I grew up with the Friday Rock Show...

So, as they say: bugger.

More Radio 4 goodness...

...in the shape of a delightful transcript from a recent edition of From Our Own Correspondent:

A Swiss hygiene inspector calls.

Moving house is said to be one of life's most stressful experiences but, in Switzerland, it is made even more stressful by strict requirements on how you leave your old home. Imogen Foulkes moved house recently and describes the day the hygiene inspector came to call.

So, as complicated as it might be to move house her in the UK, it's a lot harder in other parts of the world...

More than 40 Australians...

...on a single surfboard



The board's designer isn't a man for understatement:

"I don't think anyone has had more fun on a wave like that since the dawn of time."

As newspaper reports of how many riders took part vary between 44 and 47, I guess it has to be "Hang 470, dude!"

Today's time-waster...

...Plastic Balls.

Like breakout, only with, err, spin. Yes, it's another Flash game...

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