Show Notes
Off we go into another season, and Brian and the lads are back, this time with songwriter and musician Robert Hodgens a.k.a. Bobby Bluebell - the man most famous for penning The Bluebells' classic 'Young at Heart'. In this episode we touch on all sorts, including bacon butty smuggling, David May's golf exploits, dressing up as Wham!, the Sunday Sport, facing down the SAS, Celtic & Rangers, hanging out with Bananarama, clubbing with Giggsy, and getting mistaken for Ally McCoist!
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