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Planet Normal

The podcast that speaks your language. News and views from beyond the bubble with Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan, every Thursday.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
59 minutes
Episodes
270
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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A war on history

A war on history

For the next two weeks former MP Kate Hoey steps into Allison Pearson's space-boots to join Liam Halligan as co-pilot to Planet Normal. Their guest this week is former MEP and director of the Institu…

00:45:44  |   Wed 29 Jul 2020
The truth about the NHS

The truth about the NHS

Planet Normal goes back to its roots and speaks to... a normal person. This week it’s brave district nurse and Planet Normal listener, Holly, who tells Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam …

00:48:07  |   Wed 22 Jul 2020
Don't be afraid to be a contrarian

Don't be afraid to be a contrarian

Entrepreneur Luke Johnson is Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan's latest guest to blast off to Planet Normal. The man behind Pizza Express and Gail's Bakery tells Allison why the government's only eff…

00:41:24  |   Wed 15 Jul 2020
The magic money forest

The magic money forest

Trevor Phillips, broadcaster, writer and former chairman of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, is Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan's latest castaway to Planet Normal. The former Labour cand…

00:44:34  |   Wed 08 Jul 2020
Now is the Summer of our Discontent

Now is the Summer of our Discontent

Shaun Bailey, Conservative candidate for London Mayor, touches down on Planet Normal, alongside Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan. The former Special Advisor to the PM tells All…

00:43:34  |   Wed 01 Jul 2020
Banking on a return to normality

Banking on a return to normality

Former Governor of the Bank of England, Lord Mervyn King, is the co-pilot on Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan's fifth orbiting of Planet Normal.

He tells us why he believes no-de…

00:39:46  |   Wed 24 Jun 2020
We Need to Talk About Unpopular Opinions

We Need to Talk About Unpopular Opinions

Novelist Lionel Shriver buckles up to join Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan for their fourth trip to Planet Normal. She tells us why her political views lose her both friends a…

00:41:50  |   Wed 17 Jun 2020
The Great British Brain Unwashing

The Great British Brain Unwashing

It's what feels like week number 582 of lockdown, and it's trip number three to Planet Normal. This week, Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan blast off into a lively debate on wha…

00:35:25  |   Thu 11 Jun 2020
From China to the Clapham omnibus

From China to the Clapham omnibus

In Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan's second trip to Planet Normal, former Head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove tells Allison why he believes the coronavirus started as an accident after it escaped from…

00:40:15  |   Wed 03 Jun 2020
We have lift-off

We have lift-off

Telegraph columnists, Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan take their first trip to Planet Normal, a space for shrewd political analysis from a distinctly “down-to-earth” perspective.

This week, Allison …

00:33:07  |   Thu 28 May 2020
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