• 38 minutes 18 seconds
    S10 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 seconds
    S10 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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    8 May 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 4 seconds
    S10 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 seconds
    S10 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


    #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #SheridanSmith #TheCage #ComedyPodcast #TravelPodcast #BritishComedy #TVDrama #Liverpool #HolidayStories #FunnyPodcast #CelebrityPodcastSara Morgan-Beckett

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    1 May 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 29 seconds
    S10 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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    26 April 2026, 11:15 pm
  • 40 minutes 56 seconds
    S10 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 #LastOneLaughing 

    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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    24 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 46 seconds
    S10 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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    20 April 2026, 3:00 am
  • 36 minutes 15 seconds
    S10 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
    #JackWhitehall #AlanCarr #PodcastComedy #TravelPodcast #BritishComedy #StagDoStories #StandUpComedy #SohoLondon #Chernobyl #TravelStories #ComedyPodcast #UKPodcasts #FunnyStories #CelebrityPodcast #KebabGate (4)

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    17 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 46 seconds
    S10 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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    12 April 2026, 11:30 pm
  • 31 minutes 6 seconds
    S10 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

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    10 April 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 16 seconds
    S10 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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    6 April 2026, 12:00 am
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