5 O' Clock Apron

Claire Thomson

claire@5oclockaprom.com

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Booking Overview

A feel-good cookery series where chef/food writer Claire Thomson visits people across Britain to cook their go-to, tried-and-tested home recipes shoulder to shoulder. Each episode blends practical cooking with the guest’s real-life story—making it a strong fit for PR moments that tie food to personality and everyday life.

Metrics

Episodes: 30

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

claire@5oclockaprom.com

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Host

Claire Thomson - Chef and food writer Claire Thomson invites listeners into home kitchens across Britain and beyond to cook other people’s favourite, tried-and-tested recipes. She’s known for an “authentic take on ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Not limited to chefs: guests typically have a distinct personal/professional identity (e.g., actor, elite athlete, business owner/other profession) paired with a meaningful home recipe and lived cooking experience.
Required Achievements:  
Public-facing career recognition (e.g., acting roles, international sport involvement), A signature family or personally adapted home recipe, A compelling personal angle on everyday life tied to cooking

Recent Guest Discussions

Dee Ryding - Life And Death; Funeral/afterlife Perspectives; Cooking And Recipe Adaptation

Lisa McGrillis - Family Recipes Via Her Austrian Grandmother; Balancing Acting Work With Home Life; Cooking Together

Sarah Bern - Rugby Journey And Elite Sport Demands; Women’s Rugby; Ambitions Beyond Rugby; Cooking Carbonara

Recent Topics

Food, Home Cooking, Lifestyle, Celebrity, Hospitality

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
5 O' Clock Apron
:

Marmitako (Basque Tuna Stew) with Lawyer and Politician Miriam Durántez González

July 01, 2026

Miriam Gonzaléz Durantéz is a force, and Claire loved cooking with her for this episode of 5 O’ Clock Apron Podcast. Worth noting here that Claire is keen to get the elephant in the room over with as soon as Claire and Miriam start cooking in Miriam’s immaculate London kitchen with Claire quizzing Miriam on her title of Lady Clegg. Miriam is quick to dismiss the title, with characteristic grace, as one she doesn’t necessarily identify with, saying it was given to her, because she is the wife...

Black Bean Chilli with Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford University Michael Wooldridge 

June 24, 2026

In this episode of 5 O’Clock Apron Podcast, Claire drives to Oxford to cook with the Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, Michael Wooldridge. Michael’s field of work has been in Artificial Intelligence (AI) since 1989, a landscape which has seen wide-reaching change. Michael’s Wikipedia page, and in particular, the awards and honours section is extensive and hugely impressive. He has written over 350 scientific papers and co...

Chicken Curry with Undertaker Dee Ryding

June 17, 2026

In this episode of 5 O’Clock Apron Podcast, Claire is on home turf, in Bristol and walks to Dee Ryding’s house. Dee is an undertaker and owns the funeral parlour Divine Ceremony. Dee calls herself an undertaker and champions the phrase “Lovers in Life – Helpers in Death” as the strapline to her business. It was a blazing hot day in June for this recording, Claire marching the short walk to meet with Dee and cook together in her bright, sunny kitchen in Bishopston. Claire knocks on the front d...

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