Owain Wyn Evans is well into training for his BBC Children in Need Four Nations Cycling Challenge, and it sounds like the bike is losing the battle. After his gears "conked out" earlier in the week, Owain revealed his brakes failed completely mid-ride on Saturday: "The brakes aren't working… didn't need that." Luckily a stranger called Doug, spotted on the Taff Trail near Cardiff, came to the rescue, fixing the brake disc with his bare hands before sending Owain off to a bike shop — where a nervous Owain apparently demolished a chocolate brownie while waiting. Fellow Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness, who has done his own charity cycling challenge, offered some unexpected wisdom: train in the worst weather possible so the real thing feels easier by comparison. "Thanks for that, Paddy. Good advice, actually," said Owain.
Elsewhere, listeners guessed their way through Step Back in Time, correctly landing on 1977 thanks to clues including the Atari 2600 and ABBA's Knowing Me, Knowing You. The morning's big listener debate was all about "unskippable" playlist tracks, with shout-outs for everything from Islands in the Stream to The Automatic's Monster, while Sue from Essex took the Air Drum Anthem crown with Walking on Sunshine. Reverend Dom Jones made his Pause for Thought debut, musing on cake, connection and community ahead of World Mental Health Day. Owain also reflected on hosting BAFTA Cymru over the weekend, where Matthew Rhys and Carol Vorderman were among the winners.
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