Mike Hosking
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128,494 appearances
929 recordings
4 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 3d ago
Mike Hosking’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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No.
Enormous.
No, it's not.
No, it isn't.
But there comes a point in your life when you've got to sort of show a little bit of yourself.
And as eccentric as that may be.
I've got to ask you, Mike, so what is up with all of these quite... Eccentric pastimes.
No, the thing about the snooker was I have always loved snooker since I was a kid, funnily enough.
And every now and again, when you grow up in Linwood in Christchurch, no one has a snooker table, obviously, because no one's got any money for a start.
But every now and again, you ran across a kid who would have like a small pub table.
Dad would have a small pub table, like in a garage or something like that.
And so I'd go around and every single room I ever went into, the table was too big for the room.
Because they could afford the table, but they couldn't afford
So you've got your
was always, in the best rooms, at the end of the table, you would have room, but on the side, you were jammed up against a wall.
And I remember, distinctly remember, there were two friends who had tables, and I distinctly remember, if I ever do well in life, I'm going to get a place with a room big enough to host a proper-sized table.
Do you have a proper-sized table?
Yes, of course I do.
In a big enough room?
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