Owain Wyn Evans' robot-helper question of the morning produced one of the funniest texts of the week. Andrew wrote in to say he'd like a robot "to come and chat to my partner, so I could go on to other stuff of interest." Owain loved it, replying "very good, very good," before listener Julian chipped in that Andrew probably needs "a solicitor and a robot."
Listen: Robot to chat to my partner
Owain also opened up about his nerves ahead of his Children in Need challenge, cycling 400 miles across the four nations. He admitted he's "alright with the long distance stuff" but confessed the hills are a different story: "I just get absolutely exhausted." He revealed he'd been comparing notes with Vernon and Sara, who've both done their own Children in Need challenges, and thanked listener Mike in Maldon for his support after a tough gym session.
Listen: Not ready for the hills
In the day's showbiz roundup, Owain broke the news that Delta Goodrem has pulled out of this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing after breaking a rib in training, something she apparently didn't even realise at the time, having still topped last week's leaderboard. He also shared the story of the Oldham Coliseum staging Macbeth inside a nightclub called Liquid and Envy while their usual venue is being renovated, joking that "Shakespeare would love" the unlikely setting.
Step Back in Time saw listeners correctly guess the mystery year as 2021, while Leanne from Leamington supplied the Airdrum Anthem, Billy Ocean's When the Going Gets Tough.
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