Jeremy Vine: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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Recorded Jeremy Vine said elsewhere, not written here

My penny farthing. It was £1,200. I’ve ridden it to Buckingham Palace and back.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

Erin O'Connor English model

An electric-yellow mohair rug.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

An office in the garden.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 August 2023 source ↗

Scott Mills English radio DJ and television presenter

I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗

Angela Hartnett English chef

When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2022 source ↗

As a good father.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

To be able to cycle from my home in Chiswick [west London] to the centre of London on a fully segregated lane.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

I’d stop my teenage self worrying about how my life was going to pan out.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

Joy and frustration.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗

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