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Mark Ronson, Dave Gorman and Ian Wallace

Steve, Tim and the Old Woman chat to trendy musician Mark Ronson, funnyman Dave Gorman and dreams expert Ian Wallace. Plus much trivia with a stack of brain-busting Factoids.

It's a special day on the Big Show as the Old Woman celebrates her almost-birthday! And her special gift for her milestone? Steve and Tim serenade her. Marvellous.

As well as singing, Steve and Tim also exercise their vocal cords by chatting to uber-cool musician Mark Ronson about his new album, and funnyman and author Dave Gorman chats about the new series of his ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ2 inventions show 'Genius'. In a break from the usual astrology feature, dreams analyst Ian Wallace takes a look at some of the strange nocturnal memories of listeners.

In today's fascinating Factoids, discover how to say 'moose' in Latin, which famous actors turned down the lead role in A Fistful of Dollars before Clint Eastwood got it, and what's the only mammal that can kneel on four knees.

In the top-notch Talkie bits, we learn why the wealthy won't stop working when they hit retirement, how much time men spend looking at women's breasts and how aliens have been secretly visiting Earth to deactivate the planet's nuclear weapons.

The team try to out-trivia each other with a stack of brain-busting Factoids, there's 30 minutes of classic Non-Stop Oldies, and the latest lifestyle and entertainment headlines and top-notch Talkie bits.

The Oldies are chosen by Nicole Marshall from Bacup in Lancashire who treats us to a classic from U2, a belter from Marillion and a foottapper from Gloria Gaynor.

3 hours, 5 minutes

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Mon 27 Sep 2010 14:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Annie Lennox & Al Green - Put A Little Love In Your Heart

  • The Rembrandts

    I'll Be There For You

  • Jackson Browne

    Somebody's Baby

    • The Next Voice You Hear - Jackson Bro.
    • Elektra.

  • Paul & Paula

    Hey Paula

    • I Love Sixties (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Lulu

    To Sir With Love

    • The Don Black Songbook.
    • Play It Again, Sam.

  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Roller Blades

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Elton John & Leon Russell

    If It Wasn't For Bad

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Eric Clapton

    Diamonds Made From Rain

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • KT Tunstall

    (Still a) Weirdo

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.
    • 1.

  • Jr. Walker & the All Stars

    What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

    • Junior Walker - 20th Century Masters.
    • Motown.
    • 5.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Real Thing

    Can't Get By Without You

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Marillion

    Kayleigh

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Ronettes

    Be My Baby

    • The Best Of The Ronettes.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • U2 - The Joshua Tree.
    • Island.

  • The Drifters

    Save The Last Dance For Me

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Mark Ronson & The Business Intl

    The Bike Song

  • Carl BarΓ’t

    Run With The Boys

    • (CD Single).
    • Arcady Records.
    • 1.

  • Len Barry

    1-2-3

    • It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Eric Carmen

    Hungry Eyes

    • Dirty Dancing - Original S/Track.
    • RCA.

  • Stephen Bishop

    On And On

    • Stephen Bishop - Best Of Bish.
    • Rhino.

  • Barry Manilow

    Weekend in New England

    • Reflections.
    • Pickwick.

  • Will Young

    Golden Slumbers (Live On Dermot O'Leary)

    • 7.

  • Kylie Minogue

    Get Outta My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Love Love

    • A Curious Thing.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Michael Andrews

    Mad World (feat. Gary Jules)

    • Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets.
    • Adventure Records.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Heartbeat (feat. Nicole Scherzinger)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 2.

  • Bruno Mars

    Just The Way You Are

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 27 Sep 2010 14:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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