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

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices