{"podcast":{"title":"Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single","slug":"best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","podcast_index_feed_id":6973190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED7496525669","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-suddenly-single-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/19b63e10-7b16-11ef-8979-87d65c188989/image/112d8cf45e691b4d139a19ac726a95d6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hearst UK","episode_count":101,"summary":"best magazine editor Siobhan Wykes talks to her celebrity mates about how it feels to be Suddenly Single - yet again - and her ongoing dating disasters, with expert advice on how to find the one.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:27.418683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190"},"episode":{"title":"Sir Benjamin Slade on His Search for a Wife - and Why She Can’t Be a Scorpio","slug":"sir-benjamin-slade-on-his-search-for-a-wife-and-why-she-can-t-be-a-scorpio","published_at":"2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/sir-benjamin-slade-on-his-search-for-a-wife-and-why-she-can-t-be-a-scorpio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED8960215273.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED8960215273.mp3","summary":"Disclaimer: This episode features the personal views and recollections of the guest. Any opinions expressed are those of the guest and are not endorsed by Suddenly Single, Hearst or its affiliates. Sir Benjamin Slade - aristocrat, baronet and owner of two castles - is searching for a wife. He talks candidly about what he’s looking for in the next Lady Slade - and why legacy and having an heir still matter so much to him. From his famously specific list of requirements (no Scorpios, no Scots, a driving licence preferred) to his belief that running estates is a team effort, he lays out his thinking in his own words. He also discusses the realities of life alone, why he says he can’t cope without a partner to help run his homes and social life, and the unconventional way he’s tried to find love - including television, social media and rejecting dating apps altogether. Blunt, old-fashioned, outrageous and often funny, this is a revealing conversation about power, money, romance and Sir Benjamin’s search for the ‘right woman’. Could you be the next Lady Slade? Email suddenlysingle@hearst.co.uk to be put forward for a potential date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Disclaimer: This episode features the personal views and recollections of the guest. Any opinions expressed are those of the guest and are not endorsed by…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1632,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/sir-benjamin-slade-on-his-search-for-a-wife-and-why-she-can-t-be-a-scorpio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/sir-benjamin-slade-on-his-search-for-a-wife-and-why-she-can-t-be-a-scorpio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}