Kelly MacDonald, Jenson Button, Richard Osman, Billy Connolly

The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

Virgin Radio UK

Comedy, Unknown

4.4 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week on the show we welcomed friends from the world of television, literature, racing, comedy and music.

One of the greatest comedians of all time, Sir Billy Connolly, discusses his new book 'Tall Tales and Wee Stories'.

Kelly MacDonald chats the phenomenal new series 'Giri/Haji'.

Racing driver Jenson Button takes us behind the scenes of his life.

And Bill Bailey and Kellie Shirley tell us about starring alongside Idris Elba in season two of the Sky Original 'In The Long Run'.

Plus Angela Scanlon, Richard Osman, Sarah Turner and Suede's Brett Anderson.

You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10 am.

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0:00.0	Enjoy cracking deals at ASDA this Easter.
0:02.3	With selected roast joints roll back to half price.
0:05.3	Try our mouth-watering whole lamb leg.
0:07.2	Named Best Easter lamb 2025 by the Good Housekeeping Institute,
0:10.8	down from £12.34 per kilo to just £617.
0:14.8	Or a large beef joint also half-priced.
0:17.2	Down from £11.36 per kilo to just £5.68. For more great offers, make Asda
0:22.6	your one hot Easter shop. That's Asda price. Selected stores and line subject to availability,
0:27.7	offer ends 20th of April, excludes Azure Express.
0:33.5	Chris Evans here, a big thank you for downloading our Virgin Radio podcast coming up on this week's edition of The Best of the Breakfast Show with Sky.
0:41.4	Legendary comedian, Sir Billy Connolly chats his new book, Tall Tales and We Stories.
0:47.7	Kelly MacDonald tells us about her incredible new series, Giri Had she.
0:51.8	Jensen Button skids in with his brand new book, How to Be an F1 driver.
0:55.7	Bill Bailey and Kelly Shirley discussed starring alongside Idris Elba for season two of the
1:00.4	Sky Original show in the long run. Plus loads more great guests, enjoy, my friends, enjoy.
1:06.5	From the shipyards of Glasgow to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, he's seen it all.
1:11.0	Regularly voted as one of the greatest stand-ups of all time.
1:13.7	His new book, Tall Tales and Weistories, is out today.
1:16.9	Let's face it, you're always going to win when it comes to the Big Yin.
1:20.3	Please welcome the one and only, Billy Connolly.
1:23.7	It was lovely.
1:25.6	That's what I'm used to every day.
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