Steve Wright’s Big Guests

Steve chats to Hollywood movie star Gerard Butler - who turns out to be somewhat of a fan of one of Steve's 80s jingles! He's also joined by Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden who reveals one of the stars of this year's series - a painting donkey! Plus there's legendary comic Bobby Ball, who chats about his new one-off comedy special The Security Men.

Steve chats to comedian Lee Mack about the new series of Not Going Out and how he once managed to smash a BAFTA award; there's also chef Dale Pinnock who extols the virtues of food as medicine and historian Andrew Rose talks about the murderous scandal surrounding Edward VIII's first mistress Maggie Meller.

Steve chats to legendary actress Joan Collins about her incredible life and career; singer Sarah Brightman chats about her forthcoming trip to space and newspaper editor Geordie Greig talks about the rise of the Sunday paper.

Steve is joined by film director Oliver Stone and Professor Peter Kuznik who chat about their new TV series charting America's modern history and Corrie star Shobna Gulati talks about leaving the Street and joining ITV discussion show Loose Women.

Pop superstar Rod Stewart joins Steve in the studio to discuss his new album and his upcoming tour, and star of The Hobbit, Richard Armitage chats about the difficulty of working on a fantasy film where there's lots of green screen work.