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Steve Wright in the Afternoon: 12/05/2010

12/05/2010

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, 12/05/2010

Steve and Janey chat to singer Katie Melua and German rockers The Baseballs.

Steve and Janey chat to singer Katie Melua, German rockers The Baseballs and resident web experts Helen & Olly. Plus, more brain-busting Factoids and top Talkie bits.

Steve and Janey Lee Grace chat to singer Katie Melua and discover how she nearly died in a lake near Heathrow, German rockers The Baseballs reveal how their foolproof plan for success involves Glee and oompah music, while resident web experts Helen & Olly give us all the latest on the iPad and why tweeting celebrities were feeling unloved earlier in the week.

Plus some midweek Factoids for you to mull over. Discover which famous composer once wrote a ballet as an ode to whipped cream and how many newborn possums you could fit into a teaspoon.

The Oldies are chosen by Craig Payne, a 22 year old electrician from Derby who treats us to some classics from Gary Numan and T-Rex. Plus there's all the latest lifestyle and entertainment headlines and top notch Talkie bits including how technology makes you happy and find out where the best place for men to meet women is.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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