Joanna Lumley and husband Stephen Barlow launch new podcast

Joanna & The Maestro is a new podcast hosted by Dame Joanna Lumley and her husband Stephen Barlow.

It will include affectionate, engaging and funny conversations from the pair, who realise that after almost 40 years of marriage, there are still lots of new things to learn about each other.

There will also be live music performed by Stephen, who is the famed conductor, composer and musician, as they open the doors to their musical world.

Recorded in the music room in their back garden, Joanna and Stephen discuss their shared passion of classical music.

She is the enthusiastic music amateur, and he is The Maestro. Joanna will be using this time with Stephen to ask all the questions she’s always had about the music form.

They will delve into the stories behind some of the greatest composers and symphonies, intertwined with their own personal anecdotes about their own musical journeys.

From growing up in music-loving households, listening to classical music and playing the piano, to their teen years – where Stephen shares his experiences of falling in love with ‘the king of instruments’ – the organ – and Joanna talks about rock and roll, piano music, and asks why The Maestro loves Led Zeppelin so much.

Joanna & The Maestro will be available to listen to every Tuesday, with the first episode out on 17 January.