This is the 810 to Birmingham New Street.

Calling at Organise to-do list.

Call your PA.

Shoot off a few emails.

Close laptop.

Head to the shop.

Man behind the counter seems like a good egg.

Thinking of eggs.

One breakfast butty, please.

Business travel by train is time well spent with Avanti West Coast.

Hello, delicious friends, and welcome to Who Dead What Now, the history podcast. It's not your history class with me, your host, Katie Charlwood, History Harlot and Reader of Books.

And I want to extend a really warm welcome to anyone who's made their way here,

directly from the Gossip at the Corpse Cart episode on the Wine and Crime podcast.

Hi, welcome to the Fuckward History Show, allegedly.

I just start as you mean to go on. It's good to just shock

the system. It's not your history class, I will swear, I have colourful language, and if you don't

like it, you might want to exit stage left. So yeah, I was on the Wine and Crime podcast,

and if they ever asked me to guest again, yes, yes, a thousand

times yes. I had such a good time. I had such fun. The gals are so fun. And not to blow my own

trumpet, but at least two people contacted me to inform me that I am in fact a hoot. I am a hoot. And yeah, so it was such a good time.

And that was like my good fun internet time this week. I had less fun internet time. Less than stellar,

some might say. For two reasons.

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