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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Sue Perkins

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

When Sue Perkins was asked by her manager to present a programme about competitive baking, she declined the offer on multiple occasions. After lots of persuading, Perkins finally agreed to work on the show that would go on to become the most-watched programme on British television. At its peak, The Great British Bake Off attracted an audience of 16 million people. This week she speaks to James about her career, her relationship with comedy partner, Mel Giedroyc and the impact the English class system had on her family life growing up. Sue Perkins is also the host of new podcast ‘At Your Leisure’ with the LEGO Group – available on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a global original podcast.

0:08.5

Hello and welcome to full disclosure, a podcast project conceived chiefly to let me spend more time than is available on the radio with fascinating and largely lovely people.

0:17.0

And this week's guest, I'm delighted to tell you, is Sue Perkins.

0:19.7

Sue is the host of a new podcast at your leisure with the Lego group,

0:24.0

all about the hobbies and otherwise hidden pastimes of a whole host of interesting people.

0:28.8

It's out now on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:33.5

Sue, hello.

0:34.5

Hello, lovely.

0:35.2

Thank you for doing this.

0:36.4

Absolute pleasure.

0:37.3

We'll begin at the beginning.

0:38.5

When did Susan become Sue?

0:40.3

Oh, well, in some context, Susan has never become Sue.

0:44.2

When you're naughty.

0:44.8

When I'm naughty.

0:46.9

I'm often, my brain is somewhat erratic and some producers get very annoyed.

0:51.4

And I've sort of said to them, look, if you want to get my attention, just send an email with one word,

0:55.3

and it's just Susan.

0:56.3

And I become, you know, like a deer in a forest,

1:00.0

suddenly very alert to the possibility of danger in coming.

1:04.2

I guess nobody I know calls me Sue at all.

1:08.9

Is that right?

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