THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

EP.285 - HIMESH PATEL

2026-11-02

Adam waffles with British actor Himesh Patel about misunderstood films and albums, whether he's as worried as he looks, the weirdness of making a TV show about humanity struggling to begin again after an apocalyptic pandemic (Station 11) just as a real pandemic was taking hold, filming the Odyssey with Christopher Nolan, what Himesh believes happens when you die and how it relates to Star Trek. And cocktails.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 6 July, 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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AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE by Ambrose Bierce - 1890 (Americanliterature.com)

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STAR TREK'S FINEST HOUR: THE INNER LIGHT by Isaac Yuen - 2012 (Ekostories by Isaac Yuen)

Blogger Isaac Yuen writes about the episode of Star Trek TNG Adam talks with Himesh about.

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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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