Episodes

  • Marjolein Robertson

    Marjolein Robertson
    Jun 30 2025
    This week's episode is a bit different, it's a Scottish folklore special as we're joined by comedian Marjolein Robertson. Hailing from the Shetland Islands, Marjolein grew up surrounded by folk tales which she weaves throughout her work. She was awarded the Scots Speaker of The Year in 2022, as well as reaching the final of the BBC New Comedy Awards. Her 2023 Edinburgh show as nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and she returns to this festival this year with her new show Lein which you can get tickets for here - https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/marjolein-robertson-lein Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Rob Shearman

    Rob Shearman
    Jun 23 2025
    This week's guest is author, playwright and screenwriter - Rob Shearman. Rob's varied career has seen him write and direct plays, novels, radio dramas and TV shows. If it can be written, Rob's written it. He's also closely entwined with the world of Doctor Who, having written many audio dramas for Big Finish and adapting one of them into the first episode of the 2005 revival of the show. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Milo McCabe (AKA Troy Hawke)

    Milo McCabe (AKA Troy Hawke)
    Jun 16 2025
    This week's guest is comedian and professional complimenter Milo McCabe. Milo has been a regular on the stand-up circuit for many years but is best known for playing Troy Hawke, a David Niven inspired character who compliments people in public. His Troy Hawke videos have been viewed by millions of people online and led to sell out shows across the world. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • Sam Ryder

    Sam Ryder
    Jun 10 2025
    This week's guest is the chart-topping musician Sam Ryder. Sam famously scored the UK it's best result at Eurovision for decades and has since been nominated for a BRIT award, performed sell-out shows across the world and scored a number one album. But now he joins us on Scarred For Life to share the things that terrified him growing up. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Lucy Porter

    Lucy Porter
    Jun 2 2025
    This week's guest is stand-up comedian, actress and quiz fanatic Lucy Porter. As a stand up Lucy has been performing to audiences across the country for over 2 decades. Her most recent show No Regrets explored “the regrets of a middle-aged middle-class left-leaning ex-Catholic”. Lucy also loves a quiz, having won Celebrity Mastermind with a record breaking 35 points and she shares her love of quizzing with Jenny Ryan on their podcast Fingers On Buzzers. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • Stuart Laws

    Stuart Laws
    May 26 2025
    This week we're joined by comedian Stuart Laws. Stuart has been performing stand-up for over a decade, having recently toured his show 'Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking?' across the UK this spring. He's written and performed for BBC Radio 4, produced loads of specials for other high-profile comedians and supported James Acaster on his tours too. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • Peter Serafinowicz

    Peter Serafinowicz
    May 19 2025
    This week's guest is the one and only Peter Serafinowicz. Bringing with him no scars and seemingly no idea what the format of the show was, we had no choice but to simply absorb his stream of consciousness. Peter is known for his appearances in Shaun of The Dead, Guardians of The Galaxy and Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. He's also the creator of Look Around You, the man behind Brian Butterfield, and the star of The Tick. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the mind of Peter Serafinowicz. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • Sophie Aldred

    Sophie Aldred
    May 12 2025
    This week we're joined by actress Sophie Aldred. Sophie is undoubtably best known as the Doctor Who companion Ace. She starred as Ace alongside Sylvester McCoy in the final series of the show's original run as well as reprising the role for Jodie Whittaker's final episode as The Doctor. She has also appeared in and provided voice over work for a plethora of kids TV shows for almost four decades. Based on the hugely successful Scarred for Life books, this is a weekly exploration of the things that scared people growing up and what those things say about us today. Join Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence as each week they talk to a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods. Email us - contact@scarredforlifebooks.com Follow us on socials: Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Producer - ⁠⁠⁠Dane Smith⁠⁠⁠ Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 mins