Severn Fm® - Severn Bore Breakfast Show

SO, Mandy promised to be early today (on-time) but got lashed up last night, so was 10 minutes late (tut!). Andy was happy as his broadband had been fixed (by him) with his ex BT apprentice of 24 years ago who is now one of BTO's top broadband engineers (Jason C). Paul, well was Paul really and kept interrupting. Baz N Tel's word was THAMES and back to back today was from Dolly Parton. News items: Royal International Air Tattoo, Naked selfies extracted from 'factory reset' phones, Emergency data law and Katie Melua admits being 'clueless' about tax scheme.

So, Sky and BT Openreach have STILL not fixed Andy's broadband issues - even after he helped a BT Engineer (did Andy ever mention he used to work for BT!!??) localise the fault to within 100m of his house. Paul does a very good job of calming Andy down and even after he wants to just 'give up' half way through the show, Paully Boy makes him persevere and solider on. Back to back is from the Kinks today and Baz N Tel talk about WIMBLEDON. News items: High Court challenges UK work schemes, Official complaint filed over Facebook emotion study, Kudoso router only allows internet access after chores, Chimpanzee language: Communication gestures translated and Children's TV 'packed with junk-food references'.

We are back and Sky have temporarily fixed Andy's internet! Andy and Paul do the usual and bang on about nothing in particular really. Back to back is from Dave Edmunds today and Baz N Tel talk about Scotland! Banksy's Spy Booth: Race to raise £1m in Cheltenham fails, Amazon accused of 'bullying' smaller UK publishers, Glastonbury: Lightning closes all stages and Athena Tennis Girl poster dress up for auction. We also hear from Claire Foster from Churchill Home Insurance who tells us more about people who are adding another bedroom to their houses and the different reasons why.

News: World Cup 2014: England boss Roy Hodgson 'not resigning', Android and Windows to get 'kill switch', Amazon Fire Phone and Vitamin D deficiency . Baz N Tel's word is Taxi!

The upgrade to Sky Fibre Pro hadn't gone as well as planned - i.e. not well at all! We were getting lots of errors and the service continually reconnecting. Thank goodness for the Listenagain service!! Paul tells us how he thought he was dying after going for a run which ironically what happed to Rik Mayall as well. We do have a mini tribute to him as he was part of the three of us's lives when we were teenagers. Andy mentions his very bad day on Friday the 13th and Mandy will be changing jobs. Baz and Tel (aka Hel and Al) talk dirty with their 6 minute word -SEWERS and The Boomtown Rat's RATRAP goes nicely with that subject! Next weeks is TAXI. Tom Hardy image as Kray twins released, Xbox One ad is switching on Microsoft consoles, Harrison Ford breaks ankle on Star Wars film set at Pinewood studios, London's anti-Uber taxi protest brings traffic to standstill and sadly, Rik Mayall 'suffered cardiac event', says wife.

Mandy is traditionally late again and Paul gives her a bit of a roasting (over being late). Baz and Tel (Hel and Al) are given the word - UNDERGROUND to discuss for 6 minutes! The Swedish Fanclub are both listening today and it's warm and sunny in Sweden. Shauny Shaun Skypes in from the Gloucester Sportbeat Festival - it's raining! Topical weather related tunes and a back to back from Adam Ant. News: Heartbleed fix finds more security bugs in server code, Vodafone reveals direct government wiretaps, Hi-tech firms battle with NSA fallout, and the science behind the D-Day landings.

Mandy was just a little bit late today. Andy gets very defensive over the right of the mobile networks to subsidise handsets and it not impressed with Which?'s suggestion to unlock handsets for free! Paul tells us about Cotswold Olympics at Chipping Camden and the home of National Shin Kicking Championships. Bas and Tel talk about Cockney Rhyming Slang. New items: Mobile firms urged to unlock phones, @HiddenCash goes global, M-Health - Tele-tech and mobile revolutionising global healthcare, Spring set to be the 'third hottest on record', Met Office says and Skylon 'spaceplane economics stack up'.

Today, they be mostly talking about Bread! The food, the money, the band and the 'sit-com' from the 80's. The audio quality is not brilliant as it was recorded on an iPhone.

Baz is not in today, however Mandy is back and only 30 second late. Andy talks to Michelle Heaton from Liberty X about sharing and yoghurt! We also hear a new feature, the Word According to Hel and Al, who tell us about BREAD! We also talk about Breaking Bad, Richard III: Why the rows are likely to rumble on, Angry London cabbies attack Hailo taxi app office and eBay makes users change their passwords after hack.

We opened up, with a few technical problems. Shaun was in Ypres in Belgium and he had a few technical "issues". We got there in the end though and Shaun gave us an overview of why he was there and the significance of Gloucester in World War 1. Paul talked about his first show and of course Barry and Andy, ridiculed him - but really it was good! Barry gave us the usual updates around his political activities this week and his mate the Barry. News items: Bees swarm on shop window in London's Victoria Street, Why people get tattoos of their employer's logo and Russians shave beards in Eurovision protest.

Just the two chaps again today. It's Eurovision - whey hey and Birgitta from the Swedish Fan Club is getting very excited! A human hamster wheel, Polish girls making butter on stage, a circular keyboard and the bearded lady are just a few of the "exciting" things you can watch tonight. Paul tells us how a herd of cows break into his garden and srat "smashing up the joint" whislt Andy bangs on about his chicks (the feathered type not his fan club). We welcome our existing listeners and a new one, Karen Belsten from Gloucester! News items: Deal to combat piracy in UK with 'alerts' is imminent, Apple 'in talks' to buy Beats for $3.2bn, Colin Pillinger sadly dies after brain, Nigel Farage blasts Eurovision 'prejudice' against UK, Jet Age Museum in Gloucester officially opened and Why do politicians try so hard to eat like voters?

It's just the two chaps today, Andy and Paul, as there is no Barry for two weeks! We hear Jeremy Clarkson appologise and Paul has been invited back to do the Voice again - he also talks about his new show. News: Tube strike to go ahead after London Underground talks fail, Bob Hoskins dies of pneumonia aged 71, F1's Ecclestone avoided potential £1.2bn tax bill, Jeremy Clarkson apologises over racist rhyme, How to win at rock-paper-scissors and Twitter tries out 'mute' feature for irritating tweets.

Andy was meant to be away today but due to factors "beyond his control", he couldn't go. He is also VERY poorly - man flu, again! Barry talks about Human Factors and a UI course he has recently been on. Peter Street gets a ribbing again for his new Facebook profile picture and Paul operates the desk for the last 10 minutes and does well - as Andy is poorly sick! Paul talks about the TKOE Charity and his single "You're Amazing" is going to be released on Amazon and iTunes! News: Cornish people granted minority status within UK, The baffling map of England's counties, Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal, Elvers released into River Severn in Shropshire and How to mint your own virtual money.

Andy becomes a little obsessed with the BBC News 24 88 seconds countdown Music Bed - that's not like Andy to become obsessed with anything or anyone!! Also the show is completely Shakira-less so Andy needs counselling! Barry tells us about his call for local politician to resign and goes on about Claire Carter quite a lot. Paul is just "well Paul" really and gets very excited about doing the show next week without Andy! Music from Fire Tiger, Human League, Suzzane Vega, Olive and more. We also talk about Vandals attack Cheltenham 'Banksy' artwork (the irony), BBC and Sky catch-up apps experience iOS fault, Teen's Facebook brag costs dad $80,000 lawsuit settlement, the challenges of making a digital piano sound real and the River Thames is 'fast flowing', Environment Agency warns.

To start with Paul was very nasty to fellow (and much better) presenter, Peter Street - he even called in to defend himself. Didn't work though, Paul was vicious in his attack. Barry often sees Pete "up the pie isle" in Asda, but tried to avoid him. Andy still has the remnants of Man Flu so should technically be in hospital! Andy resists the urge and only plays one Shakira track and the back to back today is by Imagination from the 80's. News: Does a baby's name affect its chances in life, Kylie Minogue quits The Voice, Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole books, dies aged 68, google Glass to go on sale for one day and the Heartbleed bug.

So Paul is back and Andy and Barry explain to him how much they missed him (which didn't take very long!). Andy has man-flue, which as we know is the worst type of illness known to mankind! Andy is still obsessed with Shakira! Paul also becomes very jealous of Andy's "new " friend, Raluca, who he thinks is muscling in on their friendship! Music from the Eels, Pharrell Williams oh and yes of S H A K I R A!!! News: Geep is born in Ireland - What's a Geep I hear you ask? Well don't ask - listen! Princess Anne says gassing badgers is most humane way to cull, Sir Bruce Forsyth steps down from Strictly Come Dancing, BBC iPlayer shows to be made available for 30 days, Google-owned Nest halts sales of its Protect fire alarm, Xbox password flaw exposed by five-year-old boy and Folic acid 'will be added to bread' to cut the number of babies born with spinal defects.

Andy, Barry and Caro are back together on the Severn Bore Breakfast Show. Andy really needs to get help with his "Shakira Addiction" and we play two songs from her latest album titled 'Shakira'. News items: Harry Chapman Pincher: Ex-Daily Express journalist turns 100, Radio Caroline 50 years on, Pet cats infect two people with TB, Smartphone overuse may 'damage' eyes and Facebook drones to offer low-cost net access. Same-sex weddings, TB in pets and a fall in clown numbers in the papers today. They also talk about the Hopes and Fears index - yes it's real!!

Dr Baz is back (he isn't a real doctor!!). Andy bores everyone with his latest obsession - which is SHAKIRA along with his attempt to learn Spanish! The 2nd hour starts with a 1995 Spanish Shakira song, Vuelve followed by her latest 2014 hit with Rihanna - can't remember to forget you! Paul explains his predicament whilst he sat next to a bloke for two hours on a plane and was too afraid to wake him when he needed the loo! We heard from Netiflx CEO who is not happy with being targeted by frustrated ISPs. We also hear about how lovely Hake (the fish) is!! News items: Tesco uses pictures of beef cattle in milk advert, Netflix boss Reed Hastings hits out at ISP traffic fees, MtGox finds 200,000 missing bitcoins in old wallet, Chromecast - a TV game changer and Why did Kate Bush never tour after 1979?

TV Presenter and Wine Expert, Olly Smith is a regular on our TV screens, presenting The Secret Supper Club and Iron Chef UK for Channel 4 and he talks to the boys about his love of Wine. Apparently Andy is getting a "sheep" or two! A spider falls from the ceiling and attacks Paul. They both talk about when they passed their motorcycle driving tests - a while ago and Paul took his 4 times! Paul bangs on about meeting Lilly Allen in Brockworth Tesco's! The boys also talk about the new headlines today: First Great Western's 'Crucial' plan to convert first class train carriages, Missing Malaysia Airlines flight systems disabled, PM says, Pong in the air is 'Euro-whiff', Cheltenham: Lord Windermere triumphs in Gold Cup thriller and finally, sadly, Labour stalwart Tony Benn dies at 88.

Andy and Paul discuss a number of topics today, from the new Spritz text streaming technology that significantly increases reading speed to the Which? article regarding unsolicited emails and how to combat them (Andy has a foolproof way of dealing with this!). The boys also discuss why the BBC is closing the BBC 3 TV channel, The restaurants in London that thrive on insulting their diners, Facebook's WhatsApp purchase challenged, 'Bitcoin creator' denies involvement and Free wi-fi hotspots pose data risk, Europol warns (really?? surprise, surprise!!). Birgitta calls us from Sweden, ahead of tonight's Swedish Eurovision Finals and we talk to TV Chef Allegra McVedy (MBE) about Fairtrade's campaign for shoppers to recognise plight of banana farmers across the world as part of their Make Bananas Fair campaign.