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The Two Shot Podcast

A podcast about creative people and their lives. Each week our host Craig Parkinson sits down for a chat with an actor, musician, artist, writer, chef, DJ or other creative soul to discuss what makes them tick. Sometimes heartbreaking, often hilarious, always insightful. New episodes every Thursday morning. Support this podcast at patreon.com/twoshotpod

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S04E01 - Brennan Reece

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/11/08

Greetings Two Shot Pod listeners. Thanks a lot for joining us this week. We've had a sit down and brew and a cake with stand-up comic Brennan Reece! We travelled to Ziferblat in Manchester's Northern Quarter to meet Brennan, who was an absolute joy to be around. He's a affable type of guy who commands a room and can't resist an opportunity to bring a smile to your face. You might have seen Brennan doing his thing at the Edinburgh fringe or at one the comedy clubs he's had in stitches over the years

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S03E20 - Jacob Anderson

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/11/01

Spooky seasonal greetings to you all. Hope you're all doing alright. This week on the podcast we are blessed with the company of artistic polymath Jacob Anderson; nom de plume Raleigh Ritchie. You'll have seen Jacob as Grey Worm in HBO's Game Of Thrones, alongside previous TSP guests on Broadchurch, in BBC2's Episodes, and in loads of theatrical productions. As Raleigh Ritchie, Jacob recently put out the frankly brilliant single Time In A Tree which if you haven't heard his music before is as good a

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S03E19 - Marc Riley

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/10/25

It’s Thursday. It’s the podcast... How the devil are yer? Is it us or are these weeks zipping by? It’s episode 61 of THE TWO SHOT PODCAST and this week we head to MANCHESTER to get our podcast on with the man with no plan, MARC RILEY!!Craig & Producer Griff headed up to the musical capital and we’re welcomed into the very lovely ZIFERBLAT on Edge Street (free tea and cake there you know?) and met Marc to natter away all things Riley. Obviously they spoke about The Fall, MES, rumours, truth, record

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S03E18 - Holli Dempsey

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/10/18

Whattup, whattup! It's our diamond episode and have we got an absolute diamond for you. It's the wonderful actor Holli Dempsey! You might know Holli from Ricky Gervais' Derek or from her role as Vera in Dad's Army or from her starring role in Harlots amongst loads of other ace stuff. We met Holli in our basement / dungeon recording studio at Soho's Maison Bertaux and we had a chat. A lovely, lovely chat. Holli was so honest about her upbringing and childhood and working life. It was enlightening and

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S03E17 - J.B. Barrington

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/10/11

It's double drop week at the Two Shot Podcast and here's your second downloadable dose. It's time to ditch the prosaic and enter the lyrical world of Mr J.B. Barrington. J.B. is a proud Salfordian who speaks his drawl with pride. A poet by trade of the performance variety. He's got stories galore and Craig and Griff went over to the East Riding of Yorkshire to commit them to tape. If you've seen Reverend and the Makers live recently, or Sleaford Mods, you may have seen J.B. taming the lions in the

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S03E16 - Nick Payne

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/10/09

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR FEED.Yep. This is THE TWO SHOT PODCAST. No. It’s not Thursday. We thought we’d do a TWO EPISODE TWO SHOT PODCAST WEEK! Why? Why not. Let’s kick it off shall we? This week we travel to London to meet the incredible writer NICK PAYNE. Maybe you’ve seen Nick’s plays over the years at the Bush theatre, The Donmar Warehouse, perhaps the Royal court. Maybe even on Broadway. Well, lucky you if you have cos he’s a class writer. Recently you may have been glued to BBC1 watching his series

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S03E15 - Jodie Whittaker

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/10/04

IT'S THURSDAY... IT'S THE PODCAST...Well, since we announced on Sunday who was joining us, there’s been a real buzz. We don’t blame you. We were thrilled to bits to sit down with Jodie in our podcast Soho base that is MAISON BETAUX and got the tea in (and also a scone). Or a scon. Or even a scurn (that’ll make sense soon) and we got right into it. Jodie has been proper busy speaking to all sorts of press in the countdown to the DR WHO launch in Sheffield but she made time to come and meet Craig &

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S03E14 - Susan Wokoma

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/09/27

Alright Two Shot Pod listeners. How goes? Hope you're all feeling reasonable or better this week. We've got a treat in store for you in the shape of an absolutely top chat with Susan Wokoma! You might know Susan from her appearances in Chewing Gum and Crazyhead or more recently her brilliant comedy short Love The Sinner for Sky. We met up with her in the basement room of Maison Bertaux in Soho and after Craig had told the unusually raucous patrons upstairs to keep the noise down, we got down to it

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S03E13 - Karl Pilkington

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/09/20

How the devil are you? Thank you so, so much downloading. Things good? Things not so good? Well put all that aside for an hour or so and let's dive into the world of KARL PILKINGTON. We announced that Karl would be joining us on Monday, as we always do (what? You don't know that? Check your social media!) and since then anticipation has been building for episode 55 and to hear more of what makes Karl, well... Karl. Craig & Producer Griff travelled south (London's soho to be exact) to meet Karl at

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S03E12 - Bill Ryder-Jones

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/09/13

Alright. Hope you're well. Nice one for getting onto this episode of the podcast. It's episode 54 and it's a beautiful chat with Bill Ryder-Jones. Bill is a musician from down the East Lancs road and if you've not already listened to his stuff then you're missing out. We'd recommend starting with with 'if...' which is an absolute masterpiece of jaw-dropping scale. 'West Kirby County Primary' is absolute class too. And have a look at his new video Mither here - Basically, listen to it all. It's all

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S03E11 - Siân Gibson

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/09/06

HOW THE DEVIL ARE YOU?... ahh, it feels good to be back and OFFICALLY start the new term doesnt it? This week we hopped in the car and went up the road to Manchester, sat down and set up in the lovely Ziferblat on Edge Street in the Northern Quarter and were joined by the infectiously lovely actor and comedian Siân Gibson! We spent a magical hour or so drinking brews and discussing uncomfortable auditions, castings, family life, fallow periods and Wales. You'll know Siân from loads of telly

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S03E10 - Andy Ellis

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/08/23

Yes, Yes, Yes! The Two Shot Pod is back and all up in your podcast feeds. Hope you've all had a lovely summer and are hungry for some more intensive TSP audio content. We're here to provide just that. This week is an episode we recorded in front of a live festival crowd in the magical Tim Peaks Diner at the fabulous Kendal Calling festival. We had the pleasure of spending an hour with Mr. Andrew Ellis. Andy is a Manchester lad through and through and his self-deprication, humour and humbleness are

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S03E09 - Jon McClure

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/07/05

Yep. That's right. We're back with another BIRTHDAY EPISODE! We started a year ago with Vicky McClure and now we end our first year with JON MCCLURE... It's almost like we planned it!We met with The Reverend Jon McClure (and a silent Ed!) at Jimmy's bar in Manchester just before they were off to house party -not one of those- it's one where Jon and Ed go to a fans house and play an acoustic gig. Nice eh? You'll know Jon as the lead singer in the band Reverend & The Makers along with Ed and also his

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S03E08 - Charlie Cooper

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/07/05

HAPPY THURSDAY!!! IT'S OUR PODCAST BIRTHDAY!!!That's right. Can you believe it's a whole year that we've been bringing you episodes? What a year it's been! We've met some incredible people, heard amazing stories, we've laughed, we've cried and drank many cups of tea along the way. It's been a rollercoaster of a year and we're so grateful you've enjoyed and supported the podcast - THANK YOU! As it's our birthday, we thought we'd do something a bit spesh and bring you not 1 episodes but 2! Nice

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S03E07 - Jimmy Akingbola

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/06/28

Alright Two Shot Pod listeners. Hope you're all well and good. It's that time of the week again where we bring you the latest installment of the podcast, and this week we are joined by the Newham general himself, Mr Jimmy Akingbola. We met up with Jimmy in the cool confines of the basement at Maison Bertaux (go and have a brew there, tell em Two Shot sent you). It was a lovely sunny afternoon so we got a proper bevvy in and spent an invigorating hour or so chatting with the man himself. Jimmy is a

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S03E06 - Tom Bennett

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/06/21

Greetings TSP listeners. Hope you're all very well. This week on the podcast, we've had right good chat with the actor Tom Bennett. We met Tom at our podcasting HQ in Soho and had spent a lovely hour discussing his formative years in Croydon, growing up with thespian parents, being a parent, dealing with downtime and enjoying your job. It's a lovely episode that we hope puts a spring in your step. You might know Tom from his roles in Phoneshop, David Brent: Life on the Road, Love and Friendship and

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S03E05 - Vinette Robinson

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/06/14

Nah then. Hope you lot are well. It's TSP day again and this week we've had a chin-wag with the actress Vinette Robinson. We sat down, as per, in the cool basement of Maison Bertaux in London's Soho on a hot summery afternoon. Vinette was an absolute ray of wonderfulness. We talked about her unbringing in Bradford, moving to London, family and work, and Spanish lessons!You might know Vinette from the BBC's Sherlock, Black Mirror and The A Word alongside former guest Greg McHugh. She's a great actor

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S03E04 - Adrian Dunbar

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/06/07

Right then. You Two Shot Podcast listeners have been asking for this one since episode one. We've finally got it together and had brew with the mighty Adrian Dunbar! We met up with Adrian at Maison Bertaux on an beautiful sunny day in May and had a lovely cup of coffee (tea for Craig) and spent a wonderful hour winding through his childhood in Enniskillen, his adventures as a young man in New York and London, his dual life as bass-player and slaughter-house worker, his writing process and of course,

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The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/06/03

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S03E03 - Dave Haslam

The Two Shot Podcast ·

2018/05/31

HERE WE ARE! It's Thursday and it's EPISODE 45 of THE TWO SHOT PODCAST. This week travel north to sit down with legendary DJ & author DAVE HASLAM!!A few months ago we got a call telling us that THE CHARLATANS were doing something pretty unique. They were going to put on a takeover in NORTHWICH, which is where they have recorded many of their albums and consider it a second home. They were going to play 4 gigs over over 4 nights with a different set each night and then stream the gig all over the

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