It’s Coronation week and Nick and Angela are joined by food royalty, Dame Prue Leith.
Prue Leith, DBE is an octogenarian with no intention of slowing down. Her illustrious career in food includes restaurants, cookery schools, writing and TV. She has published eight novels, a memoir, and fourteen cookbooks. Her latest, Bliss on Toast, was published in 2022 ... Show More
Jul 15
Simon Pegg tucks into South Indian lamb chops
Dish is on high alert as we’re joined by the ‘food shark’. Fresh off a flight from New York, we’re delighted to welcome Simon Pegg. An English actor and comedian, Pegg is loved for his iconic TV and movie roles, be that TV sitcom Spaced, the Mission: Impossible franchise or The T ... Show More
50m 3s
Jul 8
Sophie Willan falls for our golden chicken, tomatoes and green beans...
And shares her own secret recipe with Angela. Sophie Willan is a three-time BAFTA winning comedian, actor, writer and author, and a very good friend of Dish. We first hosted Sophie for our debut live - and unrecorded - show in London. So, we just had to have her back and set ever ... Show More
44m 51s
Jul 1
Sam Smith is delighted by our lobster rolls with lemon & dill
They’ve got lobster on their mind! Sam Smith is a BRIT Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and Oscar-winning singer and songwriter. They join us ahead of the release of their new album, Hazel Eyes, which is released on 21 August and features their new single, My Guy. But first, it’s time ... Show More
45m 9s
Feb 2022
How Do You Get Your Bake Off? with Prue Leith
It’s Prue Week on Getting Curious! On the Great British Baking Show (aka the Great British Bake Off), it’s clear that Prue Leith has excellent taste. But what’s Prue up to when she’s not judging crème pat, frangipane, and the occasional soggy bottom? This week, Prue and Jonathan ... Show More
54m 3s
Dec 2021
Dame Prue Leith, writer and broadcaster
Dame Prue Leith is a broadcaster, writer, former restaurateur and a judge on the television show the Great British Bake Off. Prue was born in Cape Town, South Africa, during the era of Apartheid. After leaving school she moved to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, but decided that h ... Show More
35m 52s
Sep 2025
Prue Leith: “You can’t have it all!” How to ask for help with work and family
Can women have it all? Renowned restauranteur, cookery writer, and Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith doesn’t think so.In this chat with Fearne, Prue explains why she’s glad she built her career before having children, and why no one should feel ashamed of asking for he ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2022
Angela Hartnett: A Life Through Food
In this episode Sheila Dillon is joined by a chef, restaurateur, author and campaigner, Angela Hartnett, for another in the programme’s series of Lives told through Food. Angela Hartnett is seen as an icon in the food industry - she started out learning on the job in Cambridge - ... Show More
29m 6s