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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

David Dimbleby

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Moments of high drama in Britain's recent history are punctuated by the voice of one man. For nearly half a century, broadcaster David Dimbleby has led us through the shifting sands of general elections, referendums and royal deaths. He speaks to James about the magic of those moments as well as BBC impartiality and bedtime reading. His autobiography, Keep Talking: A Broadcasting Life is out now.

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0:00.0

Getting money from clients can feel like trying to wrestle honey from a grizzly bear

0:03.3

that hasn't eaten in days, while an amorous skunk clings to your leg.

0:08.4

Not now, skunky.

0:09.6

But with zero online invoice payments through Stripe and Go Cardless,

0:12.6

you can give customers more ways to pay and keep your cash flow flowing.

0:16.7

Soon, rather than wrestling a grizzly bear, it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear.

0:21.0

Aw! On a really soft sofa, while watching your favourite soap. Soon, rather than wrestling a grizzly bear, it feels more like you're cuddling a koala bear. Aw.

0:21.8

On a really soft sofa, while watching her favourite soap.

0:24.9

I can't believe she was his mother.

0:27.4

The Healthy Business, Serge Zero with an X.

0:32.3

This is a Global Player Original podcast.

0:51.3

Thank you. Global Player Original Podcast Hello and welcome to full disclosure, a podcast conceived entirely to allow me to spend a lot more time than I'd ever get on the radio with people who are fascinating.

0:57.2

And I don't know David Dimbleby if I've ever felt more daunted by the prospect of doing an interview.

1:03.6

Rubbish.

1:04.1

No, I mean it.

1:05.3

Rubbish! Come on.

1:06.4

Well, I mean, we don't get much closer to broadcasting royalty, do we?

1:11.4

There are no such thing as broadcasting royalty.

1:13.2

We're all the same hacking away of the same old ground year after year.

1:17.9

And if longevity makes you royalty, which maybe that's how Queen Elizabeth II is seen as royal because she's there,

1:30.2

been there for so many years,

1:32.0

and I suppose royalty is a fair description,

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