An end of season treat – from decoding Trump to besting Beckham, from National Treasure to costly joke, from AI music to Mars!
We'll be back with series two on 5th January.
The peerless QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image producer shares the secret of funny stuff, learning stuff and The Meaning of Liff.
The voice of Strictly & Dancing with the Stars fears for the BBC – but shares his love of quizzes, buses and awards bashes.
Fred and Jeremy reminisce about the comedy circuit, with name-dropping galore and some useful advice along the way.
Tom shares his journey from soap star to scripting video games for 25m players... to ghostwriting Beckham's autobiography.
What sort of deal can the Tories strike with Farage come the election? The ex-Home Secretary says it's not looking good!
LJ Rich (tech forecaster, musician and co-creator of United Nations AI for Good events) muses on where humans and music meet technology.
Danny Wallace, King of Positivity (creator of Yes Man, Join Me and Random Acts of Kindness) wonders if we're now going to hell in a handcart.
Emergency medic and science presenter Kevin Fong explains how disaster kickstarts innovation - and why he wouldn't be a pioneer on Mars.
Reformed presenter lain Lee talks Just Between Us about cats and dogs comedy, cocaine addiction, I'm a Celeb... and his new role as a counsellor
The Digital Wellbeing author shares her experience of a sex cult, teaching erself to be happy, and building defences against all kinds of influencers
New Labour's standard bearer tells today's politicians to work out who to listen to, and who to ignore (like ultra-liberals and billionaire megalomaniacs).
The 'Persian Comedy Powerhouse' shares tales of escaping from a gig with the Jacksons, winding up Cameron Mackintosh as Fagin, and adding a final scene in Mamma Mia!
The news anchor grills politicians every day but admits it was Strictly that made him properly famous. He never wanted to choose between being Jeremy Paxman or Bruce Forsyth.
"I lost a billion pounds - which in those days was a lot of money!!!" Gerald Ratner talks about learning from your mistakes and reveals he's now trying to buy back 350 jewellery shops.
What do Trump and King Charles have in common? Both are fair game for Rory Bremner. The national treasure bares his soul and confesses he turned down an OBE.
