"Hairy Battleaxes Screaming for Drugs"

Giles Coren Has No Idea

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News & Politics, Unknown, News

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Recent research suggests that most men don't understand what the menopause is. But Giles is not most men, he has a thorough grasp of the topic...or so he thinks until Esther sets him straight. What is it, how will it affect Esther, and can he do anything to help? All good questions, but sadly lost as he is distracted by an image of a very specific type of queue outside the GP’s surgery.

Giles and Esther have received lots of kind advice and tips on finding their missing neckless, for which they are very grateful. Is there an update, has it been found?

As the menopause approaches so too does the day the children leave home. Is the best way to prepare to abandon ambition, give up on sex and don’t travel.

Finally, Is there anything better than apple pie and pudding sauce?

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0:37.4	Let's start for the positive.
0:39.0	The necklace.
0:40.5	Yeah.
0:41.0	It's still lost.
0:42.1	Still lost.
0:42.6	I was so touched that people gave a shit where my necklace was.
0:45.4	It was really sweet.
0:46.1	Oh, they did.
0:46.5	I got all sorts of emails and tweets and things.
0:48.6	There is one piece of good news.
0:50.8	I found the receipt.
0:52.2	I mean, it's not like I'd lost it.
0:53.4	Right.
0:54.0	But I've found the receipt. I mean, it's not like I'd lost it. I mean, you know, but I've got the
0:54.6	receipt. And you know how much I told you it cost? Yeah. It's actually a thousand quid less than that.
0:58.3	Oh, that's great. Well done. In some ways, like, we're a thousand quid up. Is that the good news?
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