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SATURDAY LIVE: If Only I'd Known...
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Saturday 09:00 - 10:00.
1 November 2008 :: John Christie
Pepe Forbes
offers us memories of sharing a garden with post-war serial killer John Christie.
19 July 2008 :: T5 Luggage
Sharon Nimmo
got caught up in the T5 luggage disaster.
21 June 2008 :: Hand Massager
Frances Thornton
purchased what she thought was a massager for her arthritic hands...
31 May 2008 :: Fish Car
Andy Hazell
from Powys spent thousands turning his Vauxhall Corsa into an 18ft (5.5m) scale model of a sea bass. If onl he'd known...
24 May 2008 :: Wrong Bottles
Jerry Schooler
suddenly found out the bottles he'd been bottling for 24 years were the wrong size.
10 May 2008 :: Tai Chi Farming
Devon farmer
Robert Taverner
says performing Tai Chi in front of his cows has improved the quality and quantity of their milk.
Robert performing Lazily Buttoning Overalls
.
29 March 2008 :: Looky-likey
Neil May
(pictured left) works as a Lembit Opik (pictured right) lookey-likey & managed to make time in his schedule to talk to us...
1 March 2008 :: Stage Diving
Phil Sumner
from
British Sea Power
will be more careful next time.
16 February 2008 :: Pants
Freddie Marsh
was relieved to find suitable undergarments.
26 January 2008 :: Golden Hare
Nigel Briggs picknicked on the very spot where the
Golden Hare
had been hidden.
12 January 2008 :: Rolls Royce
David Bull
wishes he'd remembered how to start his Rolls Royce.
10 November 2007 :: Photo Coincidence
Michael Dick
recounts a curious coincidence including his lost daughter and a photograph
13 October 2007 :: The Police
Derek Dowsett
was managing bands in the 1980s when he had an interesting offer from a man called Stewart Copeland...
22 September 2007 :: Investment Opportunity
Simon Binns
offers a tribute to Anita Roddick - and a pang of regret.
8 September 2007
Alan
was a man. A man who liked manly things. Until a girl asked him to wear her knickers...
1 September 2007
Malcolm Howlett
tells a tale of schoolboy rivalry and adult regret. And oh, how it stings...
25 August 2007 :: Nail Gun
DIY enthusiast
Nigel Kirk
wishes he hadn't used a nail gun to repair his bathroom floor.
18 August 2007 :: Rubik's Cube
Stewart Arnold
still can't encounter a Rubik's Cube without feeling a pang of regret...
11 August 2007 :: Maize Maze
Paul Barkes
got lost in his own maize maze at
Thorpe Farm Country Park
.
4 August 2007 :: Birth on-the-go
Jenny Gibbons
was looking forward to the arrival of her second baby. Her birth plan was sorted. Her husband was on alert. And she’d done it all before for goodness’ sake. What could possibly go wrong?
28 July 2007 :: Trip to New York
Richard Leighton
thought he'd take a break in New York; Meet some girls, live it up a little - & still slip home in time for the start of term...
21 July 2007 :: Harry Potter
David Stenhouse's
sorry tale about a book, a signature and a boy with magic powers...
14 July 2007 :: Bees
Philip McCabe
wishes he'd known a bit more about bees before attempting to break a world record.
7 July 2007 :: Tour de France
Mark O'Conor
took part in the 2005 Etape du Tour - the stage of the Tour de France open to amateur cyclists
30 June 2007 :: Pools Syndicate
Mick Penning wishes he had paid £1 to join that pools syndicate.
23 June 2007 :: St Etienne's Bob Stanley on Glastonbury
St Etienne's
Bob Stanley
wishes he'd known what a dreadful experience Glastonbury was going to be...
16 June 2007 :: Sven-Goran Eriksson
Meet Derek Williams, Sven-Goran Eriksson lookalike. If only he'd realised sooner....
Derek's website
2 June 2007 :: GM Crops
Carl McCoy is an anti-GM activist who wanted to stick it to the man. His direct action didn't quite go as planned...
26 May 2007 :: Girlfriends on Holiday
Philip Sparkes had perhaps unrealistically high hopes for a Tuscan holiday… with two girlfriends.
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Pepe Forbes offers us memories of sharing a garden with post-war serial killer John Christie.
Sharon Nimmo got caught up in the T5 luggage disaster.
Frances Thornton purchased what she thought was a massager for her arthritic hands...
Jerry Schooler suddenly found out the bottles he'd been bottling for 24 years were the wrong size.
Devon farmer 
Neil May (pictured left) works as a Lembit Opik (pictured right) lookey-likey & managed to make time in his schedule to talk to us...
Phil Sumner from 
Freddie Marsh was relieved to find suitable undergarments.
Nigel Briggs picknicked on the very spot where the 
David Bull wishes he'd remembered how to start his Rolls Royce.
Michael Dick recounts a curious coincidence including his lost daughter and a photograph
Derek Dowsett was managing bands in the 1980s when he had an interesting offer from a man called Stewart Copeland...
Simon Binns offers a tribute to Anita Roddick - and a pang of regret.
Alan was a man. A man who liked manly things. Until a girl asked him to wear her knickers...
Malcolm Howlett tells a tale of schoolboy rivalry and adult regret. And oh, how it stings...
DIY enthusiast Nigel Kirk wishes he hadn't used a nail gun to repair his bathroom floor.
Stewart Arnold still can't encounter a Rubik's Cube without feeling a pang of regret...
Paul Barkes got lost in his own maize maze at 
Jenny Gibbons was looking forward to the arrival of her second baby. Her birth plan was sorted. Her husband was on alert. And she’d done it all before for goodness’ sake. What could possibly go wrong?
Richard Leighton thought he'd take a break in New York; Meet some girls, live it up a little - & still slip home in time for the start of term...
David Stenhouse's sorry tale about a book, a signature and a boy with magic powers...
Mark O'Conor took part in the 2005 Etape du Tour - the stage of the Tour de France open to amateur cyclists
Mick Penning wishes he had paid £1 to join that pools syndicate.
St Etienne's Bob Stanley wishes he'd known what a dreadful experience Glastonbury was going to be...
Meet Derek Williams, Sven-Goran Eriksson lookalike. If only he'd realised sooner....
