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Last broadcast on Fri, 3 Sep 2010, 14:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Steve & Tim round off a four day week of Big Shows with a chat to Killers frontman Brandon Flowers who reveals why the band have to have two tour buses when they're gigging; Artistic Director of London's Old Vic Theatre and genuine Hollywood megastar Kevin Spacey treats us to an uncanny impression of fellow actor Morgan Freeman, and former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips gives us her thoughts on the long-running morning show's replacement.
There are more fascinating Factoids revealed, including the world's hardest tongue twister and where in America you could find a Spam museum.
In the Talkie bits, Steve and Tim reveal which Bond actor has signed up to join the cast of Brits abroad comedy 'Benidorm' and the invention of the world's first intelligent postage stamp and what's been unveiled as the UK's most useless gadget.
Today's Oldies are chosen by 22 year old mechanic Richard Muir from Brecon in South Wales who picks some stunners from Radiohead, Journey, Queen and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Music played
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Coldplay
— Viva La VidaViva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends, Parlophone, 1 -
Tom Petty — I Won't Back Down
Tom Petty - Anthology, MCA -
Fyfe Dangerfield
— Barricades(CD Single), Polydor, 1 -
Carpenters
— Yesterday Once MoreThe Carpenters - Yesterday Once More, A&M -
Goo Goo Dolls
— Home(CD Single) -
Nina Simone
— Ain't Got No, I Got Life (Original Version)(CD Single), Sony BMG -
Thea Gilmore
— You're The Radio(CD Single), Fullfill Records, 1 -
Steve Winwood
— Back In The High Life AgainSteve Winwood - The Finer Things (Cd4, Island, 14 -
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow — Shame
(CD Single), EMI, 1 -
Blur
— The Universal(CD Single), Food -
Radiohead
— Creep(CD Single), Parlophone -
Queen
— Killer QueenQueen - Greatest Hits, Parlophone, 2 -
Lynyrd Skynyrd
— Free BirdTop Gear 2 - Various Artists, Columbia -
Kansas — Carry On Wayward Son
American Dreams II (Various Artists), Solitaire Collection, 3 -
The Rolling Stones
— Paint It BlackThe Rolling Stones - Forty Licks, Abkco -
Journey
— Don't Stop BelievingRock Of America (Various Artists), Trax Label -
Imelda May
— Mayhem(CD Single), Decca, 1 -
Jamie Cullum
— Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down(CD Single) -
Frank Sinatra
— In The Wee Small Hours Of The MorningMy Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra, Reprise -
Diana Ross & The Supremes
— ReflectionsDiana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown, Polygram Tv -
Robert Plant
— Angel Dance(CD Single), Decca, 1 -
The Allman Brothers Band
— JessicaF1 Rock (Various Artists), Telstar -
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
— If You Want It(CD Single), 100% Records, 1 -
Lissie
— CuckooCatching A Tiger, Columbia, 8 -
The Killers
— HumanDay & Age, Mercury, 1 -
Brandon Flowers
— Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts -
Brandon Flowers — Crossfire
(CD Single), Polydor, 1 -
Tavares
— Don't Take Away The MusicRhythm Divine 2 (Various Artists), Dino, 8 -
Tommy James & The Shondells — Mony Mony
Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou, Global Television -
Kylie Minogue
— Get Outta My Way(CD Single), Parlophone, 1
Broadcast
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Fri 3 Sep 201014:00