Jo Whiley had to make a last-minute change to her evening schedule when the planned session with band Keo fell through. "Sadly, Finn is really poorly tonight and so hasn't been able to do the session for us," Jo told listeners, promising it will happen "at some point in the future" and sending her best wishes for a speedy recovery. She still played Keo's track Be Happy in their absence.
Listen: Keo session postponed
There was better news from another artist waiting in the wings of Jo's playlist. A voice note from the singer behind her new Infatuation Track revealed just how much the slot meant to him, joking that his "three albums bucket list" included having a song picked by Jo, getting her to follow him on Instagram, and one day doing a session with her on Radio 2. Jo's response was warm: "Dreams sometimes do come true."
Listen: Dermot's Radio 2 dream come true
Listeners heard plenty of their own stories read out too, from Matthew in Cardiff celebrating his birthday with a slightly wonky portrait from his boyfriend Ashley, to Rebecca dedicating Kate Bush's Central World to her dad ahead of a Gerry Cinnamon gig in Belfast. Jo also used the show to launch a new Thursday Theme, inviting listeners to suggest songs about maths to mark the anniversary of pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace, calling for texts and emails ahead of tomorrow's show.
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