Global has announced today (Tuesday 26th November) that the Classic FM presenter and author Tim Lihoreau is hosting a brand new ‘fantasy guest list’ podcast, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?. The first two episodes are now available on Global Player followed by weekly episodes every Tuesday.

In each episode, Tim’s celebrity VIP discusses their dream dinner party line-up—and nothing is off the table! The dream attendees can be dead or alive, hero or villain, famous or personal. You never know who’s going to show up!

“It’s amazing to get a guest, face-to-face, in the podcast studio, and imagine who is around the table with them. For some it might be an author, an artist, a rockstar. For others it might be dearly departed family and friends. The combinations of fantasy guests never cease to amaze me. Every now and then, I’m shouting ‘but SURELY… those two will come to blows?!’” – Tim Lihoreau

The first episodes of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? feature Stephen Fry, Lou Sanders and Wynne Evans. Listeners can expect a stellar line-up of further stars in future episodes, including one household name from the world of television who is making his world premiere as a podcast guest!

Tim is keen to keep his guests on their toes, delving into why they have made each selection and encouraging them to justify their choices. At the end of each episode, Tim offers his companion the chance to ‘switch out’ one of their fantasy guests for an interloper—and the results are fascinating.

“Every episode, I offer my VIP a ‘Gatecrasher’. One that I’VE chosen—not them! If they want to invite them in, they must kick one of their own guests out. And I can tell you, it really makes my day when I get my Gatecrasher accepted!” – Tim Lihoreau

The idea for the podcast came to Tim during lockdown when everyone was stuck indoors and struggling for things to do.

“I love it when good things come out of bad. This was originally a lockdown game with our Zoom choir. Remember when the government said: You can only meet with ‘six people’? Well, this podcast grew out of that. I can’t quite believe what it has become!” – Tim Lihoreau

About Tim Lihoreau

Tim’s voice will be familiar to Classic FM’s millions of listeners, having been a presenter on the station for more than 30 years. He hosted the weekday breakfast show for 12 years and now presents Classic FM Breakfast at the weekends, Saturday and Sunday from 7am.

He is also the author of more than 20 books including Modern Phobias, Schadenfreude, and The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music, written in collaboration with Stephen Fry. Tim previously presented the Classic FM podcast Case Notes, combining his love of music and true crime, which won a British Podcast Award in 2019.

About Global

Global is one of the world’s leading Media & Entertainment groups and the largest Radio & Outdoor company in the UK and Europe. Its brands include Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, and Radio X.

The Global Player app allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s content in one place, alongside award-winning podcasts and expertly-curated playlists. Global’s Outdoor division reaches 95% of the UK population through over 235,000 advertising sites.

For more information:

Markus Marshall – markus@makeitrane.com

John Chittenden – john.chittenden@global.com