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After fans of the Sooty the Solid Radio Facebook page wrote in with their questions, we stopped by with Simone (The FC) to find out about the life and times of a certain ginger cat.

Join us for A Wee Natter about sending letters to the wrong Santa, British people that don't drink tea (we're confused as well) and how postage stamps anger Jenny.

Stop by for A Wee Natter about the not so important issues of the day! This week we kick off with your suggestions about things you wish you could see or hear from history. After sharing some of our, you share your life hacks. Does shaving foam really keep a mirror clear or just make your reflection look like Santa Claus? The hunt for the very best mince pie to pop on your Christmas table continues with Morrisons and M&S battling for first place. As Christmas is approaching faster than we care to think about, Jenny brings up the topic of over indulging before we ask you about one of the most popular games consoles ever. Can you figure out which one we're talking about? We end the show by finding out that Enshittification is one dictionary's word of the year. Turns out it's something we all seem to be suffering from.

Stop by for A Wee Natter about the not so important issues of the day! This week we kick off remembering the bangers you sung at school assembly. Off the back of scientists re-creating the voice of King Richard III after finding him in a car park, we ask what you'd want to see or hear from the past. Stick your answer in the comments! The Great Mince Pie Hunt continues with a trip to Sainsbury's. Can they deliver a better sweet treat than Tesco? The answers then triggers a conversation about Christmas TV adverts. How are they a thing?!? Jenny later shares a story of someone making a mistake and creating their own ring of fire before we see things off with a discussion about the controversial Jaguar rebrand.

Stop by for A Wee Natter about the not so important issues of the day! This week we kick off with a look at your weird celebrity encounters. Jenny then kicks off a nostalgic look at the bangers we used to sing in school assembly. With Christmas fast approaching, we kick off the great mince pie hunt. Who will make the best mince pie to have on your kitchen table for the big day? Marc then bemoans the fact no-one uses a telephone for calls nowadays before Jenny takes the pain further at the dentist. In the Super Shonky Sunday Quiz we test your 80s pop culture knowledge before Jenny takes us even further back in time with Angel Delight.

It's a Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Night special. Join us in this live radio show for a chat about getting ripped off, strange celebrity encounters, creeping into your space and an unexpected visitor. We also test your Guy Fawkes knowledge in our tricky little quiz.

Join Marc for another explosive evening of entertainment. In this week's aircheck, we start things with a literal bang, check out the flag of Maryland, investigate the Great Cheese Robbery and watch out for flying jobbies.

In this #halloween (#halloween2024) special, we share some spooky tales, #comedy moments and ask the real questions like "has Derek Acorah appeared on Most Haunted after he died?" and "are hospitals the scariest places to visit?". Whether you're here for a scare or simply because you're already dead, it would be daft not to join in the fun. #scary #funny

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off with some rather alarming news that Marc is still alive and with us today! We then look at your suggestions of things with unfortunate names. Off the back of this Marc shares his story of a job he didn't realise existed. After you pick a cracking tune in Covers vs Originals, we take a look at the Robotruck and Marc invents an addition that'll mean it (and any other vehicle) can deal with Britain's potholed roads. After solving that problem we create another one watching a surprisingly scary old movie about Sheffield. Later in the show Marc shares his marketing... erm... genius(?) before tackling the etiquette of all you can eat buffets.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. In this aircheck from Bowe Radio we kick off with a look at the weather and the things got in touch about from previous weeks. Following this we share news of a new red panda at Edinburgh Zoo but off the back of learning one of the parents is called Ginger, we ask you about some unfortunate names you might have heard in your travels. After "Covers vs Originals" where you chose which version of Dreams played, Marc explains how he was confused by the statues of the Kelpie in Falkirk. How big were those horses in real life?!? You then share news of a Paradise in Norfolk that doesn't quite live up to its name. Marc then shares news of an unfortunately designed new logo in the Sherwood area before entering the world of H2G2 in Mission Musical Freedom. In the Super Shonky Sunday Quiz, Marc tests your knowledge of mythical animals and Scotland's national animal. Having explored Edinburgh for the first time in years, Marc shares his views on the golden dog turd and a memorial tartan that's still being sold too many years after a certain royal passed on. We also chat about a rather expensive mistake a lift engineer made in trying to keep the place he was working in clean.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off with the four minute warning! Thankfully not really but it then triggers a conversation about aliens and later a chat about those things you were never allowed to do as a kid. Angered by how addictive biscuits are, Marc comes up with a new way to stop us scoffing the whole packet in one go. In a complete change in feeling, he then shares how he's been mourning the loss of a high street institution. We also touch on statues that give you the boak and the unfortunate return of the chugger.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off dealing with someone's last meal and bemoaning the weather of the autumnal equinox this year. We then hear about the things you're looking forward to. Inspired by an awkward conversation with a neighbour, Marc then asks you about the social norms we need to drop. The chat soon moves on to claiming to be something you're not and Marc admitting to something he probably shouldn't have. We also find out about some animals making a great escape and explore the woke world of catering in local councils.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by accepting some feedback that the show has too much Marc in it and not enough Jenny. We balance this out by making it OUR show but remembering that some of us are more equal than others. That's confirmed with an exploration of want you want to be remembered for where we find out how much better people you are than us! With the scurge of pumpkin spice descending upon us, we ask you what you're looking forward to. Turns out Marc isn't looking towards the end of Slimtember having forgotten to take his measurements this week! Jenny shares an unfortunate sight she discovered in the bushes. It turned out to be a much fuller and more memorable view than expected. We later find out that walking slowly also winds Jenny up when she's in the forest. We wrap up with Marc exploring the trend of seeing dogs absolutely everywhere in the modern world. Is it time for another animal to join the fun?

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by looking at the things you took one shot at but decided "Nope! Not for me"! We follow up by asking about what you want to be remembered for. Slimtember continues. Can Marc really stop eating all the pies or will he divert attention by getting angry about the route of the Tour of Britain? Either way he's getting angry about a news story from Wales then taking a look at why things are kicking off between Margaret Thatcher and the Doom video game series.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by being not really shocked by the drama of trying to get Oasis tickets. The postbag is delivered with your stories about embarrassing moments and screw-ups. You know, the sort of things that keep you up at night. Later on we find out that first impressions can be strange things, what on earth that pattern is on Marc's t-shirt and a big announcement you weren't expecting.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by sharing your tales of disappointment. Marc then regales us with a scary fact off the Internet about when things go wrong. What's your story about screwing up? In this week's Covers vs Originals, we pit Tiffany against Tommy James and the Shondells. Which version of "I Think We're Along Now" will you be belting out to in the shopping centre? Breaking from normal tradition, Marc share some celebrity gossip before providing his unusual thoughts on the matter. We then dip into another scandal surrounding Robin Hood. Quite fitting for a radio show produced near Sherwood Forest! This week's edition of Mission Musical Freedom gets us asking if we like pina coladas or getting caught in the rain. Whereas in the Super Shonky Sunday Quiz, we explore your pop music knowledge. Marc then follows this up with chat about ice cream van chimes. No, really!

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off exploring those disappointing moments when things don't live up to their names. We follow up with Covers vs Originals which pits Wet Wet Wet against the Troggs. Which version of Love is All Around will play? You decide! Jenny then shares a story of tea room etiquette. Turns out it's a complicated world and a few people ended up offending each other! We also learn a not-so-cool fact about "We Built This City" and have our weekly check-in with the devil. The Super Shonky Sunday Quiz visits the world of video games. While we remenis about games new and old, will be able to find the one that's the answer to our elusive question? After pushing our intellectual power to the max, we then chill out with Jenny telling us a story about toilet cleaner! Marc then suggest we bring back a popular TV show we've not seen in years.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by asking the obvious question on National Bakewell Tart Day. You get in touch with your things you learned way too late in life and we learn the harsh reality of what Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 is really like nowadays. In celebration of all the superhero movies that seem to be popular nowadays, we ask you what you'd say if we gave you the telepathic power to send a single message to everyone in the world. This week's edition of Covers vs Originals sees you pick from Cyndi Lauper's version or Roy Orbison's version of I Drove All Night. We then follow up with a confession as to why this show is usually a disorganised mess. That's the complete opposite end of the spectrum to the people Marc rants about that are already preparing for Christmas in August! Mission Musical Freedom this week sees us exploring story songs and in the Super Shonky Sunday Quiz we test your knowledge of Bond films. Marc then tackles the question of "where do you come from"? Not in any serious fashion but should you answer with where you live now or where you grew up? Marc then confesses publicly to being a Fifer. We follow this up with a story of someone really screwing up at work.

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off with what turns out to NOT be a solution to the rioting in the streets of Britain. We then move swiftly on to your letters about the things that disappeared but we didn't notice. Turns out one of you really wants to be a town crier! Marc then shared something wild he found on the Internet that blew his mind. That then prompted us to ask you "what did you only just figure out too many years later"? In this week's edition of Covers vs Originals, you have to choose between the Bananarama and Shocking Blue version on Venus? Which one plays on the radio is entirely down to you! Jenny also shares her shocking tale of how a doughnut may have saved her life and Marc considers how the Olympics could be improved with pub sports. Here come the gold medals for quizzes, cribbage and stacking beer mats. In this week's edition of Mission Musical Freedom, Jenny snuck a Helicopter Girl record past the bosses to share with you on the wireless. And in the Super Shonky Sunday Quiz, we delve into the world of literature. Once you've worked out the answer, Jenny shares some shenanigans she observed at a pub recently. Marc follows up with a seasonal problem we could do with your help on!

Join us for A Wee Natter, the radio show about the not so important issues of the day. This week we kick off by looking at the things you're glad you didn't buy. Off the back of the news surrounding a water company, we then dig into getting rewarded for failure. We then take a look at a couple of things where we're still behind the times. Firstly we take a trip to parialment then we cross the pond to see what's going on with rubbish in New York. After having fun with our usual games, we then start wondering what all those politicians will do that recently lost their gig in the General Election.