Thursday's sit-in from Gary Davies delivered one proper surprise: mid-disco-off, Romesh Ranganathan popped up pretending to be Sally Traffic, growling "there will be deception, there will be betrayal, no one can be trusted" before plugging that night's Celebrity Traitors launch – a fun bit of cross-promotion that caught listeners off guard. The main event, though, was Shaun Keaveny's arrival for a 70s-versus-80s disco showdown with Gary, complete with reminiscing about flared trousers, medallions and shirts "undone to the belly button" from their nightclub DJing days. Keaveny's picks – including Sylvester and Odyssey – were voted ahead by texting listeners, though Gary insisted his Donna Summer card, I Feel Love, was unbeatable.
Earlier, Tom Hiddleston and Gendun Pentsok gave a genuinely absorbing interview about their new film Tenzing, explaining why Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay has been overlooked next to Edmund Hillary for 70 years. Hiddleston recounted how Norgay once saved Hillary's life on the Lhotse Face, while Pentsok described learning Sherpa dialect for the role by talking to yaks and sheep in a Himalayan village: "I know they don't answer me, but it's funny."
Elsewhere, the Jukebox theme was mountain and climbing songs tying into the film, and listeners shared their best-kept secrets, from surprise Michael Bublé tickets to a maid-of-honour speech delivered entirely in French. Gary also flagged that from next week the Radio 2 Jukebox feature will move from breakfast to his own Drivetime show.
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