Second week running I beat the kid on 'Learn Michelle some brains'. I is brainy you know! You can't catch me out. (Muahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!) Kayleigh from Shiregreen still won cinema tickets for her and the family to go to the Cineworld. If you think you can fool me, all you need to do, is give me 3 facts BUT one will be false, I have to pick the false one.
I got put in the naughty book twice this morning, firstly because I said the word beginning with ‘K’, that means your tired. I don’t think that’s bad? Then I told Big John and Producer James what happened at the petrol station on Saturday. The man behind me shouted 'fanny!' He'd just put diesel in his unleaded car, Bad times... Apparently I can’t say the word ‘Fanny’ either, but that’s what the man said!
Over the weekend, Hallamster made his own little conveyor belt, like the Generation Game with Brucie had, but that shows wasn’t made with yogurt pots, old tights and a blow torch…dangerous! Bekky Hopworth from Bolton on Dearne played his game, guessing what he put on, she won £500 to spend in Currys. You can play tomorrow after 8.30am.
This week Will Young caused a full evacuation of Hallam FM when he set off the smoke alarms. We learned that 1.2 billion people still go the loo OUTSIDE. And Hallamster had a spot of bother with his ice cream van – he thinks it might be the clutch.
Next week – Win £500 EVERY SINGLE morning to spend in-store at Currys PC World in Parkgate – and Hallamster will tell you how after 8 on Monday morning…
Did you see us in ‘The Star’ yesterday??? Oooops, Look…
I shocked myself this morning, Big John and Producer James tried to ‘learn me some brains’. But I got the answer right. Little 9 year old Mel from Belton gave me 3 statements, 2 were true, 1 was false. Could you pick out the fibber…
1.2 million people in the world still poo outside
Dogs have about 10 vocal sounds, cats have over 100
To become an astronaut, you must have registered your interest before your 18th birthday, so NASA can monitor your growth.
What do you reckon? Which would you have picked??? Scroll down for the answer.
Did you hear the song Big John 'found' on the internet for the feature 'Let's learn Michelle some brains'?
FALSE: To become an astronaut, you must have registered your interest before your 18th birthday, so NASA can monitor your growth.
So it’s true about people pooing outside and dogs only having 10 vocal sounds. Who the eck poo’s outside?!?!? Come on… own up!
I’m a little bit worried about tomorrow, Big John and Producer James are getting kids to teach me some brains! I’m scared.
If your kid is chatty and wants to come on Big John @ Breakfast and test me, nominate them by emailing Producer James. james.crookes@hallamfm.co.uk
We managed to get through a show without fire alarms being set off which was quite an achievement after yesterday. No cakes or candles or any food… is allowed in the studio ever again.
What did you make of my South Yorkshire Summer Song at 7.20? DJ Sammy, Boys of Summer… Ahhhhhhhh yeah! It reminds me of being 19, driving around in my Vauxhall Nova I called Cassy, with DJ Sammy blaring! From a shower radio I had in my car, cos my radio got nicked! Grrrrr! What’s you top summer song? What makes you go back to that special time? Facebook us and we’ll play it.
The guy that won Pop Idol 10 years ago joined Big John @ Breakfast but… got us all into trouble! Silly Will Young!
Big John got him a cake (a battenburg from the petrol station, no expense spared), I don’t know where he got the candles from but they were blummin smokey and as a result, Will and his breath and the candle smoke set off the fire alarm… we had to evacuate the building! The technician wasn’t happy! Big John may be sent on a course as punishment. Haha!!!!
Hallamster started his new time of 8.30 for the school holidays this morning, his Uncle Tyrone has an Ice-Cream Van, he was doing drive by ice creams and was kindly hand gesturing how many ice-creams he had left for people to buy. He needs to stock up for tomorrow, he only had 1 left at one point. Well done to Sam Angus for guessing the tune on the ice-cream van was scissor Sisters, Don’t feel like dancing! For guessing that right he gets 4 tickets to see WESTLIFE at the Keepmoat Stadium this Saturday. Whoop!
Pixie Lott joined us this morning,
She’s very much looking forward to tramlines on Saturday.
Even though she has to share a dressing room with Ollie Murs, (well that’s what Big John told her)
Next week and all summer, Hallamster has got a promotion and will be moving to 830am everyday in his Ice Cream Van, All summer long!
GOSSIP….Have you heard what bosses told Daniel Craig he has to do before he can be James Bond again? He has 8 weeks to put on a stone which he lost for his role in the film ‘Cowboys and Aliens.’
They say he’s too scrawny now. He starts filming the first bits of James Bond in November and they want him back with a six pack, looking as toned as he did in those swimming trunks in Casino Royale. The film is due out next October.
Big John got very excited about the prospect of having to put on a stone and decided Kit Kats were a possible way to do it in 8 weeks. Your ideas involved sausage butties, lasagne for breakfast and cheese and onion crisp sandwiches! Nice!
Big John got all emotional this morning, he nearly cried over his daughter. He saw pictures yesterday of a baby swim class but she looked really scared! It took him back to when he was younger and how much he was frightened of water. Ahhhhh bless!
Congratulations to 14 year old Olivia Wildsmith from Richmond- Her Dad won Ticket Tuesday for her. She gets to see The Wanted and JLS at Party in the Park in Yorkshire VIP styleeeeee. What a good Dad.
Tomorrow: Pixie Lott joins us ahead of her gig at Tramlines on Saturday.
‘The Wanted’ were certainly ‘wanted’ by their fans when they came into the studio to see Big John @ Breakfast, Look at all these ladies waiting for a cuddle…
As always 'The Wanted' were their lovely self's but in a little bit of a cheeky mood! They are a rite boisterous bunch when they want to be, drawing on each other, putting each other in headlocks, calling each other names.
We tried calling a superfan of The Wanted... BUT...
Complaints have been made about Eastenders, last Thursdays episode annoyed a lot of people, if you watched it, were you left feeling a bit sea sick?
People have actually complained of motion sickness after some shaky camera-work. On the scene where Christian and Zainab were arguing, the camera did wobble a bit, it had strange camera angles in comparison to normal EastEnders scenes. Do you care?
We were asked this morning by Natasha, is it a compliment when someone says...'You'd be a good wag!'. Oooooow, what do you think? Mixed opinion from you on the text.
This is what's gone down this week on Big John @ Breakfast...
-Rachel Riley from Countdown joined us
-We got trapped in the studio by a spider
-and We tried to re-learn algebra (Still don't understand why we are taught it at school, who uses it in the adult life anyway???).
You’ve got a problem, who you gonna call… Rescue Stu! After my boyfriend saved the day yesterday coming and getting a spider out of the studio (Big John and Producer James are just big girls! They would not go near it), now people of South Yorkshire want his help… Texts this morning…
Can Stu get a bird out of my garage?
Can Stu do heights, I need to sort my gutters?
Will Stu come with me to Meadowhall to return some jeans without a receipt…
Could you use hero Stu?
On Friday you could be off to see the new Harry Potter movie for free (you PLUS NINE!) and we need your voice… Help us to answer Michelle’s Question Time after 8…
The biggest spider EVER came in the studio. I've never seen anything like it in my life! I had to get my boyfriend, Stuie, to come and move it.
Big John and Producer James were more frightened than me! Sorry about the screaming. So Stuie the hero left work, came here and set Sally the spider free, back into the wild. She better not come back again!
Can you ever let on to your partner that you don’t like their parents? I’ve had the weekend from hell with my Mother-In-Law. John and James have quite easily made their other halves aware they aren’t keen on the In-Laws. But how bad must your partner feel?!?!
Let me list a few things that happened this weekend…
1. She moaned that I laid in till 9.30 on Sunday morning. 9.30!!!!!!
2. Then made a comment that I had loads of washing to do, so better ‘Crack on with it’
3. Raked through my cupboards and draws looking for paper, I told her we didn’t have any to write a letter with, she still continued looking. IT’S MY HOUSE!! I KNOW WHAT WE DO AND DON’T HAVE!!
4. Wouldn’t let me watch the film ‘Marley and Me’. She didn’t fancy it! Ahhhhhhh!!!
How do you get on with your In-Laws? And when should you tell that you can’t stand them, if ever???? I’d never tell my Stuie, he’d be heartbroken!
This week on Big John @ Breakfast – Big John took a disastrous amount of time to guess the celeb on the Yes No Game – Joe Pasquale wasn’t too bothered though …
We announced that Pixie Lott is joining the growing line up for Hallam FM @ Tramlines…
Alex & Lucy from In Demand took over the show on Tuesday…
And Hallamster got himself his own sponsorship deal – it’s all a bit too toiletty and shouldn’t have happened… He’ll be back for a double dose on Monday morning when you wake up!
Squeaky voiced funny bloke Joe Pasquale joined Big John @ Breakfast on Thursday – he was on the Celebrity Yes No Game. His son is about to join Hollyoaks – and Joe reckons he has the same voice as him. He should be easy to spot then. And as for Joe – he’s just finished a horror film with Keith Chegwin. No, really.
Tomorrow, It's my questions of the week in 'Michelle's question time'. Big John and Producer James impose a Google Ban Monday to Friday, tomorrow I get to ask what's been bugging me for the past few days. Could you cope without the internet for a week? by BigJohnHallamFM
Well Done to everyone who took part in Race For Life yesterday, 6500 women ran in that blistering heat in the centre of Sheffield, raising money for Cancer Research UK. If you ran add your pics on our Facebook page, search ‘Hallam FM’
Will we see you at Tramlines, Sat 23rd July. It’s FREE! Pixie Lott was added to the line up this morning, find out more.
Do you think it’s common to keep your bedroom curtains closed throughout the day? Rach asked us in ‘what are the rules’. She wants to keep them closed to keep the heat and pollen out, but her boyfriend says it’s common? What do you think? Would you care if the neighbours made comment on whether your curtains had been opened? Isn’t it an old traditional thing that your curtains need opening before you leave the house? Let us know what you think below…
On what are the rules today we were talking about “in-laws”… Do they stay at your house from time to time? And when they do – why do they all get up so early, as if they were at home???
Surely they abide by YOUR rules in YOUR house? Slamming cupboards and looking for keys at 6am… Who’s in charge??
Roy, Gregg and Pete joined Big John @ Breakfast this morning. Roy has the most beautiful eyes. I’m in love!
We found Pete’s fave game, guessing TV show themes. Gregg told us he got sacked from being a security man at an airport. While he was on duty he tried beating his highest Tetris score not realising the big boss has walked past him, and onto the plane and back. He was sacked on the spot! And Roy sang us a song using Hallamsters organ, listen…
Other big news this morning, BRITNEY SPEARS IS COMING TO SHEFFIELD!!! She was the best selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st Century, sold over 100 million albums worldwide and is the 3rd most mentioned celebrity on the internet and is coming to the steel city Saturday 5th November! Amazing!!
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am. You can call the Hallam FM ticketline on 08445 439 974 or visit aloud.com.
Britney Spears – The Femme Fatale Tour in YOUR HOME CITY. Whoop!!
What do you do for sunburn? Big John got his neck burnt yesterday at Doncaster’s Race For Life, there’s a real bad T-Shirt line. The oldest man in South Yorkshire phoned with a bit of advice, rub yoghurt into it!
Plain yogurt was his suggestion, ummmmmm OK Wazzock Bob! Or May be just a bit of after sun???
I went to eat my banana the other day and it had a sticker on saying… ‘Made in Brazil’. BRAZIL!!!
How the eck does a banana get from Brazil to here, how long does it take AND how come they don’t go off during the journey. Immediately I went to Google then…I realised… I CAN’T FIND THIS OUT NOW. I have a ban placed Monday-Friday every week by Big John, that I’m not allowed to use the internet to find things out. Which is why that was one of my questions this morning.
A lovely lady called Liz rang who actually supplies bananas to supermarkets!! Well, she doesn’t, the company she works for does. She said it takes 21days for them to come on a boat and they keep them warm so they are still think they are somewhere hot and sunny. Then they go yellow in 2-3 days when they arrive, they are originally green! Wow!
Other questions that have puzzled me this week include… Can you get crickets in England? Normally you hear them on holiday but I’m sure I heard them over Bolehill Park when I walked my dog. Tim from Lizard Lounge in Hillsborough supplies crickets, he said they are 3 different types, one of them actually bred in England! That’s probably what I heard.
My last question has been driving me crazy, I thought I was going mad. On Penistone Rd, as you drive into Sheffield near Mecca bingo, there’s a tower. Sometimes it’s high, and then other times its low! What's it for? It is actually moving and thanks for telling me why. It has gas in it! When the tower is high it’s full of gas and when it’s low it’s nearly empty! As if!! A tower of gas!
This is what you can look forward to, next week on Big John @ Breakfast...
Ben Hampshire from Barnsley was the lucky fella that won 4 tickets to Britain’s Got Talent at the weekend. He’s taking his wife, sister, and her fella. And is very much lucking forward to meeting Jean Martin! He didn’t really say that, I made that up. It’s Steven Hall the dancing man he wants to meet. Again I’m lying.
Have you ever noticed in Rihanna’s song California King Bed, she sings the lyrics…
'In this California King Bed, We’re 10,000 miles apart!'
That’s a big bed! A where the eck is 10,000 miles from Sheffield?? Calais? NO! Athens? NO! 10,000 miles from here is Melbourne! Like the other side of the world!
Does that mess with anyone else head??? It doesn’t seem far enough???
Jason Donovan started off rubbish at the yes/no game earlier. Big John asks the questions… the celeb can only answer yes or no… Big John guesses who it is, simple right? Well not for Jason Donovan! He tried putting on a dodgy accent to throw us off as well. I can forgive him, he was my first childhood crush.
He told us he DOES get bored of doing the same show every night, He’s currently touring in the ‘Sound of Music’, he’s just become a Dad for the 3rd time which is the best thing EVER and he PROMISED me that I can be on stage with him when he’s at the Arena for the ‘Here & Now tour’ at the end of June. Well he kind of promised…
The question that got everyone going this morning was…
From Anonymous... At a family BBQ at the weekend, my boyfriend’s brother made a pass at me, we were all very drunk, obviously I pushed him away. He apologised the next day, but do I need to tell my boyfriend?
What are the rules, would you tell? Darren in Shiregreen said it may be a trap, her boyfriend might have asked his brother to do it to see what her reaction was! Oooooooow cheeky!
What would you do???
On TUESDAY: The Celebrity Yes No Game returns… One famous person on the phone saying YES or NO to Big John’s questions – Can you guess who it is before Big John @ Breakfast?
Tony from Hollyoaks surprised Michelle on the phone – he was once in Eastenders, and is now the longest serving actor in Hollyoaks. They even call him Ken Barlow…
Tim Lovejoy from “Something For The Weekend” told Big John that if he had to take one of his co–hosts (and the show) to the USA, he’d pick chef Simon over Louise Redknapp…
Michelle learnt the meaning of “hieroglyphics” from an 8 year old caller…
Kerrie from ITV Weather called to tell us that it’s too soon to predict if summer will be good…
and Hallamster asked caller Kim if she was “regular”, and he didn’t mean a regular caller. He really has no concept of overstepping the mark does he?
NEXT WEEK
It’s a rollover in Hallamster’s Organ at 7.30 on Monday morning… What’s this song?
There's been a wardrode malfunction on the take that tour. While ROBBIE WILLIAMS was singing his first song Let Me Entertain You…his TROUSERS split. We see flesh! Nice!
He told Cardiff's Millennium Stadium the other night: "I'm so excited I've split my kecks."
he carried on singing in his tattered trousers - then pulled them off after singing Angels.
A comedy duo are splitting up after two decades performing, would you believe it, Matt Lucas and David Walliams!
They are making separate new shows for the BBC. They had been due to write a second series of Come Fly With Me, but that's reportedly been scrapped.
David's now developing a classroom comedy, and Matt is doing a comedy show called 'The Matt Lucas Awards'.
It’s a cabaret style show, with 3 celebs giving nominations on certain subjects, not normal awards..
Ive got me hands on the pilot, the celebs here are Dave Gorman, Ruby Wax and Jack Whitehall what do you think?
Ever heard of Hieroglyphics? I hadn’t… Until this morning.
8 year old Mitchell told me that it’s an old Egyptian alphabet. I thought it was the lifting of something, like on fork lift trucks or the thing that lowers buses to the ground, apparently that’s hydraulics. This show is just one big lesson for me!
The surprise guest this week was… Presenter of Sundays morning’s SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND TIM LOVEJOY. We are asking on Facebook- Fit or Not Fit? Ummm?? Join us on Facebook.
We also asked “Can you get drunk at your own wedding?”
On WEDNESDAY Someone will be winning those KINGS OF LEON TICKETS, and it’s the Spelling Test! … Have some Big John @ Breakfast when you wake up!
Friday, 10 June 2011
The questions I had for South Yorkshire this week were…
Is MI5 and MI6 just an American thing or do all countries have them?
When does spring finish and summer start?
How come you can put frozen bread in a toaster and the wetness doesn’t make it explode?
Big John and Producer James ban me from using Google Monday-Friday, these questions are what I’ve been wanting to know the answers to. Thanks for all your calls we had Lee the electrician from Aston, a real policeman! A sergeant called Martin and Olivia told me about when Spring finishes.
He goes with the answers…
MI5 is British apparently! Wow! They have offices in London and other countries do have them, they just don’t call it that. Spring finishes the 21st June and summer starts (same every year apparently) AND toasters… the wetness from the bread doesn’t touch the electrical opponents at the side of the machines, so it doesn’t fuse it! Wow!!
I’ve been sent a preview of Katy Perrys new song and video, is gonna get some people very annoyed but leave others with a cheeky smile.
There has been a lot of talk in the news this week about music videos being too raunchy for young kids to watch, so with Katy Perry flashing a bit of flesh in this video what do you think?
It’s an 80s style vid, at the beginning she’s dressed as a nerd with lots of braces and nerdy glasses that are held together with a plaster, she’s a bit hung-over and tries to remember what she did the night before… Here’s a tiny bit…
Do you want to be a model? Fancy a contract from Katie Price, being signed to sign to her management label. Well she’s travelling the country doing auditions, looking for someone.
It will all be filmed for a new reality show which looks like it’s gonna be the same kind of format as America's Next Top Model.
Here is where she is going…
Leeds Corn Exchange on June 6th, then the Bristol Cabot Circus on June 10th followed by the London Westfield on June 14th and then finally Birmingham Westfield on June 17th.
They’ll all be beginning at 9am.
Money to be won on Big John @ Breakfast all this week. Sarah Stacey from Maltby won £300, it could have been more but she didn’t know which Hollywood actor has a home on Lake Como in Italy, do you? £500 to be won tomorrow plus more money here for you to get your hands on.
Big John told us something this morning that you should never admit… He has problems with his belly. He was watching a programme on his laptop, lent over to grab his drink… and… his belly pressed the space bar and stopped the programme playing. Ooops!
Tomorrow: TV comedian Stephan K Amos gives Big John advice on his best man speech, the wedding is this weekend, he’s not prepared at all!
He’s a blummin cheeky one that Hallamster, he wrote a rap for Pippa Middleton. It didn’t rhyme and could of possibly got us all sacked. He’s sooooooooo in trouble. If you were offended, I am deeply sorry, very sorry, incredibly sorry. Sorry.
The Cash For Kids Appeal for Teenage Cancer Trust is well under way, and Big John spoke with the sister of brave teenage cancer patient James Nuttall from Barnsley. Bryany was 15 when she found out that her older brother was very sick, and she shared her experiences with South Yorkshire…
Tomorrow… There’s been questions that have been bugging me all week, and because of my Google ban I don’t know the answers, and can’t find out the answers! Stupid ban! Can you help??? Listen tomorrow after 8am.
On Wednesday’s Big john @ Breakfast the cute kids from BradfieldDungworthSchool were the stars of the spelling test, and Michelle Fudge won her place at TAKE THAT live in Manchester… Just two more Take That Tuesday’s before the big day!
On THURSDAY: Big John will speak with the little sister of brave teenage cancer patient James Nuttall from Barnsley. Hear her side of the story in the morning.
Did you hear Take That’s new song, ‘Love Love’? It’s good! It’s on the new ‘X Men’ film and they will be singing it live on the tele tonight at the Movie Awards on ITV. Don’t be surprised if they all look proper skinny, they have been hammering the gym getting ready for the tour.
Talking of the tour it was Julie Mellor from Handsworth that won tickets to see them LIVE in June this morning, more chances next ‘Take That Tuesday’, which is… Tuesday, of course!
We were finding out more words you can’t say earlier, yesterday Big John and James thought it was hilarious that I cant say ‘specific’ it comes out ‘spesific’. You guys made me feel better today though, words you cant say… certificate, Antarctic, radiator, hippopotamus, just a few!
Is there one word you can’t say? Well for me there’s a few but this morning Big John and Producer James found it hilarious that I can’t say ‘specific’. It comes out spesific! Doesn’t matter how much I train my brain, I just forget it! I’m not alone though a few of you on the text say they can’t say it either.
Also Tim Minchin the Australian comedian off the tele with crazy hair like Russell Brand tried to help Big John with his Best Man’s Speech– he was hilarious but useless. Big John didn’t get any tips what so ever and is still clueless of what to say or do. Better get on it BJ, not long now!
Tomorrow it’s the spellings test from the School of the week… The Nether Edge School, it’s my fave part of the week!
This is possibly the strangest film to be at Cannes Film Festival this week, it’s got Keith Chegwin in!
He plays himself in a comedy horror called ‘Kill Keith’. It’s about a breakfast TV host being hunted by a celebrity-obsessed serial killer.
Tony Blackburn - gets electrocuted to the song Last Night a DJ Saved My Life... and Joe Pasquale gets killed wearing a monkey costume for a cereal advert.
Here is the trailer….
It’s been made for under £500,000 and will be out at Halloween. Bet you can’t wait!
On TUESDAY: TV funny man and pianist with crazy hair: Australian comedian Tim Minchin joins Big John @ Breakfast ahead of his Arena gig tomorrow night! And it’s Take That Tuesday – see Take That for FREE next month!
Lady Gaga is in trouble… Here's the new video from her that cost 6 million and its had complaints already, the song is called 'Judas' and she's portraying Mary Magdalene from the bible.
People are saying the track mocks Christianity. Lady GaGa said: "The Judas Video is a masterpiece! I don't view the video as a religious statement. I view it as social statement. It's not meant to be a biblical lesson."
The song is taken from her second album Born This Way, out on May 23. If you wanna watch the full video that’s got loads of people annoyed, fill you boots...
So megastar Jennifer Hudson, spoke to us today, it wasn’t a mistake! She had planned to speak to us, exclusively!
She told us she’s still in contact with Sarah Jessica Parker from the Sex and the City Film, they email each other! She’s not keen on the new American Idol panel, they sugar coat things too much, and while filming the new ‘Winnie Mandela’ film, to get into character as Winnie, she was apart from her newborn son for a whole month. She wanted to feel what Winnie would have gone through. That’s dedication for her job.
Tomorrow I have questions I need help with AND it’s your last chance to see JOHN BISHOP live, win with Hallamster after 7.30am.
Simon Cowell has announced plans for the most expensive gameshow ever. Which could make seven millionaires in a week.
It's called Red or Black, and it will have Ant and Dec hosting it.
Its a game of chance, where contestants choose one of the colours in a series of knockout competitions.
When only one person is left they will play a final game with a million pound prize.
If you fancy being part of this new show, here is how.
Back to normal then, Bank Holidays and weddings over. Booooo! To see pics of the Hallam FM wedding, with winners Stu and Laura from Maltby, looooook here, she looked beautiful!
If you heard Hallamster after 8 today, we apologise for what he said. If you didn’t hear, urm… nothing happened!
There’s chances all week to be at the John Bishop gig at the Arena, just be listening after 7.30 every morning AND of course we will be calling back the lucky Take That winner after 8 tomorrow. You have until 6pm today (3rd May) to get your entry in for this question. Only 31days until the gig! Ahhhhhh!
I’m sooooooo excited about Thursday, we will be speaking to Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe winner…Jennifer Hudson! Wow! She’s like proper famous, I’ve heard friends with Barack Obama and Simon Cowel, ooooooow!
