Jo Whiley got an unexpected and very nearly spoilery visit from Romesh Ranganathan, who rang in to plug his Saturday show and immediately began name-dropping. "This weekend one of my Traitors co-stars, Richard E Grant, is with me," he said, before quickly backtracking: "I've been so nervous I'm going to give away a spoiler… don't ask me any more questions." Jo simply laughed it off and wished him luck.
Listen: Romesh's near Traitors spoiler
The main event of the night was Jo's regular TV natter with critic Emma Bullimore, who was full of praise for Danny Dyer's recent hosting stint on a Saturday night sketch show. "He was the best person they've had on since they started, actually," Emma said, singling out a boy band sketch and a paint-mixing bit for particular laughs. The pair also dissected Celebrity Traitors in detail, debating whether James Nokes-style strategist James Acaster can go all the way, agreeing Ross Kemp "must be protected", and marvelling at Richard E Grant's turn as a traitor who seemingly didn't realise how outlandish he was being. Emma rounded off with recommendations for Jimmy McGovern's prison drama Time, Prime Video's Last One Laughing Halloween special, and Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This, as well as a shared obsession with Physical 100.
Listen: Emma Bullimore raves about Danny Dyer
Earlier, singer Chloe Slater's archive sofa session resurfaced, in which she admitted her dream collaboration would be with Michael Bublé: "I would cry," she told Jo. The evening closed with a Kate Bush tribute in the Vinyl Revival slot, with listener Emma sharing childhood memories of dancing to Wuthering Heights.
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