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James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Listen back to James O'Brien's phone-in show, which will make you think - and possibly change your outlook on the big stories. You can email the show below and get involved at any time jamesobrienshow@global.com for regular listeners or jamesobrienPlus@global.com for subscribers. For advertising opportunities on this podcast, email: GlobalStudiosSales@global.com
Episodes
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWHATS THE PLAN?
Leaks. Terrible in your house, terrible during a pandemic. Not terrible in soup. Listen: the Government have leaked a new lockdown procedure to the newspapers…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowTHE FISH
Trump is very worried about the tiny little fish. Tune in to find out more. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowSHOW ME THE SCIENCE
A lot of chatter about Sweden, but not a lot about the science behind it - so let's natter about that. We'll also be talking about a freeze on the housing…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowCover your nose!
Alright look we're talking about masks again - but it's only because *some* of you can't quite grasp their necessity! I want to know: who should be enforcing…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowTECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
This morning's show had a taste of the tories with an opening glitch. I've left it in, because you all seem to enjoy chaos. Anyway: today's episode is about…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowTEST, ISOLATE, BOARD A TRAIN TO WESTMINSTER
For some time we've been questioning the efficacy of Government messaging, and thanks to the MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, our concerns are yet again…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowEU've been served
A jam-packed show on James O'Brien today: the EU is suing the UK, thousands of us are entering another lockdown and...Mystery Hour! This is a catch-up version…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowNo ingredients? No cake!
The Northeast has gone into lockdown - are you okay? Do you have enough tests? Do you have enough... TOILET PAPER? Let me know. This is a catch-up version of…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhat can you do, and where can you do it?
Confusion this morning over lockdown restrictions, both from public and prime minister. So.. POP QUIZ time: what can you do, and where can you do it? I'm…
James O'Brien - The Whole Show$70,000? On *THAT* Haircut?
It turns out Parliamentarians have been enjoying beverages past 10 o'clock - despite the public ban. And Donald Trump hasn't been paying any tax. Let's talk…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowToday, we honour the Policemen.
This morning, a police officer tragically lost his life while in custody. This despicable act is a reminder of the valiant and selfess service our emergency…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowHas Rishi delivered?
What's happening with the furlough scheme? We'll find out with analysis. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhat do we do about Furlough?
There's a queue of guests waiting to get on today's show SO long, you might mistake us for the Kent lorry park. Plus: your weekly dose of PMQs with LBC's…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowBring in the Army!
It's a political bonanza on today's show: Labour leader Keir Starmer will address the nation at the top of the show, and PM Boris Johnson will do the same and…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowBack on the Briefing
Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance are live from Downing Street for Season 2 of the much anticipated return to the daily briefing. I want to know: are these the…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowSpeak to Sadiq
The Mayor of London takes your calls in what turned out to be his most revealing phone-in with James O'Brien. From missed COBRA meetings, to the cancellation…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowTest, test - HANG ON, We're Out of Tests.
I want to know how a message, delivered in capital letters on March 16th, still hasn't arrived on September 17th. The message? TEST. TEST. TEST. But we still…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowGrouse Every Weekend
With no tests available in the UK, we're looking overseas to see how the rest of the world is getting on. At 12: Angela Rayner faces Boris Johnson at PMQs…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowARE YOU MINGLING?
The Home Secretary has suggested we must stop mingling: but what does that mean? And is that a pro or con for the school run? Later in the programme: Former…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowHE HAS RETURNED
That was a long two weeks, right? Anyway, we're back and he's furious. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowMaajid Nawaz in for James O'Brien
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James O'Brien - The Whole ShowMaajid Nawaz in for James O'Brien - schools in England begin reopening
Maajid Nawaz in for James O'Brien - schools in England begin reopening
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowSave the sandwich shops!
In a move totally not intended to frighten us back to the office, Ministers warn that continuing to work from home could get us sacked. Will this get you back…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowHow are City Centres faring?
As the pandemic deepens, city centres are struggling to fill up. Do you think this could solve the housing crisis? And your weekly dose of Mystery Hour This is…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowThey're still using that cladding
LBC's Correspondent Rachael Venables leads the show, showcasing the people trapped in flammable houses. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowThe Lady IS for turning
Another day, another U-turn. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWe Don't Need No Education
The people in charge of the A-Level fiasco are the same people telling you it is safe for your kids to go back to school.. do you trust them? This is a…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowGap yah?
Working class kids can't afford another year at home; is it fair to ask the middle classes to take a gap year to free up spaces? And evictions: how many of us…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhat did Gav do this Summer?
If you're the Secretary of State for Education, and you get a letter from the former Director General of the Dept for Education, warning you that the algorithm…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWould you snitch on your neighbour?
As more countries are added to the quarantine list, I want to know if you're actually isolating after returning from holiday. Would you rat on a neighbour? And…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowU-turned, AGAIN
Another Government U-turn means A Level Students will be granted their predictive grades; but what does this look like on the ground? With Universities now…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowU thinking about a U-turn?
Downgraded students are rightly furious, and this morning I'm taking their calls. We'll speak to a journalist in Belarus, fired for condemning police violence…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowThe results are in!
More than 100,000 pupils who had their A levels downgraded by regulators today; so what does that mean to you? How have you been affected? And what do you plan…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowTEST AND TRACE?
How is the test and trace working? This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowAre you comfortable sending your children back to school?
Are you comfortable sending your children back to school?
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowAre the rules over quarantine fit for purpose?
Are the rules over quarantine fit for purpose as more countries are placed on the list ?
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowIs the eat out to help scheme working?
Is the Eat out to help scheme working and will it save jobs?
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowCOVID Passports?
SAGE experts have told Ministers that recovered Coronavirus patients should be exempt from quarantine rules if they develop symptoms. Would you support Covid…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWorking 9-5, but where are you making your living?
Boris wants us back to work today! Have you gone? Are you going? Or are you staying put? Meanwhile: Ministers have abandoned a key pledge to test all people in…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowYou're not getting married this weekend
We've got a big speech from the Prime Minister smack bang in the middle of the show today - and not only will it disrupt this broadcast - its contents are…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowHe has moved his abuse to Facebook
We're going to talk about Wiley again today - or more, you're going to talk, and I'm going to listen. Further to that - Boris wants us back in work, but aren't…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowFARCELONA
Today, we begin a 48 hour twitter 'blackout', following an anti-Semitic tirade unleashed by singer, Wiley, over the weekend. We're also taking calls from Brits…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhy are we arguing about face masks?
Why are we arguing about face masks?
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowRELEASE THE RUSSIA REPORT
The long awaited Russia report drops this morning, and there is a lot to chew on. Join me, Bill Browder, John Sweeney and the report's original author, Dominic…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWEAR A MASK
Over the weekend, protests were held in Hyde Park over the Government's announcement last week that the wearing of face masks will be compulsory in all shops…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhat does it look like where you are?
Give me a ring and tell how you're feeling. And Boris Johnson will be speaking from Downing Street; we'll bring you the latest with Theo Usherwood. This is a…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowBack to work?
In a completely innocent and non-party political move, MP Julian Lewis has been kicked out of the Conservatives after beating Chris Grayling to become chair of…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowI will not be muzzled!
Brexiteers don't want to wear face masks, TFL have scrubbed off Banksy from a London Underground train and Theo Usherwood is here, live taking us through PMQs…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowAway with Huawei
Face masks will be compulsory from the 24th July, and some of you have a problem with that; why? This is a catchup of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhy aren't English politicians wearing face coverings?
Wearing face coverings in public have become a way of life for many people especially after they were made compulsory in crowded spaces like public transport…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowKate Garraway is back!
Kate Garraway joins me in the studio, and we preview both PMQs and Rishi Sunak's statement... Plus an extraordinary intervention from Mark Francois. This is a…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowBoris is blaming the Care Homes
Boris Johnson has been criticised for saying "too many care homes didn't really follow the procedures" during the Coronavirus outbreak. The prime minister was…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowSweatshops in Leicester?
The National Crime Agency is investigating Leicester’s textile industry amid claims that sweatshops continued to operate during the pandemic. This is a…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowI'm calling for CALM
I'm calling for calm ahead of pubs reopening this weekend. We need to spend money to save the economy, but we need to stay home to save lives; what do we do?…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowLockdown Leicester!
Leicester is back in lockdown due to a dramatic rise in cases of Coronavirus. The Mayor of Leicester is raging. The Government knew about this 11 days ago - so…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowDo you want 'normal'?
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James O'Brien - The Whole ShowWhat Lockdown?
If you've flocked to the beach, I want to know why This is a catchup version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call…
James O'Brien - The Whole ShowThe Matter is Closed!
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