What Makes Us Human Podcast
Jeremy Vine explores what makes us human in this landmark Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 series. Guests deliver their thoughts on the essence of human existence, reflecting on their own lives.
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Sheila Hancock
Mon 25 May 2015
Leading actress and writer Sheila Hancock talks to Vanessa Feltz live at the Hay Festival.
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Val McDermid
Fri 20 Mar 2015
Best-selling crime writer Val McDermid talks to Jeremy Vine about experimental in and...
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Graham Taylor
Wed 25 Feb 2015
The former Watford FC and England Manager, Graham Taylor talks to Jeremy about his for...
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Nev Wilshire
Wed 11 Feb 2015
Real-life call centre manager and star of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ3’s reality show, Nev Wilshire, talks...
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Tom Piper
Tue 27 Jan 2015
The theatre designer Tom Piper, who worked with artist Paul Cummins to create the of...
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David Owen
Tue 20 Jan 2015
David Owen has had a full life: foreign minister aged just 38 and founder of the SDP.
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Andrew Marr
Tue 16 Dec 2014
The irrepressible Andrew Marr talks to Jeremy Vine about slowing down after his stroke...
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Nick Hewer
Tue 25 Nov 2014
The Apprentice's Nick Hewer talks to Jeremy Vine about the battle between human and...
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Camila Batmanghelidjh
Tue 4 Nov 2014
From Tehran to Peckham: the founder of the pioneering charity for abused and neglected...
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Mason McQueen
Wed 22 Oct 2014
London taxi driver and star of A Cabbie Abroad, Mason McQueen, talks to Jeremy Vine of...
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Howard Jacobson
Mon 6 Oct 2014
Booker prize-winner Howard Jacobson talks to Jeremy Vine about laughter, Jewishness in...
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Francis Fukuyama
Tue 23 Sep 2014
American political scientist Francis Fukuyama - the man who predicted the End of - to...
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Simon Stevens
Tue 9 Sep 2014
The new NHS chief Simon Stevens talks to Jeremy Vine about the importance of caring as...
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Ruby Wax
Wed 3 Sep 2014
Comedian and writer Ruby Wax talks to Jeremy Vine about her tough Chicago childhood,...
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Bill Oddie
Wed 20 Aug 2014
Comedian and naturalist Bill Oddie talks to Jeremy Vine about being bi-polar and his...
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Peter Hermon
Wed 13 Aug 2014
Computer pioneer and expert in Welsh hill-walking, Peter Hermon in his first ever...
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Noreena Hertz
Tue 22 Jul 2014
One of the world’s cutting edge thinkers – Professor Noreena Hertz – answers the...
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William Boyd
Tue 1 Jul 2014
Life is not a dress rehearsal: the acclaimed writer of Restless, Any Human Heart and a...
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John Lloyd
Wed 18 Jun 2014
John Lloyd, responsible for some of the funniest, most intelligent comedy on British...
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Terry Waite
Wed 14 May 2014
Former hostage Terry Waite talks to Jeremy Vine about captivity, altruism and rural...
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Fri 2 May 2014
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby reveals the man under the mitre, his...
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Vince Cable
Wed 16 Apr 2014
Business secretary and Liberal Democrat MP Vince Cable says dancing is what makes him...
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Brian Blessed
Wed 2 Apr 2014
Actor Brian Blessed tells Jeremy what he thinks makes us human, and discusses his and...
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Ann Widdecombe
Mon 17 Mar 2014
Former Conservative Minister and sometime ballroom dancer Ann Widdecombe ponders moral...
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Ray Mears
Mon 10 Mar 2014
Our mastery of fire is what really makes us human, says Bushcraft expert Ray Mears in...
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Simon Weston
Wed 19 Feb 2014
Falklands veteran Simon Weston talks to Jeremy Vine about survival, laughter and being...
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Maureen Lipman
Wed 12 Feb 2014
Jeremy Vine mulls artistic creativity with one of Britain’s best-known performers,...
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Prof Colin Pillinger
Wed 5 Feb 2014
Human beings are nosey parkers. Planetary scientist Prof Colin Pillinger ponders human...
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Michael Rosen
Wed 22 Jan 2014
The irrepressible children's writer Michael Rosen says history - the sum total of our...
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Chris Patten
Wed 8 Jan 2014
Chairman of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trust and former cabinet minister, Chris Patten discusses his own...
