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That's right, yes. Thanks Rosie. This has been really helpful.

Great, now can I do a poo? Think you started already, haven't you? Yes, I have.

And I want you to enjoy this, that's the plan.

Hey, how you doing, podcasts? Adam Bucston here. I am outside walking along in my hiking boots in the County of Norfolk, East Anglia, UK.

It's the middle of May 2021. It's quite cold. Certainly a lot colder than it was this time last year, if I recall.

Gambling in the increasingly tall grass is my dog friend Rosie. We're here for a bonus episode because technically the podcast is on hiatus until later in the year.

But if you recall, at the end of the last episode with Lee Mack, I did say that there was a possibility I might be dropping the odd episode now and then before the next run recommences properly.

This is one such episode. That's a seagull. Hello, seagull. A lone seagull.

Bonus episode, yes. Buckels checks his notes on his phone. Right, I'm calling this a bonus episode of the podcast because, despite containing a highly entertaining conversation with my old friend Joe Cornish, it has a significant promotional aspect to it.

I want to be upfront about that. Transparency. First thing I'm promoting is the paperback publication of Bramble Book, which is a sort of a memoir that I wrote. Have I mentioned it before?

Well, just to remind you, this is a book I wrote that came out last year in Hardback. It's amazing. And main themes include growing up, falling in love, trying to figure out your parents. Well, not your parents. My parents were while mainly my dad.

Getting into music and films, personal and professional failures, worries about money, class, death, and feeling conflicted by David Bowie's output in the 1980s.

There is, as well, don't forget, an audiobook version, read by me, featuring specially made jingles for each chapter, and an hour long exclusive conversation with Joe at the end.

Because, of course, my friendship with Joe Cornish is an important part of Bramble Book.

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