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🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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This week on the show Tom Allen welcomes friends from the world of comedy, television and literature.
Dynamic duo Ian Hallard and Mark Gatiss chat about their brand new comedy show 'The Way Old Friends Do'.
The wonderful Carol Kirkwood gives us the lowdown on her latest novel 'Secrets of the Villa Amore'.
Legendary presenter Anita Rani spills the beans on her debut book 'Baby Does A Runner'.
And the marvellous Matt Chorley discusses 'Food Week' on Times Radio.
Plus the awesome Yomi Adegoke flips through her brand-new novel 'The List'.
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0:00.0 | Enjoy cracking deals at ASDA this Easter. |
0:02.3 | With selected roast joints roll back to half price. |
0:05.3 | Try our mouth-watering whole lamb leg. |
0:07.2 | Named Best Easter lamb 2025 by the Good Housekeeping Institute, |
0:10.8 | down from £12.34 per kilo to just £617. |
0:14.8 | Or a large beef joint also half-priced. |
0:17.2 | Down from £11.36 per kilo to just £5,08. For more great offers, make Asda |
0:22.6 | your one-hot Easter shop. That's Asda price. Selected stores and line subject to availability, |
0:27.7 | offer ends 20th of April, excludes Azure Express. |
0:33.5 | Hello, Tom Allen here, and welcome to the Best of the Breakfast Show podcast with Sitch from Virgin Radio. |
0:40.1 | Coming up, the oh-so-dramatic duo Ian Hallard and Mark Gatis pull back the curtain on their new comedy show, The Way Old Friends Do. |
0:48.6 | Meteorological Marvel, Carol Kirkwood, gives us the lowdown on her latest Times best bestselling novel, Secrets of the Villa Amore. |
0:56.5 | And brilliant broadcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author Anita Rani spills the beans on her new book, Baby Does a Runner. |
1:03.1 | All of that and so much more to come. |
1:07.2 | Now, our next guests are Theatre Royalty, who have already said, I do, I do, I do to each other, |
1:12.1 | and are now hoping that you'll say, give me, give me, give me tickets to their new play |
1:15.9 | the way old friends do at London's Criterion Theatre from the 17th of August. |
1:20.4 | So to find out the name of the game, let's say voole-boo and how'd he do to Super Troopers, |
1:25.7 | Mark Gaitis and Ian Hallard! |
1:27.4 | Hello! Hello! |
1:30.2 | I don't feel you've got enough Aver quotes. |
1:32.5 | I know, that was pretty good actually. |
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