Happy Birthday Giles!
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Giles and Esther thumb their way through this week's news to find a story for his column; from the Government obesity plan to getting fit and silver-surfers to staycations. Giles celebrates his birthday by buying himself a bike and Esther reveals she's made a secret purchase.
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| 0:00.0 | Attention at all passengers. You can now book your train tickets on Uber and get 10% back in Uber credits to spend on your next train journey. |
| 0:11.0 | So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber tease and sees apply check the Uber app. |
| 0:22.0 | Hello I'm Chris and I'm Rosie. |
| 0:24.0 | And we are the hosts of Shagd Marry-Denoid. |
| 0:26.0 | We're here to tell you about Hilton Honors. |
| 0:29.0 | We are really familiar with this as we have stayed at Hilton Hotels over the years absolutely loads. |
| 0:34.4 | That's right for those of you that don't know Hilton Honours is an award-winning |
| 0:38.0 | loyalty program that rewards guests to stay with Hilton. |
| 0:41.2 | Exactly with Hilton Honours you can get exclusive member discounts and use points for free stays |
| 0:46.2 | at over 7,000 hotels worldwide. |
| 0:50.1 | You can also enjoy once in lifetime experiences from concerts and games to cuisine, culture and so much more. |
| 0:56.0 | For more visit Hilton.com and join Hilton honors like us. |
| 1:00.0 | Babadu Babadu Babadu Babadu Babadu Babadu Ba. |
| 1:04.0 | Happy birthday to you |
| 1:05.8 | Giles |
| 1:06.8 | it's a very special day today isn't it? |
| 1:08.6 | It's your birthday |
| 1:10.3 | it's a very significant birthday |
| 1:12.1 | is it no it's the one we weren't allowed to say what yours was no no. Yes, it's the big 5 1 51 |
| 1:20.9 | Definitely two-thirds of the way through now. |
| 1:24.1 | No, I'm at one third. |
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