From Alan Carr on Out With Suzi Ruffell to Hometown and podcasts from David Tennant and Jessie and Bebe Cave, this week’s top podcasts
Out With Suzi Ruffell
Comedian Suzi Ruffell had an inkling she might be gay at school when she realised she’d been staring at a girl for almost the entire lesson. In this warm podcast she interviews prominent LGBT figures about love and sexuality.
In this warm podcast, comedian Suzi Ruffell interviews prominent LGBT figures, such as Alan Carr (above), about love and sexuality
Start with the episode with comedian Alan Carr, who reveals how frustrating it is that people assume he’s camping it up.
David Tennant Does A Podcast With…
The former Doctor returns with a new season of his thoughtful interview podcast. Each week for a languid hour, Tennant talks to someone of note about their life and achievements. Start with the recent episode with Judi Dench, who finds just the Shakespeare quote to encapsulate her experience of Covid-19: ‘I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.’
We Can’t Talk About That Right Now
Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave is best known these days as a doodler – you can buy prints of her offbeat drawings online.
Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave (above) is best known these days as a doodler. Now she and her little sister, Bebe, have a great new Spotify podcast
Now she and her little sister, Bebe, have a great new Spotify podcast. The content can be serious – Cave casually mentioned that she was raped aged 14 by her tennis coach – but it’s also funny and warm.
Hometown
In January 2017, an office clerk called Yassar Yaqub was shot dead by a police officer near Huddersfield. He was 28. In this searing six-part BBC podcast, journalist Mobeen Azhar, who grew up in the area when it was relatively tranquil, digs into what happened that day and explores whether Yaqub was the drugs kingpin he was rumoured to be.