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Greetings I'm not saying hello and welcome to Empire because that would just be a bit of overkill.

This is not, this is a full start to the podcast, that's what this is, because events

dear boys and girls have overtaken this. We are very shortly going to hear an excellent

podcast with our special guest, Isha Jalal, about Muhammad Ali Jina. But we

needed to tell you that we know this is a momentous occasion in the history of

Empire where a man of Indian origin is being

anointed the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Rishi Sunak.

So we are going to, I promise, return to that subject in the future, but of all here's the program we recorded can you tell a little bit earlier Hello and welcome to Empire with me. You are really annoying.

Actually, you know what, there's been a tweet about it.

Okay, who are you?

Who are you, first of all?

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You're William Dalry and poor, who's being very naughty.

Aaron is going to be delighted because he says absolutely loving Empire.

However, I am missing William Dower in Paul's enigmatic pauses.

Is this something that can return? Is this why you are being like this?

I'm going to be so quick.

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