Owain Wyn Evans kicked off Early Breakfast with a confession about his seven-month-old border terrier Brillo, who "helped" him sort the recycling by dragging cardboard out of the bin and shredding it on the kitchen floor. That set off a flood of listener pet disaster stories, including a dog left alone for two hours who chewed through wooden French doors and ate a box of Frosties, and a cat who brought in a chewed mouse as a gift from behind the curtains.
Owain is also deep into training for his 400-mile, four-nation cycle for BBC Children in Need, admitting he only managed a 50-minute hill session the day before. He revealed that Paddy McGuinness had advised him to "make it as miserable as possible" while training, joking that the wet Welsh weather was doing exactly that for him.
The Step Back in Time game took listeners back to 1999, with clues including Britney Spears's debut single and Ross Kemp's exit from EastEnders, and correct guesses coming in from as far away as Mexico City.
For Radio 2 Book Week, Mark Goodier read an extract from Stefan Zweig's Chess Story, while Pause for Thought welcomed spoken word artist Storm Cecile, who spoke movingly about caring for her father through cancer and neuropathy, recalling a tearful physio session together at home.
Owain also teased that Sara Cox would be joined by Andrew Lloyd Webber later in the show to mark 40 years of one of his musicals.
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