James O'Brien (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

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Comedy, Kids & Family, Pets & Animals, Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We’re in Brentford this week with the brilliant author and broadcaster James O’Brien and his cavapoo Polly.

Polly and Ray were on their best behaviour as we chat about James’ first ever phone-in show on LBC, how he approaches conflict off-air and his feelings about being ‘low-key’ famous…

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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0:00.0	The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure.
0:03.5	Do we have to go home today?
0:05.5	sighed Anne.
0:06.5	I agree said Dick.
0:08.0	Even Timmy looks sad.
0:09.5	Cheer up everyone.
0:11.5	Beams Julian, I booked long weekend tickets we can return anytime on Monday
0:17.0	Oh you are clever Julian said Anne save over 50% with the long weekend a ticket from Great Western Railway.
0:24.4	Adventures start here. Selected routes apply.
0:27.6	Saving in comparison to an anytime return fare.
0:30.0	Welcome to Part 2 of my chat with the wonderful James O'Brien. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, get on it immediately, as I think you'll really love it.
0:41.0	Oh, and also, I'd be thrilled if you subscribe to us
0:43.5	of walking the dog. Here's James and Polly and Ray Ray. I remember you as a figure
0:49.6	because I was sort of in journalism at the time and I remember you were very much quite this
0:54.7	sort of precocious talent. People would talk about you a lot. You were very you
0:58.7	almost quite you maybe don't know this but you were spoken about as quite sort of glamorous man about town
1:06.2	figure. I find that impossible to believe I wish I'd known at the time my love life
1:10.0	would have been a lot more exciting. No I remember you were very glamorous and I remember
1:14.0	I remember once walking into I think it was at the Express or something and I was on the
1:18.2	magazine briefly and you know how everyone was a little bit older there so you
1:22.4	look at younger people at the time we were
1:24.9	young or not guys but I remember looking over at you were like oh there's a young
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