Robert Peston (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Goalhanger

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

4.7 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

We are in Regent’s Park in London this week for a walk with legendary broadcaster and journalist Robert Peston and his dog Merlin, an adorable bedlington-whippet cross!

On a gorgeous spring day, Robert tells us about his fascinating childhood, the experience of becoming a household name during the financial crash, and the way people have reacted to his distinctive voice through the years.

The second part of our chat will be available on Thursday!

Follow Robert - @peston

Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash.

The Rest Is Money is available on all podcast platforms.

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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0:00.0	Is that Merlin? Sorry. Have you just put a paw on your bottom? I do apologize.
0:04.1	I told you not to embarrass me.
0:06.4	This week on Walking the Dog, Ray and I went for a walk in Regents Park with presenter,
0:11.4	journalist and author Robert Peston and his beautiful Bedlington
0:15.5	Cross, Merlin.
0:17.7	Robert clearly loves dogs, especially Merlin, who at several points he called Sweetheart, I know, adorable.
0:24.0	And we had the loveliest chat about everything from his childhood to his
0:28.4	fabulously impressive career and he also talked really honestly about some of the tougher moments in his life.
0:34.0	Do check out the brilliant podcast Robert presents with Steph McGovern, the rest is money.
0:39.0	And you can also read his book Bust and his two fiction books the whistleblower and the
0:43.5	crash I'll stop talking now and hand over to the man himself here's Robert and
0:48.8	Merlin and Ray Ray are you going to take Merlin off the leave Robert? Is that all right or not?
0:54.0	Or would you prefer to have him on? You choose?
0:56.0	I love that you ask my permission.
0:59.0	Come on, quickly.
1:00.0	Come on Raymond.
1:01.0	Do you know, you said that in a very it was very
1:04.4	headmaster light.
1:05.4	Oh dear sorry.
1:06.4	Come on children quickly.
1:07.4	It was only to Raymond.
1:10.4	What do you think Robert?
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