The highlight of Nick Grimshaw's Monday was a genuinely jaw-dropping tale from World Conker Championships organiser St John Burkitt, who revealed that two years ago the event's mascot, King Conker, won the final with a single hit — then was caught on camera swapping his conker for a steel one before anyone could inspect it. "We didn't find any proof that he'd used it, so he was able to keep his crown," Burkitt admitted, adding the saga became America's top trending story at the time. Burkitt, who's spent 60 years running the Sunday 11 October championship in Southwick, also revealed he's just been crowned "Anorak of the Year" by the Dull Men's Club, beating out a man who photographs potholes and another who makes calendars from roundabouts.
Dara Ó Briain popped in to discuss the new series of Mock The Week, comparing the show's enduring appeal to the film Mr Holland's Opus, as former young guns like Romesh Ranganathan move on to bigger things: "It's me and you with the kids… look at them, they've grown up." Dara also opened up about being painfully shy as a teenager before a switch flipped at 17, and shared his gym playlist pick — Street Tuff by Double Trouble and the Rebel MC, admitting he's "mouthing the words on the machine."
Earlier, Nick played highlights from Sunday night's Freak Zone special featuring Pet Shop Boys' new Alan Turing-inspired piece, A Man From The Future, recorded with writer Andrew Hodges and actor Juliet Stevenson.
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