Trevor Nelson opened Friday's show by celebrating Raye's Mercury Prize win the night before in Newcastle.
"Someone deserved this so much," he said, before playing part of her acceptance speech, in which she said she was shaking, jet-lagged and grateful, with her birthday the next day. Listeners piled in with messages for her, coming soon after her big Brits night.
Five Seconds To Name had a happy ending for Sammy. She said she plays every day but always misses the answer on the school run, so the team got her on air to play live. She correctly named Sybil and chose The Love I Lost as her track. Nobody had cracked Thursday's cryptic clue, "She won't be hurried", which pointed to When I'm Good and Ready. Trevor insisted it was simple; Bobbie Pryor replied that "it's not simple when you go backwards". Stephen in Welshpool was first to get it from the clip.
Listen: Sammy finally gets to play
Monday's clue, for anyone playing along: "The planet's been perplexing since the very start." It relates to the act and one of the songs.
In the Trevor Trove, Trevor chose Donny Hathaway's Someday We'll All Be Free. He said Hathaway belongs alongside Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye but is rarely mentioned with them, and listeners texted in to agree.
During Funky Friday, Linda in Southwark thanked Trevor for playing US3. She said she and a friend were at the front of a Jazz Cafe gig, knew every word, and were handed the mic by the band. Near the end of the show, Trevor thanked the many listeners who had texted to ask how he was. "I'm doing very well," he said. "I'm taking my time, of course."
Listen: Trevor confirms he's doing well
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