Is This It?
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2020
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Alright, already... What now? Esther has a wealth of ideas to inspire Giles. They have columns to write. They have children to feed. The floor is gritty. Giles is trying. Esther suggests no gherkins until May.
You can read Giles in The Times here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/giles-coren
And read Esther and Giles arguing in the Times Magazine on Saturday
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| 0:57.4 | know I think we'll probably come back sooner I think we'll probably come back in |
| 1:00.6 | early May because we haven't been else but I won't mind a break because it's |
| 1:04.5 | quite hard work. I'm feeling a little bit strong out, is that the phrase? Yes, you are, if you |
| 1:11.0 | were a parrot. Do you glance at my hair when I said that? If you were a parrot, you'd be sort of paying your fingers. |
| 1:15.6 | If I were a monkey, I would be, oh no wait. |
| 1:18.0 | It's your total denial that there's any problem. |
| 1:23.2 | It's all fine, it's all fine, better than ever living my best life. |
| 1:25.9 | I love being with my family. |
| 1:27.3 | The funny thing to me, the amusing thing to me to watch is you try to maintain this facade that the lockdown is the best |
| 1:36.2 | and the kids being off school is just the best thing that's ever happened to you |
| 1:38.9 | because you are so horrified by being anything approaching a cliche and you are not only crumbling |
| 1:45.6 | under the restrictions but you're having to pretend that you're not and you're |
| 1:49.6 | enjoying that I have really enjoyed it. A fucking sicker. |
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