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Ian Marchant: Writer and Broadcaster

Category: Your Dad

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Books / Disestablishment / England / Marches / Music / Night / Personal / Philosophy / Politics / Presteigne / Radnorshire / Traditions / Wales / Writing / Your Dad

All Souls Day

Just been to church. I live opposite St. Andrews Church in Presteigne, one of 4 Church of England churches in Wales. (It’s a long story, with which I won’t bore those readers uninterested in...

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Name Dropping / Night / Personal / Philosophy / Politics / Your Dad

Old Chas Ambler

Yesterday, Saturday 5th of September, we buried my dear old friend and partner in crime, Christopher Charles Ambler, known to the world as Chas. We buried him in a remarkable ceremony at a remarkable...

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Your Dad

Yourself

I’ve been trying to work out for myself when people in call centres started calling customers ‘yourself’ and referring to themselves as ‘ourselves’ and asking at the end of calls ‘Is there anything more...

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Books / Drink / Politics / Your Dad

I’d love a bit of Green

I enjoyed watching these two six sided squares discussing the legalisation of drugs today. In principle I’m with Bob Ainsworth, as you might imagine. There are so many great reasons for legalisation, I hardly...

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Your Dad

We are Your Dad

Here’s a photo from our 2006 Las Vegas Comeback special. We’re still not sure how to upload clips from the show. We’re still working on it. But what you will find here is a...

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Music / Your Dad

Kick out Your Dad, Mother figure.

14 years ago this very night I met my legendary partner in crime Christopher Charles Ambler in the bar of The Yorkshire House in Lancaster. He came up to me and said, ‘You’re the...