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Adrian Chiles

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I’ll never forget the day I tasted roast chicken crisps – it changed my life for ever

I’ll never forget the day I tasted roast chicken crisps – it changed my life for ever

I’m reading a book about the history of crisps. It’s by Natalie Whittle and it’s called Crunch. Unlike crisps, it’s nourishing – fascinating...

thursday 10

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The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human

The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human

Something went wrong. The car charger wouldn’t work. Terrible, enervating, life-shortening faff ensued. It was to do with the wifi to which the car...

thursday 10

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I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain

I bought an oven. I wish I hadn’t. Ovens are like homes, cars, pets and partners, in that you can like the look of them but can’t know what it’s...

25.02.2026 10

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My breakdown cover was extortionate – and that taught me an important lesson

Idiot. More fool you. Serves you right. What did you expect? These were some of the things people said to me when I told them about something I had...

18.02.2026 10

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At the age of 58, I’ve bought my first drill. Can it make me a new man?

12.02.2026 6

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Surely potholes were never this bad before?

11.02.2026 8

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I’m not fooled by the sun popping out – it’s the season of miserable greys

05.02.2026 5

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Things reek, stink and pong – but why are there no verbs for describing a delightful odour?

04.02.2026 7

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Is the wayward apostrophe in WALE’S LARGEST VAPE SHOP a sign of the times?

29.01.2026 8

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I visited Runcorn for the first time this week – and was blown away by its magic

28.01.2026 10

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I went back to school for a day – and discovered some very unsettling facts about learning

22.01.2026 20

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I had an eye-opening experience in the queue for a pub toilet

21.01.2026 10

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After all these years, I still hate wearing specs

15.01.2026 10

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I’ve been thinking a lot about dog poo

14.01.2026 10

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Thanks for asking after my health, but actually I’m doing just fine

18.12.2025 40

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Everything about Paul Mescal is irresistible – with one exception

17.12.2025 10

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Letters. Text messages. Passwords and more passwords. Why can’t the NHS just give me someone to talk to?

03.12.2025 10

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London has plenty of posh breakfast options – but give me a greasy spoon any day

27.11.2025 9

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Teenage dreams are never practical. But where would we be without the people who chased theirs?

26.11.2025 10

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I’ve always wanted the perfect reason to declutter. Now I’ve found it

20.11.2025 10

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I am the king of the common cold – and I can tell you how to avoid one

20.11.2025 10

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I decided to put my change into a cash-converting machine. Big mistake

13.11.2025 10

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To the cashier who left me absolutely speechless – I salute you

12.11.2025 20

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I found something strange on my back – and eventually I just couldn’t ignore it

05.11.2025 10

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I know I should stop writing about zips. But I’ve just suffered another outrage

23.10.2025 10

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The most joyous four hours I’ve ever spent on a train? My trip from Swansea on Tuesday

22.10.2025 100

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A genuine treat for £1.60? Try the shortest railway line in Britain

16.10.2025 5

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I went to Marina Abramović’s erotic, explicit new art show – and there was an awful lot to take in

15.10.2025 20

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I met Priscilla Presley this week – and couldn’t believe she was in the same building as me

09.10.2025 5

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I had a cameo in the Inside No 9 stage show. It was a living nightmare

08.10.2025 20

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Heard of aztec broccoli? Let me tell you about my favourite new superfood ...

02.10.2025 10

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What can Americans learn from the UK? How to cope with national sporting despair

01.10.2025 10

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Why does it take so long to repair a broken lift?

24.09.2025 10

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I’ve seen horrible things at football matches – but what landed on the pitch last week was the worst

18.09.2025 10

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What’s the best way to apologise? I’m sorry, but I disagree with the newest suggestion...

17.09.2025 10

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I boiled my wooden spoons – and what emerged from them will haunt me for ever

11.09.2025 9

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What should you do if, like me, you are irredeemably naff? Embrace it

10.09.2025 10

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Hold music is eating my soul. Can anyone save me from the doom loop?

04.09.2025 7

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I saw a poor, lonely man wandering the A4 – then realised the sheer joy of where he was heading

03.09.2025 10

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Martin Rowson on the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima – cartoon

06.08.2025 10

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I’d never wear budgie smugglers – but I did once help smuggle a budgie

06.08.2025 10

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

31.07.2025 5

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

30.07.2025 10

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Why I absolutely love a good dump

24.07.2025 7

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

23.07.2025 10

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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 10

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

16.07.2025 10

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

10.07.2025 9

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

09.07.2025 7

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Why is so much of life spent clearing up?

26.06.2025 8

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