In the week that Ben has been working nights, he’s frankly had no idea what day it is most of the time.
Therefore, no one was more surprised than him, when he got a call at 20:35 on a Thursday to ask where the hell he was, and more importantly – why he wasn’t at the Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service to present his usual “Requestline” show.
James wasn’t in either. We can’t remember what excuse legitimate reason he had for not being able to do the show this week.
Due to all this, live listeners might will enjoy a prerecorded show this evening, while Ben readies himself for yet another night shift. Normal service will be resumed next week.
In the week that Ben got a job, he hasn’t been fired and he’s been there almost 7 days. If you haven’t seen or heard from him, that’s because he’s been all over the place.
James’ mum has hit a milestone, and she didn’t see it coming.
Ben’s been playing a game on the iPhone called Warfare. It didn’t make the podcast, because the iPhone chat was all quite visual and probably quite dull. There’s a link to it below though, if you own an iPhone and want to play.
James reckons the only sat nav available on the iPhone isn’t very good.
Should the entrepreneurs on Dragon’s Den be given a wildcard to just tell people to leave, without even hearing them? Ben thinks they should.
The new intro is so long you can go to the toilet and make a cup of tea, and Ben wonders why they’re now stood outside a bombed hotel somewhere.
The Banksy vs Bristol artwork is very very good.
Don’t go though, because the queues are insane! (and Ben would like to go again before the exhibition closes)
What do ducks do when they get in the water? We can’t remember.
There’s something, we’re sure.
Podcast timings
00:00 – Intro, Ben’s highlight of the week, and we almost dig ourselves into a hole
10:28 – James’ highlight of the week, and is he ungrateful?
16:20 – Dragon’s Den, inventions and rubbish team-building exercises
22:09 – Banksy vs Bristol, Steve Yabsley heard on Radio1
31:40 – Anne Friel’s breasts, UK writers, bird problems, and another place who are now rummaging
37:17 – Rummaging, goodbyes
40:00 – END
In a show full of problems, Ben does a visual representation of a lady removing a stick from her hair and letting it down ON THE RADIO, James has some trouble with his trousers, and Stephen’s computer starts repeatedly playing sound effects all on it’s own.
Ben’s been to the dentist, but no teeth nor records have been broken.
There’s a question of how to destroy information you don’t want anyone to have. Letters, credit cards, etc. We put the question to our listeners.
It becomes apparent that James has no idea what Two Girls One Cup is. Ben attempts to describe parts of it for some reason.
Ben’s built a bird table. James briefly thinks Jordan and Katie Price are two separate people, and also that they might be loitering in Ben’s garden.
During this discussion, some seagulls storm the building.
There’s some interesting news stories, although Ben is shocked by one fact regarding Amy Winehouse.
James and Ben are mid way through an off-air conversation during the rummaging, so we decide to have a second crack at it. We think it was much improved the second time around.
Podcast timings
00:00 – Intro, and highlights of the week
08:39 – Audio porn, two girls one cup, salty bodily fluids, and urinating in someone’s drinking water, credit card and body disposal
17:57 – A bird dilemma
21:29 – News: The cost of smoking, James keeping us in the gutter, inflatable mattress repairs, Amy Winehouse and drug dealers
28:28 – Seagulls continue attacking, a comedy marriage proposal, and the most romantic song ever, and James’ idea for a new Take-That-based feature
34:35 – Rummaging, and rummaging take 2, including Minnie Riperton’s classic erm..”Lovin” You
38:00 – END
Related links
Porn for the blind – volunteers try to give audio descriptions of porn films. Very funny.
It’s been a few weeks since Ben or James have done a Requestline show. Instead, there’s been recorded ones going out. There might be one for 9th July, but there’s some technical problems with it (of course), that we’re trying to fix.
On a totally unrelated matter, Ben bought a wooden object to attract birds into his garden this weekend. It was flat-packed and needed putting together. For some reason, Ben thought he’d film himself doing it. Then edit it. Then speed it up a lot. And add some music.
In the week that Ben and James do their first live show for a few weeks, there’s a sound problem that makes everyone sound horrible until Dave Ashworth comes on.
Ben’s passed an important test. He’s pleased.
James is having some problems driving already. A lot are to do with his already-problematic Fiat.
We introduce some culture into the show this time. Ben’s been looking at two very different types of art.
‘Dancing’ Dave Ashworth has come in to read the news and also pick some music. Podcast listeners will be glad to know we’ve cut out all of Dave’s music choices.
It’s not just Michael Jackson that’s died. Ben has to give his condolences on behalf of someone he follows on Twitter.
James ends the show by taking a moment to think about the nickname of the presenter on the show after ours, Jazzy Geoff.
Podcast timings
00:00 – Intro, Highlight of the week, driving / cars
07:45 – Dave Ashworth, Michael Jackson’s death, moonwalking, suggestions for his replacement at gigs
15:30 – The plinth, News of the World, public obscenity laws, life drawing, breastfeeding in public
24:06 – Dancing Dave Ashworth chatting and complaining about the volume control, and we fix the sound problem for podcast listeners
30:12 – Deepest condolences
31:27 – Dave Ashworth with the current local news
39:43 – Goodbye from everyone
40:35 – END
Ben saw this while he was editing the above show. It’s a clip from 1955 of some guy called Bill Bailey (not the musician/comedian) dancing. Check it out from about 1:30 onwards (literally the last 5-10 seconds)
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