Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

“When she sings, the sun comes out!”

Music royalty on the podcast this week. The Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen CBE joins Tim Lihoreau to

choose her five fantasy guests on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? In the course of a fascinating conversation, we discuss

working from home - in your pyjamas - , what transpired when Cher popped in and, of course, what happened to the missing

‘K'! It’s an amazing table of guests AND Errollyn will have to decide what happens to her Gatecrasher!

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“Are they commercially available?”

For all fans of great comedy, Tim Lihoreau’s guest on the podcast this week is the creator of the legendary Outnumbered,

ANDY HAMILTON, answering the question Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? with five amazing fantasy guests.

As well as Outnumbered, Andy is also responsible for classics like Drop The Dead Donkey and found time to appear on

Have I Got News for You?, QI and News Quiz. He invites an amazing guest list - icons, leaders, spinners and even…someone to annoy everyone!

Will he ta...

“THIS…is beef!”

A true one-off legend on the pod this week. Magician, hypnotist, mind reader and more, DERREN BROWN is choosing his 5 fantasy guests this week on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner - AND it’s a very personal one.

In amongst an amazing array of guests, Derren talks about his life, his dogs (are dogs more susceptible than cats for magic tricks?) and a truly poignant moment talking about his father. PLUS, you won’t believe who his FIFTH guest is!

Host Tim Lihoreau looks into his eyes discusses it all. But wil...

Season 7 of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner launches with an ICON. Comedian, writer, songwriter and Spamalegend

ERIC IDLE is Tim Lihoreau’s first guest on the pod. They talk not only about all things Monty Python, but also the amazing parties

("Gary, Will, David…meet The Rolling Stones”) and lots more. In a funny, story-filled and often moving chat, Eric outlines the

Five Fantasy Guests he wants around the table. There’s even…a DING DONG…at the end. Find out if he will let The Gatecrasher in!”

- AND, specially for th...

“Anna 1, Anna 2.”

Opera megastar Danielle de Niese is lighting up the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner studios with her trademark effervescence. She’s talking everything from Timothee Chalamet to International Rescue, not to mention choosing her 5 fantasy guests. And there’s a problem from the start! Before she can say yes or no to The Gatecrasher, she has to try to narrow down her own list. Listen to the last episode of the season now on Global Player.

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“Let’s have it…in the chapter house of Wells Cathedral”

Star of Ted Lasso, stand-up legend and actor extraordinaire (see Return to Paradise, Bad Education, etc) LLOYD GRIFFITH is the VIP on the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner pod this week.

Host Tim Lihoreau and he discuss cathedrals (his favourite places) choirs (there’s a strict hierarchy) and, of course, the idea of replacing smoking with kazoos. His five fantasy guests are at once revealing and moving. But will he take The Gatecrasher? You’ll have to listen to find out.

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“Patrick Moore’s bathroom!”

Make way for a very special episode. Myleene Klass shares the soundtrack of her life, from her pop-music days to her powerful activism. She sits down for a lively chat about her ultimate fantasy dinner party guests. And warning: along the way she opens up about her vital, tireless campaigning to change the conversation around miscarriage with some candid talk and inspiring conversation.

“I am Chief Nerd”.

Award-winning composer, salsa-fiend and general all-round legend Eric Whitacre brings his five fantasy dinner guest to the table with host Tim Lihoreau. It’s a fabulous list and the conversation is freee-flowing, fantastic and a little bit fan-boy. Will he take The Gatecrasher? You’ll have to listen to find out.

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“Oh, I’d love a ’Scrambled Egg-Off’ - what ever that is!”

An unmissable episode of the Global Original Podcast Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as host Tim Lihoreau sits down with the legendary Julian Lloyd Webber for a conversation packed with jaw-dropping stories: like the moment he knew his illustrious cello career was over, who is his Celebrity Crush, and which little-known arts minister

helped him introduce the In Harmony music scheme to Everton. (There’s a clue in the blues!) Guests-wise he’s on the big hitter trail with composers, religious leaders and even CATS…fi...

“We’re all snowflake, woke cucks!”

It’s an amazing week on the podcast as comedian, rapper and Harry Potter lookalike

MC HAMMERSMITH comes into the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? studios.

This fast-talking, long-form improvving legend talks about his best friends, his precise views

on Nandos (reaching out for sponsorship) and how to cope with a Powerpoint Party.

Host Tim Lihoreau finds his rap rhyme plus MC's five fantasy guests. And a DEAR bunch they are, too.

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“Trouser round his ankles...listening to Chopin!”

Anything can happen and actually does when comedy legend Mark Thomas comes into the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? podcast studios. He’s talking influences, funeral songs, ‘Comedy Product’ 2026 and the people he truly loves with host Tim Lihoreau. Then there’s the small matter of the five fantasy guests. Will the table be big enough? (Spoiler alert: no.)

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“He was always the familial… elephant in the room!"

It’s Fringe season and Tim Lihoreau has legendary comedians in the pod studio. This week it’s the name-slating, punter-bating landlord Al Murray, joining for a lively conversation about his ideal fantasy dinner party guests.

The star of the hit tour ‘All you need is Guv! talks about his life and times, his writing and of course his comedy; and his guests are all first-timers on GWCTD.

Prepare yourself for a table of legends — they can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or c...

“…I do dabble in YOOO tube!"

This week on the pod, an actor who became familiar to a generation as Jo from Spooks. More recently she has received rave reviews alongside Ralph Fiennes as Dame Ellen Terry in the West End smash David Hare play ‘Grace Pervades’.

Miranda Raison joins Tim Lihoreau for a unique and engrossing chat to reveal her five fabulous fantasy dinner party guests.

She was Anne Boleyn in Howard Brenton’s eponymous play: the wife of Kenneth Branagh in The Winter's Tale and now she recounts the five people she simply...

“Do you wan’t to come on your with me?”

Writer, comedian and, let’s face it, philosopher Rob Auton brings his unique look on life to the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? pod studio. He’s chose his UNIQUE line of fantasy guests - in time as well as space - and he recounts the reasons why in a fascinating episode. Host Tim Lihoreau would have gladly locked the doors and never let him leave. But will he take The Gatecrasher? Find out and hear the whole genius episode on Global Player.

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“I get these screams… as the jump-scares happen!”

There is a sleuth in the studio. Crime writer and The Traitors' in-castle detective, Harriet Tyce goes head to head with Tim Lihoreau to present her DREAM dinner party guest list! She comes armed with five fantasy guests for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? - and they are an interesting quintet.

The big question for host Tim Lihoreau, though, is…will she let The Gatecrasher in? Find out and listen to the full fab episode at Global Player.

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“I’m being really cultural here!”

The Man in the Room Next door…has left his safe haven and is now…in the Global Studios.

Michael Spicer came to wider fame with his earpiece and his notes, desperately attempting to keep people on track. Now, with no help from next door, he chooses his five fantasy guests for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? - and they are TRULY an eclectic bunch. The big question for host Tim Lihoreau, though, is…will he let The Gatecrasher in? Find out and listen to the full fab episode at Glo...

“I’m a punk!”

You may know her from the Great British Menu, or maybe from her sofa assessments on Celebrity Gogglebox with her daughter. If you are

TRULY lucky you may have even sampled her food at Wadadli Kitchen or via a recipe in The Pepperpot Diaries.

‘Punk’ chef, Andi Oliver is in the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Hottest this week, choosing five fantasy guests.

As you might imagine, it’s a SCRUMPTIOUS episode with host Tim Lihoreau touching on her run in with a legend, the secrets of a great gum...

“HELLO, public!”

An extraordinary conversation with one of the most versatile, brilliant, and fiercely independent forces in British music history. Mike Batt, LVO is offering up his five guests this week on the pod, bringing his five-time Ivor Novello Award-winning singer-songwriter, conductor, and producer FIVE-DECADE career to bear on all things ‘fantasy dinner’ - one decade for each guest. Mike's melodies are woven directly into the fabric of global pop culture, from Katy Melua ('Closest Thing to Crazy’), through Art Garfunkel (‘Bright Eyes’), right back to the British establishment that is…The Wombles (‘Remember you’re a…’).

Now he’s back in th...

“This is a RIDICULOUS podcast!”

The nation’s favourite gardener launches Season 6 of the pod. Legendary horticulturalist Monty Don chooses his 5 fantasy dinner guests. Along the way he talks jewellery design, taking his top off and curtains made out of trousers. So it’s all to play for. Tim Lihoreau discusses who’s sitting where and, of course, whether The Gatecrasher makes it through the door.

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“I asked him..”Did he know kangaroos can’t fart?…"”

On the pod this week, the one and only Chesney Hawkes. The pop and rock legend chooses his ideal dinner party line up this week on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?. It’s an eclectic and at times moving list where friends rub shoulders with presidents and music… is everywhere. Join Tim Lihoreau to see if he can get his Gatecrasher on the list, too.

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“Aged steaks. And I’m next to Tom Hiddleston”

On the pod this week, two legends in one. If you’ve been to the theatre in the last 15 years, chances are you’ve experienced one of the works of Ben and Max Ringham. Waiting for Godot on Broadway, Inter Alia at the National, Cyrano in the West End: just the tip of the iceberg.

They are the recipients of 5 Olivier Nominations, two Tony noms and so much more more. This week on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, they’re picking their fantasy dinner line up. Join Tim L...

‘Hello, Jim.

Nice to see you….

Ernesto, SIT DOWN!'

LEGEND ALERT, LEGEND ALERT. Original Evita ‘Che’ and Rock On superstar, David Essex is in the studio this week. He has chosen 5 unique fantasy dinner guests and so Tim Lihoreau discusses who’s invited, who’s sitting where and the whys and wherefores of the fabulous line-up. Along the way, they talk Krays, the pros and cons of black polo necks and the most UNLIKLEY Che understudy ever.

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversi...

“I’m happy here on earth. On land!”

Olympic swimming legend Ellie Simmonds joins the podcast to choose her 5 fantasy dinner guests. And in a first for the pod, all her guests are alive and kicking and could show up at any moment.

Ellie and host Tim Lihoreau discuss dancing, spaceships and, of course, dogs! But will she allow The Gatecrasher to stay?

Listen to the the entire championship episode to find out. Follow on Instagram: @classicfm, @timlihoreau, @guesswhoscomingtodinner_pod

“This lady’s not for turning EITHER!”

She is one of the great comedians of our time; she is a formidable traveller; and she has a unique relationship with ‘Helen Mirren’. Susan Calman is our vip choosing her five fantasy dinner guests. In the course of the episode, Tim Lihoreau touches on horror, conspiracy and what it is that makes Susan feel like a Queen! But will she take The Gatecrasher, chosen for her by Tim? Find out by listening to the full fabulous episode Global Player.

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‘She hasn’t invited me round yet!”

One of the Magic Circle’s most lauded magicians is in the studio this week. James Phelan, magic royalty, is pulling his five unique guests out of the hat for inclusion in his fantasy dinner party. Tim Lihoreau discusses who’s invited, who’s sitting where and the whys and wherefores of the fabulous line-up. Along the way, they talk Uncle Paul Daniels, Auntie Debbie McGee, Amanda Holden…and how to predict the National Lottery numbers!!

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or contr...

"The good thing is you can chat and bitch about them on a podcast!”

Beloved by his fellow comedians (“A hilarious natural funny storyteller” * “One of the best comedians in the country!” **) the VIP this week is Ray Bradshaw on "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?" Ray reveals his five amazing guests who have been granted a spot around his fantasy dinner party - and it’s a unique line-up. Tim Lihoreau discusses who’s invited, who’s sitting where, who’s real and who’s not. Along the way, they talk ‘Posh Partick’, being a CODA comedian, how to cater a c...

‘John Major saved my life!”

A radio and podcast legend is in the 'hot table’ this week: James O’Brien is the VIP on "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’.

James unveils his five fave guests who have passed muster for inclusion in his fantasy dinner party - and we can safely say you might be surprised at who gets the nod. Tim Lihoreau discusses who’s invited, who’s sitting where and the whys and wherefores of the stellar line-up. Along the way, they talk writers, they talk weddings, they even talk gaming.

From the iconi...

“Giles and Sinead O’Connor… singing duets!”

Star of Father Ted, Death in Paradise, Derry Girls and My Hero, the award-winning stand-up, author and broadcaster Ardal O’Hanlon is the VIP this week, inviting you to Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Tim Lihoreau hears the amazing tales and life stories from one of the UK's best-loved comedians and, when it comes to the final Gatecrasher guest, he throws away the rule book.

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial— who will receive an invite? You’ll have to listen to...

“Caroline and Miss Piggy might get on quite well!”

Sell-out stand-up and ‘Last One Laughing’ (Ireland) star Emma Doran is Tim Lihoreau's VIP on the pod this week. She not only chooses her five fantasy dinner guests, she also brings masses of what The Guardian called her “pleasing streak of wickedness” to the table. “You’d be mad to miss her”, as the Standard chimed in.

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will receive an invite? And will she allow the wildcard “Gate-crasher” to stay? You’ll have to listen to f...

“This guy’s hilarious. We should be best friends."

To mark the 50 episode milestone, it's a double issue day. Comedian Emmanuel Sonubi joins host Tim Lihoreau for a revelatory chat about his five fantasy dinner party guests.

Emmanuel talks heroes and legends as well as the small matter of, quite literally, dying on stage - and still manages to hand out the place cards to 5 fantasy guests who he would love to have around the table. And they are amazing!

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or con...

“If you hear me say ‘jeepers’, this is where it started!”

A milestone guest! JOSH WIDDICOMBE becomes Tim Lihoreau’s FIFTIETH vip on the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? podcast, choosing his five fantasy dinner guests. In a unique spin, he is offered not one, not two but THREE Gatecrashers to complement his own choices. Will he take ANY of them? And will he ever stop saying his new favourite word - jeepers!

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial— who will receive be around the podcast table? Y...

“I could’a been a serial killer!”

Kicking off SEASON 5 of the pod is a comedy legend. Ross Noble joins host Tim Lihoreau for a fabulous, frantic filibuster about his five fantasy dinner party guests.

Ross talks heroes, heartaches, birthday cakes and sausages while handing out the place cards to 5 fantasy guests who he would love to have around the table. And they are an amazing crew!

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will receive an invite? And will he allow the wildcard “Gate-crasher...

“It’s not unusual!”

The queen of the dancefloor herself Shirley Ballas joins Tim Lihoreau for a flamboyant and forthright pod to choose her 5 fantasy dinner party guests. Author, TV presenter and, of course, champion dancer, Shirley choose her quality quintet of quintessentialists - and with one of them…she has a bone to pick!

From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will make the cut? And will he choose the wildcard “Gate-crasher?” You’ll have to listen to find out!

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This week we have an actor, a broadcaster, a comedian, a writer, a children’s author - all in one. The multi-talented Ben Miller is Tim Lihoreau's VIP on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, choosing his 5 fantasy dinner party guests. 

Along the way we will hear how chauffeuring… drove him to acting; which legendary American he is related to; and whether or not his supergroup Strijka (with Alexander Armstrong) will ever get back together.

As for his guests, from the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will make the lis...

“Excuse me… for sounding like a right old nobber!”

Fans of Downton Abbey are in for a treat as actor Tom Cullen joins host Tim Lihoreau for a thrilling and thoughtful conversation to reveal his five fantasy dinner party guests.

Currently wowing audiences in Channel Four’s nail-biting Trespasses, Tom Cullen share some wonderful stories from his glittering career. He takes Tim on an experience-led tour of his ‘famous five’ guests.  They can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial – all that’s guaranteed is they are made welcome. It’s a considered, eloquent and insi...

“Patsy and Edina…they made me gay!"

Having a blast on the cast this week is RuPaul legend, Celeb SAS veteran and unique drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash, joining host Tim Lihoreau for a full and frank conversation about their five fantasy dinner party guests.

The musician and icon chooses who they would want at their FANTASY dinner party — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial. Who will make the dinner table? Will they keep the wildcard “Gate-crasher”? And WHAT…is the dress code? You’ll have to listen to find out!

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"Harry went feral! We all watched it!"

Writer, media personality and former Royal butler, Paul Burrell joins host Tim Lihoreau for a fascinating conversation about his five fantasy dinner party guests.

Paul talks about his extraordinary relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth the Second while handing out the place cards to 5 fantasy guests who he would love to have around the table. And just how many of them…are Royal?

 From the iconic to the unexpected — living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will receive an invite? And will he allow t...

“I’m very sassy when I’m tired”

Having a blast on the cast this week is jazz singer and all-round diva legend, Ann Hampton Callaway, joining host Tim Lihoreau to riff the conversation about her five fantasy dinner party guests.

The singer, songwriter and actor talks musical heroines, drama influences and what’s in Barbra Streisand’s basement! 

Her guests range from iconic to even more iconic— living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial—who will make her dinner table? And will she keep the wildcard “Gate-crasher” ? You’ll have to listen to find out!<...

“I want Zeus out! He’s been doing my head in since he walked in!”

It’s a FIRST for the Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? podcast. Tim Lihoreau has not one but TWO guests choosing their fantasy dinner guests. Legendary stand-up comedians and writers, Adam Riches and John Kearns are Tim Lihoreau’s VIPs, this week, sharing an anarchic hour of podcast pleasure.

How will they decide on their guest list? Will they agree? Along the way we find out about John and Adam’s mythical singing prowess, their heroes and their vague infatuation with...

“You look like you’re carrying around a DEAD GOOSE!”

Bewitching Tim Lihoreau in the pod studio this week is actor and musician Joey Batey, joining for a beguiling conversation about his ideal fantasy dinner party guests.

The star of the hit series The Witcher talks about his music, his writing and of course his acting; and his guests are all chosen with a very particular theme in mind. 

Prepare yourself for a heart-warming roll call of fabulous names — they can be living or dead, real or fictional, beloved or controversial. Plus, will he welcome th...