Well, I'm excited for you guys anyway. Unfortunately the coverage of an exciting 2-0 win over Northampton took precedence.

Just watch the video for the show about 90 times, that'll fill 3 hours.

It appears Sarah Kennedy has finally left the airwaves!!!!

That's about 3 weeks now of not hearing her since I got my new radio alarm.

Oh the joy!

-m0r

I must say, you and the Fischer both look very rosy-cheeked and giggly in your ad. Had you been at the sherry before you filmed it? And I bet it wasn't tea in those mugs...

You're still on the Listen Again recommended comedy bit as well. Hurrah!

You should have seen the first take. We couldn't stop giggling.

Are we officially recommended? Woo!!!

On Gobstopper this week… (Wednesday 5th September)

It’s a sentimental reunion! Joining us live in the studio is Fischer’s old stamping partner – BBC Five Live and Look North’s own MARK “CLEM” CLEMMIT!

We’ll also talking to the writer of a new play that centres around the music of The Clash – it’s called “Meeting Joe Strummer” and he’s PAUL HODSON.

Our “Little Legend” of the week is boggly-eyed Tiswas presenter and singer with 70s chart-toppers Darts… DEN HEGARTY!

And we’ve live music… from ace Stockton singer-songwriter ANDY JONES (with the Stockton Male Voice Choir accompanying him!) and bizarre cheesy cabaret duo CARMEN AND DICK – showcasing songs from their rock opera “Thornaby!”

Plus all the usual cooler-than-school music, bizarre listener contributions and rambling nonsense.

Gobstopper with Bob Fischer (and Shack helping out), Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10pm, on BBC Tees 95FM, DAB Digital Radio or online at www.bbc.co.uk/tees.

don't forget to make lots of jibes about having ordered in a reinforced chair for clem, assuming that he's in the studio...

He's live in the house.

I'll be sure to mention him smashing a football seat to smithereens with his backside.

Oh bollocks. I had to answer the phone just as they read out my email - did they need me to email in the answer to my question?

They asked listeners to mail in (I made a guess). They got neither question right

Shack is fired from the forum. Rubbish.

I'll let you all get a few guesses in and then I'll send the answers.

I got it eventually once my brain kicked into gear. I had a bit on an incident outside the station involving some pushing, shouting and swearing so it took me a while to focus.

(long story)

Do tell.

PM sent.

Good show Shack. Particularly enjoyed Carmen & Dick (had to go and watch them on YouTube after). So how much trouble have they got you into?

I'm only voluntary so it'll all be on Fischer.

I'm in more than enough trouble with the other stuff going on anyway.

I nearly peed when you actually read my email! Wasn't expecting that.
Did you tell Bob the story during the song?

He and Clem recoiled in terror.

Did you tell the whole story?

I suppose you are forgiven, then.

Americans call washing up liquid 'dish soap', by the way.

I told the whole story. Clem nearly threw a whitey.

Dish soap? How odd. Those americans, thems is kerazy.

Do I want to know what that means?

It's to do with drugs, maaaaaan.

ladies, hold onto your pants...

scroll down to hear the ryan seacrest / clive owen podcast...

you'll also notice that randy jackson appears to discuss how things are going with the 'american idol' auditions; which is good news. it's about time that ryan had simon on his show again..

On Gobstopper tonight.......

We look ahead to the weekend’s crunch Middlesbrough v Sunderland match, as we welcome into the studio an agent of the enemy! Founding father of Sunderland fanzine “A Love Supreme” it’s football writer and journalist JEREMY ROBINSON… and yes, we’ll be putting him in a cage and pointing him with sharp sticks…

We’ve an exclusive acoustic session from a godfather of the American underground rock scene… playing tracks from his new album “And”, it’s the brilliant JONAH MATRANGA.

Our Little Legend of the week is the voice of Doctor Who’s robot dog K-9! We say “Affirmative, Master” and speak live to the mighty JOHN LEESON!

And our new reviewer IZZY ISGATE will be looking at the latest films and album releases.

Plus all the usual cooler-than-school music, bizarre listener contributions and rambling nonsense.

Gobstopper with Bob Fischer (and Shack helping out), Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10pm, on BBC Tees 95FM, on DAB Digital Radio and online at www.bbc.co.uk/tees.

This weeks hot topic, seeing as university folks are heading back and it appears to be Fresher's Week everywhere, send us your top education tales. Mail to:

gobstopper@bbc.co.uk

No Gobstopper tonight Shack fans.

There's a football match on instead.

I'm quite pleased because I'm absolutely fucking knackered.

Awwww. Can you ring me up tand play records down the phone instead?

Just listen to last weeks again on Listen Again. I'm lead to believe it's still there.

Awwww.

Bugger.

Just realised I missed the first episode of the third series of Genius on Radio 4 this evening (18:30-19:00). Still, there's always the Listen Again function, or catch the repeats on Sundays at 12:00-12:30.

Can't pass up a weekly fix of Dave Gorman.

I didn't even know it had started. Thanks for the nod.

On Gobstopper this week… (Wednesday 3rd October)

We go sweetie mad! We’re desperate to find Gobstopper listeners’ favourite sweets from past and present, and to celebrate we’re joined in the studio by a confectionary connoisseur – owner of Masham’s world-famous “Bah Humbug” sweet shop – it’s LUCY SCOTT PAUL! (And e-mail your sweetie faves to gobstopper@bbc.co.uk)

We’re also chatting a comedian so damn funny that – last month – he won the prestigious Perrier Award! He’s bringing his unbelievably controversial new show to Saltburn Theatre… he’s acerbic Australian BRENDON BURNS.

Plus we’ve live music in the studio from excellent North-Eastern singer-songwriter PAUL LIDDELL.

All that plus the usual cooler-than-school music, bizarre listener contributions and rambling nonsense.

Gobstopper with Bob Fischer (and Shack helping out)… Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10pm, on BBC Tees 95FM, DAB Digital radio and online at bbc.co.uk/tees.

Greatest. Topic. Ever.

I'm going to eat sweets for tea.

Snap! Cheers pal! I'll listen to it right after DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY!!! Which starts tonight! In half an hour! I'm so glad I'm back on day shift at work!

Thanks to a complete re-install of my RealPlayer software, I can actually listen to Gobstopper now. Waheyyyy!

Have sent in a sweetie memory, Shackers.

....aaaaand heheh, it sounded a lot wordier on the air. BTW, for visual reference:



That's the altered version. Tell me, would you be caught dead on the playground w/ that? I think not.

Jules and I missed the show today, boo hiss.

Listen again! My sweets memory was nostalgic, strangely violent and tinged with tragedy.

It was. The line "imagine being murdered by a lollipop" was on the tip of my tongue but I got the fear that it might have happened.

Balls, I missed Genius again.

On Gobstopper tonight… (Wednesday 10th October)

It’s Gobstopper’s annual “Conker Bonkers” night! We bring our prize oven baked 39-ers into the studio for a few rounds, and speak live to the organiser of this weekend’s World Conker Championships – PETE MORRIS.

We’ve live music, with an exclusive acoustic session and interview with the lead singer of Welsh indie giants Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (pronounced Gorky’s Psychotic Monkey!) – he’s EUROS CHILDS!

We look at the form of our three local football teams as the Evening Gazette’s controversial columnist ANTHONY VICKERS wanders into the studio.

And our “Little Legends” feature reunites two giants of Saturday morning TV – we speak live to TREVOR AND SIMON!

All that plus the usual cooler-than-school music, bizarre listener contributions and rambling nonsense.

Gobstopper with Bob Fischer (and Shack helping out)… Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10pm, on BBC Tees 95FM, DAB digital radio and online at bbc.co.uk/tees.

I have it on good authority that Sean Lock was a late withdrawal. I'm very disappointed. Booooooooo!!!!

Listening now!

Atta girl.

I'm knackered today. It took me 90 miutes to get there because of a road closure and on the way back I got stuck behind a wide load. Fischer also went through all the female friends I have on Facebook and decided which ones he fancied, which caused me to be late leaving the station.

From the fair hand of Bob Fischer:

On Gobstopper tonight:

What are your memories of fairs? That's what we're asking tonight on Gobstopper, to celebrate the arrival in town of Yarm Fair, when our beautiful historic High Street is transformed into a riot of light, noise, music, whirling waltzers, dare-devil white knuckle rides and limited parking opportunities.

So what are the best/worst fairground experiences you've had? The best and/or scariest rides? The worst candy floss? The stickiest toffee apples? The most inaccurate or spookily true fortune telling? Or the most intriguing urban myth... eg "That's the ride that kid that whatisface knew went on, and the cage flew off and he landed on a badger and died and lost his leg". That kind of thing.

Send 'em all to gobstopper@bbc.co.uk and we'll read them out tonight! You lovely people.

Guests tonight include bonkers Geordie psychedelic band Maybe Myrtle Turtle, Boro FC spokesman Dave Allan, spiffy Belfast singer-songwriter Andy White (he's written with Peter Gabriel, you know) and our new reviewer Izzy Isgate pulling the new Radiohead album to bits.

Shack is in too, but he doesn't go on fairground rides because he's an oversized female's shirt. Are you braver or less brave than him?

Gobstopper tonight, BBC Tees, 95FM or online at www.bbc.co.uk/tees, 7-10pm. The louder you scream...

The very cheek.

Thanks for your mails peeps!

did you read out the one, where i said that i saw you crying on the tea-cups at stokesley fair?

Yes. I did a joke whereby I said (clears throat) "But I've never been to Stokesley Fair!! I do cry over the teacups in my own kitchen though..."

How we laughed.

i'll have to 'listen again', if my real player decides to work this week...

We read your mail out first, it was at about quarter past 7 I think.

And it was followed by mine, which I was rather chuffed got read out.