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🗓️ 13 March 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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*This is part 2 of Andy Zaltzman's episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing*
The Moon Under Water has hosted a fair few guests over the years, and as a result there has been a monumental amount of choices made. Draught, bottles, spirits, wildcards... all stretching back since time itself began. But suppose you wanted to take a deep dive into the numbers behind the Pub of the Mind: does such a person exist who could interpret the statistics and come back with fun, digestible stats that provide you with a unique insight into what's happened so far? That person certainly DOES exist, and his name is Andy Zaltzman!As well as being a comedian and author Andy is the resident statistician for Test Match Special. He's able to pull mind blowing stats out of thin air, and his knowledge of all things cricket is really something to behold. Though he doesn't have access to the numbers behind The Moon Under Water, if we were to create our own Wisden Beer Almanac he'd be the man we want to help. He's also a thoroughly lovely guy, and we can't wait for him to arrive.
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0:00.0 | I'm Welcome back to the moon underwater where we are delighted to host, well, the man with the greatest job in the world. |
0:34.1 | It's a comedian, satirist, radio presenter and, crucially, test match special |
0:41.1 | statistician, Andy Zaltzman. And so far, Andy has created what has all the hallmarks of a classic pub. |
0:49.5 | Its walls are adorned with sports memorabilia. It does have screens, but they're only playing cricket from the past. |
0:56.2 | So as to soothe, but not distract. |
0:59.8 | It's near a ground, but it doesn't really matter which one, |
1:02.7 | as long as play is visible, out of at least one window. |
1:06.1 | And it's a strange selection of drinks. |
1:10.6 | Some traditionalists, members perhaps of the MCC or the International Cricket Council, may be surprised to find Harvey Sussex Best, rubbing shoulders with red Spanish vermouth on draft, bottles of Barsohn Perfecto Amouror, which is Episco and grape juice liqueur, |
1:30.6 | Pedro Jimenez Sherry, and what else? Well, we will find out very soon, but before then, |
1:35.7 | Robin Allander left us on some technical term tenter hooks, Robin. Yes, thanks John. This |
1:41.6 | week's Moon Underwater Pub Quiz was all about unusual names for everyday objects. |
1:46.0 | And question one was, what is the name for the plastic bit at the end of your shoelace or metal bit? |
1:52.0 | Is it a planchette, a drooplet or an aglet? Andy, what did you think for that one? |
1:57.0 | I think aglet, but for no real reason. It's a lovely |
2:02.7 | guest, John. I think |
2:04.4 | planchette for the same |
2:06.4 | reason as Andy, no real one. |
2:08.2 | Andy's right. It is Aglet. |
2:11.1 | Yes, the name comes from |
2:12.5 | the French word agueel, which means |
2:14.5 | needle. A planchette is a small |
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