19 April 2003

Claire Sturgess is stepping in for Karl, who is on holiday. Steve has been ill in the week.

U2 - "Beautiful Day"

Karl is away with Suzanne and her parents. On packing teabags in case of drought.

Blur - "Where Is The Love?"

Ricky enjoys old people radio; The boys suffer from hypochondria: Steve fears he might have caught SARS from Banzai while at the BAFTAs, while Ricky is cancerous.

Bruce Springsteen - "Lonesome Day"

Turin Brakes - "Painkiller (Summer Rain)"

Ricky wears a white suit to the BAFTAs and makes Anne Robinson giggle; Steve fancies Louise Woodward.

Stone Roses - "Ten Storey Love Song"

Steve watches Des and Mel while off sick; Where is Louise Woodward working?

Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill"

Adverts

Placebo - "The Bitter End"

Places to go on holiday offering shoddy entertainment; Butlins/"Reborn In The USA"/Ricky's experiences on the road with Seona Dancing: "Bucks Fizz tried to smuggle us onto the plane"; American Pop Idol and various trash TV; Ricky would never get on "Celebrity Big Brother" or similar; Sandy Cumming's personal shopper.

Neil Young - "Man Needs A Maid"

Radiohead - "There There"

Ricky's infatuation with Radiohead; Steve's fascination with daytime TV adverts; the Innovations catalogue is being shut down; various hazardous and useless products.

Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"

Feeder - "Think About Tomorrow"

Competition for "25th Hour" tickets.

The Smiths - "Reel Around The Fountain"

Competition answers; "The Sun TV Magazine" and collectible dolls, "Call your friends and tell them it's a girl"; Louise Woodward again; The mental case who was obsessed with Mike Read; RG: "Imagine you were in a love triangle with her and Louise Woodward." SM: "I'd let them wrestle it out, nude in a hotel room."

Coldplay - "Clocks"

Karl is deemed superfluous; Appeal to send e-mails to Karl, Ricky and Andrew Phillips saying the show was better without Karl; "Happy egg".

Ed Harcourt - "The Birds Will Sing For Us"