David Walliams, Podcasts on Netflix & National Treasures

The Rest Is Entertainment

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 - 54 minutes

Why have successful children's author David Walliams and HarperCollins parted ways? Who is the UK's no1 National Treasure? Why is Netflix buying podcasts?

Publisher HarperCollins has decided to stop publishing any new books written by David Walliams, who strongly denies any wrongdoing. Richard Osman and Marina Hyde examine the story.

Who did the UK vote as their all-time National Treasure and how do voting habits affect who we think are worthy of the title? We've done the polling and have the numbers.

Netflix is flexing its cheque book and buying exclusitivy to some enormous US podcasts, what is the thinking behind this big bet?

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