Tim Minchin: How I Wrote Matilda the Musical! Quitting Social Media & Imposter Syndrome!

The Romesh Ranganathan Show October 13, 2025
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Tim Minchin joins Romesh to discuss everything from Matilda The Musical, his brand new album 'Time Machine', comedy AND being a dad. Presented By Santander - Pay Smarter with a Santander Edge credit card. Find out more at ⁠⁠www.santander.co.uk/personal/credit-cards A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Listen. 00:00 Tim Minchin always wanted to be on The Romesh Ranganathan Show 03:19 Tim and Romesh talk imposter syndrome 06:52 Romesh has a gift for Tim 07:28 Ad 08:28 Tim plays us a tune 08:58 Matilda The Musical 13:57 Who is Romesh's favourite kid? 15:06 Ben's weird thing for Miss Honey 17:16 Tim discusses his album 20:12 Opinions on opinions 23:23 Social Media 29:00 Shanthi's question to Tim 29:55 When Romesh and Tim last hung out 30:05 Tim's multifaceted career and evolving 38:07 On success 39:24 On being a dad 43:30 Tim plays Misquoted ---- 📺 Subscribe for new episodes! 📲 Follow us on socials: https://linktr.ee/theromeshshow

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