Thursday, 7 December 2023 - 1 hour 29 minutes
This week, it's a 'Wonka' special as Jon Brown & Paul Marsh present a deliciously sweet treat of an episode, that is a confection full of sugary 'Wonkalicious' goodness! For our latest show, your (hopefully) favourite film flavoured Podcast contains our full (spoiler free) review of 'Wonka' ahead of it's release in cinemas and theaters Worldwide, plus we catch up with 'Paddington', 'Paddington 2' & 'Wonka' Director Paul King for a chat about the movie, joined by one of the most magnificent Singer / Songwriters working today, Mr Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy - who has written all of 'Wonka''s toe tappingly brilliant songs. There's also a wonderful interview from our good friend Hayley Donaghy as she waxes lyrical on 'The Lazarus Project' Season 2 with the show's Writer Joe Barton and there's all your usual agenda items including a moderate pick 'n' mix of News, Trailer Talk, the latest releases at the Cinema, on Streaming, Digital, 4K, Blu-Ray and DVD releases too.And, rounding us out is an all singing, all dancing Tip Top 5, in which we read out YOUR Tip Top 5 Musicals (and no we don't break into song randomly in order to announce them, although, we probably should have done).All this and more, tightly wrapped up in this week's candy covered instalment of 'We're Gonna Need A Bigger Pod'!Written, Presented, Recorded By: Jon Brown & Paul MarshInterviews: Jon Brown & Hayley DonaghyProduced, Edited & Mixed By: Simon BruceJingle, Theme & Foley Master Supreme: Simon BruceRecorded At: Express FM Studios, Portsmouth, UKLogo Art: Mason JordanCover Art Design: Paul MarshExecutive Producers: Jon Brown & Paul MarshDistributed By: Michael Marsh ProductionsSpecial Thanks To: Paul King, Neil Hannon, Joe Barton, The Divine Comedy HQ, Stephanie Hitch, Madeleine Finlay-Hudson, Kate Mears, Hayley Donaghy, Sean Wilson, Simon Bruce, Sam Marsh, Lily Parke, Warner Bros. UK, Watertower Music, Disney UK, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Amazon Studios, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, SKY TV, Now, Cameo Productions, Organic PR, EPK, Vue Cinemas Gunwharf Quays, Cineworld IMAX Leicester Square & Miles, Ian, Harrison, Darren & Dave at Express FM Studios. Come with me and you'll see, a World of Pure Imagination...
Thursday
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5:00am - 6:30am
Early riser? Finishing your nightshift? Can't sleep? Whatever the reason you're awake before everyone else, set sail into the new day with Ben.
6:30am - 10:00am
Ian James is back at 6.30 for another serving of Express Breakfast brought to you by Biscoes Solicitors. Ian will test your music knowledge with 'Backtracking' and keep you updated with all the latest traffic and travel news from across the city and challenge you with The Express Rewind Mystery Year at 9! Plus, Ian will be chatting to Jen Davis from Seed Wellbeing UK and discussing Nutrition, Hydration and Sleep and catching up with Curt Hill from Portsmouth Guildhall for all the latest news on Portsmouth Comic Con 2026
Local rapper StillDSG joined Lana Hall to talk all about his nomination for Song of the Year at this year's Portsmouth Music Awards.
Rob & Aaron from the Southsea Shakeapeare Actors joined Brendan McCarthy to discuss their upcoming performance of Cabin Pressure