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Gareth Preston It has to be Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil Ramkin, in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Two middle-aged loners in different ways, who never expected to fi…moreIt has to be Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil Ramkin, in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Two middle-aged loners in different ways, who never expected to find love. Not only do they find each other and see the others hidden depths, they accept each other, and though their marriage become the best versions of themselves.(less)
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The Extonmoss Experiment – The Crossover Episodes

One of the highlights of last year was recording episodes of Very British Futures with two podcasters I admire – Simon Exton and Ken Moss of The Extonmoss Experiment. This podcast also looks back at vintage television, mostly genre related but with a wider remit that can include Public Eye, Coronation Street and The Avengers. Not to mention several other podcasts including gin appreciation in The

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“Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.”
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