Saturday Live
Hosted by Adrian Chiles and Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephens and Jon Kay and Kiri Pritchard-McLean · BBC Radio 4
4.6from 49 ratings
- 795
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Saturday Live
Join Adrian Chiles for a Saturday morning full of remarkable people with extraordinary stories.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 19 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 795 episodes have a transcript.
19 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Eric Idle, Caitlin Moran, Rob Brydon and the Inheritance Tracks of Jim Al-Khalili
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Alexei Sayle, Alice Roberts, Kevin Fong and the Inheritance Tracks of Sian Brooke
5 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mel Giedroyc, Alan Cumming, Eric Ngalle Charles and the Inheritance Tracks of Carlos Gu
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Eric Idle, Caitlin Moran, Rob Brydon and the Inheritance Tracks of Jim Al-Khalili
Published 19 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like, am I putting this Christmas tree up again? I only just put it away. And that's because when we're young, time feels elongated because we're constantly learning new things. Like it's the first time we've ridden a bike. It's the first time we've read this book. At our age, we're incredibly competent at everything. We're cooking the same meals. We're having the same conversations. So the key is as you get older to keep learning new things and it makes your sense of time expand. And this year I started doing a podcast for the first time. I started broadcasting for the first time since I was 18. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Saturday Live
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Caitlin Moran
- Eric Idle
- Rob Brydon
- Jim Al-Khalili
- Alice Roberts
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 17 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about Saturday Live
Who hosts Saturday Live?
Adrian Chiles and Nikki Bedi and Huw Stephens and Jon Kay and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Saturday Live take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
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