and on another note, a final note to blow your mind. yeah, we re with the rock singer who s got his voice back. that s a lot of air! the royal college of physicians is the oldest medical college in england. there s a skull eating his hand. oh, wow. yeah, henry viii founded the place in 1518 and since then, 122 presidents have overseen enormous changes in our understanding of the human body, its ailments and their treatments. in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything, and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. and in the treasures room, a collection of what used to be the cutting edge of medicine. literally. urgh, leeches!
always booed me. not for most of the show but they were definitely more woke than i was. and definitely more sensitive. i would ask all the time, why these are the people that claim that they flew all the way across the country and they waited for months to get tickets to the show, they are my fans, then they come here and say urgh something about when you get in public is that you have to put on this act that you are somehow more of a moral person than you really are not that i m doing anything immoral but that you have to react in a certain way to things that are politically incorrect [laughter] the show is called realtime. and then about five years ago, i don t know what they did with the audience but they got rid
at the most crucial time of the year for retailers. so how s it looking this christmas? i think it s looking pretty good. you know, the most important thing at christmas is to have great choice and great value particularly this year. but are people going to be spending? yeah, i think they are. got to have fun things. i mean, here we ve got some brussels sprout ketchup, which. urgh! no, no, it s it s not bad, actually. no, no, it s not bad, actually. the secret sauce this year, he says, is simple. i think it s going to be all about value. i think those who really think about, how do we make presents that people want to give but do that at a price that s not going to break the bank? are going to win. i think those that don t won t. this will be the first christmas in three years where there hopefully won t be any disruption. and, unlike last year, there s plenty of stock. the question is, will retailers be able to shift it? what we ve seen is a greater breadth of black friday discoun
deals have been earlier, too, to tempt us to part with our cash. some are spending more than others. i m going to spend as much as i can possibly spend to make whomever happy. so i m. i m not going to hold back. everything will be cut back this year the food. absolutely everything will be cut back this year. cut back the rest of the year, but enjoy christmas. - this is the last hurrah, then, is it? could be! christmas in a cost of living crisis. households are under pressure at the most crucial time of the year for retailers. so how s it looking this christmas? i think it s looking pretty good. you know, the most important thing at christmas is to have great choice and great value particularly this year. but are people going to be spending? yeah, i think they are. got to have fun things. i mean, here we ve got some brussels sprout ketchup, which. urgh! no, no, it s not bad, actually. the secret sauce this year, he says, is simple. i think it s going to be all about value. i think t
some brussels sprout ketchup, which. urgh! no, no, it s it s not bad, actually. the secret sauce this year, he says, is simple. i think it s going to be all about value. i think those who really think about, how do we make presents that people want to give but do that at a price that s not going to break the bank? are going to win. i think those that don t won t. this will be the first christmas in three years where there hopefully won t be any disruption. and, unlike last year, there s plenty of stock. the question is, will retailers be able to shift it? what we ve seen is a greater breadth of black friday discounts across many more retailers than we ve seen in previous years. again, i think this is symptomatic of higher levels of stock, and then looking to try to convert that stock into cash so they can go into next year in a lot firmer financial footing. it s full steam ahead for this business in colchester. it specialises in refurbished goods sales of second hand