Episodios

  • S9 EP38: Stacey Solomon & Joe Swash

    S9 EP38: Stacey Solomon & Joe Swash
    Sep 28 2025
    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash. Enjoy! Stacey & Joe is on BBC One, Tuesdays at 8pm, and iPlayer. Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • S9 EP37: Perrie Edwards (Video Edition)

    S9 EP37: Perrie Edwards (Video Edition)
    Sep 26 2025
    Alan’s guest this week is Perrie Edwards - the Little Mix superstar stepping into her solo era with her debut album Perrie (out September 26). Perrie shares her earliest holiday memories, decadent Dubai trips (with a slightly creepy face cake!), and why Portugal and Japan feel like home. She chats about her foodie loves (and hates - oysters and snails are out), filming music videos abroad, and pulls out her best Meryl Streep acting!Of course, there are laughs galore - from Perrie’s Paris school trip romance, to Alan and Perrie’s oysters ad. ⏰ Timestamps
00.00 Intro00.15 Perrie and Alan both have deaf dogs00:48 Alan lost Rita in the park02:49 Perrie’s new album and changing it06:35 Rita and the pig’s ear07:04 Perrie can’t smell07:31 Perrie travelling to make music videos08:24 Would Perrie like to act?09:47 Perrie is Meryl Streep. Supermarket ads10:30 Perrie’s earliest holiday memory and where did you go on holiday?10:45 Perrie’s holiday romance in Paris on a school trip12:50 Perrie loves Portugal and Japan Because that's where we've got our place. And it's like my 14:14 Alan and Perrie’s audition tape15:44 Perrie’s most decadent holiday - Dubai and the slightly creepy face cake18:00 Why Perrie can’t complain21:44 Portugal Alex golfs while Perries spas23:52 Seeing Ant in Portugal25:21 Alan filmed Last One Laughing in Elstree where they filmed Wicked26:56 Perrie is a foodie but doesn’t like snails27:36 Perrie doing the yes challenge in Vegas28:20 Perrie hates Oysters.28:55 Perrie and Alan’s oysters ad29:50 Where does Perrie want to be when she’s 100 year old. Here comes some more acting!31:27 Making our descent and the quick-fire round!#PerrieEdwards #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #PerrieAlbum #DubaiHoliday #Portugal #Japan #TravelStories #ComedyPodcast #HolidayFails #chattyman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m
  • S9 EP37: Perrie Edwards

    S9 EP37: Perrie Edwards
    Sep 22 2025
    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant singer - Perrie Edwards. Enjoy! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 m
  • S9 EP36: Kyla Cobbler (Video Edition)

    S9 EP36: Kyla Cobbler (Video Edition)
    Sep 19 2025
    This week Alan welcomes the hilarious Kyla Cobbler on board Alan Air! From working in fashion in Milan to living (and loving) life in Barcelona, Kyla shares her wildest travel stories - including her hidden gem in Barcelona, and why South Africans make the best lovers. She also reveals why Paris isn’t overrated, what went wrong in Antwerp, and how she went from the best Irish bartender to touring with Michelle Wolf. Plus, Alan and Kyla bond over bidets, bar shifts, and travel bugbears before the quick-fire round brings it home. ✈️ Don’t miss this laugh-out-loud episode packed with travel chaos, holiday gossip, and Kyla’s unstoppable energy. And don't forget to catch Kyla on tour! https://kylacobbler.com/ 00.00 Intro 00:20 Kyla working in fashion in Milan 01:26 Kyla flew in from Barcelona to fly Alan Air 03:15 Turbulence and Will Smith 04:58 Kyla living in Barcelona, the Catalans and the tourists 06:58 Barcelona’s hidden gem 08:50 South Africans are the best lovers and Kyla’s engagement 12:43 Kyla and Alan have the same agent 14:21 How Kyla says bidet 15:46 Kyle touring with Michelle Wolf 17:15 How you actually say bidet 19:29 Why Kyla doesn’t think Paris is overrated 20:31 Why Kyla didn’t like touring in Antwerp 21:52 Alan shares a tour story 24:00 Travel bug bears 25:30 Kyla was the best Irish bartender 27:28 Alan’s bartending story 29:35 Making our descent and the quick-fire round #KylaCobbler #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #ComedyPodcast #BartenderStories #TravelPodcast #BarcelonaLife #MilanFashion #MichelleWolf #StandUpComedy #comedypodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • S9 EP36: Kyla Cobbler

    S9 EP36: Kyla Cobbler
    Sep 14 2025
    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant comedian - Kyla Cobbler. Enjoy! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • S9 EP35: Richard Armitage (Video Edition)

    S9 EP35: Richard Armitage (Video Edition)
    Sep 12 2025
    This week on Life’s A Beach, Alan Carr is joined by actor, writer and all-round talent Richard Armitage. From his early holiday memories in Anglesey to skiing adventures, to living in New York, and even bumping into Lady Gaga on a flight, Richard shares some amazing travel tales from his acting career. He opens up about writing his new book (and how his stories are getting optioned!), how filming The Hobbit made him fall in love with New Zealand, and we find out where he’d like to be at 100 years old. Plus, Alan has some classic confessions of his own along the way… ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:15 Make up for dogs 00:50 Rich’s first holiday memories of Anglesey 01:56 Richard’s writing a new book and how writing started 03:07 His books getting optioned 03:30 The Cut: story and inspiration 05:05 How scary Weapons is 06:01 Why Richard loves skiing 08:24 Lionel Blair is Alan’s dad 09:10 Has Richard ever had a holiday romance? 10:14 Richard in Beijing and the Great Wall of China 13:02 Richard and the superstar on the flight (Lady Gaga) 16:18 Is Richard adventurous with food? 17:30 How filming The Hobbit made Richard fall in love with New Zealand and Alan’s New Zealand hidden gem 19:30 Richard’s New York hidden gem: Carnitos 21:03 Broadway stories 22:50 Richard wanted to ski down Mount Ruapehu as a dwarf 23:57 Does Richard complain? 25:19 Richard’s love of Berlin 26:15 Richard returning to the stage 27:00 Where does Richard want to be when he’s 100 years old? 28:20 Starting our descent – the quick fire quiz ✨ Don’t forget to like, subscribe and join Alan every week as he chats to celebrity guests about their dream holidays and travel stories. #LifesABeach #AlanCarr #RichardArmitage #LadyGaga #HolidayPodcast #TravelStories #Skiing #Berlin #NewZealand #Broadway #FunnyPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • S9 EP35: Richard Armitage

    S9 EP35: Richard Armitage
    Sep 7 2025
    Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is the brilliant actor - Richard Armitage. Enjoy! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx ‘Life’s A Beach’ everyone’s favourite travel podcast is here to give you all the vitamin D you need. More celebrity passengers unpack their travel suitcases dishing the dirt on their holiday high-jinks. Buckle up, sit back and enjoy the inflight entertainment!! A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • S9 EP34: Iain Stirling (Video Edition)

    S9 EP34: Iain Stirling (Video Edition)
    Sep 7 2025
    This week, Alan is joined by comedian, writer and Love Island voiceover star Iain Stirling for a holiday chat that’s as wild as it is hilarious. From ayahuasca and man-babies, to Mary Berry reindeer rides in Scotland, to hotel horrors with cockroaches and unwanted NYC surprises, no story is left untold. And don’t miss Iain chatting about his brand new Comedy Central show, Roast the Internet. ⏰ 00:00 Intro 00:36 Alan watched Talk to Me and did the ouija board 03:34 Being sweaters 05:05 Iain’s brand new show on Comedy Central – Roast the Internet 08:15 Iain-vestigation and celebrity guests 09:57 Ayahuasca and man-babies 12:32 How the internet reacted to the bean soup for period pain recipe 13:06 Mary Berry talking about Alan on Radio 2 14:38 Alan and the RATS hotel 15:45 Iain and the cockroach 17:07 Iain and the man on the loo in the hotel 18:35 Alan and the unwanted porn in NYC 20:35 Iain gigging in New York 23:39 Iain went reindeer riding with Mary Berry in Scotland 27:18 Iain’s Scottish hidden gem 28:49 Making our descent – the quick fire round Don’t forget to subscribe for more celebrity holiday stories every week on Life’s A Beach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 m