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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Whites of the eyes?

James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Global

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6960 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's Mystery Hour. To join the game call: 0345 60 60 973, Thursdays at 12PM

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:01.5

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0:07.1

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0:12.9

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0:19.5

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0:22.7

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0:27.0

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0:31.7

This is LBC from Global. Leading Britain's conversation. Mystery hour with James O'Brien.

0:40.6

Three minutes after 12 is the time and your first mystery hour of 2023 is underway. Apart of that,

0:47.7

it's exactly the same as it's always been. You ring in with a question, someone else rings in with the answer.

0:51.6

The only rules are that you're not allowed to be boring.

0:54.6

I know what you're thinking. Pot kettle. But, you know, management's decision is final.

0:58.9

And we're not allowed repetition, but frankly, it's been going on for so long. I can barely

1:02.2

remember what I had for breakfast these days, never mind what might have popped up on Mr. Hour 10 years ago.

1:06.6

And finally, this is the one that we do try to enforce, at least a little.

1:11.6

You're not allowed to look anything up.

1:13.6

If you're new to the program and you're thinking, and you hear someone ask a question,

1:16.6

you think, oh, I'll Google that and get myself on the radio.

1:18.6

I understand the appeal, I can see the attraction, it's clear.

1:21.6

But it's not fair, and it would make a complete mockery of the whole game, the whole entertainment, the whole fun of it.

1:28.6

So don't look stuff up, either online or in books.

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