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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

How does a moth know what colour it is?

James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Global

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6960 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!

Transcript

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0:00.0

James O'Brien, 10 till one weekdays on LBC.

0:05.8

This Thursday, my goodness me, we'd be swimming in the deep end.

0:09.1

Actually, you could be forgiven for thinking we've been swimming in treacle for much of this week.

0:12.7

So let's get Mystery Hour up and running now, your weekly opportunity to achieve the sort of satisfaction, not ordinarily available anywhere else on your radio dial.

0:21.0

You have a question, okay?

0:24.6

It's not just me that's relieved to reach mystery out.

0:27.1

I can't read that out on the radio lane, you dirty man.

0:29.6

But yes, I completely concur with your thoughts.

0:32.0

Ten minutes after 12 is the time.

0:34.2

And actually quickly, while we're concurring with thoughts, one of my favourite

0:38.6

tweet is incorrigible FCA has changed his name. I only just noticed to incorrigible down.

0:43.3

And when he tweeted earlier that I had thrown my hat into the ring for the Labour Party

0:46.7

leadership, he proved the point, I think, that Twitter really, really needs a sarcasm emoji.

0:52.2

So please, if you see that popping up in your timeline,

0:55.3

any time today, take it with a very large pinch of salt. In fact, a whole seller.

1:00.3

Although I never say never.

1:01.4

12-11 is the time you're listening to, James O'Brien and I'll be.

1:03.9

Mystery Air is up and running. 035-606093 is the number that you need.

1:09.8

The way it works briefly is this. You have a question,

1:12.5

an interesting question, which will admit an interesting answer. 034-606-0973 is the number that you

1:18.0

need to ask it. If you're familiar with the feature, fill your boots now, because by doing the

1:22.1

quick hit on the interest rates rise at the top of the program, it's played havoc with the

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