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Aspects of HistoryWW2 Family History and the 1980s with Helen LedererToday’s guest is Helen Lederer, actress, comedian, writer and the author of Not That I’m Bitter, her life’s memoir which includes the 1980s comedy scene, and her family story during the Second World War which we’re going to talk about today.Helen Lederer LinksNot That I’m BitterMy IWM: Helen Lederer - Aspects of HistoryAspects of History LinksLatest Issue out - Annual Subscription to Aspects of History Magazine only $9.99/£9.99Ollie on XAspects of History on InstagramGet in...2025-04-1242 minAspects of HistoryWW2 Family History and the 1980s with Helen LedererToday’s guest is Helen Lederer, actress, comedian, writer and the author of Not That I’m Bitter, her life’s memoir which includes the 1980s comedy scene, and her family story during the Second World War which we’re going to talk about today.Helen Lederer LinksNot That I’m BitterMy IWM: Helen Lederer - Aspects of HistoryAspects of History LinksLatest Issue out - Annual Subscription to Aspects of History Magazine only $9.99/£9.99Ollie on XAspects of History on InstagramGet in...2025-04-1242 min
Best Magazine UK: Suddenly SingleSuddenly Single with... Helen Lederer (Best Magazine)Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer talks about surviving divorce, meeting the love of her life, and why socks and sandals are the key to healing a broken heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-03-2530 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman’s Hour: National Care Service, Miranda Hart on walking, Parenting adult children, Beth Moran on fosteringThe Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, has proposed "a new National Care Service", as part of the government's plan to shake-up adult social care with increased funding and an independent commission headed by crossbench peer Baroness Louise Casey. As adult social care is a predominantly female work force - and women make up the majority of people carrying out unpaid caring responsibilities - what impact could these changes have? Kylie Pentelow was joined by Melanie Williams, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK.2025-01-0454 min
You're BookedHelen Lederer Live at the Margate Bookie - You're BookedChristmas has come early! And do we have a festive treat for you! It's a funny, thrilling and thorough chat with returning champ Helen Lederer! We visited Helen's home back in 2019, but now she's coming to us, visiting the prestigious Margate Bookie book festival in front of an ecstatic audience. We talked to her about her legendary comedy career (including the people she got off with), the game-changing Comedy Women in Print Prize that she instigated, her hilarious books Losing It and Not That I'm Bitter, the mindbending experience that was Celebrity Big Brother and almost getting a tattoo...2024-12-1845 min
Spill The SpiritualityHelen Lederer - How to not stay bitter and trying to meet boys at churchHey Y'allHope & Anchor here with another episode for you on this glorious day!On this episode, we have the incredible Helen Lederer joining us. Helen Lederer is a British comedian, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s. She is unbelievably witty and real. We chat about what it's like to have an atheist father, trying not to be bitter and the secrets behind the comedy industry for woman in the 80's. If this episode doesn't make you giggle we don't know w...2024-09-0549 min
Radio OldieOldie Literary Lunch Recording - Helen Lederer on Not That I'm BitterAbsolutely Fabulous Helen Lederer spoke The Oldie Literary Lunch on 13th August 2024 about her biography Not That I'm Bitter. The audience was in stitches as she spoke candidly about sex, fame and being a woman. The lunch was kindly sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers. Photos by Amelia Milne and recordings by Tom Assheton.2024-08-1516 min
The Scummy Mummies Podcast288: Comedy legend Helen LedererOur guest for this episode is the hilarious comedian Helen Lederer! We talk about how she helped pave the way for slags trying to be funny like us. She tells us what it was like to do stand-up in the eighties, alongside the likes of Ben Elton and Ellie's Dad, and we discuss what's changed since. Lederer tells us all about her brilliant book, Not That I'm Bitter, which is out now. She explains what it's like to write a memoir that's honest and funny without being mean, and we touch on some of the sexier bit...2024-07-3045 min
A Life LivedTHE PUNK COMIC, RIK MAYALLHost Stephanie Okupniak talks with comedy legends Helen Lederer and Nigel Planer about pushing comedy boundaries on The Young Ones and Bottom with the punk rocker of comedy - Rik Mayall.
Helen Lederer's memoir Not That I'm Bitter is available to buy wherever online and in your favourite bookshop
Nigel Planer's book Jeremiah Bourne in Time is the first instalment of his Time Shard Chronicles trilogy and is available for purchase.2024-07-2932 min
A Good ReadHelen Lederer and Ilaria BernardiniBOOKS:WISHFUL DRINKING by CARRIE FISHER
FORBIDDEN NOTEBOOK by ALBA DE CESPEDES
YELLOWFACE by REBECCA F KUANGHarriett's guests today are comedian and writer Helen Lederer known for so many roles including as Catrionia in Absolutely Fabulous. Recently she has published her memoir Not That I'm Bitter and set up the Comedy Writing In Print Prize. She has opted for the hugely witty and knowing memoir Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher detailing her tumultuous life as the child of two Hollywood stars who often couldn't separate fantasy from reality.
Ilaria Bernardini is an Italian novelist...2024-07-1527 min
The Graham Norton Book ClubEp 2: Torrey Peters and Helen LedererGraham talks to Torrey Peters about her smash hit story of love, parenthood and trans life-choices, Detransition Baby and to Helen Lederer about her wry memoir, Not That I’m Bitter. Plus reading recommends, chart updates and, of course, our Clubbers deciding whether they’re going to play nicely or throw their toys out of the cot.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2024-06-2051 min
What Goes Around?S4E12 with Helen LedererOur guest today is a writer and actress who broke the mould as a stand up comedian in the first wave of Alternative comedy. Helen Lederer has appeared in some of the finest UK comedy shows over the last 40 years including Bottom, Absolutely Fabulous, Naked Video, French and Saunders, Girls On Top, The Young Ones and many, many more. She did stand up at a time when female comedians were few and far between and brightened up every single show she appeared in for decades. Helens new autobiography 'Not that I'm bitter' is a hilarious trip through accidents, apologies...2024-06-201h 24
Full Disclosure with James O'BrienHelen Lederer: "I've never been on the winning team when it matters"Helen Lederer is a writer, actress and comedian. She began her career on the alternative comedy circuit, performing alongside many of today’s household names, and quickly landed roles in iconic sitcoms such as Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom and Girls on Top. Since then she’s appeared on TV and radio, written bestselling books and set up the Comedy Women in Print prize. Despite this, Helen admits she often struggles to believe in her own success. She tells James about her fascination with status and explains why she feels she has never quite made it to the top. Not...2024-06-1448 min
How To Be 60 with Kaye AdamsHelen Lederer on Why She's Not Bitter and Finding the Funny in Life's ChallengesThis week on "How to be 60," Kaye and Karen are joined by the hilarious Helen Lederer. Best known for her iconic roles in British comedy, Helen shares her journey of embracing life in her 60s with a blend of humor and honesty. From her standout performances in "Absolutely Fabulous" to her adventures in writing, Helen reveals how she continues to find joy and creativity in this new chapter. Expect plenty of laughs, candid conversations, and insights on how to navigate aging with grace and a good dose of comedy. Helen's new book "Not That I'm Bitter" i...2024-06-1443 min
The Brighton Book ClubBrighton Book Festival with Althea Woolf, Sheika Helawy, Taha Kehar, Helen Lederer and Roy McFarlaneOn the show today, we speak to co-director of Brighton Book Festival Althea Woolf, Sheika Helawy, Taha Kehar, Helen Lederer and Roy McFarlane.
You can buy tickets from brightonbookfestival.co.uk and follow us on Instagram to find out more about the events spoken about in today’s show over at @btnbookclub.
2024-05-2500 min
The Shift with Sam BakerHelen Lederer on anxiety, failure & living an “alarmingly truthful” lifeMy guest today is the writer, actress and comedian Helen Lederer. Helen began as a stand-up comedian in the “comedy swamp” of the 1980s, where women were like hen’s teeth and rose to fame with her sloaney girl at the bar in the BBC Comedy ‘Naked video’. Then came Saturday Night Live, The Young Ones, French and Saunders and Bottom with Rik Mayall. But she’s probably best known as Catriona the dippy journalist in the TV series Absolutely Fabulous.It was after writing her first novel, Losing It, that Helen set up the Comedy W...2024-05-2154 min
Hoovering with Jessica FostekewHoovering - Episode 263: Helen LedererWelcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Star of Ab Fab and Bottom turned author HELEN LEDERER and you have to grab her book NOT THAT I’M BITTERThis podcast is largely funded on PATREON where if you join up you’ll have access to masses to exclusive and advance content from guest recipes to personal mentions and one-to-one virtual meet ups with me.GET TICKETS NOW to see me on tour with my new show METTLE. DOWNLOAD or stream my last show WENCH. For my...2024-05-1748 min
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 96 - Helen LedererBook Club #96 - Not That I'm Bitter - Richard talks to comedy legend Helen Lederer about her honest, hilarious and sad memoir, Not That I’m Bitter and the joy of hitting the middle, overcoming youthful ambition and envy, why she wanted to be candid about all aspects of her life and loves (which she definitely is), the difficulty of making it as a comedian, but with the extra difficulty of being a woman in a male dominated arena, but how too much success would have made this book impossible to write. Insecure, confident, fragile and strong - all the thi...2024-05-1047 min
Iain Dale All Talk261. Helen LedererIain Dale interviews comedian and writer Helen Lederer about getting through rejection in her career, being honest on stage and the changing comedy landscape, as well as plenty of stories from her memoir NOT THAT I'M BITTER.Due to a technical issue, there is a very short period in the middle in which the sound quality changes. The discussion is such fun, we've left that bit in.2024-05-0859 min
Quick Book Reviews - Short Book Reviews & Author InsightsInterview with Helen LedererSpecial Friday Episode Interview with Helen Lederer about her new book Not That I’m BitterPLUS Helen recommends the following books:Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle GallenWahala by Nikki MayThe Book Of Witty Women - Collection of short stories for the Comedy Women In Print Prize Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-0327 min
The Friendship File2. Helen and TonyComedy legends Helen Lederer and Tony Slattery's 41-year friendship has dealt with everything including - literally - the kitchen sink. Why did he send her bouquet saying 'whoops'? Why did she ask everyone at her party for Germolene? Why did they play tennis on a hotel roof in Egypt? And who actually dropped the vase on Going for A Song? Find out in the first of our new series of irresistable friendships.Find details of Helen's brilliant memoir, Not That I'm Bitter here and her Comedy Women in Print book prize here.The...2024-05-0124 min
Headliners with Nihal ArthanayakeHelen LedererComedian Helen Lederer on evolving attitudes toward neurodiversity, how alternative comedy has developed since the 1980s, and how her definition of happiness changes with age.Helen and Gordon also get into social media and entertainers' relationships with reviews, working with great comedians like Harry Enfield, and why her candid new memoir Not That I’m Bitter proves “you can be funny about sad things”.2024-04-2654 min
Lights, Camera, Author!Lights, Camera, Author - Helen LedererAn interview with comedian Helen Lederer, author of "Not That I'm Bitter."2024-04-2427 min
Loose EndsTim Peake, Helen Lederer, Phil Manzanera, Jess Fostekew, Michele Stodart and Geejay.The astronaut Tim Peake joins Clive to talk about life on and off Earth, and he's joined by the acclaimed guitarist Phil Manzanera who tells us about the astonishing life he led en route to joining Roxy Music.Helen Lederer discusses her new memoir and recalls formative days in The Comedy Store and Jess Fostekew talks footie in her new podcast.We've music from Michele Stodart and Geejay.Presented by Clive Anderson
Produced by Kevin Core2024-04-2035 min
MUMBELIEVABLE with Sonia BeldomHelen Lederer is not bitter - about her MUMBELIEVABLE MumHelen Lederer has just released her memoir "Not That I'm Bitter" and as well as plugging the book (gently) Helen talks to Sonia about her mum and quizzes Sonia about her mum. Lederer is without doubt a leader in British comedy, being one of the first women to do stand-up in the 80's. She appeared in Absolutely Fabulous as Catriona and you've seen and heard her in a huge variety of shows on screen, on radio and on stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-1730 min
Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith56. Helen LedererI get to interview someone I have been a fan of for years and years today - the brilliant and iconic Helen Lederer (Ledgenderer more like. It's going to catch on).I found the clip of her on Wogan that I mention in the intro. To make it even more enthralling, it's a real pleasure to see how confused Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are by the whole thing. Forgot they were on the sofa too! Watch that here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIvbOA8XLgwWe talk about trying to phone...2024-04-121h 04
Immerse Yourself in Storytelling With Full AudiobookNot That I'm Bitter Audiobook by Helen LedererListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 756974
Title: Not That I'm Bitter
Author: Helen Lederer
Narrator: Helen Lederer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:03:41
Language: English
Release date: 04-11-24
Publisher: W.F. Howes
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment
Summary:
Helen Lederer is the third funniest woman in the world' Dawn French
What was it like as one of a handful of women at the heart of the right-on alternative comedy scene in the 1980s? Piece of cake? Bit of a laugh? Well, yes, and no. It had its ups but also its downs. Helen Lederer was a...2024-04-118h 03
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & EntertainmentNot That I'm Bitter by Helen LedererPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756974 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not That I'm Bitter Author: Helen Lederer Narrator: Helen Lederer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: April 11, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: ‘Helen Lederer is the third funniest woman in the world' – Dawn French What was it like as one of a handful of women at the heart of the right-on alternative comedy scene in the 1980s? Piece of cake? Bit of a laugh? Well, yes, and no. It had its ups – but also its downs. Helen Lederer was a regular on the stand-up circuit and new-wa...2024-04-1103 min
Namaste Motherf**kersStill Crazy After All These Years with Helen LedererIn this episode Cally talks to Helen Lederer about comedy, television, shoplifting, vintage scarves, drama school, belonging, authenticity, anxiety, single parenting, Ben Elton, Billy Connolly, Big Brother and her memoir ‘Not That I’m Bitter’.Twitter: @helenledererInstagram: @helenledererHelen’s Memoir, Not That I’m BitterLink to Helen's blog Link to CWIPMore about CallyInstagram: @callybeatoncomedianTwitter: @callybeatonProduced by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsTwitter: @podpeopleukInstagram: @podpeopleukMusic by Jake Yapp2024-04-111h 04
Off Air with Jane & FiStapler to the stars (with Helen Lederer)Jane and Fi are back together and they're cracking into a bar of Milka, do excuse them... After that, they chat pickles, eclipses and ferry tours. They're joined by comedian Helen Lederer to discuss her new memoir 'Not That I'm Bitter'. Our next book club pick has been announced - A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfi2024-04-0840 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaJenny and Julie’s BBC Radio Dramas: On Baby Street, TwilightBaby.com and more by Julie Balloo, Jenny EclairPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jenny and Julie’s BBC Radio Dramas: On Baby Street, TwilightBaby.com and more Author: Julie Balloo, Jenny Eclair Narrator: Linda Robson, Julie Balloo, Jenny Eclair, Graham Fellows, Ronni Ancona, Kevin Eldon, Claire Skinner, Kathy Burke, Paul Merton, Nicholas Parsons, Al Murray, Full Cast, Frances Barber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 29, 2024 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: A collection of comedies and dramas about modern women’s lives and loves, starring Jenny Eclair Jenny Eclair is one of Britain’s most-loved stand-up comedians, and the first woman...2024-02-2905 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookRoom 101: Highlights from the Classic BBC Radio 5 Comedy Series Audiobook by Nick HancockListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 702596
Title: Room 101: Highlights from the Classic BBC Radio 5 Comedy Series
Author: Nick Hancock
Narrator: Arthur Smith, Caroline Quentin, Helen Lederer, Ian Hislop, Jenny Eclair, Mark Lamarr, Nick Hancock, Paul Merton, Steve Punt, Tony Hawks, Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:26:05
Language: English
Release date: 11-23-23
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: General Comedy
Summary:
Nick Hancock finds out what people, places and pop songs his celebrity guests would consign to oblivion
Room 101 is the anti-Desert Island Discs. Instead of picking the tracks, books and luxuries they love, guests are invited to...2023-11-237h 26
Last WordMalcolm Mowbray, Victoria Amelina, Roger Lovegrove, Mavis CheekMatthew Bannister onMalcolm Mowbray, the British film director best known for making “A Private Function” - the comedy about wartime rationing starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film’s writer Alan Bennett pays tribute. Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher who was killed in a missile strike in Kramatorsk.Roger Lovegrove, the ornithologist who played a leading role in re-introducing red kites to the UK.Mavis Cheek, who wrote humorous novels about middle class marriage and relationships. We’re joined by her friend Helen Lederer.Interv...2023-07-1427 min
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIBFunny People Special (Part 2) Julian Clary, Helen Lederer, Eddie Izzard, Cariad Lloyd, Richard Herring and Limmy.Another listen back to some stand ups, comedy performers and funny people who've popped up over the years, this time with Julian Clary, Helen Lederer, Eddie Izzard, Cariad Lloyd, Richard Herring and Limmy.2022-08-2657 min
Clinton Baptiste's Paranormal PodcastSeason 5 - Episode 14Ep 14. Your Momma is so fat We start podcast 14 with a trip up the A1 – and reflect on its rich historical past - and why are there so many shops of a 'personal nature' en route?Big shout out to the Patty Subs – who quite frankly are paying for everyone else to enjoy this show - so stick your hand in your pockets for a change!Please sign up to https://www.patreon.com/clintonbaptiste to hear this podcast ad-free each week, that's ONE WHOLE WEEK before anyone else...2022-05-2043 min
Talking BottomHelen Lederer Interview (It‘s Lady Natasha Letitia Sarah Jane Wellesley Obstromsky Ponsonsky Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Oblomov Boblomov Dob!)This weeks guest is the First Lady of Bottom. She's a comedian, author and actor who was part of the Comedy Store scene and whose credits include The Young Ones, Absolutely Fabulous, Saturday Live, Girls on Top, One Foot in the Grave, Naked Video and Happy Families.
But Bottom fans know her best as Moldovan Princess Lady Natasha Letitia Sarah Jane Wellesley Obstromsky Ponsonsky Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Smythe Oblomov Boblomov Dob. It's Helen Lederer!
Helen tells us about her early years getting into acting and standup, working as a social worker, feeling like an...2021-12-031h 27
The Divorce PodcastSeparation and co-parenting stories with actress Helen LedererIn this episode Kate is joined by Helen Lederer to discuss co-parenting and her life post-divorce.About the episode:In this episode, Helen and Kate discuss her divorce, being a single mother and how to 'get back on the horse' after breakups and separation. Please note: this episode was recorded before the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales, and may mention the previous legal system. For accurate information on the legal process of divorce, please visit amicable.co.ukAbout our guests:Helen L...2021-09-2935 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookSay the Word: A BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Audiobook by Frank DelaneyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 528439
Title: Say the Word: A BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show
Author: Frank Delaney
Narrator: Andrew Sachs, Frank Delaney, Full Cast , Pam Ayres, Roger Mcgough, Sandi Toksvig, Sue Limb
Format: Unabridged
Length: 02:44:10
Language: English
Release date: 08-19-21
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor
Summary:
Frank Delaney's witty wordplay panel quiz game.
Frank Delaney's language based panel quiz game series revolves around the English language. This upbeat, fun word battle sees a host of well-known contributors battling to Say the Word first. The series is filmed in...2021-08-192h 44
Nick Helm and Nathaniel Metcalfe's Fan ClubEpisode 145 - Helen LedererThe latest member of Nick Helm and Nathaniel Metcalfe’s Fan Club is comedian, writer, and actress Helen Lederer2021-08-061h 51
The Breakup Monologues with Rosie WilbyLive from Primadonna Festival - with Helen Lederer and Samantha BainesIn a live episode recorded at Primadonna Festival, Rosie looks to comedians and authors Helen Lederer and Samantha Baines for wedding advice. They discuss wedding dress fittings, cats, sorbet relationships, sexual explosions, Dawn French’s matchmaking skills and sex in toilets, hot tubs and swimming pools. Rosie also has a lightbulb moment about why she’s so fascinated by talking about breakups - if you document a relationship’s ending, you acknowledge that it existed in the first place. Recorded at Primadonna Festival on 1 August 2021. You can now follow The Breakup Monologues on Instagram @breakupmonologues and buy The Br...2021-08-0641 min
Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookBooked!: The Complete Series 1-6: The BBC Radio 4 literary panel game Audiobook by Ian McMillanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 506546
Title: Booked!: The Complete Series 1-6: The BBC Radio 4 literary panel game
Author: Ian McMillan
Narrator: Arthur Smith, Helen Lederer, Ian McMillan, Linda Smith, Mark Radcliffe, Mark Steel, Roger Mcgough, Simon Armitage, Sophie Hannah, Stuart Maconie
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17:10:55
Language: English
Release date: 07-01-21
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics
Summary:
All 36 episodes of the maverick literary quiz
Poet Ian McMillan is our host in this gleeful game of literary tomfoolery, outrageous parody and biting wit. Joining him for some lighthearted competitive wordplay...2021-07-015h 10
Belle Books & StoriesHelen Lederer - Losing ItWhat a great story - Helen's career from Naked Video to Bottom to Absolutely Fabulous.She's made so many of us laugh with her outstanding comedy performances and distinctive writing. Author of Losing It - a hilarious story with hints of Helen at every turn - it was nominated for a PG Wodehouse and Edinburgh Book Festival award. But Helen's not taking it easy. She started the Comedy Women in Print Awards to highlight great funny women writers and with Marian Keyes amongst other great judges, it's an enormous achievement. Check out www.comedywomeninprint.co.uk and...2021-02-0933 min
Page One - The Writer's PodcastEp. 57 - Helen LedererHelen Lederer began her career in stand-up comedy at London’s famous Comedy Store, as part of the early 80s comedians including French & Saunders, Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonson and Harry Enfield and became famous for portraying Catriona in all six series of Absolutely Fabulous. She has also developed a prolific writing career, writing for radio, TV and more recently books, including Losing It, which was nominated for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comedy writing. She is also the found of the Comedy Women in Print Prize, which seeks to find an promote new women's voices in writing.2021-01-1553 min
The Only Way is ReadingAnd the Winner is...Hosted by Beth and Freya. Guest appearance from Helen Lederer - comedian, writer and founder of the Comedy Women in Print book prize.In this episode Freya and I are discussing the award-winning books for our book bingo challenge, I’ll be talking to witty woman and founder of the Comedy Women in Print book prize, Helen Lederer about this year’s award and comedic women in literature, and then we’ll be setting our next book bingo challenge.Book Bingo Discussion – Award-winnersFreya speaks a...2020-08-0139 min
Date Fight!4th July: Thomas Jefferson v Lewis CarrollHow creepy is Alice in Wonderland? Whose signature on the Declaration of Independence is the biggest? Who is the earthquake of eroticism? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer find out in today's Date Fight!2020-07-0413 minDate Fight!3rd July: The Popes v the Great AuksWhat is the comfiest bird? Who was the world's biggest miser? How did Lembit Opik fall in love? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer find out in today's Date Fight!2020-07-0314 minDate Fight!2nd July: Florence Nightingale v Mary SeacoleWho went to the most boring lecture in early twentieth century Germany? Which heavy metal frontman is also a qualified pilot? How many times more likely are you to get stopped-and-searched if you make the mistake of being non-white in Dorset? Jake Yapp & Nathaniel Tapley & Helen Lederer find out in today's Date Fight!2020-07-0212 min
The Divorce SocialHelen Lederer"if you are looking for commitment get a lip tattoo" - Helen LedererActress, writer and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Awards, Helen Lederer joins Samantha Baines to chat divorce in this hilarious episode. Sam gets a bit of therapy from ex-social worker Helen and the two discuss lip tattoos, feeling alone and the quest for a boyfriend. Lots of laughs and excellent advice in the last episode of the first series.Trigger warnings:death/bereavementFollow us on twitter...2020-07-0148 min
Date Fight!1st July: Boots Poffenburger v Mollie SugdenWhat is the breakfast of champions? How many subjects did Luther Vandross cover in his songs? Who was the first female film director? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer find out in today's Date Fight!2020-07-0110 minDate Fight!30th June: Harry Blackstone Jr v Mike TysonWho suffered from intermittent pain in their side? Who beat the Pinkertons? How hot should bile be? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer findout in today's Date Fight.2020-06-3014 minDate Fight!29th June: William Shakespeare v Ronnie CorbettIs Bob Monkhouse impressive? Who stole a whole theatre, beam by beam? What is a tincture? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer in today's Date Fight!2020-06-2918 minDate Fight!28th June: Kathy Bates v Elon MuskWhich instrument maker had the most childhood accidents? What is Miss Mitchell's Comet better known as? Who was the Baron of Arizona? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Helen Lederer find out in today's Date Fight!2020-06-2815 min
The John Reen Jog on Radio Show Best Bits PodcastJohn Reen talks to local Writer Emma Pitt on Maritime Radio about her writing career in film and TV and the release of her award winning film "The Ballard of a Haunted Man."
John Reen talks to local Writer Emma Pitt about her writing career in film and TV and the release of her award winning film "The Ballard of a Haunted Man."
Emma Pitt was born in Oxfordshire and grew up in the Somerset village of Stogumber where her parents still live. From there, she moved to South East London to study for a Communications and Sociology degree at Goldsmiths University and has lived there ever since.
Her work mentor once asked her ‘what do you really want to do?’ so with that in mind she...2020-05-0330 minA Good ReadHelen Lederer & Angela BarnesComedians Helen Lederer and Angela Barnes and presenter Harriett Gilbert discuss books by David Nicholls, Alan Taylor and Anna Funder. The Understudy by David Nicholls
Publisher: HodderAppointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor
Publisher: PolygonStasiland by Anna Funder
Publisher: GrantaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.2020-03-2427 min
Geoff Lloyd's Hometown GloryHOMETOWN GLORY: Comedian & actor Helen Lederer!Broadcasting legend and bearded-beauty Geoff Lloyd natters with famous faces!
This week - comedian, actress, Ab Fab star and all round chatter-box, Helen Lederer!
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-01-1827 min
WIT LIT: the funny books podcastComedy! Women! Print! Prize! (ft. Helen Lederer)“Humour is that last precious thing that distinguishes you from someone else.”
Actual comedian, author, and founder of the Comedy Women in Print Prize Helen Lederer talks about writing wit, and how to enter for the 2020 prize. Meanwhile we talk about how Helen will literally die if she laughs too much, how groups of women are funnier to groups of men, and Helen writes the first line of my comedy novel.
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Find out more the CWIP Comedy Women in Print Prize here. There are unpublished and published novel categories, as well as a new gr...2020-01-1542 min
The Bestseller ExperimentEP248: Comedy Women in Print with Helen Lederer, Kirsty Eyre & Martha AshbyAnother one of our listeners is an award winner! Kirsty Eyre won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print “Unpublished” award for her novel Cow Girl this year. We speak to Kirsty, Harper Fiction editor Martha Ashby and comedy legend Helen Lederer about the award and how you can get involved along with great tips on writing comedy and for entering the competition.2019-12-0434 min
Philosophy For Our TimesWhat's It All For? | Helen Lederer, Julian Baggini, Susan Neiman, Janne TellerLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe admire achievers, from James Watt to Mandela, Marie Curie to Emmeline Pankhurst. Yet many spend their lives waiting for weekends and holidays. And does not play, both as sex, drugs and rock and roll, and as creative and physical endeavour provide us with the most memorable events in life? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Helen Lederer, Julian Baggini and Susan Neiman debate what it's all for.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and...2019-08-2035 minPhilosophy For Our TimesWhat's It All For? | Helen Lederer, Julian Baggini, Susan Neiman, Janne TellerLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe admire achievers, from James Watt to Mandela, Marie Curie to Emmeline Pankhurst. Yet many spend their lives waiting for weekends and holidays. And does not play, both as sex, drugs and rock and roll, and as creative and physical endeavour provide us with the most memorable events in life? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, Helen Lederer, Julian Baggini and Susan Neiman debate what it's all for.There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and...2019-08-2035 min
Standard Issue PodcastSIM Ep 255 Gig 44; Lederer, Adams and MillicanBack in April, Mickey and Hannah met comedian Jayde Adams and the legend that is Helen Lederer for another weird and wonderful In Conversation event. And this time, the boss, Sarah Millican dropped in, too. We talked about what we'd save from our homes in a fire, what stories stuck with us from childhood and what happened that time the cat sat on Jayde's mum's head. Tuck in!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...2019-06-261h 02You're Booked27. Helen LedererThis week we’re travelling to leafy South London and visiting the glorious home of comedy legend Helen Lederer. Helen is probably best known as a trailblazing stand-up comedian and actress, appearing in such iconic shows as Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom, Girls on Top and Naked Video. But she is also a celebrated novelist and humour writer with her book Losing It nominated for the P. G. Wodehouse Comedy Literary prize. She also founded her own comedy prize CWIP - Comedy Women in Print. We talked to Helen about breasts in 1970s literature, the Four Marys, embarrassing teenage diaries and th...2019-06-0351 min
Book Off!Helen Lederer and Shazia Mirza (You can be successful, just don't copy me)Comedians and authors Helen Lederer and Shazia Mirza go head to head in a war of the words - pitting David Nicholls against Vicktor E Frankel.They also discuss how comedy has changed for women, the differences of writing prose versus stand-up and the Comedy Women In Print Prize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-03-2934 min
Drunk Women Solving Crime31 DRUNK WOMEN LIVE - with Helen LedererWhat happens when a comedy legend downs a few proseccos and wanders on stage at the Pleasance Theatre? They solve a crime of course! This week's fourth Drunk Woman is the one and only Helen Lederer! Helen proved to be the kind of detective who cuts to the chase and gets to the crux of the matter, which was especially useful when getting to the bottom of her own true crime.The pissed-up detectives then crack the case of a woman who elevated her impoverished routes by playing on female insecurities and selling 'miracle' products to the...2019-03-2047 minDrunk Women Solving Crime31 DRUNK WOMEN LIVE - with Helen LedererWhat happens when a comedy legend downs a few proseccos and wanders on stage at the Pleasance Theatre? They solve a crime of course! This week's fourth Drunk Woman is the one and only Helen Lederer! Helen proved to be the kind of detective who cuts to the chase and gets to the crux of the matter, which was especially useful when getting to the bottom of her own true crime.The pissed-up detectives then crack the case of a woman who elevated her impoverished routes by playing on female insecurities and selling 'miracle' products to the...2019-03-2047 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsInheritance TracksInheritance tracks celebrating the music that we cherish and would like to bestow to future generations. Here's mine.2019-02-1500 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsBe in the Now - with Helen LedererTrailer from Helen's Be in the Now radio show2019-01-2300 min
Older and Wider PodcastEP 6 - HELEN LEDERERFrom the writers of the internationally successful Grumpy Old Women, award winning Comedian Jenny Éclair and Producer and Writer Judith Holder deliver Older & Wider, a podcast that offers insight, gossip and general news from the menopausal front and beyond. A podcast worth getting your ears syringed for.In this episode Jenny & Judith are joined by writer and comedian Helen Lederer. They discuss Jenny and Helen's short lived double act, shitting your pyjamas, Splash and Helen's current project, CWIP. You can follow Jenny on Twitter @JennyeclairYou can follow Judith on Twitter @greyprideukYou can follow Helen on Twitter @helenledererYou can email the s...2019-01-1839 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsMy Teenage DiariesA snippet from Helen's teenage diary. Helen Lederer reads from her teenage diaries and talks about her school days in South-East London, when she was far more interested in boys than in school work. Presenter: Rufus Hound Producer: Harriet Jaine A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4.2018-10-3000 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsPick of the WeekA snippet from Helen Lederer's Pick of the Week 2018-10-3000 min
Literary Loitering - Irreverent Mockery With Cultural AnarchistsLiterary Loitering 91 - Gerry Anderson's Space DeliveranceHas anyone else noticed that stories about the Trump presidency are beginning to sound more like stories from Game of Thrones that didn’t make the cut?
Adding to the whirlwinds of controversy surrounding The Don of the U.S. government is Unhinged - a new tell-all book by former Trump aide (which, now that we say it, sounds like some kind of gastric medicine), Omarosa Newman. As part of her publicity drive she has also released several recordings that she made during her time as part of the White House “family”.
In other news, and inst...2018-09-031h 07
Inheritance TracksHelen LedererComedian, writer and actress Helen Lederer chooses Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day and All I Want by Joni Mitchell.2018-09-0106 min
Miles Younger - How to Age WellHelen LedererIn this episode we chat to comedienne Helen Lederer who has been on our TV screens for many years but like most comics is able to be truthful and funny when it comes to her own vulnerabilities. How does Helen feel about things as she gets older? Attitudes to women in the business as they age are changing but what does Helen think the secret is to her longevity and what is her opinion of how women deal with the pressures today? Currently in her own one woman show at the Edinburgh Fringe she is a long way from...2018-08-2500 min
Front RowBlacKkKlansman, Helen Lederer, Alison Brackenbury, Esi EdugyanSpike Lee's new film BlacKkKlansman is based on a true story from the 1970s. John David Washington plays Ron Stallworth the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself he sets out on a dangerous mission to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. Natty Kasambala reviews.Canadian author Esi Edugyan on her Man Booker Prize long-listed novel, Washington Black. A historical adventure, set in the early 19th century, it's the story of a young slave who flees Barbados with an abolitionist inventor.Poet Alison...2018-08-2129 min
Are You Feeling Funny?Helen Lederer | Sneeze, Orgasm, Laugh!A revealing talk ranging from childhood asthma to orgasms to the state of female comedy.“Sneeze, orgasm, laugh – they’re all the same thing” says comedienne Helen Lederer in her revealing talk with Dr. Brian Kaplan. Married to a doctor herself, Helen talks about her early struggles with asthma. She also discusses getting into an ‘altered state’; and how she spent time spinning around and around repeating the same word to create a sense of otherness. There’s also revealing chat about the different generations of female comedy.Tweet us @Snip...2018-07-3000 min
Mentally YoursHelen Lederer"The smallest thing can provide light"Helen Lederer is comic actress with credits, including Absolutely Fabulous and Naked Video. She recently hosted the Mind Media Awards and popped in to chat with Yvette and Ellen about depression on tour, ageism in comedy, and the issues with going onto a reality television show. Stay in touch with Mentally Yours on Twitter and our private Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-07-1632 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsLarry Grayson, Shut that door! So chuffed to voice over this compelling documentary about Larry Grayson – I remember tea time with him on TV – a rare household name with a funny bone we all covet!2018-05-2000 min
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIBComedy with Robin Ince, Helen Lederer and writer of Mr. Bean, Robin DriscollActor and writer Robin Driscoll joins Red Szell to talk about his book 'Rough Music', comedian Robin Ince tells Robert Kirkwood about his book, 'The Bad Book Club' and Helen Lederer talks about 'Losing It'.
We hear a short comic tale from a blind writer, a narrator on a favourite of his by Garrison Keeler and much more on today's show.
Contact the show by emailing readonair@rnib.org.uk2018-03-0957 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsHelen Lederer talks Celebrity Big Brother on Talk RadioCelebrity Big Brother...who's in, who's out? Classy women?2018-01-0200 min
Philosophy For Our TimesCan lying ever be justified? | Helen Lederer, James Mahon, Mark SalterLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWeapons of mass destruction, the NSA, and Watergate: many have felt cheated by the lies of the powerful. Yet we all twist the truth to keep people happy and deceive in order to protect. Is lying oddly essential? Should we accept lying as part of personal and public life? Or is there always more beauty in truth? New York philosopher and author of Lying for the Sake of Truth James Mahon, Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer, and psychiatrist Mark Salter dissect the ethics o...2017-11-2132 minPhilosophy For Our TimesCan lying ever be justified? | Helen Lederer, James Mahon, Mark SalterLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWeapons of mass destruction, the NSA, and Watergate: many have felt cheated by the lies of the powerful. Yet we all twist the truth to keep people happy and deceive in order to protect. Is lying oddly essential? Should we accept lying as part of personal and public life? Or is there always more beauty in truth? New York philosopher and author of Lying for the Sake of Truth James Mahon, Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer, and psychiatrist Mark Salter dissect the ethics o...2017-11-2132 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsBe in the NowHelen Lederer has reinvented herself as a lifestyle guru – and has created a brand-new therapy process called “Be In The Now”, sometimes referred to as existential journeying – but not often.2017-11-0900 min
Philosophy For Our TimesDreamland | Oliver Burkeman, Helen Lederer, Erwin JamesLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFulfill your dreams and make the most of your life! So advocate headmasters, moralists and revolutionaries. Yet poet John Betjeman's principal regret was that he did not have more sex. Is life not about goals and ambition but about the moment of being? Or is making our dreams real the only way to fulfillment? Writer of The Guardian's This Column Will Change Your Life Oliver Burkeman, author of A Life Inside Erwin James, and Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer debate the best way t...2017-08-0241 minPhilosophy For Our TimesDreamland | Oliver Burkeman, Helen Lederer, Erwin JamesLooking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFulfill your dreams and make the most of your life! So advocate headmasters, moralists and revolutionaries. Yet poet John Betjeman's principal regret was that he did not have more sex. Is life not about goals and ambition but about the moment of being? Or is making our dreams real the only way to fulfillment? Writer of The Guardian's This Column Will Change Your Life Oliver Burkeman, author of A Life Inside Erwin James, and Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer debate the best way t...2017-08-0241 min
Ex Libris LIVE!Ex Libris After Dark Episode 11.2Helen Lederer, Thomas Mogford, Orlando Ortega-Medina and Ross Welford join our host David Freeman for this episode of Ex Libris After Dark, recorded in front of a live audience in Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford on the 24th of April 2017 Helen Lederer – comedian, actor and author. Her first novel, Losing it, has been described as […]
The post Ex Libris After Dark Episode 11.2 first appeared on Oxford Games.2017-06-2300 minEx Libris LIVE!Ex Libris Live Episode 11Helen Lederer, Thomas Mogford, Orlando Ortega-Medina and Ross Welford join our host David Freeman for this episode of Ex Libris After Dark, recorded in front of a live audience in Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford on the 24th of April 2017 Helen Lederer – comedian, actor and author. Her first novel, Losing it, has been described as […]
The post Ex Libris Live Episode 11 first appeared on Oxford Games.2017-06-0900 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsEpisode 2Join Helen Lederer for a warm and witty interview with Kimberley Walsh - live from the St. James Theatre, in London. This show contains strong language. 2016-08-0100 min
The Books That Built MeHelen LedererHelen Lederer by Helen Brocklebank2015-09-0500 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsHelen's Interview with BBC Radio Scotland2015-08-2700 min
My Classical FavouritesHelen LedererSarah's joined by the comedian and author, Helen Lederer.2015-07-3147 min
The Lucy Porter ShowEpisode 12 - Susan Murray & Helen LedererJoining Lucy Porter for this week's show is stand-up comedian Susan Murray, and supposedly retired comedian, writer, and actress Helen Lederer.2015-07-161h 42
Radio OldieOldie Literary Lunch: Helen Lederer, Losing ItHelen Lederer talks about her new book, Losing It, at the prestigious Oldie literary lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand.2015-07-1511 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsOldest person in HollyoaksEntertainment News talks to Helen Lederer about getting the call from Hollyoaks.2015-06-3000 minHelen Lederer's PodcastsHelen's interview with Sean Styles on BBC Radio MerseysideHelen talks to BBC Radio Merseyside's Sean Styles about the friendliest city in the UK, her return to Hollyoaks and her comedy novel 'Losing It'.2015-04-0900 min
Helen Lederer's PodcastsHelen Lederer's 'Losing It'Helen Lederer talks about her comedy novel, Losing It.2015-04-0800 min
Hypnosis Weekly with Adam EasonEpisode 15 – Featuring Steve BaxterThis week we welcome Steve Baxter
Adam interviews Steve baxter- Hypnosis in the news includes some unusual applications of hypnosis and marvellous success stories – The professional discussion explores Steve baxter’s work with musicians who suffer from performance anxiety, and Steve and Adam are join by Rebecca Gilliver, Principal Cellist for the London Symphony Orchestra – The fact of the week seems to have slipped my mind…. Something to do with spontaneous amnesia.
References from this week’s episode:
Website of Steve Baxter:
http://www.steve-baxter.co.uk/
Website of the Anglo European College Of...2014-11-061h 11
Front Row: Archive 2014Howard Jacobson; Helen Lederer; Bob and Roberta SmithHoward Jacobson, who won the 2010 Man Booker prize with The Finkler Question, has been nominated again for his new novel, called J, which is set in a dystopian future where people are afraid to talk about the past.Helen Lederer meets John Wilson at Dick Whittington's cat statue in London. Helen's brought the statue to life as part of a Talking Statues initiative, where 35 statues in London and Manchester will tell their own stories.The artist Bob & Roberta Smith talks about Art Party, his documentary advocating the importance of art and its place in education...2014-08-1828 min
Front Row: Archive 2013Adil Ray, Helen Lederer, Jackie Clune and Mark Billingham compete in the Front Row QuizMark Lawson turns Quizmaster to test the cultural knowledge of two teams in the Front Row Quiz of the Year.Singer and performer Jackie Clune and playwright Mark Ravenhill are led by writer and Booker judge Natalie Haynes. They are competing against actress and writer Helen Lederer and Citizen Khan creator and star Adil Ray, under the captaincy of crime writer Mark Billingham.Questions cover a wide range of the year's events, including Doctor Who's 50th birthday; best-selling autobiographies, with extracts disguised by actor in residence Ewan Bailey; and a mathematical puzzle based around the...2013-12-3128 min