The Jammy Podcast

The podcast is back! 
After nearly a year away, we're back. After visiting the Edinburgh Fringe in the summer, I emailed my absolute favourite creatives to see if I could have a quick chat - thankfully, my absolute favs said yes! 
First up is Linus Karp - writer and star of "Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story". 

Linus is a theatre maker, actor, and all round icon. He is the artistic director and foun...

For the 19th episode of the podcast, James chats to half of the incredible theatre group “SPITLIP” David Cumming and Natasha Hodgson. 

Spitlip are The amazing creators of the hit London musical 'Operation Mincemeat' which is based on a true story about a secret WW2 operation involving a corpse being dumped on the Spanish coast.
 Since opening at the New Diorama theatre in  London 2018 and returning twice to d...

For the 18th episode of the podcast,  James is chatting to thriller author Phoebe Morgan.
Phoebe has written 4 incredible thrillers - "The Doll House", "The Wild Girls", and "The Babysitter". 
Not only is Phoebe a hugely successful author she is also an editorial director currently at HarperCollins, working on Thriller, Crime, Women's Fiction, and Saga.
During lockdown, Phoebe organise...

For the 17th episode of the podcast, James  is chatting to musical theatre star Joel Montague.

Joel is currently playing the role of King George III in the smash hit musical Hamilton in London's West End.  Joel has a massive list of theatrical credits to his name,  including playing Eddie in Funny Girl at the Menier Chocolate Factory (for which he was nominated for a Whatsontage award for), Mendle in Falsettos London...

For the final episode of the trilogy, James is sitting  down with actor, director, and lecturer Nick Hutchison. 
Nick lives in Suffolk and his work covers theatre, television, film, voiceover and radio. He has worked with the BBC, ITV, the RSC, the Royal National theatre, and  does a lot of work for Shakespeare’s Globe. 
Directing wise, Nick has directed many many brilliant productions, notably he devised and directed “Noel...

For the 2nd episode of the trilogy, James  is chatting to the founder and artistic director of the nationally renowned and Suffolk-based theatre company " Red Rose Chain",  Joanna Carrick. 

Joanna set up the company in 1990 and since then has directed and adapted many brilliant productions, including their highly acclaimed annual "Theatre in the Forest". 
Not only does the company produces brilliant...

The Jammy Podcast is back!
After a long break, the podcast is back with 3 interviews with some incredible guests. 
To start the trilogy, Jammy will be talking to Susan Bennett - voiceover artist most famous for being the original voice of Apple's Siri. 
Susan has also done voiceovers for companies such as McDonald's, Cartoon Network, Coca-Cola, and Ford, as well as many other companies. 
Basically, Susan&a...

For the 13th episode of the podcast, Jammy chats with the award-winning improviser, comedian, actress, and author, Pippa Evans. 
Author of the book “Improv Your Life”, Pippa is a core member of the Olivier award-winning ‘Showstopper the improvised Musical’, and has toured the Uk and internationally. She can often be heard on BBC radio 4 in many comedy shows and is also an amazing solo performer.
We’ll be talking about what ...

For the 2nd episode of season 2, Jammy will be chatting to the actor Peter Singh. 
Peter has had a massive career in film, tv and theatre. You may have seen him in The Personal History of David Copperfield, Disney's Christopher Robin, Hampstead alongside the academy award-winning Dianne Keaton, and Johnny English Strikes Again, as well as many other films. 
He is also often on tv including in hit series such as The Cap...

To open season 2, Jammy will be chatting with the esteemed mezzo-soprano singer Hanna Hipp.
Hanna, a graduate of the Royal Opera House's Jette Parker Young Artist's Programme, has performed all around the world including in the Royal Albert Hall, the Glynderbourne opera festival, and the Royal Opera House many times. Hanna is extremely well-known in the opera world and has performed with some of the best orchestras i...

For the 10th and final episode of The Jammy Podcast season 1, Jammy will be chatting to the runner up of Britain’s Got Talent 2015, and one of the most watched magicians in the world, Jamie Raven.

Since coming second in the 2015 series of Britain’s Got Talent, Jamie has headlined the most successful magic show in West end history, toured the world with his own magic shows, and performed for multiple royal families around t...

For the 9th episode of the Jammy Podcast, Jammy will be chatting to the New York Times bestseller author and co-creator of Guardians of the Galaxy, Dan Abnett.
Dan has had an incredible career in comic book writing and novels, having released over 50 books. In 2009, he co-created the famous “Guardians of the Galaxy” which has since went on to become a series of popular marvel films.
They'll be chatting about ...

In the 8th episode of the Jammy Podcast,  Jammy is joined by the incredible BBC journalist and podcast presenter Simon Mundie. Hosting his very own podcast for BBC radio 4 called Don't Tell Me The Score,  Simon has interviewed some of the most famous sporting figures including Caitlyn Jenner and Sir Chris Hoy. As well as hosting his podcast, he is also a sports presenter on BBC radio 1 and 4 and is one of the BBC's main r...

In the 7th episode of the Jammy Podcast,  Jammy interviews the incredible film and theatre director Phyllida Lloyd CBE. Best known for directing the movie Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady  Phyllida has had an amazing career in theatre and film, directing theatre productions for the RSC and the National theatre (to name a couple), as well as Broadway and west end shows. A couple of weeks ago, Phyllida got nominated for a tony award for ...

For the 6th episode of the Jammy Podcast Jammy is chatting to two thirds of the wild swimming brothers!
Growing up in the Peak District, brothers Jack, Callum and Robbie fell in love with wild swimming. After taking their separate career paths, In 2015 they swam the length of the River Eden together - the wild swimming brothers was born.
Since then, they have been the first people ever to swim in the largest maelstrom (whir...

This episode, Jammy chats the muli-award winning children’s author and illustrator Rob Biddulph. Winner of the Waterstones Children’s book prize 2015, Rob has created 10 incredible children’s books. During lockdown, Rob started “draw with rob”, his online art lesson, which earned him a guiness world record and a point of light award from the prime minister. 

They’ll be talking about art, Rob’s time as art director for magazines, and...