The broadcaster’s thoughtful new interview series is an impressive feat. Plus, former tennis champ Maria Sharapova fronts a new female-orientated chatshow
Make sure you’re sitting down for this. Richard Bacon’s new show manages to be that rarest of things: a video podcast that’s just as good to listen to as it is to watch. This is a celebrity interview series that is, disappointingly, not quite as confrontational as the title suggests. Instead, it’s a welcoming chat which sees the presenter sit down with the likes of Elizabeth Day, Gary Lineker and Dexter Fletcher to talk through how they made it so big. Alexi Duggins
Widely available, episodes weekly
Into the venn overlap of “female empowerment” and “nattering with celebrities” arrives former tennis perfectionist Maria Sharapova with an amiable Vox Media show that seems squarely aimed at women who happily set their alarms for 5am. Her first guest is actor Zoe Saldaña (pictured), who speaks candidly about her tough upbringing. Hannah J Davies
Widely available, episodes weekly
