{"podcast":{"title":"Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'","slug":"alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756","podcast_index_feed_id":1381756,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT3251662520","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/alan-carrs-lifes-a-beach","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ba772534-1a7a-11ed-bf3e-034007ad74fa/image/1079fe2695cd672a4cb856b005ea4699.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Keep It Light Media","episode_count":288,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:19:02.785452+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756"},"episode":{"title":"S10 EP18: Jane McDonald (Video Edition)","slug":"s10-ep18-jane-mcdonald-video-edition","published_at":"2026-05-29T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756/s10-ep18-jane-mcdonald-video-edition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KILM2538038882.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KILM2538038882.mp3","summary":"National treasure Jane McDonald boards Alan Air! Jane joins Captain Carr for a riotous trip through cruise ships, Nashville, Bridlington holidays, giant wedges, holiday romances and why her life permanently smells of bins. They chat about Jane’s new album Living the Dream, filming Pole to Pole, nearly missing flights in Venice, bungee jumping in New Zealand, and pork pies from Wakefield. Plus: BAFTAs, sea legs, big cruise ships, South American hunks and why Jane thinks she should’ve been a country singer all along. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and collect your emotional baggage from the carousel. 00:00 Jane McDonald boards Alan Air 00:48 Alan’s BAFTA nominations & Jane’s chart success 02:44 Jane’s arena tour & Nashville album 03:33 Recording at Blackbird Studio in Nashville 04:41 “I should’ve been a country singer all along” 05:52 Pole to Pole & extreme travel filming 07:08 South America, Rio & beautiful people 08:22 Sprinting through Venice airport in giant wedges 10:09 Cruise ships in Venice & travelling with Gok 11:06 Selling Wakefield as a holiday destination 13:12 Childhood holidays to Bridlington 14:46 Jane’s many holiday romances 15:31 The Jane McDonald Cruise gets chaotic 16:34 Why touring makes Jane happiest 18:19 “My life smells like a bin” 20:27 Bungee jumping in New Zealand 22:49 Street food, purple prawns & adventurous eating 24:17 Singing at the end of every travel show 26:06 Why there’s a cruise for everyone 27:56 Quick Fire Questions 29:36 Final descent on Alan Air #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #JaneMcDonald #Cruise #TravelPodcast #LivingTheDream #Channel5 #ComedyPodcast #NationalTreasure #HolidayRomance #Nashville #CruiseShip #Bridlington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"National treasure Jane McDonald boards Alan Air! Jane joins Captain Carr for a riotous trip through cruise ships, Nashville, Bridlington holidays, giant w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1996,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756/episodes/s10-ep18-jane-mcdonald-video-edition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756/s10-ep18-jane-mcdonald-video-edition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}