off the rails, why classic music can sound boring, why Robin Williams' best film was 1 Hour Photo and keeping your head in the music industry. Declan also performs an acoustic version of his track Elevator Hum.Recorded face-to-face in London on 11th April, 2024Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing Podcast illustration by Helen GreenPRE-ORDER SIGNED VINYL OF 'BUCKLE UP'PICS AND RELATED LINKS ON ADAM'S WEBSITE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.