#576 - Be Brilliant, Every Negative Face and 6 Music Pension Damage
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Oh dear, it doesn't happen very often. Oh. It doesn't happen very often at all, but occasionally John because of the Creative whirlpool that is his mind, he becomes distracted and he doesn't put his earphones in, so he doesn't know that the show has begun. We could say whatever we wanted about now. Has played our intro music. Uh he hasn't checked his levels, it could be too loud, it could be too quiet.
John? He's John. I think I'm the right Sir Venerable Sir Lord, Sir Captain Sir Dame. Sahai Knight of the Garter John Robbins John Robinson K B E Oh yes. Fair kingdom. Slash
university.
I don't know if Britain means anything to you two anymore. No. But But to some of us, uh it's a little bit. Look at him
struggling with his mic stand. All this should have been done about now or it's not. I'm
actually an honorary doctor, or you wouldn't think yeah today. I'm used to having my courtiers
deal with this.
Yeah, he's so clever he doesn't actually know how to use a mic stand. Um he's gotta get someone else to wipe his bums, he's working on his latest thesis.
Well, uh very true actually. Um and uh you know, anyone who knows anything about uh Isaac Newton will know that he needed a great deal of day to day care because he was so focused on apples, orchards. How to make cider. Oh,
l lashed on cider constantly. Isaac Newton's second great discovery was cider magnus. Gravity insider. Yeah, that's me. That's another one of mine. Yeah, Apple juice, that's another one of mine. It's all Apple stuff.
Uh did I I did tell you that the order of service for the um the doctorate did have me uh listed as John Robbins M B E. Yeah, yeah.
It it becomes Yeah. It goes in the dictionary. Yeah. So that's now been printed by an official institution. Yeah. So it counts as an MB because it's in common parlance.
A friend of mine just decided to change his name, but he didn't go via the official channels on Deed Pol. Uhhuh. He just told everyone and then when he got a new bank account, just put a different name in. And then kind of kind of did it sort of by proxy. Yeah, he's gonna be in a hell of trouble. Oh yeah, yeah. He's a terrible he's had a terrible twenties and thirties. But it it is what he did, and I suppose that's what you're doing with your MBE. Uh I used to put Esquire on the on the end of my name as a joke when I was about thirteen. Uh but I grew out of that, John.
I wonder if Esquire is an official term. Dave, look into it. Well I got
I got that from Bill and
Ted.
Yeah, I got it from Bill
and Ted. Ted Theodore Logan
Esquire.
Celeste
Preston. Is a courtesy title placed after a person's name. It me its meaning depends heavily on whether you are in the United States or the United Kingdom. Kingdom, Kingdom States. Okay, Kingdom. It's an old fashioned, mostly unused courtesy title placed after a man's surname on official letters or envelopes when he has no other specific title. So it's a bit So it's a bit of a not for me then because I
am drowning in titles. You're an MBE? I am an MBE, yes. Um so what was everyone talking about while I didn't have my headphones on?
Uh well we were just waiting for you. Ah. It's classic Ellis and Dave. Waiting on John. That's not what
John's a lie.
John wants John Gets. That is true. How are your levels, John? Are they okay? 'Cause we've not had a chance to test them.
Yeah, they're good. Thank you very much, Dave. I'm pleased with my levels.
Good, good.
Do what I did yesterday.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening invitation and purpose of this episode?
0:00–9:43
2
What titles does John Robbins hold and why are they causing confusion?
9:43–19:19
3
How did the Christie's guitar auction unfold and what did it raise?
19:19–27:48
4
What is the 6 Music Prevent Breast Cancer race across Europe?
27:48–38:22
5
Why did John receive an honorary doctorate from the Open University?
38:22–47:07
6
How can listeners access ad‑free bonus content on Patreon?
47:07–56:28
7
What is the proposed Grand Pruneau festival in France?
56:28–1:05:53
8
Who won the pottery giveaway and what are the prizes?
1:05:53–1:15:00
Speakers
5 identifiedMore from Elis James and John Robins
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