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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Every success story you've ever been told is incomplete. How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is the part they leave out. Each week, Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Elizabeth Day sits down with someone extraordinary - and asks them about the moments that didn’t go according to plan and how these failu...
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Richard Bacon - ‘I Was Betrayed By My Best Friend’
What connects Barack Obama, a tabloid sting and Love Islander Alex George? Have a Blue Peter badge if you were thinking of Richard Bacon...
Remembering Bonnie Tyler
It was a privilege to have Bonnie Tyler on How to Fail back in 2024 - and we are heartbroken to hear of her passing today.
Charlie Mackesy – ‘Grief propelled me into work that saved me’
In this episode, I sit down with bestselling author‑illustrator Charlie Mackesy, whose work – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – has become a...
Anastacia – All My Songs Have Been Good Therapy
Anastacia has released eight albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has collected a total of 227 gold and platinum certifications and...
Mel Giedroyc and AJ Odudu on Body Confidence, Midlife Reinvention and Female Friendship
Welcome to the FIRST EVER How To Fail Roundtable - a format we enjoyed so much we might just keep it. Today, Elizabeth is joined by broadcaster, actor...
Kristin Scott Thomas – ‘Having children allowed me to see where I’d gone wrong’
In a career spanning four decades, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas has become one of Britain’s most celebrated actors: Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Engl...
Patrick Radden Keefe - ‘Lying Is More Prevalent Than People Think’
What draws an award-winning writer to the darkest corners of human behaviour? Patrick Radden-Keefe is a New York Times bestselling author and staff wr...
Natalie Imbruglia - ‘I love the wisdom of being in my 50s’
*triggers: This episode includes discussion of depression and mental health crises.
In 1997 Natalie Imbruglia released her...
Hannah Murray - ‘Everything Fell Apart’
Hannah Murray found fame when she was just 17, playing the self-destructive Cassie in E4’s Skins. She juggled an English degree at Cambridge Universit...
Emily Atack - ‘I’ve forgiven people for unforgivable things’
*triggers: contains description of physical assault
Emily Atack left school at 16, confident she wouldn’t need a GCSE for...
Katherine Parkinson – ‘I’m Still Learning How to Be Me’
*triggers: contains description of physical assault
Katherine Parkinson is the two‑time BAFTA‑winning actor beloved for Th...
Emilia Clarke - ‘I’m A Bad Celebrity’
Emilia Clarke is the Emmy‑nominated actor who became a global cultural icon as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, a role that catapulted her from...
Aline Brosh McKenna - The Rom Com Queen Who Wrote The Devil Wears Prada
Aline Brosh McKenna is the brilliant writer behind some of the most iconic films and TV of our time: The Devil Wears Prada, 27 Dresses, Morning Glory...
Richard Gadd - On Shame, Sexuality and Success
Richard Gadd is the creative talent behind Baby Reindeer - the Netflix show which won six Primetime Emmys, two Golden Globes and garnered 84.5 million...
Rita Wilson - ‘I’m 69. I’m At My Most Unfiltered.’
The acclaimed actor, singer and producer was born in Los Angeles to a Greek mother and a Bulgarian father who emigrated to the United States in 1949.<...
Emma Grede - ‘Ambition Is Something I Am Entitled to’
Today’s guest is a female billionaire: the co-founder and CEO of the Good American inclusive fashion brand and a founding partner of SKIMS, the shapew...
Sophie Habboo - I Wish I Had More Boundaries
This week we are joined by podcasting royalty, Sophie Habboo!
Habboo found fame on Made In Chelsea, E4’s structured-reality...
History’s Greatest Fails: Was Richard III a Failure?
In this debut preview episode of History’s Greatest Fails, Elizabeth Day and Dan Jones argue that the story of Richard’s rise and fall (and rise again...
Amy Jackson Westwick - I Was A Magnet For Narcissists
Amy Jackson Westwick is a major Bollywood film star with some 14 million followers on social media. Yet she grew up in a working class family in Liver...
ON FINDING THE ONE… With Miranda Hart, Celeste Barber and Glennon Doyle
This is a special episode, sponsored by Bumble, taking a look at all the different ways we can meet someone: whether you meet young, in your 50s, or p...
Chris Appleton - ‘I Felt Shame Before I Felt Love’
Celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton has a slew of devoted clients including Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Martha Stewart, as well as millions of I...
Mel Schilling - ‘She was the embodiment of vibrant life’
I never thought I would have to write these words, but here we are. In the wake of my dear friend’s passing, I wanted to reflect on the life of one of...
ON STARTING OVER AFTER GRIEF… With Stanley Tucci and Geri Halliwell-Horner
Starting over can feel heartbreaking and overwhelming, especially after losing a loved one, and the idea of rebuilding a life can seem impossible. In...
Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton - ‘We were young and working-class. We were dismissed.’
Natasha Hamilton was 16 when she signed a record deal with the girl band, Atomic Kitten. The group went on to sell over 10 million records and achieve...
ON MOTHERHOOD… with Jessie Ware and Francesca Segal
Motherhood is often portrayed purely as a joyful, magical chapter of life – and while it certainly can be – we rarely speak openly about the hard, exh...
Rosamund Pike - ‘Failure Is Pretending To Be Someone You’re Not’
Rosamund Pike! What a woman. Famed for her portrayals of razor-sharp, morally complex and deliciously unpredictable characters, she brings that same i...
On Fertility and Finding Your Family… with Rebecca Coxon
In this one‑off special, Elizabeth sits down with author Rebecca Coxon to discuss family, fertility and the secrets that have shaped her life: after u...
Toni Laites - Love Island Healed My Toxic Dating Patterns
Toni Laites made history last year as the first American to win Love Island, but her journey to the villa was anything but ordinary.
Disc...
ON AMBITION… With GILLIAN ANDERSON AND MUNROE BERGDORF
Ambition can be a powerful force: it propels us forward, sharpens our focus and pushes us to dream bigger. But it can also whisper that we are only as...
Baz Luhrmann - ‘I self-medicate with creativity’
Few filmmakers have a style as bold, romantic and unmistakable as Baz Luhrmann. From his breakout debut Strictly Ballroom to the glittering spectacle...
ON SELF ACCEPTANCE... With Pamela Anderson and Rylan Clark
Welcome back to this How to Fail special where we revisit conversations from the archive to highlight particular themes and tap into the wisdom they c...
Jennette McCurdy on Reclaiming Her Voice
This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia. Listener discretion advised.
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ON FAMILY DYNAMICS… With Bella Freud and Danny Dyers
Families are fascinating: how those first bonds shape our understanding of love, security and ourselves. In this episode, we revisit episodes with Bel...
Mo Gilligan - Fatherhood Is A Gift I Didn’t Know I Needed
Mo Gilligan started out working in retail (think Jo Malone and Levi’s) but quit in 2018 when his online comedy videos went viral. The leap paid off -...
ON FINDING LOVE AT ANY AGE… With Luke Evans and Dolly Alderton
We’re taught that love should happen early, and if it doesn’t, something’s gone wrong. But what if that’s not true?
In this episode, we...
Shabaz Ali - ‘I’ll be a diversity quota as long as I get paid’
A few years ago, Shabaz Ali was a chemistry teacher in Blackburn. Today, he’s one of the internet’s most beloved creators, best known as Shabaz Says,...
ON FINDING HOPE IN ADVERSITY… With Sir Chris Hoy and Michael Rosen
This week we’re revisiting two deeply moving conversations that explore what it means to find hope in the face of profound adversity.
Fir...
Golda Rosheuvel - ‘I don’t see my dyslexia as a failure anymore’
Best known for her role as Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton, Golda Rosheuvel is an acclaimed actor of stage and screen. Her career spans powerful theatri...
ON THE IMPACT OF EARLY FAME… With Shania Twain and Charlotte Church
Fame isn’t always limousines, five star hotels, champagne and private jets. I find this topic totally fascinating and these two past How to Fail guest...
Martin Freeman - ‘We should be saying no to our kids’
Martin Freeman is one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. Whether it’s Tim in The Office, John - the mild-mannered porn actor in Love A...