Welcome to Binge! The podcast that helps to curate your choices and make your downtime count!!
Celebrity pals and busy parents Alex Jones and Harry Judd are on a mission to maximise your free time. By sourcing the best recommendations of what to watch, listen or read, they are finally putting an end to the endless searching that happens when you're trying to discover something new!
Each week Alex and Harry call upon celebrity friends, colleagues and listeners to discover the best shows for every occasion as well as sharing some great behind the scenes stories from some of your best loved shows.
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Welcome to Binge! The podcast that helps to curate your choices and make your downtime count!!
Celebrity pals and busy parents Alex Jones and Harry Judd are on a mission to maximise your free time. By sourcing the best recommendations of what to watch, listen or read, they are finally putting an end to the endless searching that happens when you're trying to discover something new!
Each week Alex and Harry call upon celebrity friends, colleagues and listeners to discover the best shows for every occasion as well as sharing some great behind the scenes stories from some of your best loved shows.
“How did this happen?!” - Amol Rajan on Hosting University Challenge!
Binge!
39 minutes
5 months ago
“How did this happen?!” - Amol Rajan on Hosting University Challenge!
In today’s episode of Binge, Harry and Alex sit down with the one and only Amol Rajan, journalist, broadcaster, actor and certified McFly superfan. From awkward vasectomy consultations, to acting with Kit Harington no topic is off-limits. Amol reveals his love for slapstick comedy, the emotional story behind meeting Bamber Gascogne, and what it’s really like hosting University Challenge.
Don’t forget to send in your recommendations to: hello@bingepodcastofficial.com or leave us a voice note – we love hearing from you! 07418 627194
Chapters:
00:35 – Amol’s McFly Obsession Revealed
02:20 – Vasectomy Conversation
07:00 – Acting with Kit Harington in Industry
20:40 – Hosting University Challenge & Meeting Bamber Gascogne!
30:45 –Amol’s Desert Island Picks
Recommendations:
Film & TV
Industry (BBC iPlayer / HBO)
Doctor Who (BBC iPlayer)
Veep (NOW / HBO Max)
Severance (Apple TV+)
Colin from Accounts (BBC iPlayer / Binge [AUS])
Staff Let's Flats (Netflix / All 4)
People Just Do Nothing (BBC iPlayer / Netflix)
The Office (UK) (BBC iPlayer / Prime Video)
Have I Got News For You (BBC iPlayer)
Gogglebox (Channel 4 / All 4)
Only Fools and Horses (BBC iPlayer)
Keeping Up Appearances (BBC iPlayer)
Yes, Prime Minister (BBC iPlayer)
Porridge (BBC iPlayer)
Fawlty Towers (BBC iPlayer)
Starter for 10 (BBC iPlayer / Amazon Prime)
The Ballad of Wallace Island (Cinema – upcoming)
Podcasts
The Amol Rajan Interviews (BBC Sounds / Apple Podcasts / Spotify)
Binge (Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube)
Books
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Twirlymen: The Unlikely History of Cricket's Greatest Spin Bowlers by Amol Rajan
Binge! is a Viral Tribe Entertainment Production
Exec Producers: James Carpenter & Jon O'Donnell
Production Co-ordinator: Vic Amott
Editor: Alistair Nolan
Social Media: Oli Francis
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Binge!
Welcome to Binge! The podcast that helps to curate your choices and make your downtime count!!
Celebrity pals and busy parents Alex Jones and Harry Judd are on a mission to maximise your free time. By sourcing the best recommendations of what to watch, listen or read, they are finally putting an end to the endless searching that happens when you're trying to discover something new!
Each week Alex and Harry call upon celebrity friends, colleagues and listeners to discover the best shows for every occasion as well as sharing some great behind the scenes stories from some of your best loved shows.
