Tuesday’s Early Breakfast opened with the Step Back in Time quiz, playing five songs from a mystery year with clues about films and Eurovision, before revealing the year as 1969 with tracks from Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, Mamas & the Papas, Marvin Gaye and The Rolling Stones. Many listeners guessed correctly.
The main feature followed news that rescue dog Tsunami was honoured with a bronze statue in Venezuela for helping locate 26 survivors after June’s earthquakes. Owain asked listeners who they would honour with a golden statue, prompting messages about husbands, grandchildren, pets and family members who had shown strength through grief or hardship. Owain nominated his own father, Alan.
Owain also gave an update on his preparation for this year’s BBC Children in Need Four Nations Cycle Challenge, a 400-mile ride from Glasgow to Cardiff in November across all four UK nations, including two ferry crossings. He joked about new padded shorts and mudguards bought for training, saying: “It’s exciting… but it’s quite scary.” He thanked listeners for support since Friday’s announcement.
Listeners also heard that Angela Scanlon is to take over Radio 2’s weekday 4-7pm Drive Time show, and that Ben Earl of The Shires will take over the Thursday night country show from Bob Harris.
The Reverend Paul Wood offered his first Pause for Thought on the show’s “someone who inspires me” theme, reflecting on Notting Hill’s diversity ahead of Black History Month. The disco-themed Airdrum Anthem was Billy Ocean’s Red Light Spells Danger, chosen by listener Kerry from Northamptonshire.
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