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Welcome back to Restless Natives.

This is the bonus ball, the wee extra on the side with your chips and white pudding supper.

I am joined today by Mr Malteseer-Eyes himself, Mr Martin Comston,

an artist formerly known as the civilian, me Gordon Smart with the new full-time job

after three years of mourning like a wee burn who had his sweeties stolen.

Martin Comston, very good afternoon to you.

You're legit new, pal.

How do you feel?

You're fucking five live, your establishment, baby.

Have I graduated from civilian status, do you think?

Is this the moment?

No, no, no.

You're like a, what do you call them people working Whitehall? You're the fucking,

would you call them people? Special advisor. Civil servant. Civil servant. Ah, you're a civil servant.

You're not quite on the front benches yet, pal. I've gone up from civilian to civil servant.

One day I will be a national treasure like Markov. I'm really new. They're excited. I mean, it's been 80 months of being the supply teacher. Like the guy in the geography

outfit that comes in and gets bullied by the other kids. And then I've been given a gig, mate.

I'm delighted about it as well, although I have made my life even more complicated by now

riding three horses with one arse, not just two're on the night slot ah it's uh late it's

it's the late show so 10 to 1 um on monday tuesday wednesday thursday but it depends on the

football if the football finishes at half past nine i get on to do that and then finish earlier but

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