Anita Anand

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5,804 appearances 32 recordings 3 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4d ago

Anita Anand’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 32 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 10.

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But the thing is, what it tells us is that whoever wants to win hearts and minds has to also win the imagination. voice-verified

And this is a real battle of the imagination between the Pictish world and this new faith that Columba is bringing. voice-verified

It isn't about salvation. voice-verified

It's about, I can do the bigger miracle. voice-verified

And because healing the sick and talking to animals, Dr. Doolittle-ing it, all of this is part of the Columba mythology, isn't it? voice-verified

The Book of Kells is so supremely important to the Irish sense of itself, if you like. voice-verified

And just for those of you who may not know, sometimes it's known as the Book of Columba. voice-verified

And it's this beautiful illustrated manuscript, the Celtic Gospel, if you like. voice-verified

It's an absolutely exquisite and priceless thing. voice-verified

And for, you know, the Irish to be challenged that theirs wasn't first and theirs wasn't the most important thing. voice-verified

I would put it to you, Gordon, that's quite a lot. voice-verified

I mean, if you're going to suggest that actually the Picts were responsible for it, you're going to start a fight, aren't you? voice-verified

You brave man, conceivably. voice-verified

Are you frit, Gordon? voice-verified

Are you frit for voice-verified

Claim it, man. voice-verified

Claim it if you want to start a proper voice-verified

Can I just say, all I can see in my mind's eye is like a West Side Story Jets and Sharks. voice-verified

with, you know, sort of the Irish voice-verified

the Scottish academics fronting voice-verified

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