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Magnets and Kit Cars

Chris is joined by listener Hannah Hale who tells us about the evolution of magnets and we learn about the kit car craze with writer Steve Hole.

Chris surprises listener Hannah Hale who emails the show to share her knowledge on the evolution of magnets as she is a super Senior Magnetic Engineer in Oxfordshire. We learn about the resurgence of DIY automobiles with Kit Car enthusiast Steve Hole and find out what it takes to build one! Vassos is joined in the Sports Locker by Bex Woods from the people's FA Cup. For today's Top Tenuous Vassos asks for your tenuous links to classic toys. Today's Pause For Thought comes from Rabbi Julia Neuberger.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 May 2017 06:30

Music Played

  • Madonna

    Open Your Heart

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 13.
  • Paul Weller

    Long Long Road

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • The Turtles

    Happy Together

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.
  • Clean Bandit

    Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.
  • The Banana Splits

    The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)

    • Television's Greatest Hits Vol. 5: In Living Color (Various Artists).
    • TVT Records.
  • Marvin Gaye

    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • Blondie

    Long Time

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • B. Bumble & the Stingers

    Nut Rocker

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.
  • Harry Styles

    Sign Of The Times

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Elbow

    One Day Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • Bryan Adams

    Back To You

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.
  • Judy Garland

    Get Happy

    • Musical Wonderland (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Rick Astley

    This Old House

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management GmbH.
    • 004.
  • Tom Odell

    Magnetised

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Queen

    Somebody To Love

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 6.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Waiting In Vain

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.
  • Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Skin

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Visage

    Fade To Grey

  • The Piano Guys

    (It's Gonna Be) Okay (feat. Cliff Richard)

    • (CD Single).
    • Portrait/Sony Masterworks.
    • 1.
  • Martika

    Toy Soldiers

    • Hits Of The 80's - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    It's A Beautiful Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

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