It Had To Be You by David Nobbs

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🗓️ 28 December 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Andy Miller and John Mitchinson, a/k/a/ Leavis & Butthead, return with another episode of the podcast which gives new life to old books. In this episode they're joined by Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotter's Club and Oh! What A Carve Up amongst others, to discuss the life and work of David Nobbs, best known as the creator of Reginald Perrin. Timings: (may differ due to adverts) 2'12 - Finnegans Wake by James Joyce 9'08 - The Holly Tree - Charles Dickens 16'34 - It Had To Be You by David Nobbs * To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops. * For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm *If you'd like to support the show and join in with the book chat, listen without adverts, receive the show early and get extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a patron at www.patreon.com/backlisted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was in South Kensington earlier on I'm absolutely convinced that I saw Ringo Starr coming out of a shop and walking down the road.
0:18.0	He is, isn't he? I think it was, I'm going to, I've decided I saw Ringo Starr today looking fit and well.
0:25.0	I'm 70 Blah and I didn't give him a thumbs up.
0:30.0	I should have done the piece I'm time peace and love double thumbs up that's
0:34.6	for maca right now the peace sign for ringo website of maca going
0:39.3	hundreds of pictures of me of him going really people are so...
0:44.0	I saw Ringo's on the Kings Road once with Barbara Bark so are they still together?
0:48.3	Yes they are.
0:49.3	Yeah they are.
0:50.3	Yeah it seems a long time ago but... Sort of inertia or something.
0:54.0	I don't know what's keeping them together.
0:56.0	They were both, they both filmed little pieces to camera for that nation's favorite
1:01.5	Beatles song thing that was on a few weeks ago.
1:04.0	And Ringo is looking pretty good, you know, he's looking pretty fit.
1:06.2	And he's probably because nobody loves him better.
1:08.2	Oh, Jesus.
1:12.2	Me. No, he's. Jesus off.
1:15.0	You really have got to be a certain age to get that.
1:18.0	Sper who loved me fans.
1:22.0	Hello and welcome to Backlisted.
1:24.0	I'm John Mitchinson and we're coming to you live from the kitchen table of Unbound,
1:28.0	the website where readers and writers meet to create great books.
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