All My Clothes Need Burning (formerly Television Times) – Details, episodes & analysis

Howard J. Ford makes independent horror films in genuinely terrifying locations, without blockbuster funding, in conditions that would defeat most people — and the results keep ending up on Netflix.

Howard J. Ford is a British filmmaker known for his intense, atmospheric horror thrillers, including The Dead series, The Ledge, Escape, DarkGame, and The Lockdown Hauntings — a pandemic-era production made entirely under COVID restrictions.

• The logistical nightmare of shooting a high-altitude survival thriller with a small crew and no safety net
• How a twisted game show concept evolved into the psychological horror of DarkGame
• What filming heart-racing action in exotic and frequently chaotic international locations actually involves
• What independent horror filmmaking really requires when there's no blockbuster budget to fall back on

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Yuriko Kotani does stand-up in her second language — and has turned the specific difficulty of that into one of her greatest comic advantages.

Yuriko Kotani is a Japanese-born comedian based in London, known for winning the BBC New Comedy Award and for appearances on Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central and Comedy Central. Her clever, observational humour and unique take on cross-cultural life have built her a loyal fanbase across the UK and beyond.

• What learning stand-up in a second language forces you to understand about timing, precision and intention
• How the gap between British manners and Japanese etiquette generates material that neither culture would spot alone
• Why comedy, more than almost any other form, reveals the hidden logic of cultural assumptions

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Stefania Licari trained as a doctor, became a comedian, and has been finding the overlap between those two worlds ever since — which turns out to be richer territory than either profession admits.

Stefania Licari is an Italian comedian and NHS doctor based in the UK, known for her Edinburgh Fringe solo shows Medico and Trust Me, I'm a Comedian, which draw on her experiences as a doctor, first-generation migrant, and occasional endurance runner to explore medicine, immigration, and what it means to become British.

• The turning point that led her to step away from a traditional medical career — and what made it possible
• The pressures of performing autobiographical material — and what those early Fringe runs taught her about finding her voice
• Why the skills required to be a good doctor and a good comedian overlap in ways nobody warns you about

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Dom Joly invented a format, watched it become a global phenomenon, spent years explaining why the American version wasn't quite the same thing, and has since investigated the conspiracy theory that Finland might not exist.

Dom Joly is a British comedian, broadcaster, and author best known for Trigger Happy TV, and for a career that has expanded into travel writing and conspiracy theory investigation, most recently with The Conspiracy Tourist.

• The creative risks behind Trigger Happy TV — and how something that simple became so influential
• What happened when the format travelled internationally, and why translation is always more complicated than it looks
• The misunderstood moments in his career — including This is Dom Joly and why he still wants to talk about it
• His time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls — what he expected and what happened
• Why conspiracy theories are more interesting as a subject than their believers

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Giles Paley-Phillips runs a film company, writes children's books, produces multiple podcasts, and has found a way to keep ideas flowing that involves an unusual amount of film soundtracks. He also happened to be performing at the same Glastonbury where Steve was watching from the crowd.

Giles Paley-Phillips is a British author, screenwriter, and award-winning podcaster, co-founder of film company Eight Digits, and co-host of the podcasts Blank, A Little Bit of Positive, Unquestionable, and Things I Forgot Were Good For Me.

• How he approaches storytelling consistently across writing, filmmaking, and podcasting at the same time
• The habits that keep ideas flowing when you're managing multiple projects simultaneously
• What running your own film company teaches you about creativity that nothing else quite covers

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Richard Wiseman has spent his career studying luck, fear, the paranormal, and the strange edges of human behaviour — and is genuinely the most interesting person to sit next to at a dinner party.

Professor Richard Wiseman is a British psychologist, author, and magician, holder of the UK's only professorship in the public understanding of psychology, and the author of bestselling books including The Luck Factor, 59 Seconds, and Paranormality. He also hosts the podcast Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind.

• How we form beliefs around luck, fear, and the paranormal — and what the science actually says
• What lucid dreaming reveals about consciousness and the limits of the waking mind
• The blurred lines between science and experience that his research keeps returning to
• How he overcame early television nerves — and what performing magic teaches you about presence and connection

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Steve Otis Gunn interviews himself about his own Edinburgh Fringe show — and gets considerably more honest than expected.

In this solo episode, Steve turns the microphone on himself to explore the inspirations behind his debut Fringe show, Steve Otis Gunn is Uncomfortable — tracing the origins of his comedic voice, the personal experiences that shaped it, and why awkwardness turned out to be the richest material available.

• The 1991 moment that started everything — realising he didn't quite know what to do with his arms
• What the long gap between a comic idea and a finished hour of stand-up actually looks like from the inside
• Why awkwardness, when examined properly, turns out to contain everything worth saying
• What performing autobiographical material reveals about yourself that the writing doesn't prepare you for

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Per Lasson took a day off from filming Season 3 of a Swedish crime drama to have this conversation — and Steve cannot wait to see it!

Per Lasson is a Swedish actor known for his compelling performances across theatre, television and film, and for his role in the Swedish crime drama Tunna blå linjen, where he has become a prominent figure in Scandinavian entertainment.

• What the connections formed during a close-knit TV production do to you — and whether they last beyond the shoot
• How navigating growing recognition as an actor differs from what you imagined it would be
• Why Scandinavian television travels so well — and what the global appetite for it actually reveals
• The quirks and cultural assumptions that get lost and found in translation for international audiences

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Bernie Clifton once flew in a Cold War bomber to a football match, took Oswald the Ostrich up in a microlight for a newspaper stunt, and was featured on Inside No. 9. It's been quite the ride.

Bernie Clifton is a British comedian and entertainer with a career spanning decades, beloved for his warmth, wit and prop comedy — including television appearances on 321, Crackerjack, and It's a Royal Knockout.

• The unexpected path from early ambitions through a brief RAF detour to the comedy stage
• The encouragement from Bob Monkhouse and Les Dawson that helped shape his now-iconic style
• How Oswald the Ostrich came into existence — and the surreal moment he took it up in a microlight
• What decades of live performance reveal about audiences, stamina, and why comedy endures

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Jarred Christmas has been navigating the comedy industry long enough to know that the only constant is that everything keeps changing — and has built a career on being good enough to keep up with it.

Jarred Christmas is a comedian, actor, and writer originally from New Zealand, known for his sharp humour and charismatic personality across stand-up comedy and television.

• Why evolving as a performer is less of a choice and more of a survival strategy
• How balancing family life with creative work changes the kinds of projects you take on
• Why comedy can be used to engage with serious social issues — and when that works and when it doesn't
• What resilience in a creative career looks like when the industry keeps shifting under you

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