The one with Davina McCall & Sir Bob Geldof

The Chris Evans Show with The National Lottery

Virgin Radio UK

Comedy, Unknown

4.4 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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The delightful Davina McCall is back again to tell us more about her book Birthing, which is out now.

The Boomtown Rats’ Sir Bob Geldof tells us everything about the bands’ new greatest hits album, The First 50 Years: Songs Of Boomtown Glory.

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1:13.3	Our next guest has been our telly big sister for over 30 years and we love her so much.
1:18.2	We've invited her back for the second time in two weeks.
1:21.3	Her new book, Burthing, is still out now, so please welcome a guest with whom we'll always have a ball.
1:26.2	We'll always answer when she, Davina McCall! Javena McCall! Oh my gosh! Yes, you did make it. All right. Now, listen, for people who aren't up to speed, what happened last week? Just recap on that. It's previously on Chris and Davina. So I got up in the morning, thought I'm going to leave absolutely ages to get to you. There were no trains, which is normally the way that I would travel very frustratingly, sat in traffic. Thought, well, it's going to be okay. Get to Parliament Square. Stay in Parliament Square for like an hour and a half. I think I'm actually not going to make it. And we did a phone call.
2:01.3	Yes, we did. To me, I needed you. I needed you in true life. And I wasn't going to stop until
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