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We’re back in Finsbury Park with the hilarious and brilliant comedian, actor and writer Tom Rosenthal! 

Tom played Johnny Goodman in one of our favourite shows of all time - Friday Night Dinner. We found out what it meant to be part of such a well-loved show, how much he’s like Johnny in real life, and how it felt to be a conduit for public grief after the death of his co-star Paul Ritter. 

We found out all about To...

Joining us today on Walking The Dog is the fabulous actor, comedian and writer Tom Rosenthal. 

Tom shot to fame for playing Johnny Goodman in Friday Night Dinner and Marcus Gallo in Plebs - and he is also a critically acclaimed stand up comedian!

Tom has a gorgeous Romanian rescue dog called Kiki, who he absolutely adores. She was at home in Bristol with Tom’s girlfriend Gigi and his daughter Simi when we met - but Tom’s...

Emily and Raymond are in the beautiful town of Retford with Reverend Kate Bottley and her absolutely adorable puppy Tony! 

Kate tells us all about the experience of being on Gogglebox - the unexpected costs involved in being a part of the show and why she eventually made the decision to leave.

While we walked through the beautiful graveyard in Retford, Kate told us about how she feels about funerals - and what the emotio...

We’ve taken Raymond on a trip to Nottinghamshire to the beautiful town of Retford to meet the fabulous Reverend Kate Bottley! Kate is a Church of England vicar - as well as being a journalist, broadcast and TV star. 

The Bottleys are big dog lovers - they’ve had a succession of rescue greyhounds, but they’ve recently adopted a wonderful puppy called Tony (who has a very fitting namesake…) Kate tells us all about the un...

The rain has eased off - and we’re in Regent’s Park with the fabulous Naga Munchetty!

Naga us about show she experienced excruciating periods from the age of 15 - and how that led her to writing her new book It’s Probably Nothing - where she draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed to explores the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained medical misogyny. 

We also find out how Naga ...

Join Emily and Raymond on a rainy day in London’s Regent’s Park - with the legendary BBC Breakfast and BBC 5 Live broadcaster Naga Munchetty. 

Naga revealed to us that, although she is the proud owner of two cats, she is in fact a dog person… although, Raymond’s not quite her size… 

We found out all about Naga’s childhood in South London as the daughter of two nurses. She tells us how it felt to straddle two culture...

Join Emily and Raymond for the second half our walk with the brilliant comedian (and one of our favourite people on the planet) Suzi Ruffell!

We chatted to Suzi about how anxiety goes hand in hand with stand up comedy, her brilliant mum and dad and learning to love the Pet Shop Boys. 

Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now is a candid, funny and moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre...

This week - Ray’s been on a trip to his favourite place - Brighton Beach - to visit one of our favourite people… the comedian Suzi Ruffell! 

Suzi and Ray get on famously and Suzi’s part of the very exclusive club of people who have appeared on this podcast three times - you can hear her first appearance from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024.

Despite three appearances on the podcast - Suzi STILL hasn...

We’re in Epping Forest with the legendary England cricket player, Tammy Beaumont (aka Little Mitts) - and her black Labrador, Indy!

In this part of our chat, we discuss some of the barriers faced by young women getting into sport - and what is being done to overcome them. Tammy tells us about some of the incredible places cricket has taken her - including getting her MBE after helping England win the Cricket World Cup in 2017.&n...

Today we’re in beautiful Epping Forest with the internationally recognised, record-breaking cricketer Tammy Beaumont!

Tammy currently plays for England and she was part of the winning 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup team - she was named the player of the tournament and was awarded an MBE for services to cricket!

We were joined by Tammy’s beautiful black Labrador Indy, who was named after Indiana Jones… and absolutely lives up...

We’re in beautiful Regent’s Park with the brilliant comedian, writer and broadcaster Glenn Moore! 

Glenn tells us about what it was like working on LBC with Katie Hopkins and Nigel Farage, what happens when you make a mistake when you're reading the news and his approach to magic realism within his comedy. 

Glenn is known for his brilliantly titled tour shows - and his new show “Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore?”...

Join Emily and Raymond for a stroll in London’s Regent’s Park with Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee, writer, broadcaster and stand-up Glenn Moore. 

Glenn is well known for his appearances on TV shows such as Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - as well as being heard daily as one quarter of The Dave Berry Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio. 

Glenn claims to be ver...

We’re back on Hampstead Heath with the brilliant actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! 

In this part of our chat, Tom tells us all about his new film - The Ballad of Wallis Island - which follows how old tensions resurface when former bandmates who were former lovers reunite for a private show at the island home of an eccentric millionaire.

Tom tells us all about the surreal gig that helped to inspire him and long time...

This week, Emily and Ray are taking a glorious morning stroll on Hampstead Heath with the actor, writer and comedian Tom Basden! 

Tom grew up with a succession of Miniature Schnauzers - but he doesn’t currently have a dog… although his children are currently trying to convince him to get a Labrador… could a walk with Raymond be what brings him back to the dog side? 

We found out how Tom went from what he describes a...

We’re back in Green Park with the wonderful Niall Harbison!

In this part of our chat, Niall tells us how he went from feeding dogs on the side of the road, to eventually rehoming a rescue dog to Liam Gallagher! 

Niall also tells us all about his special connection with Tina - a dog who was found on a chain, after having been used for breeding all her life. Niall’s new book Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World tells her in...

Today, Em and Ray are in London’s Green Park with a man who has become a global hero to dog lovers everywhere… it’s Niall Harbison! 

Niall is a global sensation through his work with abandoned dogs in Thailand. After vowing to change his life after a severe alcohol addiction left him on the brink of death - Niall found his calling feeding, rescuing and sterilising dogs. Now with over 1.2 million Instagram followers - N...

We’re back in Regent’s Park with Stuart Goldsmith! 

Stuart tells us all about how his love of the Edinburgh Fringe, how he feels about vulnerability in comedy and how he deals with comparing himself with his peers. 

We also discuss Stuart’s new obsession - using stand up comedy to talk about the climate. Stuart tells us why he’s chosen to tackle such a scary, complicated subject in his comedy - and why it might just...

Today, we’re walking in glorious Regent’s Park with the wonderful comedian Stuart Goldsmith. 

As well as having an incredibly successful and critically-acclaimed career as a stand-up, Stuart is pretty much the OG of podcasting - he started his podcast The Comedian’s Comedian in 2012. Today - we’re turning the interview tables on him!

Stuart and his family are based in Bristol - and he doesn’t have a dog, and is - in fact...

We’re in Holland Park with the wonderful Kaye Adams! 

We find out about Kaye’s first gig at Scottish Television - and why she thinks she was a terrible news reporter. And, of course, we discuss Kaye’s career as a Loose Women panellist, how she feels about stories written in the press about her co-stars and what role she plays on a typical Loose Women night out. 

Kaye also tells us all about her brilliant podcast ‘Ho...