Julianne Moore, David Beckham, Dr Dre … the Gavin Stacey creator’s new pod isn’t short of massive names spilling the beans. Plus, Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand unpick the headlines with chutzpahJames Corden has jumped on the celebrity podcast bandwagon, and what he lacks in speed he makes up for in star power: guests include Julianne Moore, David Beckham and Anna Wintour. His Desert Island Discs-esque format invites them to expand on the people, places and cultural artefacts that have shaped them. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the accomplished yapper effortlessly extracts a surfeit of stories from his patrons (see his episode with Dr Dre). Hannah J Davies
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