<p>ENCORE! The Emma Freud and Richard Coles Friendship File kicked off Series Two (in 2021 lockdown, as you’ll hear). They met at the beginning of their TV careers - he was a pop star, she was interviewing people in a double-bed and both were new to the job. Here they reveal a secret fake wedding ceremony, offering an illustrious classical composer class A drugs and why it’s better to be pretty than clever.&nbsp;It is a totally irresistible portrait of a friendship.</p><br><p>They’ve both experienced a lot since then. In 2025, Emma is still writing and presenting up a storm – including <em>The Archers Podcast </em>(<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0jt4npn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0jt4npn</a> - the best job in the world). Richard is still a priest but has also forged his cosy crime writing career. <strong>Don’t miss him at The Edinburgh International Book Festival talking about his latest Cannon Clement title and his life as a writer on Saturday 9th August at 11.45. </strong><a href="https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/reverend-richard-coles-murder-in-the-parish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/reverend-richard-coles-murder-in-the-parish</a></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>NB James Lankester – composer of the music - is now better known as EetSleep – you can find their work here - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/eetsleep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/eetsleep</a>. <em>T</em></p><p><em>he Friendship File</em> is a Podcart production - <a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>