Gary Davies spent much of Tuesday's Drivetime genuinely stumped by his own car. He told Kirsten O'Brien that every day, at exactly the same spot in his underground garage, his windscreen wipers switch themselves on despite completely dry conditions, and the same thing happens to his wife's different make of car parked alongside. Listeners poured in with theories, from a shadow triggering the rain sensor to a knocked wiper stalk, but Gary insisted none of it added up, laughing off Dave from Anglesey's tale of a computer that mysteriously switches itself off at the wall too.
Listen: The mystery wipers
The Pub Quiz brought more cheer than yesterday's effort, when Kirsten admitted she only managed one out of five on a dogs round despite having a dog staying with her. This time, playing as "Smarty Pants," she bounced back with four out of five, while caller Jody from Brierley Hill, representing "Jody's Quiz Lesson," scored a perfect five, the second full house of the week after Monday's winner.
Listen: Supercalifragilistic surprise
Gary also dug into listeners' "claims to fame," swapping stories that included knocking Billy Connolly over in the rain, a cookery teacher who turned out to be Ainsley Harriott's sister, and a listener who once stepped on Julie Andrews' foot in the BBC canteen. Fittingly, the Radio 2 Jukebox later turned into a tribute to unusual song titles, climaxing with a full rendition of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" dedicated to a lorry driver's wife, Sarah.
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