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Why Nigel should listen to Rupert

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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 15 March 2025
issue 15 March 2025

I was thinking lately of Robert Kilroy-Silk. For younger readers, and people who were never students or unemployed, a quick refresher course may be needed.

From 1986 to 2004 Kilroy-Silk was the presenter of a BBC daytime television programme called Kilroy. It had something of a cult following because of its unintentional hilarity.

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