The Confessional

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Stephen Mangan presents a new comedy chat show about shame and guilt.

In a warm and irreverent interview series, Stephen Mangan offers insights into a well known guest. He asks them to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box.

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The Confessional: Series 3: The Confession of Sheila Hancock

The Confession of Sheila Hancock

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Stories of sins, private shames and public embarrassment presided over by Stephen Mangan.

Stephen Mangan is back in his confessional box examining the consciences of the great, the good and the not so good. Eminent actor and writer Sheila Hancock's in the hot seat.

The comic and intrusive chat show, in which Stephen Mangan interrogates celebrity penitents about their stories of shame, guilt and embarrassment.

Each week, Stephen entices a different eminent guest into his virtual confessional box to make three confessions of sins, peccadilloes, misdeeds and idiocies - anything really that will make us laugh, shudder, blush or cringe at their expense.

In this episode, Stephen's guest is reluctant national treasure Dame Sheila Hancock - actor, singer, director, novelist and writer. Together they discuss inappropriate behaviour, snobbery and flagrant rule-breaking.

Other guests in this series are Jessie Cave, Neil Dudgeon, Maisie Adam, Lady Antonia Fraser and Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown. 

Presented by Stephen Mangan
Additional material by Nick Doody
Produced by Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4

The Confessional: Series 3

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Stephen Mangan invites his guests to reveal their guilty secrets.

Stephen Mangan offers insights into a well known guest. He asks them to reveal three guilty secrets inside his virtual confessional box.

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