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

Romesh Ranganathan (0:00)

And then you're doing the one show tonight.

Tom Hiddleston (0:02)

I'm doing the one show. Are you presenting the one show?

Romesh Ranganathan (0:04)

No.

Tom Hiddleston (0:05)

No. But I know how sometimes those who work with BBC are asked to do that also.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:10)

Yeah, I...

Tom Hiddleston (0:12)

You don't do it. You're too good for that.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:13)

I don't think, I'll be absolutely honest, I don't think they believe I'd be a good fit for that show.

Tom Hiddleston (0:20)

No, I won't allow it.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:21)

You know, you have to have a certain energy to do the one show.

Tom Hiddleston (0:24)

You do. You're saying you don't have the energy?

Romesh Ranganathan (0:25)

I don't think so.

Tom Hiddleston (0:26)

I've listened to a hip hop show. I think you have the energy.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:29)

I'm a dance man. But if we're interviewing Jay Cole or Kendrick, sure.

Tom Hiddleston (0:34)

Great.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:35)

But you've got to throw to a piece about knitting.

Tom Hiddleston (0:38)

You're talking to the nation. Yeah, knitting guinea pigs.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:42)

Or knitting guinea pigs.

Tom Hiddleston (0:43)

Egg and spoon roast.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:45)

That could be a B2.

Tom Hiddleston (0:46)

Can I ask, how do people sit on the... Do you do a cross leg?

Romesh Ranganathan (0:51)

You can do.

Tom Hiddleston (0:51)

Yeah. Does it look weird?

Romesh Ranganathan (0:53)

They're really nice shoes, actually.

Tom Hiddleston (0:54)

Thanks. I made an effort. I knew I was coming to see you.

Romesh Ranganathan (0:56)

Thank you so much, Tom.

Tom Hiddleston (0:58)

Hello, my name is Tom Hiddleston and I'm going to be in The Romesh Show.

Shanthi (1:13)

Oh, shut up, Romesh.

Romesh Ranganathan (1:16)

My guest today is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy and Tony nominated actor. His dramatic prowess is undeniable. From Shakespeare and spy thrillers to superhero blockbusters, he injects intelligence, charisma and when required, a healthy dose of cunning into the roles he plays. He's the iconic villain, God of Mischief, Loki in six Marvel movies and the hit TV series and has starred in Steven Spielberg's War Horse, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Kong Skull Island. He's even proven he's all singing and all dancing, playing country music legend Hank Williams in the biopic I Saw the Light. And of course, he played Jonathan Pine in this hit spy thriller The Night Manager. Now, he's starring the epic new Apple TV movie Tenzing, which tells the extraordinary true story of the first successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest. It's the unmatched debonair, bonafide movie star, the sex god himself, I just freestyled that, Mr. Tom Hiddleston, everybody!

Come on!

Tom Hiddleston (2:12)

Goodness me.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:13)

Tom Hiddleston in the building.

Tom Hiddleston (2:15)

Good heavens, that is an introduction. I feel like my life flashed before my eyes.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:18)

Yeah, does it feel good?

Tom Hiddleston (2:19)

You covered everything.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:20)

Do you think so? Is there anything that we didn't cover?

Tom Hiddleston (2:23)

No, I mean, I think you literally listed everything I've ever done. I'm honored.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:27)

What did you think about the emphasis? Like, were you happy with that?

Tom Hiddleston (2:30)

I love the emphasis. I love the mixture of things.

I now can't remember it because I feel so bashful. But I love the jamming of Warhorse next to Kong. I quite like that. People don't think Kong and Warhorse go together.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:44)

That Venn diagram doesn't have to have an overlap. But here you are, the Venn diagram overlap.

Tom Hiddleston (2:49)

That's what they call me.

Romesh Ranganathan (2:51)

Now, we've got you a gift. Obviously, you're an A-lister. So it makes it difficult to buy a gift.

Tom Hiddleston (2:57)

This is all I ever wanted. All my crisps have come early. Thank you very much. What's in the bag?

Furious Footballer Gentleman's Cotton Rich Socks. Who does not need a pair of those?

Romesh Ranganathan (3:07)

Absolutely.

Tom Hiddleston (3:08)

We're all Furious Footballers at the weekend.

SPEAKER_5 (3:10)

Arsenal Colours, the Canary Laguna.

Tom Hiddleston (3:11)

Yeah, we're going to be back on top any moment now. And this is...

Romesh Ranganathan (3:18)

Arsenal teabags. Yeah?

Tom Hiddleston (3:21)

Fantastic.

Romesh Ranganathan (3:22)

Yeah?

Tom Hiddleston (3:22)

I don't have the Arsenal teabags. No. Come on, you gunners.

Come on. This is great.

This is great. Can I say what I've got, which I haven't opened, is I've got two water bottles. Two Arsenal water bottles. You know, there was that whole thing about... Yeah. Oh, the bottler, the Man City fan. Yeah, the bottlers. The Arsenal tears or whatever. Yeah. And there's a lovely video of Bukai Osaka in the dressing room when they won, saying, they called us the bottlers, and now we're the ones holding the bottles and necking the Arsenal. So this is going to go next to my Arsenal water bottles. Yeah, this is my Arsenal and my Champions strip, which I got, I don't know, I didn't drop his name, but I got handed by Mikhail Artatihams.