Few of us realise the dreams we have as 8-year-olds, but actor, screenwriter and director Mark Gatiss, obsessed with horror, Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes as a child, has managed to incorporate his early passions into his professional life. Now a grown-up with an astonishing catalogue of work, Gatiss no longer pursues the

#439 Cucumber Coward - Richard is hoping to replace himself with an AI host and has left the emergency questions and some of the stand up to the robots. His guest, returning after a hiatus of just 400 episodes is the wonderful Mark Gatiss. They discuss the unfair tale of Jacob Marley, the influence of Robin Askwith, pl

#27 T R Assmagik - Richard is still reeling from the lurgy he had in last week's show and his guest is also not very well, it's Mark Gatiss from off of The League of Gentlemen and Fear of Fanny. Inevitably there is a lot of discussion about obscure 1970s TV and Tim from The Office being in Sherlock and you'll find out

This week Emily goes for a walk with Mark Gatiss and his Labrador, Bob. They talk about Mark’s childhood in the North East, his experience of coming out and the award-winning Sherlock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As an actor and writer in such shows as The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones, Mark Gatiss has been a part of some of the biggest TV shows in recent years. Mark chooses five things from his life and career to put into the time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and

Actor, comedian, and author Mark Gatiss joins Nihal Arthanayake to discuss narrating the brand new audiobook of Bram Stokers’ ‘Dracula’ and the BBC Radio dramatisation of M.R. James’ ‘Ghost Stories’.  Mark has written and acted in the likes of Dr. Who, Sherlock and Dracula and is part of the team who created The League