Vernon Kay turned his studio into an arena for half-term, pitting his own conkers against travel presenter Ellie Brennan's in a mock championship match complete with ringside commentary. The pair traded strikes over several minutes, with Vernon fluffing early attempts before Ellie's conker cracked his, leading him to declare himself the winner anyway while admitting "that was absolutely awful radio" but "a lot of fun." Listeners on text flooded in enjoying the chaos, with one admitting they genuinely thought a game of conkers had been played live over the airwaves.
Listen: The Conker Championship
In Tracks Of My Years, Meera Syal told Vernon about seeing Nina Simone at Ronnie Scott's, recalling the singer halting a performance of Young Gifted And Black to scold the room for eating. "If I hear one knife or fork, I'm leaving," Meera quoted her as saying, leaving the whole venue to down cutlery mid-meal. Meera also looked back on topping the charts with The Kumars and Gareth Gates on Spirit In The Sky for Comic Relief, joking she achieved her life's ambition of appearing on Top Of The Pops "although I was dressed as an 85-year-old with bad teeth."
Listen: Nina Simone at Ronnie Scott's
Ten To The Top produced a rare double, with Chris Marshall from Seahouses becoming the latest member of the 65 Club after correctly naming Debbie Gibson's Shake Your Love, while Sue from Latham also impressed with a strong 22-point run despite missing the year question on Rush's Spirit Of Radio.
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