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Drummer Steve White went from Boys’ Brigade parades in Eltham to playing Live Aid with the Style Council at 20. This week he talks us through the three books that shaped him: a biography of the city he’s never stopped loving, a portrait of drumming genius Buddy Rich and the loneliness of being that good, and the Bruce Lee book that taught him to be like water.

Sue Vincent: Butlins Redcoat, Madame Blanc & Running With the Wolves
Sue Vincent went from YTS hairdresser at Pontins to co-writing one of Channel 5’s biggest dramas. She talks about the three books that shaped her: the Beatles illustrated lyrics, Let them by Mel Robbins, Women who run with the wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

We’re beside the seaside with Juno Dawson, author of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven. She chats about the secondhand copy of Tales of the City that lured her to Brighton, the Arctic ghost story she says is a masterclass in fear, and the class reader that made her want to write. There’s also near-misses with reality TV, and a first look at her new YA novel, Survival Show.

Season Two kicks off with Gok Wan joining Scott to talk to DJ Fat Tony. The conversation runs through three songs from the recovery playlist in his new book, Recover Me. Tony speaks frankly about childhood abuse, addiction and losing friends to the AIDS crisis.

Just David and Scott this time, looking back at Season One through six of the most memorable books our guests brought in, from Juno Dawson's Yesteryear to Gok Wan's Prick Up Your Ears. It's a perfect catch-up if you're new, and a nostalgic one if you've been with us from the start.

Erim Kaur — founder of haircare brand ByErim and influencer — joins Jamie & Scott to share the three stories that shaped who she became, spanning grief and grace, the hard work of confronting yourself, and the search for a cultural home you weren't quite handed.

Fashion stylist, broadcaster and national treasure Gok Wan — the man who taught a generation to love what they see in the mirror — joins Scott & Jamie to share the three stories that shaped who he became, spanning identity, belonging and the power of how we present ourselves to the world.

Actress, writer and producer Sally Lindsay MBE — star of Coronation Street and creator of The Madame Blanc Mysteries— sits down with Scott & David to share the three stories that shaped who she became, spanning a grandad's bookshelf, a working-class childhood in the 1980s, and the 18-year-old from Salford who changed British theatre forever.

Singer-songwriter and West End actor Matt Cardle sits down with Scott and David to share the three stories that shaped who he became, spanning distrust of authority and the comfort of familiar voices