More Rosebud - Gyles's Diaries episode 41
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media
4.6 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
It's 1975 and new father Gyles Brandreth is multi-tasking, like any young parent. One day he's feeding the ducks in Regent's Park with his new baby, the next, spearheading the campaign for Britain to remain in the European Common Market. He's also planning his next Oxford Theatre Festival, learning to play bridge, and being interviewed by the Mail. Plus Gyles and Harriet chat about their favourite day of the week, and snoring. Enjoy this!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of More Rosebud. |
| 0:24.2 | If you're listening to this in real time, it's a Tuesday because these episodes always drop at about 3am on a Tuesday morning. |
| 0:33.6 | Tuesday is a really good day of the week for me, and it always has been. |
| 0:38.3 | In fact, we're going to begin my diaries again in a moment. |
| 0:41.3 | I know we've been a bit sort of all over the place in recent weeks, |
| 0:44.3 | but basically the rule is on Moore Rosebott every other week. |
| 0:47.3 | An episode of Childes' diary is from yesteryear, and we're back in the 1970s, |
| 0:52.3 | we're going to begin on Tuesday the 18th of March, 1975. |
| 0:56.9 | But this Tuesday, I want to say hello to my friend, mentor, |
| 1:02.7 | the producer of Rosebud. |
| 1:05.3 | It is Harriet Jane. |
| 1:07.1 | Hello. |
| 1:08.2 | Harriet, do you have a favourite day of the week? |
| 1:12.1 | I think it's probably Friday. |
| 1:16.0 | Oh. |
| 1:16.5 | Yeah, which is a bit of a cliche, isn't it? |
| 1:19.2 | I think a lot of people like Fridays. |
| 1:20.8 | Thank God it's Friday. |
| 1:21.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:23.1 | I think I've told you before, my favourite children's book was Grimble by Clement Freud. |
| 1:28.7 | I do know that. |
| 1:29.6 | I remember that. |
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