Hello and welcome to Rex Factor with just me again, Graham Duke.

As I'm sure you'll remember from the previous episode, the podcast is currently on hold

due to my fellow Rex at Ali Hood having suffered a nasty accident on his bike,

in which he escaped largely unscathed but for landing on his face.

The podcast is still on hold and he's had numerous operations since I last spoke to you

and they've all gone very well which is good

you'll have seen if you're on Facebook that he's been in touch with people he's been

sending and replying to messages and indeed in the last couple of weeks he's actually

being set free into the real world

and naturally his first point of call was to visit Headingham Castle.

He's still not ready to get back into podcasting however but hopefully his next trip to the hospital will see them do some work on his teeth and lips,

which should then enable him to talk properly again.

Something of a precondition for audio podcasts unless he's restricted himself to a theme of Mm.

Still not sure yet exactly when he'll be back in action,

but he's on the men, so hopefully when I next speak to you

will have a slightly more definite date of when

we're going to record Elizabeth II. The other big thing that's happened since I last spoke to

you is that lots of you have got in touch with very lovely messages wishing

Ali well. You've been doing this on Twitter at Rex Factor Pod on the Rex Factor

Facebook page via email, Rex Factor Podcast to Harmmel.

And also a few of you left to reuse on iTunes.

It was wonderful to get so many messages from you, some from long-term listeners who've been contacting

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