leading britain's conversation this is a podcast from lbc james o'brien oh another year another mystery hour is upon us um

do you know how it works you should do by now it's not that complicated you've probably got a question

but look at that the switchboard's full already stop it calm down i need to do a little bit of introduction

um at least it gives gives a little bit of introduction.

At least it gives a crack team that producers an opportunity

to sort the wheat from the chaff

because you see we have to support wheat from chaff

during this hour

because although you may think

that the question you have bubbling away

in the back of your brain

is a paramount importance

and unparalleled fascination

to the assembled nation,

I might find it really boring. If it's about cars, I probably will.

Unless it's an answer to the question of how I can fix the locks on my Volvo doors.

No, that's actually proof that I'm right to have outlawed and overruled all questions about cars historically.

Ring in with a question, 035-6060973,

and someone else will ring in with the answer.

Okay, it can be really, really serious or pantwettingly silly.

I'm quite comfortable with either.

In fact, I'm a big fan of really, really serious,

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