The Curious Columns of Adrian Chiles

Adrian Chiles’s weekly column for the Guardian has gained a cult following for his unique insights into everything from the present tense in history podcasts to his favourite spoon, or the correct duration of a hug.  Join him as he takes us on a bright, bemused tour of British life, delivering offbeat truths and a comforting blast of humour and warmth for baffling times.  Britain’s much-loved broadcaster muses on the sacred and the profane, the whimsical and the bizarre, offering his idiosyncratic take on self-checkouts, speeding tickets, falling into a bed of wild garlic and discovering he has a naked doppelgänger on OnlyFans.

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, journalist and columnist. Over his career he has fronted ITV’s football coverage, co-presented Daybreak, launched multiple BBC show including The One Show, and presented several documentaries and documentary series. As a radio presenter Adrian currently hosts Question Time Extra Time and Chiles on Friday, both on 5live. His writing regularly appears in the Guardian.