LeftLion Interviews Podcast (Nottingham)
We've been interviewing amazing local, national and international people for over two decades in print, so we figured it was time to share some of the audio with you too. Expect guests from all genres of culture and entertainment, but all with some kind of link to our beloved city of Nottingham.
- Update frequency
- every 34 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #11: LaQuarn Lewis on new Notts based BBC drama What It Feels Like For A Girl
Upcoming BBC mini-series What It Feels Like For A Girl tells the story of Byron, a Queer teen who is desperate to escape the confines of Hucknall. Based on the novel of the same name by Hucknall-born…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #10: Comedian Matt Forde on His Early Life In Notts, Keir Starmer, Spitting Image, Forest, Cancer and The End of An Era Tour
Originally from Lenton, Matt is a comedian, TV and radio presenter, writer, impressionist and more. He’s perhaps best known for his podcast The Political Party, where he interviews politicians includ…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #9: DJ Jonathan on The Palais, the changing art of DJing, Northern Soul, Jazz Funk and Tiswas
DJ Jonathan (aka Jonathan Woodliffe) is a veteran DJ who grew up in Burton Joyce in Notts.
He became well-known across Nottingham in the 1970s and 1980s as the first in-house DJ at Rock City. Believe…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #8: George Akins on Rock City, Beat The Streets, Thekla, Dot To Dot, Massive Attack and 30 years working in live music.
George Akins is the Managing director of DHP Family, who run music venues and events both in Nottingham and around the UK.
In Nottingham DHP Family venues include Rock City, Rescue Rooms, Stealth, T…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #7: Chanel Cresswell on This Is England, Shane Meadows, Guy Ritchie, Colleen Rooney, Winning a BAFTA and more.
Chanel Cresswell is a BAFTA-winning actor who trained at Nottingham’s Television Workshop.
She got her first professional break as a fifteen year-old appearing in Shane Meadows’ 2006 film This Is En…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #6: Natalie Duncan on Music Careers, Hockley Hustle, Goldie, Jools Holland, Ronnie Scott’s, Peggy’s Skylight and more
Natalie Duncan is a Nottingham-born singer-songwriter and recording artist whose music straddles neo-soul, R&B, jazz and more.
Natalie, now in her early thirties, was performing at Hockley Hustle fe…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #5: Shane Meadows on This Is England, Virtues, Stone Roses, Injuries, Notts County FC and more
Shane Meadows is a legend of British film and television. In the mid-90s he was making lots of short films around Nottingham. In 1997 he released his debut feature TwentyFourSeven. Since then he’s g…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #4: Daudi Matsiko talks Music
British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko is a Nottingham resident and a well known face in our local music scene.
This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at Nottingham Central …
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #3: Emily Catherine on Hip-Hop, Fine art, Album Covers and Graffiti
Since launching her career in 2015, Emily has gained recognition for her artistic collaborations with acclaimed hip-hop artists, including Tha God Fahim, Juga-Naut, and Micall Parknsun.
As a long-tim…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #2: The Petebox on Beatboxing, Youtube Fame and ITVs The Voice
The Petebox (aka Pete Sampson) grew up and began his musical career in Nottingham and is someone we have known right since the early days of LeftLion. He headlined the old LeftLion stage at Splendour…
LeftLion Interviews Podcast #1: DJ Graeme Park on Selectadisc, The Hacienda and the UK Club Scene
Welcome to the first episode of the ‘LeftLion Interviews’ podcast. Our guest is the radio and nightclub DJ Graeme Park.
Graeme Park began his career in Nottingham’s record shop Selectadisc, a job whi…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #8 - Bella Ramsey, Star of The Last of Us
We're very excited about the latest guest on the LeftLion Screen Podcast - that's right, it's only bloody Bella Ramsey, the Nottingham-born star of The Last of Us! Bella kindly found time in their in…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #7 - Clelia McElroy, Monstrous Flesh: Women's Bodies in Horror Course Facilitator
In episode seven of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Clelia McElroy, Course Facilitator for the popular Monstrous Flesh: Women's Bodies in Horror film programme. With a big old discussion…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #6 - Jorden Myrie Interview; Thor: Love and Thunder Review and More
In the sixth episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Jorden Myrie - who was recently named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow - to chat Mood, The Television Workshop a…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #5 - Richie Adams, Director of The Road Dance
In the fifth episode of the LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Richie Adams, director of the powerful new period drama The Road Dance, which kicked off this year's Nottingham International Film…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #4 - Chris Cooke on One for the Road, Broadway Cinema and Notts' Screen Scene
In the fourth episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Chris Cooke, director of cult classic One for the Road and co-founder of the Mayhem Film Festival. We chat about One for the …
LeftLion Screen Podcast #3 - Mark Gallagher and Zanda Sey, Arc Cinema
In the third episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, we're joined by Mark Gallagher, General Manager, and Zanda Sey, Duty Manager, at Arc Cinema. We run through the latest Notts film news, review…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #2 - Koko Basigara, Star of Jersey Boys
In the second episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, Assistant Editor George White and Screen Editor Jamie Morris chat to Koko Basigara, star of the West End musical Jersey Boys and big screen a…
LeftLion Screen Podcast #1 - Luke Gentry, The Wheel of Time Sound Designer
In the first episode of the new LeftLion Screen Podcast, Assistant Editor George White and Screen Editor Jamie Morris chat to Luke Gentry, Confetti graduate and Sound Designer for Amazon Studios seri…