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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Why do Irons not have an on or off switch? - 10 Apr 14

James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Global

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6960 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2014

⏱️ 44 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

Looking for a reason to plan your next trip.

0:02.0

Well, Premier Inn has over a million rooms at 45 pounds a night.

0:06.0

So that's a million reasons to tick wild winter swimming off the bucket list.

0:10.0

A million reasons to book in for a family visit to the theatre.

0:14.0

And a million reasons to bond with your team away from the office.

0:18.0

Do your thing. Get better sleep for your money.

0:22.3

With over a million rooms for 45 pounds a night.

0:25.0

Book now at premier in.com.

0:27.1

Selected locations.

0:28.3

Exclusions and tis and seas apply.

0:30.9

Three minutes after 12 and you are listening to LBC where mystery hour is underway.

0:35.7

Would you indulge me for a moment? And let me explain to you why

0:38.8

people tend to get so excited about this hour of the week. It's really very straightforward. It's

0:44.7

about travelling hopefully. It's not really about the destination. It's about the journey. The fun we

0:48.8

have trying to solve questions submitted by people listening to the programme is probably of

0:53.9

rather more value than the answers we eventually arrive at.

0:57.0

Although it does come with a guarantee, a cast iron guarantee, a gold. Can it be gold-plated and cast-iron? Of course it can.

1:02.7

Guarantee. The only guarantee of its nature on the whole of British radio. By one o'clock today, you will, I promise you, no more than you do now.

1:15.4

I can't guarantee you'll be grateful for the knowledge,

1:17.8

or indeed that it will be of any use to you whatsoever in coming years,

1:21.7

but it will be more than you had at the outset.

1:24.7

The way it works is such as this. You've got a little mystery in your mind. You

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