About this episode
Gyles Brandreth shares his food memories and experiences in a conversation with Lara Prendergast.
Broadcaster, writer, actor – and former MP – Gyles Brandreth joins Lara Prendergast on this episode of Table Talk to discuss his memories of food, from hating dates and loving 'bread sandwiches' to his signature dish of fish fingers and his love of eating baked beans cold from a can. Gyles also tells Lara about getting permission to eat swan, his encounter with Raymond Blanc and his friendship with a former editor of The Spectator . Plus – Gyles bemoans the lack of freebies that come with recording a Spectator food podcast (sorry Gyles!). Gyles's new biography of A.A. Milne, Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear , is out now. Produced by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Lara Prendergast
Guest: Gyles Brandreth
Topics covered
- food
- biography
- entertainment
Keywords
- A.A. Milne
- bread sandwiches
- fish fingers
- baked beans
- Raymond Blanc
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear
Books & works: Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear
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