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Life’s A Beach sees Alan giving Judith Chalmers and Michael Palin a run for their money as he invites a famous guest each week to discuss their favourite places in the world. Bursting with anecdotes, laidback chat and laugh out loud travel tales - if this podcast was a suitcase you’d have to sit on it.


“My Life’s A Beach podcast is the escapism we ALL need right now. I sat down and chatted with some of my famous friends about everything travel. From caravanning in Rhyl to private jetting to the Maldives, my guests spill the beans on their holiday horrors and dream destinations. Let’s face it: we might not have the sun on our faces, but after a listen to this you’ll definitely have a smile” – ALAN CARR

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S8 EP1: Mary Berry

S8 EP1: Mary Berry

2024-09-0229:454

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the legendary, iconic food writer, chef, baker and presenter - Mary Berry. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP2: Paul McKenna

S9 EP2: Paul McKenna

2025-01-2031:31

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the hypnotist, behavioural scientist, broadcaster and author - Paul McKenna Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP1: Aisling Bea

S9 EP1: Aisling Bea

2025-01-1345:412

I'm back!! And way a way to kick off the new series and brush away those January blues. Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the comedian, actress and screenwriter - Aisling Bea. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the comedian David O' Doherty. Listen to David's podcast 'What did you do yesterday?' HERE And find info and tickets on his new tour HERE Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP12: GK Barry

S8 EP12: GK Barry

2024-11-1139:14

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the amazing podcaster, social media influencer, TikTok sensation and presenter - GK Barry. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP11: Pixie Lott

S8 EP11: Pixie Lott

2024-11-0440:052

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant singer-song writer and actress - Pixie Lott. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is West End and Broadway sensation, Marisha Wallace! See Marisha’s biggest ever solo show at London’s Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 11th March 2025: HERE Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx A Keep It Light Media Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP9: Fern Brady

S8 EP9: Fern Brady

2024-10-2144:18

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is comedian and writer, Fern Brady! Get tickets to see Fern’s tour, including London’s Apollo on 1st November: TICKETS HERE Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP8: Charlene White

S8 EP8: Charlene White

2024-10-1432:30

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is broadcaster, Loose Women host and author, Charlene White! Her memoir “No Place Like Home” is out now! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP7: Camila Cabello

S8 EP7: Camila Cabello

2024-10-0739:161

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is global superstar, Camila Cabello! Her critically acclaimed album C, XOXO (Magic City Edition) with four amazing new songs, is available now! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP5: Richard Osman

S8 EP5: Richard Osman

2024-09-2335:15

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is TV presenter & King of Crime Fiction, Richard Osman! Richard’s new bestseller “We Solve Murders” is out now! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP4: Bianca Del Rio

S8 EP4: Bianca Del Rio

2024-09-2029:562

Surprise! Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories on this bonus Friday ep is drag queen Bianca Del Rio!  See Bianca Del Rio’s comedy tour “Dead Inside” around the country now! https://www.thebiancadelrio.com/dead-inside-tour Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP3: AJ Odudu

S8 EP3: AJ Odudu

2024-09-1637:481

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is TV presenter and style icon AJ Odudu! Get ready for some globetrotting fabulousness! AJ is presenting “Dress The Nation” with Vernon Kay on itv1 & itvx, starting at 8pm on Tuesday 17th September. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S8 EP2: Jason Byrne

S8 EP2: Jason Byrne

2024-09-0949:351

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Jason Byrne. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP51: Kelly Brook

S9 EP51: Kelly Brook

2025-12-2935:30

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant model, actress and presenter - Kelly Brook. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Vittorio Angelone. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oona Chaplin joins Alan Carr to chat about her fierce new role as Varang in Avatar: Fire and Ash - plus, a wild ride through psychedelic scenes, epic travel stories, and ancient spiritual places. From childhood globetrotting to heartbreaks over Prince, Mexico’s magic, and even some cheeky Navi cat hisses, this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and wanderlust vibes. Don’t miss their playful travel plans and a quickfire round to finish!  00:00 Intro  00:44 The wild world of Avatar: Fire and Ash  05:05 The unforgettable psychedelic scene  06:37 Meet Varang, Oona’s femme fatale  09:26 Growing up across countries and Alan’s Spanish attempts  11:37 Prince — Oona’s first heartbreak  13:18 Mexico’s art, history & indigenous roots  15:00 Time travel debates: conquistadors vs. Egypt’s labyrinth  19:36 Lost luggage in Brazil — travel woes!  22:09 Tourist pet peeves & the iconic Navi/cat hiss  23:37 Oona saw two real Queens in one day  25:03 Mexico holiday romance & Cuban rhythms  29:30 Spiritual bucket lists & Glastonbury lay lines  30:00 Quickfire round & landing  #LifesABeach #OonaChaplin #AvatarFireAndAsh #TravelStories #SpiritualJourney #AlanCarr #PodcastFun #MexicoMagic #FemmeFatale #WanderlustVibes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP49: Oona Chaplin

S9 EP49: Oona Chaplin

2025-12-1533:57

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actress - Oona Chaplin. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Stephen Mulhern makes his podcast debut and he picks Alan to pop his cherry! Stephen blows Alan away with magic - but Alan’s got a bone to pick about the Royal Variety Show. From Princess Diana stories and wild Amazon adventures to The Accidental Tourist and his food fears, this episode is packed with laughs, surprises, and a seriously impressive card trick. Plus you don't want to miss Stephen's awkward celebrity encounters!  00:00 Intro 00:15 Stephen’s first ever podcast — and what a debut!  00:45 Magic for Princess Diana? Yep, Stephen’s done that.  02:41 Nest eggs signed by Diana & the Harry Potter cast? Yes please.  04:20 Alan calls out Stephen for not levitating him at the Royal Variety Show!  05:36 Food fears, acting gigs & more quirky confessions.  08:00 Stephen’s Amazon adventure and the blinking spider.  10:30 Sushi and curry? Stephen’s never tried either!  11:35 Fear of water without a clear bottom — that’s Stephen.  12:00 Alan’s seaweed-shark scare — classic!  15:50 Stephen’s love for Brighton and the Weigh to Go story. 18:11 Stephen’s seen Alan in Panto — the Traitors talk heats up!  20:21 Meeting Ron Howard and trying (and failing) to meet Charlie Sheen.  24:02 Alan’s neighbour thinks he’s aloof — awkward!  30:21 Magic mishaps in Vegas and Stephen’s Magic Circle exit.  34:15 Stephen’s stunning card trick on Alan — wow!  37:24 Quickfire round & descent.  #LifesABeach #StephenMulhern #AlanCarr #MagicMoments #PodcastDebut #RoyalVariety #ComedyGold #lifesabeachpodcast #alancarr #chattyman #travelpodcast #comedypodcast #magictricks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S9 EP48: Stephen Mulhern

S9 EP48: Stephen Mulhern

2025-12-1241:263

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant BAFTA-winning magician, comedian, and TV presenter - Stephen Mulhern. Enjoy!! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘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!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Graeme

enjoying it. excellent episode Alan ..Traitor and Issacs 🌟

Nov 3rd
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Heather Kelly

Poor Alan, he did so well to try and make this less dull, but she reeeally did not help in any way. She definitely lives in a bubble and I bet she hardly has any friends

Oct 31st
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Isobel Bain

Absolutely agree that Jason loves the sound if his own voice. a shame.

Aug 24th
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Michelle Finesilver

She's actually quite boring 😔 I don't think she knows any real people!

Aug 12th
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Anthony Hoggard

Wow-she seems like she's really hard work, for an interviewer. What a dreary episode-poor Alan.x

Aug 11th
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Anthony Hoggard

I love this podcast, but this is the worst episode. Jason Isaacs is SO full of himself+doesn't listen to Alan Carr's questions, he obviously loves the sound of his own voice. The only time I've ever NOT finished, an episode of 'Lifes a Beach'.x

May 26th
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Margaret White

Brilliant, 2 of my favourite comedians, actors, presenters, very funny episode please can Jason come on again? 😁

Oct 1st
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Sam Gosnell

Great episode love the fabulous Roisin, could listen to the both of you chatting all day ❤

Aug 19th
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Jackie Rees

Danny is a bit nippy sweetie! Didnt enjoy this as much

Aug 10th
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Sam Gosnell

love Danny such a great episode 😂👌

Jul 27th
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warrior

This has to be the best ,life's a beach episode, Sarah was funny,fresh, engaging, knowledgeable, I could have listened to her for hours , great work Alan keep it up . Andy from Yorkshire.

Apr 3rd
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Lesley

Liked Stephen Merchant and Mark feehily and Jonathan Ross.

Aug 14th
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Mandy Bentley Howard

calling Alan, Alan!! where are you! waiting patently in a queue at Gatwick...send me stuff to make me smile..! please

Jun 1st
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Raye Tikka

always loved ( fancied David ) loving your podcasts Alan xx

Feb 17th
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Raye Tikka

I click on like before listening, I've loved Alan for years, I wish he was my brother as mines a ct!!!

Feb 15th
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Yvette Taylor

Made the mistake of listening to the one with Romesh on my way to work. Had to stop the car as I was laughing so much!

Jan 21st
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Caroline Rooseman

defo my favourite episode!

Dec 26th
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Claire Worrall

This was one of my fav episodes, so funny and lightened my short hospital stay a little. Thank you x

Dec 18th
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Michelle

absolutely brilliant I listened to all of the first series too, this is my favorite ❤

Oct 19th
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Natasha Fine

hilarious....Love Rob love this podcast

Oct 19th
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