BBC - BBC Radio 2 Programmes - Chris Evans, 12/10/2009

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Last broadcast on Mon, 12 Oct 2009, 17:05 on BBC Radio 2.

Synopsis

Simon Mayo sits in for Chris and talks to 'SuperFreakonomics' author Stephen Dubner. Plus, Deacon Blue duo McIntosh Ross pop by to chat and play their folky new single live.

FREAKY FACTS

In their first book, Freakonomics, they asked those tough questions that others - either through fear or forgetfulness - didn’t. The next instalment poses more problems and hopes to show the world
for what it really is; be that good, bad or just plain freaky. We’re talking to one half of the SuperFreakonomics sensation, Stephen J. Dubner…

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MARVELOUS McINTOSH ROSS

Deacon Blue's Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky King popped by to talk about their new folk act McIntoshRoss and to play their single, the hauntingly beautiful "All My Trust I Place In You."

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Monday 12 October - Question

My three kids drive me nuts with the numbers printed on the individual packets of Cheese Strings. Each has their own theory as to why the number is there and why the particular number that they have is more important/better/worth more than their siblings. So that peace may reign supreme in the lunch box, why do they put a number on? Jon Birks, Essex

Monday 12 October - Answer

Are you ready for this? This could be a world exclusive... I've spoken to the people at the Irish company, Kerry Foods, which makes Cheese Strings, and the answer is quite simple. It's all about quality control and traceability. You get a number between 1 and 24 on each packet, and it basically tells you which part of the production line that individual packet was made on at their factory in Charleville in County Cork. The company know that kids love to play these games so they've taken the concept and introduced a new product called Cheese string shots which has 48 numbers - so that children have even more scope to play their games.

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Tracklist

The Cars — Just What I Needed

The Cars - Greatest Hits
Mark Ronson and Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me

(CD Single)
Cheryl Cole — Fight For This Love

(CD Single)
The Police — Spirits In The Material World

The Police - Message In A Box (Cd 3)
U2 — Angel Of Harlem

U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990
Diana Ross — Upside Down

Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band — Working On A Dream

(CD Single)
Status Quo — Break The Rules

Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status
Jamie Cullum — I'm All Over It

(CD Single)
Robbie Williams — Bodies

Reality Killed The Video Star
Ben E. King — Stand By Me

Shades Of Soul (Various Artists)
David Bowie — Fame

David Bowie - Best Of Bowie
Lisa Hannigan — Lille

(CD Single)
John Lee Hooker — Boom Boom

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