Giles Coren Has No Idea

By: The Times
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  • Each week Giles Coren finds himself with no idea what to write about in his weekly column. Having read all the papers and found nothing of interest whatsoever, he takes a break and does the school run. That’s where his wife and fellow journalist Esther Walker comes in. Upon his return, Esther has half a dozen ideas she’s spotted ready to knock around with him over the kitchen table and a much needed pot of coffee.


    You can read Giles in The Times here; https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/giles-coren


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Episodes
  • The Corens' Second Christmas Quiz
    Dec 20 2024

    As described in the title - a fun festive quiz.


    We hope you enjoy it. If you do, please share.

    Merry Christmas, see you in the New Year.



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    32 mins
  • Podcasts don’t get tougher than this
    Dec 6 2024

    Where now for Gregg Wallace and the BBC? Esther is focused on the BBC’s HR department – what were they doing? Giles ponders the consequences of a decision made twenty years ago. And if this is the new bar for public opprobrium - who might be next?

    Board games at Christmas, marvellous. All the family sat round the fire, rolling the dice…until one falls asleep, one cheats, and one gets so competitive they flip the board and it all ends in tears. Excellent, let’s do it again next year.

    The governments new junk food advertising ban has caused quite a stir but what is it exactly? Have they really banned porridge, have they actually banned anything? Time for some clarity, insight and war time meal planning.


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    27 mins
  • What did you do in the Culture War, daddy?
    Nov 29 2024

    Giles thought he was going to be cancelled due to his last two rather edgy pieces. One was about an Israeli restaurant and the other took a big bite out of the super-woke Jaguar re-brand. But, the total opposite happened and everyone loved them. It’s all in danger of going to Giles’s head and he toys with leaning in and becoming the UK’s answer to Joe Rogan.

    If the culture war is truly over, what happens next? And where does it leave a country that has just elected a government that is now totally out of fashion?

    Meanwhile, British Airways spends millions on doing up their First Class cabins rather than "...fixing their p***poor app."


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    27 mins

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GILES AND ESTHER COREN

I really struggled with this one. Excessive amount of shouting and unnecessary swearing. Very little interesting content.

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