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Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Tony Parsons

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Goalhanger

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

4.63.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

This week Emily is joined by best-selling novelist, Tony Parsons and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Stanley. They spoke about his Essex childhood, his memories of George Michael, how he bonded with David Bowie over a shared life experience and what it felt like when his book ‘Man and Boy’ went on to become a global phenomenon.


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0:00.0

Hello, this is Giles.

0:03.6

And Esther.

0:04.1

From the podcast Giles' Coron has no idea where we pick through the week's papers to try

0:08.4

and find something funny for me to write about in my Saturday column in the Times.

0:11.7

So, if you like what you've been listening to, you may enjoy our podcast or others from

0:15.8

the Times.

0:16.8

To find out what I wrote about in the end, you can pick up a copy of the Times or get

0:19.5

a digital subscription.

0:20.8

You can listen for free on the Times Radio app or wherever else to get your podcast.

0:32.6

This podcast is sponsored by Pet Plan, the UK's number one pet insurer.

0:37.2

Now I've always insured my dog Raymond with Pet Plan, mainly because every pet home or

0:42.0

I spoke to recommended them.

0:43.9

They cover things other insurers don't.

0:45.8

For example, some policies limit what they'll pay towards certain diagnostics like MRI

0:50.5

or CT scans.

0:52.4

Also, and I love them for this, they don't wriggle out of claims.

0:56.3

And you don't end up paying more for claiming, which is probably why over 90% of customers

1:01.2

like me renew with them each year.

1:03.7

I see them as basically the labrador of pet insurers.

1:07.2

They're popular because they're utterly dependable and reliable.

1:10.4

What's that Raymond?

1:11.4

No, shit's soos of fabulous too.

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