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Steve Wright in the Afternoon: Kid Rock, Paul Evans and Ray Davies

27/10/2010

Kid Rock, Paul Evans and Ray Davies

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Wright in the Afternoon, Kid Rock, Paul Evans and Ray Davies

Steve, Tim and Janey chat to musicans Kid Rock & Ray Davies and travel expert Paul Evans.

Steve, Tim and Janey chat to musicans Kid Rock & Ray Davies and travel expert Paul Evans. Plus, more amazing Factoids to impress your friends with and some top notch Talkie bits.

It's the mid-point of this week's Big Shows. On this afternoon's show, Steve, Tim and Janey chat to Kinks frontman Ray Davies about why he's re-recorded a whole album of Kinks classics alongside some of pop and rock's finest including Paloma Faith and Bruce Springsteen, travel expert Paul Evans discusses the boom in cruising and what to do if your travel agency goes bust and American musician Kid Rock vents his frustrations about American Idol.

In this afternoon's Talkies, find out what strange items Alice Cooper packs for a trip abroad, why 1 in 7 people no longer wear a watch and how many days a year women spend in front of the mirror.

In the fascinating Factoids today, discover which animal you can teach to hum, where the highest ever temperature was recorded and enjoy some of comedian Peter Kay's 'universal truths'. 

The Oldies are chosen by Gareth Mithan from the Rhondda in South Wales. Gareth swerves effortlessly from Chas and Dave to Britney Spears in his selections.

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