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That Gaby Roslin Podcast

Sandi Toksvig

Season 6, Ep. 6

Sandi Toksvig joins Gaby for a joyous chat about ABBA, musicals, QI and much more.


She tells us about going to Nando's for the first time - with Bjorn from ABBA - and why she's obsessed with 'strange' books.


They also discuss some of the words that Shakespeare brought to the English language, a love of hotdogs and the joy of live theatre (both being on stage, and being in an audience)


We hope you enjoy this warm and lovely chat! And if you'd like to find out more about Sandi's live QI show - the details are here!


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