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Show and Tell with Christopher Biggins

Don Black

Season 1, Ep. 11

Don Black is a lyricist has provided lyrics for numerous musicals, movie, television themes and hit songs for the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, Meat Loaf and Lulu… and many many more. Don has also co-wrote three James Bond themes… Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever and The Man with the Golden Gun. Now it's his turn to choose three items from his life to tell Christopher Biggins all about.


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  • 13. Vicki Michelle

    41:59
    Vicki Michelle is the latest Show and Teller to join Biggins to take him through three things that tell a story from her life. The star of British sitcom classic 'Allo 'Allo!' has a thing or two to share about her time on the show, as well as a hat that covered her secrets and an honour for her charitable work.
  • 12. Gyles Brandreth

    46:39
    Gyles Brandreth is one of those people who’s tried their hand at everything, and has made a good go of pretty much all of it! He’s an author, broadcaster, podcaster, entertainer and former MP. And now, he's Biggins' latest Show and Teller. From royalty to piety, to on stage to off it, their conversation spans over 50 years of friendship and contains laughter throughout. Gyles' latest book is called Odd Boy Out and is available in all good bookshops on the 16th September.
  • 10. Bonnie Langford

    49:27
    Star of stage and screen Bonnie Langford joins Christopher Biggins to take him through three things that tell a story from her life. A letter for a role she played when she was just eight years old, a treasured belonging of her daughter's and a gift that would be good enough for any cat's milk. Bonnie has a story or five to tell from her time in showbiz, and they're all worth listening to!
  • Jeremy King

    33:01
    Restaurateur Jeremy King joins Biggins to Show and Tell him about three things that tell a story in his life. From a gift given to his Mother as a young boy, to a gift that was given to him by his wife, this episode spans the decades of Jeremy's many years in the hospitality industry.
  • 8. Lesley Joseph

    44:05
    Star or screen and stage Lesley Joseph is the latest guest to put through their paces in Show and Tell with Christopher Biggins. From drunken tales of evenings with Mel Brooks, to walking 100km to see the Pope - with a particularly good story from inside a kimono shop in Japan, Lesley's story telling is almost as expansive as her long career in showbiz. Biggins also shares the story of the time he met Frank Sinatra.
  • 7. Les Dennis

    52:08
    Comedian and actor Les Dennis joins Christopher Biggins to share the story of three items that mean the world to him. From his Liverpudlian heritage, to his close connection with Dustin Gee, with a whole lot more fun and chat in between.
  • 6. Tony Blackburn

    38:45
    It's the turn of pop radio icon Tony Blackburn to take Biggins through three items that tell a story in his life. From his first ever record on Radio 1, to the stars he's met in his long and illustrious career to a career highlight moment in Australia.
  • 5. Patricia Hodge

    38:50
    Star of stage and screen Patricia Hodge joins Biggins to take him through three items that tell a story from her life. From an item that has been with through almost every stage of her career to a special piece of royal memorabilia, Patricia's choices take Christopher through conversations about theatre etiquette, royalty and children's book characters.