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197: Single or double Decker?

Planet Porky

Planet Porky

Personal Journals, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

3.8646 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Planet Porky explodes into life once again with its two chief reporters Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones on top form.

Today's edition contains all the big stories including: technical frustrations, Top of the Pops from 1987, the Carol Decker coincidence, why there's no such thing as an invention, Alastair Campbell hosting Good Morning Britain, doorstepping as a reporter, diamonds, LAJs Richard Gere story, character assassinations, the distress of staying at friends' houses, hotel etiquette, U2, the sad death of Nick Kamen, Bungalow Bill, the Iranian Embassy Siege, covering the Olympic games, not being able to place yourself somewhere in your memories and wearing make-up. It lays the foundations for any great podcast, it's Life on Planet Porky!  

Follow the show on Twitter: @PlanetPorky or Mike is: @MikeParry8 while you can find Lesley-Ann: @LAJwriter.

Or you can email us questions or comments to: [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you! 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, folks, you are listening to the laced...

0:25.3

I bet my teeth back in there, Miss Jones,

0:28.9

to the latest chapter, the latest exciting adventure from life on planet Porky,

0:34.5

with, of course, myself, the Borkmeister, Mike Parry,

0:39.6

and the rockchick writer,

0:41.6

Extraordinaire, Miss Lassien Jones.

0:42.9

Miss Jones, how are you today?

0:44.2

Well, I'm good.

0:46.8

What I want to know is what you were doing with your teeth out.

0:49.5

Yeah, well, I didn't actually have my teeth out.

0:56.9

I've had a very frustrating day. As you know, Miss Jones, I'm not exactly the top technophobe you've ever met in your life. And I've been... No, well, actually, you are a technophobe because a

1:01.4

technophobe is somebody who can't tolerate technology. Sorry, yeah, I've even got that wrong. I'm not

1:07.4

the greatest technical expert. Technophile, yes. Yes, you've mentioned in your life.

1:13.3

I'm going to say that.

1:14.4

When something goes wrong, it's just mad panic for me.

1:18.8

You know what I mean?

1:19.4

Mad, mad panic.

1:20.8

So the guy who looks after my computer stuff is a very happy man

1:26.1

because I spent a couple of hours again today, getting him to

1:28.9

reboot everything that I've got so that we're now in the position where we can make this

1:34.4

podcast, but it's terribly frustrating. And I have to say, Ms. Jones, because you're a woman who's

1:40.6

made her fame and a fortune through the written word, that is books that you can go into bookshops and buy and read through,

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