The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

Joker Jimmy Carr has us chuckling with news of his new TV show Last One Laughing, which is out now on Prime Video!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bradley and Barney Walsh swing by in the midst of Gladiators and ahead of the return of Breaking Dad.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sensational Suggs catches us up with the latest Madness news ahead of playing at this year’s CarFest.The brilliant Tom Billington spills the beans on Electric Umbrella’s golden buzzer moment on Britain’s Got Talent.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indie-pop icons The Kooks serenade us on the Stool Of Rock, ahead of their new album Never/Know, out in May.Olympic gold medallist Dame Denise Lewis flips through the pages of her new book Adaptability: Seven Lessons to Thrive in a World of Competing Demands, which is out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Racing driver Billy Monger revved us up for this year’s Red Nose Day, which takes place on Friday night!Instagram’s water sommelier Doran Binder (@beardedwatersommelier) had all the juice on Crag Water and sustainable drinking!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing Alison Hammond had us chuckling along with her podcast Smart TV, with new episodes released Fridays.Director of RSPB England, Michael Copleston, sung the praises of The National Lottery’s Open Week!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bake Off-winning bestseller Nancy Birtwhistle shares recipes from her new book, Nancy's Green and Easy Kitchen, out now!Filming manager at The National Trust for Scotland Anna Rathband tells us more about The National Lottery’s Open Week!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britpop icons Cast serenade us on the Stool Of Rock, celebrating 30 years of their debut album All Change, their upcoming UK tour, PLUS supporting Oasis.Awesome actors Stephen Graham and Ashley Walters spill the beans on starring in new Netflix crime drama Adolescence, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GP and nutritionist Dr Rupy Aujla shares recipes from his new book, Healthy High Protein, on the day of its release!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sensational chef Si King has our mouths watering with his latest book: The Best of the Hairy Bikers: Timeless Recipes That Everyone Loves, out Thursday 13th March.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acting royalty Jason Isaacs spills the beans on series three of The White Lotus, with new episodes released each Monday on Sky Atlantic and NOW.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The simply sensational Su Pollard entertains us with news of her Still Fully Charged tour, which began in Blackpool earlier this month.Irish funnyman Chris O’Dowd spills the beans on new comedy drama Small Town, Big Story, which continues Thursdays at 9pm on Sky Max, and is also available on NOW.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious Ellie Taylor gets us excited for The National Lottery’s Open Week, which returns on Saturday 15th March.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling neuroscientist TJ Power flips through his new book The Dose Effect: Small Habits to Boost your Brain Chemistry, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The delightful Danny Dyer brings news of his new film Marching Powder, which is out in cinemas this Friday 7th March.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sensational sorcerer Stephen Frayne has all the tricks from his new show Steven Frayne - Up Close and Magical, at London’s Udderbelly Boulevard from the end of March.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paula Radcliffe dials in from Japan, ahead of this Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon! Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio."Good Luck Paula! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Superstar actor Tuppence Middleton dives into her darkly funny memoir, Scorpions, on the day of its release.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome author Charlie P Brooks turns the pages of his new children’s novel, Sammy and the Stolen Paintings, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chef and TikTok star Poppy Cooks makes us salivate with her new release, The Potato Book: 101 recipes from the Potato Queen, out this Thursday 27th February.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gut health guru Dr Megan Rossi pops by for a chat about the perks of probiotics!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the show Super Max joins us alongside Chief Scout Dwayne Fields, and super skiers Menna Fitzpatrick and Hester Poole tell us how they have been supported by The National Lottery!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3x Grand Prix winner George Russell revs us up for tonight’s F1 season launch at The O2 in London.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregory Porter AKA Dressed Crab takes off the mask and reveals all about appearing in series 6 of The Masked Singer!Awesome actor Emma Corrin treads the boards in The Seagull at London’s Barbican Theatre from Wednesday 26th February.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We invited 14 couples to the Top of the Tower to battle it out in a chaotic live round of Rock Paper Scissors... Yes, you read that right. Rock Paper Scissors live on your radio!One lucky pair won our Live Like A Millionaire Competition, thanks to The National Lottery.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brilliant bestseller Bryony Gordon shares stories from her memoir Mad Woman, on the day of its paperback release.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top telly host Joel Dommett tells all about his Happy Idiot Tour, which kicks off this month in Bristol, as well as giving us all the gossip on The Masked Singer.The cosmic queen, Kirsty Gallagher dives into the details of today’s Full Moon.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investor and entrepreneur Sahil Bloom flips through the pages of his new book; The 5 Types of Wealth, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome Aussie Adam Hills has us giggling with news of the latest 32nd series of The Last Leg, which continues on Friday at 10pm on Channel Four.The National Lottery’s longest serving Winners Advisors, Kathy Garrett and Andy Carter tell us what it’s like to help some very lucky lottery winners.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political journalist Kate McCann swings by hot off her first week of presenting Times Radio Breakfast!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super strategist, podcaster and author Greg McKeown turns the pages of his bestselling book, Effortless, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

King of the jungle, McFly’s Danny Jones tells us all about being an ambassador for CALM; the Campaign Against Living Miserably.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome adventurer Bear Grylls talks about hunting his celebrity prey in new reality competition Celebrity Bear Hunt, out Wednesday on Netflix. Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome actors Peter Sarsgaard & Ben Chaplin share all about historical drama film, September 5, out this Thursday.talkSPORT heavyweight Jim White pops in on Transfer Deadline Day and to tell us all about how to watch talkSPORT on your screens 24/7. Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish funnyman Dara Ó Briain has us chuckling with news of his tour Re:Creation, which begins in Buxton in April.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pop legend Kim Wilde serenades us on the Stool Of Rock with songs from her new album Closer, out Friday!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great British actors Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor spill the beans on starring in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, which is in cinemas on Valentine’s Day.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome entrepreneur Simon Squibb shares advice from his new book; What’s Your Dream?, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actual astronaut Tim Peake blasts up to the top of the tower to share news of the return of his tour, Astronauts: The Quest To Explore Space, and world record-breaking runner Paula Radcliffe and double Olympic runner Chris Thompson get us marathon-ready with their new podcast, Paula's Marathon Run Club.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big-time joker Josh Widdicombe shares all about his new 58-date tour, Not My Cup of Tea which kicks off this September in Canterbury until May 2026 in London!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neuroscientist, psychologist, bestselling author and musician, Daniel Levitin leafs through his latest book, Music as Medicine: How We Can Harness Its Therapeutic Power, out tomorrow.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome American actor Gabriel Basso lifts the lid on the second series of The Night Agent, which returns to Netflix this Thursday 23rd January.Cosmic queen Kirsty Gallagher has us excited for the planetary alignment, which continues all week!Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Super psychology professor Ethan Kross turns the pages of his new book, Shift: How to Manage Your Emotions so They Don’t Manage You, out Tuesday 4th February.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The delightful David Gray serenades us with songs from his new album Dear Life, out today!Delicious duo The Happy Pear spill the beans on their new Ireland and UK Tour.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Folk group The Lumineers perform live on the Stool of Rock, including their new single, Same Old Song from their upcoming fifth album Automatic, out Friday February 14th.Fitness fanatic Adam Richardson dives into his new book How to Build a Body That Lasts: Exercises for Longevity, Strength and Health, out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr Julie Smith shares advice from her second book; Open When…, which is out now.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joker Jack Dee has us chuckling with news of his year-long UK tour, Small World, which continues this Friday 17th January in Tunbridge Wells. Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art rockers Franz Ferdinand perform live on the Stool of Rock, including tracks from their new, 6th album, The Human Fear, out today!Award winning actor, Rory Kinnear updates us on his brand new, real-life inspired film, Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger, out today on Netflix.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brilliant Brit James Norton spills the beans on his 4-part drama series, Playing Nice, which continues Sunday and Monday at 9pm on ITV, with all episodes available now on ITVX.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Awesome actor Aisling Bea lifts the lid on the outrageous new horror-comedy film, Get Away, out this Friday 10th January on Sky Cinema.Join Chris, Vassos and the team every morning from 6.30am for laughs with the listeners and the greatest guests. Listen on your smart speaker, just say: "Play Virgin Radio." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.