Shaun Keaveny popped up on Owain Wyn Evans's Early Breakfast with a cheeky voice note just as Owain was confessing he'd skipped a day's cycling for his Four Nations Children in Need challenge. Owain explained he'd taken his eight-month-old border terrier for her first grooming trip instead of training, admitting "I'm not making excuses" before doing exactly that. Shaun's message, played out on air, told Owain he had "the love and the colossal outpouring of huge, huge affection from the whole Radio 2 listenership" tucked in his cycling shorts to get him up the hills, plus the offer of "a leg rub" if needed. Owain said he could "listen to Sean speak all day."
Listen: Shaun Keaveny's cycling pep talk
Later in the show, during his regular Ride and Reflections segment on the exercise bike in studio, Owain got another boost from a mystery motivator: Carol Vorderman, who called him her "wonderful, wonderful" friend and wished him luck, prompting an affectionate "my darling" from Owain in return.
Listen: Carol Vorderman's mystery motivator message
Step Back in Time took listeners to 1981, with clues including Only Fools and Horses, Chariots of Fire and Bucks Fizz's Eurovision win, correctly guessed by Jan in Essex, Kerry in Leeds and others. The Airdrum Anthem theme of songs that bring people together wrapped up with Jennifer's pick of Bryan Ferry's Let's Stick Together, chosen in tribute to Owain's cycling challenge. Zina Kazimi delivered Pause for Thought on community and interconnectedness, inspired by a walk among autumn trees.
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