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Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time

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290 points aways | 3 comments | 04 Sep 25 06:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.233s | source
1. verytrivial ◴[04 Sep 25 09:42 UTC] No.45125394[source]▶
I'm going to miss his waffle-free 'Hello' intro. It is/was like stepping on to an airport travelator that's moving 30% faster than you were expecting.
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2. pipes ◴[04 Sep 25 09:44 UTC] No.45125408[source]▶
Ha! I feel the same. So much better than the tiresome intros in modern podcasts.
3. _mattt ◴[04 Sep 25 18:45 UTC] No.45130781[source]▶
For your listening pleasure, here's a supercut of Melvyn's iconic intro: https://pascalwyse.com/blog/2017/12/15/in-our-time-machine