{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9b7535c2-2319-4407-af75-334139bd709e/6932d2d038a11f5f3efe6953?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 75: Andy Ryan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620fa24b4b795a1bdcfd3ae1/1764946266390-4aa6ffb8-3e4f-43b3-af06-b18ea37a0508.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andy was a contestant on 2024’s&nbsp;<em>The Great British Bake Off</em>. Since then, he has appeared across the media and at multiple live events, including the Foodies Festivals, The Cake &amp; Bake Show and Good Housekeeping Live and has been named as one of&nbsp;<em>Feedspot’s</em>&nbsp;Top 40 UK Baking Influencers of 2025. He will return to the Bake Off tent for this year’s&nbsp;<em>Great British Bake Off New Year Special</em>. Andy lives in Essex with his partner and daughter.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, Andy talks about the death of his father, Jim, when he was&nbsp;13 years old, the pain of talking – or not talking – about it, and how Del Boy, Rodney and&nbsp;<em>Only Fools and Horses</em>&nbsp;helped ‘crack the nut’ of his and his brothers' grief.</p><p><br></p><p>You can also watch a <a href=\"https://youtu.be/GhqmNaS-4Bo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subtitled version of the conversation on YouTube</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/talkabout/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">On the Marie Curie Couch</a> aims to open up conversations about death, break down the taboo and encourage people to share their end of life plans.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is made by Marie Curie – the UK’s leading end of life charity. For more information about the vital work we do, head to <a href=\"http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mariecurie.org.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>On the Marie Curie Couch is produced and edited by <a href=\"http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Marie Curie</a>, with support from <a href=\"http://www.ultimatecontent.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ultimate Content</a>. The music featured is <em>Time Lapse</em> by PanOceanic.</p>","author_name":"Marie Curie UK"}