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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Tom Gilbey

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5566 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Wine Wine Wine! Tom Gilbey is one of the UK’s top wine experts and he also talks about it like a normal person! This podcast takes us through the things that makes a wine buff happy (some of them are, and I don’t want to spoil things, wine-related). Russell does a live wine-tasting of some rock and roll wine.  Tom takes us through his marathon that he ran while drinking wine every mile (!), the beauty of a good pen and there are some really good tips for buying wine in a supermarket.   Tom has a book and it’s just come out now! It’s called THIRSTY and it’s about wine (of course)! It’s full of the same no-nonsense advice and tips that you got in this podcast: how to read the label, how to choose in a restaurant and how to talk about it without sounding like a twat.  It’s available now from this link or pop into a lovely independent bookshop.  Might I suggest it could make an excellent Christmas present for that relative you don’t know very well but enjoys a glass of wine? Also you should follow Tom on Instagram where he’s @tomgilbeywine. And Russell has just released a whole load of extra dates brand new show ‘Don’t Tell The Algorithm’. You can book tickets at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk  We also recorded a second show with Tom for our Patreon listeners; there’s a clip at the end of the episode and for fans of the podcast it’s genuinely an excellent extra to get involved with.  Honestly if you like the show it’s a super-good deal giving you ad-free shows, early access and a special extra show just for you every week - have a look! patreon.com/RussellHoward   Thank you so much for joining us in this giant snifter of podcastery. Hope you’ve enjoyed the nose, legs and body on this beast.  x Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello, my friends. Welcome to Five Brilliant Things where I sit down with fascinating people to talk about the things they love. My guest today is Tom Gilby, one of Britain's best

0:46.2

wine experts. You've probably seen him on Instagram being rude about certain supermarket wines.

0:50.8

He was great company and his brilliant things were ice baths, cheese,

0:56.5

Iron Maiden, his favourite wine glass. Yeah, it was very, what was nice about it, it's nice to

1:00.8

spend time with somebody who has unassuming intelligence where you don't feel like a

1:06.8

moron for saying to a wine expert, wait, I quite like whisper an angel.

1:11.2

Is it all right?

1:13.0

It's really good fun.

1:14.2

I hope you enjoy.

1:15.8

Anyway, here's Tom Gilby and his five brilliant things.

1:24.0

Hello Tom.

1:25.1

Hello, Russell.

1:25.9

Sat there with your glasses on.

1:28.0

Yes. So for the benefit of the people

1:29.3

listening at home

1:30.2

I just snapped my glasses

1:32.0

And I broke them

1:33.3

Not because of me

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