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Three Old HacksYear-ender - still talking about Trump!The Three Old Hacks wind up the year with the topics du jour - immigration, Trump and Fake News."We need to be saying much more that immigration is a good thing", argues political analyst Nigel Dudley."If Joe Biden had done some of the things Trump is doing now, they would have questioned his mental faculties", says Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith."Does the rise of AI mean that journalists will soon be replaced?" asks former Editor of BBC Sport Mihir Bose.Probably not the last time...
2025-12-2346 minThree Old HacksThe vanity of Donald TrumpThe Three Old Hacks discuss the visit of Donald Trump and whether our Prime Minister's apparent fawning over him is the only way to treat someone so vain."Flattery pays off with Trump", says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times. "You don't want to make an enemy of him".They note that Rupert Murdoch was on the guest list for dinner with the President of the United States, but Nigel Farage wasn't."Farage is not as close to Trump as he makes out", says David. Also on their minds t...
2025-09-1959 minThree Old HacksTrump wants a deal and Putin wants UkraineThe Three Old Hacks discuss the negotiations over Ukraine. Did Trump get rolled over by Putin? Would Mrs Thatcher have gone to America in the way the European leaders have? There have been lots of "vacuous generalisations" about what Europe's war aims are, but it is clear what the principal players want, says Nigel Dudley: Trump wants a deal and Putin wants Ukraine.Political analyst Nigel Dudley, former sports editor of the BBC Mihir Bose, and economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith discuss world affairs - Ukraine, Gaza, and for light relief they consider whether...
2025-08-2144 minThree Old HacksWhen world leaders treat countries like personal playgroundsThe Three Old Hacks look at what might lie behind Keir Starmer's announcement that Britain will recognise a Palestinian state, if Israel does not stop the war in Gaza.They celebrate the Lionesses' victory in the Euros and discuss Donald Trump's extraordinary behaviour during his recent visit to Scotland, where he behaved more like the country's monarch than a visiting dignitary.And they say goodbye to the satirist Tom Lehrer.Former Sports editor of BBC News Mihir Bose, political analyst Nigel Dudley and Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith, aka the...
2025-08-0142 minThree Old HacksThe Afghan scandalThe Three Old Hacks consider the ramifications of the Afghan super-injunction story which has consumed the British media this week and the way it has "seeped into the toxic subject of immigration".The British have something of a "negligent attitude to those who have helped them", says Mihir Bose, former BBC Sport editor. It is wrong that this has become politicised into an immigration issue when "the Afghan interpreters are the good guys", says David Smith, Economics editor of The Sunday Times. Why did the Labour government keep the super-injunction for a year after they came to...
2025-07-1952 minThree Old HacksIt's all about regime changeThe Three Old Hacks considers Israel's war with Iran, the expectation of what 'two-week Trump' will do and how likely it is that Britain will get dragged in.Former BBC Sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of The Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley's collective memories can recall the postwar history of the West's attempts at regime change in the Middle East over several decades.They also discuss tax, football, and the merits and vagaries of newspaper deliveries. Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d l...
2025-06-2048 minThree Old HacksMemories aren't what they used to beThe Three Old Hacks talk political memoirs this week. Were they always as salacious, and as quickly turned round post-administration as they are now?Barely has the imprint of the politician's backside faded from the leather of the despatch box before somebody is telling all.Former BBC Sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of The Sunday Times and political analyst Nigel Dudley discuss Sarah Vine's book How Not to be a Political Wife. She and her then husband Michael Gove were close to David and Samantha Cameron before the Brexit referendum ended the friendship, and...
2025-06-1050 minThree Old HacksThe Three Old Hacks discuss immigrationThe Three Old Hacks discuss immigration this week. Mihir Bose, former Sports editor for the BBC, came here as an immigrant from India in the 1960s, not long after Enoch Powell made his famous 'Rivers of Blood' speech. Keir Starmer has been accused of evoking a fear of 'otherness' by echoing Powell's words, when he said Britain risked becoming an 'island of strangers'. David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times, said Brexit had led to a massive increase in immigration, and we were "starting to shoot ourselves in the foot" because immigrants from the EU...
2025-05-3141 minThree Old HacksDecision time for Christian leaders The Three Old Hacks discuss the challenges facing Christian leadership. As the Papal Conclave works its way through multiple rounds of voting to select a new Pope and the Church of England chooses a new Archbishop of Canterbury, they caution against trying to make a fast buck by betting on either. On the papal contest, political analyst Nigel Dudley offers: "It's invariably an outsider." On the Church of England selection, "I think it could be a woman," says David Smith, Economics editor of the Sunday Times, "because, of the figures in the Church of England, the bishops an...
2025-04-2850 minThree Old HacksWho will win the battle for the hearts and minds of those on the right? Nigel Farage or Kemi Badenoch? The Three Old Hacks look at the relationship between Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party. We are seeing a reshaping of the right in British politics, says Mihir. Nigel Farage is out to destroy the Conservative Party in his mission to become prime minister.He is making a tactical shift towards the centre, says David Smith, to take over the Conservatives' ground. While Tory Party members may be drifting towards Reform, that "is not easy for Tory MPs to contemplate", says David Smith. He thinks the Tories have repeated the mistake they made when they elected William H...
2025-04-0450 min
Kirkgate Parish Church, Saltcoats, ScotlandSunday Service - 16th March 2025Sunday Service for 16th March 2025 at 10.45am with Rev Nigel Chikanya and Katrona Templeton Opening Voluntaries:St Patrick’s Breastplate – Irish Trad. arr. StanfordThe Ground (from Sunrise Mass) – Ola GjeiloAve Verum – ElgarWelcome & IntimationsCH4 530: One more step along the world I goCCLI Song # 299425 – Sydney Bertram Carter© Words: 1971 Stainer & Bell Ltd; Music: Stainer & Bell LtdPrayerChildren’s TalkVIDEO: Every move I makeCCLI Song # 1595726 – David Ruis© 1996 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing; Vineyard Songs CanadaPerformed by CJ & FriendsOff...
2025-03-161h 23Three Old HacksShould we take Trump seriously?Supporters of Donald Trump such as Piers Morgan and Nigel Farage tend to brush off his more outrageous statements, saying we shouldn't take his outpourings too literally. Shouldn't we? In a week in which he has declared that President Zelensky of Ukraine is a 'dictator' and tariffs on Mexico and Canada "will go forward", the Three Old Hacks, aka Sports editor of BBC News Mihir Bose, political analyst Nigel Dudley and Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith, discuss how seriously we should take the President of the United States.Get in contact with t...
2025-02-2549 minThree Old Hacks“Brexit has become the n-word of economics” As The Three Old Hacks gather for their latest episode, they dive into the state of UK politics and economic growth. David Smith offers a measured analysis of Britain’s growth prospects, suggesting that while some improvement is expected, it may fall short of historical averages. Mihir Bose expresses concern about the rising cost of living and its impact on British dining culture, while Nigel Dudley defends his wine collection and shares insights on changing restaurant habits. The conversation weaves through Brexit’s curious absence from political discourse, despite declining public support.The trio then tackles the worry...
2025-02-0439 minKirkgate Parish Church, Saltcoats, ScotlandSunday Service - 29th December 2024Sunday Service for 29th December at 10.45am with Rev Nigel Chikanya
Opening VoluntariesWelcome & Intimations
CH4 320: Joy to the worldCCLI Song # 24016 – George Frideric Handel | Isaac Watts© Words & Music: Public Domain
PrayerAll Age Talk
CH4 303: It came upon the midnight clearCCLI Song # 31078 – Edmund Hamilton Sears | Richard Storrs Willis© Words & Music: Public Domain
OfferingReading: Philippians 4: 10-20
CH4 326: As with gladness men of oldCCLI Song # 4772707 –Conrad Kocher | William Chatterton Dix© Words & Music: Public Domain
Sermon
2024-12-291h 09Three Old HacksWill 2024 go down as the year when the world changed?As the Three Old Hacks get ready to tuck into the turkey and mince pies they consider how we will rate 2024. Mihir Bose thinks this has been the worst of times with Trump back in the White House, right-wing parties gaining power in Europe and the flood of non-European migrants creating an existentialist crisis. David Smith disagrees with his old friend arguing that proportional representation means the right may not win power and Europe has in the past coped with migration from former colonies. Nigel Dudley, wearing his Hampshire cricket hat, thinks the Keir Starmer government should not be...
2024-12-2047 minThree Old HacksDoes Labour no longer have skilful politicians?As the Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to recover from the worst start by a new government in recent times, the Three Old Hacks discuss why the government needs a re-launch a mere six months after coming to office with a huge majority. “Does it mean” asks Mihir Bose that “Labour no longer has leaders with political nous”. What happened to the party of Clement Attlee and Tony Blair?Nigel Dudley recalls how Tories under Thatcher in 1979 also had a rocky start and David Smith explains points about Rachel Reeves’s CV and controversial budget that were missed by t...
2024-12-0647 minKirkgate Parish Church, Saltcoats, ScotlandSunday Service - 1st December 2024Sunday Service for 1st December at 10.45am with Rev Nigel Chikanya and Katrona Templeton
Opening VoluntariesWelcome & Intimations
CH4 273: O come, O come EmmanuelCCLI Song # 31982 – John Mason Neale | Thomas Helmore© Words & Music: Public Domain
PrayerChildren’s TalkVIDEO: The Jesus Hokey PokeyOfferingReading: Luke 1: 26-38CH4 279: Make way, make for Christ the KingCCLI Song # 121074 – Graham Kendrick© 1986 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Integrity Music Ltd)
SermonCH4 277: Hark the glad soundCCLI Song # 1748391 – Philip Doddridge | Thomas Clark© Word...
2024-12-011h 26Three Old HacksWhat will Trump's second term in office look like?The Three Old Hacks consider what we might expect from a second Trump presidency."Will it mean a more isolationist America?" asks MIhir Bose. What will it mean for Ukraine?Has he made political discourse coarser, or are the off-colour remarks he makes no worse than the kind of thing President Lyndon B Johnson used to say?Should we ignore the rhetoric of Trump's speeches, as Piers Morgan suggests, and just look at what he does in the White House rather than what he says?Former Sports editor of BBC News...
2024-11-0844 minThree Old Hacks40 years since the Brighton bombThe Three Old Hacks have known each other for 40 years, having met when they were all working for Financial Weekly magazine in 1984, which is also the year David Smith went on to join The Times. He recalls how Nigel Lawson set the standard as a tax reforming Chancellor with his autumn Budget that year, while Nigel Dudley remembers his lucky escape when he decided to go back to his hotel rather than having a nightcap at the bar of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party Conference, thus missing the IRA's attempt to assassinate the Prime Minister...
2024-10-1750 min
WWEGLEP. 79 ~ Danielson vs McGuinness: Director's CutThe Boys are back! Jack joins the show briefly to talk NJPW Destruction in Kobe and give WWE Bad Blood predictions, and then Logan and Cooper break down every single Bryan Danielson vs Nigel McGuinness match in an extended segment. You won't want to miss this!
2024-10-021h 37Three Old HacksDowning St dysfunctional? Surely not!With a certain cynicism born of decades of political reporting, the Three Old Hacks look at the way in which the press have descended on the newly elected Labour government like a pack of ravening wolves over its approach to the Prime Minister receiving gifts.As gifts of everything from expensive clothing to seats to watch Arsenal have been revealed, they discuss whether it matters that politicians receive gifts, and how the Downing St machine has handled – or failed to handle the stories.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d lo...
2024-10-0145 min
Hot Pipes One Hour Podcast m4aHot Pipes Podcast 338 – September In The RainStart
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Butterflies In The Rain
Dudley Savage
Dudley Savage Presents... [Kirkham Studios KRS 1002]
1980
2-5 Wurlitzer, Oxnead Mill, Norfolk (Owner Jim Crampton); ex-Regal Theatre, Colchester
1:53
A Garden In The Rain
Ronald Curtis
It's Wonderful [Concert Recording CR-0026]
3-6 Compton, Davenport Cinema, Stockport, Lancashire
5:33
Alone In The Rain
Sandy Macpherson
The Cinema Organ Collection [Pulse 2-CD PDSCD 589]
1930
4-20 Wurlitzer, Empire Theatre, Leicester Square
9:08
Rain On The Roof
Richard Hills
Southbank Send-Off [COS CD 129]
2004
4-24 Wurlitzer, ex Trocadero, Elephant and Castle
11:58
September In The Rain
Iain McGlinchey
Paramount 450
Paramount 450 VTPO; www.paramountorganworks.com
16:16
The Rain in Spain
Dean...
2024-10-011h 00WWEGLEP. 77 ~ THE AMERICAN COWARD!!!Logan, Cooper, and Noah are back to talk all the wrestling happenings of the week of 9/8/24-9/16/24 on the newest episode of WWEGL! They talk about Nigel McGuinness, Jon Moxley, Hangman Adam Page, Hell In A Cell throughout the years, Smackdown returning to the USA Network, and more on the newest episode of WWEGL!
2024-09-1851 minThree Old HacksThings Can Only Get WorseTony Blair's anthem was Things Can Only Get Better. Keir Starmer's appears to be Things Can Only Get Worse says David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times in this week's Three Old Hacks podcast, following on from the Prime Minister's speech this week warning they will have to raise taxes to fill the black hole left by the last government, in order to be able to do any of the things they want to do. Former Sports editor of BBC News Mihir Bose, political analyst Nigel Dudley and Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith...
2024-09-0341 minThree Old HacksFar right violence on the streets of BritainAuthor and journalist, former Sports Editor of the BBC Mihir Bose talks to fellow journalists Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley about the week’s events.“We haven’t seen that in a long time, I can remember this growing up in the 60’s and 70’s in the West Midlands when that kind of thing did happen and the National Front was on the rise”, says David Smith, talking about the organised violence we have seen on the streets recently.Why did they happen?“Let’s not beat about t...
2024-08-2057 min
The Murphy Monday PodcastWhen Star Power Couldn't Save a Film (Best Defense)Send us a textWas Eddie Murphy’s participation in "Best Defense" a career misstep or a necessary detour? Join us as we unravel the fascinating story of the 1984 film "Best Defense," starring Eddie Murphy and Dudley Moore, notorious for being one of the worst movies ever made. We take you through Eddie Murphy’s journey, from his initial hesitation, motivated solely by a hefty paycheck, to his profound regret post the film's disastrous reception. Along the way, we share our own struggle to track down this cinematic enigma, culminating in an eye-opening viewing experience on Showtime that...
2024-08-1225 min
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2024-08-086h 30Three Old Hacks“The ‘We’re here to serve’ mantra sounds a bit trite, but I think he really means it”The Three Old Hacks, aka prolific author and former BBC Sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley give their analysis of Keir Starmer’s first few days in Government.“The whole focus is on quiet competence, no flashiness.”Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2024-07-1648 minThe Murphy Monday PodcastThe "Beverly Hills Cop IV" EpisodeSend us a textJoin us on this special episode of the Murphy Monday Podcast as we dive into the magic and mayhem of Eddie Murphy’s latest film, "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F." With comedian and pop culture enthusiast Mike Brown by our side, we dissect the fan service, action scenes, and whether this sequel is a genuine tribute or just another cash grab. Tune in to hear Mike’s animated comparisons to "Bad Boys 4" and his thoughts on the hilarious scene where Axel Foley seems immune to pepper spray.But that's not all! We a...
2024-07-151h 18Three Old HacksThree Old Hacks on the “boring” election campaignThe Three Old Hacks, aka prolific author and former BBC Sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley, can scarcely remember a more boring election campaign.“Boring, but important” says David Smith, as all three agree that Thursday’s election will bring significant change to our country.Veterans of many campaigns as journalists – “Much more fun in the days without mobile phones” says Nigel, hear what they have to say on the Three Old Hacks podcast on The Chiswick Calendar website and all the usual podcast platforms.
2024-07-0247 minThree Old HacksThree Old Hacks on the general electionThe past week has seen things go from bad to worse for Rishi Sunak, being called out for lying in the debate against Keir Starmer on the claim that Labour would increase taxes by £2,000 per household, then being accused of a lack of respect for coming home early from the D-Day celebrations, for which he has apologised.He cancelled media interviews at the weekend as support for the Conservatives dipped even further in the polls, with a clear 22% gap between Labour and the Tories, and Reform picking up support after the announcement from Nigel Farage that he w...
2024-06-1151 min
Conservation and Science178: Why Biodiversity Matters with Nigel Dudley“Why Biodiversity Matters” is fundamentally a philosophy book. However, the author and our guest, Nigel Dudley, is not a philosopher but an accomplished conservation biologist who has accumulated an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience working on conservation projects across the world. He has worked as a consultant ecologist with international organisations like WWF International, IUCN and UNESCO. He is a co-founder of Equilibrium Research and Industry Fellow in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author and editor of numerous titles, including being a co-author of Leaving Space for Natu...
2024-06-0456 min
Reimagine LawCareers in “Legal Project Management”In this special episode we are joined by Mark Karnowski and Tom Evans, who hold senior roles in delivering Legal Project Management services for international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and Robert Dudley, Head of Employability & Engagement at The BARBRI Group. We explore the expanding career opportunities in “Legal Project Management”, the skills needed, and why this is a fast-growing area in both law firms and the in-house legal teams of their clients. In this episode, Mark and Tom speak about what “Legal Project Management” (or “LPM”) is, and how the need for firms to deliver this...
2024-05-2238 minReimagine LawCareers in Legal Project ManagementIn this special episode we are joined by Mark Karnowski and Tom Evans, who hold senior roles in delivering Legal Project Management services for international law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and Robert Dudley, Head of Employability & Engagement at The BARBRI Group. We explore the expanding career opportunities in “Legal Project Management”, the skills needed, and why this is a fast-growing area in both law firms and the in-house legal teams of their clients. In this episode, Mark and Tom speak about what “Legal Project Management” (or “LPM”) is, and how the need for firms to deliver this LPM service a...
2024-05-2238 minThree Old HacksThank you Mr CrombieMihir Bose, former BBC Sports News editor, talks to David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times, and political commentator Nigel Dudley about his memoir Thank you Mr Crombie - Lessons in Guilt and Gratitude to the British.Mihir grew up in India, just after Independence, part of a wealthy family with a hierarchy of servants, where as a child he was treated like a little prince. Had he stayed there and taken over his father's business he might have made millions as the country developed. Instead he came to Britain to pursue his passion for journalism.
2024-05-1449 minThree Old HacksPrime Ministers in election mode - from the pipe-smoking Harold Wilson to the dishwasher-stacking Rishi SunakThe Three Old Hacks have long memories. Former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley have been covering the nation's major events for decades and are well placed to compare and contrast the pre-election antics of politicians.Harold Wilson smoked a pipe in public, in an attempt to appear a 'man of the people', but smoked cigars in private, recalls Nigel. There was that excruciating video of Ed Milliband attempting to eat a bacon sandwich in public, and the video with Tony Blair eating cereal...
2024-03-2641 minThree Old HacksBut is it democracy?The Three Old Hacks discuss the power of the people. Recorded the day after the chaotic Gaza vote in Parliament, they consider the safety of MPs, the leverage voters have to influence them, the impact of a powerful grassroots movement supported by social media and also the power of TV drama to galvanise public opinion, as evidenced by the TV drama Mr Bates and the Post Office.They discuss the leadership of the Conservative Party. "It always used to be said that the great success of the Tory party was that the membership didn't really have a...
2024-02-2738 minThree Old HacksPiers Morgan, hacking and the unseemly side of journalismThe intrusions into the private lives of celebrities rehashed by the phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry against Mirror Group Newspapers represent a "dreadful low" in the history of British journalism, says Mihir Bose.The High Court ruled that Harry was a victim of phone hacking on multiple occasions, as were his friends. Former BBC Sports News editor Mihir discusses the "cheap and tawdry" tactics of their fellow hacks with Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley in this week's Three Old Hacks podcast.Thank you to Bill...
2023-12-1944 minThree Old HacksHolding the line for a free pressThe Culture and Media Secretary Lucy Frazer has intervened to scrutinise the sale of the Daily Telegraph to a company backed by the Abu Dhabi ruling family, over concerns around public interest.Would they interfere with the editorial in pursuance of their interests? It wouldn't be the first time a newspaper owner had tried it, with more or less success. The Three Old Hacks, aka Sunday Times Economics editor David Smith, political analyst Nigel Dudley and former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, compare notes on interfering owners with whom they have worked over their long careers. ...
2023-12-0551 minThree Old HacksThree Men in a Boat navigating British JournalismOur podcast with The Three Old Hacks, aka former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith, and political analyst Nigel Dudley, has been described as ‘the modern equivalent of Jerome K Jerome’s book Three Men in a Boat‘ by broadcaster and journalist Lucy Beresford.Like George, Harris and Jerome they are old friends who consider themselves overworked and in need of a holiday (always). Like the River Thames, they have a tendency to meander. Theirs is not so much a travel guide as a commentary on the state of Britis...
2023-11-0641 minThree Old HacksA perfect profession for spying Former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley continue setting the world to rights with their podcast Three Old Hacks. This week their subject is spies, and how the journalistic profession lends itself to approaches from foreign powers. Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2023-09-1943 minThree Old HacksWhat the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ saga tells us about British journalismMuch has been written and said about the Nigel Farage ‘debanking’ story. Thinking a client is a ‘disingenuous grifter’ or a xenophobic racist is not supposed to be a good enough reason for a bank to deny someone an account.But what about the journalism involved in breaking the story? Was the BBC’s Business Editor Simon Jack right to have broadcast a story based on the word of a very senior figure within the bank?Yes, the Three Old Hacks - aka former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith and...
2023-08-0741 minThree Old HacksGamesmanship and ProtestThe Three Old Hacks, aka Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith, former Sports News editor at the BBC and author of many books about sport, Mihir Bose, and political commentator Nigel Dudley, have been chewing over the week's news - in particular the cricket, and whether or not the Australians have behaved abominably.Warming to their theme, they discuss gamesmanship, colonialism, the Just Stop Oil protests and the efficacy of protests at international sporting fixtures in general, recalling disrupted matches now lost in the mists of time. (And yes, irritating though...
2023-07-1854 min
The RealityThe Reality with Nigel Swaby - Getting Serious For God"Nigel Swaby, founder, Firstfruits Music Awards, gave his life to Jesus but he wasn’t serious about his faith. Heavily focused on making money with a weakness for alcohol, he and his wife moved to Malta and then Australia. Here Nigel became disillusioned and depressed. He returned home financially broke with his mental and physical health suffering. In time God broke through in Nigel’s life and he became serious about serving Christ. Also a musician, Nigel, through a dream, committed himself to support budding Christian artists." THESE RADIO PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY KIND DONATIONS OF SURE REAL...
2023-06-2128 min
Sure RealityThe Reality with Nigel Swaby - Getting Serious For God"Nigel Swaby, founder, Firstfruits Music Awards, gave his life to Jesus but he wasn’t serious about his faith. Heavily focused on making money with a weakness for alcohol, he and his wife moved to Malta and then Australia. Here Nigel became disillusioned and depressed. He returned home financially broke with his mental and physical health suffering. In time God broke through in Nigel’s life and he became serious about serving Christ. Also a musician, Nigel, through a dream, committed himself to support budding Christian artists."
THESE RADIO PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY K...
2023-06-2128 min
Sure Reality PodcastsThe Reality with Nigel Swaby - Getting Serious For God"Nigel Swaby, founder, Firstfruits Music Awards, gave his life to Jesus but he wasn’t serious about his faith. Heavily focused on making money with a weakness for alcohol, he and his wife moved to Malta and then Australia. Here Nigel became disillusioned and depressed. He returned home financially broke with his mental and physical health suffering. In time God broke through in Nigel’s life and he became serious about serving Christ. Also a musician, Nigel, through a dream, committed himself to support budding Christian artists." THESE RADIO PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY KIND DONATIONS OF SURE REALITY VISI...
2023-06-2128 min
DIGITAL BLUESDIGITAL BLUES WEEK COMMENCING 11TH JUNE 2023In this week’s edition of the European Blues Union Blues Behind the Scenes – Media award-winning Digital Blues, a brief look back at the 2023 European Blues Challenge including a track from the winners then a slew of new and recent releases including two of the IBBA’s Picks of the Month.Join me and Noa & the Helldrinkers, Boogie Boys, Petra Börnerová Trio & Fedor Freso, Kaz Hawkins, Harpo Walker, Dudley Taft, Selwyn Birchwood, Brad 'Guitar' Wilson, Paul Boddy & The Slidewinder Blues Band, Nigel Mack, Eric Heideman, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip and Christian Rannenberg.Artist Track Source Label Noa & the Helldrinkers Hell's T...
2023-06-1958 minThree Old HacksIs the coronation still going on? Sorry, I missed a bit, the dog needed a walk Flags flying upside down, Rishi Sunak being criticised for 'not being grounded in our culture' despite his perfect reading from the scriptures at the coronation, and Nigel being accused of being a Marxist for taking the dog for a walk during the ceremony.The Three Old Hacks chew over the coronation, the national anthem (time for a new one?) and the admirable state of Penny Mordaunt's biceps.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2023-05-1646 minThree Old HacksGwyneth, Boris and the economy, stupid!From Gwyneth Paltrow to the protests in France and Israel and the perennial subjects of Boris Johnson’s career and the state of the economy, the Three Old Hacks, aka former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley, discuss the week’s news.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2023-04-0327 minThree Old HacksThree Old Hacks consider the week’s newsAs the war in Ukraine marks its grim one-year anniversary, the Three Old Hacks, aka former Sports News editor at the BBC Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley, discuss whether we have clear aims in this war and how it might end. 1:09They talk about the SNP leadership battle and whether religion and politics mix in the 21st century. 13:25They look at the Roald Dahl controversy and compare the re-writing of his books with Thomas Bowdler’s attempts to sanitise Shakespeare and la...
2023-02-2846 minThree Old HacksNadhim Zahawi, tax avoidance and embarrassing the Prime MinisterMihir Bose – former BBC Sports Editor, David Smith – Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley discuss the hot topic- Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairsThey thought he should jump, and apologise for embarrassing the Prime Minister, but as it turned out he was pushed, a couple of days after they recorded the podcast.They talk about the way he tried to turn the story around, attacking the media for concerning themselves with his ‘private; affairs, and whether it makes a difference that our top politicians at the moment are so rich.Get...
2023-01-3153 minThree Old HacksOpinions of superior excellence“No nation in Europe is more haughty and disdainful, nor more conceited in an opinion of its superior excellence.”This quote from a French Viscount about Britain some 400 years ago reminds us nothing much has changed, says political analyst Nigel Dudley.He’s been reading “a wonderful book about the Stuarts”, Devil-Land by Dr Clare Jackson.In the first podcast of 2023 Nigel and his two old mates, sports journalist Mihir Bose and Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith discuss the Christmas books they were given and are now reading, the state of the nat...
2023-01-0646 min
32 Thoughts: The PodcastNigel KirwanHe is the longest-serving employee of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nigel Kirwan currently serves as the video coach of the Bolts and his journey to the NHL was different than most. He joins Jeff and Elliotte to talk about his unique career path, and friendships he’s made along the way, tells some untold stories from the team plane, goes into detail about the 2019 Columbus series, compares 2004 vs 2020/2021 Stanley Cup teams, talks about some fun advertising campaigns like “Seeing Stamkos", Rick Dudley’s feng shui phase and what it’s like to work for Steve Yzerman.GET YOUR 32...
2022-12-2155 min
4NatureEpisode 12: The Significance of Area-Based Conservation in Supporting People and Nature with Sue Stolton and Nigel DudleySend us a textIn our first episode of the year, David speaks with Sue Stolton and Nigel Dudley, proponents of the protected area movement for more than 20 years and the partners behind Equilibrium Research, a conservation consultancy offering practical solutions to conservation challenges, from concept, to implementation, to evaluation of impact. Sue and Nigel discuss the social origins of protected areas, the evolution of protected areas conservation as a force for climate change mitigation, their Protected Areas Benefit Assessment Tool and discuss their hopes for the future of protected areas in light of the Global Biodiversity...
2022-12-1951 min
TeamistryPart 2: Building the Fastest Passenger Jet EverIn this episode, host Nastaran Tavakoli-Far and Lead Producer Pedro Mendes travel to the Musée Aeroscopia in Toulouse, France, where they stand spellbound marveling at a giant, glistening Air France Concorde. And they meet with nonagenarian Dudley Collard, a member of Concorde’s Aerodynamics Design team. When the recording crew mention the beauty of Concorde, engineer Collard quips that all he can see are the flaws. Indeed, the story of Concorde includes a seemingly never-ending set of problems faced by these international teams just to get a prototype in the air, and how they responded by developing new way...
2022-12-0545 minThree Old HacksA World Cup and a BudgetA football World Cup and a Budget, what better subjects could Mihir Bose, former sports news editor at the BBC, Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith and political analyst Nigel Dudley wish for, to talk about?Let's just say, in a pub quiz if either of those subjects came up, you would want these guys on your team.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2022-11-2946 minThree Old HacksThe revolving door of Number 11The Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith was with fellow ‘old hacks’ Mihir Bose, former sports news editor at the BBC, and political analyst Nigel Dudley recording their podcast for The Chiswick Calendar when the news broke on Friday that Kwasi Kwarteng had been jettisoned.New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has already unpicked the growth strategy which David described as “a gamble that had failed spectacularly.“It was obvious to me it would go wrong” he said.“The lesson is to listen to your institutions – the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility.”Mihir asked hi...
2022-10-1848 minThree Old HacksDelivery, Delivery, DeliveryThe Three Old Hacks, who regularly review the week's news for us, recorded a podcast on Thursday morning, before the Queen's death was announced."Spare us from this false positivism", says Nigel Dudley, commenting on Liz Truss's keynote speech after she was elected Leader of the Conservative Party and our new Prime Minister."She sounded like a midwife on speed" he said.Political commentator Nigel Dudley joins Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith and former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose to discuss Trussonomics and whether she...
2022-09-1342 minThree Old HacksChoosing a replacement for BorisIn their previous podcast Mihir Bose said he thought Boris Johnson would lead the Conservative Party into the next election and not only that, but he would win it.David and Nigel remind him of that as this week they discuss whether it will be Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak who will replace him.Former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley discuss the week’s news.Get in contact with the podcast by...
2022-07-3049 minThree Old HacksWill Boris lead the party into the next election?Mihir Bose thinks he will and not only that, he will lead the Conservative party to win it. David and Nigel disagree. What will be the deciding factor? It's the economy, stupid. Former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley discuss the week’s news.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2022-06-2048 minThree Old HacksPartygate again!The Three Old Hacks discuss Partygate, racism in sport and the cost of living crisis."We've never had a situation in the UK where job vacancies are greater than the number of unemployed" says David Smith. "Inflation is the highest it has been since the 1980s."Listen to former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley discussing Putin's war and their memories of the Falklands war, 40 years ago.Get in contact...
2022-05-3150 minThree Old HacksHow the world is reacting to Putin's warThe Three Old Hacks discuss the world's response to Putin's war. UK journalists give the impression the whole world was pro-Ukraine, but that is not the case, says Mihir Bose.Listen to former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley discussing the week’s news with the jaundiced eye of those who have been doing it for forty years.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from...
2022-04-0547 min
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveVogel & Fraser: Four BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas by Bill LyonsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557985to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Vogel & Fraser: Four BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas
Author: Bill Lyons
Narrator: Douglas Livingstone, Full Cast, Nigel Hawthorne
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Release date: March 24, 2022
Genres: Police & Detective
Publisher's Summary:
Four full-cast dramas featuring the London police duo Sergeant Jimmy Vogel is an old-school, down-to-earth copper. Dedicated and tenacious, he's happy to work overtime to get results (to the dismay of his long-suffering wife, Mo). But after repeatedly missing out on promotion, he finds himself working under Superintendent Fraser, whose methods are alien to him. For Jimmy...
2022-03-245h 46
Farage | GB NewsEpisode 123: The cost of net zero, and levelling up across the UKIn this episode, Nigel broadcasts live from Dudley. The UK is aiming for net zero by 2050, but the question is, can we afford the costs of this, and who’s going to pay the bill? Nigel discusses this with columnist and author, Ross Clark. As well as this, Nigel explores what levelling up means to those it intends to target. And for talking pints, Dave Watson - an Afghanistan veteran who was severely wounded and is now a life inspiration to us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-1633 minThree Old HacksThe war in UkraineThe Three Old Hacks discuss the war in Ukraine, President Zelensky’s moving speech to the British parliament and Britain’s “mean-spirited” approach to refugees.Listen to former BBC News sports editor Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley on the events of the past week.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you!
2022-03-1544 minThree Old HacksPartygate and the Foreign Secretary who didn’t know Rostov was in RussiaThe Three Old Hacks are back, raising a glass to celebrate the work done by journalistic colleagues in unveiling the various parties that took place at Downing St during lockdown. Sky TV, the Mirror and the Daily Telegraph all come in for special mentions, as does Liz Truss, but she gets a special mention for rather a different reason: as the Foreign Secretary who didn’t know Rostov was in Russia.The Three Old Hacks, not so much setting the world to rights as lamenting Britain’s ignominious position in it.Listen to former BBC News...
2022-02-2251 min
Feel A Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Quote…Unquote: Series 55, 56 & 57 of the classic comedy panel show by Nigel ReesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556426to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Quote…Unquote: Series 55, 56 & 57 of the classic comedy panel show
Author: Nigel Rees
Narrator: Konnie Huq, Tim Rice, Esther Rantzen, Nigel Rees, Paterson Joseph, Victoria Hislop, Steve Pemberton, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
Release date: February 17, 2022
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
The last ever episodes of the acclaimed quotations quiz, devised and introduced by Nigel Rees - including the historic 500th show Ever since 1976, Quote... Unquote chairman Nigel Rees has quizzed a host of well-known personalities on the origins of popular sayings, both familiar and obscure, an...
2022-02-178h 45Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Comedy, Satire & ParodyQuote…Unquote: Series 55, 56 & 57 of the classic comedy panel show by Nigel ReesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/556426to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Quote…Unquote: Series 55, 56 & 57 of the classic comedy panel show
Author: Nigel Rees
Narrator: Konnie Huq, Tim Rice, Esther Rantzen, Nigel Rees, Paterson Joseph, Victoria Hislop, Steve Pemberton, Full Cast
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
Release date: February 17, 2022
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
The last ever episodes of the acclaimed quotations quiz, devised and introduced by Nigel Rees - including the historic 500th show Ever since 1976, Quote... Unquote chairman Nigel Rees has quizzed a host of well-known personalities on the origins of popular sayings, both familiar and obscure, an...
2022-02-178h 45Three Old HacksThat Peppa Pig MomentThe Three Old Hacks discuss this week whether or not the prime minister has lost it. He appears to be “teetering on the edge of appearing out of control” they think. It’s hard to bluster your way through a speech when someone else has written it for you and you clearly haven’t read it, especially as you’re just got to the “and here’s what we’re going to do about it” bit.There’s a distinct sound of knives being sharpened in the Tory party. “The moment he’s not a winner, he’s a goner” they say.
2021-11-3046 minThree Old HacksWill the killing of David Amess result in limited access to MPs?Writer and broadcaster Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley, aka The Three Old Hacks, discuss the week's events, including reactions to the fatal attack on Sir David Amess at his constituency Surgery.Should MPs get more protection and does this change the nature of their relationship with the public?Newcastle United and their new Saudi owners come up for discussion, with Mihir taking the line that foreign ownership should not be allowed.And they discuss the public's low...
2021-10-2653 minThree Old HacksAfghanistan – A rehash of imperialismWriter and broadcaster Mihir Bose, Economics editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley, aka The Three Old Hacks, discuss Afghanistan in their podcast this week.“The great opinion makers and intellectuals have once again failed us” says Mihir.“When the West intervened in Afghanistan two decades ago they were all for it and made no critical examination whatsoever.“Now, apart from blaming Joe Biden… they have not really examined why the West has failed…”“The West has squandered billions propping up corrupt Afghan politicians who can then build villa...
2021-08-3148 min
WN MOVIE TALK10 / FAN BOYS / THE WHISTLE BLOWER / 3.10 TO YUMAIts time for another 4 more titles from my list of "Films I Own But I Haven't Watched Yet', selected at random, viewed for the first time and with my initial views on each movie straight after. This months titles are as follows....'10' (1979) - https://amzn.to/3fyXhLCDudley Moore, Bo Derek and Julie Andrews star in Blake Edwards romantic comedy drama. Dudley Moore is a musician facing mid-life crisis and becomes besotted with young beauty Bo Derek. Fanboys (2009) - https://amzn.to/37ld8ZFSam Hun...
2021-08-1036 minThree Old HacksRemembering the 1964 OlympicsThe Three Old Hacks are old enough to remember the 1964 Olympics, the last time Tokyo hosted the Games. There were fewer events and so the people who won medals stayed in the memory longer, like long jumper Lynn Davies, whose local council paid tribute to him in a way which was to become more irritating than celebratory.Writer and broadcaster Mihir Bose, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley have known each other since they first started in journalism and have much to compare and...
2021-08-0349 minThree Old HacksPoliticians jumping on the bandwagon of football – Twas ever thusMihir Bose, David Smith and Nigel Dudley – aka the Three Old Hacks – are old enough to remember 1966 and all that. It comes as no surprise to them therefore that politicians should be falling over themselves to haul themselves aboard the football bandwagon. Football and politics, bread and circuses…Writer and broadcaster Mihir Bose, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley add their particular brand of wit and wisdom to the debate.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeoldhacks@outlook.com, we’d love to hear from you
2021-07-1349 minThree Old HacksOf course the booing of footballers is racistMihir Bose, writer and broadcaster, writes primarily on sport. In the seventies he was always the only non-white reporter in the press box and often the only non-white spectator in the whole football ground, so he is well placed to comment on the current controversy over the booing of football players who take the knee at the beginning of matches in support of Black Lives Matter.He shares with old friends David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and political commentator Nigel Dudley, how he was abused by football hooligans on a train and decided he...
2021-06-2252 minThree Old HacksChaos and confusion at the heart of governmentIncompetence and chaos at the heart of government is the theme of this week’s podcast from the Three Old Hacks.Dominic Cummings’ seven hour session in front of a parliamentary committee, pouring bile on the heads of both Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock, has given them plenty to talk about.The Three Old Hacks, aka writer and broadcaster Mihir Bose, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley have worked with both politicians in their long careers as journalists, and f...
2021-06-0147 minThree Old HacksWho’s Responsible?Mihir Bose, former BBC Sports News Editor, sets the world to rights with journalist mates David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times, and political commentator Nigel Dudley.The cost of decorating Boris Johnson’s Downing St flat and who is paying for it is exercising them this week (£200,000 and it looks ‘like an Ottoman brothel’ according to one wag).Maybe people aren’t bothered about who paid for it, but will Carrie Symonds’ comment that she couldn’t live with Theresa May’s “John Lewis nightmare” lose them the votes of Middle...
2021-05-0253 minThree Old HacksThe Super League that wasn’tThe Three Old Hacks discuss the one day wonder that was The Super League. It took from Sunday night till Tuesday morning for six top English football clubs to announce their membership and then withdraw, leaving the plan in tatters in the face of opposition from the British Government.Mihir Bose, former BBC sports news editor at the BBC, David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and Nigel Dudley, political commentator, examine the debacle, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new found interest in the game, in the middle of a lo...
2021-04-2448 minThree Old HacksThe pandemic poll boost – Why?This week the Three Old Hacks discuss a year of the pandemic and how it is that the Government is still popular in the polls.They talk about the fall out from the Meghan and Harry interview; sexual abuse in boarding schools and flags on government buildings – “ridiculous, insecure and pathetic”.Join former BBC Sports News editor Mihir Bose, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times David Smith and political commentator Nigel Dudley for this week’s podcast.Get in contact with the podcast by emailing threeold...
2021-03-3051 minThree Old HacksAre we introducing ID papers by the back door?With journalist mates, Economics editor of the Sunday Times, David Smith, and political commentator Nigel Dudley, Mihir Bose looks this week at how vaccination certificates might change our lives.Coming from India, where the bureaucracy is legend, he wonders whether we are signing up for identity papers by the back door.The Three Old Hacks look at the thorny issue of politicians doing favours for friends and whether the big social media companies will have to pay for news content, following the Australian government’s ruling that Facebook must pa...
2021-03-0247 minThree Old HacksThe Quality of LeadershipPolitical leadership ain’t what it used to be. That’s the theme of this week’s Three Old Hacks,We all think the summers were warmer (demonstrably not!) and life was rosier when we were young, but the Three Old Hacks put forward a pretty strong case that politicians in Britain are not of the same calibre as those who have gone before them.Boris Johnson says we are facing the biggest challenge since the Second World War with the pandemic, but where is the Recovery Plan to get us out of the hole it has...
2021-02-0949 minThree Old HacksThe inauguration of a new presidentThis week they discuss the inauguration of President Biden. Being of a certain age themselves, they take heart from the empowerment of a 78 year old man. They are but spring chickens by comparison. Nonetheless their experience reaches down the years and they fish anecdotes and facts out of their collective memory to discuss the media and politics as it concerns America.Biden's campaign was 'pitch perfect' says David and he is sure he is already thinking about the Mid-Terms, being a shrewd political operator with fifty years' experience. He knows he needs to court Trump s...
2021-01-2650 minThree Old HacksAssault on the US CapitolFive people died in the assault on the US Capitol. Trump has been banned from Twitter for inciting his supporters. The Democratic Party is moving to impeach him for a second time. The Three Old Hacks consider the implications of this extraordinary event and how it was covered, as it happened live on TV, by the media.Adept at reporting in war zones across the globe, was the American media caught flat footed when it came to reporting a crisis in their own capital? Were the media complicit in enabling Trump to become the demagogue he’s be...
2021-01-1247 minThree Old HacksNelson Mandela and what real loss of freedom meansMihir Bose describes having coffee with Nelson Mandela in his Soweto house, how the great man had to see cricket sitting behind a cage during apartheid and what real loss of freedom means. Far removed from the ridiculous talk of Britain having been enslaved by the EU. He argues the problem is that this country has never got over losing the empire and asks David Smith and Nigel Dudley whether they would have wanted Britain still to have an empire on which the sun never set. Both Dudley and Smith say they feel no nostalgia for the empire. Dudley s...
2020-12-2251 minThree Old HacksEconomists’ attack on BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg “grotesquely malign”A group of economists have taken issue with the BBC’s Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg’s attempt to explain the national budget deficit. She likened the country’s current financial state to that of a domestic household being in debt, which they say is not a good or helpful comparison. Instead of dropping her a quiet email, they’ve complained formally to the BBC’s Director General, thus ensuring that the row goes ballistic as it is whipped up by the BBC’s competitors in the press.Nigel Dudley, political commentator and long term leader writer for s...
2020-12-0847 minThree Old HacksElections We Have Known and LovedIn their third podcast Mihir Bose, David Smith and Nigel Dudley discuss American Presidential elections, the problems with scoops and how social media has changed the way journalists have to deal with abuse. Maybe they say the American Presidential elections prove that the old country can still teach their cousins across the pond how to conduct elections properly without the loser shouting it is a fraud, editors can sometimes be very reluctant to publish scoops and the rise of social media has meant old green ink letters of abuse have been replaced with the more menacing online threats made wo...
2020-11-1754 minThree Old HacksThe Smell of the CrowdIn the second episode of Three Old Hacks Mihir Bose, David Smith and Nigel Dudley discuss how professional sport is faring without a live audience - the roar of the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd - as the old joke goes. 'Better maybe' is their conclusion. More goals anyway.They look at how well or otherwise journalists have covered the pandemic. Their great friend Hugh Pym, the BBC Health Editor, with whom they often played cricket, has just won the Prestigious Charles Wheeler Award for Broadcast Journalism. So which of their other colleagues...
2020-10-2753 min
Press Play On This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Miles Jupp is Literally Unputdownable: Ten lively literary investigations by Miles JuppPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419355to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Miles Jupp is Literally Unputdownable: Ten lively literary investigations
Author: Miles Jupp
Narrator: Miles Jupp
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
Miles Jupp probes mysteries both fictional and autobiographical in these ten radio investigations Actor and comedian Miles Jupp puts his inquiring mind and talent for comic analysis to work, as he turns his quizzical gaze on the world of fiction. In these ten entertaining documentaries, he explores why some books, games and binge-watched...
2020-10-154h 52Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Comedy, Satire & ParodyMiles Jupp is Literally Unputdownable: Ten lively literary investigations by Miles JuppPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/419355to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Miles Jupp is Literally Unputdownable: Ten lively literary investigations
Author: Miles Jupp
Narrator: Miles Jupp
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
Release date: October 15, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
Miles Jupp probes mysteries both fictional and autobiographical in these ten radio investigations Actor and comedian Miles Jupp puts his inquiring mind and talent for comic analysis to work, as he turns his quizzical gaze on the world of fiction. In these ten entertaining documentaries, he explores why some books, games and binge-watched...
2020-10-154h 52Three Old HacksLockdown Life and Whatever Happened to British Journalism?In their first episode Mihir Bose, David Smith and Nigel Dudley discuss how journalism has changed since they first became journalists in the 1980s and how the experience of the pandemic has affected all our lives. Will the British ever go back to hugging or are we done with it after months of not touching? Have the British lost their fabled sense of humour by not coming up with a nickname for the pandemic? Are we less equipped to deal with hardship than previous generations?Join this podcast for the wit and wisdom of ‘three old...
2020-10-0545 min