It wasn't quite a scandal, but it got the studio giggling: mid-travel handover, Vernon's producer Janine let out an unexpected noise after finishing her breakfast smoothie. "I do apologise, it's only gas," she said, blaming the spinach. Vernon reassured her it was fine, joking "we're used to it in the studio."
Listen: Janine's smoothie mishap
The real heart of the show, though, was Bernie Taupin's latest instalment of Tracks of My Years. The Elton John lyricist told a brilliant story about being taken to meet Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys at his Bel Air home in 1970, not long after Elton's famous Troubadour gigs. Taupin described Wilson, dressed in his robe and pyjamas, introducing them to his baby daughter by repeating "Elton John and Bernie Taupin, say it all mine." He called the whole encounter "one of the most interesting introductions" of his life, and didn't hold back on Wilson's talent: "genius is a word thrown around too much… Brian Wilson full on 100% genius."
Listen: Bernie Taupin on meeting Brian Wilson
Elsewhere, Vernon dipped into the BBC archive for a 1978 Blue Peter clip of all four members of ABBA chatting with Leslie Judd, prompting a flood of listener memories of seeing the band live in the 1970s. He also plugged two ABBA Voyage Children in Need gala shows on 8 November, where he and Janine will be DJing in the Snoozebox afterparty. In Ten To The Top, Neil from Leicestershire narrowly beat Alison from Ely, 12 points to 10, to take home the smart speaker.
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