Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School, I say "hello" to some smelly thieves, and go on a surprisingly Biblical tangent.

The National Ferret School: ferret-school.co.uk

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