Spexavers have asked me to tell you something important, so I've gone creative and dug out my

old jack-in-the-box. It's about prices and how they jump up when you least expect them.

I said jump up when you least expect them. I said jump up when you least expect them. Oh, that Spexaver's glasses still start from 15 pounds.

Not now, Jack, including standard single vision lenses only. He's going to jump up now isn't he?

Oh well you're better off with spec savers. Oh I knew it. Ask in store for details.

What to give your brother-in-law for his birthday?

He likes swimming, but is it weird to buy a sister's husband a pair of trunks?

Yes, it definitely is.

What about a scratch card from the National Lottery?

They help fund athletes from Team G.B and Paralympics G. B. That way you can make a big splash without diving into any family drama.

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to buy gift and play, even though it's all there. We trick ourselves into thinking that the world is all modern and all hours and were just the latest tenants of rented accommodation and the things left behind by the previous tenants are still there underneath the floorboards down in the basement.

In my podcast this week, I'm taking you to a place that helps tell the story of the most

profound self-inflicted social upheaval. that helps tell the story of the most profound,

self-inflicted social upheaval our species has ever known.

When our view of the world and our place in it changed forever. Hidden for thousands of years

beneath a thick layer of protective blankets in a landscape of

breathtaking beauty, evidence that marks the start of Homo sapiens assent

to become the undisputed ruler of the world. I'm stepping out across Britain to

discover 100 remarkable places that have shaped you, me and the whole planet. I'm Neil Oliver and this is my love letter

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