Vincent Kompany

Nihal talks to the former Man City captain.

• 22 mins

Tyson Fury

The former world heavyweight champion talks to Nihal about his book Behind the Mask.

• 42 mins

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones on coaching England to the Rugby World Cup Final and dealing with defeat.

• 36 mins

Wretch 32

The rapper talks to Nihal about music, parenting and more.

• 42 mins

George the Poet

George talks to Nihal about the new series of his BBC podcast.

• 37 mins

Luke Evans

The actor and singer talks to Nihal about his new album.

• 43 mins

Lorraine Kelly

Nihal chats to Lorraine about her new book Shine.

• 44 mins

Carl Ikeme

The former Wolves and Nigeria goalkeeper talks to Nihal Arthanayake.

• 42 mins

Mathew Horne

The Gavin and Stacey star on the Christmas Day special and his love of sprouts.

• 39 mins

Dr Hannah Fry

TV presenter and mathematician extraordinaire Dr Hannah Fry on logic puzzles.

• 37 mins

Sound of 2020

Nihal speaks to 4 of the BBC’s top acts to watch in 2020.

• 56 mins

Max Whitlock

The gymnast on preparing for Tokyo, parenting milestones and sofa workouts.

• 39 mins

Rob Delaney

The comedian and actor on his new stand-up Special and why he loves British trains.

• 40 mins

Laurence Fox

The actor and musician on political correctness, racism and divorce.

• 28 mins

Courteeners

Liam Fray talks to Nihal about song-writing, Eminem and the band’s new album.

• 39 mins

Georgia

Nihal speaks to singer Georgia

• 24 mins

Frankie Bridge

The Saturdays singer on how opening up and talking about her mental health has helped her

• 36 mins

Ben Watt

Ben talks about songwriting, Everything But The Girl and having a very low-key wedding.

• 39 mins

Blossoms

The Blossoms talk relationships, hot sauce and their new album “Foolish Loving Spaces”.

• 43 mins

Frances Barber

The star of Prick Up Your Ears and Dr. Who talks about the Pet Shop Boys cabaret ‘Musik.’

• 37 mins

Ben Bailey Smith

The actor, singer and author on his starring role in the new BBC legal drama “The Split”

• 41 mins

Tracey Thorn

Geoff Lloyd talks to the singer and author about her second memoir.

• 40 mins

Bob Geldof

The music legend talks to 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake.

• 50 mins

Eleanor Conway

Nihal talks to the comedian about her hilarious, and brutally honest, new show.

• 35 mins

Professor Brian Greene

Nihal meets the theoretical physicist to talk about the nature of the universe.

• 50 mins

Stacey Dooley

Nihal speaks to Stacey Dooley about her new documentary.

• 37 mins

Harlan Coben

Nihal speaks to the author about The Boy From The Woods

• 28 mins

Big Narstie

Nihal talks to the grime legend about his new book.

• 31 mins

Lynda La Plante

The best-selling author talks to Nihal about her new book, Buried.

• 35 mins

MJ Cole

The DJ talks to Nihal about his classical album Madrugada.

• 36 mins

Tom Kerridge

The Michelin-starred chef answers listeners’ lockdown cooking questions.

• 33 mins

David Haye

The former heavyweight champion on playing in one of the world’s biggest tournaments.

• 23 mins

Ricky Gervais

Ricky joins Nihal to talk about series 2 of AfterLife. Warning: contains strong language.

• 34 mins

Jade Thirlwall

Nihal Arthanayake brings you biggest names in entertainment, culture and the arts.

• 18 mins

Shaggy

Nihal talks to the reggae legend about updating one of his greatest albums.

• 24 mins

Freya Lewis

Nihal talks to the Manchester Arena bombing survivor about her recovery and fundraising.

• 32 mins

Lionel Shriver

The award winning writer talks to Nihal about her new novel.

• 40 mins

Gianluca Vialli

The former Juventus striker tells Nihal about the people that inspire him.

• 43 mins

Russell Tovey

The Years and Years star on learning to dance, art and “keeping real” in quarantine.

• 35 mins

KSI

The pioneering YouTuber on his new album and his next fight with Jake Paul.

• 40 mins

The Last Dance

John Amaechi, Matthew Syed, Reece Parkinson and Nihal discuss Michael Jordan’s legacy.

• 47 mins

Tori Amos

Tori talks about her book Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change and Courage.

• 38 mins

Jay Blades

The Repair Shop star on living with dyslexia and finding fame restoring furniture.

• 51 mins

Aitch

The rapper on his rise to stardom and his ambition to work with Liam Gallagher.

• 20 mins

Rutger Bregman

The historian tells Nihal why humanity is less cruel than we’ve been led to believe.

• 41 mins

Keisha Buchanan

The former Sugababes member tells Nihal about her experience of racism.

• 19 mins

George Alagiah

The BBC newsreader returns to Headliners to talk about his cancer treatment and more.

• 21 mins

David Oyelowo

The actor and producer tells Nihal about his new podcast and charity work in Nigeria.

• 22 mins

Norah Jones

The multiple Grammy-winning singer songwriter talks about her new album.

• 23 mins

Daveed Diggs

The Hamilton star tells Nihal about the cultural impact of the hit musical.

• 23 mins

Denise Welch

The TV star tells Nihal about documenting her depression in her latest book.

• 40 mins

Nadine Shah

The Mercury nominated singer-songwriter on family,feminism and her new album Kitchen Sink

• 33 mins

Adam Kay

The writer and comedian of “Dear NHS" speaks to Nihal

• 37 mins

The Streets

Mike Skinner on changing social attitudes, hot sauce and his new album.

• 36 mins

Jameela Jamil

Laura Whitmore talks to the model, actor and activist.

• 27 mins

Chrissie Hynde

The Pretenders star on what she loves about the UK and why she still gets starstruck.

• 40 mins

James Bay

James talks to Nihal about meeting Eric Clapton and his forthcoming album.

• 40 mins

David Mitchell

The author talks Utopia Avenue and the next Matrix film with Nihal.

• 41 mins

Ronan Keating

The pop star talks to Nihal about his new album… and head-butting the Pope’s hand.

• 20 mins

David Tennant

The actor talks about the new series of his podcast and his friendship with Michael Sheen.

• 30 mins

Oliver Stone

The Oscar-winning director talks to Nihal about his parents, Vietnam and making Platoon.

• 36 mins

Alex Edelman

The award-winning comedian talks to Nihal about his new album, fast food and cycling.

• 33 mins

Katie Mack

The theoretical astrophysicist tells Laura Whitmore how she thinks the universe will end.

• 34 mins

Luke Goss

The actor and former Bros star tells Nihal about starring in Paydirt.

• 30 mins

Noel Clarke

The actor, director and writer talks diversity and the state of the media with Nihal.

• 30 mins

Adam Buxton

The comedian, writer, podcaster and actor talks to Nihal about his memoir ‘Ramble Book.’

• 44 mins

Will Young

The singer and actor talks to Nihal about his new book To be a Gay Man.

• 44 mins

Alastair Campbell

Tony Blair’s former communications director on his lifelong struggle with depression.

• 48 mins

Vinnie Jones

The footballer and film star talks to Nihal about losing Tanya, his wife of 25 years.

• 37 mins

Chris & Rosie Ramsey

The podcasters talk relationships, flatulence and much more with Nihal.

• 36 mins

Arlo Parks

The 20-year-old singer on her new single, artistic inspiration and mental health.

• 29 mins

Clarissa Ward

CNN’s chief international correspondent on a career spent reporting from war zones.

• 37 mins

Andrew Flintoff

The former England cricket captain and TV star on living with bulimia for over 20 years.

• 47 mins

Chuck D

The Public Enemy founder tells Nihal about the bands new album.

• 40 mins

Jamie Redknapp

The former Liverpool and Spurs midfielder on football, family and his new memoir.

• 45 mins

Mary McAleese

The former President of Ireland on her time in office and the peace process.

• 46 mins

George Takei

The Star Trek and Love Monster star talks to Nihal.

• 39 mins

Joe Marler

The England and Harlequins prop chats in depth to Nihal

• 48 mins

Fran Healy

The Travis frontman on songwriting, making videos and life in LA.

• 38 mins

John Cooper Clarke

"The Bard of Salford" on punk, poetry, ambition and his new memoir I Wanna Be Yours.

• 50 mins

Katie Melua

The multi-platinum selling artist on songwriting and her new record Album No.8

• 42 mins

Tim Peake

Major Tim tells Nihal about his transition from army helicopter pilot to astronaut.

• 46 mins

Sir David Jason

Patrick Kielty talks to the TV icon about his life.

• 39 mins

Stephen Fry

Patrick Kielty talks to the Stephen about his new book Troy.

• 45 mins

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

• 46 mins

Elvis Costello

Nihal chats to Elvis about his new album Hey, Clockface.

• 44 mins

Dan Walker

The BBC Breakfast host on the Remarkable People he’s met during his career.

• 43 mins

Tom Allen

Tom Allen on growing up in 90’s suburbia, coming out and Nihal’s newest dessert recipe.

• 45 mins

Anne-Marie

The singer-songwriter on her new role on The Voice and her new YouTube documentary.

• 32 mins

Amy Macdonald

The singer-songwriter on fast cars, football and her “more meaningful” new album.

• 32 mins

Irvine Welsh

The Trainspotting author on the return of Begbie in his new novella.

• 46 mins

Mica Paris

"He was painfully shy”; the singer and actress remembers hanging out with Prince.

• 39 mins

The War On Drugs

Adam Granduciel on touring, songwriting, studios and fatherhood.

• 26 mins

Harry Kane

Nihal Arthanayake talks exclusively to the Spurs striker and England captain.

• 33 mins

Gareth Southgate

The England manager on “frank and direct” communication with his players.

• 40 mins

Eve

The Grammy-winning rapper, actor and presenter talks to Nihal.

• 30 mins

James Acaster

The comedian tells Nihal about his poor driving skills.

• 42 mins

Belle and Sebastian

Stuart Murdoch and Chris Geddes on post gig football matches and their new live album.

• 28 mins

Sacha Dhawan

…tells Nihal about starring in Channel 4’s The Great, and as the Master in Doctor Who.

• 29 mins

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Hugh talks to Nihal about how small changes can make a big difference to wellbeing.

• 49 mins