Alexander Armstrong: My default setting is fear- I expect the worst of people

17/10/2025 53 min Temporada 2 Episodio 243
Alexander Armstrong: My default setting is fear- I expect the worst of people

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Before Pointless, Classic FM and comedy stardom, Alexander Armstrong was a restless kid growing up in rural Northumberland- lonely at boarding school, obsessed with music, and quietly desperate to perform. In this revealing conversation with James O’Brien, he opens up about the bruises and eccentricities of his childhood, the teachers who changed everything, and the nights at Cambridge that set him on the path to Armstrong & Miller.They talk about the shock of failure, the seduction of success, and why he’ll always be torn between the comfort of the choir stalls and the chaos of the comedy circuit.Find out more about Evenfall: The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong here

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