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Talking Gold On BBC Radio 2 Drivetime

I was on BBC Radio 2 talking gold yesterday, on Simon Mayo's Drivetime. Here's the interview on BBC iPlayer. I'm the bloke who won't stop talking. Scroll to 1.32. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012hkj0/Simon_Mayo_Drivetime_Patrick_Kielty_Sits_In/

Lord Of The Rings Rap

A number of you have asked for the lyrics to my Lord Of The Rings rap which I made a few years ago, so here they are:  LORD OF THE RINGS RAP. And here's the rap, for those of you that haven't heard it: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HONEUJhUPNE[/youtube]

Jeni Barnett on BBC London

On Sunday (June 5th) the lovely Jeni Barnett invited me onto her show on BBC London to talk about the papers. You can hear the programme for a few more days on BBC iPlayer. Download it or play here:...

Old Mr Partridge

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator CHAPTER 5 THE average ticker hound or as they used to call him, tape-worm goes wrong, I suspect, as much from over specialization as from anything else. It means a highly expensive inelasticity. After all, the game of speculation...

Eavesdroppings

This is a pilot I made for Radio 4 in the early 00s. I happened to dig it up the other day and I think it's a shame they overlooked it as it had loads of potential in a Hogarthian kind of way. Bear in mind it came before Down The Line (which is brilliant BTW) ......

Fiat Money Inflation In France

Fiat Money Inflation In France by Andrew Dickson White This 75-page lecture from the late 19th Century is must read. Download it here: Fiat Money Inflation In France

Back On The Sofa

Any cricket fans out there, I am back on Test Match Sofa this evening this evening to commentate on on the 2nd Day of the final Ashes test at Sydney. I'd paste a player in here, but it doesn't seem to work with Wordpress for some reason, so it's best to follow the...

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