On Tracks of My Years, Kiefer Sutherland told Vernon Kay about the night his father Donald sacrificed plans with his friend David Bowie so young Kiefer could go backstage and meet him instead. Sutherland remembered turning up in full eyeliner and a "low slung belt" after seeing Bowie on the Serious Moonlight tour, only for Bowie to open the door in a white robe and ask Donald, "why?" when told he'd brought his son along. Sutherland called it one of the nicest things his dad ever did for him, and also used the chat to reveal his unlikely sideline as a competitive team roper on the US rodeo circuit after falling for cowboy life in Montana.
Ten to the Top turned into a proper tussle for the smart speaker, with Sarah Griffiths from Sheffield notching up eight points, including correctly naming 1973 as Slade's big chart year, before Matt from Swindon stormed in with 14 points to take the prize, nailing questions on Def Leppard and Fats Domino along the way. Sarah had to settle for the coffee mug, but took it in good spirits.
Vernon also marked 80 years of Radio 4's Woman's Hour with some archive gems, including a 1950s clip about the show once needing an all-female crew just to discuss the menopause, which Vernon said was "like a slap round the face with a wet kipper." Jeremy Vine also dropped into the studio to tease his own show, including a world-first play of a previously unreleased Paul McCartney track, Chelsea Boots.
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