Chris Evans with Sir Bob Geldof

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Virgin Radio UK

Comedy

4.4 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this podcast special Chris is joined by the legendary Sir Bob Geldof for a wide-ranging chat about the career beginnings of the Boomtown Rats, the writing of 'Do They Know It's Christmas', the creation of Live Aid and so much more.You can catch Chris and the team live weekdays 6:30-10am on Virgin Radio UK and on Sundays from 10am.Be sure to subscribe for free every week to hear the highlights.

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0:00.0	Hello, Chris Evans here. Thank you for downloading this special edition of the podcast. This
0:04.0	week we spoke to a man who needs no introduction, but we'll give him one anyway. Dapper Dave,
0:08.8	it's over to you. The new book, Tales of Boomtown and New Album, Citizens of Boomtown are both
0:12.9	out next month and here to tell us now. No, you're wrong. No, you're wrong. You've got the name
0:17.5	wrong. Evans. This show has going pear-shaped on ready.
0:22.2	Tales of Boontown Glory.
0:24.0	I don't write the intros.
0:25.5	I've got some amazing questions for the interview.
0:27.9	Okay.
0:28.4	All right.
0:29.4	The new book, Tales of Boontown Glory,
0:31.5	a new album, Citizens of Boontown.
0:33.1	Can you imagine working with him for two and a half years?
0:36.1	Absolute nightmare.
0:37.8	Made him a fortune.
0:38.9	Okay, here we go.
0:40.2	The new book, Tales of Boomtown Glory and New Album Citizens of Boomtown are both out next month,
0:44.7	and here to tell us more, is a co-writer of one of the biggest selling singles of all time,
0:48.3	a rock star, a knight of the realm, a charity founder, and a man with a real eye for detail. It is, of course, the one and only Sir Bob Gelder.
0:54.8	Good one day, yeah. Eye, ear, pulse for detail. Really annoying, actually. But great to have you more, really. I mean, can you do me a favour? Can you read out those two paragraphs from your own book, if you don't mind?
1:12.2	Is that the bit with a cursing, you know?
1:13.6	No.
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