Life with Nat - EP100: Scraping the Barrel #17

Episode Date: March 24, 2025

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With the Fizz loyalty program, you get rewarded just for having a mobile plan. You know, for texting and stuff. And if you're not getting rewards like extra data and dollars off with your mobile plan, you're not with Fizz. Switch today. Conditions apply. Details at fizz.ca. Hello, I've just listened to Tony talks with the lovely Tony and his very calming voice and that was episode 99, which means happy 100th episode. You may already have it recorded, you may have already got it in your bag, but that means we've got approximately 100 hours recorded of you nattering away to us.

And I've loved it, it's been fabulous, loved every second. 100 hours is a very long time, it's actually four days and four hours. And to put that into context, if we press play on episode one and let it run, we'd have you nattering away in an area for approximately six and a half direct flights back and forth from London to Australia. We could walk around the island of Manhattan

seven and a half times and still have you chat and array and the average person could run over 22 marathons back to back and have you in the air and never run out of stuff. So that's some quality jibber jabber right there. So well done, keep it up. Here's to the next 100. 100 episodes. Welcome to Life with Nat. Can't believe it's a hundred. And to celebrate, I've pulled out Mark. Pardon? I've... Sorry?

Pulled you... Pulled me out? I meant got you out. Sort of. Yeah, because you've got no one else available. As usual, nothing changes. A hundred episodes in, here I am. Who can I ask? The kids are asleep.

Mum's downstairs, not interested. Did ask, said, do you want to come on this? Be nice to have you on. She was really adamant about the scraping the barrel episode. She can't come on. Yeah, strange. No, it's good.

I know what she means. So a hundred episodes. I'm going to pick up my glass. All right. I actually brought you up a bit of fizz. Oh, I thought that you brought two, one for later for you. Well I did.

Because I was counting on you not wanting some. I knew that- But the gesture's there. No, you brought up two. Yeah. Because you know this is an episode and you don't want to leave the room. They're little glasses.

They are quite small. Thank you. Lovely, those. Yeah, how nice. From Ridgeview. Hmm. Nice wine company, that. Very nice.

So, oh, thought we were gonna do a cheers. Not over the desk. No. Right, cheers. Cheers. Didn't sound very good. No. No. Clink. Try again. Alright, there you go. Well I don't want to smash your glass. Well no. Mine's a little bit more heavyweight than yours. Yes. I've poured quite a large gin into there, but with two tonics. Right. Just so it lasts, a bit like your two glasses. That's what you mean. Great minds think alike. You've basically got a pint of gin and tonic.

Fools never differ. Not heard that one before. That's a new one on me. I put out a message tonight saying that we were going to record our 100th episode, scraping the barrel. And everyone said that we looked lovely last night. Glamorous is the word that was used. What is that thing attached to your phone is really annoying. It is quite annoying.

Yeah. I heard earlier talking about it the other day. Yeah. What is it? It's huge. It is. Is that not inconvenient? It is a bit, but I'm used to it now. Why have you got it on there?

Because I don't need to repeat myself. Just listen to that sneezes from last week. No, no, no. I'm interested. Why? It's just a thing. It's a pain. It is a pain.

It's really annoying. It is a pain. It's really annoying. It's quite noisy. So why have you got it on there? Oh, take it off. Take it off. Take it off. Hey Nat and Mark. Happy 100th episode.

I've been listening from the very beginning. Absolutely love your pod. It's absolutely incredible. I love how real you are. I love all of your guests. I love absolutely love your pod. It's absolutely incredible. I love how real you are. I love all of your guests. I love all of your family. I just love it. So hi from a Geordie.

Keep going, keep doing it. You're smashing life now and I can't wait to see what you do next. We'll always be listening to your pod, but good luck with all the other stuff. Rooting for you honey. Bye! Thank you Geordie. I need to call you that because I haven't got your name on here. Thank you so much for listening and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.

Just saw your little broadcast thing on Instagram whilst I'm lying in bed trying not to go down and raid the fridge. And now because I've seen your message and it's about you and Mark what I can think about is Vianetta. So thanks for that. I'd love a Vianetta right now. It's a shame he should have got one in for the occasion. And I don't actually even really like Vianetta but it's food isn't it? It's edible. She is right though when you get the munches in bed. Yeah. If you're going to be Food is there. Set the bowl. She is right though. When you get the munchies in bed. You could eat anything.

I'll say 100 episodes. Well done. I like, I think what's happened there in between the messages. Swig of wine or something. There's a change of tone. There is, I think. Which I particularly enjoyed. Yeah, I agree.

I think she just remembered that she was voicenoting me to congratulate me on 100 episodes, but started thinking about the food. Maybe. And then she shocked herself. Yeah. Leave your name next time. I can probably find the name.

It's my fault. Well, we know that. But there you go. But just for find the name. It's my fault. Well, we know that, but there you go. But just for safety sake, because Natalie's admin is not as good as it should be. You can't go wrong putting your name in the voice note. Hang on, hang on, hang on. I'm not doing bad, but yeah, a name in the voice note is always good. It is, yeah. Yeah. From sort of a WhatsApp admin point of view.

Yeah, no, it is. It is good. It is good. It is good. Tamsin Stafford. Has a little message for you, Mark. OK. Hi, Nat, it's Tamsin from Stafford. I've gone rogue today. I've listened to an old episode that somehow I think I missed.

I don't know why I missed it, because it's one of my favourite ones, scraping the barrel. Episode 79, Mark was on about one of those like money tubes that you would wear around your neck on school trips and stuff. Oh my god, he has unlocked a core memory of my childhood. I had a yellow one. I had a yellow one. I can't remember what was on the side of it. It was obviously picked up from some gift shop.

I took it everywhere, holidays, day trips, school trips. I went rogue sometimes and put other coins in. But yeah, you just don't see them anymore. And I can't believe that you didn't ever have one. And yeah, there was me and my sister. We used to go jangling into the gift shop with our coins. Sometimes a bit awkward when you were trying to count out your change to buy your rubber or your pencil. But yeah, thank you for that. Keep up the good work guys and oh no doubt, voice note again soon. Bye-Z-Bye. Thank you Tamsin. I mentioned Tamsin's name and then she put it in there. So that was a double name, why me? I like the phrase unlocked some nostalgia.

I'd like, I mean, Tamsin- That happens all the time, darling. It's nothing new. What is, what? Unlocking a memory. I can unlock a memory for you. Pardon? You ready for this? Yeah.

So, I was thinking the other day, I won't go into the story, but I played a retro game at work. We had a bit of downtime. And we discovered a game. I'm sort of going into the story now, aren't I? But we discovered a game, retro game, played the game. Brilliant. Add a laugh. Lovely.

But on the subject of games, I think I should maybe show you a screen grab, but not even say it. Go on. Right. Just for the reaction, a screen grab, but not even say it. Go on. Right. Just for the reaction before I say what I'm gonna say here. We'll have to put the picture up on Instagram. Oh, more admin.

We'll have to put it on the highlights. No, I can do that. I can do that. All I'm gonna do is show you a screen grab and- This is gonna be so disappointing. This is gonna take you, no, no, no, okay. No, I mean if I don't know it You ready? Yeah, I'm gonna talk about this. This is big. All right. I

Loved it the best game ever it all came back to me Bamboozle on the teletext what channel we now I'll be honest honest I spent a bit of time earlier Researching this to remind myself ITV. It wasn't actually is it channel for it was channel for teletext. I Loved it. I Mean, do you remember how it worked? Yeah, you had you read you yellow green and your blue buttons on your remote control and you answered the questions brilliant on your remote control and you answer the questions. Brilliant. What a game. And you'd answer, you'd do your answer, but you had to wait for the little numbers.

Do you remember at the top would circulate all the way through all the pages and then it would hit the number of a page and then it would refresh. I don't remember that bit, but that's a very techy thing, isn't it, to remember. Write up your Strasa. What number was it?

What page? 193. I don't know the answer by the way. I've just done... 193. This is a text in... 07788 2019 19. What number was Bam Boozle on the teletext? Was it not 123? I don't know.

I'll be honest. You can Google it babe. Well I did have a little Google and I struggled actually. 193 is in my head but it might be honest. You can Google it babe. Well I did have a little Google and I struggled actually. One line freezing my head but it might be nothing. Interesting isn't it? Bamboozle. It was brilliant. That unlocked a memory for me thinking about that.

There was a memory unlocked the other day on my Instagram because I follow a lot of nostalgia pages and it was Dream Phone. All the girls had it. pages and it was dream phone. Right. All the girls had it. It was a board game with a phone in the middle and you had all these hunks on cards. Boys on cards. Yeah, I never played that.

And yet the phone would ring. Right. It was brilliant. People, I promise you, I'll get a hundred more voice notes. It was brilliant, dream phone. Hey. You all used to play it. Have a look at it. It's before my time. I mean, I don't think it's a sort of go I would have played no Be allowed these days do you think oh no, definitely not and the blokes in the pictures were definitely older than the girls playing it

Yes, so it was a bit weird Yes, but you know early early nineties, about seven or eight. It was really good fun, but it was so cool to play this game. Right. But Bamboozle. Yeah, thank you. On the teletext was, yeah, you've unlocked a memory there. Thank you. Really, really good. Pretty like that. Also, I'm interested if Tamsin remembers how many, was it 10 pound coins in one of those tubes? I think it was 10. There was definitely a-

It feels like 10. I remember the sort of length of them. Well, that's at least 20 coins. Ha ha ha ha ha. Oh dear. We had a really nice time last night, didn't we? We did. I was working in town and then the next day I was also in London and Mark was off and

I said, oh, why don't we just stay in a hotel in London and have a little night off, little night away, little treat. We could have called it a celebration for the pod, but we didn't. Well, for tax purposes, but we do. But it was lovely. We stayed in a lovely hotel, nice posh hotel. And we went for dinner with my lovely agent and friend Scott Mitchell, who's been on the pod. And his partner, Tanya, and the four of us had a lovely meal.

And it was just nice to wake up this morning, wasn't it? In bed, on our own. In a dark room. Because our room, we never close the curtains. Yeah. Why don't we close the curtains? I don't know, but it would certainly be cheaper. Elia couldn't believe it when she stayed and she woke up Sunday morning and come

in. She said, how are you both asleep in the bright sunshine? They're not very fit curtains are they? So if you were to close them, it doesn't really make much difference. It does. I mean, they're not translucent. It's not a net. I think they are by definition translucent. That is translucent. Sorry. Translucent.

It's not like any of it. But yeah, it was nice to wake up. Although there was a bit of a... Sorry, Nikki. Funny you should say that. Hey, Nikki. Funny, you should say that. Hey Natalie, just a quick message to say well done to 100 episodes. Brilliant. Still following you guys.

I think you are fantastic. It's Nikki, by the way, the one who gets annoyed by Mark's sipping his drinks. Although actually, Mark, you haven't been that bad of late, have you? I'm quite impressed. Wow. Don't change guys. You're great. Still enjoying it and happy 100. Didn't know I had that to do. No.

What a stroke of luck. How amazing. I love all of my regular listeners. I'm going to shout out Bex. I'm shouting out Debs, who's been on the pod with us, I'm gonna shout out Naomi, I want to shout out the wonderful Georgina with all her facts. There's just loads and loads of people, Joe from Balem and I haven't written these down, these are people that I remember and all of the other people that regularly send messages also Tim Southby. Tim loves it he absolutely loves the pod really love getting your feedback and

getting your messages on Facebook and on here. Here's Tim. Hi Natalie and hello Mr. Sexy Voice Maxi Bond friend of mine, I hope you're well. Many congratulations Naty on the 100th episode of the pod. Absolutely brilliant. Keep it up and all the very best. Speak to you soon guys. Bye bye. Oh thank you so so much Tim. Tim said keep doing what you're doing, really nice to see you going in headfirst to support Naty everything. Have a good... Hang on a minute. That was to me. Right. He text me and I said, oh, I'm just a bit busy going through the voice notes.

Oh. I'll leave you to it then. Keep doing what you're doing too. Really nice to see you going in headfirst to support Natalie with everything. Have a good evening. And Natalie will be a voice on radio too before you know it. Want to have a bet with me? Speak soon mate. I hope you're right Timbo. You'd be really good on radio.

Yeah we'll see won't we? That'd be nice. I think you'll be doing some. But Tim, appreciate the support. Really, really do. Charlie said, congratulations on your 100th episode Nat. Your pod has been fantastic to listen to this past year. Your passion and constant delivery of episodes has been brilliant and you never disappoint even when you have been very busy. Good luck with the scraping the bar up tonight. Yeah, I need it.

Yeah, good luck. Big shout out to Mark who always brings the laughs and humour. You're a great double actor. The way you bounce off each other. Well. I think Charlie needs to... I don't know. Really? Here's to the next 100.

Thank you Charlie. Very kind but... Yeah. I don't know. It's been a really nice time though, hasn't it, doing these? And I do love it. I don't feel like it's work I just feel like I'm chatting to everybody that I love so good I do like I mean there's a you know but I'm not on

it I quite enjoy listening to it I know you do and I really appreciate it yeah just need someone else are your favorite episodes my favorite episodes have you got a favorite where you go oh Oh, I like this one. I like the one when you did it on your own. Hmm. Well, that was good. Yeah. People really like that.

Good. I think I'm going to do one of those for Thursday. Okay. Another little solo. Don't make any promises. I actually on the subject of promises, you have done the planting. I know. I mean, that's quite impressive. You've done it. said you're gonna do it you actually have I know I followed

through you up first thing yesterday morning weren't you making up your little greenhouse thing but it will tent things about all the stuff in cold frame cold frame you made that thanks for doing that for me yeah then you then you sort with it yeah I mean honestly I haven't got time to make cold frames, have I? You were in bed. I was in bed. The whole time I was doing that, you were asleep. It wasn't like you were working or busy.

I know, but I'm tired. I need my sleep. Right. The mind is worrying. Okay. Creative juices are flowing. What can I talk about on the pod? It's called saliva. Let's listen to the... It's not creative juices. Let's listen to we're doing all right. Creative juices are flowing. What can I talk about on the pod? It's called saliva.

Let's listen to the... It's not creative juices. Let's listen to the fans, the listeners. What do they want? Getting back to them, reading the messages, sorting them out into folders, talking to Ellia and Rororo about what we're gonna do. Your phone was downstairs.

You were in bed and I was building this cold frame. I'm saying I need my sleep because when I am awake, yeah, there's a lot going on. Okay. Was serious. No, I couldn't make the cold frame. Could I really? I probably could actually. I definitely heard I did. I heard push it together. I think I've done it before. Anyway, show off the seeds have sprouted and now they're outside in the cold frame. We can do it next with them What happens next next we keep an eye on them? and in about

four weeks ish Cara will be heading back and we are gonna pop them out into singular pots Okay, why do you do that? Oh because they get too big for where they are and they need space and room. And all the roots will get tangled and they won't grow properly. It's like having Monte Dons next to me. I'm learning. That's why people are going out, buying the same seeds and doing the same as me. I've had so many pictures from people, people doing it with their children. People have ordered the seeds online. they've used car as brilliant hacks about making labels out of milk cartons and stuff. It's brilliant.

So there's a load of us now sowing the same seeds. I might be a bit ahead. Who knows? Mine might not work. I'll let you know. It's not a perfection thing. Do you remember that year we had all those seeds we'd started in the little propagators? No, this is awful actually, I feel really bad about it. And we basically had a forest on the shelf. We had more little plants sprouting than you've seen. And then you're like, right, let's get them out of the house, it's Easter, I want to get the bloody Easter tree comes out.

Won't be long less coming out soon. God, we're not even here. Anyway, all the stuff- We're here for Easter Sunday. All the stuff comes out. Won't be long less coming out soon. God. We're not even here. Anyway, all the stuff. We're here for Easter Sunday. All the stuff comes out. So yeah, of course you have to clear the shelves. So all these little seedlings get taken outside. Natalie goes, ah, maybe this was the year you made the cold frame thing.

Yep. I've put them all in the tent thing outside. That was the year that I did that. I thought, wow. Yeah. Done it all. I did. She came in really happy with herself. Done it all. It's all outside. Unbeknown to me, she'd just put the seeds in the little plastic covered trays within that. So it was basically like turning the oven on to 200 degrees and just baking the plants. They all died didn't they? Two days later they're gone. Disintegrated. All of them had gone.

Everything. Gone. Game over. That's why I've got Kara over. To help me. Yeah, I mean, all I've done is I've just not put my lid on. And put them in the... Oh, I'm trying my best here. No, you don't. It's a start. Lesson learned. Won't do that again, will you? Anyway, I have followed through with the sowing of the seeds and people have loved it.

So that's really, really good. Going back to our evening away, I do think we need to do that a little bit more often. I would agree. I still have a bit of sexy time as well, isn't it? Pardon? A bit of sexy time. We've had a few people ask on Facebook and things, what is your ideal date night?

And for me, it's just having a meal with you and being able to be in a hotel room on our own so you haven't got to worry about children. Why are you looking at me like that? I'm just a bit shocked. Why? That this... Just being honest. It's just nice.

As a mother, when you're at home all the time, if you have children, you can't fully relax. No, you can't. You can't fully relax. You're always worried, doors opening, kids, where are they? I don't know why you're being shy. I'm just talking life stuff here. Right. It's just life stuff.

Lovely. Any texts to read out? We've got loads of stuff to read out. I've had so many messages tonight. I cannot thank you enough. We have got a lovely one here from Avril. Avril said, Hey Nat and Mark, I just wanted to say a massive congrats on your 100th episode. I'm not sure if you can see ratings for your individual episodes, but ep 87, the Mars Singer

reveal has got to be up there as my 11 year old son listens to it every single night. He nearly knows the episode word for word. It would be fab if you could shout out to Zachary from Scotland. Love, love, love the whole pod. Keep up the fab work. Well, Zachary, thank you for listening to the Masked Singer episode every night. Are you not bored of it yet?

Where's Zachary from? Sorry, I thought it sounded a little bit like Scotland, but you sort of said it strangely. Scotland. Scotland. Scotland. Scottish. I don't think you're allowed to do that these days. Scottish. What do you mean? You can't really do accents like that. What do you mean? I'm trying to do the accents. Every listener in Scotland is now thinking, what is she doing? Scotland. No.

Have you got that on your little profile? You did black and white, you know, your black and white acting photo. Do you mean spotlight? Spotlight, with like your accents you can do. No, no. Have you got Scottish accent? I have no accents that I can do.

Thank goodness for that. Squattish. That's not bad. Are you a late hen? That's very sort of Glasgow area that I recently. Are you a late hen? It's a bit weird now. Anyway, it's a facial expression. Anyway, Zachary, I'm very pleased that you've listened and I'm very pleased you enjoy the

podcast. Don't listen to them all because there's a bit of swearing. Zachary maybe sort of broadening the horizons and do a bit of searching around. There's more than just one episode to listen to of podcasts. Don't tell him to listen to other podcasts. Listen to like a little, I don't know, some good ones about. Harry Hills are we there yet? That'll be good Zachary for you.

Right up your street. Yeah really good actually. And Natalie's on it. You'll like that. Yes and I'm for you. Right up your street. Yeah, really good actually. And Natalie's on it. You're like that. Yes, and I'm on it. There you go. That's a really good idea. But that is really good.

Harry Hills, are we there yet? It's designed for you Zachary. Designed for children. It's really fun. You're not gonna be asking your mum why Natalie was talking about doors opening and all that business about three minutes ago. Hi Nat and Mark. Karen from Egham here.

Oh my God, 100 already. Congratulations, love the pod. It makes me smile every time. Keep up the fab work. Here's to the next 100. What do you think would have happened in our lives when we get to episode 200? That blows my mind.

What blows your mind? The thought of what would have happened in our lives. In a year's time. Is it a year? Nearly a year. Hmm, ish. Be getting close, won't it? Hi Nat, just to say congratulations

on your 100th show. I listen to every episode whilst driving or doing my hobby, calligraphy. How wonderful. Imagine just sitting down doing some calligraphy. I would love to do that. I've been using my calligraphy pen on my iPad. Look. Oh yeah. It's good, isn't it? I wouldn't say it's amazing. Why don't you put that up on Instagram? Oh yeah. It's good, isn't it? I wouldn't say it's amazing. Why don't you put that up on Instagram? No. The world's not ready.

As so many people say, you're down to earth. Listening to you, whether it's with Mark, your nieces or Auntie Linnie, it makes me feel happier, like I've sat round with a group of friends. Life has been tricky for me lately, with poorly people in our close family and friend circle. I'm so lucky to have a close family just like yours. So listening to you provides me with comfort, normality, and light relief. I listened on Monday when you said about the hug in the box

and I sent it to my poorly friend and she loved it. So thank you for the idea and thank you for giving us a hundred episodes. Long may it continue. Love Nicola. Mad mum of three, just about adults, one husband, four dogs and nine cats. Wow. Do you know, it's funny. You have got a lot of mouths to feed. I was going for-

Thirteen animals. Is it? Why are you laughing at? I was going for 13 animals. Literally every time I said that. I'm doing it on purpose. Oh, that's hilarious. Oh, she's brilliant. Do you know what I was going to say was I was going through the voice notes for tonight whilst you were recording another podcast. Yeah. And my mom's downstairs. She is. And she was really enjoying listening to it all. She never really sees that

side of it. Yeah. I think her mind was blown that there was any kind of pre-production going on, any foresight before recording. No. And it is rare, but before we, you know, put the effort in tonight. So going through it all and there was some really lovely voice notes and on the subject of Nicholas's message saying about bringing comfort and what it means to her listening to this kind of thing. And it's interesting because me and my mom had a bit of a chat about this. Yes. And I said it's a really lovely thing. Because of course, yeah, you do this, because you enjoy doing it and have you. But isn't it nice to get a message from someone and they say it's brought them comfort or it's made them a bit of company? It makes my day. It really means you've achieved something. It makes my day. It really means you've achieved something.

I know. And even though I'm just sat here talking, I've made someone's day or I've made them laugh or I've made them smile. And that is, it sounds cliched because you go, oh, that's why I'm doing it. But I don't ever want to give this up now because of those people because it brings people some joy. Hi Nat. Hi Mark. It's Jill here in the Scottish Highlands in the very far north. I just wanted to wish you a very happy 100th episode. I can't believe that's a hundred episodes already done, it's amazing. I absolutely love the pod.

It's really kept me going through a really, really difficult year last year with the sudden death of my best friend and a cancer diagnosis in my family. So thank you so much for being very real and very normal and yeah, just making me smile and feel like I'm sitting down with my bestie. Anyway, have an amazing time recording it. Keep up the incredible work and come into a life in Inverness. I'm actually further than Inverness, but come to Inverness. That'd be amazing. All right then, have a good one. Thank you, Jill. Thank you so much.

See? I know. It's lovely, isn't it? Really good. I mean, it's probably the best feedback you can get really. Yes, I agree. I think it's a nice thing to reflect on that. 100 episodes in.

We have a laugh. We do have a laugh. We've done some fun stuff. We've been to set but we get not a South End yeah where was it no it wasn't South End this was no it wasn't this was no it wasn't up the pier wasn't South End it was South End it wasn't South End oh my No, it was. It wasn't. It was. Oh, I've got to get a Google Mop set.

Google Mop. Leon C. Leon C. Next to Southend. It's about 10 miles from Southend. No, look it up now. Shut up. Look it up.

You can walk down the road. What are you talking about? Natalie. Oh, wow. Leon C. Darling. The word Southend, the whole time we were there, was never mentioned because we were on Leon C.

It's down the road. The whole thing, the whole setup, everything about it. Let's have a little chat though. Let's have a little recap of a few things. Okay, yeah. Because I think that'd be nice. That sounds good to me. A little recap.

Here we go. Memory test. No, not a memory test, not a. That sounds good to me. A little recap. Here we go. Memory test. No, not a memory test. Not a quiz. I just thought we could go around things. There's a lot of traffic still on the A414. People are still cutting in. Yes. A hundred episodes later. Well, the vote's not changed. They're still being arrogant. They're still cutting in.

Right. That hasn't changed. Is VNN still a pound? I had a voice note or a picture not so long ago and it was from a lady and I'm sure it was £1.39. It's not a pound. It's not a pound. No. So it all started with you misquoting me. Yeah.

I mean, we found it quite cheap to, I mean, let's be honest, as a large-ish dessert goes. It's great value. It really is good value of your letter. We should have free vanette is now, though. It's meant I'm surprised they've not been in touch. It was. I think so. I think it's a piss take, actually mad. You haven't found your Maxi bonds of you.

They're not available in the UK. We know we've tried when When we go abroad yeah do you think they might have them over there? It depends where we're going our holiday in the summer they don't sell from there. Oh that's a shame I'm sorry about that maybe next time we can orchestrate a holiday where you know they'll be. Spain? Yes. Spain. Okay. Yeah. Big in Spain.

Lot of flies. Sorry? Whenever I've been to Spain, I've been bitten a lot. Well, you get eaten alive by mosquitoes. By many things. What else do you get bitten by? If you're trying to embarrass me, it's not going to work. But anyway, yeah, so

viennettes aren't a pound still. No. The roads are busy still. Are you still popping into the shop with a bag? Yes. Evening after Mark. So pleased that it's the end of the ep already. I cannot believe it's the end of the one already. Feels like I've been listening to for years sitting in my living room. I'm still on the search for the cheapest Viennetta and I can't believe there has been that long. You spoke with Mark about filling in our shopping bag in Liddell's all those weeks and months ago but well done both keep it going I'm loving scraping the barrel definitely loving her.

Hi didn't leave my name Michelle from South Wales. Thank you Michelle little name check there. Please tell me you sped that up she cannot speak that that fast surely. Evening after Mark. It's on 1.5. Thank goodness for that. I mean, even at one, I bet that's quite quick still. It's good though. Could you do that maybe when you start talking to me about what you've been up to? Put yourself on 1.5. Hi, it's Claire from Swansea. Hope you're having a lovely day. I've just finished listening to today's podcast with the lovely Tony. I love all your podcasts. It's like every single one just brings a little different element. It's so lovely. But I'm not feeling particularly

well today. And it was just so nice listening to that chat. And there was so much going on. I almost felt like I wanted to kind of chip in and comment along with you. I totally am with you on the Chinese though. I love having a Chinese but I don't do the leftovers. I can't eat cold Chinese whereas my son will order extra Chinese so he has enough leftovers for lunch the next day. And I don't know what the rice deal is either. I take rice into work and I heat it through thoroughly, but then other people would take rice in and like it barely, you know, has a few seconds in the microwave and they're eating it.

I think there's something to do with the bacteria that grows on it, but I've never been ill and I've never seen anyone else been ill. Anyway, I hope you're having a lovely day. Um, my seeds haven't come up yet. I'm a little bit worried. I'm not sure if I need to give them extra water. I have dampened them down again and they're sitting on my windowsill. Anyway, I'll keep you updated.

Hope you're okay. Have a lovely week. Bye. That is actually how I speak. Happy 100th episode. What are you doing? I'm trying to speak. And my question to you is linked to your earlier picture that you part when you were outside

the bookshop that Mark's mum used to work at. So if you had to read just one book, if you had the choice to only read one book for the rest of your life, what book would you want it to be? That is from lovely Claire Elliott. Have you gone mad? Claire is a very, very loyal listener. Right. I think that's the way forward doing them that quick.

Doing them at speed? Yeah. Okay. Because I suppose the listener could then just slow it down on their phone, couldn't they? They could go to like 0.5 speed. No, but people listen to messages at that speed to get through the day. Right.

So what book would you read if you had one choice? One book. Was it Claire? Yeah. Right. From Swanley? Yeah. Right. From Swanley? Yeah. Okay. One book only.

One book. That's hard. It's difficult, isn't it? You could only ever read it? What? Yeah, that's it. You've got one book. You've only ever allowed to read one book. It's a very simple question. Okay, okay. I've got one book. You've only ever allowed to read one book. It's a very simple question. Okay.

Okay. I've got an answer. I've got an answer. Right. I would go for the complete works of Shakespeare. Are you laughing at? Such a desert island disc answer. You would not do that.

I would. That's a lot of reading. Do you know what I'd go for? Because I'm honest. I don't know. The Beano annual, 2004. No, not the Beano annual. Right.

Tiddler by Julia Donaldson. That's all you'd get? I would get Tiddler. You'd read it three times and you'd know it. I would get Tiddler. I would get Tiddler. I would get Tiddler. I would get Tiddler. I would get Tiddler. I Right. Tiddler by Julia Donaldson. That's all you get. I would get Tiddler. You'd read it three times and you'd know it.

It doesn't matter. It reminds me of the children. Right. And I would want to keep that book. So that's what I would choose. We have the complete works of Shakespeare downstairs. Knock yourself out with it. I can imagine you now get into bed

Just your favorite book is it all we I've seen you read in Othello Macbeth Midsummer Night's Dream You love it. Don't you I'm going to choose the complete works of Dickens Actually, that's a bear option. It is a better option. Well, they're both good. I'll tell you a good book It's quite a big one. Our mutual friend. It's quite big. That's quite a good book. It's good. Very bleak, though, aren't they? Dickens. They're quite bleak, quite dark.

Atmospheric. They are, yeah. I like it. At the time was quite bleak. Our mutual friend, the dramatization that was done, I think it was on ITV. It was. That's what got me into working in television. Did it really?

Hmm. Was it set up north? No, it was filmed in Chatham. Oh. And all around the river, Rochester, and I started being filmed when I was very young. Mm-hmm. About ten.

I think Paul McGann was in it. But yeah, I had a conversation with like... One of the McGann brothers was a dad at the school that I went to in Islington. Alright. Yeah. Nothing else to say on that? No, not really. I just can't Islington. All right. Yeah. Nothing else to say on that? No, not really. I just can't remember what brother it was.

Good question though about the books. Really good. Haven't seen you read for quite a while. Haven't read for ages. No. Too busy writing one. Oh yes. The pen never leaves your hand, does it?

That quill. Little pot of ink? I think it's brilliant that someone does calligraphy. Really jealous. I'd love to do more hobbies. You know, something has come out. This evening, if you ask it about. Sorry, what you love that about? It started if you ask it about, sorry, what are you laughing about? It started a few pulling it out.

I'm all excited. It just tickled me. Sorry. I mean, you're sitting quite far away, but no, something has come out this evening with the, why are you laughing so much? I don't know, I'm happy. Come on. A few people have asked, a few people have asked, can we do another pub episode? Yes, they have. I'm very happy to do it, but the last one had too much noise in it.

It did. We need to go in on a quiet night. But Louise, who works in theatre, did specifically say she'd quite like another one. She likes the whole sort of... No, I think it's really atmospheric. But I think for a lot of people, for me, it was too much. Yeah. I can't listen to that episode. Well...

It was too noisy. OK. So for my personal preference. We won't bore the listeners with the technicalities, but I think we've fixed that. I think we can be in quite a noisy environment now and still record an episode. Okay.

Basically don't waff the mic around 10 feet away from your mouth. No, fair enough. Would be the advice. Fair enough. So I think we should do one. I like that. I think it's a really good idea and we will. That would be the advice. Fair enough. So I think we should do one. I like that. I think it's a really good idea and we will.

We should do. Yeah. I mean we could have done it, you know. Tonight. We could have done that tonight. We could have, but we didn't. So should we concentrate on what we're doing? Okay, yeah.

Don't fancy nipping over there now. What, at 12 o'clock? Nancy will still be there. It's midnight. Yeah, she'll be watching EastEnders. Donna from Norwich said Hi Nat and Mark, could you both do another part in the pub please? So Donna wants to do it as well. There you go. I know. And Louise. Love all your podcasts, especially with Mark and when you were with Tony. Donna likes a little man on the old pod.

When you say a little man, I just mean little is in no I'm just it's okay Tony's not sure I don't mean that okay it's like a little bit of this and a little bit of that we just a little bit of colloquialism off to the spa tomorrow? Yeah, of course you are. Sorry, hang on a minute. Why is that an annoyance about me going to the spa? It's not an annoyance. See what I mean, ladies? Are you taking the kids with you?

No, I'm not. Why not? Because you've got them with your mum. Right. Nothing changes. What do you mean? Because you've got them with your mum. Right. Nothing changes. What do you mean? Oh, you know. No, no, I don't know.

When was the last time I was at the spa? You haven't been to the spa. OK, there you go. Sorry, I'm going to wait for one night. The kids are at school all day. Yeah. Till 3.15. Yeah. And then you're going to get them. They kids are at school all day. Yeah. Um, till 3.15. Yeah. And then you're going to get them.

Half a day. They're going to be at home. Yeah. They're going to wake up. Where's mommy gone? I don't know. She's gone out. She's at a spa.

A spa? What's a spa, daddy? It's like a place where they just sit around a pool in a dressing gown with cucumbers on their eyes. Why has she done that, daddy? I don't know. She just wants to get away from us. in a dressing gown with cucumbers on their eyes. Why have you done that, Daddy? I don't know, he just wants to get away from us. Basically the answer. The answer is correct.

Right. I cannot wait to... I'm not having my phone tomorrow. Why am I not there in my dressing gown with cucumbers on my... Because I need to be where my mates Right Need to relax Yeah With the women in my life

Okay Very important My phone is staying in the room Right, yep I'm gonna do it darling I need to do it Believe that when I see it I know

But I am gonna try I'm gonna leave it in the darling. I need to do it. Believe that when I see it. I know. But I am going to try and leave it in the room so I can take a book. Kelly Bright brought me a beautiful book when I left work. What's it called? That's not nice. I believe it's called Untamed, but I'm going to have to look it up now. That's really out of order. Out of order?

Because I haven't even had a chance. I didn't bring the book up. I haven't looked at it yet. OK. That's fair. I didn't ask you book up. I haven't looked at it yet. Okay. That's fair. I didn't ask you what was on page 10. So what was it called? Untamed. I was right.

Stop pleasing. Start living. It's meant to be fantastic. I'm going to sit down, read that, talk to my friends Abby and Rachel, have a couple of treatments and just switch off. I'll check my phone of course, make sure you're all right. Don't do that on my part. It'll be my head. I know you will, but it's my head.

Don't you worry about that. It's hard to switch off from the family. I'll be at my own little spa, thank you. Oh really? Mmm. Oh, you're having a nice day with your mum though, aren't you? Which will be lovely. I'm looking forward the family. I'll be at my own little spa, thank you. Oh really? You're having a nice day with your mum though, aren't you? Which will be lovely. I'm looking forward to that. That'll be good.

Really nice. Going to the garden centre. Going to the garden centre, going to do a bit of planting during the day. A bit early, but who cares. There was a couple of people who wanted to hear about the trains, sort of garden. It wasn't really garden, Just to go on Facebook. Oh James. James yeah.

We're not mentioning railways enough have we James? No so why don't you talk a little bit about what you're doing in the garden and what you're doing tomorrow. What are you planting tomorrow Mark? For our railway enthusiast listeners who listen to you. No we should do this at the end because most people probably aren't interested in this. I think it's nice. Sorry, Nikki would not have been impressed. That was not me, Nikki. That was Natalie drinking a drink then, not me. Just for the record.

Go on. Go on what? What are you planting tomorrow, Mark? Oh, I've got some, I've got three little aces, which I don't think... I don't think they're gonna survive in that sun. No, but they were a bargain and I'm gonna risk it. You never know, they're young enough to maybe embrace their environment and be alright. You never know. Yeah. Worth a try.

Just very delicate leaves. They are. But if one of them survives of one, it'd be lovely to have an ace of air. Yeah. Realistically, the odds are slim, I'd say. But all of these plants are going to go around and within your garden railway that you've built. Correct. It's looking good.

Thank you. Have you got a nice picture of it that online? I will put some photos on my Instagram account at camera mark. And I'll take life of net pod. Yeah, can you put them as one? I put them on Facebook. I put them Facebook. Yeah, better to put them on my life with that Facebook.

Yeah, I don't really think there's many. I think it's more Facebook than Instagram. OK, I might be wrong. Um, I don't know. I don't know. I'm just thinking the demographics. OK, well, I'm going to try to what happens if I get a couple of, what is it, likes, hearts. So I have done some posts lately on Instagram. You've done really well, but you keep trying to collaborate with me on random things.

I don't know what that means. And I can't put posts up of you playing crazy golf with Joni. Okay, I don't really know what collaborate means. I don't really understand Instagram, it's terrible. What is it? Oh, it's terrible. What is it? Oh, it's camera underscore mark. I thought that through, didn't I, when I did it? Brilliant.

So I've done 19 posts. Yep. That's not a lot really, is it? No. Let me look at mine. So you've done 19 posts and how many people are following you? Well of course no one follows me. No but how many? No one knows who I am. How many? Quite rightly. How many? Three thousand seven hundred and something. That's really good you know. For someone that

nobody knows. Really good. I mean I'm following 102 people. I've done 520 posts. Wow. And I've got 529,000 followers. Yeah. That's not bad. That's a lot of followers. I'd love to get to a million. I think that would happen at some stage. Not for any stage. It's not to be liked or I don't know, just again for business reasons, it would be lovely to get that up a bit. This is more posts. Well, that's not going to happen, I'm afraid. I'll do what I do. I've got a strong suspicion that out of my 3,700 followers on Instagram, I reckon 3,699 follow you. Do you think? Maybe.

I think that's quite likely. I don't know, darling. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. Why have we got onto this? This is boring. 100th FEP and we're just looking at our Instagrams. No, that's all you do. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing.

I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not an expert on this sort of thing. Have we got onto this? This is boring. Oh. 100th ep and we're just looking at our Instagrams. No, that's all you do. That's not true. That is not true. I'm not having all that. Right, okay. I'm not having that sort of behaviour. Okay. It's for work reasons, isn't it? You sort of go on and on.

Mostly, but I do get sucked into the old nostalgia of the 90s on Instagram. It's a great page. I'll tell you a good page on social media gone. There's a really good TV and film location page where it shows you like Venner now. And it could be back to the future in the US or it could be you know like something in sort of British popular culture and it's Basil Fawlty where he bashed the hell out of a car with a branch. Someone took a photo of the corner of the street where that happened and it's interesting. It's right up your street there. It's brilliant. You would have stood outside the shop where your mum worked last night for an hour. Easily. Easily. I'd say someone who would like the film locations.

Yeah. But you know, before and afters. Joe Wilkinson. Oh, he'd love it. And David. That's right up their streets. They would love it. Yep.. Vets right up their streets. They would love it. I just love stuff like that. I love looking at... there's a Facebook group for the village up the road.

I know what you're going to say. And there's a bus driving up the hill. Yeah. And when I drive down that hill now... You think of the bus there with all the people on it. I've got the image of the bus on that bit of the hill. I love the picture from the village. with all the people on it. I've got the image of the bus on that bit of the hill. I love the picture from the village.

Oh yeah, the maypole. Oh, with the maypole, but with the horse and the carts and everyone dressed up. And you look at that bit of ground and think, oh they're all themed with it. And you think those people have been there. No, I do get that. I do get that. Oh, it's so good that. It is incredible. It really is. And it just shows you that we're only here for a very short time.

Everyone's going to be here. People have been here before. When we go in 300 years time, other people will be here. Yeah. And we just have to keep enjoying each day because it's very, very important. It's funny, isn't it? Because you think about it. Like we look at photos from 100 years ago.

Yeah. So, for example, there was a maypole at the end of our driveway in the village we live in. And it's a brilliant photo of people maypole dancing around the maypole. Yeah. It's a big wide shot of the street. And you go, oh, that's how we drive up there now. That's our driveway. And there's the house that's exactly the same. Exactly the same. And all our driveway. And there's the house that's exactly the same. Exactly the same.

All that stuff. Yeah. Brilliant. So for the future generations, when they go back and look at old photos, they're going to go, oh yeah, my great, great, great grandmother stood in this position when she did her selfie. Oh in this pub, this corner of the wall in the pub was the background of the selfie of this, but no one takes a

photo anymore. I do. Other than their face as a selfie. We, I do. What an actual photo. Yeah, I do. Where you see more than just. Yeah, I do. I do like photos. Someone's head. I do like photos. It's true, though, isn't it? It is true.

It's different. Or if you do take a picture, they'll say, I think that's the road where my ancestors lived. But all you can see is loads of cars and loads of bins. It's not the same, is it? It's not as glamorous. It doesn't look as nice. No, the sort of photos we're looking at, there was like no cars.

So good. Mad, isn't it? I always remember my nan, my nan and granddad grew up in Bermondsey. And everyone around that area worked at the Cross and Blackwell factory. That's right. Don't be telling me this.

And they all lived in workers sort of terraced houses. Yeah. And my nan knew my granddad from like age six or seven because they all lived locally. And my granddad had the mickey taken out of him because he got a scholarship and he went to St. Olaf's grammar school in Kent and he was like the clever kid so he was notorious. Funny how my dad did the same he's weird don't yeah. Not St. Olaf's though. No but he went to a grammar school and he was very, very well-trained class family. Yeah, it is the same. And the stories my nan used to tell me about growing up in that area of East London,

South East London, and the games I used to play when I was playing Knock Down Ginger, I mean that was done properly. That was like rows and rows of houses, done properly. That was like a rows and rows of houses, string laced for every door knocker and the whole street would come out. They'd swing the bit of string and whack those knockers back on the door and the whole street would come out and the kids had run away and run off of it. And that nostalgia, you just don't get that now. No. The equivalent now is, I was in my bedroom, I was on my phone, I was like on TikTok. No, I know. With my mates.

I know. What you were talking there about Knockdown Ginger. Oh yeah. I've got a fantastic message to play. I don't know if I'm ever going to find it. Hi now, it's Denise from Holbridge, your residential car. Just finished listening to you with Tony on my dog walk after work and yeah, amazing. I understand why all these people are putting exclamation after exclamation after exclamation

because he does have a really calm, sleeping voice. I was really interested about the conspiracy theory because I live with a conspiracy theorist here. I can't believe it's the 100th episode. I just love you and Mark. I love scraping the barrel. I love everything. I started listening to White Line Question Time when Kate Thornton first started that and it got me through the lockdown. I even was actually a guest on it because I did a charity thing and you are definitely my number two to Kate Thornton. So anyway, I think that's a compliment and I just love your realness. anyway. I will shut up because you don't like it to be too long and it's over a minute. But yeah, can't wait to listen to hundredth episode and scraping the barrel and for the year anniversary, we need to do a woo woo party.

Oh, thank you so much, Nisi. That's so lovely of you. It wasn't that message though. No, what's it, what's Knockdown Ginger got to do with that message? No, nothing, but I've got a really good message about Knockdown Ginger. I've just got to find it.

Oh dear. Part two, should we do that? Oh Nat, what an amazing podcast you have. Absolutely love it. I listen to it all the time. Mostly when I'm going to sleep. Not that you put me to sleep, but Absolutely love it. I listen to it all the time, mostly when I'm going to sleep. Not that you put me to sleep, but I love it. Mostly when I am asleep. You and your family, it's just like me and my family. I just love it. Happy anniversary,

birthday, what do we say? But it's great. So well done to you. I feel like I know you. I don't know you, but well done to you. It's amazing. Enjoy everything you do. It's great. Love it. Love it. Love it. Can't wait for listening to more of you, you, you. God, I don't even know what to say when on these voicemail things, but enjoy. Marna, it was perfect. Marna, hang on. You've gone and not spoken about Knockdown Ginger. What are you doing?

No, I'm trying to find that. Oh dear. No, I am. I'm going to find it. What is it going to be like a victim of Knockdown Ginger. Just to say, well done on 100 episodes. That is so cool. I have been an avid listener right from the very first episode

and I love it all, from Scraping the Barrel with Mark, to Nat's Nieces, to Auntie Linny, to yeah, just your absolute smashing it. Honestly, love when the podcasts come out and I know that I've got one to listen to. So just want to say, well done on 100 episodes. It is no mean fee and I can't wait for many, many more. Thank you, Katie. Can't find it.

Katie didn't mention Knockdown Ginger. No. I can't wait. Can't find it. Katie didn't mention Knock Down Ginger. No. I can't wait, the anticipation. Hi Inna, it's Julia from Baze and Stoke. Huge congratulations on your 100th episode of the podcast. Amazing achievement, well done. Not that I'm at all surprised because it is amazing and I'm sure all your listeners think exactly the same. So here's to the next 100. Just seeing your message on Instagram about voice notes to read out on your Scraping the Barrel with Mark tonight, and there is a question that I've been burning to ask you both. It's a really below the belt question and I know Mark has an issue with the tone being brought down sometimes, but it's something I really

want to ask, but it's something that I don't ask my own friends because I'm embarrassed to, but I thought I could ask you because you know at the end of the day we don't ask my own friends because I'm embarrassed to, but I thought I could ask you because, you know, at the end of the day, we don't really know each other, but I feel like I do in such a way that I can ask you this question. Basically, do you fart in front of Mark? And if you do, what's his reaction? And the reason I ask is that I've been with my husband for 13 years this year, and I think I can count on one hand the amount of times I farted in front of him. And even those handful of times, they haven't been on purpose.

Whereas he will quite happily sit next to me on the sofa, lie next to me in bed, and trump away like there's no tomorrow, no shame, no embarrassment. And I really want to be the same, but I can't seem to break the barrier. It's almost like I've got myself stuck now. It's been 13 years. And in the last couple of weeks, months, I've actually tried to let one go in front of him, just to break that ice. And I can't do it. I physically cannot do it. And I just wanted to know. I physically cannot do it. And I just wanted to know where you were at with it.

Thanks. Bye. She talks quick doesn't she? 1.5. Sorry? 1.5. I've sped it up. Okay. What's that got to do with Knockdown Ginger?

Brilliant. No, no, I can't find it. I'll have to find it. I will find it. I might not find it. We've got so many. What was her name? Julia. Julia.

This is a great subject. I like Julia. Julia is normal. A normal lady. Ladylike. Thank you, Julia. Mark does not fart in front of me. He doesn't think he farts when I hear him and smell him often. And he will actually say, he will actually say that's not me. When there's only two of us in there. When they put manure on that field next door.

No, that's what it is. You are a prude. I'm a prude. You are. Are you joking? You're a bit of a prude when it comes to the old farts. I cannot believe it's come to this. It's a great question.

It's, it's, I've, Julia, you've lowered the tone. Well, she said that. So significant. However, it doesn't really bother me. I know that. I'm sure you know that really, Julia. I think what, but better out than in. I'm not holding in anything for anyone.

Sorry. We're human beings. We have air inside of us, gas inside of us at least come out, be that through the mouth or through the bottom. Mark looks at me with disgust every time I do a little fart. Don't you? Oh, little. Please change the subject.

I cannot believe I've come back to that. You can't even talk about it. It's pathetic. I can't. I can't. I'll tell you what I can talk about. Where's the nice chairs? The comfortable ones. Oh, don't you like them? No. I do not.

They're lovely. They're so much better for the room. Are they? Yes. Are they comfortable? Thank you for making them. I didn't make them. I stuck my legs on. Are they comfortable? I'm really comfy. Oh, good. So much more comfortable than the other ones. Because I'm up. I'm upright. Yeah. It's much better for my back. Okay, brilliant. They're not comfortable. They're appalling. Oh, that's not nice. They're not comfortable.

I think they serve a purpose in this room. Oh, I do. Well, yes, I'm not on the floor. No. Kelz said, Hi Nat and Mark, been listening to your recent podcast, Evolution and the Chicken and the Egg. If we evolved from apes, why don't apes now evolve into humans? Mark, enlighten me. Love, Kels. That's a challenge. It's not really a specialist subject of mine.

I was just talking about evolution because generally speaking, people sort of agree that it happened. Well, you have written her an answer, haven't you? I did a bit of research. Yeah. I think we should end on this. I think it's a great way to end. Give Kelz your answer. Thank you for listening everybody.

Here's to the next hundred. I love you Mark. It's a long time, isn't it, to wait. For what? Sorry. I love you Mark. It's a long time, isn't it? To wait. For what? Sorry. To say I love you too. It's really a long time. I'm so sorry Tim. Sorry. No, how about apologising to me? No, you put your arm out like you were conducting an orchestra event.

I didn't know what was going on. I said I love you Mark. You phoned me. I use my hands a lot. I didn't know the episode was ending. It'soned me. I use my hands a lot. I didn't know the episode was ending. It's a bit shocked. Well, you're not listening. I said, let's end with your answer.

So I'm thanking everybody listening. I haven't really got an answer. I'm not a scientist. It's a good question. Thank you for listening to the 100th pod. Scraping the barrel. I love you, Mark. I love you Mark. I love you too.

And let's end with your answer to Kills. Sorry, why are we ending with this? Because I think it's really good. Well, I don't know the answer because who knows but if you do believe in evolution or accept that some sort of evolution occurs it was only really acknowledged by Darwin. Darwin published his theory of evolution, sorry the book, what was it called? Origin of the Species. It was like 1859 he published that book. But he'd actually been thinking about it 20 years earlier.

And so basically the theory of evolution has been around for what? What's the maths? 1859. Was that 40? Oh, all I wanted him to do was read what he'd written because he sent it to me and I thought that was really good and now you've ruined it now. It's like 190 years. I wanted it to be crisp at the end. It's not going to be, I'm ending it. It's not going to be crisp.

I just wanted it to be that message and that was it. Because you're scraping the barrel using me. Get someone who can actually do this stuff properly. Ending the episode over to you. I'm not a professional am I? I'm just sat here talking nonsense. Could you just read that out the text message? I, so. No, no, no. Sorry, girls.

No, all you've got to do is read the message. Natalie sent me the text and my reply was, origin So we. Are you laughing? No, it's a sparing. Origin of the Species was published in 1859. Darwin devised the theory between 1837 and 1839. So we've understood evolution for 170 years, it's a bit longer than that. Not very good maps, but didn't actually do the calculation. So it's predicted that it's taken 6 million years for humans

to evolve. So in answer to if we evolve from apes, why don't apes now evolve into humans? You've sort of got to wait for 5,999,800 years to wait until the apes evolve into humans. Love you all. Good night. Hi, this is Chris McCorsland. And this is Diane Boswell. you too. We're gonna talk some nonsense, so why not tune in? Available everywhere you get your podcasts.