Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

We rejoin Robert Peston and his dog Merlin on a sunny day in Regent’s Park for the second part of our walk. 

Robert tells us about his experiences with grief, how he feels about self-improvement and having an attention seeking dog.

If you haven’t heard the first part of our chat, you can listen to it here! 

Follow Robert - @peston

Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash...

This week we are in Regent’s Park in London this week for a walk with legendary broadcaster and journalist Robert Peston and his dog Merlin, an adorable bedlington-whippet cross!

On a gorgeous spring day, Robert tells us about his fascinating childhood, the experience of becoming a household name during the financial crash, and the way people have reacted to his distinctive voice through the years...

Join us back in St James’ Park with broadcaster Ashley James - as she tells us all about going on Celebrity Big Brother and striking up an unanticipated friendship with Ann Widdecombe...

Ashley James is our guest on Walking The Dog this week! Emily, Ashley and Ray met in London’s Green Park for a stroll past Buckingham Palace - where we were accompanied by the changing of the guard! 

Ashley has a poodle called Snoop, who currently lives with her parents in the Lake District - after Ashley’s dad absolutely fell in love with him.....

We are back on Clapham Common for the second part of our walk with the wonderful Kate Thornton. 

Kate tells us all about how her career shifted from print journalism on TV, how she feels about her time as the first host of The X Factor, and the value she places on her female friendships. 

If you haven’t heard part one of our chat yet - you can listen to it here...

Today Emily and Raymond are on Clapham Common with the legendary broadcaster Kate Thornton!

Kate doesn’t have a dog, but she says she melts in the presence of canine beauty - and Ray absolutely adored her (I mean, who wouldn’t?!) 

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During our walk, Kate chats about summers in the Cotswolds spent in the back of her Dad’s dry cleaning van, her journey to overcoming bullying and she built an extraordinary portfolio career for herself...

We’re back in Victoria Park with Rhys “Rhysie Baby” James! 

In this part of the conversation, Emily delves into Rhys' personal life, Rhys tells us how he came to have a cat named by Bob Mortimer and all about writing his new podcast, the brilliant Dial F For Football.

You can listen to the first part of our chat with Rhys here!

Listen to Dial F For Football wherever you get your podcasts! 

Keep up with all things Rhys at https://rhysjames.co...

Join Emily and Ray in London’s Victoria Park for a walk with the brilliant comedian Rhys James. Rhys is actually more of a cat man, but Raymond absolutely adored him nonetheless! 

Rhys tells us about growing up in Harpenden, what it meant to be a small boy at school, how he feels about being liked and the limited circumstances under which he will accept compliments...

We're back with Katherine Ryan, along with her dogs Meg, Manny and Cardi B - this time we're safely out of the mud in her back garden.

Katherine tells us about what it was like to film her own reality show, attachment parenting and the benefits of coyote vests.

You can listen to the first part of our walk here!

Katherine will be on tour with Battleaxe in 2024 and 2025...

This week on Walking The Dog, it's the one-and-only Katherine Ryan! We met Katherine in a location in Hertfordshire that was far too muddy for someone as glamorous as she... although Katherine dealt with it VERY well.... much better than Raymond...