EP.259 - ERIC IDLE
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
Adam Buxton
4.8 • 21.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Adam talks with Eric Idle about random stuff including the special relationship between comedians and musicians, his friendships with David Bowie, Peter Cook and George Harrison, how he coped with seismic and alarming world events in the 60s and why Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life became more than just a funny way to end Life Of Brian.
Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 27 June, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Adam Buxton here, with news of some live shows, details of which you'll find on my website, |
| 0:05.5 | adam-buckston.co.uk. On the 10th of October, I'll be on stage at the Wimbledon Theatre with Samira Ahmed, |
| 0:11.9 | talking about my book, I love you, bye, showing clips and signing things afterwards. On the 13th and 14th of |
| 0:18.2 | October, the Adam Buxton Band is playing two nights at the Norwich Arts Centre. |
| 0:22.9 | Expect songs from my new album, buckle up, great bants, and afterwards, I'll sign things if you want. |
| 0:28.6 | And finally, on the 26th of October, I'll be appearing at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Literary Festival. |
| 0:35.9 | Expect humorous readings, videos and music followed by, yep, signing. |
| 0:40.2 | And then, I think that's it for live shows for the rest of this year. |
| 0:43.3 | Tickets and info at adam dash buxton.co.uk. |
| 0:46.5 | I added one more podcast to the giant podcast bin. |
| 0:52.1 | Now you have plucked that podcast out and started listening. |
| 0:56.0 | I took my microphone and found some human folk. |
| 1:00.0 | Then I recorded all the noises while we spoke. |
| 1:05.0 | My name is Adam Buxton. I'm a man. I want you to enjoy this. That's the plan. |
| 1:17.4 | Hey, how are you doing, podcasts? It's Adam Buxton here. I'm joining you from a Norfolk farm track |
| 1:25.3 | in the second half of September 2025. |
| 1:30.2 | I'm here with my best dog friend, Rosie. |
| 1:33.0 | She joined me very willingly for a walk today, which is out of recent character. |
| 1:39.4 | But I'm very glad to have her along. |
| 1:41.8 | She was even scraping at the door with eagerness. Sure, she's walking |
| 1:47.5 | somewhat gingerly now, but, well, you know, she's a ginger walker these days. She's a mature |
| 1:54.5 | dog, 12. So everything's a little bit more cautious for us all, I suppose, right, Rosie? |
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