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With Ricky Gervais and Des O'Connor

Steve and Tim Smith bring you three hours of brain-busting Factoids, top celebrity guests - today it's Des O'Connor and comedian Ricky Gervais - as well as the latest lifestyle and showbiz news, some finely crafted Talkie bits, all topped off with tonnes of toe-tapping tunes.

3 hours, 5 minutes

Music Played

  • Leo Sayer

    Thunder In My Heart

  • John Mellencamp

    Jack and Dianne

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Ghetto Child

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.
  • Paolo Nutini

    New Shoes

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Lionel Richie

    All Night Long (All Night)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Aloe Blacc

    I Need A Dollar

    • Good Things.
    • Stones Throw Records.
    • 1.
  • Kate Bush & Andy Fairweather鈥怢ow

    Wild Man

    • 50 Words For Snow.
    • Fish People.
    • 1.
  • Gilbert O鈥橲ullivan

    Get Down

    • The Essential Collection.
    • BMG.
    • 008.
  • James Morrison

    I Won't Let You Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Honeybus

    I Can't Let Maggie Go

    • Hits Of ... 67 & 68 (Vol.2).
    • Polydor.
  • Wang Chung

    Dance Hall Days

    • Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various).
    • Kenwest.
  • Steve Miller Band

    Abracadabra

    • The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Ban.
    • Arcade Records.
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Free Bird

  • Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

    What I Am

    • Songwriter (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • Chicago

    25 Or 6 To 4

    • (Single).
    • CBS.
  • Shakin鈥 Stevens

    Green Door

    • Shakin' Stevens - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.
  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.
  • Dolly Parton

    The Sacrifice

    • Better Day.
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • Des O鈥機onnor

    Careless Hands

    • Des O'Connor - The Best Of The EMI Ye.
    • EMI.
  • Des O鈥機onnor

    Dick A Dum Dum

    • The Hits Of 1969 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
  • Rihanna

    Cheers (Drink To That)

    • Def Jam.
  • Shania Twain

    That Don't Impress Me Much

  • The Impressions

    First Impressions

    • The Best Of The Impressions 1968-1976.
    • SNAPPER.
  • Chic

    My Forbidden Lover

    • Love On The Dance Floor (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.
  • Lady A

    Just A Kiss

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Lana Del Rey

    Video Games

    • Video Games (single).
    • Stranger Records.
    • 1.
  • Four Tops

    It's The Same Old Song

    • The Four Tops - The Ultimate Collecti.
    • Motown.
  • CeeLo Green

    Cry Baby

    • The Lady Killer.
    • WEA.
    • 1.
  • U2

    Angel Of Harlem

    • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
    • Island.
    • 12.
  • The Overtones

    Second Last Chance

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • Where It's At (Various Artists).
    • Kent.
  • Darren Hayes

    Black Out The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Powdered Sugar Productions.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Oct 2011 14:00

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