Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. Full Disclosure with James O'Brien is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com

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Every guest on Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

307 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Jay Rayner
Jay Rayner: Why Trying to Be Liked Is a Recipe for Failure · Sep 2026

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Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean: From Nottingham council estates to winning gold at the Olympics · Mar 2024

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Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips · Jul 2020

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Joan Bakewell
Joan Bakewell · Jun 2023

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Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett · Jul 2021

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Joe Wicks
Joe Wicks · Oct 2020

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John Lloyd
John Lloyd: Blackadder, Spitting Image, QI and a life in search of meaning · Nov 2025

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John Simpson
John Simpson · Mar 2022

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Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel: The Making of a News Agent · Sep 2024

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Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce: I was told for years that I was worthless · Jan 2026

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Jordan Stephens
Jordan Stephens: Heartbreak, hitting rock bottom and finding my way back from self-destruction · Aug 2024

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Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan · Jul 2019

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Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke · Jun 2020

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Keir Starmer
From The Vault: Sir Keir Starmer · 2 episodes

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Kenneth Clarke
Kenneth Clarke · Apr 2019

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Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb: Damaged people are dangerous because they know they can survive · Jun 2025

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Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay · Oct 2019

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Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry · Oct 2019

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Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville · Dec 2019

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Lucy Easthope
Lucy Easthope · Mar 2023

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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood · Sep 2020

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Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss · Aug 2023

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Mark Steel
Mark Steel · Jun 2023

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Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis · Jul 2020

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Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw: The Professionals was a monster that swallowed my career · Dec 2025

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Mary Beard
Mary Beard · Oct 2023

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Mary Portas
Mary Portas · Jul 2021

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Michael Heseltine
Lord Michael Heseltine · Dec 2019

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Michael Holding
Michael Holding · Nov 2021

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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo · Oct 2019

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Michael Palin
Michael Palin · Sep 2019

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Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen · Aug 2022

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Michael Whitehall
Michael Whitehall: My mother couldn’t accept who we really were · Apr 2026

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Michel Roux
Michel Roux: Cooking for presidents, kitchen battles and continuing the family legacy · Oct 2024

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Miriam Margolyes
From The Vault: Miriam Margolyes · 2 episodes

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Monty Don
Monty Don · Oct 2020

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Natalie Cassidy
Natalie Cassidy: I grew up on EastEnders before I knew what fame was · Apr 2026

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Nazir Afzal
Nazir Afzal · Nov 2019

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Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock · Feb 2023

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Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar · Apr 2021

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