Owain Wyn Evans spent the first part of his BBC Radio 2 Early Breakfast show quite literally pedalling for his art, cycling on a studio exercise bike while running the whole of Step Back in Time non-stop, a challenge set for him by Sara Cox. He admitted the resistance was turned up too high at one point, telling listeners "apologies if I'm sounding a little bit breathless" as he puzzled out the mystery year with help from texters, before confirming it was 2014.
Listen: Cycling through Step Back in Time
Between songs, Owain opened up about the chaos of moving house with his dog Brillo while training for his Children In Need Four Nations Cycle Challenge. He described living out of suitcases with "mine and Aaron's clothes" jumbled with toiletries and dog toys, leading to some unfortunate style clashes, which he turned into a fun phone-in asking listeners for their own fashion disasters. Lynn told him she once dressed in a red tunic and white belt only to be asked if she'd "come dressed as Father Christmas," while Gary confessed a home hair dye disaster that turned his red hair pink by midday.
Owain also shared an update on his training, recalling a tough ride to Barry Island with cycling coach Greg White, where the pair got lost looking for landmarks from Gavin and Stacey, before a kind couple stopped to wish him luck. In Pause for Thought, Rabbi Debbie Young-Sammers spoke movingly about losing her father to a brain tumour, reflecting on how friends and family gave her "permission to not be strong."
Listen: Pause for Thought with Debbie
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