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Giles Coren Has No Idea

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Giles Coren Has No Idea

The Times

News & Politics, Unknown, News

4.31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

With more people employed in the parking industry then as full time soldiers are they up to the job of giving Putin a ticket? Giles turns to some great war films for inspiration:

“Did you issue the parking ticket!?”

“Goddam right I did!”

The Booker Prize announced its short list this week, with one notable omission and one baffling inclusion – Giles is not happy.

After the break is it too early in the year to put on the central heating – over to you dear listener. Recent research suggests that bravery is a more attractive trait than brawn. But what if your date is a psychopath who just likes starting fights...?

Lastly, yet another use for Bamboo.   


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0:00.0

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0:21.7

Everybody.

0:30.9

Hi. Daryl and I have some news. We know it's only been a couple of weeks, but we've decided to start an exciting new chapter.

0:37.6

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0:45.1

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0:49.4

UK resident 18 plus Tis and C supply. Monzo current account required. You could get back less than you invest. So how many are you on? I'm very, very stubbornly stuck on 49. It's really annoying. It's really annoying. I am, of course, talking about the Amazon reviews. Oh, we thought you were talking about your age. The woman who will never turn 50. I will never turn 50. I will never be married to someone of 50. Will you not? Interesting. Who was it who told me?

1:11.4

I can't remember.

1:11.8

Someone said to me, right, look, there's this thing in publishing, right?

1:14.6

When your book gets to 50 Amazon reviews with an average of 4.2 stars, it-

1:21.4

Or better.

1:22.1

Or better.

1:23.0

It triggers some kind of algorithm which does something I don't really know what anyway because

1:29.5

publishing a book it gives you a chance of being in the amazon selection list come on sell this

1:35.0

shit come on you're so diffident esther has a book out you haven't even told them the name of the book

1:39.1

it's called well this is awkward they all know what it's called anyway it's my tell them again

1:42.3

shut up i'm trying to do them about my star rating. Anyway, there's this thing

1:46.1

where it triggers some algorithm, right? I don't understand what the algorithm does, but it's important. And my publishers think it's important. My star rating is very good. I've got 4.7 star average. It's 4.7. It's unheard of. unheard of people are saying it's the highest rating ever on Amazon.

2:01.0

And, but I'm only got 49 and I just need... 4.7. It's unheard of. It's unheard of. People are saying it's the highest rating ever on Amazon.

2:01.2

And but I'm only got 49 and I just need one more. And then I can screenshot it and send it to my publisher and go, ta-da. Anyway, that's enough about the stupid. The point is to say 50 doesn't sound like a lot. No. It will eventually build up and be in the hundreds and probably eventually in the thousands. It's not bad after the first two weeks.

2:17.7

It's a really high rating.

2:19.1

But we're basically saying to you, because you get this podcast, build up in the hundreds and probably eventually in the thousands. It's not bad after the first two weeks. It's a really high rating.

2:19.1

But we're basically saying to you, because you get this podcast free, let's face it,

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