Tom Hiddleston on Conquering Everest, the Marvel Universe & Soccer Aid

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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Monday, 12 October 2026 - 1 hour 1 minute

What do Loki, Everest and Arsenal tea bags have in common?

In this episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh is joined by actor Tom Hiddleston to talk about his new film Tenzing the true story behind the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, and what it was like filming it for real, with no green screen.

They also get into 16 years as Loki, what Marvel gets right (and why it deserves more credit), and exactly how much Tom knows about what comes next.

A Ranga Bee Production.

Tenzing is available on Apple TV from 16th October. 

Chapters

00:00 Intro
02:50 A gift for Tom
05:02 How will Arsenal do this season?
06:16 Tom’s Soccer Aid experience
10:41 Are actors competitive?
13:30 Tom’s new film, Tenzing
14:28 Why Tenzing’s story needed telling
23:33 Filming Everest for real
25:08 Playing Loki
31:21 Why Marvel connects with everyone
38:05 Doomsday theories
42:07 A question from Shanthi
45:42 That Chatty Man dance
46:56 Dancing in Much Ado About Nothing
55:40 The best advice Tom’s ever been given
57:42 Outro

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