With just two weeks until his Four Nations Cycle Challenge for Children in Need, Owain Wyn Evans turned to listeners for help with a very important job: naming his bike. Suggestions flooded in on text and WhatsApp, from Mark in Bolton's quickfire "Cycle Challenge McBikeface" to Sue in Tewkesbury's "Julie Andrews," because, as she pointed out, "she'll help you to climb every mountain." Owain was particularly taken with Dave's pun "Shania Chain," joking it would let him shout "that don't impress me much" on tough climbs.
Owain also revealed some slightly alarming prep advice from Jeremy Vine, who appeared on the show on Friday to talk about previous Radio 2 Children in Need challenges. Vine told him that during Sara Cox and Vernon Kay's past efforts, "they told me to hide in a bush and jump out," leaving Owain only half-joking that he'll now be watching the hedgerows nervously on his own ride.
Listen: Jeremy Vine's bush advice
Elsewhere, Step Back In Time saw listeners correctly guess 2004 from clues including the first Strictly winners and Arsenal's unbeaten season, while today's Airdrum Anthem – marking 20 years since Amy Winehouse's Back to Black – turned out to be Skunk Anansie's "Weak," prompting a shoutout to drummer Mark Richardson, who Owain said helped him through a past airdrumming challenge.
The show also flagged that night's Radio 2 treat: Jo Whiley interviewing Back to Black producer Mark Ronson at 7pm, alongside the Back to Black at 20 Live concert recording.
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