Gyles Brandreth
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Appearances Over Time
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And before he got that job, and he's going to tell us how he got that job, how I think he was offered either that job or editing The New Yorker, which is one of the great iconic magazines of America.
He had founded, co-founded another magazine called Spy.
Which was a satirical magazine, very controversial in its day.
I think people are going to love this.
I want to say, I don't know if I do mention it during our conversation, that he is Canadian.
Of course he does.
Of course he does.
But he is not just Canadian.
He is a member of the Order of Canada.
So he has the highest honour that Canada can afford.
So this is a very distinguished dude who is Canadian.
And I think maybe he's also American.
I don't know.
But he's interesting and he's funny and he's got the measure of me.
Yeah, he has.
And you are fearful that he may have the measure of you.
You said to me, I've got to do this carefully.
He's no fool.
He's going to see what we're doing.
There you are.