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Make sure you\u2019re sitting down for this. Richard Bacon\u2019s new show manages to be that rarest of things: a video podcast that\u2019s 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\u2019s 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
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