EP.284 - MAXINE PEAKE
Adam talks with English actor and writer Maxine Peake about being filmed by The South Banks Show when she was only 21, why method actors make her sad, why Diane Morgan impressed her so much at drama school, growing up in household of harsh bants, comfort eating and body image anxiety and whether every artist should feel a responsibility to speak out on political issues.
ADAM AND JOE 30th ANNIVERSARY LIVE WARM UP - 8 November 2026 @ Hackney Round Chapel, London.
Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 23 September, 2026
Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.
Podcast illustration by Helen Green
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RELATED LINKS
MAXINE PEAKE SOUTH BANK SHOW CLIPS (YouTube)
TRANSMISSIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER - SEASON 1 - (Neworder.com)
TRANSMISSIONS: THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER - SEASON 2 - (Neworder.com)
FUNNY COW Directed by Adrian Shergold and written by Tony Pitts - 2017 (YouTube)
THE PRIEST by Johnny Marr and Maxine Peake - 2017 (YouTube)
JOHN DAVIDSON: 'HOW I DEAL WITH FAME AFTER TOURETTE'S FILM AND BAFTA ROW - June 2026 (BBC)
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THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.
Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish, he also is one half of the award-winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.
You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material and a selection of Adam's YouTube videos on his website: adam-buxton.co.uk
Yes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person.
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