PY's show this afternoon featured a section devoted to Brazilian "standard" writer Antonio Carlos Jobim. The highlight was Akiko and Corrine Drewery's version of "Waters Of March" possibly made famous originally by Joyce, although their version is really well produced with the two performers cracking up with laughter at occasional points.
The tune is probably better recognised as being adapte for Coca Cola's "Coke Is It" campaign during the 80s which in turn ended up as another song on it's own, that being Robin Beck's "First Time" reaching Number 1 in 1988.
As I type I'm listening to Fearne and Reggie's Valentines Request Show which possibly proves that Fearne's a lot better on her own on the radio now that Reggie's back from holiday.
That was certainly the case when Fearne stood in for Edith Boreman last summer.
On an even lower note, Jo Whiley's back from maternity leave in a couple of weeks which hasn't gone down with many people.
Age isn't really the issue, just the fact that she's rather dull and sometimes patronising when trying to come across as "discovering the next biggest band".
A long awaited move to 6 Music would be the ideal solution.
Whilst I'm not a huge fan of Sara Cox, she's more or less made the 10-12:45 timeslot her own and is a lot more livelier than Jo could ever be. Her disastrous period on the Breakfast Show is more or less behind her now even though I barely even listened at all.
I doubt Jo ever wanted to be a daytime presenter in the first place judging by her background as a music researcher on The Word, and the fact she started off as Mark Goodier's stand in on his Evening Session before taking over the show altogether, with Steve Lamacq.
I've just finished reading, or should that be skimming through Richard Lewis's Encyclopaedia Of Cult Children's Television, a not so affectionate look back at many programmes for younger viewers that were slightly before my time.
It's rather bitter in the analysis of the shows themselves, but unlike Charlie Brooker, it doesn't generate that many laughs.
I'm guessing that Richard was made to watch a lot of programmes against his will although I don't understand why in the foreword he mentions that certain prime time shows aren't included when some of the entries include Blockbusters, and Doctor Who which weren't actually broadcast in a children's timeslot designed for them.
It's also understandble as to why the author wants to avoid Keith Harris and Orville as if they were serial killers, but apart from the records, I never found them that irritating.
It's quite an old book to be honest, when we were quite literally nostalgia mad, although I've read my fair share of poor nostalgia based books.
Hopefully those by Ian Jones, and Steve Williams looking at Breakfast Television and Saturday Night television respectively, won't fall into that category, which if you look at their online articles seem less likely to do so.
I may end up taking that book by Richard Lewis back to Canterbury as it's not likely I'll want to pick it up again or use it as a dissertation reference.
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