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Spooning with Mark Wogan
by Virgin Radio UK
Join Mark Wogan for Spooning! Set the table and tuck into this brand new podcast, where celebrities accompany Mark for a unique culinary adventure at one of the UK"s most coveted foodie hotspots: Corrigan's Mayfair. Mark greets each guest with a bespoke menu, custom-made to fulfil their foodie fantasies but also to challenge them with what they think they hate. The catch - they'll be blindfolded and not know which they're trying. Watch the podcast on YouTube, follow 'Spooning' on Instagram and TikTok for bite-size laughs, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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John Torode MBE: I Don’t Eat Willies or Kidneys
TV Chef and author John Torode MBE joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. John opens up about the chaotic energy of running massive 90s London kitchens like Quaglino's and Mezzo under Terence Conran. Plus, John opens up about how childhood memories and a life-changing Bangkok street-food dish...
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Katherine Ryan: I Work As A Top, But I Live As A Bottom
Comedian, broadcaster and author Katherine Ryan joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Katherine opens up on what happened when she used to train staff at Hooters, why she’ll never trust her husband 100%, and the secret to surviving eldest daughter syndrome from her book First Born Daughter.…
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Anthony Scaramucci: Eleven Days in the White House, FTX Collapse and Facing Failure
Former White House Communications Director, broadcaster and author Anthony Scaramucci joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. From his working class Long Island roots to surviving Goldman Sachs, eleven infamous days in Donald Trump’s White House and testifying after the catastrophic collapse of...
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Marco Pierre White: Winning Three Stars Is The Most Exciting Journey of Any Cook's Life
Celebrity chef, legendary restaurateur, presenter and author Marco Pierre White joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Marco opens up on his career leading to gaining three Michelin stars. Plus, Marco talks about some of your favourite chefs and the dishes that have stood the test of time. And...
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Tobias Ellwood: Preventing World War 3, Meeting Putin and Trump's Foreign Policy
Former Conservative Defence Minister and author Tobias Ellwood joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Tobias opens up about the harrowing personal experiences that shaped his worldview including the tragic loss of his brother in the 2002 Bali bombings and running toward danger during the 2017...
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Nigel Planer: The Young Ones and Beyond
Actor, poet and writer Nigel Planer joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Nigel opens up on his early days on a diet of lentils to becoming a generational icon as Neil in the anarchic, groundbreaking sitcom The Young Ones and Nigel opens up about the chaotic 1980s alternative comedy scene. He...
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Giorgio Locatelli: Hidden Swiss Bank Accounts And Why He Almost Destroyed His Career Over Lasagna
Celebrity Masterchef judge and Michel star chef Giorgio Locatelli joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Giorgio opens up on growing up in his family’s swamp-built hotel restaurant (complete with hidden Swiss bank accounts) to working in brutal Parisian kitchens, earning London’s first…
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The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: Overcoming Grief, Using AI in Music and Goats Cheese
Singer and songwriter Danny O’Donoghue joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. From growing up in a legendary Irish musical lineage to securing a $15 million record deal at just 16 years old, Danny looks back at the highs and lows of his 30-year career. He opens up about how channelled profound...
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Stephen Mulhern: Mind Blown By Duck & Katsu Curry! Plus Live Call to Holly Willoughby
TV presenter and magician Stephen Mulhern joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. The self-proclaimed "fussy eater" opens up about his proper East End childhood working the Petticoat Lane markets, his early days on CITV and the exact illusion that got him suspended from The Magic Circle. Plus,...
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Fay Ripley: Vanilla Ice Cream, Brownies, Garlic and Almond Soup
Actress Fay Ripley joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Fay opens up about her time as Miss Chief The Clown, how to make the perfect pizza, working in a tanning shop, her time on Cold Feet, faking a nervous breakdown to get out of a TV show and beating Gordon Ramsay with her chocolate...
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Andrea McLean: Chocolate Biscuits, BBQ Pork and Prawns
TV host and now author Andrea McLean joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Andrea opens up about her childhood where she travelled around the world and was bullied at school, how she found being a people pleaser, her time on GMTV and Loose Women and her mental health journey including going...
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Richard Armitage: Grenade Bars, Super Noodles, Duck Pancakes and Foie Gras Pâté
This week we are giving you another chance to hear our interview with author, actor and musician Richard Armitage from when he joined Spooning With Mark Wogan in September 2025. Richard explores the foods featured in his new book The Cut, he debates whether a Jaffa Cake is truly a cake or a...
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Rivals Victoria Smurfit: Angel Delight, Mince, Chicken Kiev and Duck Spring Rolls
This week we are giving you another chance to hear from Rivals actress Victoria Smurfit who joined Mark Wogan back in January 2025 for a spooning ahead of season 2 of the show being released this weekend. Victoria opens up on her film career, going to a boarding school, her daughter being…
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Josh Groban: Mushrooms, Dried Mango, Chilli and Liquorice
Singer Josh Groban joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Josh opens up about his music career singing around the world and the artists that he has worked with. Plus, from a mental health perspective, Josh opens up on how he managed his imposter syndrome and being diagnosed with ADHD. And find...
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Made In Chelsea’s Millie Mackintosh: Wotsits, Olive Oil, Spaghetti alla Jacky O and Smacked Cucumber
TV personality Millie Mackintosh joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Millie gets candid about her upbringing in a family run deli, sharing how those early experiences shaped her. She opens up about being diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager including the challenges that followed and how she...
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The Wittering Whitehalls: Chicken Parmigiana and Chicken Liver
Michael and Hilary Whitehall join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Michael and Hilary discuss the reissue of their book Shark Infested Waters, they reflect on how the theatre industry has evolve and share showbiz stories from working with stars including Richard E Grant, Nigel Havers and the…
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I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here South Africa Seann Walsh: Cheese Boards, Peperami, Apples, Potatoes and Raisons
This week we saw comedian and podcaster Seann Walsh enter the I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here South Africa jungle so we wanted to give you another chance to hear what happened when he joined Spooning With Mark Wogan in August 2025. Seann opened up his love of the cheeseboard, suffering with...
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Jeremy Kyle: Marvellous Creations, Scallops and Wild Garlic
Presenter Jeremy Kyle joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Jeremy opens up his radio and TV career, he previews his memoir and Mark tries to change Jeremy’s mind on scallops. This episode was filmed at Corrigan's in Mayfair. Guilty Pleasure- Cadbury’s Marvellous Creations Hates: Carrots and...
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Steve Furst: Smashburgers, Mushrooms and Courgettes
Comedian, singer and theatre host Steve Furst joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Steve opens up about the time he nearly got kidnapped, becoming an improvised host, the success of the Double Six Club and Lenny Beige, working on Little Britain and the future of comedy. Guilty Pleasure:...
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Natasha Hamilton: Picky Bits, Ham and Pineapple, truffle and Kimchi
Singer Natasha Hamilton joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Natasha opens up about stepping into the spotlight at just twelve years old as a touring performer and the whirlwind journey that followed with chart-topping girl group Atomic Kitten. She reflects on the highs and lows of life in…
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Alan Titchmarsh CBE: Shreddies, Rice pudding, Chicken Pie and Prunes
This week we give you another chance to hear our episode with Alan Titchmarsh CBE who came on Spooning With Mark Wogan in March 2025. Alan opens up about growing up in Yorkshire, his love of gardens, working at Kew Gardens, working as a journalist, having a theatre in his garden, the success of...
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Henning Wehn: Oatcakes, Currywurst and Chicory
Comedian Henning Wehn joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Henning opens up on how he moved from Germany and arrived in the UK to “learn English” and never quite left. He reflects on his childhood, his journey into comedy and how his outsider perspective shaped his voice on the British...
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Carol Decker: Chip Butty, Orkney Scallop, Roasted Peppers and Spenwood Cheese
Singer Carol Decker joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Carol opens up about her childhood, the rise and fall of T’Pau including keeping The Beatles off the number 1 spot in the UK Top 40, being a serial reality tv contestant, working with Gregg Wallace and taking part in The Masked Singer....
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Emilia Fox, Heston Blumenthal, Jeremy Kyle and more!
On this week’s episode of Spooning With Mark Wogan, Mark showcases some of his favourite episodes over the past few years where the conversations turn to food and relationships with partners and within themselves. Louise opens up about her love of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and opens up about…
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Matt Forde: Spaghetti Bolognese, Chicken Madras and Sausage Sandwiches
Comedian and podcast host Matt Forde joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Matt opens up about his mum leaving the convent after fifteen years as a nun, to what faith and religion mean to him today. He reflects on building a hugely successful podcast empire, the resilience that carried him...
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Love Island’s Alex George: Salami, Apple Crumble, Marzipan, Chicken Curry and Vegetable Gnocchi
Former Love Island star turned mental health campaigner, podcaster and author Alex George joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Alex shares his personal mental health journey through Love Island and beyond and discusses the challenges faced by under‑16s, including whether they should be on...
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Spooning: Hugh Bonneville, Dame Prue Leith, Mimi Webb And More…
This week Mark Wogan looks back at some of his highlights from Spooning With Mark Wogan over the past few years. Coming up: 01:20- Hugh Bonneville talks about his time on W1A 05:24- Dame Prue Leith talks about her time growing up in South Africa during apartheid 11:03- Victoria Smurfitt takes on...
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James Nesbitt: Spam, Corn Flakes, Vongole and Thai Irish Stew
Actor James Nesbitt joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. James talks candidly about his famous eyebrows, his hair transplant and his career across stage and screen. He also explains why he stopped doing the Thomas Cook adverts after starring in The Missing and opens up about his genuine love...
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Max Fosh: Doritos, Eggs, Spaghetti Bolognese and Deep Fried Oysters
YouTuber Max Fosh joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Max joins Mark this week to chat about the runaway success of his YouTube videos and his leap into stand-up comedy. He reveals the story behind his potential ban from Sunday Brunch. Plus, Mark grills Max about his very loyal love of…
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Spooning Special: Rabbit Pancakes, Gnocchi, Duck Confit, Butter Beans, Rubarb Jam and Custard Doughnuts
Celebrities Claudia Winkleman, Gennaro Contaldo, The Hairy Bikers, Thomasina Miers and Susannah Constantine join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week as we look back at some of our favourite moments of when our special guests take on the spoons. Dishes Served: Claudia Winkleman was served rabbit...
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Jimmy Carr and Ewan Venters: Truffle, Baileys, Mince Pies and Caviar
Comedian Jimmy Carr and the knowledge of all food, and Ewan Venters, join Spooning With Mark Wogan with another chance to hear their 2023 Christmas special episode. Jimmy and Ewan dive into their favourite and least favourite Christmas foods. They put mince pies from Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason,...
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James Lance: Salami, Goan Curry, White Chocolate Mice, Chocolate Cheese and Fennel
Actor James Lance joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. James opens up about starring in this year’s Beyond Paradise Christmas special and reflects on where it all began, treading the boards in a school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He talks candidly about his...
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Gyles Brandreth: Chocolate Hobnobs, Fish Fingers, Le Goûter and Sticky Toffee Pudding
This interview contains sexual themes. Writer, wordsmith, MP and presenter Gyles Brandreth joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Gyles opens up about his love of jumpers, his career, his involvement in the 1972 Longford Committee of Inquiry into Pornography, starting the International…
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Richard Coles: La Reine Pizza, Wotsits, Bottarga and Beetroot
Reverend Richard Coles joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Reverend Richard opens up about getting the worst Paso Doble score on Strictly Come Dancing, what religion means to him in the face of adversity and how Mounjaro has helped him with his weight loss. Food Served: Homeslice Pizza…
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Sir Tony Robinson: Buratta, Sausages, lemon Potatoes and Trifle
TV presenter, archaeologist, comedian, and now author, Sir Tony Robinson joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Sir Tony opens up about being in the original cast recording of Oliver!, the institutionalisation of schools, his years on Blackadder, how his height has affected his life, and what…
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Susannah Constantine: Anchovies, Twiglets, Endives and Rhubarb
Fashion icon and TV presenter Susannah Constantine joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Susannah opens up about taking part in Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House, her mum’s bipolar diagnosis, dating the 2nd Earl of Snowdon, her thoughts on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and her love of cricket…
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Clodagh McKenna: Pizza, Chocolate, Crab cakes and Tiramisu
Chef and TV presenter, Clodagh McKenna joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Clodagh opens up about her career from farmers market to appearing on TV, being hyper-organised and she takes part in a chocolate percentage taste test. Plus, Clodagh reflects on the changes at ITV’s This Morning....
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Andi Peters: Fish Fingers, Rhubarb Crumble, Chicken and Leek Pie, Blackberry Sorbet
A big thank you to Visit Dubai for sponsoring this episode. Discover more at: https://www.visitdubai.com/en/ Broadcaster Andi Peters joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week for our 100th episode. Andi reveals why he is so private and why he will not be appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of...
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Lloyd Griffith: Turkish Delight, Haslet Sandwich and Banana Bread
Comedian, singer and actor, Lloyd Griffith joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Lloyd opens up about the start of his career as a choir boy, how he deals with rejection and reveals the differences between Brits and Australians. Plus, Lloyd opens up about his time on Ted Lasso and being part…
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Hugh Bonneville: Marmalade Sandwiches, Chocolate Brownies, Cheese Toasties and Okra
Acting royalty, Hugh Bonneville joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Hugh opens up about his time on EastEnders and his infamous brownie binge in Notting Hill, while Mark recreates an afternoon tea inspired by Hugh’s food journey. Dishes served: Guilty Pleasure: Ketchup and grated cheese,...
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Miles Kane: Haribo Vodka, Pizza, Chicken Wings and Anchovies
Singer Miles Kane joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Miles opens up about his musical influences, Miles enters his very own musical pet shop and Mark tries to change Miles’ mind on anchovies. Dishes Served: Guilty Pleasure- Vodka Haribo Treat: Margarita Pizza Spoon One: Buffalo Chicken…
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Part1: Prue Leith: Great British Bake Off, Custard, Asparagus and Trifle
This week we are giving you another chance to hear The Great British Bake Off's Dame Prue Leith join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Dame Prue opens up about living in South Africa during the apartheid, the success and learnings from the Leith's School of Food and Wine and all things Great...
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PART2: Prue Leith: Great British Bake Off, Custard, Asparagus and Trifle
This week we are giving you another chance to hear The Great British Bake Off's Dame Prue Leith join Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Dame Prue opens up about living in South Africa during the apartheid, the success and learnings from the Leith's School of Food and Wine and all things Great...
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PART 1&2: Alexandra Burke: Dates, Chicken and Rice and Spaghetti Bolognese
Singer, Actress and Dancer, Alexandra Burke joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Alexandra reflects on her time on The X Factor, shares why she turned down a tour with Beyoncé and talks about what gratitude means to her. Plus, Alexandra opens up about her love of Marks & Spencer treats and…
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PART1: Tim Spector: Thirty Plant Ragu, Pavlova and Sweet Potato Curry
Professor Tim Spector joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Professor Tim Spector shares why he believes we should be eating thirty different plants each week, incorporating three fermented foods daily and the truth behind the vitamins you take. Plus, Tim also opens up about why he wouldn’t...
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PART2: Tim Spector: Thirty Plant Ragu, Pavlova and Sweet Potato Curry
Professor Tim Spector joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Professor Tim Spector shares why he believes we should be eating thirty different plants each week, incorporating three fermented foods daily and the truth behind the vitamins you take. Plus, Tim also opens up about why he wouldn’t...
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PART1: Mimi Webb: McDonalds Big Mac, Beef Wellington and Butternut Squash
Singer and songwriter, Mimi Webb joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Mimi opens up about the therapy that’s helped her navigate the music industry, what fame truly means to her and the power of being discovered on TikTok. Plus, she also shares her experience working with Meghan Trainor…
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PART2: Mimi Webb: McDonalds Big Mac, Beef Wellington and Butternut Squash
Singer and songwriter, Mimi Webb joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Mimi opens up about the therapy that’s helped her navigate the music industry, what fame truly means to her and the power of being discovered on TikTok. Plus, she also shares her experience working with Meghan Trainor…
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PART1: Richard Armitage: Grenade Bars, Super Noodles, Duck Pancakes and Foie Gras Pâté
Author, actor and musician, Richard Armitage joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week. Richard explores the foods featured in his new book The Cut, he debates whether a Jaffa Cake is truly a cake or a biscuit, and shares how Gillian Lynne played a pivotal role in his career. Dishes Served: From…
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PART2: Richard Armitage: Grenade Bars, Super Noodles, Duck Pancakes and Foie Gras Pâté
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Mark Wogan for Spooning! Set the table and tuck into this brand new podcast, where celebrities accompany Mark for a unique culinary adventure at one of the UK"s most coveted foodie hotspots: Corrigan's Mayfair.
Mark greets each guest with a bespoke menu, custom-made to fulfil their foodie fantasies but also to challenge them with what they think they hate. The catch - they'll be blindfolded and not know which they're trying.
Watch the podcast on YouTube, follow 'Spooning' on Instagram and TikTok for bite-size laughs, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Mark Wogan for Spooning! Set the table and tuck into this brand new podcast, where celebrities accompany Mark for a unique culinary adventure at one of the UK"s most coveted foodie hotspots: Corrigan's Mayfair. Mark greets each guest with a bespoke menu, custom-made to fulfil their foodie...
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