Trevor Nelson couldn’t resist a bit of gentle needling of travel presenter Kirsten O’Brien on Monday afternoon, revealing on air that her husband is a series director on hit show The Traitors. Naturally, listeners wanted gossip, but Kirsten wasn’t giving an inch. “I don’t let him tell me anything… I do not want that show ruined,” she insisted, much to Trevor’s amusement.
Elsewhere, Monday’s football chat took an unexpected turn. After Trevor brought up England’s 7-0 win over Croatia, caller Jonathan from Hadley Wood calmly trumped it with his own weekend highlight: coaching his 12-year-old son’s team to a 5-5 comeback draw after being 4-1 down. Jonathan, who went on to nail the Five Seconds To Name answer (CNC Music Factory), modestly refused to take any credit for the result, joking he’d only told the boys to “run a bit faster.”
There was also a lovely literary interlude for Radio 2’s Book Week, with Charlie Higson recommending Casino Royale and reading a short extract live on air, prompting Trevor to admit he quite enjoyed being read to “like being a child at school again.”
On the music front, Trevor gave a big welcome back to Michael Kiwanuka, premiering his comeback single Summer Close ahead of new album Fudge, due out 23 October. Trevor also reminded listeners he’s currently on a “phased return,” presenting Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only this week.
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