Show 264 - *Edwina Currie - LIVE*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2022
⏱️ 94 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Raucous, outrageous but also philosophical and thoughtful, this is an evening in the company of a true political fighter. Edwina Currie refuses to be pigeonholed. She simultaneously embodies the values of ambition and aspiration but is also a formidable campaigner against prejudice. This is a fascinating ride through social history, the changing role of women in politics and what it means to be a Conservative. Edwina shares her experience of being a Conservative Minister under Margaret Thatcher and yes, reflects on the leadership and character of John Major. Strap in.
Follow Edwina on Twitter: @Edwina_Currie
Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the next show with NEIL KINNOCK on Monday 7 March here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/
Buy tickets to Matt's brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right, touring across the UK including at The Southbank Centre on Saturday 19 February: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour
Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com
Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | MUSIC |
| 0:10.6 | Hello and welcome to the Political Party. This episode features Ed Wiener Curry. |
| 0:14.5 | Firstly, an apology for their not being an episode for the last four nights, since the Michael |
| 0:19.7 | Hezultine episode. I've had Covid, I'm luckily now fully recovered, but was was a physical state |
| 0:29.3 | on an unable to do a podcast last week. So, sorry about that, but hopefully you understand. |
| 0:37.0 | But it's great to be back and this episode with Ed Wiener Curry is absolutely fantastic. |
| 0:42.8 | She's as funny and as forthright and as fascinating as you would imagine. |
| 0:50.0 | And it was a real treat and a treat to be back at the touches theatre. The next show is with Neil |
| 0:54.7 | Kinneck on the 7th of March. I cannot wait. You can get tickets for that. And all future shows at |
| 1:00.6 | matford.com, including the rescheduled Christmas party on the 11th of April with Rosanna Allen |
| 1:07.0 | Khan and Jacob Reesmog. There are some guests I'm on the verge of being able to enhance that I'm |
| 1:11.9 | I can't wait. So check my Twitter feed at matford and check the website matford.com |
| 1:18.2 | because some guests for some future shows from the verge of being confirmed and they are sensational. |
| 1:22.9 | So you can get tickets for all future shows there. And for my talk, Clams that I've joked |
| 1:27.5 | as to the right, which has now started. I was set to rearrange a couple of dates. A few at the |
| 1:33.1 | Soho Theatre, one at extra and one at Gloucester because I had Covid. But it started at the weekend |
| 1:41.2 | in London at the South Bank and at Sheffield at the Le Dmourne. So thank you so much for all the |
| 1:45.2 | people who came to those shows. There were brilliant. You were wonderful audiences. And the audiences, |
| 1:50.7 | well, I'll come on to this in a second. But the audience, the Duchy is there to do in this |
| 1:54.6 | recording. Well, the funniest audience says, I don't there was something in the air during the |
| 1:59.6 | recording of this that I'm sure is palpable listening back to it. But there we are. But thank you |
| 2:05.7 | for coming. And I'm on tour for the rest of, you know, these these next few months. Next up, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Political Party, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Political Party and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.