"Do you know how hard it is to write a musical? I can’t write five and be an LA telly actor and tour with Jesus Christ Superstar and be a touring comedian and a father to my children..."

"I’d been swotting for this interview like I was doing an exam. Up until the point when she walked in the room and sat down I could not allow myself to believe that it was happening"

"My personal experience of banks was just fine until I tried to get my hands on my savings. That made me want to throw a pie in someone's face"

Can't wait for episode three of John Finnemore's radio comedy? Whet your appetite with this tasty teaser...

The presenter tells Radio Times about how she nearly spoiled one of the show's greatest ever interviews

"There are good reasons why open primaries might not be a great idea. But if an effort to open up politics is itself closed down, surely we ought to talk about it?"

Poet, writer and rugby fan Owen Sheers recalls a moment of magic for Barbarians against the All Blacks

"There are no longer bins by everyone's desks - Newsnight had secured a secret bin, but generally there was tut-tutting about this new affront to humanity"

The actress, singer and dancer, who played Poppy Morales in the soap, had been diagnosed with cancer

As part of a Golden Age of the Album season well-known artists will attempt to replicate the famous 12-hour Abbey Road recording session for the Beatles' debut LP