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Giles Coren Has No Idea

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Giles Coren Has No Idea

The Times

News & Politics, News

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Giles and Esther give the papers fone more once over for the series; from MI6 quizzes and Christmas presents, to Harry and Meghan and the future of cricket. Giles is left speechless by some amazing news and Esther is left breathless by another coughing fit.


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0:00.0

So last one before Christmas, which was a horrible shock to me because I happened to sort it out

0:04.5

It's Christmas present. I thought it had one more week. What was it gonna be? Well, I'm gonna send it to him

0:09.0

So I don't want to tell him what it is because it's all ruined the surprise. Have you written a list Ben? Have you been good?

0:14.0

Is there real question? You think he has I don't think I of course I do you think Ben's been good

0:18.2

Do you think I think for example when Mike's too high today? I don't think he should get a present. Is this all right?

0:22.4

Really? It's just like okay fine. It's just right in my face

0:26.8

Because you think that we just

0:28.8

Any old shit we say and he just turns it into a wonderful podcast. Yeah, absolutely. Well, what's the budget for his present?

0:33.6

Ben is the audio fairy. What? What's the budget for Ben's present? Well, I've wait and see and I can't remember how much the things that I want to get him cost.

0:40.8

Is it socks? No, it's quite close though. Is it a really hat? Maybe. And a muffler is it matching? Maybe.

0:48.0

I tell you what, remember, buy it on the company card. Fine. We don't have to pay tax on presents for Ben. Notive.

0:53.2

And while you're doing it, put all the ones for your mum and the kids and stuff on the company card as well. I'm not giving them presents.

0:58.0

Okay, got any Christmas related stories? Well, you know the story that he may had made me most angry this week and the one that I most want to talk about.

1:26.4

Which is the Mara Clare Australia story. Oh, you read Mara Clare Australia a lot. I do not read Mara Clare Australia. No, but you have a husband who Googles himself.

1:34.4

I am very, very angry with Mara Clare Australia. Shall I explain the genesis of this? It's quite long, but we can maybe can swizz through it.

1:43.6

At a time when I would set it up with my inimitable broadcasting. Sorry, my cop is very bad today. I don't know why.

1:56.4

Carry on. You would set it up in your inimitable. I know. I just literally do. Let's start the thing and I just open my mouth and you have to cough.

2:03.6

Sorry. Sorry. Go. Go. So we are in the time of royal stories, you know. There's the Meghan Harry were waiting for the third, the second bunch of three to drop.

2:14.4

And Harry's been going, they lie to protect him talking about his brother and all that. And it's like royal reporting and what's okay and what's not and everything.

2:22.8

There's a story in Mara Clare Australia posted yesterday. Everything to know about the affair rumors that surrounded Prince William in 2019. First of all, the sentence.

2:35.2

And also, it's a four-year-old story. Three-year-old story. Three-year-old story, Mara Clare. Get a grip. Get a fucking grip.

2:42.4

And then what a headline. Everything to know about the, doesn't even say everything you need to know.

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