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Maxine Peake and Dave Stewart help bring down the curtain on this series... see you in September

Graham was joined by former dinnerlady Maxine Peake and one-time Eurythmic Dave Stewart, and the worst I Can't Believe It's Not Better song so far... by a country mile!

In the last show of this, Graham revealed a fascination for the abnormal loads that frequent Bobbie's travel updates. He also remembered an amazing night in May when the Azerbaijan entry won at this year's Eurovision. Apparently, he told us, if it had been down to just the viewer's votes, Blue would have come 5th and not 11th.

Actress Maxine Peake popped in to discuss her new play 'Loyalty', and told Graham how she got her big break playing Twinkle in 'dinnerladies', and that she wouldn't be returning to 'Shameless'. And Graham's last guest for now was former Tourist and Eurythmic, Dave Stewart, who spoke about the new stage musical version of 'Ghost', and how he wrote his recent album 'The Blackbird Diaries' in double quick time in Nashville. Graham also spoke to Ryan Tubridy, who will be here on Radio 2 in Graham's slot for eight weeks.

In 'Grill Graham', Karen in Bromley was looking for advice on how to persuade her husband that a move to Ramsgate would be a good idea. And ANON of Cornwall was having problems with a trainer at work. The advice given was stellar as per usual, including the infamous lines "...you have to suck it up" and "...step up to the plate". Please keep your 'Grill Graham' problems coming in over the summer.

'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' reached a new low this week with 'The Birdie Song' by The Tweets, and bank worker Lynette Thomason of Southport talked us through the rather dark tale of Richard Marx's 1992 hit, 'Hazard'. Did he do it? According to the music video, he didn't. But the jury is still out.

Graham returns on September 17th.

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Music Played

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

  • The Who

    Substitute

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 005.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Walking On The Milky Way

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
    • 20.

  • Noah and the Whale

    Life Is Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 23.

  • Sweet

    Little Willy

    • Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be.
    • 7T's Records.

  • Adele

    Set Fire To The Rain

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 5.

  • Paul Foxton's 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' selection

    • The Tweets

      Birdie Song

      • Novelty No.1's (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.

  • k.d. lang

    Summerfling

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros..

  • East 17

    Secret Of My Life

  • Ell and Nikki

    Running Scared

  • Maroon 5

    Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Diva Lady

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Pierces

    It Will Not Be Forgotten

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • As chosen by Maxine Peake

    • Morrissey

      You're The One For Me, Fatty

      • The Best Of Morrissey - Suedehead.
      • EMI.

  • The Yardbirds

    Over Under Sideways Down

    • The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer.
    • Edsel Records.

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Blondie

    What I Heard

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Five Seven Music.
    • 2.

  • The 'Tune With A Tale' choice of Lynette Thomason in Southport

    • Richard Marx

      Hazard

      • Richard Marx.
      • Capitol.

  • Plain White T’s

    Hey There Delilah

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Eurythmics

    Thorn In My Side

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Richard Fleeshman And Caissie Levy

    Here Right Now

  • Dave Stewart feat. Martina McBride

    All Messed Up

    • The Blackbird Diaries.
    • PROPER RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Jul 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2