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Robbie Williams at the Electric Proms


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"and there's only one way to get out of that.

Angels."

You could just see where that story was going :D

Looking forward to seeing the 11.20pm BBC 2 coverage.

I had a Christmas twinge hearing Angels. It's blatantly going to be all over the Radio 1 playlist in December! And 'Video Killed The Radio Star' is a great cover to end on. I'm really impressed by it all tonight.

Hands up who really wishes they were there?

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The Guradian has picked up on Scott's interview in their weekly round up

Robbie Williams was the biggest deal, as he's not touring until 2010. So, as befits a digitally savvy broadcaster, the BBC used its commercial arm, Worldwide, to set up cinema screenings of his performance in 23 countries – and promptly won a Guinness world record for "most simultaneous screenings of a live concert". (Some people call that multi-platforming; others, milking it.) Us radio bunnies didn't need to leave the house, as the concert was broadcast live on Radio 1. It sounded great, the swooping sentiment of a full orchestra warming Robbie's cheesy exuberance – "You look beautiful tonight, Roundhouse!" – and, yes, tuneful voice.But what I really liked was the interview beforehand, Scott Mills: The Robbie Williams Warm-Up. Scott, a celeb-lover, was a bit "Ooh, me too", but he's sharp enough to know when to push with his questions and the production was exciting (lots of clips set to X Factor-style music, drop-ins of Chris Moyles's show and of Williams unexpectedly phoning Mills on air a few years ago). Williams himself proved a brilliant guest. He explained that awful "I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams" quote; he'd meant to say: "I'm going to spend spend spend!" like a 1960s pools winner, but it came out wrong. "It does haunt me," he admitted. "Every time I think about it, I throw up a little."

Then, flipping into interviewer mode himself, he kiboshed Mills on the subject of Botox. "Have you done any?" he asked Mills, who made a strangled, non-committal noise. "Hang on a minute!" continued Williams. "Frown for me! Ha ha ha!" Very funny.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2009/oct/25/electric-proms-robbie-williams-sawyer

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