September 30th, 2009
This week Christian and Bob are joined by two stellar guest; the hardest working woman in radio and stalwart of BBC London, Vanessa Feltz, as well as Russell Kane, the writer, comedian, actor, sometime host Of Big Brother’s Little Brother and previously the face of digital channel ‘Five USA’ will be on air this Sunday at 1100 on Radio 5live.
This week the panel face an array of problems including how to get technical philistines to re-tune their digital TVs, how the PM can win back the Sun, ways to punish people whose mobiles go off in inappropriate places and how to beat bad classroom behaviour, as well as an exclusive online problem just for people checking out the Christian O’Connell 5live website.
2008 if.comedy nominee, Russell Kane has firmly established himself as one of most hotly tipped comics in the UK. Nominated for an if.comedy Best Newcomer Award - the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s highest accolade - He has also appeared on BBC One’s Live at the Apollo.
Vanessa Feltz made her name in the 90s writing for the Daily Mirror and hosting shows like Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast. She has gone on to present Cosmetic Surgery Live, appeared on the first ever Celebrity Big Brother and currently hosts the mid-morning show on BBC London.
Listen to The Christian O’Connell Solution on BBC Radio 5live every Sunday at 1100 or listen again at bbc.co.uk/5live
September 29th, 2009
Justin Lee-Collins forms part of the stellar line-up on Clive Anderson’s Chat Room this week.
Other guests are Julia Hartley-Brewer, the columnist and Assistant Editor (Politics) of the Sunday Express; Gyles Brandreth, author, broadcaster, and former Conservative MP and Bob Mills, comedian and writer.
The show will be broadcast on Thursday 1st October on BBC Radio 2 @ 22.00
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September 25th, 2009
After last week’s interruption for the Great North Run, Christian and Bob are back in their rightful place, broadcasting from a top secret location deep within BBC Towers, this Sunday at 1100 on Radio 5live.
This week Christian and Bob are joined by two great guests, Mark Dolan and Zoe Lyons, who will try to help Bruce Forsyth get down ‘wiv da youf’, find a way to defend the realm without the expense of trident and, if there’s time, to solve the problem of obesity.
Mark Dolan is best known for hosting 3 series of Balls of Steel on Channel 4 as well as presenting various documentaries including The World’s Strongest Child and The World’s Tallest Woman.
Zoe Lyons has been touring the stand up circuit since she won the ‘Nivea Funny Women Award 2004′, her sideways look at life and incredible energy have made her a highly sought after act on both the national and international circuit.
Listen to The Christian O’Connell Solution on BBC Radio 5live every Sunday at 1100 or listen again at bbc.co.uk/5live
September 22nd, 2009
Above the Title Afternoon Play, Hoffnung - Drawn to Music, starring Matt Lucas, Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville comes to BBC Radio 4 on Monday 28th September at 2.15pm
“No previous knowledge of Hoffnung or his work is required: this drama stands alone for the utter brilliance of the acting, the anarchic nature of the language and some of the strangest musical sound effects to be heard on the radio. This is an absolute delight.” says Jane Anderson, Radio Times.
Matt Lucas, playing eccentric musician Gerard Hoffnung, was also offered similar praise “His enuciatory skills and vocal acrobatics are fautless and, in both cases, perfectly matched to the eccentricities of the character he is playing”
Listen to the play on the BBC iPlayer from Monday 28th Septmber.
September 14th, 2009
Comedians Ed Byrne and Katy Brand joined Christian and Bob at the weekend for the Christian O’Connell Solution.
In the spirit of finding new and quirky solutions to the same old problems; the panel tackled issues big small and other.
To reduce the cost of Parliament by 25%, Katy suggested removing 25% of limbs from MPs who oer claimed for their expenses. To solve the endless cycle of “celebrities” marrying and divorcing, in the glare of the public spotlight, Ed called for a reappraisal of the meaning of the word ‘celebrity’ back to ‘people who are celebrated’, so at least we’d care if they got divorced.
With the news that sharing a bed
can be bad for your health, Ed Byrne suggested a cunning system of throwing a cuddly toy between single beds to communicate the desire for something more than sleep. Or if a toy wan’t available, Bob Mills suggests a hammer to be just as good.
We also came up with a new title for the ageing Rambo’s latest film, solved Sexism in the City, made the humble umbrella a bit more masculine, and solved the ailing global economy.
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September 9th, 2009
The 10th Doctor Who, David Tennant, joined Christian, Bob and Kirsten O’Brien at BBC Television Centre for the very first Christian O’Connell Solution on 5live.
David and the panel came to the rescue with solutions for a new format for the election debate, David Tennant’s lack of work, teen drinking, the Oasis split and the passing of Les the guinea pig.
They even had a few minutes spare to sort out global warming.
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