2025-12-03
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Hello, I'm Brian Cox.
I'm Robin Hintz, and this is the Infinite Mankish Cage because today we are in Manchester,
which is home, in case you don't know, to some of Brian's favourite childhood bus routes.
Those of you who are regular listeners will know before Brian started getting involved with the stars,
he was an avid bus spotter.
So what was your favourite?
You're coming in from Oldham, you've put on all your kind of Robert Smith makeup,
perhaps you're going to Gillies Rock World.
No.
You're not going to Gillies Rockwells?
Cloud9 and Berlin it was.
And it was the 24 bus, by the way, that went from Chatterton to Manchester, Piccadilly bus station.
What was it about the 24 that really impressed you?
It was the bus that went where I wanted to go from.
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