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Planet Porky

219: It's all about the press

Planet Porky

Planet Porky

Personal Journals, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

3.8646 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones have returned to Planet Porky following their month off to bring you all the very latest stories from the world of news, showbiz and entertainment.

Topics include: The start of autumn, taking revenge on the bullies, Jan Leeming's bleak outlook, Peter Shilton's gambling addiction, Freddie Mercury's posthumous legacy, the sad passing of Charlie Watts, music streaming, the Corby trouser press, Married At First Sight, Monty Python, versatile performers, underhanded ways to sting celebrities, Benny the Binman, and civil servants wasting money on calls to the speaking clock. You've got all the time in the world now you're back 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, a very good morning to you. This is a very good morning to you.

0:24.5

This is Life on Planet Porky.

0:26.5

I'm the Porkneister, of course, and delighted to say, joining me today, as ever,

0:31.6

Ms. Leslie Ann Jones, the rock chick-writer, Extraordinary.

0:35.6

Miss Jones, how are you this fine morning? Autumn has started,

0:39.3

so I'm a pretty happy bunny. Well, I am too. You know, this is my type of weather. And somebody

0:47.3

told me a long time ago that we prefer the weather that of the month we were born in. Yeah.

0:55.4

So I was born in September.

0:57.0

My birthday comes up quite soon.

1:01.0

And I always like this time of year because the leaves are starting to change.

1:02.9

The temperatures have come down.

1:06.9

You've got that sort of moody, misty feel about the place. It's, you know, Christmas is coming, but not quite yet.

1:11.0

So we've got all that to look forward to.

1:13.1

And I can't stand the heat of the summer either.

1:15.6

So I'm very glad to get those restless nights out of the way.

1:18.6

Yeah, so might.

1:19.5

And get back to normal, really.

1:21.2

It's no wonder that you make your living writing books.

1:23.2

That was a beautifully descriptive evocation of what autumn's all about, Mr.

1:28.5

Oh, thank you very much.

1:29.3

When there are, you know, when there are bunches of leaves on the ground, not bunches,

1:33.1

but mounds of leaves on the ground and you're kicking through them.

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