- 38 minutes 18 secondsS10 EP16: Callum Scott Howells
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the actor and singer - Callum Scott Howells.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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10 May 2026, 11:20 pm - 30 minutes 12 secondsS10 EP15: Scarlett Moffatt (Video Edition)
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the TV personality and presenter - Scarlett Moffatt.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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8 May 2026, 6:00 pm - 31 minutes 4 secondsS10 EP15: Scarlett Moffatt
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the TV personality and presenter - Scarlett Moffatt.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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3 May 2026, 11:15 pm - 26 minutes 50 secondsS10 EP14: Sheridan Smith (Video Edition)
Sheridan Smith is on board with Captain Alan for a brilliantly chaotic flight - talking tattoos, caravan holidays in Cleethorpes, and a very steamy Greek romance.
They dive into spa trips, anxiety and why holidays are all about switching off… before getting into Sheridan’s gripping new drama The Cage. Set in a Liverpool casino, it’s gritty, emotional, and full of characters you shouldn’t root for… but absolutely do. Plus: missed flights, tequila disasters, packing fails and a LOT of oversharing. Fasten your seatbelt...!
00:00 Tattoos, “condemned” and chaos from the start 01:30 Sheridan’s favourite tattoos and “sticker” life philosophy 02:15 First holidays chat and Greece with her son 03:10 Spa trips, Malta and ultimate relaxation 04:30 Childhood holidays in Cleethorpes caravans 05:20 Holiday romance with a stuntman 06:10 Dream destinations and Six Senses Oman 07:50 Why holidays are about anxiety relief and switching off 08:40 Not a sightseeing girl… absolutely no itineraries 09:00 Hotel complaints and being too nice to say anything 10:00 The “scalding hairdresser sink” struggle 10:50 Being an empath and feeling everything 11:30 Packing chaos vs organised friends 12:30 Missing a flight for being too drunk 13:00 Alan’s Sydney Harbour Bridge breathalyser story 13:50 Food abroad - what’s a step too far? 14:30 “Lech” drinks and Chatty Man 15:30 Talking The Cage - gritty, funny, emotional drama 16:30 The story, characters and why you root for them 17:30 Filming in Liverpool and working with the cast 18:30 Sheridan’s versatility and stage work 19:30 Biggest holiday mistakes (and oversharing…) 20:30 Dream destinations: Japan, Thailand, Bali 21:15 Quickfire round 23:00 Celebrity encounters and embarrassing mums
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1 May 2026, 6:00 pm - 28 minutes 29 secondsS10 EP14: Sheridan Smith
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint actress and singer - Sheridan Smith.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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26 April 2026, 11:15 pm - 40 minutes 56 secondsS10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc (Video Edition)
Mel Giedroyc joins Alan for a chaotic flight full of walking holidays, Bacardi-fuelled LOL confessions, and a celestial encounter with… the most famous person in the world.
From San Francisco dreams (roller skates optional) to Lake District nostalgia, plus jaw trauma, death chat, and why Mel now only wants to walk everywhere forever… this flight is gloriously one not to be missed.
Buckle up...
00:00 “If you’re going to San Francisco…”
01:20 The Last One Laughing jaw trauma (still not healed!)
02:40 “We thought the show was a turkey…”
04:30 Booze, migraines & surviving LOL
05:00 Mel’s bucket list: “Drinks are on me!”
06:00 Alan’s bizarre death premonition
08:00 Death, podcasts & coming back with a friend
09:30 San Francisco vs the reality (and burning self-driving cars…)
10:40 Alcatraz, prison escapes & paper mache heads
12:20 Childhood holidays in the Lake District
14:00 Ashes in Ullswater & emotional family ties
16:00 Becoming a tree after death
17:50 Jaw tension, singers & viral releases
21:50 Walking holidays have taken over Mel’s life
23:30 The BEST showbiz story: Mel meets the Pope
26:30 Running after the Popemobile with walking sticks
29:00 “Sort Trump out!”
30:30 Quickfire round
32:00 What’s in Mel’s bag? (Cagoule included)
34:00 Dogs, walking & life philosophy
36:00 The great yawn debate to end it all#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #MelGiedroyc #ComedyPodcast #CelebrityStories #ThePope #WalkingHoliday #LakeDistrict #TravelPodcast #FunnyPodcast #BritishComedy #LOL #LastOneLaughingJoin Mel Giedroyc every week on the hit podcast Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake, as she laughs in the face of death with all your favourite funny celebrities as they tell her about their dream demise.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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24 April 2026, 6:00 pm - 42 minutes 46 secondsS10 EP13: Mel Giedroyc
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint comedian and presenter - Mel Giedroyc.
Join Mel Giedroyc every week on the hit podcast Where There’s a Will There’s a Wake, as she laughs in the face of death with all your favourite funny celebrities as they tell her about their dream demise.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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20 April 2026, 3:00 am - 36 minutes 15 secondsS10 EP12: Jack Whitehall (Video Edition)
Jack Whitehall returns - and within minutes we’re into kebabs, cab drivers and chalk phalluses.
There’s the spiralling of his stag do, a near miss with the Daily Mail, and the realities of tour life (including when stand-up goes very wrong). Plus: travelling with kids, naked yoga, Chernobyl as a tourist destination… and one truly grim fox encounter.
Prepare to brace... this escalates fast.
00:00 Jack’s back (and Alan’s still not over the stag do snub)
01:00 The cab driver story… and the kebab incident
03:00 Drunk disasters & unforgettable nights
05:30 Jack’s stag do: Soho, Guinness & Roasts
08:00 When the Daily Mail is watching (and you poo next to a dead fox)
11:00 Travelling with kids vs pre-kid holidays
13:30 Wedding plans & expensive decisions
15:30 Stand-up struggles: bombing on stage
18:00 Jack's touring plans: UK, Australia & beyond
20:30 Performing internationally & “reference checking” jokes
22:30 Travels with Dad: naked yoga & Spitfires
25:00 Chernobyl tourism (yes, really)
27:00 Ukraine, Moldova & a chalk phallus
30:00 The quick-fire round chaos
32:00 Final thoughts… and taxi driver trauma revisited
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17 April 2026, 6:00 pm - 38 minutes 46 secondsS10 EP12: Jack Whitehall
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brillaint comedian and actor - Jack Whitehall.
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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12 April 2026, 11:30 pm - 31 minutes 6 secondsS10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page (Video Edition)
Flying Alan Air this week is Regé-Jean Page! Rege joins Captain Carr for a globe-trotting chat that goes from the rolling hills of Tuscany to the very real threat of Aussie swooping magpies.
From filming dreamy rom-com scenes with Halle Bailey in "You, Me and Tuscany", to growing up between Zimbabwe and London, Regé shares travel stories and some very surprising travel facts, plus the New Zealand landscapes that completely blew him away.
Expect stories about hippos (yes, they’re terrifying), wild holidays, punk bands, and life-saving tips for surviving Australia.
00:00 Hippos vs magpies… which is worse?
00:07 Welcome Regé-Jean Page
01:00 Name mispronunciation and overfamiliarity
02:45 Filming in Tuscany - is it really that beautiful?
03:50 That vineyard running scene explained
04:40 The “shirt off” moment everyone’s talking about
05:50 Learning Italian (and forgetting it instantly)
06:40 What on-screen “chemistry” really means
09:30 Tuscany travel tips: food, driving & hidden gems
12:50 Growing up in Zimbabwe
13:40 Safaris, landscapes & why it’s underrated
14:10 No lads holidays… ever
15:30 Teenage punk band era
17:30 Most breathtaking place: New Zealand
19:30 The truth about Australian magpies
22:45 Travel bugbears & hotel habits
24:50 Making our descent and the quick fire round
26:10 Tipping etiquette tips
#LifesABeach #RegeJeanPage #AlanCarr #YouMeandTuscany #TravelPodcast #Tuscany #NewZealand #Zimbabwe #ComedyPodcast #BehindTheScenes #RomCom #TravelStories‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! (5)
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10 April 2026, 6:00 pm - 34 minutes 16 secondsS10 EP11: Regé-Jean Page
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Regé-Jean Page
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‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!!
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