Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! Can you believe it? Six years on, and we’ve made it to our 300th episode. Today we're joined by someone who's also familiar with the funny tricks of time: David Tennant. The former AND current Doctor joins us, live at the RSC, to talk about reprising the role in the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, his rituals prior to performing, and why he was lying in a foetal position before his first performance of Hamlet. Things also get a bit emosh - stay tuned!
Plus: It’s all high jinx backstage, as someone forgets Ed and Geoff’s names…
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105. SWEET CHILD(CARE) OF MINE: investing in universal provision
104. MISSING MILLIONS: time for automatic voter registration
103. THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS: addressing the gambling crisis
102. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: overhauling the history we teach
101. (NET) ZERO TO HERO: tackling the climate emergency
100. LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD: fixing music education
99. WRITTEN IN THE STARS: the argument for a codified constitution
98. SMELLS LIKE COMMUNITY SPIRIT: bridging the intergenerational divide
97. TREEDISTRIBUTION: shrubtastic reasons to plant
96. TIL DEBT DO US PART: the case for personal debt write-off
Cheerful Book Club: The Three Dimensions of Freedom by Billy Bragg
95. SCHOOL’S OUT: time for LGBT-inclusive education
94. A QUESTION OF SPORT: the fight for gender equality
93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
Cheerful Book Club: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
92. BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: the case for social ownership
91. WHO’S AFRAID OF GDP?: shifting to a wellbeing economy
Cheerful Book Club: How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
90. THIS LAND IS OUR LAND
89. DOING RIGHT BY OLDER PEOPLE: free personal care for all
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