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George Metcalfe aged 11 from Bexley is taking a packed lunch into school for the first time. The Mystery Guest was George Buist from Kirkcaldy, who tells a remarkable tale.

The show was entitled: "Work hard for sin your whole life and your pension will be misery!"

George Metcalfe aged 11 from Bexley is taking a packed lunch into school for the first time today, and he will return tomorrow to mark it out of ten!

Today's Mystery Guest was George Buist from Kirkcaldy in Scotland who, 43 years ago, lost a coin toss against his friend Andy Morrison who flipped a coin to see which one of them should ask a particular girl out. Andy went on to marry the lady in question, and George filled us in on the last four decades of the story!

3 hours

Last on

Tue 26 Apr 2011 06:30

Music Played

  • 10cc

    Wall Street Shuffle

    • Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Tim McGraw

    Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

    • Country Strong O.S.T..
    • Curb.
    • 1.
  • Big Screen Belter

    • Billy Ocean

      When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

      • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
      • Jive.
  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

    • Blondie - Parallel Lines.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 2.
  • Paul McCartney & Wings

    Jet

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
    • 2.
  • Brooke Fraser

    Something In The Water

    • Flags.
    • Wood & Done.
    • 1.
  • The Beat

    Mirror In The Bathroom

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.
  • The Feeling

    Fill My Little World

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
  • World Party

    Message In The Box

    • (CD Single).
    • Ensign.
  • Moira's Golden Oldie

    • Cilla Black

      Anyone Who Had A Heart

      • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
      • Castle.
  • Elbow

    Open Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • The Communards

    There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jason Mraz

    Make It Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • U2 & B.B. King

    When Love Comes To Town

    • Q The Blues (Various Artists).
    • Hit Label.
  • Noah and the Whale

    Tonight's The Kind Of Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Nicole Scherzinger and Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Love Never Dies

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

    • (CD Single).
    • Lava Records.
    • 1.
  • Patrick Hernandez

    Born To Be Alive

    • Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1979 (Var).
    • Rhino.
  • Hurts

    Illuminated

    • Happiness.
  • Gobsmackers

    • The Cure

      The Love Cats

      • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
      • Fiction.
    • Soft Cell

      Tainted Love

      • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
      • UMC.
  • James Blunt

    Stay The Night

    • Some Kind Of Trouble.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • The Killers

    Read My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.
  • Barry Manilow

    Bring On Tomorrow

    • 15 Minutes.
  • Electronic

    Get The Message

    • (CD Single).
    • Factory Records.
  • Dolly Parton

    Here You Come Again

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

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