The Real Network The Gareth Cliff Show

05.12.14 Part 2

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Columnist and author Darryl Bristow-Bovey stops for a candid chat about the new chapter that lies ahead for him – navigating his 40s while trying to avoid a midlife crisis. Bristow-Bovey has chronicled his thoughts into his new book, titled 'One Midlife Crisis and a Speedo' and used it as inspiration to cover topics such as late-night tweeting, why he decided to swim from one continent to another and the problems he thinks Capetonians have.
5 Dec 2014 12AM English Explicit South Africa Society & Culture · News

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