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Giles Coren Has No Idea

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... Read more

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Size Matters

Size Matters

Giles and Esther return to their kitchen table for the first round-up of the papers this year; from the Golden Globes an... Read more

10 Jan 2020

25mins

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Pride and Prejudice and Pamplona

Pride and Prejudice and Pamplona

Giles and Esther gather round the kitchen table to sift through this week’s top stories; from Wimbledon to private schoo... Read more

12 Jul 2019

28mins

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Is This It?

Is This It?

Alright, already... What now?  Esther has a wealth of ideas to inspire Giles. They have columns to write. They have chil... Read more

10 Apr 2020

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Giley's Sleep Diaries

Giley's Sleep Diaries

Giles and Esther return to the kitchen table to flick through the paper's top stories of the week; from Kate Winslet's a... Read more

19 Jul 2019

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Giles and Esther sift through the national papers to find stories for his column this week; the pressures facing modern ... Read more

7 Feb 2020

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Steak and Bake

Steak and Bake

Giles and Esther pick through this week's papers; from podcasts for dogs and Love Island, to the Greggs vegan steak bake... Read more

17 Jan 2020

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His and Hers

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Giles and Esther comb an unusual selection of newspapers to choose the big stories for his weekly column; prenatal paren... Read more

31 Jan 2020

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Ooorrrder!

Ooorrrder!

Giles and Esther traverse the week’s top news stories; from John Bercow stepping down as Speaker of the House of Commons... Read more

13 Sep 2019

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The Rt Hon Miss Piggy MP

The Rt Hon Miss Piggy MP

Giles and Esther sweat their way through the week's top stories; from the record breaking heatwave to the cabinet reshuf... Read more

26 Jul 2019

26mins

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Touching Me, Touching You

Touching Me, Touching You

Still at home, obviously.  Giles has been awake since dawn.  He has read and annotated the week's papers in search of st... Read more

3 Apr 2020

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The Thing

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Giles and Esther rummage through this week’s top stories; from Meghan Markle editing Vogue to climate change and the For... Read more

2 Aug 2019

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Netflix and Chill Out

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Giles and Esther make their way through the week's top stories; from French hoverboards to Peaky Blinders and alternativ... Read more

9 Aug 2019

28mins

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The Great Catsby

The Great Catsby

Giles and Esther return from their holiday to masses of articles on their kitchen table; from Boris Johnson proroguing p... Read more

30 Aug 2019

31mins

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Come Fly With Me

Come Fly With Me

Giles and Esther sift through this week’s top stories; from the looming potential general election to a change in rules ... Read more

6 Sep 2019

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It Goes Viral

It Goes Viral

Giles Coren and Esther Walker scan the pages of the week’s papers for inspiration for his column in the Times. Internati... Read more

6 Mar 2020

28mins

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Series 2 - COMING SOON...

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That's right, series two is right around the corner, and Giles and Esther are waiting at their kitchen table for you to ... Read more

8 Jan 2020

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Cat Worries

Cat Worries

Breathless from the school run, as usual, Giles and Esther scour the pages for ideas for his weekly Times’ column. No su... Read more

20 Mar 2020

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I’m In Love With My Car

I’m In Love With My Car

Giles and Esther scour the papers to find inspiration for his Times’ column. James Blunt’s tuna fixation, cam shafts and... Read more

13 Mar 2020

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Introducing our new free daily news podcast, Stories of our times. It takes you to the heart of the stories that matter,... Read more

24 Mar 2020

25mins

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Sociable Isolation

Sociable Isolation

Giles and Esther are at home, so are their children. No one has had time to read the papers, but inspiration is flowing,... Read more

27 Mar 2020

22mins

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