A Listeners Special: "I hope that was illuminating…”
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In a listeners special Esther is delighted to have not read the papers as her and Giles dip into the post bag. They get some book recommendations, test opinion on central heating and to reply to some marvellous listeners.
In amongst all that if you’ve ever wondered how many people it takes to publish a book and what do they all do Esther can fill you in.
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| 0:00.0 | Think of shaving cream. |
| 0:01.7 | Essential with nachos or as a dip for potato wedges. |
| 0:05.0 | Now you're thinking, that's not shaving cream, that's sour cream. |
| 0:08.5 | If you think sour cream is shaving cream, then you must be a supermarket delivery substitute. |
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| 0:16.5 | So when you think of shaving cream and order shaving cream, you'll get shaving cream. |
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| 0:22.7 | 99% average order accuracy, Jan to April 2025. |
| 0:25.9 | Geographical restrictions apply, minimum spend plus charges apply, terms at Akado.com. |
| 0:30.9 | Debbie was in a bit of a pickle. |
| 0:33.8 | A crisp and gurkin sandwiches just weren't selling. |
| 0:36.9 | Hmm. |
| 0:43.8 | Until she had the good idea to use Canva to design her logo, menus and social posts. |
| 0:48.2 | They looked good. Really, really good. |
| 0:52.8 | Turns out Crisp and Gurkin sandwiches are right up everyone's street. |
| 0:55.7 | Even if that street now smells a pickles. |
| 0:57.7 | Thanks, Canva. |
| 1:06.1 | I don't know what to say. |
| 1:09.7 | Your nostrils were quivering as you, I think you would want to say. This week, it is a special Esther doesn't have to read the papers episode. |
| 1:14.6 | Not that she ever does. |
| 1:16.6 | Not that she ever does, but this way, this one is just, it's your emails. |
| 1:20.6 | You, the listener, have been emailing in in your millions, and have asked us some excellent questions and we're going to try and get down to your basic |
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