The Secret PR War Over Graham Norton's Sofa

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Is there a secret formula to who sits where on the Graham Norton sofa? Has the Salt Path scandal actually changed publishing? And is the Marty Supreme marketing campaign the greatest of all time? Richard Osman and Marina Hyde answer your questions on chat show hierarchies, mockumentaries and more. WIN TICKETS TO 'THE TRAITORS LIVE EXPERIENCE': To celebrate the launch of the new series of The Traitors we’re giving you and a friend the chance to get a taste of the ultimate game of deception and tactics. Sign up to our free newsletter by visiting ⁠therestisentertainment.com⁠ and you’ll be automatically entered into our competition to win two tickets to The Traitors Live Experience in central London. T&Cs Apply. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Video Editor: Joe Pettit & Imee Marriott Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Bex Tyrrell Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.9	Hello and welcome to this episode of the Restis Entertainment, Questions and Answers Edition.
0:41.7	I'm Marina Hyde.
0:42.6	And I'm Richard Osmond.
0:43.5	Hello, Marina.
0:44.2	Hello, Richard.
0:44.7	How are you?
0:45.3	I'm very well.
0:46.0	Thank you listeners and viewers.
0:47.8	As always for your wonderful questions.
0:50.7	Yes, I feel almost viewers in preponderance should be coming first now, but
0:55.6	anyhow, we will begin immediately for you with a question about Graham Norton's show. So many
1:01.0	people have asked this. I know, it's funny, isn't it? There's certain questions crop up again and again,
1:05.5	and this one seems to a particular obsession of people. Yeah, it is. And Dean Neville in this
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