Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Have you got a wok at home but you never quite manage to use it right? Resident chef for the Six O'Clock Show, Kwanghi Chan, chatted with Alison on Weekend Breakfast about his book 'WOK' being the first Irish-Chinese cookbook to ever be published and how to avoid the most common mistakes made with using a wok! To hear the full chat, hit the play button on this page.

Broadcaster Kathryn Thomas joined Alison on Weekend Breakfast to chat about how becoming a mother impacts your career, what age you feel and the song that follows her everywhere.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.

Will Coleman is a viral chef who shares delicious, easy-to-make recipes online. It turns out, that means he's the perfect person for giving us tips on doing the food shop! He's come up with a way to make healthy meals without needing to spend ages meal-planning and without the risk of buying more than you can use. To hear all about it, hit the play button on this page!You can find Will on TikTok and Instagram.

Jake Carter isn't just a pop music star - he's also a coffee buff! Seeing as he's been to so many places around the country, we had to find out his top five coffee shop recommendations.Plus Alison and Jake chat about their first time meeting at a Strictly Come Dancing event - and who's the meaner judge.For the full chat, hit the play button on this page!

Two of the biggest podcasters of the moment, Kevin and PJ from I'm Grand Mam caught up with Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast. The pair are gearing up for an Irish tour that's sold out half its venues so far, so we found out how they're feeling about it and why their Cork accents seems to be a draw for listeners. Plus, what are the funny things their Mams do? To find out, hit the play button on this page!

Marie uses her lived experience to help those experiencing homelessness.Now Marie works for Focus Ireland.We're all in for the Big Busk for Focus Ireland to help end homelessness in Ireland, are you?Find out more at TodayFM.com/Busk

Ricky describes Liverpool as Ireland’s second capital! And his love of the Emerald Isle started decades ago when he met all the Irish ex-pats on the building sites. Since then he has considered it his second home.He played Bobby Grant in Brookside, and DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker but he is best known as the lovable and lewd Jim Royle in The Royle Family - Actor, Writer and activist and most importantly – a very very proud Liverpudlian.Ricky had a Sunday sit-down with Alison Curtis and talked about the brand new tour he is about to embark in Ireland with the Irish Annie's stage show, how he adores meeting the fans after the shows and he still gets Jim Royle requests! He has a children's book on the way, he tells a hilarious story about Irish soccer legend John Aldridge plus his new Channel 4 tv show and loads more.Ricky Tomlinson stars in Irish Annie’s musical comedy - Tour Dates from Dublin, Galway, Louth and Cork see more here: irishannies.comRicky also has a brand-new show starting on Channel 4. He stars in the road trip reality show with screen wife Sue Johnston - Ricky, Sue And A Trip Or Two starts this coming Tuesday on Channel 4

He is the Tom Crean of cycling. A Kerryman with adventure on his mind.Tomas Mac an t-Saoir has travelled through the USA, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East – and he is just back from touring from India through Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. And ALL of it on two wheels! He is the The Kerryman cycling the globe. In total he has clocked up an astounding 35,000+ km plus.He tells Alison Curtis about his excellent adventures, including the joys and dangers of travelling through Afghanistan (1,300km) and how Iranian people are just like the Irish especially when it comes to tea and that Cillian Murphy is a regular in his family pub in Kerry!

Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught is one of the world’s leading LEGO® brick artists. He is one of only twenty-one LEGO® certified professionals globally. Like a Jedi Knight of all things brick related!He is known to many this side of the world as judge of Channel Four's LEGO® Masters AustraliaThe exhibition is inspired by his bestselling book ‘The Bricktionary: The Ultimate LEGO® A-Z’, and the exhibition.The immersive exhibition developed by Ryan and The Brickman team features over 150 models, made from over 1,000,000 LEGO® bricksThe exhibition also includes brick models from the imaginations of The Brickman team, ranging from anime to life-size animals animals, fashion to fantasy and tabletop games to TV shows,It has taken more than 6,500 hours to build the complete exhibition, all built by hand by Ryan and his team.He told Alison Curtis on Weekend Breakfast all about it from his LEGO den in Melbourne, Australia!:

Alisha Weir has been in Matilda, Wicked Little Letters and now Abigail – and she's only 14! It wasn't Alison's first time chatting with Alisha, so the pair caught up on how the last two years have been going for her and whether the films are affecting her school life. Alisha shared how she handled the news that she was in Matilda with her school mates and Alison had to find out, was Alisha even allowed to watch Wicked Little Letters? Plus, what's it like becoming a vampire ballerina for Abigail? Well, press the play button on this page to find out!