Gyles's diary, episode 21

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

It's hard to believe how much Gyles packs into his summer term at Oxford: he's filming with the BBC, he's casting his first Oxford University Dramatic Society production, he's looking for a girlfriend, he's going to numerous balls and parties, he's in the newspapers... so this is a long and action-packed episode of the diaries. Harriet and Gyles discuss some of the changing attitudes of the times. They also talk about phobias, dahlias, stamps, cape-wearing, and read out some brilliant listener emails. If you want to get in touch, email us at [email protected]. Enjoy this!

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0:00.0	Lunchtime. Time to get my macro in the microwave.
0:03.9	Oh, kitchen banter afoot. If in doubt, join in.
0:07.9	Oh, hey Jim. You listen to Comedy on Audible too?
0:11.8	Uh, yeah. So funny.
0:15.1	Yeah. What's your favourite title?
0:17.8	Uh, the comedy comedian show.
0:22.4	That's not a real show, is it, Jim?
0:24.6	Get in on the jokes, with comedy on Audible.
0:27.7	Subscription requires the audible.com.
0:29.1	At U.K. for terms. Hello and welcome to Rosebud.
0:55.8	This is the podcast all about memories.
0:58.5	On a Friday, we meet a remarkable individual, and I ask them, what is your very first memory?
1:05.3	And they share that memory, and then we unpack their story from there.
1:09.6	But on Tuesday, we try to do something a little bit different. We call it more Rosebud because, well, actually, usually there's less of me and more of Harriet. You don't get Harriet on a Friday, but we keep her in a little bottle, and then we uncork the bottle on a Tuesday, and here she is full of zest. I love that metaphor, Giles.
1:24.3	I mean, if only it were a metaphor and you didn't actually put me in a bottle. Yeah, I know, which you're funny. Which is very uncomfortable. Because you're a bit claustrophobic. You don't really like it. I don't like being in the bottle, man. I'm very claustrophobic. Are you? Well, actually... Do you say claustrophobic? Or do you say claustrophobic?
1:24.7	Yeah.
1:26.6	I think I'd say claustrophobic.
1:27.1	I don't know.
1:45.2	Do you think you're not frightened of a man called... Actually, do you say claustrophobic? Or do you say claustrophobic? Yeah. I think I'd say claustrophobic.
2:01.6	I don't know. Do you think you're not frightened of a man called clalph? What about Delia and Dahlia? I say Dahlia. Yes, but it was named after somebody called Dahl, D-A-H-L. Yes, I think it is, American say Dali. Oh, is he he dahlia for the flower? Yeah, I think so.
2:04.6	I think you could say that that was right.
2:06.4	I don't know, we've ended up saying Dahlia.
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