The best story of the afternoon came from Gary Davies’s travel presenter, Kirsten O’Brien, who told him she went into labour while watching Phantom of the Opera. She said staff put her and her husband in the royal box so they could watch the second half in comfort while she timed her contractions, and she stayed to the end of the show before heading to hospital. The tale sparked a flood of listener texts about unusual places they’d gone into labour, including a supermarket Christmas shop, a school nativity play, a farm while scanning sheep, and a fitting room in H&M.
Owain Wyn Evans joined Gary on the phone to talk about his upcoming 400-mile cycling challenge across all four UK nations, now just 33 “sleeps” away. He confirmed he has decided against naming his bike after Kirsten after all, telling Gary “I think we decided against that,” much to Kirsten’s mock disappointment. He also admitted to scary moments on the road, saying his feet being clipped into the pedals means “you basically fall over like a domino” if he forgets to unclip in time.
Gary’s book-themed pub quiz saw Kirsten O’Brien take on listener Rebecca from Ines, Yorkshire, whose team call themselves the Crazy Cat Family. Rebecca won comfortably four to two, correctly naming Judi Dench as the “national treasure” behind this year’s autobiography Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, a question that tripped Kirsten up completely.
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