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Richard Hammond & James May and Aled Jones

Steve, Tim and The Old Woman are joined by singer Aled Jones and Top Gear stars Richard Hammond and James May. Plus, more fascinating Factoids and top notch Talkies.

It's the last Big Show Monday of November and Steve, Tim and The Old Woman are wrapped up against the cold wintery weather. Joining them in the studio to keep the body heat up are singer and broadcaster Aled Jones, who's in to serenade us with some of his favourite Christmas carols. While Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May pop in to discuss what they think the major issues will be for motoring in a post-apocalyptic world.

This afternoon's Oldies are chosen by Heather Reid from Abernethy in Perthshire who picked some rather smashing tunes from David Bowie, Starland Vocal Band, Aqualung and Peter Gabriel.

In the fascinating Factoids, The Old Woman reveals how her home town of Dagenham seems to have its own microclimate, what Hitchcock used as blood in his famous Psycho shower scene and why certain warm-blooded animals have shorter legs than others.

The top notch Talkies today features news of a Susan Boyle musical, the latest evictees on Strictly, X Factor and I'm A Celeb and why you might find yourself getting 'hangry'.

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Music Played

  • Leo Sayer

    Thunder in my Heart

  • Fats Domino

    Blueberry Hill

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • America

    Sister Golden Hair

    • America's Greatest Hits - History.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Box Tops

    The Letter

  • Dionne Warwick

    All the Love in the World

    • Moments In Love (Various Artists).
    • Music Collection Interna.

  • Brandon Flowers

    Only The Young

    • Flamingo.
    • Vertigo.
    • 1.

  • Josh Groban

    Hidden Away

    • Illuminations.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Script

    Nothing

    • Science & Faith.
    • Phonogenic.
    • 1.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Donovan

    Jennifer Juniper

    • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Sister Marie Says

    • History Of Modern.
    • 100% Records.
    • 2.

  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Starland Vocal Band

    Afternoon Delight

    • Have A Nice Day Vol.18.
    • Rhino.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    You're All I Need To Get By

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • David Bowie

    Heroes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Eleanor Rigby

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 016.

  • Leonard Cohen

    Suzanne

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artist.
    • Stylus.

  • Aqualung

    Brighter Than Sunshine

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

  • Avery Sunshine

    I Got Sunshine

    • Avery Sunshine.
    • Dome Records.
    • 1.

  • Rumer

    Alfie

    • Rumer Sings Bacharach At Christmas.
    • Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • KT Tunstall

    Fade Like A Shadow

    • Tiger Suit.
    • Relentless.
    • 1.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Crosstown Traffic

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • Eternal

    I Wanna Be The Only One (feat. BeBe Winans)

    • Eternal - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • Men at Work

    Down Under

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.

  • The Beatles

    Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

    • Abbey Road.
    • Apple.
    • 14.

  • Lissie

    Everywhere I Go

    • Catching A Tiger.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Chuck Berry

    You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • MCA.

  • Chris Montez

    Let's Dance

    • And The Beat Goes On Vol 3 (Various).
    • Debutante.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Some Kind Of Nothingness (feat. Ian McCulloch)

    • Postcards From A Young Man.
    • Columbia.
    • 17.

  • Gary Benson

    Don't Throw It All Away

    • All By Myself (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.

  • CeeLo Green

    It's OK

    • The Lady Killer.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

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  • Mon 29 Nov 2010 14:00
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