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Adrian Chiles

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No one wants to hear about your dreams – unless you follow my golden rule

No one wants to hear about your dreams – unless you follow my golden rule
thursday 10

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Adrian Chiles

Why do I hate umbrellas? How long have you got?

Why do I hate umbrellas? How long have you got?
30.07.2025 10

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Adrian Chiles

Why I absolutely love a good dump

Why I absolutely love a good dump
24.07.2025 10

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For a Brummie like me, Ozzy Osbourne’s voice mattered

For a Brummie like me, Ozzy Osbourne’s voice mattered
23.07.2025 2

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I’ve found the cure for a sleepless night in a heatwave – but it can have its drawbacks …

17.07.2025 3

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Kids, don’t look to me for career inspiration. Look to your electrician instead

16.07.2025 4

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Is there anything more British than an underwhelming boast on a sign?

10.07.2025 7

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I’ve started strutting like Liam Gallagher – and the power is great indeed

09.07.2025 3

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Why is so much of life spent clearing up?

26.06.2025 30

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I’d lost my childhood love of reading – but rediscovered it when I set aside my iPhone

25.06.2025 6

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Few men can really rock a moustache. Timothée Chalamet is not one of them

18.06.2025 5

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Who could deny a hot, tired delivery driver the fruit from their cherry tree?

12.06.2025 4

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The latest Andrex advert is a life-changing masterpiece

11.06.2025 30

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I knew everyone would hate my mustard shorts. That didn’t stop me buying them

05.06.2025 3

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On my motorbike, I did a road journey in England avoiding motorways – and discovered a whole new country

28.05.2025 10

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My signed tie is up for auction. I don’t think even my mum would buy it

22.05.2025 20

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Gary Lineker was once my rival. I feel no shame in saying I was beaten by the best

21.05.2025 4

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It can be hard to end a phone call. But ‘Okaybye’ is not the way to do it

15.05.2025 10

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I went to the pub with an old friend – and headed home at 9.30pm. Is anyone still there for last orders?

14.05.2025 3

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Does Britain need 24-hour slot machines? There must be better things to do at 3am

08.05.2025 10

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How are you supposed to handle cold callers nowadays? You can’t even slam the phone down

07.05.2025 20

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I’ll never play golf like Rory McIlroy. But maybe he can teach me how to live with my mistakes

24.04.2025 4

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I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe

23.04.2025 5

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In a world full of wedgies, are you a wedger like Trump, or a wedgee like me?

17.04.2025 9

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I thought seasonal affective disorder was a myth. Then I saw the joy that spring can bring

16.04.2025 6

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Go off grid? Where would I get my meds, compression socks and corn removers?

10.04.2025 10

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Where have all the headphones gone on public transport? The noise is eating into my soul

09.04.2025 5

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Yes, I have just done a naked forward roll. But there was a good reason

03.04.2025 10

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What do young people really think about us oldies? I asked a few

02.04.2025 10

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I trust Which? to help me choose a washing machine. But I have my own views on kitchen roll and toilet paper

27.03.2025 10

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I found the world’s worst bread recipe – and I love it

26.03.2025 4

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Scatter cushions and bedspreads – can someone explain to me what they’re for?

20.03.2025 10

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The world is getting noisier, and it’s making us ill. I’ve certainly played my part

19.03.2025 5

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Daybreak is a magical time in a big city, no matter how tired you are

13.03.2025 10

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I twanged my achilles playing pickleball. Here’s what it taught me about tendons – and human nature

12.03.2025 4

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The days crawl, the years race by: time is doing my head in

06.03.2025 10

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Remote controls, tumble dryers, documentaries … do we have to make everything so complicated?

05.03.2025 7

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What I have learned in my filthy, bloody, sisyphean quest to tame my garden

26.02.2025 10

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My dad died a year ago – and a photo of him on Google Street View brought me up short

19.02.2025 10

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My big ambition? To have a pint in each of Ireland’s 32 counties

19.02.2025 6

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Why did Keir Starmer have his voice ‘fixed’? He sounded much better before

13.02.2025 20

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At 57, I went to the British Museum for the first time – and it left me rather cold

12.02.2025 10

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I have nothing but respect for waiters – except when they interrupt me

06.02.2025 5

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Why am I so sad about seeing a robot get beaten up?

05.02.2025 4

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Why do so many people dream of being dog groomers? Haven’t they seen the toll it can take?

30.01.2025 7

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I have lost all faith in zips

29.01.2025 8

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This year, I want to say thank you more. Here’s why you should try it too

16.01.2025 10

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For the first time in 35 years, I’m having to use a pen and paper. Help!

15.01.2025 8

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I can’t forget the confused old man on the bus the other day

09.01.2025 9

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Many wise people have told me how to live a better life. Obviously I didn’t pay attention

What’s the best bit of advice you’ve ever had? It’s a common question to lob in at the end of an interview. I mean the kind of interview you...

08.01.2025 8

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