- 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.

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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.

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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) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.