Lyrical Lunches
John Donne and Tupac Shakur interview up-and-coming wordsmiths over Mediterranean sharing plates. Only lasts for one series – the pair get on famously, but the wealth management ads don’t come close to compensating for the first-growth claret and Hennessy expenses.
Misfiring Line
Bill Buckley and Fernando Alonso discuss the moral decline of Western civilisation and troubleshoot listeners’ automotive problems. Hits the big time when the hosts change language to target the Spanish-speaking market, though Buckley has to be repeatedly talked out of inviting on Latin American military dictators as guests.
No Cap, Flat Cap
Matthew Goodwin and George Orwell tour the north of England, sampling local food and pointing out the region’s many points of superiority to the effete south. Production is slowed down by the pair’s frequent trips back to London to fulfil prestigious media commitments.
A Bloom of One’s Own
Lessons in horticulture with Virginia Woolf (in partnership with Freddie’s Flowers). Goes down a treat with London’s literary women and, in contrast to her haughty reputation, Woolf is a dream to work with: she even insists on buying all the flowers herself.
