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Lessons learned from last Wednesday's show

Sarah hates buying petrol...

... she also hates the Russian tennis beauties of today's world...

... as well as the song 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.

Sarah's biog
Printed with kind permission of BBC
Sarah Kennedy is a familiar figure both on radio and television. Her television credits include, Game For a Laugh, Holiday and The Animals Roadshow. She began her broadcasting career in Singapore before joining Radio 2 in 1976, where she presented Family Favourites, and other programmes. Sarah has also ventured into writing - the publication of her first novel, Charlotte's Friends, followed the success of Terrible Twos and Terrible Pets, which were based on two collections of listeners' tales.

In 1995 Sarah received a prestigious Sony Gold Radio Award for her breakfast show.

Monday's playlist
'COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE' / DAVID GRANT

'LAY LADY LAY' / BOB DYLAN

'HOLLYWOOD' / MADONNA

'DESTINY' / ZERO 7

'FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN' / NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

'HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME' / THE TAMS

'WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL' / BOY MEETS GIRL

'YOU'RE THE STORM' / THE CARDIGANS

'WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD' / TONY BENNETT & K.D. LANG

'IT'S ONLY NATURAL' / CROWDED HOUSE

'TIME IS TIGHT' / BOOKER T. & THE MG'S

'WITH A LITTLE LUCK' / PAUL MCCARTNEY

'MY LITTLE TOWN' / SIMON & GARFUNKEL

'WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER' / SADE

'WHERE IS LOVE?' / MARK LESTER

'MAN ON A MISSION' / DARYL HALL

Lessons learned from today's show

Sarah uses baby oil to keep her pins looking great.

SK has a 1930s basin in the bathroom.

Someone was pulling wheelies on a motorcycle last night outside Sarah's window.

SK's enjoying Wimbledon, but not Boris Becker, whose voice she finds 'hard on the ear'. Although Sarah did say that she too 'loves broom cupboards"(!)

The smell of lavender reminds SK of the convent.

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The Flaming Lippingtons

Huzzah! Playlist now available
Visit the BBC website for Sarah's daily playlist.

Lessons learned from today's show

A listener asked Sarah what Fran Godfrey looks like. "Well," said Sarah (jokingly), "she's hideous. She has warts, lank hair, is three stone overweight, but has a nice personality."

SK came in with a wet T-shirt this morning.

Sarah loves cocker spaniels.

Her view on Simply Red is that one wouldn't want to meet them down a dark alley at night.

Found on the web!
Sarah's signed photo for sale -- only 99p!
"AN OFFICIAL BBC RADIO 2 POST CARD SIZED PHOTO OF SARAH KENNEDY.
SIGNED IN BLUE PEN - UNDEDICATED - REAL SIGNATURE NOT A PREPRINT.
EXCELLENT CONDITION"
As seen on ebay.co.uk.

Book: Brief Encounters: Brushes with the Famous and Infamous
As listeners to her show will know, Sarah has met, dined and slept with many famous people:

"From the grandson of Dr Crippen's cleaner and the little girl who told Al Jolson that he couldn't sing, to the eager punter who knocked over the Queen Mother while rushing to place a bet and the shop assistant who sold anti-wrinkle cream to Gerry Marsden. Don't miss this collection selected by "Bunty" herself and illustrated with cartoons. "

Buy the book from amazon.co.uk.

Book: Cats - Listeners Share Their Favourite Cat Stories with Sarah Kennedy
This wonderful book is available at amazon.co.uk.

Perfect for all animal lovers - as the reviewer says: "So if you want to know how 'Baggy Grey Pants' came about his name and why the entire vets surgery fell into fits of laughter when they heard it, or about the little girl who named her curly tailed cat Kinky and didn't understand for years why her father refused to call the cat indoors at night, or about the cat called Egon because the children kept asking 'Where's 'e gone? when he tried to escape their attentions, then this is the book for you."

Dearly Beloved's job
He's big in horseracing, apparently.
Gleaned from R2 messageboard.

Sarah's kettle broken!
Luckily, one kind listener came to SK's rescue and sent in a replacement. Well done!

Ants in her pants
Sarah is suffering from ants at the moment. They are running amok in her house.

Lessons learned from today's show
A guy's going to come in next week to record a jingle for 'It's showtime, luvvies!'.

He's going to be paid a curry for his work.

Sarah says...
"If I came back in another life I would love to be a wildlife cameraman" (13/06/03)

It's showtime, luvvies!
There's No Business Like Showbusiness (12/06/03)

Sarah says...
"Other shows have such interesting items... and all we have a vicar" (12/06/03)