Reverend Richard Coles

Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth / Plain Jaine Media

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Gyles meets the writer, clergyman and former member of the Communards Reverend Richard Coles. Together they talk about Richard's childhood, growing up as the musically gifted youngest son in a family of shoe manufacturers in Kettering, about how he discovered his sexuality and became part of London's gay scene in the 1980s, and about how he found his faith in the aftermath of the AIDS crisis. Gyles and Richard discuss the best way to pull a vicar, and whether a mental orgasm is better than a physical one. Thank you to Reverend Richard for his openness and for this wonderful conversation. Our other big news is that this week is our sponsor Grosvenor House's 95th anniversary. To hear Gyles interview Stuart Bowery, the Manager of the hotel, all about Grosvenor House's fascinating history, go to https://grosvenorhousecasts.podbean.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunt break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time. Go play some other time put your phone down tombollah open for fun
0:26.5	terms apply 18 plus gambleaware.org
0:29.4	this is very exciting we're recording this at grovenor house in park lane and tea the, the Rosebud Tea has just arrived, and who is
0:39.7	bringing it in? Come, come and say hello to the microphone. What is your name?
0:43.2	Alexandra, good afternoon, everyone.
0:45.1	Alexandra has brought us tea, and it's a delicious Rosebud tea. The staff here are really nice people.
0:50.6	We are very lucky. It looks tempting.
0:53.7	Welcome to Rosebud. Cue the music. I'm going to have a snack before we start. Part and parcel of the hype that goes with promoting Rosebud is saying that this week's guest is extra special.
1:26.9	Well, this week's guest is special.
1:29.2	Everybody is special. But I think this week's recording will feel to you extra special.
1:36.8	Because the person you're about to meet is highly intelligent, highly entertaining,
1:43.2	very revealing in our conversation, very delightful.
1:47.6	I think I know him, but I now know him a lot better. He surprised me, and I enjoyed our time
1:55.2	together hugely. If you listen to the podcast on a walk or a run, give it a good hour.
2:02.6	If you're going to listen to this as you go to bed, don't expect to fall asleep immediately.
2:08.6	Because this is somebody who has been a pop star and he's been a vicar, a clergyman.
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