The best bit of Monday's Drivetime had nothing to do with the music. Gary Davies revealed it was 64 years since Dr No hit cinemas and turned to travel presenter Kirsten O'Brien, who casually announced she'd written her university dissertation on "James Bond as a cultural icon." What followed was a brilliant unravelling: she guessed George Lazenby as the first screen Bond (wrong), couldn't recall the title of the film (it's Dr No, obviously), and had to be talked through it live on air. Gary couldn't resist: "Did you fail by the way?" Kirsten, mortified, insisted she hadn't.
Elsewhere, a listener called Richard owned up to a years-long white lie that's spiralled out of control — he's told his kids Caleb and Grace that he's secretly Rick Astley, retired from music. "So I think this is the point where I say I'm sorry, but I'm not actually Rick Astley," he admitted, revealing his son had even introduced him as such to a stranger in Oban. It kicked off a flood of listener confessions about parental fibs, from "kangaroo milk" in hotel fridges to a dad who claimed he used to date Kylie Minogue.
The day's Pub Quiz had a sci-fi theme marking the Bond anniversary, with Neil from the "Colin and Neil Show" — celebrating 20 years married and a lifetime of Depeche Mode gigs — scoring a perfect 5/5, pipping Kirsten's 4/5. Gary also teased Jo Whiley's exclusive Jungle Live at the BBC session airing later that evening.
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