About this podcast
The Big Smoke Variety Show is a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by theatre director and Canadian living in London, Kevin Bennett, blending the playfulness of classic TV variety shows with the depth of a cultural salon. Each episode features fascinating interviews — with guests like the former Ravenmaster of the Tower of London Christopher Skaife, Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera, clothier and BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee star Patrick Grant — plus authors, historians, entertainers,…
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The Big Smoke Variety Show
About this podcast
The Big Smoke Variety Show is a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by theatre director and Canadian living in London, Kevin Bennett, blending the playfulness of classic TV variety shows with the depth of a cultural salon. Each episode features fascinating interviews — with guests like the former Ravenmaster of the Tower of London Christopher Skaife, Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera, clothier and BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee star Patrick Grant — plus authors, historians, entertainers,…
Recent episodes
- Silly Season: A Double Bill of Stories You Haven’t Heard30 Jul · 26 min
- Silly Season: A Double Bill of The Strange Brothers23 Jul · 25 min
- Beneath the Muddy Waters with London’s Mudlarking Community16 Jul · 53 min
- Behind the Nugget: Neuroaesthetics with Archie McAlpine9 Jul · 55 min
- Loo Tour at The Princess Louise & The Strange Brothers: Hey Presto!2 Jul · 37 min
- More Balls Than Hands: The Art of Juggling with Sean Gandini25 Jun · 57 min
- Tommy Flowers’ Blue Plaque & Stories You Haven’t Heard: Savitri and Satyavan18 Jun · 25 min
- Why We Should Love Wasps with Seirian Sumner11 Jun · 56 min
- The Strange Brothers’ Saw Trick & Underground Loos4 Jun · 23 min
- The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet with Yi-Ling Liu28 May · 1 h 01 min
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