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Chris Packham Radio Interview

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I'm listening to this at present Radio 4 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

I commend it to others too.

One of the best public descriptors of autistic experience around at present perhaps.

A bit of a hero of mine I must admit.

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  • I have a fantastic story about meeting Chris, who is one of my personal heroes. 

    I met him at an event, and while chatting, he asked where my accent is from (I have a strong Northern Irish Accent), and I mentioned that I am from an area of NI that has a rare colony of Puffins. 

    He proceeded to get visibly excited, and gave me quite a detailed explanation of why the puffins Colony has thrived there, and so many different little facts and stories about puffins, to the point his PA had to politely step in and remind Chris that he had to move on, because he was in fact at that point supposed to be in a meeting with someone, but he had got so excited to talk about the Puffins, that he completely lost track of time and had spent 15 minutes chatting to us! 

    One of the nicest and most genuine people I have ever met. 

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  • I have a fantastic story about meeting Chris, who is one of my personal heroes. 

    I met him at an event, and while chatting, he asked where my accent is from (I have a strong Northern Irish Accent), and I mentioned that I am from an area of NI that has a rare colony of Puffins. 

    He proceeded to get visibly excited, and gave me quite a detailed explanation of why the puffins Colony has thrived there, and so many different little facts and stories about puffins, to the point his PA had to politely step in and remind Chris that he had to move on, because he was in fact at that point supposed to be in a meeting with someone, but he had got so excited to talk about the Puffins, that he completely lost track of time and had spent 15 minutes chatting to us! 

    One of the nicest and most genuine people I have ever met. 

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