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Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain

This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. I sacked Richard Hammond for not knowing enough about cars. Was rude to J.K. and binned her rubbish first edition new kiddies book. Told the man behind Amazon when it launched in the UK that nobody wanted to shop online for books. So I ran away to Spain with my other half and

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16:53

Gitanos, Tramps and Thieves - can you live on a...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/10/15

What kind and how many people are living under the wire, classed as “irregular” without paperwork living here in Spain. How does Spain treat the nomads, the minorities and the people who come here without any money or housing? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it

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12:05

The Day The Lights Went Out - The Shocking Truth...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/10/09

It was April the 28th and suddenly the lights went out, the fridge and freezer went silent and what followed was eight hours of chaos as a historic Blackout Cripples Spain and Portugal. BUT What is the shocking truth behind a power cut, it was Europe’s Worst Blackout in 20 Years and plunged Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Porto and Seville into darkness? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild

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18:27

Mind Your Language - Do You Really Need to Speak...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/10/03

Do you really need to speak Spanish in Spain? Can you get by with a few words, Google Translate and waving your hands around. And which company was voted worst Company of the Year in Spain in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow -

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15:22

100 not out - Live Long and Prosper in Spain

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/09/26

Many move to Spain chasing a healthier, freer life under the sun—but does it really happen? What are the true keys to living longer, better here? Also my glorious failure as a radio producer—paired with the legendary Pete Murray, who somehow survived my on-air blunders (though only just!)

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21:05

Booze, Fags and sacking Grand Tour’s Richard Hamilton

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/09/17

Forget about the culture and language skills - are Cheap Booze and Fags the biggest danger to your succcessful new life in Spain? And, I sacked Top Gear and The Grand Tours Richard Hamilton for not knowing enough about cars, was I right or wrong to do so? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment,

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20:02

Don't Drink The Water! - and the true story of a...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/09/14

Is it safe to drink the water in Spain? And the horrific story of a suicide that happened right under our noses. (Contains material that some listeners might find disturbing) This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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22:08

Puppy Dog Pails - Why has Spain a reputation for...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/09/10

Why does Spain have a reputation for casual animal cruelty? WARNING This Episode has depictions of animal cruelty from the start. This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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21:17

Telly Addicts - How do I watch British TV in Spain?

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/09/07

How do you watch British TV in Spain? And the reality of living in a foreign country, leaving our friends and family behind, have we made a big mistake? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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14:04

Strawberry fair? Moving to Spain ..our biggest mistake?

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/08/12

What happens when you wake up on your first morning living in Spain and you realise you might just have made the biggest mistake of your life? What's it like to live just a few kilometres from the Mar de Plástico and how do they grow those delicious strawberries so cheaply? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel

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15:27

Real Spanish Men Don't Mop!

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/08/08

Is Spain’s reputation for “machista” - sexist or chauvinist men deeply rooted in its historical, cultural, and political past? Is modern Spain ever going to be able to tame the Matadors and their macho ways? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the

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14:28

They Stole My Spanish Home - Squatters Rights in Spain

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/08/04

The famous Okupas of Spain - squatters with more rights than the owner of the property they have illegally entered. But are the days of the Okupas numbered? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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17:31

Carry On Abroad - The Return of the Package Holiday?

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/30

How a Spanish Mayor and a Bikini kick-started the Package Holiday, we carry on abroad with a look back at the great British Holiday to Spain. This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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01:50

Spanish Practices Trailer

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/29

This is our real life in real Spain and an invitation for you to join us on the journey. Like, it's free, follow, it's free and subscribe, it's free and really helps us make more of these episodes.

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19:08

The Butt of the Joke Ep 102

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/28

Why do around 25% of adults smoke in Spain? Why is it still socially acceptable to smoke in front of children here in Spain? This episode, Spain a smokers paradise? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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26:02

How do I get to live and work in Spain? Ep 101

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/25

How do I get to live and work in Spain? Is it better to rent first and buy later? The answers and our experience of buying a property in Spain. This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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29:22

Boom! Boom! Boom! - Did somebody say we´re having a...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/23

In the one hundreth episode of Spanish Practices we celebrate the rhythm of Spanish life. It’s brash, colourful, very very loud.. yes we are having a Fiesta. This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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16:55

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot, Ep 99, - Survive the Spanish...

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2025/07/20

How on earth do you cope with the hot Spanish Summer Sun? This is our real life, in real Spain. Ten years of adventures since swapping our glorious Victorian House in leafy Essex for a tiny flat in a wild Andalusian village. I was once a Radio Producer in London, not a great one. Feel free to comment, like and of course follow - it really helps the show.

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07:36

Day 98 - "The End?"

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2020/06/22

Transcript: Day 98 The End? Sunday and the Alarma is over, Lockdown is unlocked, 99 days, it started on Saturday March 14th, but actually I consider that weekend to be the two phoney days of Lockdown. Saturday 14th March was a pretty normal day, the supermarket rammed with people taking everything off the shelves, including the toilet paper, something that the Spanish do not a use a lot of, most prefer to wash in the bidet than smear on the pan, as it were. Sunday was equally as busy as people

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07:16

Day 97 - "Of mousy women and men"

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2020/06/21

Full transcript: Day 97 Of mousy women and men Saturday the weather is calm, the sun is shining, I have been doing some extreme weeding on the mountainside and managed to not fall down, the one time I did I thought it was best to relax and just let my body slide to a bit where I could cling on. Our garden in Essex did not have the same extreme challenges, unless you count the incredible numbers of snails that ate their way through most of our English garden. I have been spending some time

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08:41

Day 96 - "Tim Tams"

Spanish Practices - Real Life, Real Spain ·

2020/06/20

Full transcript: Day 96 Tim Tams Friday and the I made a terrible mistake today, I try very hard now to avoid the TV news from the UK, we have enough to occupy ourselves here with events in Spain. I caught a picture of Headmaster Boris holding a packet of Tim Tams up, from what I understand following a new trade deal with Australia you will get tuppence off this less than delicious biscuit from Australia and the trade deal will end up adding only a gnats thingy to the UK GDP. Worse I then

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