This is Steve Allen's A Little Bit Extra. Leading Britain's Conversation. You're listening to our podcast of Steve Allen. Morning everybody. Welcome along to your free podcast for today, Thursday, April the 7th. And guess what? It's raining. It's typical. Heading up to, you know, people, what's happening this weekend? Oh, it's the Grand National. Actually, I don't think in living memory. I'm trying to think, actually. I'm sure there must have been.

A day when the Grand National. Actually, I don't think in living

memory. I'm trying to think, actually. I'm sure there must have been a day when the Grand National was run in rain. I've never thought about that before, actually. Don't just struck me a moment ago. I wonder whether or not they, you know, that must make the course very slippery. Because you don't they, in the morning they inspect the course they go, they're going good to soft or something like that.

I never know what that is,

but presumably it means

that not everybody falls at the first fence. Don't they, in the morning, they inspect the course they go, the going good to soft or something like that?

I never know what that is, but presumably it means that not everybody falls at the first fence, because otherwise it can be carnage. But I will be having me a little bet on. I should go into a betting shop and go, I'd like to put some money on the National, my good man, if you please. So they say, there you go. Grand National going eased to good to soft with more rain forecast.

There you please. So they say, there you go. Grand National going eased to good to soft

with more rain forecast. There you go. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Ed Sheeran wins the High Court

Battle over claims his 2017 hit Shape of U. And so he says it's got to win. I mean, I don't

remember else this is obviously quite a big problem, isn't it? With a lot of people doing it. And in the end, a lot of artists settle out of court, because otherwise it can drag on and on and on and on. And he says he's a human being, not a corporation. And the judge rules his hit shape of you was not a copy of a grime artist's track. Although, to be brutally honest, if you're as tone deaf as I am, it sounded a bit similar, just a bit slower. Ed Sheerans was sort of more uptemper. But you could literally hear it and go, that does sound a bit like that, doesn't it? But there again, if I was writing songs, who is to know that the thing that I've got in my mind hasn't been placed there subconsciously.

I might have heard a riff on a song over the years. But, you know, that's the way it goes.

Actually, I was listening to Silla Black's greatest hits the other day over the years, as you do,

not camp. And I was thinking Mark Armand could cover quite a few of her tracks. They're very good. He likes Jacques Brel and things like that. You know, I mean, I don't think anybody who had a heart, but she's had for some really, really good tracks out. Yeah. And I think they'd be, I think Mark Armand could do better than listen to Silla's greatest hits. And you'll hear quite a few tracks on there that you'd think, I could do a slightly different version of that. There were some really good stuff there. And nobody else appears to have covered it. Apart from... Oh no, that was Gene Pitney, was it? Something's Garden Hold of my heart. But you listen to Sillers and you'll find them. The Ivor Novello Awards, Ed Shean scoops up three nominations while Adel and Dave are recognised. Dave who? Who's Dave? Oh, right, okay. So, I'll also look, rag and bone man. Rag and Boone! It's good there, isn't he? Very good. Haunted House by Holly Humberstone. Let's Go Home Together by Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan

and Sam Fender 17 going under.

Inflow has done very well as well.

Real name is Dean Josiah Cover.

But you're like wicked, aren't you, mate?

Honestly, all these people.

I like Adele.

She's been nominated for Best Song, Musically and Lyrically, for Easy On Me. They obviously love all their people. I like Adele. She's been nominated for best song, musically and lyrically,

for Easy on Me, which is very good. They obviously love all their awards. You know, they love

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