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Last broadcast on Tue, 2 Jun 2009, 17:05 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Chris gets the buzz on the Pylon Appreciation Society, from electric friend Flash Bristow. And we promise a dynamic drive home as Chris takes off with human cannonball Dave 'The Bullet' Smith.
Rocket Man!
Dave-The Bullet-Smith! He’s a Human Cannonball and has blasted forth more than five thousand times around the world. We blasted off to join him at the Royal Cornwall Show in Wadebridge to find out what lights his fuse.
Our Friends Electric
For most they're little more than an eyesore, but for a select brand they're absolutely electrifying. They bestride the British countryside and bring voltaic juice to the nation. So why don't we appreciate these terrific transmitters more? We went live, down the line to founder of the Pylon Appreciation Society, Flash Bristow, to find out why.
Fox The Fox
Tuesday 2 June - Question
Every time an advert comes on the TV it would appear to be an advert for a sofa sales at the moment. But what was the most advertised product in 2008 overall and by media type, TV, Radio, Newspaper and Internet? From Cara Stone.
Tuesday 2 June - Answer
The most comprehensive figures for this are for 2007 in the Advertising Statistics Yearbook, containing research by Nielson Media. I can tell you that the most-advertised product across all media in 2007 WAS DFS Sofas - with a total spend of £95 million pounds. The company that advertised the most in the print media was Bskyb; on television it was Proctor and Gamble and on the internet it was Personal Loan Express. And the body that spent the most on advertising on the radio was the government, through public information campaigns.
Music played
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Sammy Davis Jr.
— Sweet Gingerbread ManIt's A Musical World, Mgm -
Nickelback
— Rockstar(CD Single), Roadrunner, 5 -
The Proclaimers
— Love Can Move Mountains(CD Single) -
Lenny Kravitz
— Fly Away21st Century Rock (Various Artists), Virgin -
Billy Joel
— It's Still Rock & Roll To MeBilly Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2, CBS -
Ray Charles
— What'd I SayThe Very Best Of Jazz Moods (Various), Telstar -
Noisettes
— Never Forget You(CD Single), Mercury, 1 -
U2
— Pride (In The Name Of Love)U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990, Island, 1 -
Duke Special
— Sweet Sweet Kisses(CD Single), V2, 1 -
Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey — Together In Electric Dreams
Our Friends Electric (Various Artists, Telstar -
Franz Ferdinand
— Can't Stop FeelingCD Single -
The Yeah You's
— 15 Minutes(CD Single), Universal, 1 -
Lou Reed
— Perfect DayLou Reed - NYC Man, BMG -
Violent Femmes
— Blister In The SunAdd It Up (1981-93), SLASH/LONDON, 3 -
Paloma Faith
— Stone Cold Sober(CD Single), Epic, 1
Broadcast
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Tue 2 Jun 200917:05
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