"He was like a smoking Lord Voldemort!"

The greatest showman, and the greatest snowman, is in the building. Tim Lihoreau catches up with Aled Jones for an enlightening conversation about his ideal fantasy dinner party guests.

The singer, broadcaster and children’s author talks about his passions and why he has chosen such a great set of icons to share his dinner table.

He can choose five people, they can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial - but will he welcome the gatecrasher the EXTRA-SPECIAL gatecrasher? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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"El-Dion! It’s got a ring to it. It’s 'a bit Frenchie’ but we’ll make it work"...

Just arrived, all bubbling and effervescent…Layton Williams, joining Tim Lihoreau for a fun-filled role call and conversation about his 5 fantasy dinner party guests.

We receive a good education about Layton and his ideal A-list, and catch up on where he has been since Everybody’s Talking about Jamie and Strictly Come Dancing.

He takes Tim on a titanic tour of his ‘famous five’ guests. They can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial – all that’s guaranteed is they are made welcome. Plus, can we convince him to accept the “Gate-crasher”? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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"Yeah, you’d be surprised how many people haven’t heard of The Moomins OR The Killing!”

Get lost in Jane Austen with the warm and wonderful… Cariad Lloyd, who joins Tim Lihoreau for an artful, articulate chat to unveil her 5 fantasy dinner party guests.

You may know her from her legendary Griefcast pod, or maybe from her hit West-End production, ‘Austentatious’, or maybe even from her many TV appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You, 8 out of 10 Cats, and loads more.

Discover her ‘famous five’ guests. They can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial – all that’s guaranteed is they are made welcome. Plus, can we sneak in…a “Gate-crasher”? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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Cariad's New Book: 'The Christmas Wish-tashtrophe'

https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/cariad-lloyd/the-christmas-wish-tastrophe/9781444971484/

Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche Books:

https://www.chimamanda.com/book/

Two Soups Sketch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htvs1wXv1-0

2024 '50 hour Improvathon':

https://www.improvathon.co.uk/2024-the-wedding-party/

Cariad’s fantasy venue - Banqueting House in London, so you can picture her and her guests there, if you so desire:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house/#gs.id4ru9