Nick Grimshaw spent much of the morning building up to a chat with comedian Leo Reich, promising a guest "so funny, so inventive, so well made" and revealing that Lauren Laverne is such a fan of Reich's show that she now worries he recognises her in the audience. By nine o'clock the interview had quietly vanished from the running order. "We were going to have Leo Reich on the show after nine, but fortunately it is not going to happen today," Nick told listeners, adding that they would "have to get him back on soon."
Listen: Leo Reich pulls out
There was also a small technical stumble just before the 8am bulletin. Handing over to newsreader Justine Green, Nick pressed the wrong button and had to stop himself mid-sentence. "Oh, that's the wrong button, forget that. Sorry Justine. Let's pretend that didn't happen," he laughed, before letting the news run properly.
Listen: Wrong button
On a calmer note, Nick's regular Very Specific Playlist slot featured a caller named Eve, who shared her collection built around "if I had a 70s Ford Mustang with bench seats and wooden interiors." Eve admitted she put the playlist together while still at school, inspired by family road trips, with Nick's producer Mark declaring it the gold standard example of the feature.
Nick also revealed that Bicep will join him in the studio next Wednesday to discuss their new three-track release and an upcoming Royal Albert Hall show, while the hour-long Cloudbusting mix once again had listeners texting in their requests throughout the morning.
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