Podcasts Spoken word series worth tuning in to

CELEBRITY Ry-Union

Rylan Clarke reunites celebrities who are old friends or perhaps even enemies who haven’t seen one another for years. Then the celebs either reminisce or hash out their differences.

The first series reunites Rochelle Humes with former S Club Juniors bandmate Aaron Renfree, and sees X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd chat to old pal and X Factor choreographer Brian Freeman.

Vernon Kay also talks to actress Beverley Callard about their friendship on I’m A Celebrity – and reveals there were rumours the production team had an emergency meeting because the cast got on too well and they needed more drama.

LIFE And Then Came Breast Cancer

Host Victoria Derbyshire discusses the challenges of living with breast cancer, from how to share the diagnosis with your friends and family to overcoming the loneliness of going through treatment alone during the pandemic, and the difficulties in finding a bra after a mastectomy.

Victoria documented her own treatment for breast cancer on social media in 2015.

In the first series, she speaks to survivors, their friends and family. Guests include newsreader Sian Williams, who was diagnosed in 2014 aged 50.

REALITY TV Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera

Exploring the dark side of reality TV at its peak in the early 2000s, this podcast delves into controversial TV show There’s Something About Miriam.

The show followed transgender model Miriam Rivera as she lived in a villa in Ibiza with six men and chose one as her romantic partner who would also win a £10,000 prize.

The reality programme revealed to the men that Miriam was transgender in a dramatic final episode.

And the men went on to sue Sky One before the programme aired in 2003.