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Brydon &

Alistair Petrie

Brydon &

Rob Brydon | Wondery

Comedy

4.6597 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

From high schools to Hellboy heretics and rebel alliances this week's guest is abit of a Rogue One. It is of course, the talented Alistair Petrie. Rob finds out how it all started and where Alistair got his fighting spirit. The pair discuss the hugely popular Sex Education and what almost happened with the hit Netflix series, The Crown.

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you're a fan of sex education, the program, not the thing itself, you would not want to be called into the office of Mr. Groff, the headmaster, or would you?

0:14.5

Because Alistair Petri, yes, the man who plays him, is the most wonderful company, and that's whose company you're about to enjoy.

0:24.0

I've known, Alistair, from a distance,

0:26.9

via our mutual friend Matthew McFadion,

0:29.9

who, frankly, we praised the skies in this podcast.

0:34.7

As we were doing it, I was thinking, this is a bit much.

0:39.1

Anyway, we've known each other at a distance through Matthew for some time. So it was lovely to sit down and talk to him. His father

0:45.4

was a Scottish fighter pilot. I bring him vividly to life through my rather gifted vocal work.

0:58.6

You be the judge. We talk about working on Star Wars on Rogue One. We talk about going to drama school. We talk about this was great. He talks about

1:04.4

dropping out of university. He sounds like quite the headstrong young student.

1:12.6

You be the judge.

1:14.5

Settle down.

1:15.8

Sit back.

1:16.7

Relax.

1:19.2

It's only, Briden and... Alistair Petrie.

1:25.6

I'm just telling the coffee reaching Alistair Petri how just minutes ago in that chair was Alfie Bo.

1:37.2

Who knows which order these will go out in.

1:40.7

But Alfie sang for me.

1:44.0

He delivered.

1:47.0

I will get there with a little light encouragement and maybe a small stipend.

1:53.3

Class.

1:54.1

You just can't.

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