162: Better than your average bear

Planet Porky

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3.8 • 646 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones bring some light to the dark days with the latest look at Life on Planet Porky.

Topics include: Porky's devotion to walking, waiting to receive the vaccine, COVID concerns, working in a radio station during challenging times, Piers Morgan's interview with Joan Collins, Botox, Amanda Holden, the siege on the Capitol, Trump's dangerous last days, the joy of (not) being average, Geoff Stephens, the New Seekers, Mary Hopkin, first hand experiences of Rowan Atkinson, Bryony Gordon, Iman, disgraceful stories coming out of Fleet Street, Christmas party debauchery, Aled Jones, and the importance of Lord Beaverbrook. The days may be short in the winter on Earth but on Planet Porky they never end...

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0:00.0	Okay, folks, welcome to the latest edition, the latest episode, the latest chapter of life on
0:28.6	Planet Porky, with myself, Mike Parry, and of course with the Rock Chick-Riter Extraordinaire,
0:35.8	Ms. Leslie Ann Jones. Leslie Ann, how are you this fine day?
0:40.8	Kind of hoping for snow, I think, Michael, looking out the window a bit wistfully, you know,
0:45.1	it just feels like it would be nice to be snowed in at the moment, as we're kind of in anyway,
0:51.2	you know, can't go anywhere, can't do anything.
0:53.6	Well, I know what you mean. I know what you mean, And I hate being in. So I am now, I've become a devoted
0:58.8	walker again. I let my walking sort of hobby slip a bit over the last couple of years. You know,
1:05.6	I've become idle and lazy, but I'm now determined to walk again. So today I'll be walking
1:10.4	across the north downs down here in Stockbroker Belt,
1:13.8	Surrey, probably about four miles today.
1:17.1	But then I cheat and get a bus back.
1:20.4	That is cheating, yeah.
1:22.3	No, that's cheating.
1:23.2	That's not.
1:23.8	It's a great effort.
1:25.5	Do you know, my daughter, most days days goes out for a 10k run right and
1:31.2	barely scratches the sides i mean she's incredible she wouldn't be able to do it myself but
1:36.7	probably i mean i did used to be in the habit of walking about three miles a day around the
1:42.4	common yes no that's good i mean about a day around the common.
1:44.6	Yes.
1:45.5	No, that's good.
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