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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

27. Squid ink and Christmas codpieces with Grace Dent

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Fi and Jane are joined by broadcaster and restaurant critic, Grace Dent, to discuss the perils of being a food critic. Clare Balding and Alice Arnold also join the ladies.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the BBC.

0:02.0

We are in the Piazza and we have joined this week by a giant inflatable Charlie Sloth.

0:08.0

And you immediately knew who was.

0:11.0

I know, yes.

0:12.0

Because he is former one extra, moved over to Radio One.

0:14.0

He's like the King of Grime.

0:17.0

Oh, is he?

0:18.0

Okay.

0:19.0

Well, obviously, I've often thought that Grime speaks my language,

0:24.0

because there's a lot in it for the X-Hampshire Gell.

0:28.0

Yeah.

0:29.0

But I have to say that I don't often listen to Charlie Sloth.

0:31.0

So I didn't recognise him, but I did think what a way to be celebrated and commemorated

0:37.0

as a possibly 21 foot inflatable.

0:39.0

Do you think that that fate will ever come to you?

0:41.0

I think we know.

0:42.0

They'll never be an inflatable of me, you or Jenny Murray in the Piazza.

0:46.0

And that really won't be.

0:48.0

I think that we should set that as a challenge.

0:50.0

Actually, it's the sexist-

0:52.0

Why hasn't there been an inflatable of me?

0:55.0

It's not sexist, Jane.

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