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Thomas P. Stafford a hit for Summer in Transylvania - New Round 1924 Jimmy Carter/Priscilla Pointer 1925 Pete Murray/Ysanne Churchman 1926 Timothy Dudley-Smith/Gudrun Ure 1927 Sandy Gall/Leontyne Price 1928 William Kennedy/Queen Ratna of Nepal 1929 John Woodvine/Vera Miles 1930 Douglas Hurd/Edna O'Brien  1931 Ken Bates/Leslie Caron 1932 Roy Hattersley/Petula Clark 1933 Tinto Brass/Kim Novak

Every name they come up with has so much baggage and is a field day for their opponents. The only way this is going to end is in a General Election and then leave it up to the rump of Conservative MPs left in parliament to decide who will lead them

How long will this run for? A set time or until a score milestone is reached (500 points?)

18/Mar/2024 41 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 35 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 35 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 33 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +1 32 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 32 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 31 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 29 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +1 27 D12 — My Band +1 24 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 23 Kelis — Milkshake +1 21 Girls Aloud — The Show 18 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger -3 16 Girls Aloud — Love Machine  15 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 06 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick

17/3/24 39 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 34 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 33 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 33 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +2 30 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 29 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +2 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 27 Girls Aloud — The Show 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 D12 — My Band 23 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 23 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 22 Kelis — Trick Me 21 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger -3 20 Kelis — Milkshake 18 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 17 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 14 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 08 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 04 Ashanti — Only U 

With the prospect of a Doctor Who double bill on TV immediately before the ESC and the second episode is the only one we have a title for The Devil's Chord which might suggest it is the one with Jinx Monsoon in could end up with Ollie Alexander representing the UK at Eurovision as being only the second campest thing on TV that day.

16/03/24 38 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 31 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 29 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 29 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 29 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 27 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +2 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 26 Kelis — Trick Me 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 25 Girls Aloud — The Show 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 23 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 22 D12 — My Band +1 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 18 Ashanti — Only U 17 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 17 Kelis — Milkshake +1 15 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 14 Jamelia — Thank You 12 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together -3

No it will be the night before Eurovision because the broadcast will be immediately before the contest

I saw the date of 10th Occtober quoted which will need to be called by 5th September Should make for a frenzied conference season Will we have had the next DL hit before then?

The Five Doctors was broadcast in the US two days before it was aired in the UK The television landscape is constantly changing and many series are now releasing in batches or at different times Casual viewers will probably still watch on linear broadcast If you are asleep at midnight. How different would it be if you watched it when you got up on the Saturday morning are you worried your friends are going to telepathically invade your dreams with major spoilers? The BBC will keep the situation under review. They altered the way The Traitors most recent series was released because of real risk of spoilers I think the only people who are complaining are those who want to be the first to spoiler it for other people on social media

I think we might be heading into a lull here because I think it is now too late to change your manager to make a real impact and change direction. When relegations and playoff misses become concrete we will probably see some more action

The irony about this is that he was replaced on Mic by Chris Evans who used to be a regular no-show when he had the Radio 1 Breakfast show (for possibly similar reasons)

No-one seems to be dying so I have decided to create a list Ten Earliest Winners of the Edger Allen Poe Award for Best Mystery Novel as awarded by the Mystery Writers of America 1972 Frederick Forsyth (b.1938) 1979 Ken Follett (b. 1949) 1982 William Bayer (b. 1939) 1988 Aaron Elkins (b. 1935) 1990 James Lee Burke (b.1936) 1991 Julie Smith (b.1944) 1992 Lawrence Block (b.1938) 1994 Minette Walters (b.1949) 1997 Thomas H. Cook (b.1947) 1999 Robert Clark (b.1952) All the winners since 2000 are still with us with the exception of Mo Hayder (2012) which is the pen name of former model Candy Davis who played Miss Belfridge in Are You Being Served? and was briefly married to actor Gary Olsen

Another no show on his TalkSport show this morning - Possibly been enjoying the Cheltenham Festival a little too much

15/3/24 36 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -2 28 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 28 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 28 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 27 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 27 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 27 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 26 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 25 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +2 25 Girls Aloud — The Show 24 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 22 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 D12 — My Band +1 21 Kelis — Trick Me 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Rihanna — Pon De Replay - 19 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ -2 18 Ashanti — Only U 18 Kelis — Milkshake +1 15 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 12 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 07 Robbie Williams — Tripping  00 Oasis — Let There Be Love -2

Clearly you don't want all the boys in your yard....

I thought people might have been all over this one but I have searched and not seen it mentioned Zoe Ball is absent from her Radio 2 Breakfast show as her mother (who divorced her Dad when she was 2) has been diagnosed with cancer Unlikely to get a direct obituary but might get some coverage

Have corrected my list Apologies

14.03.2024 33 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +1 29 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 28 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 28 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +1 26 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 25 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 25 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 25 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 25 Girls Aloud — The Show 24 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 24 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Kelis — Milkshake +1 23 Robbie Williams — Tripping 23 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 23 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 23 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Ashanti — Only U 19 Kelis — Trick Me 18 Oasis — Let There Be Love 18 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 15 D12 — My Band +1 14 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 06 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It -3

13th March 28 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +1 26 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now-2 26 Daniel Powter — Bad Day +1 24 Kelis — Trick Me 23 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 23 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 23 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 23 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 23 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 22 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 21 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 21 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Girls Aloud — The Show 21 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 21 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights  20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Robbie Williams — Tripping 20 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 20 Ashanti — Only U 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 20 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 18 Oasis — Let There Be Love -2 18 Kelis — Milkshake +1 18 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 18 D12 — My Band +1 18 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It -2 17 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 17 Ronan Keating — She Believes In Me 17 Ronan Keating — I Hope You Dance 14 Mario — Let Me Love You 14 Duncan James & Keedie — I Believe My Heart 12 Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam — Father And Son

Worst one was Robert Hardy being described as Harry Potter star

Milkshake was on a Now Decades compilation I had and I recognised the title of the Rihanna song but otherwise it is a massive blank. I think I will do better in the next round as that will coincide with my daughter's secondary school era when I used to take her in in the car and she would listen to Chris Moyles on Radio 1

12.03.24 26 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 26 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 24 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 23 D12 — My Band 23 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 22 Kelis — Milkshake +2 22 Rihanna — Pon De Replay +2 22 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 22 Kelis — Trick Me 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 21 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs 21 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 21 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 21 Girls Aloud — The Show 21 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 21 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 20 Ronan Keating — She Believes In Me 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Ronan Keating — I Hope You Dance 20 Duncan James & Keedie — I Believe My Heart  20 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 20 Ice Cube ft. Mack10 & Ms. Toi — You Can Do It 20 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 20 Ashanti — Only U 20 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 20 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 20 Robbie Williams — Tripping 20 Oasis — Let There Be Love 18 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 18 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together -3 14 Mario — Let Me Love You 14 Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam — Father And Son 11 Westlife ft. Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me -3 07 Busted — Air Hostess I have a lot of listening to do

11/Mar/2024 45 Coldplay — In My Place 42 Justin Timberlake — Cry Me A River +2 39 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 39 Pink — Get The Party Started 38 Busted — Year 3000 +2 36 Oasis — Stop Crying Your Heart Out 22 Rachel Stevens — Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex -6 21 Dido — White Flag

Maybe he was an expert in Copper Nanotubes......