When Jerry Lee Lewis landed at Heathrow Airport for his first UK tour on 22nd May, 1958, he was met with a flurry of journalists eager for a scoop. Yet just one question brought everything to a halt: "Who are you?".
A wide-eyed girl in Lewis's entourage answered: Myra Gale Brown, his wife. But she was only 13 years old. As if this wasn’t scandal enough… she ... Show More
Jan 29
Desert Island Discs' First Castaway
The BBC broadcast the first ever edition of Roy Plomley’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ - the world’s longest-running interview programme - on 29th January, 1942. Opening, as the show still does, with Eric Coates’s theme music ‘By the Sleepy Lagoon’, the episode welcomed comedian Vic Oli ... Show More
13m 54s
Jan 28
Lego Shifts To Plastic
Stud-and-tube bricks, which paved the way for Lego to become one of the most successful companies in Denmark, were patented on 28th January, 1958. But this family business had already been in existence for 26 years, mostly making wooden toys. It later emerged, however, that the p ... Show More
11m 23s
Apr 2024
Emily "Wait, Did You Say Divorce?" Blunt
According to most Emily Blunt is an accomplished actor, an incredible singer and all-round green flag celebrity... But dig a little deeper and you'll find that she's 'taking jobs from hard working Americans', starring in too many Quiet Place movies and that she made a fatphobic ... Show More
39m 24s
Aug 2022
Bama Rush, Britney’s Sons and Ariana Grande Favoritism
Big announcement! I am coming to see you! Get tickets at heathermcdonald.net How can Pete Davidson alter his tattoos, and what to do with his career? Britney goes after her teenage boys, calling them rude and hateful. Comedian, Dane Cook, had parties at his home where teenage gir ... Show More
1h 34m
Apr 2021
"Worst Wedding" ft. Jamie Lee
Jamie Lee (@reallyjamielee) joins the ladies talk about all things weddings, vodka red bulls, and her new Netflix show “The Wedding Coach.” The ladies also discuss white claws, family drama, and judge a series of listener-submitted male cackles. They answer lady problems from lis ... Show More
59m 6s
Aug 2022
“The Wilde Bunch” w. Jenifer Lewis
<p>Ira and Louis discuss the drama surrounding Olivia Wilde’s upcoming film Don’t Worry Darling, the relevance of the VMAs, Sydney Sweeney’s online drama, Britney and Elton John’s new version of “Tiny Dancer,” the Kyle controversy on Big Brother, and more. Plus, legend and icon J ... Show More
1h 53m