EP.284 - MAXINE PEAKE
Adam and Maxine with strident glasses, London, September 2026
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.
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
ADAM AND JOE 30th ANNIVERSARY LIVE WARM UP
8 November 2026 @ Hackney Round Chapel, London.
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)
JOHN DAVIDSON: 'HOW I DEAL WITH FAME AFTER TOURETTE'S FILM AND BAFTA ROW - June 2026 (BBC)
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