About this episode

Gyles shares stories from his diaries in 1979, including listener emails and humorous discussions.

The year is 1979. Yes, it's another fun episode of Gyles's diaries, including a truly brilllant listener email from Darran Lingley, discussion of Winston Churchill's love of languishing at the dinner table, tales of Gyles and Michele's new boxing sessions and speculation about squirrel blood transfusions. Enjoy this. If you'd like to join the Rosebud Family, for more episodes and a wonderful community of Rosebud-loving listeners, go to www. patreon.com/rosebud . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Gyles Brandreth

Topics covered

• diaries
• boxing
• listener interaction
• historical figures
• humor
• speculation

Keywords

• Gyles Brandreth
• diaries
• Winston Churchill
• boxing
• listener email
• squirrel blood transfusions

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