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The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

Stephen Merchant, Freddie Flintoff, Paul Chowdhry, Danny Mays

This week on the show Gaby Roslin and Ricky Wilson welcome friends from the world of music, comedy, television and literature.

Actor, comedian and co-creator of The Office Stephen Merchant chats his brand new BBC One comedy crime thriller 'The Outlaws'.

Cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff discusses his latest book 'The Book of Fred'.

The hilarious Paul Chowdhry shares all about his ongoing stand-up tour 'Family Friendly Comedian'.

And acting powerhouse Daniel Mays talks series two of 'Temple' on Sky Max.

Plus Nadiya Hussain, Gary Stringer, Marcus Wareing, Frankie Dettori and Dick and Angel Strawbridge.

You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30am-10am on Virgin Radio UK.

Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear the highlights every week.


Stephen Merchant - 00:44

Freddie Flintoff - 08:02

Paul Chowdhry - 14:47

Daniel Mays - 22:00

Nadiya Hussain - 29:11

Gary Stringer - 36:26

Marcus Wareing - 42:33

Frankie Dettori - 48:30

Dick and Angel Strawbridge - 55:24

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