Episodes

  • Steve Tappin | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 15 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Steve Tappin.


    Steve is a British leadership coach, author, the co-founder CEO of Beyond Unity and in 2013 Tappin became host of the BBC business programme, CEO Guru.

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    29 mins
  • Troy Deeney | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 13 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Troy Deeney.


    Troy Deeney is football pundit and former English professional footballer. In the interview the pair discuss Troy 's raw and honest journey through football, family challenges, personal struggles, and how he transformed painful experiences into motivation and personal growth.

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    45 mins
  • Ruby Wax | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 8 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Ruby Wax.


    Ruby is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax came to prominence as a comic interviewer, playing up to British perceptions of the strident American style on television shows including The Full Wax. She was a script editor for the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.


    In 2013, Ruby gained a master's degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy from Kellogg College, Oxford. In 2015, she was appointed a Visiting Professor in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Surrey.


    Wax was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 Special Honours for services to mental health.

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    30 mins
  • Paris Fury | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 6 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Paris Fury.


    Paris Fury is best known as the wife of heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury. She was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and married Tyson aged 18.


    They have seven children together. Their life together was the subject of hugely popular 3-part ITV documentary Gypsy King in 2020, and Netflix's At Home with the Furys in 2023.


    In this programme John and Paris discuss her approach to life, motherhood, and entrepreneurship, highlighting her belief in personal potential and her ability to thrive under pressure while managing a busy family and professional life.

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    30 mins
  • Barry Hearn OBE | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 3 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn OBE.

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    40 mins
  • Cobra Beer founder Lord Bilimoria | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Nov 1 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Lord Karan Bilimoria to discuss the journey of a Zoroastrian Parsi entrepreneur who built Cobra Beer from scratch, sharing insights about being bold in business, overcoming challenges, and viewing failure as a crucial part of success.

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    29 mins
  • Pandora Christie | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Oct 30 2025

    Pandora Christie also known as Pandora, is a British radio presenter. She is the current host of Heart Radio mid-morning show.


    Christie grew up in South London. Christie's mother suffered from alcoholism and died in front of Christie from a heart attack when Christie was nine years old.


    Christie has said that her memories of her life before she was nine years old are snapshots; she says that she can remember visits by social services' staff relating to both her, and her sister, being temporarily taken into care.


    In April 2019, it was announced that Christie was joining Heart Radio to present a weekday show between 9am and 1pm, the first hour of which would not be broadcast on local Heart stations apart from Heart London; it was also announced that she would present Club Classics on Saturday evenings on Heart.

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    31 mins
  • Caroline Stanbury | Extraordinary Life Stories
    Oct 25 2025

    In this episode of Extraordinary Life Stories, John Reynolds talks with Caroline Stanbury.


    Caroline is an English television personality and businesswoman. She is known as an original main cast member on the Bravo reality television show's Ladies of London and the Real Housewives of Dubai.

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    32 mins