Paperback. Adrian Chiles's weekly column for the Guardian has gained a cult following for his unique insights into everything from the present tense in history podcasts to his favourite spoon, or his legendary at-home urinal. As Gawker put it, 'Adrian Chiles never misses.' And his targets are the stuff of life: the everyday things we all need to stop and think about a little more.The Curious Columns of Adrian Chiles finds Britain's much-loved broadcaster musing on the sacred and the profane, the whimsical and the bizarre, offering his idiosyncratic take on self-checkouts, speeding tickets and the correct duration of a hug, falling into a bed of wild garlic, and discovering he has a naked doppelgAnger on OnlyFans. In this brilliant bumper collection, he takes us on a bright, bemused tour of British life, delivering offbeat truths and a comforting blast of humour and warmth for baffling times.I thought it was weird to have a favourite spoon. Then I realised I wasn't alone.At Easter I had a fall. The wild garlic smelled lovely, but I didn't want to die thereI recently saw something in a petrol station toilet southbound on the M1 that I can never unsee A perfect stocking filler from the Guardian's most-read, best-loved cult columnist Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Curious Columns of Adrian Chiles (Paperback)
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2024
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1805221817
ISBN 13: 9781805221814
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Adrian Chiles's weekly Guardian column has gained a cult following for his unique insights into everything from the present tense in history podcasts to his legendary at-home urinal.

Chiles never misses. And his targets are the stuff of life, the everyday things we should all stop and think about a little more: favourite spoons, the correct duration of a hug, falling into a bed of wild garlic, or even discovering you have a naked doppleganger on OnlyFans.

This bumper collection takes us on a brilliant, bemused tour of British life, delivering offbeat, comforting blasts of truth, humour and warmth.

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Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, journalist and columnist. Over his career he has fronted ITV's football coverage, co-presented Daybreak, launched multiple BBC show including The One Show, and presented several documentaries and documentary series. As a radio presenter Adrian currently hosts Question Time Extra Time and Chiles on Friday, both on 5live. His writing regularly appears in the Guardian.

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