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Across the UK, online, on DAB and on your smart speaker, the Independent Republic of Mike Graham,

on Talk Radio.

Good morning and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham right here on talk of radio.

It is dark, it is gloomy, and Storm Francis is wreaking havoc up and down the country.

But, ladies and gentlemen, it is the second storm system in a month,

but it's nothing compared to what is going on on this show today

and what is going to happen over the course of the next three hours.

After our victory with the BBC yesterday,

it seems we will hear the dulcet tones of Royal Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at Last Night of the Proms after all,

but the weasels have said,

we won't be able to listen to the words.

Well, guess what?

We'll be able to play you the words all the way through the show today

and forever for the rest of this week. Well, I've got some news for them as well.

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