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Experience is Everything

Experience is Everything

By: Saga Group
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 Some moments change you. Some experiences turn you into a smarter, or more thoughtful, or tougher person. They build your resilience, your sense of humour and your empathy too. In Experience is Everything – the new podcast from Saga – award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster Jenni Murray talks to household names to find out what they’ve learned over their extraordinary lifetimes. In enthralling conversations with actors, comedians, athletes, musicians and celebrities we’ll discover the most surprising, comical and moving moments that made them who they are today… because there’s no substitute for experience. Out 2nd December© Saga Group Ltd / Podmasters 2026 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Adjoa Andoh – On Bridgerton, punk music and growing up in the Cotswolds

    Adjoa Andoh – On Bridgerton, punk music and growing up in the Cotswolds
    Feb 24 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist Jenni Murray discovers life lessons from living legends. Actor Adjoa Andoh has done it all from theatre to TV, film, radio and audiobooks. Directing and starring in Shakespeare plays, gracing our television screens on shows such as Casualty and Doctor Who, and working on films like Invictus alongside Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Adjoa talks to Jenni about what it was like growing up in The Cotswolds in a mixed race family; accepting her first acting job at the same time she found out she was pregnant; how she has found juggling her work with motherhood; and whether she’ll be returning to Bridgerton as the sharp-witted Lady Danbury in series five! Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. This podcast is bought to you by Saga Money - the personal finance experts for people over 50. Whether you want to save invest, review your will, release equity or get a mortgage, just go to⁠ Saga Money⁠: https://www.saga.co.uk/money YouTube: ⁠@EIEpod⁠ Facebook: ⁠Experience Is Everything with Saga⁠ Instagram: @⁠eiepod⁠ TikTok: ⁠@eiepod⁠ Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. ⁠saga.co.uk⁠ ⁠podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Tanni Grey-Thompson – “My wheelchair gave me my life”

    Tanni Grey-Thompson – “My wheelchair gave me my life”
    Feb 10 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist Jenni Murray discovers life lessons from living legends. Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has 11 golds, four silvers and one bronze medal to her name. She’s won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, has held more than 30 world records, and now sits in the House of Lords advocating for people with disabilities. Tanni talks to Jenni about how her parents had to fight for her to go to a ‘normal’ school; how getting a wheelchair changed her life; what it feels like to lose; and how she has had to learn to ignore the opinions of others, especially when she fell pregnant with her daughter Carys. Tune in for a powerful conversation about determination, dignity, and the strength it takes to define your own path. • Presented to you by Saga Boutique River Cruises. Sail away with so much included in the price. 2026 season on sale now, browse the full collection ⁠here⁠. Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. ⁠⁠⁠saga.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • Alex Kingston - "When Strictly called, I knew it was now or never"

    Alex Kingston - "When Strictly called, I knew it was now or never"
    Jan 29 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist Jenni Murray discovers life lessons from living legends. Actor Alex Kingston has made it big on both sides of the Atlantic, from her role starring alongside George Clooney as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on ER, to playing the wife of Dr. Who, River Song. Alex tells Jenni about how she survived heartbreak after the end of her first marriage to Ralph Fiennes; how she got her big break over in the States; how fighting cancer made her feel invincible; and the real reason she finally said yes to doing Strictly, after having turned it down time and time again. This podcast is bought to you by Saga Money - the personal finance experts for people over 50. Whether you want to save invest, review your will, release equity or get a mortgage, just go to Saga Money: https://www.saga.co.uk/money Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. YouTube: @EIEpod Facebook: Experience Is Everything with Saga Instagram: eiepod TikTok: eiepod Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. saga.co.uk podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    43 mins
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