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No Such Thing As A Fish

307: No Such Thing As EastEnders, The Opera

No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As A Fish

Arts, Nature, History, Science, Improv, Comedy

4.817.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the never-ending opera, whether worms are carbon neutral, and how Edgar Allan Poe helped to create Scrabble.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, before we begin this week's episode of Fish, we just want to let you know something hugely exciting.

0:05.5

One of us has our first debut novel out this week.

0:09.2

That is correct, which one could it be?

0:12.1

Andrew Hunter Murray! It's Andrew Hunter Murray.

0:14.0

Oh, it's that guy!

0:15.1

It's that guy. He has written a debut thriller novel that's called The Last Day.

0:19.5

I've read it. It's unbelievably good.

0:22.8

It's really great. So it's kind of this sci-fi dystopian future where the world has gradually stopped.

0:29.8

Spinning. Half of its plunging into darkness, half of its bathing light.

0:33.4

It's impossible to live in any of those areas.

0:35.6

But what about the middle sliver?

0:37.4

It's sort of half light, half dark.

0:39.4

That's where the novel takes place.

0:41.6

It's wonderful, boldly imagined and beautifully written.

0:44.2

The best future shock thriller for years.

0:46.5

Those aren't my words.

0:47.6

There's a Lee Child's words.

0:49.3

Lee Child.

0:50.4

And look, I know a lot of people respect Lee Child's view,

0:52.8

but my view may be even more important to some.

0:55.2

And genuinely, couldn't believe it, Andy, can actually write incredibly well.

0:59.1

Absolutely. It's a stunning original thriller.

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