The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

King of the ballroom Anton Du Beke leafs through his latest romance novel, The Paris Affair, and the Smiths’ Johnny Marr tells us about his, Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr, and his book Marr's Guitars. Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National treasure Stephen Fry tells the team about 'Mythos: The Illustrated Story' and Actor Tom Chambers joins us to talk all things 'Elf: The Musical'.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The awesome Ashley Jensen pops by to tell us all about starring in series 8 of Shetland!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Call The Midwife’s Helen George tells all about treading the boards in The King and I, which is touring the UK ahead of its return to the West End from January 2024.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beloved multi-million copy selling Aussie home-cook Donna Hay turns the pages of her new recipe book, Even More Basics to Brilliance.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supervet Professor Noel Fitzpatrick turns the pages of his moving new book, Keira and Me and The Hairy Bikers make our mouths water with their new cookbook, Ultimate Comfort Food.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The stand up gent Jack Whitehall discusses his Settle Down tour and the electric Ed Gamble turns the pages of his memoir: Glutton: The Multi-Course Life of a Very Greedy Boy!*Trigger warning* this show discusses disordered eating Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actual Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his rules for life from his new book: Be Useful: Seven Tools For Life.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells all about the new series of A League Of Their Own and his 76-date UK tour, Hustle, plus the motoring-mad Richard Hammond fills us in on the latest series of Richard Hammond's Workshop.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astronaut Tim Peake takes us out of this world with his new book, Space: The Human Story.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners, on Virgin Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and best-selling children's author David Walliams shares the story behind his latest children’s novel The Blunders, Geordie comedian Ross Noble joins us ahead of his Jibber Jabber Jamboree UK tour, and Gig in the Gardener and CarFest favourite James Blunt plays live with new music from his album Who We Used To Be.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The legendary Eric Cantona tells us all about his brand new EP, I’ll Make My Own Heaven.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welsh actor and singer Luke Evans has news of treading the boards in Backstairs Billy, Vassos won't let go of his turtle fact, and the Wombles might be coming back!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The awesome Rick Astley tells us all about his new album, Are We There Yet?, and brilliant Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten imparts wisdom from his new book, Handbook for Hard TimesJoin Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Entrepreneur podcaster extraordinaire Shane Parrish tells us all about his new book: Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results, and Steve Denyer and Sinead give us all the gossip from the opening nights of Madonna's Celebration World Tour!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McFly’s Tom Fletcher pops in to chat about his brand-new kids book, A Christmasaurus Carol, the wonderful Helen Skelton flips through her memoir, In My Stride: Lessons Learned Through Life and Adventure, and Scouting for Girls spill the beans on their brand new album, The Place We Used to Meet.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner leafs through the girl-power pages of her children's novel: Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen, Strictly’s Shirley Ballas spills the beans on her novel: Murder on the Dancefloor, out today, and it's another Christmas Thursday at the Top of the Tower!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Music maestros Brett Anderson and James Dean Bradfield spill the beans on Suede and Manic Street Preachers' upcoming co-headlining UK tour, Chris is all for matinee concerts and the gang tell their favourite jokes.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy talk us through the book version of their chart-topping podcast: The Therapy Crouch: In Search of Happy (N)ever After, Vassos tries to work out whether he's an embarrassing dad, and Chris thinks that 'Shoe Subscriptions' are the future...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gorgeous Gaby Roslin pops by to flip through her brand new book Spread the Joy, Chris gets his sound effects muddled up and we hear your cinches of the week!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy legend Frank Skinner lifts the lid on his new stand-up show, 30 Years of Dirt, and one half of Eurythmics, Dave Stewart, tells all about his new 40th Anniversary tour, as well as his musical, The Time Traveller’s Wife.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Throwback Thursday so we're giving you a second helping of one of our favourite ever guests: Dr Peter Attia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The legendary Lenny Henry flips through his new book, The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Superkids, Chris lost his keys and we hear some wisdom from a monk!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actual Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger tells us all about starring in Sunset Boulevard and the gang are fascinated by Arnie parenting!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Songwriting supremo Bernie Taupin waxes lyrical about his new memoir, Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me, out now.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Best voice in the world' Beverly Knight joins the team to talk about her new album 'The Fifth Chapter', Repair Shop star Jay Blades runs us through his new book 'Life Lessons', and comedic genius Matt Lucas swings by to chat about releasing his first novel 'The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas'.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fab physician Gabor Maté takes us through his book The Myth Of Normal, talkSPORT's very own Ally McCoist has a Ryder Cup update from Rome, and the show gets totally derailed by a squeaky duck... Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing Lesley Paterson talks about her life as a world champion triathlete alongside being an Oscar winning film producer. Also, the gang discuss going on a speed awareness course.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary lexicographer and star of dictionary corner on Countdown, Susie Dent swings by the studio to talk about her new book 'Interesting Stories About Curious Words'. Also, the gang talks about Rachel's mug cull!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dinosaur aficionado Professor Ben Garrod pops by to chat about his ‘Ultimate Dinosaurs’ stage show, Chris ponders the origin of gossip and we hear your weekend cinches! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The jubilant Jake Shears spills the beans on playing the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, the gang all have the giggles and Vassos is on fire! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star of House Of Dragon and Doctor Who, Matt Smith has a chat with the team about his new play 'An Enemy Of The People' and Chef Angela Hartnett swings by to talk about Series 4 of her hit podcast 'Dish'. Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and actor Patrick Kielty joins Chris to talk about being the brand new host of Ireland's Late Late Show, we find out some easy steps on how to be happier and Chris has some amazing news to share with the team!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Magnificent medic Chris Van Tulleken flips through his best-selling book Ultra-Processed People, Vassos has a paragliding story and Chris and Rachel can't quite believe how long ago the iconic upside down Spider-Man kiss was!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris has been thinking about the Roman Empire a lot, the gang are blown away by Lewis Chipaldi and Vassos is considering hiring a skip!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scottish superstars Texas pop by to spill the beans about their upcoming tour, the lovely Nadiya Hussain flips through her new book and Chris and Vassos have a long-word-off.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fashion stylist and presenter Trinny Woodall flips through her brand new book Fearless, Chris has a life changing hack for the team and we hear the 10 commandments for happiness! Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher drops in to chat about the show's upcoming reboot on Amazon Freevee, Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge has our mouths watering with his brand new book Pub Kitchen and the gang have some important Hokey Cokey news.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome author Richard Osman has us gripped with news of his latest novel The Last Devil To Die, and we hear from the amazing Dr Ellen Langer on how the perception of time impacts the effects of disease and age.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick pops in ahead of his next UK tour, Chris regales a story of fancy dress at the Goodwood Revival and Ben from the team now knows the meaning of 'jelly legs' after completing his first sprint triathlon!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish comedian Jason Byrne tells all about his brand new stand-up show, teachers text in with the pranks they've pulled on their students and Chris tells an incredible story about totally disrupting the Freddie Mercury auction!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scottish legends Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill from Simple Minds tell all about their Global Tour, the team are still basking in the glow of the Freddie Mercury auction at Sotheby's, and Vassos had a very competitive journey into work this morning... Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for the greatest guests, the day's dealings, and laughs with the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome actor and singer Damian Lewis joins Chris. PLUS, the gang dive deep into the Freddie Mercury auction, add items to their daydream auction wish list and Chris tells us some of the best signed things that he has been given!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Virgin Radio's very own Nick Grimshaw turns the pages of his book, Soft Lad. PLUS, Chris is helping his friend to NOT bid on the Freddie Mercury auction and he tells us the Five Big Things that have a measurable impact on health, longevity and wellbeing. Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris popped in to see Vassos over the weekend, the team discovers how Jimmy Buffet was a secret billionaire, PLUS the awesome Ben Miller turns the pages of his new children's book! Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris and the gang chat to Spaceman Sam Ryder about the National Lottery’s United By Music Tour and Canadian Yoga Instructor Ally Boothroyd about all things Yoga Nidra.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Blacks legend Dan Carter flips through his instant Sunday Times Bestselling book: The Art of Winning, the team get excited about the Super Blue Moon, and Vassos had a very embarrassing time in the lift this morning... Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris and the gang are back after an amazing weekend at CarFest and chat to Europe's no. 1 podcaster Steven Bartlett about his new book The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life!Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Nestor shares breathing tips from his international bestselling book Breath: A New Science of a Lost Art, Chris is revving up for CarFest and the team discuss how no other species have linguistics, which means budgies can't gossip... as far as we know.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Firth and Ian Theasby (aka BOSH!) turn the pages of their new plant-based book: MEAT, the team don't rate the piece of fried chicken that allegedly looks like the UK, and Vassos has a theory about good-sounding words.Join Chris, Vassos, Rachel, Sinead and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.