'A man on his own in a car'

This week: Joe braves the A3O on his own, on a bike! Listen to his thoughts on JB's Meditation on the A30.

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'They fuck you up, your mum and dad.'

Joe (and his daughter) discuss parenting.

'The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said'

Join Joe as he takes a stroll under some huge trees on his regular dog walk.

'Once I am sure there’s nothing going on
I step inside, letting the door thud shut.'

Join Joe as he alights his bike at St. Nicholas' church in Newnham, Hampshire.
Will he find God, or will God find him?

'That Whitsun, I was late getting away:'


Join Joe on the train to London as he reads Larkin's masterpiece The Whitsun Weddings.

Originally heard and published on the Philip Larkin Society Podcast 'Tiny in All That Air'. Check them out if you enjoy all things Toad.

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