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Last broadcast on Sat, 18 Feb 2012, 10:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Given that John Barrowman is a force of nature, we might have been forgiven for wondering if studio 6C could cope with TWO Barrowmans this week, but our fears were unfounded as John and big sister Carole charmed us with childhood tales and wowed us with details of their new book 'Hollow Earth'. In fact the pair gave Graham a world exclusive as they revealed the title of the next 'Torchwood' novel: 'Exodus Code'. Cue internet meltdown...
After 12 o'clock Graham welcomed the newest member of the Radio 2 family into the fold, as Anneka Rice swung by to tell us about her new Saturday morning show. She also chatted about mentoring Erin Brockovich, painting nudes in her spare time and why her short career break ended up lasting 18 years.
This week's 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' song - 'Some Girls' by Racey - was so offensive to Chris Kirkpatrick in Walsall's mum when he was a child that she smacked him once for playing it. But there was no virtual smackdown coming Graham's way for once as your texts and emails suggested that most of you seemed to like it - go figure.
And Tony Roberts in the Wirral picked an ode to growing old gracefully as this week's 'Tune With A Tale', pet shop boys 'Being Boring'. Wise words, mostly ignored...
JOHN & CAROLE E BARROWMAN
The brother and sister authors talked about their first fiction book 'Hollow Earth'
ANNEKA RICE
The new Saturday breakfast presenter on Radio 2 shows her excitement at being at the station!
Music played
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Odyssey
— Native New YorkerMillion Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie, Disky -
Madonna
— Give Me All Your Luvin'Universal -
Sam Cooke
— Wonderful WorldSam Cooke - The Man & His Music, RCA -
Chris Kirkpatrick's 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' choice
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Racey — Some Girls
Top 10 Hits Of The 70s (Various), EMI
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Sinéad O’Connor
— The Wolf Is Getting MarriedCD Single, Indian, 1 -
C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
(CD Single), Columbia -
Whitney Houston
— I Have NothingWhitney Houston - Love, Whitney, Arista -
Elton John
— Are You Ready For Love(CD Single), Southern Fried -
Maroon 5
— This Love(CD Single), J -
The Brilliant Things
— PointlessCD Single, Universal Music Ireland/Spokes Records, CD Single -
Depeche Mode
— New LifeThe Best Of, Mute -
Sly & The Family Stone
— Family AffairShades Of Soul (Various Artists), Global Television -
Lightships — Sweetness In Her Spark
CD SINGLE, Domino Recording Co Ltd, 1 -
Kasabian
— Goodbye Kiss(CD Single), Columbia -
The Lightning Seeds
— Lucky YouLightning Seeds - Jollification, Epic -
Judie Tzuke
— Humankind -
Tony Roberts in the Wirral's 'Tune With A Tale'
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Pet Shop Boys
— Being BoringThe Pet Shop Boys - Discography, EMI
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Coldplay
— Charlie BrownMylo Xyloto, Parlophone, CD Single -
a-ha
— Hunting High & LowA-Ha - Hunting High & Low, Warner Bros., 5 -
Jon Allen & Sophie Barker — Love's Made A Fool Out Of Me
Monologue Records -
Anneka Rice's song choice
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Freddie & The Dreamers — You Were Made For Me
The Greatest Hits Of 1963, Premier
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Broadcast
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Sat 18 Feb 201210:00