132: The glass is half full but the bottle's half empty

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🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Life on Planet Porky is with you again as Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones squabble about the latest big topics including: LAJ's birthday celebrations, David Attenborough's provocative new show, Sasha Swire revealing top-level political secrets, David Cameron, Myers of Keswick, John Lennon's penchant for pinball, Micky Brennan, Porky's tax bill, the erasing of history, getting emotional about your kids leaving home, showing too much cleavage, the Groucho Club, twenty years since Paul Abdul's tragic death, Amy Winehouse's darkness inspired songwriting, drinking alone at home, Fearne Cotton, anxiety attacks, driving small cars on fast roads, why parents shouldn't teach their own kids their work skills, bands cracking America and Stella McCartney. It's the podcast that's popular all over the world - it's Life on Planet Porky.

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0:00.0	Okay, folks, welcome to the latest edition, the latest episode, the latest program of Life on Planet Porky.
0:29.3	And folks, whilst we love to have you on every occasion that we get into a studio together and broadcast, that's Leslie Ann and myself. Today is a very, very special
0:37.9	day for a number of reasons. First of all, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.
0:45.2	Happy birthday, dear Leslie and Miss Jones. Happy birthday to you. Oh, thank you so much.
0:51.7	And before you ask, no, I do not divulge my age.
0:54.8	No, I'm not.
0:55.3	A lady never does.
0:56.4	Actually, I've lost count.
0:57.6	I can't remember.
0:58.7	I'm not somebody who lies about my age.
1:00.5	I never have been, but I actually can't remember.
1:03.5	Yeah.
1:03.9	Well, I'm not going to ask you anyway, because it doesn't matter.
1:06.5	We all come to milestones in our life. Now, it's your birthday today, but you had a very exciting day
1:12.2	yesterday, launch day for your book. How did that go? I understand there was a bit of whining and
1:17.6	dining going on late into the evening. Well, you know, no launch parties, unfortunately. We had a big
1:23.5	bash planned at the Groucho Club, of course, but couldn't have that because of the rule of
1:28.4	six. So got together with my wonderful editor, James Hodgkinson, and my brilliant publicist,
1:35.1	Karen Stretch, plus my three kids, Mia, Henry and Bridie. We had a wonderful dinner at the
1:41.2	Hoxton Hotel. I've been there with you, I think.
1:45.3	Yes, you have.
1:46.3	We have been there for lunch.
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