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Once Upon a Time

The stories that made us


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  • 4. Episode 4 - Gok Wan

    43:29||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Fashion stylist, broadcaster and national treasure Gok Wan — the man who taught a generation to love what they see in the mirror — joins Scott & Jamie to share the three stories that shaped who he became, spanning identity, belonging and the power of how we present ourselves to the world.His Choices: Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr, Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey, Bedtime Stories by Viktor & Rolf (Autumn/Winter 2005)

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  • 3. Episode 3 - Bunny Galore

    36:31||Season 1, Ep. 3
    Drag performer, horror host, and self-confessed sci-fi obsessive Bunny Galore — known for Movie Nightmares on Miami Fox Streaming and Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist with Dame Nation — sits down with Scott & Jamie to share the three stories that shaped who he became — spanning time travel, gothic horror, and falling down a very famous rabbit hole.His choices: Terrance Dicks' Doctor Who: Robot, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
  • 2. Episode 2 - Kelli-Leigh

    29:12||Season 1, Ep. 2
    Singer, songwriter, and vocalist Kelli-Leigh — the voice behind over a billion streams, two Grammy nominations, and debut album Legacy — sits down with Scott & Jamie to share the three stories that shaped who she became.Her choices: Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Pam Grout's Thank and Grow Rich, and Jenna Zoe's Human Design. Together they trace a journey from a working-class childhood in South London to the uncredited vocals on some of dance music's biggest records — and the fight to step into the spotlight on her own terms.
  • 1. Episode 1 - David Ames

    35:20||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Actor David Ames — known for Holby City, Hollyoaks & Changing Ends — is the very first guest on Once Upon a Time. David sits down with Scott & Jamie to share the three stories that shaped who he became — spanning ancient mythology, parallel universes, and a play he read at university before he was ready to understand what it really meant.His choices: Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, and Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Together they trace a journey from his rural childhood in Hampshire to one of the BBC's flagship dramas — and the personal journey that rang quietly beside it.