The Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone, turned up in Dermot's studio to promote his memoir The Steps and ended up giving one of the most entertaining chats of the autumn. He described writing the first draft of Rocky in a delirious three-day, no-sleep marathon, changing his loan-shark lead into a boxer at the eleventh hour, and turning down $360,000 to buy the script just so he could play the title role himself. He also recalled the famously disastrous first screening, where elderly audience members walked out within fifteen minutes – only for the eventual release to have cinema crowds cheering as if a real fight was breaking out. Dermot called it "top tier" radio, and listeners agreed, with one calling it "beautifully generous and articulate."
The fun didn't end there: when Sally Traffic came on with her update, Stallone invited her to feel his bicep, prompting Dermot to suggest the BBC "get Sally on Traitors" next time a Hollywood legend's in the building.
Elsewhere, the Mystery Voice claimed two more victims, with callers Julie and Martin both guessing wrong (Mick Jagger and Barry Hearn were among the misses) as Dermot admitted "we're running out of people" to guess. There was also happy news for Angela Scanlon, congratulated on air for a new Radio 2 gig, with Dermot calling her "a welcome addition" to the station family.
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