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==Track Listing==
==Track Listing==


1. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Steve's Birthday|Steve's Birthday]]'''
1. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Happy Birthday Steve|Happy Birthday Steve]]'''
<br>Steve is 27 today. Karl starts early with a dig - he thinks he looks older than that.
<br>Steve is 27 today and Karl starts early with a dig - he thinks he looks older than that.


2. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Steve's Birthday Presents|Steve's Birthday Presents]]:'''
<br>Steve's Father once gave him The Wartime Speeches Of [[Winston Churchill]] on his birthday. A very attractive girl saw him listening to it with his father, to his embarassment.


3. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Steve's Night Out|Steve's Night Out]]'''
2. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#The Wartime Speeches of Winston Churchill|The Wartime Speeches of Winston Churchill]]:'''
<br>Rick & Steve discuss VH1's Top 100 Albums of all time. #1 Joshua Tree - [[U2]]. They feel comfortable with it being the Beatles or the Beach Boys, but not U2. [[Robbie Williams]] - "just a collection of words"<br/>
<br>Ricky talks about seeing a TV show featuring 'Clothes For The Shorter Man' with [[Leo Sayer]] and Steve remembers when his father gave him The Wartime Speeches Of [[Winston Churchill]] on audio cassette for his 14th birthday. Young Steve then got embarrassed when his sister's attractive friends saw him listening to the tapes with his father.
Steve went out and got "a little bit ''wasted''" last night. He  got into [[the Monarch]] for free and managed to get his mates a pound off, as a discount for Xfm Djs. He also thinks he agreed that Ricky would DJ there, but can't remember. He goes on to tell another story, about being stuck in a queue alone with a few ladies nearby. He grabbed the doorman and gave him 7 pounds for 10 pound entry fee as a tip. Stephen realizes when telling the anecdote that he was wrong and that it was a 5 pound entry fee. "Oh, can I go to bed..."


4. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Running Out Of Steam|Running Out Of Steam]]'''
<br>Both Ricky and Steve are tired, and hungover, and have run out of steam. Out of desparation they turn to Karl to liven things up. He does, by commenting "I was just thinking, there is nobody else who looks like Steve"


5. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Steve's Trip To Salem|Steve's Trip To Salem]]'''
3. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#The Greatest Album of All Time|The Greatest Album of All Time]]'''
<br>[[Christian O'Connell]] gets to give away a trip to Salem. Steve mentions it being a poor trip. The whole place is full of people dressed as witches. Boris Karlof World of Terror, you walk in the door, put on some 3d glasses, and couldn't tell the difference between the glasses working or not. It took about 45 seconds to get through the maze. He always missed all the frights because he was at the back of the group and the man had already jumped out to scare people, but he was too far back to see him.
<br>Ricky and Steve discuss VH1's Top 100 Albums of all time but are annoyed that [[Robbie Williams]] is in the top 5. Steve mentions that he got drunk last night and to get in [[the Monarch]] for free (and his mates, a pound off) he may or may not have promised a doorman that Ricky will DJ.  


6. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Ricky's Go-Cart|Ricky's Go-Cart]]'''
<br>Ricky's best present as a kid was a go-kart he got for Christmas. The go-kart was always back against the shed, but one day it was gone. He asked his mother and she tells him that his father swapped it for a wheel-barrow. His father swapped it from a bloke named Jimmy Dublin. The wheel-barrow was caked in cement like it was just nicked from a construction site. Ricky played with it up and down the garden. Ricky went to Bognar with his mom and his nan in a caravan. He met a little friend his age who hired a go-kart and he came around to Ricky's caravan. Ricky said he had a go-kart and his mother poked her head out of the caravan window and said, "Don't lie."


7. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Steve Drags Karl Down|Steve Drags Karl Down]]'''
4. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Clubbing Steve|Clubbing Steve]]'''
<br>Karl blames Steve for bringing down the show, because of his attitude.
Steve continues with his thrifty clubbing stories with one about greasing a doorman with three pounds to jump the queue and impress some girls who were nearby.
 
 
5. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Big Guns Pilkington|Big Guns Pilkington]]'''
<br>Both Ricky and Steve are tired and hungover and have run out of steam. Out of desperation they get out the big guns, namely Karl.
 
 
6. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Salem's (a) Lot (of crap)|Salem's (a) Lot (of crap)]]'''
<br>Steve gives away tickets for Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, but doesn't know when the gig is. When Ricky mentions that [[Christian O'Connell]] is giving away a trip to Salem, Steve mentions he's visited and it's rubbish. The whole town is a like a ropey horror-based theme park and Steve always missed all the frights because he was at the back of the group and the man had already jumped out to scare people.
 
 
7. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Ricky's Go-Kart|Ricky's Go-Kart]]'''
<br>Ricky's best childhood present was a go-kart he got for Christmas. The go-kart was always back against the shed, but one day it was gone. His mother rand she tells him that his father swapped it for a wheelbarrow from a bloke named [[Jimmy Dublin]]. Soon after, Ricky went to [[Bognor Regis]] with his mom and his nan in a caravan. He met a boy his age who hired a go-kart who came around to Ricky's caravan. Ricky said he had a go-kart too but his mother poked her head out of the caravan window and said, "Don't lie."
 
 
8. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Howling Mad Murdoch|Howling Mad Murdoch]]'''
<br>Ricky and Steve are unimpressed with the level of insanity of The A Team's Murdoch. Karl blames Steve for bringing down the show, because of his attitude.
<br/>[[Song for the Lovers]]: Jimmy Webb - Galveston
<br/>[[Song for the Lovers]]: Jimmy Webb - Galveston


8. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Karl's Lack Of Birthday Presents|Karl's Lack Of Birthday Presents]]'''
 
<br>Steve describes more gifts from his father: "The Making Of Thriller", which did not include the actual Thriller music video, and a trowel and industrial size jar of coffee for his mother. Karl accuses Stephen of being ungrateful and selfish. Karl didn't get many presents, as a kid, because his family "didn't really celebrate birthdays".  
9. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#A Trowel and Some Coffee|A Trowel and Some Coffee]]'''
<br>Steve describes more gifts from his father, including "The Making Of Thriller", which did not include the actual Thriller music video, and a trowel and industrial size jar of coffee for his mother. Karl accuses Stephen of being ungrateful and selfish. Karl didn't get many presents, as a kid, because his family "didn't really celebrate birthdays".
 
 
10. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Planning Steve's Birthday Meal|Planning Steve's Birthday Meal]]'''
<br>Ricky helps Steve his birthday meal with his family later, and Karl suggests that Steve's dad could be in the city already and has heard Steve slating his gifts.
<br/>[[Run for the Covers]]: Spare Snare - "Say My Name"
<br/>[[Run for the Covers]]: Spare Snare - "Say My Name"


9. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#We Should Only Do 6 Weeks A Year|We Should Only Do 6 Weeks A Year]]'''
<br>The show is going badly, and Rick and Steve decide they should only do 6 shows a year. Listeners should email to get them off the air if they are not enjoying the show. They have seen the truth because they both hungover.


10. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#We'll Be Really Good Next Week|We'll Be Really Good Next Week]]'''  
11. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Winner Stays On|Winner Stays On]]'''  
<br>. Steve realises that Karl looks like Moby. Ricky likes Moby as a person, but not his music. The lads promise to be much better next week.  
<br> When Steve suggests the listeners phone and fax in if they think they shouldn't have a radio show, Ricky goes off on one about the unjust convention of 'winner stays on' when playing pool in pubs.
 
 
12. '''[[24 November 2001/Transcript#Where Is Bruno Brookes?|Where Is Bruno Brookes?]]'''
Steve wonders is Bruno Brookes ever got compaints when he accidentally played an uncensored version of 'Killing In The Name Of' by Rage Against The Machine. This prompts Karl to ask what Bruno Brookes is doing now. Steve realises that Karl looks like Moby. Ricky likes Moby as a person, but not his music. The lads promise to be much better next week.  
<br/>[[Song For The Ladies]]: Badly Drawn Boy - Magic In The Air
<br/>[[Song For The Ladies]]: Badly Drawn Boy - Magic In The Air


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
'''Karl:''' if he's 27 today, he would have been 26 last week, and he doesn't look 26 - he didn't look 26 last week, and he looks older than 28 today
'''Karl:''' [about Steve] if he's 27 today, he would have been 26 last week, and he doesn't look 26. He didn't look 26 last week, and he looks older than 28 today.
<br>
<br>'''Ricky:'''You wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning to hear your Nan pissing in an iron bucket
<br>'''Ricky:'''You wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning to hear your Nan pissing in an iron bucket


==Extras==
==Extras==
[[24 November 2001/Transcript|Full transcript of the show]]
[[24 November 2001/Transcript|Full transcript of the show]]
==Download==
[http://www.sendspace.com/file/bj5b4o 24 November 2001]


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Xfm Series 0]]
*[[Xfm Series 2]]
*[[Xfm Series 2]]
*[[Xfm Series 3]]
*[[Xfm Series 3]]
*[[Xfm Series 4]]
*[[Xfm Series 4]]

Revision as of 20:09, 12 April 2006

Xfm Series 1
November 2001 - May 2002
List of episodes

Episodes:

  1. 10 November 2001 (Transcript)
  2. 17 November 2001 (Transcript)
  3. 24 November 2001 (Transcript)
  4. 01 December 2001 (Transcript)
  5. 08 December 2001 (Transcript)
  6. 15 December 2001 (Transcript)
  7. 22 December 2001 (Transcript)
  8. 12 January 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.1
  9. 19 January 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.2
  10. 26 January 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.3
  11. 09 February 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.4
  12. 16 February 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.5
  13. 23 February 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.6
  14. 02 March 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.7
  15. 09 March 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.8
  16. 16 March 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.9
  17. 23 March 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.10
  18. 30 March 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.11
  19. 06 April 2002 (Transcript) Early Years Ep.12
  20. 13 April 2002 (Transcript)
  21. 20 April 2002 (Transcript)
  22. 27 April 2002 (Transcript)
  23. 04 May 2002 (Transcript)

24 November 2001 and it's Steve Merchant's Birthday. Both he and Ricky are hungover after going out (separately) the previous night.

Track Listing

1. Happy Birthday Steve
Steve is 27 today and Karl starts early with a dig - he thinks he looks older than that.


2. The Wartime Speeches of Winston Churchill:
Ricky talks about seeing a TV show featuring 'Clothes For The Shorter Man' with Leo Sayer and Steve remembers when his father gave him The Wartime Speeches Of Winston Churchill on audio cassette for his 14th birthday. Young Steve then got embarrassed when his sister's attractive friends saw him listening to the tapes with his father.


3. The Greatest Album of All Time
Ricky and Steve discuss VH1's Top 100 Albums of all time but are annoyed that Robbie Williams is in the top 5. Steve mentions that he got drunk last night and to get in the Monarch for free (and his mates, a pound off) he may or may not have promised a doorman that Ricky will DJ.


4. Clubbing Steve Steve continues with his thrifty clubbing stories with one about greasing a doorman with three pounds to jump the queue and impress some girls who were nearby.


5. Big Guns Pilkington
Both Ricky and Steve are tired and hungover and have run out of steam. Out of desperation they get out the big guns, namely Karl.


6. Salem's (a) Lot (of crap)
Steve gives away tickets for Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, but doesn't know when the gig is. When Ricky mentions that Christian O'Connell is giving away a trip to Salem, Steve mentions he's visited and it's rubbish. The whole town is a like a ropey horror-based theme park and Steve always missed all the frights because he was at the back of the group and the man had already jumped out to scare people.


7. Ricky's Go-Kart
Ricky's best childhood present was a go-kart he got for Christmas. The go-kart was always back against the shed, but one day it was gone. His mother rand she tells him that his father swapped it for a wheelbarrow from a bloke named Jimmy Dublin. Soon after, Ricky went to Bognor Regis with his mom and his nan in a caravan. He met a boy his age who hired a go-kart who came around to Ricky's caravan. Ricky said he had a go-kart too but his mother poked her head out of the caravan window and said, "Don't lie."


8. Howling Mad Murdoch
Ricky and Steve are unimpressed with the level of insanity of The A Team's Murdoch. Karl blames Steve for bringing down the show, because of his attitude.
Song for the Lovers: Jimmy Webb - Galveston


9. A Trowel and Some Coffee
Steve describes more gifts from his father, including "The Making Of Thriller", which did not include the actual Thriller music video, and a trowel and industrial size jar of coffee for his mother. Karl accuses Stephen of being ungrateful and selfish. Karl didn't get many presents, as a kid, because his family "didn't really celebrate birthdays".


10. Planning Steve's Birthday Meal
Ricky helps Steve his birthday meal with his family later, and Karl suggests that Steve's dad could be in the city already and has heard Steve slating his gifts.
Run for the Covers: Spare Snare - "Say My Name"


11. Winner Stays On
When Steve suggests the listeners phone and fax in if they think they shouldn't have a radio show, Ricky goes off on one about the unjust convention of 'winner stays on' when playing pool in pubs.


12. Where Is Bruno Brookes? Steve wonders is Bruno Brookes ever got compaints when he accidentally played an uncensored version of 'Killing In The Name Of' by Rage Against The Machine. This prompts Karl to ask what Bruno Brookes is doing now. Steve realises that Karl looks like Moby. Ricky likes Moby as a person, but not his music. The lads promise to be much better next week.
Song For The Ladies: Badly Drawn Boy - Magic In The Air

Quotes

Karl: [about Steve] if he's 27 today, he would have been 26 last week, and he doesn't look 26. He didn't look 26 last week, and he looks older than 28 today.

Ricky:You wake up at 3 o'clock in the morning to hear your Nan pissing in an iron bucket

Extras

Full transcript of the show

Download

24 November 2001

See Also

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