It's been a busy afternoon as we had a meeting today to talk about Christmas, New Year plans and NEXT year's Children in Need. Miss Babs is very keen on forward planning obviously. She's enthused by the fact that other women in the building have been emailing her complimenting her on her Pudsey bike ride. However she has not taken me up on my idea of releasing an exercise DVD in time for January.

I've also just been filmed for Reporting Scotland talking about Susan Boyle. Now that my wounds have healed I've decided it's not too scarey to step in front of a camera again. That means another themes video will be online on Thursday. Oh and talking of my recent tussle with a pothole I want to thank the annomyous blogger who dropped in the Smith's themed Get Well Soon card. Much appreciated.

Well done Miss Babs. Two hours of non stop cycling and still enough puff to shout orders across the studio. If you want to join in the challenge to catch Mark Beaumont as he cycles The Americas then there's more information on the Children in Need website.

...and "get a bike that's got a wee place to put your soup in". I'll make sure we pass that on...

Much excitement in the GIO office as we get ready for tonight's Children In Need show which celebrates Mark Beaumont's efforts to cycle across the Americas. As you might know Children In Need are trying to encourage the people of Scotland to catch up with Mark and cycle at least a mile.

We're doing our bit tonight by having Miss Babs pedal an exercise bike throughout the show. ( pics coming  online later!) She's feeling a bit nervous at this point but am sure she will be boosted by your comments so please feel free to text them in or leave them on this blog during the show.

She's already miffed as the health and safety team have suggested that she do no more than 20 mins at a time followed by a wee lie down and a glass of juice.

"Do you think that was how Lance won the Tour de France?" she squealed back.

I can't cycle at the moment but I have done my bit by forcing her to eat the world's biggest cheese scone, a training tip that I'm pretty sure Lance hadn't thought of.

Monday
World record breaker Mark Beaumont is cycling from Anchorage, Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina for a BBC One series, The Man Who Cycled the Americas. By Children In Need night he'll have completed over 9000 miles.
Our challenge is for the people of Scotland to try and cycle as many miles as he has. Whether you ride a mile or a thousand, get pedalling and get sponsored to raise as much as you can. Together we can make a big difference and if you pedal hard, together you can catch Pudsey and Mark somewhere in Peru!
Our theme will be 'cycling across the Americas' which could include cycling songs or songs that reference any place name on the continent.
To add to the excitement one of the Get It On producers has risen to the challenge so on Monday' show we'll be putting 'Babs on the bike' as Miss B dons the pink lycra and attempts to keep pedalling throughout the show.

Tuesday
Medical man Stuart Richie posted on our Facebook and suggested a theme of doctors and nurses. Will you be calling for Doctor Beat or will the ward sisters be doing it for themselves? If you're feeling under the weather then tune in and let the music be your medicine...

Wednesday
Tonight's show salutes the songwriters. Now, that's not singer-songwriters but it's more about the songwriters who make a living penning the tunes for other artists. I'm thinking of folk like Jimmy Webb, Bacharach and David, or maybe someone like Cathy Dennis.

Thurs
Ask for whatever you like tonight, all we ask is that you might think about making a donation to Children In Need if your song gets picked. If you would like to pay a pound a play to hear your choice then that would be brilliant...

It's a God-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair
David Bowie - Life On Mars
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
Pulp - Common People
There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet
Free - Alright Now
Pretty women out walkin' with gorillas down my street
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Eagles - Hotel California
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
Tom Jones - Delilah
My heart was broken
Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith
I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
Out on the wiley, windy moors
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
It's a little bit funny
Elton John - Your Song
Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Take a look at my girlfriend
Supertramp - Breakfast In America
Call out the instigators
Thunderclap Newman - Something In the Air
You talk like Marlene Dietrich
Peter Sarstead - Where Do You Go To My Lovely
You stir my natural emotions
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone
I love you from the bottom of my pencil case
Beautiful South - Song For Whoever
There's a man I meet, walks up our street
Deacon Blue - Dignity
It was the third of September
Temptations _ Papa was A Rolling Stone
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
Billy Bragg - A New England

The best known opening lines is the theme and I've ben asking folk to send them in without mentioning the artist or the title. The fun comes in trying to identify the song. I can't help singing along to try and make it easier which is great fun for me but not so enjoyable for the other people who work in this open plan building. Here's 20 of the best to get you started and hundreds more to come when we go on air. Some of the most recognisable opening lines of all time are here, so see how many you can spot.

• It's a God-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair
• She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
• There she stood in the street, smiling from her head to her feet
• Pretty women out walkin' with gorillas down my street
• She's got a smile that it seems to me
• On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
• I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
• My heart was broken
• I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
• Out on the wiley, windy moors
• It's a little bit funny
• Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt
• Take a look at my girlfriend
• Call out the instigators
• You talk like Marlene Dietrich
• You stir my natural emotions
• I love you from the bottom of my pencil case
• There's a man I meet, walks up our street
• It was the third of September
• I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song

Thanks to everyone who's contributed so far, especially Dykerlad whose great list can be found elsewhere on the blog. Answers to these ones will be posted tomorrow.

In response to some of the regulars on this blog, my challenge is to post on a more regular basis and to include more caption competitions. They have asked for one this week with the writer of the winning caption being 'forced' to donate money to Children In Need! A suitable photo will follow later in the week.

Don't forget the video of the themes is online and you can find it by following this link.

Monday
Monday's theme is ' the media' and it comes courtesy of the pupils at Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. Their suggestions include sun always shines on TV, Radio Ga Ga and from the world of newspapers Telegraph road or Guardian Angel.

Tuesday
A new survey says that 89% of people recognise the opening line of A hard day's Night, so tonight's theme features the instantly recognisable opening lines of songs. "Got a wife and kid in Baltimore Jack, I went out for a ride and I never went back" would have to be one of my favourites. Don't send me the title or the artist; just send me the opening line.

Wed:
Armistice day - what does it mean to you? Co-incidentally Ian Buckland suggested songs of gratitude and thanks as a theme so I thought that would also fit in tonight. From Peace In our Time to Hero it promises to be a special show.

Thursday:
Sit Down, Stand By Me and Shut Up. It's bossy Thursday on Get It On. ( Clearly Miss Babs will need to be producing!) I'm looking for the bossiest songs of all time in this great theme suggested by Scott Martin.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed theme ideas in the past, but if you've never had a go at coming up with a theme then why not have a bash. Email them in to the usual address and who knows, your idea could be enthralling the nation for two hours one night.

Oh, and if you've never even had a song played, then Thursday's show is just for you.

Monday
A new survey reveals that top tunes that wake us up in winter include Eye of the Tiger, Walking on Sunshine and Beautiful Day. I find it hard to believe that Captain Sensible has made it into the top ten but somebody out there wants to wake up to happy talk! What gets you out of bed on a cold, dark morning - that's Monday's theme...

Tuesday
Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols, Elvis doing That's Alright Mama or maybe Take It Easy by The Eagles. Regular blogger, Mike from Shropshire has come up with debut singles as a theme. Who were the acts whose first singles made a big impact on you?

Wednesday
30 years after Gary Numan first appeared on TOTP, synth pop is the theme. The D-50, the DX 7, the Jupiter 8 and the people who played them. The best synthesiser songs of all time is the theme. From Vince Clarke to Calvin Harris, the kings of the keyboards take centre stage.

Thursday
A different kind of debut singles tonight - It's a first time requester special! if you've never had a song played or always been too sacred to get in touch then tonight is just for you. You can call or text during the show, send in an email, post a comment on the blog our check out 'Get It On with Bryan Burnett' on Facebook.

There are not many Radio Scotland programmes that make me bury my head in my hands with sheer embarrassment but today's Stark Talk was one of them. As usual Edi likes to get stuck in there and gets her guests to reveal bits of themselves which they hadn't revealed before. Best bit today was when she asked Craig Hill if his banter with an audience had ever gone horribly wrong. She then probed him on his most embarrassing moment. It was a complete cringe fest. If you've ever worried about saying the wrong thing to someone then listen to Craig's boob and you will realise that your own faux pas was not even worth bothering about. It's excruciating but very, very funny.

Let me also take the time to recommend another couple of Iplayer gems:

Alan Cumming's The Real Cabaret is a BBC 4 documentary which takes a look at the real story behind the film and examines the Berlin cabaret scene of the 1930s. As well as looking at the inspiration for the songs he also goes off in search of a modern day equivalent of Isherwood's experiences. He struggled as did I on my recent visit to Berlin. We booked up for a 'cabaret' night thinking we were going to get all singing, all dancing modern version of the Kit Kat club. What we got was an evening of comedy songs from Germany's answer to Richard Stilgoe. Incomprehensible, and about as funny as a boil on the bum.

The BBC's Electric Proms are well underway and you can see some of the highlights online. Don't miss Kid Adrift's session at the Maida Vale studios. Kid Adrift used to work in our building as an audio trainee and I'm thrilled that he's finally getting recognition for his music. It's a bit weird seeing someone you used to bump into in the canteen being touted by the national press for his winning blend of post-rock and dubstep ( me being such an expert on dubstep!).

Finally it's easy to slag off Robbie Williams, particularly after his starey-eyed X Factor appearance the other week. But you gotta admit that Britain's neediest pop star knows how to work a crowd. Here's the link to catch the highlights of his comeback gig.