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Peter Wanless
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Former CEO of NSPCC (2013-2024) now available for all sorts of bits and bobs. President of Somerset County Cricket Club, Ebbsfleet United fan and proud owner of a functioning iPod classic
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Reached the 98% point of #myiPod playthrough with this Athlete track while weeding this morning
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Early Bloc Party in slot 6300 of 6456 as we enter the home straight of #myiPod playthrough
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Dug up a few potatoes this morning
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Two absolute bangers as we pass the 97% point of #myiPod playthrough
November 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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38 years ago today I went to an entertaining football match in Manchester
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Vintage U2 in slot 6250 of #myiPod playthrough. Just 206 tracks to go 😢
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The Culture That Keeps on Giving
What Breadmaking Can Teach Charity Leaders
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November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Manchester based electronic trance band Delphic have their debut single at the 96% point of #myiPod playthrough
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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A slice of “afrobeat and rockabilly infused post punk from Leeds band The Wild Beasts as we track track 6150 on #myiPod playthrough
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Only taken three and a half years but now 95% through #myiPod playthrough
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Busy busy busy 😀
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Classic Aztec Camera in slot 6100 of #myiPod playthrough. Not far to the end now
October 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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94% through #myiPod playthrough with Mary of the 4th Form (year 10 in modern parlance)
October 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Up to track 6050 of 6456 with Elvis Costello - not many tracks left on #myiPod playthrough
October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Los Campesinos! At slot 6000 and 93% through #myiPod with The Czars missing Life on Mars by one track
October 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Crowded House take us past the 92% point of #myiPod playthrough and the purple one in in slot 5950
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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We are Somerset - come and join us!
September 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Track 5900 of 6456 on #myiPod playthrough is from Embrace
September 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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New podcast episode available

“Debra and Peter bring warmth, candour and a touch of humour to the hardest questions in the sector.”

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Flags, Donors and Youth Work
Podcast Episode · Debra and Peter are doing a Podcast · 11/09/2025 · 30m
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September 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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91% point of #myiPod playthrough is about as mainstream as it gets
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Only had to wait 5867 tracks for this personal favourite and life manifesto to appear #myiPod
September 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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A song about the miners’ strike from a compilation cd of protest songs occupies slot 5850 of #myiPod playthrough
August 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Two songs which hold up well with the passage of time see us crashing through the 90% point of #myiPod playthrough on the Eurostar to Brussels
August 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Nice to see this pop up at slot 5800 of #myiPod playthrough - good album
August 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Everything by The Jam is on here somewhere as #myiPod reaches the 89% playthrough point with Takin my Love
July 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM