Episodes

  • Simon Day - Part 2

    Simon Day - Part 2
    Feb 13 2023
    Charlie continues chatting to his fellow The Fast Show star Simon Day, and in this episode they talk about going to the opera, Keith Jarrett, Charlie's Fast Show rules, classical vs jazz, Brian Pern and much more! Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    28 mins
  • Simon Day - Part 1

    Simon Day - Part 1
    Feb 13 2023
    Charlie's friend in this episode is his fellow The Fast Show star Simon Day. They chat about Competitive Dad, being a mockney, how they met, working with John Thomson and Caroline Aherne and classical music including the composers Ennio Morricone and The Sherman Brothers. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    25 mins
  • Lucy Porter - Part 2

    Lucy Porter - Part 2
    Feb 6 2023
    Charlie's chat with comedian Lucy Porter continues and she tells him why she loves stand-up comedy and her favourite Radio 4 comedy shows. They discuss who would play Maria Callas in a biopic, their shared love of quizzes, women composers and Handel. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    32 mins
  • Lucy Porter - Part 1

    Lucy Porter - Part 1
    Feb 6 2023
    Charlie meets the comedian and actor Lucy Porter about comics (the kind you read), getting into classical music and getting into stand-up. Lucy tells Charlie about her first job working for Caroline Aherne at Granada TV and booking guests for the Mrs Merton Show, and they talk about using music to drift off to sleep. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    31 mins
  • Harry Enfield - Episode 2

    Harry Enfield - Episode 2
    Jan 30 2023
    In the second part of Charlie's conversation with the comedian, actor, writer and director Harry Enfield, they discuss classical music, the 'Women Know Your Limits' sketch, Gerard Hoffnung, smug music, parental advice and making 'Harry Enfield's Guide to Opera'. This episode of Charlie Higson and Friends featured an extract of The Soldiers Chorus taken from Il Travatore by Verdi, performed by the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra with the Budapest Festival Chorus conducted by Will Humburg. This recording is licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd and is available to buy from Naxos.com. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    26 mins
  • Harry Enfield - Episode 1

    Harry Enfield - Episode 1
    Jan 30 2023
    Charlie chats to the comedian, actor, writer and director Harry Enfield. In this episode, Harry reminisces about meeting Charlie - or 'Switch' - for the first time, and they talk about their early days in comedy and getting their breaks in TV. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo and Penny Smith. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    35 mins
  • Armando Iannucci - Part 2

    Armando Iannucci - Part 2
    Jan 23 2023
    Charlie's chat with the satirist, writer, producer and director Armando Iannucci continues as they discuss making The Fast Show and I'm Alan Partridge - and Armando describes what it's like to spend 8 hours a day with Alan. They talk about mixing current affairs with comedy and how The Thick of It and Veep were created. Plus, what links Paradise Lost to comedy? This episode of Charlie Higson and Friends featured an extract of ‘Oh Radiant Dawn’ by James MacMillan, performed by Harry Christophers & The Sixteen, taken from the album 40: The Anniversary Collection on Coro records and available to buy online from TheSixteenShop.com . That was followed by a clip of 'The Armenian Requiem, Part II - Postlude: Blessing of the Land’ by Ian Krause. This recording is licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd and is available to buy from Naxos.com. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    30 mins
  • Armando Iannucci - Part 1

    Armando Iannucci - Part 1
    Jan 23 2023
    Charlie Higson & Friends returns - and his first friend is the satirist, writer, producer and director Armando Iannucci. They chat about getting into classical music and their early careers in comedy. Armando tells us how local radio brought him into comedy and the influences behind On The Hour. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio celebrates classical music in all its shapes and sizes, and presents include Mark Kermode, Simon Mayo, Penny Smith and Richard Allinson. It broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.
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    38 mins