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Good evening and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham. You're with talk. We're on TV. We're on radio. We're online. And we're on your smart speaker.

Coming up, junior doctors started their longest ever strike this morning,

with hospitals warning it'll be extremely difficult to keep elderly patients safe this Christmas.

Prince Andrew's New Year nightmare, the Duke faces bombshell new evidence from his alleged groping victim,

which could lead to him facing yet another trial.

And from one nightmare to another,

but this woke hit by a just-of-boil activist top the charts,

this Christmas braced yourselves for this bile.

It's awful.

I'm not going to be. Good evening, Britain, and welcome to the Independent Republic of Mike Graham, right here on Talk TV.

It's yet another festive edition tonight. After all, no one's at work. They've all gone home.

Everyone's out last minute shopping. And of course, there is yet another doctor strike. And to make matters worse, the Royal Family's Year is turning into yet an other nightmare,

thanks to Prince Andrew. So where to begin then? We've got a glorious cast of characters tonight

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