"Tales from a very minor celebrity"
“Tales from a very minor celebrity” is the story of how I overcame my acute shyness and went on to have a 35 year career in broadcasting both in the UK and in Spain.
You’ll hear some of my most memorable celebrity interviews and all the adventures I’ve had both in the UK and Spain and the stories behind them…like the time I delivered half a carcass of beef to Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street!
“Tales from a very minor celebrity”, a weekly podcast from me Simon Baldock.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
‘A Stargate team’ Amanda Tapping / Dirk Benedict
This is episode nine of Tales From A Very Minor Celebrity and another in the short series of recordings looking back at some of the stars of American 70’s sci-fi programmes, and classic…
‘To boldly go’ William Shatner / George Takei
This weeks episode of Tales From a Very Minor Celebrity is another of a short series of shows that Im currently doing looking back at some of the interviews I carried out from stars fro…
‘It’s child’s play’ Billy Mumy / Butch Patrick
I’m back…and so is my voice…welcome to another edition of tales from a very minor celebrity and thank you for your patience…I’ve spent a lovely few weeks back in Spain where I lived for…
‘Pick of the week’ Fatima Whitbread / Carol Smillie
Now this week you’re going to hear two very different interviews from my archive, one serious and one very frivolous …the first is with champion javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread and the…
‘A week to remember’ Bill Wyman
In this weeks episode of Tales From A Very Minor Celebrity I’ll tell you about a trip of a lifetime when in 1982 I went to Spain and saw a World Cup semi final, World Cup final and the …
‘What’s cooking?’ Delia Smith / Keith Floyd
This week’s episode is called, ‘What’s Cooking’ and features two TV celebrity cooks, the late Keith Floyd and the queen of cooking Delia Smith…and also a very funny interview with a gro…
‘Straight down the middle’ Michael Bolton / Englebert Humperdinck
This episode is a bit of a golf fest…but don’t worry if you’re not a golf lover you’ll still enjoy these stories from some very interesting and entertaining guests.
You’ll hear first fro…
‘Just like that’ Andy Summers
I aways really enjoyed interviewing people that I could link to one of my personal experiences…..with Police guitarist Andy Summers it was the fact that they were the only band I’d eve…
‘When Dame Judi got drenched’ Dame Judi Dench
When people find out that I’ve worked in radio and TV they often ask me about the famous people I have interviewed and who are some of my favourites.
Well Dame Judi Dench has to be in t…
‘Tales from a very minor celebrity’ - Introduction
Is it possible for someone with very little self confidence and who is also very shy to go on to become a radio and TV presenter interviewing royals, Oscar winning actors and musical su…